Monthly Archives: December 2023

THE AMEN CORNER Runs Jan. 26-Feb. 11

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Torie Wiggins as Margaret. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

THE AMEN CORNER
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Jan. 26-Feb. 11
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Candice Handy

Cast: Torie Wiggins as Margaret, A.J. Baldwin as Sister Rice, Geoffrey Warren Barnes II as Brother Davis, Beasley as Sister Douglas, Jasimine Bouldin as Ida Jackson/Woman, Burgess Byrd as Sister Moore, Ken Early as Brother Boxer & Warren Jackson as Brother Jackson, Kyndra Dyanne Jefferies as Sister Boxer, Keisha Kemper as Odessa, ranney as Luke, Adrian DeVaughn Summers as David & Aleah Vassell as Sister Sally

In a small, God-fearing church on a street corner in Harlem, devout pastor Margaret Anderson is confronted with her complicated past.  Her estranged husband returns provoking conflict in her family putting their son at a crossroads.  Will Margaret find forgiveness? Will the congregation accept the complexities of life? Or will both remain unyielding in their religious convictions?  James Baldwin’s scalding and exultant masterpiece of the modern American theatre, proves it is faith and the love we have for our community that sees us through.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Jan. 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 1-2 a t7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 4 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 10 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm

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Cast Announced for HARVEY at Brookville Community Theatre

BVCT_logoCongratulations to the cast and crew of HARVEY by Mary Chase and directed by Jonathan Emmert. The show runs February 8-18. Tickets go on sale January 29th at 8am.

The cast includes:

  • Myrtle Mae Simmons: Ashley Rickert
  • Veta Louise Simmons: Misty White
  • Elwood P. Dowd: Al Yarcho
  • Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet: Sheryl Koontz
  • Ruth Kelly RN: Kay Sheets
  • Duane Wilson: Othniel Shupert
  • Lyman Sanderson: Matt Fletcher
  • William R. Chumley: John Wysong
  • Betty Chumley: Andrea Wintrow
  • Judge Omar Gaffney: Dean Shipley
  • EJ Lofgren (Cabbie): Chance O’Neal

For more information visit www.thebct.org.

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Cast Announced for MAYTAG VIRGIN at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoAs we approach a new year, Middletown Lyric Theatre is preparing for our first production, MAYTAG VIRGIN.

Dan Maloney, will be returning to the MLT stage not only has an actor but also as the director of the production and we could not be more excited. We are equally excited to welcome, in her MLT debut, Brieanne Sheehan to work with Dan on this intimate, captivating, love story.

Performances run March 8-16.

For more information visit www.middletownlyric.org.

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Auditions Announced for FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE at Magnolia Theatre Company

MTC_logoMagnolia Theatre Company, Dayton’s feminist theatre company, announces auditions for the remainder of their 2023-24 season.

Auditions will be held January 5-6, 2024 at the Metropolitan Arts Center 126 N. Main St. Dayton, OH 45402, Studio A Second Floor. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Please register with this audition form. Sides are provided in form.

Callbacks will be held on January 6 from 1-3pm (only as needed).

Personnel: Gina Handy Minyard (Founding Artistic Director and Director – FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE

FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE by Andrew Habgood and Evan Linder
Rehearsal start date: March 1

Rehearsal frequency: 3-4 days a week throughout March (weekdays will be evenings, weekends will be mid afternoon) March 1,2,8,9,12-16,20-23, 26-30 *subject to change
Tech: April 1-3, 2024 evenings

Performance dates: April 4-7, 2024 PNC Arts Annex (5 performances)
Director: Gina Handy Minyard

Breakdown:
Description: It’s 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled “widows’ await the announcement of the society’s prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the “widows” respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks?

Content Disclosure: All roles require closed mouth lip to lip contact and highly physical comedy- (intimacy direction provided). The play discusses/portrays the following topics: sexuality, both lesbian and heterosexual.

  • LULIE STANWYCK – President
  • WREN ROBIN – Events chairwoman
  • VERONICA “VERN” SCHULTZ – Buildings and grounds chairman
  • GINNY CADBURY – Secretary
  • DALE PRIST – Historian

Note: Though Dale and Ginny are the youngest of the five officers, the ladies can vary in age. Seeking females, 20-60- any ethnicity.
Non-union. Actors will be paid a $1000 stipend at the closing of the show.

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VINCENT Runs Jan. 26-Feb. 10

23-24_FTSeason_Final_SocialBannersVINCENT
Falcon Theatre
Jan. 26-Feb. 10
[Newport]

Directed by David Derringer

Featuring Chad Brinkman as Theo Van Gogh

Originally presented by the Guthrie Theatre, this multi-image dramatic staging received rave reviews when it was toured with Leonard Nimoy playing the one extraordinary role. The excitement and color of Van Gogh’s life and art enhance this production through the projection of images that are carefully designed to add impact to the words. As the Variety critic put it, “The actor doesn’t have the stage to himself. He plays against the celebrated artist’s brilliant [work].” The total effect is dazzling. You will see Vincent Van Gogh in a new light as his life unfolds before you through the letters he shared with his brother, Theo.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 1-3 at 8pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 8-10 at 8pm

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