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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Runs Aug. 25-Sept. 1

MTC_Sound of MusicTHE SOUND OF MUSIC
Merit Theatre Company
Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Anderson Center

Directed and produced by Benjamin and Kaitlyn Iocco
Vocal Direction by Marnie Lemma
Conducted by Benjamin Price
Choreographed by Jerry Armelli, Mia Armelli, and Danielle Ashley

Cast: Rachel Cobbs as Maria Rainer, Holly Price as Mother Abbess, Chris Murphy as Captain Georg von Trapp, Dylan Shelton as Franz, Marnie Lemma as Frau Schmidt, Corinne Baumann as Liesl von Trapp, Owen Iles as Friedrich von Trapp, Molly Crimmins as Louisa von Trapp, Luca Brol as Kurt von Trapp, Claire Hunkler as Brigitta von Trapp, Evelyn Heubach as Marta von Trapp, Zoe Lemma as Gretl von Trapp, Austin Mills as Rolf Gruber, Delaney O’Toole as Elsa Schraeder, Alex DeVore as Max Detweiler, Miriam Cantwell as Sister Berthe/Frau Zeller, Mariah Smith as Sister Margaretta, Bernadette Calvino as Sister Sophia, Bob Dronberger as Baron Elberfeld, Cheryl Eresman as Baroness Elberfeld, Matt Dentino as Herr Zeller & John Dorney as Admiral von Schreiber
Ensemble: Olivia Barthauer, Morgan Becker, Cheryl Eresman, Gregg Farrier, Mark Kozelek, Maggie Lemma, Marnie Lemma, Grace Manning, Max McDaniel, Veronica Nies, Sydney Orndorff, Kate Pahls, Erika Sammond, Kenna Scott, Josephine Shaut, Ethan Wecklery & Adria Whitfill

One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In 1938 Austria, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a broken family, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power.

  • Fri, Aug. 25 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 26 ta 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 27 at 3pm
  • Thu, Aug. 31 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 1 at 7:30pm

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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Runs Aug. 24-26

TREE_August Osage CountyAUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Tree County Players
Aug. 24-26
[Greensburg, Ind.]

Directed by Sean Durbin

Cast: Tom Flemming as Beverly Weston, Lori Durbin as Violet Weston, Allie Myers as Barbara Fordham, Erich Davies as Bill Fordham, Taylor Dennis as Jean Fordham, Julie Webster as Ivy Weston, Toni Kellems as Karen Weston, Shawna Schroeder as Mattie Fae Aiken, Bob Eister as Charlie Aiken, Rocky Miano as Little Charles Aiken, Liza as Johnna Monevata, Conlin Durbin as Steve Heidebrecht & Devin Morgan as Sheriff Deon Gilbeau

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best New Play, August: Osage County centers around the Weston family, brought together after their patriarch, world-class poet and alcoholic Beverly Weston, disappears. The matriarch, Violet, depressed and addicted to pain pills and “truth-telling,” is joined by her three daughters and their problematic lovers, who harbor their own deep secrets, her sister Mattie Fae and her family, well-trained in the Weston family art of cruelty, and finally, the observer of the chaos, the young Cheyenne housekeeper Johnna, who was hired by Beverly just before his disappearance. Holed up in the large family estate in Osage County, Oklahoma, tensions heat up and boil over in the ruthless August heat. Bursting with humor, vivacity, and intelligence, August: Osage County is both dense and funny, vicious and compassionate, enormous and unstoppable. Contains strong language and intense subject matter, including drug use, suicide, addiction, sexual references, and intergenerational trauma. Intended for mature audiences only. Recommended for ages 18+.

  • Thu-Sat, Aug. 24-26 at 7pm

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2023-2024 Season Announced by Xavier University Theatre

XU_logoA YEAR OF DISCOVERY

LOVE AND INFORMATION
Sept. 15-17, 2023
Directed by Aaron Rossini

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Oct. 19-22, 2023
Directed by Suann Pollock

TWELFTH NIGHT 
Nov. 17-19, 2023
Directed by Jeremy Dubin

XT STUDENT SHOWCASE SERIES
Feb. 9-18, 2024
Student-directed

THE PROM
March 22-24, 2024
Directed by Darnell Pierre Benjamin

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLIAN
April 19-21, 2024
Directed by Stephen Skiles

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Cast Announced for THIS IS TOM JONES! at Human Race Theatre Company

HRTC_new logoTHIS IS TOM JONES!
Book, Lyrics & Music by Mark Brown
Music by Paul Mirkovich

Directed by Emily N. Wells

Henry Fielding’s heart-throbbing masterpiece meets the frenzied, mop-top sounds of the 1960s known as the British Invasion. Aristocrats, wenches and scalawags abound in this bawdy and rollicking romp through the back roads and bedchambers of England.

The cast includes:

  • Patrick Earl Phillips as Man 1
  • Sara Mackie as Woman 1
  • Edwin Large as Man 2
  • Kelly Mengelkoch as Woman 2
  • Eb Madson as Man 3
  • Aleah Vassell as Woman 3
  • Kyle Mangold as Man 4
  • Melinda Porto as Woman 4
  • Jamie Cordes as Man 5

Performances run Sept. 7-24.

For more information visit https://humanracetheatre.org/shows/this-is-tom-jones/

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2023-2024 Season Announced by Wright State University

WSUTHE LIAR
Sept. 29-Oct. 8, 2023

KELLY THE DESTROYER VS THE SPRINGFIELD COBRAS
Oct. 20-29, 2023

CABARET
Nov. 3-19, 2023

BY THE BOG OF CATS
Feb. 2-11, 2024

A DOLL’S HOUSE
Feb. 15-18, 2024

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
Feb. 22-25, 2024

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTMAN COUNTY SPELLING BEE
March 15-31, 2024

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