THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Springboro Community Theatre
April 29-May 8
Springboro Performing Arts Center
Directed by Aaron Joseph Brewer
Music & vocal direction by Judy Mansky
Choreographed by Kara Castle
Cast: Nick Bellmyer as Man in Chair, Lindsey Cardoza as the Drowsy Chaperone, Caitie Gutierrez del Arroyo as Janet van de Graaff, Stephen Gogol as Robert Martin, Tommy Balaj as George, Ben Essex as Aldolpho, Shanna Camacho as Mrs. Tottendale, John Hamilton as Underling, Steven Sloan as Feldzieg, Emily Hughes as Kitty, Cora Ceipek as Trix, Madison Stapleton as Gangster 1 & Lilly Robillard as Gangster 2
Ensemble: Sam Bergman, Kurt Cypher, Amber Todd, Misty White & Gabrielle Witherspoon
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
- Fri-Sat, April 29-30 at 8pm
- Sun, May 1 at 2pm
- Fri-Sat, May 6-7 at 8pm
- Sun, May 8 at 2pm
SYLVIA
CINCINNATI STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Sheila Arnold is a Professional Storyteller, Character Interpreter and Teaching Artist. Through her company, History’s Alive!, Sheila has provided storytelling, character interpretation and professional development programs at schools, libraries, professional organizations, museums and churches in 41 states since 2003. Sheila has been a featured Storyteller all across the United States including at the National Storytelling Festival (Jonesborough, TN); Paris Storytelling Festival (Paris, KY); Connecticut Storytelling Festival; Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival and many more. She also has been a Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN. Sheila collaborates with storyteller, Darci Tucker, to produce the Tucker-Arnold Storytelling Concert and Retreat in Williamsburg, VA featuring nationally known Storytellers. She is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte with a B.A. in African-American & African History. 
Adam Booth‘s original stories blend traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia. As a nationally touring artist his professional telling appearances include premiere storytelling events across the United States, including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, the International Storytelling Center, the National Storytelling Festival, the Appalachian Studies Association Conference, the National Storytelling Conference, the National Academy of Medicine, and as a Spoken Word Resident at the Banff Centre (Alberta, Canada). He is a member of the Recording Academy and his recordings have received a Parents’ Choice Gold Award, two Parents’ Choice Silver Honors, and four Storytelling World Awards and Honors. He is a four-time champion of the West Virginia Liars’ Contest. Adam is the inaugural Storyteller-In-Residence at Shepherd University. 
Paul Strickland has been a Cincinnati Favorite since moving here in October of 2014. Most of Paul’s stories were told to him by his Ain’t True and his Uncle False, who live in Big-Fib Cul-de-sac, a small trailer park just off the coast of Factual in the mythical American south. His hilarious and heart-felt tall tales have won “Best of Fest” over fifteen times at Fringe Festivals in the U.S. and Canada. Strickland has performed at theaters, festivals, comedy clubs, and more, including two prisons, where he was not an inmate at the time. Selections from his show Levels of Difficulty can be heard on XM Sirius radio. 
The purpose of the Cincinnati Music Theatre Scholarship Program is to encourage and promote the study of theater arts at the collegiate level, particularly musical theater, in both performance and production. Importantly, the CMT Scholarship Program is intended to give back to the Greater Cincinnati area through the support of academic study in recognition of the years of dedicated public interest and support of CMT productions.
The Mason Community Players have a new and permanent home at 5529 Mason Rd. in Mason, OH. This home, affectionately named the Mason Community Playhouse, thrives with a vibrant new energy. The group continues to work tirelessly on renovations to create the best possible theatre experience for the Mason community. They have just completed performances of their first show in the 2022 season, Belles, which ran during March and are excitedly anticipating the rest of this year’s season.
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