Yearly Archives: 2017

DOLLHOUSE Runs April 28-May 14

MPI_Dollhouse logoDOLLHOUSE
Mariemont Players Inc.
April 28-May 14
Walton Creek Theatre

Directed by Dan Maloney

Cast: Katey Blood as Nora, Gary Glass as Evan, Laura Berkemeier as Christine, Kenny Tessel as Dr. Damien Rank, Collin Wenzell as Neil Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth L. Tayor as Julianna, Rowan Kroger as Emma & Austin Vaughan as Bob

Set in suburban Connecticut, Nora and her husband Evan are living in blissful idealism until an “old business” partner reappears in Nora’s life. The tension then mounts as Nora struggles to find what lies ahead in an uncertain future.

  • Fri-Sat, April 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 2pm
  • Thu, May 4 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 7 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu, May 11 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 12 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 13 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 14 at 2pm

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2017-2018 Season Announced by Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

ETC_new_logo_bannerTHE RANDOM WORLD
By Steven Dietz
Regional Premiere
Oct. 10-Nov. 4, 2017

We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, THIS RANDOM WORLD asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own. – Dramatists Play Service

THE DANCING PRINCESSES
By Joseph McDonough & David Kisor
World Premiere
Nov. 29-Dec. 30, 2017

From the creators of last season’s runaway hit Cinderella: After Ever After comes a whimsical adaptation of the classic fairy tale about a kingdom where an enchanting mystery is afoot! Wanting the best for his daughters, an overprotective king locks the castle doors each night. Yet, each morning, the princesses’ shoes have been curiously worn to tatters. Keen to cobble together the mystery of the frayed footwear, the King resorts to drastic measures of royal proportions.

THE HUMANS
By Stephen Karam
Regional Premiere
Jan. 23-Feb. 17, 2018

At Thanksgiving, the Blake family gathers at the run-down Manhattan apartment in Chinatown of Brigid Blake and her boyfriend Richard. Brigid’s parents, Erik Blake and Deirdre Blake, arrive from their home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to have dinner with Brigid, Richard and Aimee, their other adult daughter. Brigid is a musician and Aimee is a lawyer, living in Philadelphia. Aimee has recently broken up with her girlfriend and has developed an intestinal ailment. Also present is Erik’s mother Fiona “Momo”, who has Alzheimer’s Disease. The parents are unhappy that their daughters have left home and have abandoned their religion. The family members must deal with “aging, illness, and a changing economy” –Wikipedia

RED VELVET 
By Lolita Chakrabarti
Regional Premiere
March 6-31, 2018

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage whilst playing Othello. A young black American actor has been asked to take over the role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre? –Samuel French

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH 
By John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask
June 5-30, 2018

Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the tale of how a “slip of a girlyboy” from communist East Berlin, Hanschel, becomes the “internationally ignored song stylist” known as Hedwig after a botched sex change operation. The show daringly breaks the fourth wall, as Hedwig directly tells the audience of her past tribulations and heartbreak in the form of an extended monologue paired with rock songs. With a little help from her band and her back-up singer Yitzhak, Hedwig examines her quest for her other half, for love, and ultimately for her identity. Featuring a groundbreaking rock musical score by Stephen Trask, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is hilarious, harrowing, and essentially uplifting for anyone who’s ever felt different.

Read more: http://stageagent.com/shows/musical/1855/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch#ixzz4cvGry3su -Stage Agent

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ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE Runs April 28-May 20

TDW_Always Patsy Cline logoALWAYS…PATSY CLINE
The Drama Workshop
April 28-May 20
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Robert Weidle
Musical direction by Linda Abbott
Produced by Gretchen Gantner

Cast: Cynthia Mottel as Patsy Cline & Jennifer Keith as Louise

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer, but a touching, humorous, and insightful tale about an unlikely friendship between the star and her biggest fan. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s relationship with a devotee from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the singer in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death. The musical play, complete with down-home country humor, genuine emotion, and even some audience participation, includes dozens of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Walking After Midnight.” Don’t miss this captivating gem of a show, which has received glowing praise from audiences across America.

  • Fri-Sat, April 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 7 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 19-20 at 8pm

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GUYS AND DOLLS Runs April 28-May 6

NP_Guys and Dolls logoGUYS AND DOLLS
Nativity Players
April 28-May 6
Nativity Parish [Pleasant Ridge]

Cast: Jon Scheiding/Peyton Hahn as Sky Masterson, Kevin Clarisey/Brandon Dunphy as Nathan Detroit, Kaleigh-Brooke Dillingham/Bonnie Emmer as Sarah Brown, Laurie Murphy/Allison Kennicut as Adelaide, Charlie Rader/Chris Toney as Nicely Nicely, Ray Lebowski/Kevin Turner as Benny Southstreet, Chris Lannan/Amy Metz as Rusty, Gerry Ahrens/John Olberding as Big Jule, Paul Henkelman/Paul Gable as Harry the Horse, Bernie O’Bryan/Nick Steuver as Angie the Ox, Mark McDonald/John Masterson as Arvide Abernathy, Kate Clarisey/Beth Hook as Gen. Cartwright, Lou Schroeder/Mike Pateras as Lt. Brannigan, Colin Cronin as Joey Biltmore, April Reed as Mimi, Bob Herring as Hotbox Emcee & Jonathan Eckman as Newstand Merchant
Hotbox Dancers: Emily Molloy, Tonya Oslack, Laurie Molloy, Julia Blake-Howard, Pam Charles, Lora Pateras, Meghan Toney, Rae Krull & Lara Gonzales
Save-A-Soul Missionaries: John Finn, Pia Rader, Caitlin Sanderson, Terry Neack & Bridget Brennan
Cuban Dancers: Tonya Oslack; Nick & Jessica Steuver; Niki Aho & Jonathan Eckman; Emily Molloy & Colin Cronin

  • Fri, April 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 29 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Thu, May 4 at 7pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm

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THE CIVIL WAR Runs April 28-May 6

SBP_The Civil War logoTHE CIVIL WAR
Showbiz Players
April 28-May 6
The Carnegie [Covington]

Directed by Bunny Arszman
Vocal & music direction by Alan Masters
Choreographed by JV Katz & Bunny Arszman
Produced by Bunny Arszman & Ken Goldhoff

Cast: 
The Soldiers: Lane Cohen as Capt. Emmett Lochran, Ken Goldhoff as Capt. John Todd, Jeff Richardson as Capt. George B. Swan, Steve Hofferber as Capt. Billy Pierce, Mike Fielder as Capt. Victor Beauregard/AutoLycus Fell, Zac Huffman as Bill McEwen, Michael “Mickey” Mills as Nathaniel Taylor, Gary Rogers as Horatio Wright, Kent Smith as Spencer Adams, Karl Bolinger as Richardson Allen, Scott Ledyard as Patrick Barns, Justin Stallkamp as Samuel Taylor, Dana Kisor as Cyrus Stevens & Andrew Weidner as Virgil Hendricks
The Enslaved: Glenn Davis as Benjamin, Henry Farfsing as Exter, Rita Winters as Bessie Toler, Charles McClinon as Douglass, Royce Winters as Clayton Toler, Adia Dobbins as Harriet, Tony Wright as Jeremiah, Kyndra Dyanne Jefferies as Bethea, Charice Davis as Letty, Linda Meador as Jessey & Meredith Strayhorn as Nea
Civilians: Joel Lind as The Narrator/Lincoln Speeches, Emily Rowekamp as Sarah McEwen, Deb Cornetet Schubert as Hannah Ropes, Amy Wingert Gilmore as Clara Barton, Cathy Bennett as Pauline Cushman-Grave & Sharon Shelton as Dorothea Lynde Dix

Inspired by the Ken Burns PBS documentary series about the Civil War, Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricists Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd created a series of pop, country and gospel songs that are based on letters written by soldiers, speeches from Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, and poetry from Walt Whitman, Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou. The show was nominated for 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

The production is a powerful and moving experience. It is not about the battles or who won or lost. It looks at that time in our history through the eyes of the people who were there. It is a true history lesson for all of us.

Please Note: There will be historical photographs projected throughout this production, some graphic in nature.

  • Fri-Sat, April 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 3pm
  • Tue-Thu, May 2-4 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm

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