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September 10, 2018 · 1:55 pm

BIG FISH Opens NKU Theatre + Dance 2018-2019 Season

NKU_Big Fish promoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts Program of Theatre and Dance will launch its 2018-2019 season with the extraordinary musical BIG FISH, which runs Sept. 27 to Oct. 7 in NKU’s Corbett Theatre.

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed 2003 film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the larger-than-life tale of Edward Bloom, a man who leads a full and fantastical life – according to the stories he tells his family. His adult son, Will, who is getting married and expecting a child of his own, is no longer amused by his father’s extravagant tales and is determined to find his father’s “true” life story, once and for all. Overflowing with heart, humor and beautiful music, BIG FISH is a powerful and magical musical about fathers, sons, and the stories that we use to define our identities.

BIG FISH celebrates musical theatre in every way with a gripping family story for all walks of life, heightened in fantasy and beautiful songs. Hidden amidst the dancing choruses, fantasy sequences and grandeur is a rich, heartwarming story about life lessons and new beginnings.

“BIG FISH reminds us of the importance of family,” said director Jamey Strawn. “It is my hope that patrons will leave the theatre, call their parents, tell them they love them, share stories and pass on traditions. Big Fish will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will not make you uncomfortable, but it will make you want to go hug your parents.”

The NKU cast features Collin Newton (Edward Bloom), Adria Whitfill (Sandra Bloom), Matthew Nassida (Will Bloom), Sara Cox (Josephine Bloom), Charlie Lindeman (Young Will), Chloe Price (Jenny Hill), Alex Slade (Don Price), Trase Milburn (Zacky Price), Sam Johnson (Karl the Giant), Ben Cohen (Amos Calloway), and Ella Rivera (The Witch). The show is directed by Jamey Strawn. Other creative team members include Tracey Bonner (choreography) and Damon Stevens (musical direction). The stage manager is Amy Enzweiler. Assistant stage managers are Natalie Mathis and Kelsie Austin.

Tickets for BIG FISH and all other NKU Theatre + Dance productions are available now. For more information, call the NKU School of the Arts Box Office at (859) 572-5464 or visit nku.edu/sotatickets.

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September 10, 2018 · 1:37 pm

Troy Civic Theatre presents NEXT TO NORMAL by Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey

TROY_Next to Normal logoTroy Civic Theatre is opening the 2018-19 season with the Broadway rock musical. NEXT TO NORMAL. A modern look at mental illness and its effects on the individual and their family, the show was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2010, and the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2009.

The production follows Diana Goodman, a wife and mother who has been battling bipolar depression for 16 years, and shows how the disorder and treatments affect husband Dan, son Gabe, and daughter Natalie.  As Diana changes doctors to find someone who provides the best treatment plan for her individual needs, Gabe’s 18th birthday passes and Natalie finds first love with Henry. NEXT TO NORMAL tackles modern societal issues such as mental illness, drug abuse, grief, suicide, and medical ethics.

Director Niccole SueAnn Wallace, from Piqua, and music director Derek Dunavent, of Troy, are assisted by stage manager Jennifer Kaufman. NEXT TO NORMAL stars TJ Montgomery (Dayton) as Henry, Alicia Walton (Dayton) as Natalie, Mark Van Luvender (Union) as Dan, Steve Dietrich (Sidney) as Dr Fine/Dr Madden, Doug Gibbons (Columbus) as Gabe, and Jenny Weber (Troy) as Diana.

NEXT TO NORMAL is being presented with permission by Music Theatre International.  Performances run September 21-23, 28-30, 2018 at the Barn in the Park on Adams Street in Troy, at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 pm on Sunday. The show is considered PG-13, due to adult language and situations, and will feature a strobe light during the production.   Tickets are $16 each and are available by calling the theatre box office at 937-339-7700 or online at troycivictheatre.com.  Season tickets for the 2018-19 season are also available through the run of the show.

Troy Civic Theatre is a non-profit community theatre located about 20 minutes north of Dayton.  TCT has been honored with several Dayton-area and Ohio regional and state performance and technical awards over the years, and has continued to bring quality entertainment to Troy for more than 50 years.  For more information, please contact the theatre at 937-339-7700 or visit their website at www.troycivictheatre.com.

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September 10, 2018 · 1:24 pm

Auditions Announced for AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS…CHRISTMAS STYLE at Tri-County Players

TCP_logoTriCounty Players announces auditions for AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS…CHRISTMAS STYLE. Something for everyone Comedy/Drama/Farce.

  • Sunday, September 16th 6:30pm
  • Monday, September 17th 7:00pm

3270 Glendale Milford Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts.

Nativity on the Square
by Tom S. Long and directed by James Ball
Cast 2M/2F or 1M/3F

The statues in the downtown nativity scene have come to life, but don’t know what they’re doing or exactly who they are when a drunken, homeless woman invades their Christmas creche her interpretation of the nativity story irritates and reorients the statues.

Death by Poinsettia
by Dwayne Yancey and directed by Samantha DiTullio
Cast 1M/1F

A lonely woman tries to kill herself at Christmas by eating a poinsettia, convinced the plant is poisonous. It’s not, though. A male co-worker shows up and a touching scene ensues.

Scrooge Has Left the Building
by Pat Cook and directed by Allie Webber
Cast 4M/2F

It’s Christmas time. An old man sits in his sitting room eating his porridge. Just then Marley bursts in and begins to rattle his chains, scaring the man half to death. You all know the story or do you? “I have come to save you from a horrible fate, Ebenezer Scrooge!” Marley shrieks. “I’m not Scrooge!” the man points out. “He moved!” Sure enough, Marley is at the wrong house. Not only the wrong house but on the wrong night. From here on its every ghost for itself in this not-so-well known tale of what Marley and his spectral friends were doing on the night BEFORE they met Scrooge.

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September 10, 2018 · 1:16 pm

Directors Sought for 2020 Season at Mason Community Players

MCP_logoMason Community Players is seeking directors for the 2020 Season. Directors should propose show(s) that they would like to direct. There is an online form to complete. Those links do not always translate well, so if you are interested in directing please e-mail Laureen Catlin, laureen.catlin@gmail.com, and she will e-mail access to the form directly to you. The form requests information about the play(s) you wish to submit, as well as, information about your experience in theatre.

MCP’s venue has a playing area with approximately 34 feet of width and approximately 24 feet of depth. The house can accommodate up to 150 audience members.

Musical submissions are welcome, but multiple settings require a great deal of creativity.

MCP provides producers, welcomes the artistic and creative individuals with whom the director would like to work, and fills the remaining staff roles through its membership.

Sensitive to our community, MCP does need to be mindful of adult subjects and language.

The deadline for submission is October 29, 2018.

Feel free to address questions to Laureen and she will forward them to the appropriate individual.

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September 10, 2018 · 1:05 pm

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Presents SUPERMAN™ 

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Evan Koons as Superman and Brandi Langford-Sherrill as Loi Lane. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

He “flies” into the Taft Theatre this October

CINCINNATI:  The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati will take audiences “up, up and away” with a SUPER season opener when they present SUPERMAN™ October 6-15, 2018 at the Taft Theatre.

SUPERMAN™ is the tale of the Man of Steel’s efforts to defeat a vengeful scientist, the new villain Dr. Abner Sedgwick, who seeks to destroy the world’s symbol of good. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman, this brand-new version is a comic book come-to-life. Geared to young audiences, this musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the young at heart.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s creative team, theatrical licensing agent Tams-Witmark, and DC Comics have joined forces to adapt and premier a TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) version of the 1966 musical It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman (SUPERMAN™)

Book by David Newman and Robert Benton. Based upon the comic strip “Superman.” Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Lee Adams. Broadway production produced by Harold Prince. In association with Ruth Mitchell. Directed for the Broadway stage by Harold Prince. Adapted for Tams-Witmark by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. Script Adaption: Eric Byrd, Associate Artistic Director. Musical Arrangements: Brian Hoffman, Music Director. Roderick Justice, Producing Artistic Director

“We are 94 years young – and we still haven’t grown up!” said Producing Artistic Director, Roderick Justice.  “After two years in the making, we are thrilled to kick off our season with an exciting collaboration.”

President of Tams-Witmark, Sargent Aborn, states, “The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati had this wonderful idea to create a TYA version of “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman“. Tams-Witmark and the authors of the show are excited to see the results.”

Important to note:  The Children’s Theatre’s four Broadway-style MainStage productions are performed in the historic Taft Theatre in downtown Cincinnati.

SUPERMAN™ presented by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, 6-15, 2018.  Saturday, October 6 at 2 PM* (this performance is signed for the hearing impaired), Sunday, October 7 at 2 PM, Sunday, October 7 at 5 PM, Friday, October 12 at 7:30 PM, Saturday, October 13 at 2 PM, Saturday, October 13 at 5 PM, Sunday, October 14 at 2 PM at the Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets start at $10.  1-800-745-3000 and  www.ticketmaster.com.

School performances of SUPERMAN™ will be held October 9-12 & 15, 2018 during the daytime hours.  For details about how to purchase tickets to TCT’s school performances, visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of SUPERMAN™ is made possible by the generosity of Production Sponsors Edyth B. Lindner and TriHealth; Season Sponsors H.B., E. W. and F. R. Luther Foundation and the Dater Foundation; and the and the generosity of almost 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.  The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.  Media sponsors are LOCAL 12 and Q102.

CAST (in Alphabetical Order): 

  • Superman/Clark Kent…EVAN KOONS
  • Lois Lane…BRANDI LANGFORD-SHERRILL
  • Dr. Sedgwick…KYLE KRICHBAUM
  • Sydney…KRISTI ROSE MILLS
  • Max Mencken…SPENSER SMITH
  • Perry White/Ensemble…REGINALD HEMPHILL
  • Ensemble…ANDREW BLAKE
  • Ensemble…IAN TIMOTHY FORSGREN
  • Ensemble…HALEY GILLMAN
  • Ensemble…ANNA GORTNER
  • Ensemble…HEATHER HALE
  • Ensemble…KYNDRA D. JEFFERIES
  • Ensemble…MATT KRIEG
  • Ensemble…DYLAN MCGILL
  • Ensemble…ASHLEY OLIVIA MORTON
  • Ensemble…HOPE PAULY
  • Ensemble…NEAL STANSEL
  • Ensemble…RENEE STOLTZFUS
  • Ensemble…EMBRY THIELMEIER
  • Ensemble…LOGAN WEINFURTNER

YOUNG ARTISTS COMPANY

  • Ensemble…AUBREY ELIZABETH JONES
  • Ensemble…MADDI O’CONNELL
  • Ensemble…KIP RICHARDSON

UNDERSTUDIES

For Sydney – HEATHER HALE; for Sedgwick & Perry White – DYLAN MCGILL; for Guide & Kappa Girls — HOPE PAULY; for Max & Superman/Clark Kent – NEAL STANSEL; for Lois Lane – RENEE STOLTZFUS

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