Yearly Archives: 2012

November 27, 2012 · 3:51 pm

Down The Rabbit Hole With the Mad Hatter Fundraiser on Nov. 29

You’re invited! Down the Rabbit Hole with the Mad Hatter is a fundraiser for ETC and the perfect opportunity to dust off your most outrageous hat, sample some treats straight from Wonderland, and fall down the Rabbit Hole with some beloved characters!

  • 6:00 pm: Reception with finger foods fit for a Queen provided by Mecklenburg Gardens and China Gourmet
  • 7:30 pm: Performance of Alice in Wonderland
  • 9:00 pm: After Party at Taste of Belgium with decadent desserts and a cash bar

Tickets: $75.11 (it’s a Wonderland thing)

Purchase online or call the box office at (513) 421-3555.

Alice in Wonderland
book by Joseph McDonough
music & lyrics by David Kisor
November 28-December 30, 2012

“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head! But I’ll tell you a secret…all the best people are.” -Lewis Carroll

This holiday season, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati brings back on of its most cherished family-friendly musicals with the return of Alice in Wonderland, featuring new songs and an updated script for 2012. A magical musical retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic story, this sassy version is the toe-tapping tale of a lost girl, a cool cat, a wild hare, and the original “dancing queen.” The Queen of Hearts is back to dish up her special recipe for justice and all of Wonderland awaits Alice’s trial. Join the fun! Purchase your tickets now for best seating and show availability.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich and inspire our audiences.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

2012-2013 Season Presenting Sponsor is the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Season Sponsors: PNC Bank, John & Ruth, The Mitchell S. & Jacqueline P. Meyers Foundation, and Dr. & Mrs. Charles Carothers. Fairy Godmother Sponsor: William and Susan Friedlander. Season Media Sponsors: 91.7 FM WVXU, 90.9 FM WGUC, and iSpyCincy. Additional seasonal support provided by ArtsWave, the Charles H. Dater Foundation, Garfield Suites Hotel, The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and The Shubert Foundation.

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November 27, 2012 · 3:36 pm

THE NAUGHTY LIST runs Dec. 2-30

THE NAUGHTY LIST
Presented by Know Theatre Cincinnati
Dec. 2-30
Over-the-Rhine

Reviews: CityBeat |

Local media coverage: Middletown Journal article |

Directed by Eric Vosmeier

Cast: Sean Mette, Dave Powell, Alison Rampa, Kat Smith & Chris Wesselman

This December, join us at Arnold’s Bar & Grill for a holiday show that is a little bit naughty, and a little bit nice. Using suggestions from the audience OTRimprov will help you relive your favorite holiday memories as they recreate classic holiday stories and show you what your life could have been if you had received that ONE gift. It’s a different show every night so bring your holiday cheer or your inner Grinch. You decide.

  • Sun, Dec. 2 at 8pm
  • Mon-Tue & Sun, Dec 3-4 & 9 at 8pm
  • Mon-Tue & Sun, Dec. 10-11 & 16 at 8pm
  • Mon-Tue, Dec. 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 23 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 30 at 8pm

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November 26, 2012 · 5:20 pm

Christmas is Coming Early to Beavercreek Community Theatre

Back row: Janae Hancock & Valeria Zaklinskaya. Front row: Levi Hancock, Clare Dahlstrom, Philip Dahlstrom and Alexi Hardy.

The BCT Youth Theatre will present ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING from Nov. 30 through Dec. 9 with 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances and 3 p.m. Sunday matinees.

Directed by Teresa Connair of Dayton, the Faye Couch Reeves’ play centers around Lucy James, the most obstinate orphan to ever live at the Little Angels.

She was adopted seven times in the last year, but she kept coming back. On this Christmas of 1935, Little Angels is in trouble and may not be around another year.

With what the orphans believe to be divine intervention, a bus breaks down, bringing a traveling evangelist group and one lonely traveler to the orphanage door.

In this motley group of travelers, Lucy finds the father she had in mind and each person discovers what it means to be a family.

The cast includes Judith Kroll and Valeria Zaklinskaya of Xenia; Julia Hummel of Bellbrook; Makenzie Millhouse of Waynesville; Emma Bergeron of Springboro; Gabriella Stauffer of Oakwood; Kettering residents Emily Coffee and Emily Merritt; and Centerville residents Corinne Engber, Kathleen Anderson and Melanie Engber.

The cast also includes Fairborn residents Ethan Davis, Preston Hancock, Spencer Hancock, Levi Hancock, Evan Hancock and Janae Hancock and Dayton residents Leo Santucci, Kara Fitzpatrick, Kadence Fitzpatrick, Kelsey Fitzpatrick and Max Santucci.

Beavercreek residents in the cast include Brock Hoskins, Aspeyn Langhals, Caroline Delaney, Sierra Smith, Sachi Wilson, Cecilia Kennedy, Autumn Hutchison, Branson Yeakley, Olivia Baker, Ruchi Wilson, Adriana Rengifo, Eric Dahlstrom, Mason Kennedy, Peter Dahlstrom, Alexi Handy, Clare Dahlstrom and Philip Dahlstrom.

Pianists are Emily Hoskins and Lynsie Warr, both of Beavercreek.

The assistant director and stage manager is Chip Brenning, the costumer is Linda Sellers and the producers are BCT board members Lisa Stokley and William Quinn, all are from Beavercreek.

Beavercreek Community Theatre is located at the Lofino Center at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for students, seniors and BCT members and $8 for 8th graders and younger. Mat seating in front of the stage will be available for children age 10 and younger for $5.

To reserve tickets, call (937) 429-4737 or email boxoffice@bctheatre.org or order them online at www.bctheatre.org.

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November 23, 2012 · 12:12 pm

Just in time for the holidays: SNOW WHITE at the Arts Center at Dunham

Sunset Players, Inc., a Westside fixture in community theater for over 30 years, presents its 2012/2013 Children’s Workshop Production, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVER DWARVES OF THE BLACK FOREST written by June Walker Rogers and directed by Trisha Myers.

See all of your favorite characters, plus some new faces. Snow White’s father, King Absent Minded, has re-married, but he doesn’t realize that his new queen, Bella, is a beautiful witch. Watch as Bella and her frantic servant, Maid Dim Witty, hatch plan after plan to do away with Snow White so that Bella can remain fairest in all the land. Only the seven dwarfs, Snow White’s animal friends, and Prince Goodhearted stand in her way. Father Time’s daughter, Miss Time, serves as your guide through this funny tale for children of all ages. Just in time for the holiday season! Children can meet the cast after the show for autographs and treats!

Sunset’s Children Workshop Productions have been a fixture in Sunset’s seasons since 1993. The productions give Cincinnati children and adults who are new to theater the opportunity to experience acting, directing, and the technical aspects of live theater culminating in two weekends of performances.

This year’s cast includes Kitty Davies, Karra Robinson, Koben Hinman, Livvy Stubenrauch, Alyssa Rosselot, Sydney Parsell, Meghan Altimari, Sarah Braunstein, Victoria Covarrubia, Maia Morrigan, Claudia Covarrubia, Anna Webster, Lydia Yax, Leann Wessel, Tay Sauer, Hannah Lewis, Ashunti McCoy, Matthew Myers, and Bonnie McCoy.

Show dates are November 30, December 1, 2, 7, 8, & 9. Friday shows are at 7 PM, Saturday and Sunday shows are at 2 PM. Performances will be held at the Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati 45238.

Tickets are $5. For ticket information call 513-588-4988 or visit www.sunsetplayers.org.

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November 19, 2012 · 2:39 pm

IN ELF DEFENSE on Dec. 14

IN ELF DEFENSE
Presented by The Whodunit? Players
Dec. 14
Hebron

Santa’s daughter, Ann Arctic, has been left in charge of the North Pole. But Ann isn’t satisfied with the elves’ productivity and decides to hire an efficiency expert. The expert, Ava Neezer, has completed her study and is about to announce which departments will be cut. The tension is mounting… whose department will go? Pepe Mint’s Holiday Confection department? Holly Ann Ivey’s Holiday Plants? Lincoln Logg’s Construction Toys? Sylvianne Golde’s Holiday Jewelry? Teddy Bear’s Stuffed Animals and Plush… the list goes on and on. But who is upset enough at their impending doom to take drastic action… who is capable of murder? Interactive dinner theater.

  • Fri, Dec. 14 at 7pm

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