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August 11, 2012 · 10:07 am

SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN: HOMECOMING runs Sept. 6-Oct. 28

SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN: HOMECOMING
Presented by La Comedia Dinner Theatre
Sept. 6-Oct. 28
Springboro

Reviews: Dayton Examiner |

The Sanders Family returns to La Comedia in an all-new show, SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN: HOMECOMING. It’s October, 1945 – the war is over and America’s years of prosperity are just beginning. Join the Sanders Family as they share their hilarious and touching stories and perform 25 fabulous Bluegrass Gospel favorites.

  • Thu, Sept. 6 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Sept. 12-13 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 14-15 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Sept. 19-20 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 21-22 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Sept. 26-27 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 28-29 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 30 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 3-4 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 5-6 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 7 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 10-11 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 12-13 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 14 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 17-18 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 19-20 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 21 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 24-25 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 26-27 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 28 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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August 8, 2012 · 11:19 am

MUSICAL CHAIRS runs Sept. 7-16

MUSICAL CHAIRS
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
Sept. 7-16
Beavercreek

Directed by Matt Owens

Cast: Daryl Copeland as Brown Suit, Donna Cason as Millie, Jordan Tyler Duvall as Boyfriend, Katie Blankenship as Valerie Brooks, Kip Moore as Harold, Krista Stuber as Blue Suit, Lynn Kesson as Janet, Matt Curry as Brad, Michael Stockstill as Gary, Nick Vanderpool as Joe, Pam McGinnis as Lillian, Suzanne Clabaugh as Matty, Sydney Lanier as Miranda & Terry Lupp as Roberta

This light-hearted show is a great ensemble musical about an audience watching a play. Joe Preston has not had a hit in years but is hoping his new play will revive his career. Unfortunately, he is at the mercy of an off-Broadway audience consisting of two typical “grey-haired matinee ladies”, a married couple who argues all the time, an anxious young man waiting for his date, a not-so-bright singer trying to impress his date, a business man and his culture-vulture wife, three theatre critics, and Joe’s ex-wife. Poor Joe Preston!

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 3pm

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August 8, 2012 · 10:58 am

AN INSPECTOR CALLS runs Sept. 7-16

AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Presented by Lebanon Theatre Company
Sept. 7-16
Lebanon

Directed by Paula Whitaker

Cast: Wayne Dunn as Arthur Birling, Carol Rickey as Sybil Birling, Sarah Paxton as Sheila Birling, David Vanderhorst as Eric Birling, Kent Hutchinson as Gerald Croft, Michael Watson as Inspector Goole & Kat McAndrews as Edna

This three-act drama takes place on a single night in 1912 focusing on the prosperous middle-class Birling family, who live in a comfortable home in Brumley, “an industrial city in the north Midlands.” A man calling himself Inspector Goole arrives and questions the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman Eva Smith (also known as Daisy Renton). He interrogates each family member and reveals that each has been responsible for the young woman’s exploitation, abandonment and social ruin, effectively leading to her death. Long considered part of the repertory of classic “drawing room” theatre, the play has also been hailed as a scathing critique of the hypocrisies of Victorian/Edwardian English society.

  • Fri, Sept. 7 at 6:30pm (includes dinner)
  • Sat, Sept. 8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm

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August 6, 2012 · 8:12 pm

MANAGING MAXINE runs Sept. 6-23

MANAGING MAXINE
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 6-23
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

She’s bold, yet tender. She’s brash, but sincere. And at the age of 70, Maxine Levine may have just found real love for the first time in her life. When this lively widow finds a retired, reserved judge to her liking, they each discover that when it comes to romance, everything old is new again. But the memories of past loves and current heartbreaks of their children could derail any hope of happiness these late-in-life lovebirds may have. It’s the Midwest Premiere of a new comedy about septuagenarian sexiness and matronly merriment.

Directed by Marya Spring Cordes

Cast: Jana Robbins as Maxine, Steve Vinovich as Arthur, Debra Whitfield as Emmie, Tim Lile as Larry, Michelle Zimmerman as Ivy, Scott Stoney as Louis & Kay Bosse as Joanne

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 6-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, Sept. 11 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, Sept. 12-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Sept. 19-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm

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Local media coverage:  Dayton City Paper article |

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August 6, 2012 · 1:30 pm

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF runs Sept. 6-30

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Presented by the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 6-30
West Price Hill

Reviews: CityBeat |

In a plantation house, a family celebrates the sixty-fifth birthday of its patriarch, Big Daddy. But the mood is tense, despite the festivities, as long-simmering evils poison the party. Greed, sins of the past and desperate clawing hopes for the future spar with one another as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds. A gripping and deeply moving play, “Cat” has held its own as a classic of the American theatre with brilliant scenes of lashing dramatic power.

Directed by Greg Procaccino

Cast: Katie Hamilton Meyer as Maggie, Cliff Nunley as Brick, Brent Alan Burington as Big Daddy, Mindy Seibert as Big Mama, Torie Pate as Mae, Brian Griffin as Gooper, Mike Hall as Reverend Tooker, Bob Allen as Doctor Baugh & Marcus L. Simmons II as House staff. Children: Lauren Webster, Catherine Tuttle, Will Tuttle & Hank A. Griffin.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 6-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 13-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 20-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 27-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 30 at 2pm

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Local media coverage: Enquirer article |

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