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July 17, 2023 · 8:22 pm

HORZONS OF GOLD Runs July 28-Aug. 6

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Inspiring Arts Productions
July 28-Aug. 6
Princeton Performing Arts Center Matthews Auditorium [Sharonville]

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Rose is a young Mexican migrant, abandoned and lost in turbulent 1930s California. She clings to Margaret Thomas, a Kansas farmwife displaced by the Dust Bowl. Together, they grieve a lost family and search for home and healing ​in the midst of unrelenting hardships. Could John Bollen, the generous wheat farmer down the road, be a savior for them both? A powerful journey of the heart unfolds ​for three people who find their lives intertwined, ​each desperate to heal the past and embrace a new future.

  • Fri-Sat, July 28-29 at 7pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 4-5 at 7pm
  • Sun, Aug. 6 at 3pm

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July 17, 2023 · 8:19 pm

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Runs July 28-Aug. 5

BPI_Murder on the Orient ExpressMURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Beechmont Players Inc.
July 28-Aug. 5
Anderson Center [Anderson Township]

Directed by Jim Waldfogle
Produced by Katherine Anderson & Dan Cohen

Cast: Gary Glass as Hercule Poirot, Kent Wramplemeier as Monsieur. Bouc, Meghan Moore as Mary Debenham, Jay Gossett as Hector MacQueen, Susan Schapiro as Princess Dragomiroff, Sandy Schlueter as Greta Ohlsson, Katherine Anderson as Countess Andrenyi, Trisha Cooper as Helen Hubbard, Nick Dunker as Col. Arbuthnot, John McInerney as Samuel Ratchett & Bryce Willson as Head Waiter/Michel

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

  • Fri-Sat, July 28-29 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 3-4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 5 at 2pm

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July 17, 2023 · 8:18 pm

Peer into the MURDER ROOM July 28-Aug. 13 at The Drama Workshop

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Alicia Friedman as Mavis. Christie Bishop as Edgar. Photo by Tammy Cassesa.

“Murder Room” is a zany, farcical whodunit featuring newlyweds Edgar and Mavis. Two days after their wedding, Edgar discovers Mavis is worse than unfaithful. After her first attempt to kill him by poisoning his cocoa fails, Mavis resorts to shooting him and then returning to her lover. Chaos and complications reign when it transpires that the shots were blanks and Edgar’s body has vanished!

Fans of slapstick, mystery spoofs and witty dialogue will love this (the play, not Mavis!)

Written by Jack Sharkey and directed by Darren Lee, the play has been performed around the world.

Cast: 

  • Edgar/Abel – Christie Bishop
  • Mavis – Alicia Friedman
  • James – John Dorney
  • Susan – Kaitlin Schiltz
  • Barry – Ben Lacy
  • Lottie – Susan Smith

Show dates and times:

  • Friday, July 28, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, July 29, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, July 30, 2:00 PM
  • Friday, August 4, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, August 5, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, August 6, 2:00 PM
  • Thursday, August 10, 7:30 PM
  • Friday, August 11, 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, August 12, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, August 13, 2:00 PM

All performances are at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave. Cheviot.

Tickets are $20 online or $25 at the door. Tickets may be purchased by calling the TDW ticket line at 513-598-8303 or by ordering online at www.thedramaworkshop.org.

Cast and crew are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Produced through a special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.  

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The Drama Workshop (TDW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. Founded in 1954, TDW is widely recognized as one of greater Cincinnati’s most accomplished community theater organizations, garnering dozens of awards annually from the Association of Community Theatres (ACT) of Greater Cincinnati. It has been recognized by the Cincinnati Preservation Association for its efforts to rehabilitate the former Glenmore Bowl into The Glenmore Playhouse.

Prospective members, and individuals or businesses interested in becoming involved or in helping advance TDW’s mission are encouraged to contact the group through our website at www.thedramaworkshop.org, or by phone at 513-598-8303.

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July 16, 2023 · 8:28 pm

Auditions Announced for THE CEMETERY CLUB at Springboro Community Theatre

SCT_logoSpringboro Community Theatre is pleased to hold auditions for The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell, directed by Don Campbell

July 31 & August 1, 2023 at 7pm
Potential Callbacks: August 2, 2023 at 7pm

Performances: September 15-17 & 22-24, 2023

About the Show:
Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart.

Audition requirements:

  • Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Roles are available for 4 females and 1 male, all roles are for actors 50+.

  • IDA, female, 50-65, The gentlest and most charming of the three widowed friends, faces life the most realistically, ready to move on past grief and to accept new challenges.
  • LUCILLE, female, 50-65, The most brazen one, always looking for a good deal, good time and always looking to “get even” with her unfaithful husband.
  • DORIS, female, 50-65, The most conservative of the three, refuses to change any element in her life, adheres to her strict principles of love and respect and expects her friends to do the same.
  • SAM, male, 50-65, The local butcher, mourns the death of his wife, realizes that life has much to offer and is willing to take a chance on happiness again.
  • MILDRED, female, 50-65, A show-off and a flirt.

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July 16, 2023 · 8:21 pm

Cast Announced for THE WIZARD OF OZ at Springboro Community Theatre

SCT_logoSpringboro Community Theatre is proud to announce the cast of “The Wizard of Oz”, directed by Matt Kuntzman, with Music & Vocal Direction by Judy Mansky and Chorography by Tamar Fishbein. Performances are August 4-6 & 11-13 at 7:30pm at North Park Amphitheater in Springboro!

We’re off to see the wizard! Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. To find her way home, she must journey along the Yellow Brick Road to see the mysterious and all-powerful Wizard in Emerald City. Along the way, she makes new friends, but must also brave many dangers, including the Wicked Witch of the West, who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers. To make it home safely, Dorothy must learn an important lesson: there’s no place like home.

  • Dorothy Gale: Emry Acton
  • Toto: Sawyer Everett
  • Glinda/Aunt Em: Lillian Robillard
  • Scarecrow: Colson Littrell
  • Tin Man: Sam Johnson
  • Lion: Hazen Powell
  • Emerald City Guard/Uncle Henry: Kevin Cooper
  • Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch: Jeannine Parson
  • Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz: Andy Crawford
  • Ensemble Features
  • Munchkin Mayor: Donna Cason
  • Munchkin Coroner: Eli England
  • Munchkin Fiddler/Oz 2nd Woman: Lorelai Wetterlin
  • Munchkin Braggart: Emilio Astudillo
  • Munchkin Barrister/Crow/Oz 2nd Man: Jim Rademacher
  • Munchkin Father 1/Crow/Oz Man: Mike Pulver
  • Munchkin Father 2/Crow: Kaleb Smith
  • Munchkin Teachers: Ronni Lynn Smith, Brandi Pulver
  • Munchkin Tots/Flying Monkeys/Winkies: Isaac Muniz, Hudson Bellavia, Weston Pulver, Olive Robillard, Paige Hamant, Isaac Storck, Sophia Iiams, Charlotte Geise
  • Tough Munchkins/Flying Monkeys/Winkies: Quin Tyler, Sophie Coppock, Grace Rademacher, Lucinda Curry, Sophia Muniz, Aubrey Stiens, Audrey Drake
  • Nikko: Isaac Muniz
  • Crow/Winkie General: Braxton Miller
  • Tree/Oz Woman: Catie Carroll
  • Trees: Kate Tamme, Rachel Tepe
  • Jitterbug: Evie Wrazen
  • Vocalist: Jim Spencer

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