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February 15, 2017 · 8:06 pm

Mariemont Players Announces Neil Simon’s THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL

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Joshua Broughton, Patrick Kramer & Brieanne Sheehan. Photo by Amanda Flanagan.

Mariemont Players presents THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL, a comedy by Neil Simon at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just East of Mariemont), March 3-19, 2017.

Neil Simon’s fast moving, hilarious comedy deals with 2 earnest young men struggling to put out a “protest” magazine, when the all American girl moves in next door and manages to send both into a romantic tail spin. 

“MR. SIMON CAN DO WONDERS WITH CASUALLY TOSSED-OFF FANTASIES THAT POP UP FROM NOWHERE AND WHISTLE AS THEY GO BY.” – The New York Times. “CHARM, BRIGHTNESS, DEFT INVENTIVENESS AND CAPACITY FOR GOOD, HONEST HILARITY.” – New York Post. 

THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL is directed by Laura Berkemeier, produced by Rebecca Wiesman, and features the talents of Brieanne Sheehan, Patrick Kramer, and Joshua Broughton.

Performances will be:

  • 8 PM Friday, March 3rd
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 4th
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 5th
  • 7:30 PM Thursday, March 9th
  • 8 PM Friday, March 10th
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 11th
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 12th
  • 7 PM Sunday, March 12th
  • 7:30 PM Thursday, March 16th
  • 8 PM Friday, March 17th
  • 3 PM Saturday, March 18th
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 18th
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 19th

To order tickets for THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL, call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order online at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and $20 each. A three-show subscription including THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL, DOLLHOUSE, and GODSPELL is also available for $55.

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February 15, 2017 · 7:49 pm

LEADING LADIES Runs March 9-April 2

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Leiren Jackson as Audrey, Drew Davidson as Jack, Daniel Cooley as Leo & Natasha Boeckmann as Meg.

LEADING LADIES
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
March 9-April 2
West Price Hill

Directed by Bob Brunner

Cast: Natasha Boeckmann as Meg, Daniel Cooley  as Leo, Drew Davidson  as Jack, Leiren Jackson as Audrey, Elliot Handkins as Butch, Jamie Steele as Duncan, Harold Murphy as Doc & Peggy Allen as Florence

A crazy-good comedy where two destitute Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania! When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to leave her fortune to her long lost English nephews, they impersonate her beloved relatives and scheme to get the cash. But when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Undaunted, they dress up as the never-before-seen girls, promptly fall head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg and her roller-skating friend Audrey. Throw a few more wacky characters and love-at-first-sight shenanigans and this comedy goes off the charts with laughter and love.

  • Thu, March 9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 19 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 26 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 31-April 1 8pm
  • Sun, April 2 at 2pm

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February 15, 2017 · 7:48 pm

GIDION’S KNOT Runs March 10-12

mtc_gidions-knot-logoGIDION’S KNOT
Magnolia Theatre Company
March 10-12
Dayton

Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother’s son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely—or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion’s act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability.
Join us for this regional premiere starring Amy Handra and MTC Artistic Associate Andrea Morales. Gidion’s Knot is directed by Michelle Hayford.

  • Fri, March 10 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 11 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm

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February 15, 2017 · 7:46 pm

NIGHT WATCH Runs March 10-19

ltc_night-watch-logoNIGHT WATCH
Lebanon Theatre Company
March 10-19
Lebanon

Directed by Jessica Tucker

Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away Elaine sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are called, but find nothing. Elaine’s terror grows as she sees still another body—this time a woman’s—but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that Elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that Elaine should commit herself to a sanitarium for treatment. Elaine’s old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws towards its riveting and chilling climax.

  • Fri, March 10 at 6pm (Dinner followed by performance.)
  • Sat, March 11 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 19 at 2pm

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February 15, 2017 · 7:41 pm

THE WOMEN Runs March 10-19

DPH_logoTHE WOMEN
Dayton Playhouse
March 10-19
Dayton

Directed by Rob Willoughby

Cast: Rachel Oprea as Mary, Tori Tuccillo as Nancy, Yara Khalil as Peggy, Libby Scancarello as Sylvia, Amy Taint as Edith, Jenna Gomes as Crystal Allen, Renee Frank Reed as Countess De Lage, Ellen Ballerene as Miriam Aarons/Princess Tamara, Marcia Nowik as Mrs. Morehead, Ash Sisson as Jane & Danikah Skaroupka as Little Mary
Ensemble: Caitlin Blackford, Lindsey Cardoza, Heather Carrell,Tamar Fishbein, Becky Howard, Cheryl Mellen, Carrin Ragland & Tiffany Williams

An acerbic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various wealthy Manhattan socialites and up-and-comers and the gossip that propels and damages their relationships.

  • Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 19 at 2pm

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