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March 22, 2018 · 10:36 am

ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END Runs April 19-May 20

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Jennifer Joplin as Erma Bombeck. Photo courtesy of Immobulus Photography.

ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END
Human Race Theatre Company
April 19-May 20
The Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center [Dayton]

Directed by Heather N. Powell

Starring Jennifer Joplin as Erma Bombeck

Dayton’s own Erma Bombeck takes center stage in this touching one-woman comedy. Human Race Resident Artist Jennifer Joplin stars as the literary icon whose candid commentary on life as a woman, spouse and mother made her the champion of suburban housewives everywhere and her newspaper columns a mainstay on kitchen refrigerators for over thirty years. Full of personal anecdotes and sprinkled with plenty of Bombeck’s famous one-liners, it’s a charming biography that proves “if you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.”

  • In preview Thu-Sat, April 19-21 at 8pm & Sun, April 22 at 2pm
  • In preview Thu, April 26 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 29 at 2pm

The remaining performances of the extended run have SOLD OUT.

  • Thu-Sat, May 3-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 10-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 17-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 20 at 2pm

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March 22, 2018 · 10:22 am

Cast Announced for BAKERSFIELD MIST at Dayton Theatre Guilde

DTGDayton Theatre Guilde is pleased to announce the cast of BAKERSFIELD MIST by Stephen Sachs:

  • Chuck Larkowski as Lionel Percy
  • Rachel Oprea as Maude Gutman

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH!

Maude Gutman, an unemployed bartender, lives in a trailer park and has purchased a painting for $3.00 at a thrift store that she believes to be an unknown painting by the great Jackson Pollock. She hires an art expert to verify the painting. Lionel Percy, a stuffy New York arts expert and a self-described connoisseur, goes to Bakersfield, California, to render his verdict as to whether Maude has a Pollock or a fake. This smash-hit comedy premiered in London in 2016 and has already had several productions across the United States.

Directed by Doug Lloyd
Produced by Rick Flynn

The show runs weekends May 11-27, 2018

  • First Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
  • Second & Third Weekend: Friday 8pm, Saturday 5pm, Sunday 3pm

Individual tickets on sale now:

  • Adult: $19
  • Senior (60 or older): $17
  • Student: $12

Go to http://www.daytontheatreguild.org click on “Tickets” button or “Get Your Tickets Now” – or call 937-278-5993 – or at the box office day of the show.

*All individual tickets purchased in advance via our on-line ticket system or by telephone will also include a $1 convenience fee.

**Special pricing for groups of 10 or more, call the Box Office at 937-278-5993 for pricing
Children under 7 will not be admitted.

For more information, including future auditions, see http://www.daytontheatreguild.org

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March 21, 2018 · 10:58 am

KISS ME KATE Runs April 19-29

NKU_Kiss Me Kate logoKISS ME KATE
Northern Kentucky University
April 19-29
Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]

The Tony Award-winning musical KISS ME, KATE represents the iconic composer-lyricist Cole Porter at his very best. Set both on and off-stage during the production of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew, KISS ME, KATE revolves around the tempestuous love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham and his leading lady and ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi. Throw in Fred’s new lover, her gambler boyfriend – and a couple of gangsters who somehow get caught up in the show – and the stage is set for a funny and farcical battle of the sexes! A charming homage to the sparkling wit of Shakespeare and an irresistible celebration of the joy and madness of working in theatre, Porter’s witty, jazz-inflected score features hit after hit, with show-stopping numbers including ‘Another Op’nin’ Another Show,’ ‘So in Love,’ ‘Always True to You in My Fashion’ and ‘Too Darn Hot.’

  • Thu-Sat, April 19-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 22 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 25-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 29 at 2pm

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March 21, 2018 · 10:50 am

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Runs April 19-29

BCT_Dirty Rotten Scoundrels logoDIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Brookville Community Theatre
April 19-29
[Brookville]

Directed by Jen Bell

Lawrence Jameson makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. Freddy Benson more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. After meeting on a train, they attempt to work together, only to find that this small French town isn’t big enough for the two of them. They agree on a settlement: the first one to extract $50,000 from a young female target, heiress, Christine Colgate, wins, and the other must leave town. A battle of cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!

  • Thu-Sat, April 19-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 22 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 26-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 29 at 3pm

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March 21, 2018 · 10:08 am

H2O: A Play About Water Runs April 19-21

CCM_H2O logoH2O:A Play About Water (Edinburgh Fringe Festival Project)
UC College-Conservatory of Music Acting
April 19-21
Cohen Family Studio Theater [University Heights]

Directed by Susan Feider & Richard E. Hess

CCM Acting presents H2O: A Play About Water, an original 60-minute theatre collage exploring the abundance, scarcity and restorative powers of water. In August CCM Acting will perform H2O at Scotland’s 71st Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world. Join us at CCM to see the Cincinnati premiere of this original work.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513.556.4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

  • Thu-Fri, April 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 21 at 2pm & 8pm

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