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September 15, 2015 · 10:53 pm

VENUS IN FUR Runs Oct. 16-24

Sam Fisher as Thomas & Hannah Goodman as Vanda.

Sam Fisher as Thomas & Hannah Goodman as Vanda.

VENUS IN FUR
WIT-Women in Theatre
Oct. 16-24
St. John United Church of Christ  [Bellevue]

Directed by Donna Hoffman

Cast: Hannah Goodman as Vanda Jordan & Sam Fisher as Thomas Novachek

A chatty, unsophisticated actress, Vanda Jordan, shows up late for an audition with a desperate, first time director, Thomas Novachek, for a play he’s written that takes place in 1870 — a dance of power begins between the two of them when she reveals that she mistook his play for a bit of pornography with lots of whips and chains.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat. Oct. 23-24 at 8pm

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September 15, 2015 · 10:42 pm

THE MAGIC FIRE Runs Oct. 16-24

BPI_The Magic Fire logoTHE MAGIC FIRE
Beechmont Players Inc
Oct. 16-24
Anderson Center [Anderson Township]

Directed by jef brown

Cast: Jan Costello as Maddalena Guarneri, Faye Crawford asPaula Guarneri, Art Kibby as Gianni “Juan” Guarneri, Ray Lebowski as Otto Berg, Eliza Martin as Amalia Berg, Elaine Michael as Rosa Arrua, Patricia Mullins as Elena Guarneri, Cathy Roesener as Clara Stepanek, Amy Stier as Lise, Audrey Stith as Young Lise (Lise 2), Collin Wenzell as Henri Fontannes & Bryce Willson as Alberto Barcos

THE MAGIC FIRE is a wonderfully warm and amusing play about a young woman growing up in a family of European immigrants who surround themselves with a “magic fire” of art to fend off the unpleasant realities of Juan Peron’s Argentina in the years after World War II. The playwright’s assortment of memorable, complex characters and allusions to opera, literature and art make THE MAGIC FIRE an extraordinarily touching and intellectually stimulating play.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 18 at 3pm
  • Fri, Oct. 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 24 at 3pm & 8pm

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September 15, 2015 · 10:34 pm

GODSPELL Runs Oct. 16-24

D2D_Godspell logoGODSPELL
Dare 2 Defy Productions
Oct. 16-24
Schuster Center [Dayton]

Cast: Bobby Mitchum as Jesus, Desmond Thomas as John the Baptist/Judas, Marcus Bedinger, AJ Breslin, Jamal Caan, Courtney Dortch, Esther Hyland, Danielle Kubasky, Hayley Penchoff, Tia Seay, Natalie Sanders & Grant Warden

Based on the Gospel of Matthew, the show stresses Jesus’ humility and compassion, reinforcing that he’s a hero for secular humanists as well as the pious. Whether you go for it depends not on your religious affiliation, but on your tolerance for the format; it can suggest a giddily earnest children’s program, with Jesus cast as the firm but likable teacher and his disciples as eager but often unruly students.

  • Fri, Oct. 16 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Fri, Oct. 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 24 at 2pm & 8pm

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September 15, 2015 · 10:22 pm

LES MISERABLES Runs Oct. 16-18

CTM_Les Miserables logoLES MISERABLES
Children’s Theatre of Mason
Oct. 16-18
Mason High School [Mason]

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In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways.

  • Fri, Oct. 16 at 7pm
  • Sat, Oct. 17 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 18 at 2pm & 6pm

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September 15, 2015 · 4:53 pm

Auditions Announced for DOROTHY MEET ALICE OR THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND at Sunset Players

SSP_logoSunset Players is holding auditions for DOROTHY MEET ALICE OR THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND by Joseph Robinette on Sunday, September 20 at 3 pm and Monday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts Center at Dunham. The Arts Center at Dunham is located at 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Inc., the annual holiday children’s show is delightful meeting of two of literature’s most famous young ladies after a young man puts off a book report till the last minute, then suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It then becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the familiar characters—the Cowardly Lion, the Mad Hatter, the Scarecrow and the White Rabbit, among others—to their ultimate destinations while avoiding the Wicked Witch and the Red Queen.

Auditions will be a cold read from the script. Roles are for 11 characters:

  • Young boy: About 12-14 yr. old, procrastinator and adventuresome.
  • Alice: from Alice in Wonderland, just a little dopey.
  • Dorothy: from the Wizard of Oz. mostly just lost.
  • Tin Man: from Wizard of Oz, looking for a heart.
  • The Scarecrow: from Wizard of Oz, wishing for a brain.
  • The Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz, cowardly.
  • The Mad Hatter: from Wonderland, zany and crazy.
  • The Doormouse from Wonderland. Not at all timid.
  • The March Hare: from Wonderland, in a rush.
  • The Queen of Hearts: from Wonderland, mean and nasty but misunderstood.
  • The Wicked Witch: from Wizard of Oz, mean and nasty but misunderstood.

All skills levels and ages are welcome for this workshop production in which you can learn about live theater and hone your acting or tech skills.

Performance dates will be Dec. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. Friday shows are at 7:00 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday performances at 2:00 p.m.

If you can’t make either audition or you have questions, contact Dave Myers at (513) 451-2519 or email myersdam@fuse.net.

Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. For more information, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.

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