THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Presented in association with The Drama Workshop
May 10-11
Westwood
A workshop production. An aging stand-up comedian unburdens himself in the middle of his night club act, spinning a tale that is at once a memoir of his late lamented stepfather and an account of the odd events that occurred at the funeral.
Directed by Thomas J. Manning
Written and acted by Paul Eisenman
Pay What You Want at Westwood Town Hall
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FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS
Presented by Wyoming Players
May 11-19
Newport
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy, the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom; Georgeanne, whose heartbreak over her own failed marriage triggers outrageous behavior; Meredith, the bride’s younger sister whose precocious rebelliousness masks a dark secret; and Trisha, a jaded beauty whose die-hard cynicism about men is called into question when she meets Tripp, a charming bad-boy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women’s spirit.
Directed by Keith Gabbard
Produced by Shannon Gabbard
Cast: Becky Coots, Jodi Dunavan, Shannon Gabbard, Monika Rudolph, Sarah L. Smith & Timmy Tzeiranakis
Official page | Online ticketing | FaceBook event |
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THE CAPITOL STEPS
Presented by 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB
May 11
Over-the-Rhine
The Capitol Steps musical parody group from Washington, DC, leave no subject unskewered. They put the ‘mock’ in democracy, and you will be laughing all night!
The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom (‘Don’t quit your day job!’), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.
Official page with online ticketing | Goldstar discount |
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HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD WITH THE MIGHTY WURLITZER
Presented by the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall
May 10
Over-the-Rhine
Feel surrounded by the sounds of cinematic memories, as the majestic Mighty Wurlitzer magically transports you to the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Revisit the grandeur of famous movie themes and enjoy the exuberant spirit of your favorite hit songs – starring the Mighty Wurlitzer and internationally-acclaimed theater-organist Jelani Eddington, and featuring rising new talents from Northern Kentucky University’s Department of Theatre and Dance, Carmyn Howe and Seth Wallen.
Official page with online ticketing |
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Presented by Wright State University
May 10-27
Dayton
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