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November 14, 2017 · 2:46 pm

A CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 7-10

CSP_Coney Island Christmas logoA CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS
CenterStage Players
Dec. 7-10
Lockland High School Auditorium

Directed by Fred Hunt

Cast: Chessie Vigran as Shirley Abramowitz, Maya Kirzner as Clara, Olivia Joy Reese as Young Shirley, Joel Lind as Mr. Abramowitz, Cathy Judge as Mrs. Abramowitz, Denise Stephens as Mrs. Kornblum/Bearded Lady, Victoria Covarrubias as Miss Glace, Rich Schmaltz as Mr. Hilton, Sophia Rae Sheppard as Evie Slotnick/Mary, Jacob Rohrig as Jackie Saurfield/King James/Santa Claus, Parker Culp as Ira Pushkov/Hawker/Myles Standish/Ebenezer Scrooge, Melissa Sheppard as Teacher/Sideshow Hawker, David Escobedo-Arreola as Pedro Maldanado/Angel Gabriel, Omer Lyons Siler as Lester/Pilgrim #2, James Covarrubias as Henry Brown/Joseph, Grace Critzer as Wise Man #1, Leah Bracknell as Anna Ling/Wise Man #2, Nevaeh Darson as Sofia Sabatino/Squanto/Wise Man #3, Mikayla Baldwin as Priscilla Mullins/King Herod, Hope Eulenburg as Statue of Liberty/Grandmother, Luigina Yerino as Gypsy Fortune Teller/Hawker, Morgan Tracy as Tiny Tim/Pilgrim Woman, Jamiyah Estes as Shepherd #1, Londen Murray as Shepherd #2, Rebecca Baldwin as Pilgrim #1/Innkeeper & Lily Larsen as Ghost of Christmas Past

Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies weaves together nostalgia, music and merriment in this new seasonal classic. A holiday show for people of all ages and all faiths, CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS introduces us to Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl who (much to her immigrant parents’ exasperation) is cast as Jesus in the school’s Christmas pageant. As Shirley, now much older, recounts the memorable story to her great-granddaughter, the play captures a timeless and universal tale of what it means to be an American during the holidays.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm

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November 14, 2017 · 2:18 pm

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical Runs Dec. 5-10

Production Photo from A Christmas Story. October 29, 2015.

Chris Carsten as Jean Shepherd & Myles Moore as Ralphie. Photo by Jesse Scheve.

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical
Broadway in Cincinnati
Dec. 5-10
Aronoff Center [Downtown]

Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Actions 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical is the hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas.

  • Tue-Thu, Dec. 5-7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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November 14, 2017 · 1:28 pm

INSPECTING CAROL Runs Dec. 1-17

TDW_Inspecting Carol logoINSPECTING CAROL
The Drama Workshop
Dec. 1-17
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed & produced by Ray Persing

Cast: Kristy Rucker as MJ McMann, Cameron James Baker as Wayne Wellacre, Jody Hart as Zorah Bloch, Dennis Murphy as Sidney Carlton, Carolmarie Stock as Dorothy Tree-Hapgood, BJ Simpson as Phil Hewlitt, Joe Hamzy as Luther Beatty, Ivory Mazur as Walter Parsons, Doug Tumeo as Kevin Emory, Rick Hunt as Bart Frances, Bill Keeton as Larry Vauxhall & Amy Sullivan as Betty Andrews

INSPECTING CAROL deals with a regional theatre company that is rehearsing its annual production of A Christmas Carol, when it gets news of the impending arrival of an inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts to review their work. When they assume that the man who asks to audition is really an informer for the NEA, everyone caters to the bewildered wannabe actor and he is given a role. What will happen when the actual inspector shows up? Come see this laugh-a-minute romp!

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 14-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 2pm

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November 14, 2017 · 12:46 pm

FANCY NANCY, SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 1-17

THT_Fancy Nancy promoFANCY NANCY, SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS
Town Hall Theatre
Dec. 1-17
Centerville

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What could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles – and who could forget the tree? After all, there’s no such thing as too much tinsel according to Fancy Nancy. Ooh la,la! This year Nancy is especially excited becasue she is able to buy a brand new sparkly tree topper! But if things don’t go as planned will Christmas ever be as splendiferous as Nancy planned? Ages 4 and up.

  • Fri, Dec. 1 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 2-3 at 3pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 7pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 11am & 3pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 3pm
  • Fri, Dec. 15 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 16-17 at 3pm
    Optional Pre-Show Party on Dec. 2, 10 & 16

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November 14, 2017 · 12:23 pm

WILD PARTY Runs Nov. 24-Dec. 3

CASA_The Wild Party logoWILD PARTY
Cincinnati Actor’s Studio and Academy
Nov. 24-Dec. 3
Essex Studios [Avondale]

Directed by Erin Carr
Music/vocal direction by Janet Langhorst
Choreographed by Margot Grom

Cast: Amy Helms, Owen Kiley, Blake Knauer, Alena Firlie, Jonah Sorscher, Leanne Hays, Katie Tierney, Bettina Ernst, Abbie Loebker, Bella DeJesus & Bryce Kessler

WILD PARTY is a steamy, cautionary tale about escapism, control and excess. Set between 2017 and the Prohibition era, lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw a party-to-end-all-parties in their small, Manhattan apartment. As the guests arrive, it seems Queenie is taken with her friend’s date, sparking a complicated love triangle. The night, fueled by booze, games, and pretention, takes a dangerous turn as Burrs’s jealousy gets the best of him. The game unravels. Violence erupts. Checkmate.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 26 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 3pm

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