Category Archives: On Stage

DEARLY BELOVED runs Jan. 20-29

DEARLY BELOVED
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
Jan. 20-29
Beavercreek

The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo’s antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. Twink’s desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of fifteen-and-one-half years down the aisle, Frankie’s ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye’s tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 3pm

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LONESTAR and LAUNDRY AND BOURBON runs Jan. 20-28

LONESTAR and LAUNDRY AND BOURBON
Presented by Wyoming Players
Jan. 20-28
Newport

Directed by David Hughes
Produced by Jenny Hughes

LONESTAR takes place in the cluttered backyard of a small-town Texas bar. Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high-school hero, is back in town after a hitch in Vietnam and trying to reestablish his position in the community.

Cast:  Fred Hunt as Roy, Garry Hohnecker as Cletis & Jonathan Gaietto as Ray

LAUNDRY AND BOURBON is set on the front porch of Roy and Elizabeth’s home in Maynard, Texas, on a hot summer afternoon. Elizabeth and her friend Hattie are whiling away the time folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and gossiping about the many open secrets which are so much a part of small-town life.

Cast: Allyson West as Elizabeth, Shannon Briscoe as Amy Lee & Katrina Reynolds as Hattie

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 26-28 at 8pm

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RED runs Jan. 19-Feb. 5

RED
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Jan. 19-Feb. 5
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton City Paper | Dayton Most Metro |

“What do you see?” asks artist Mark Rothko in the opening line of RED, as he stares at one of his works — and what artists see is the core issue of the play, which won six 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Play. The Guardian of London calls this look at Rothko, his work and his working relationship and conflicts with his apprentice “a totally convincing portrait of the artist as a working visionary.” What the audience sees will include on-stage preparation of a canvas for one of Rothko’s famed larger-than- life rectangles of bursting color.

Directed by Richard E. Hess

Cast: Michael Kenwood Lippert as Rothko & Will Allan as Ken

  • In preview on Thu, Jan. 19 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, Jan. 24 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, Jan. 25-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Feb. 1-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm

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Local media coverage: Dayton Most Metro article |

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RENT runs Jan. 19-29

RENT
Presented by Wright State University
Jan. 19-29
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story.

  • Thu, Jan. 19 at 7pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Jan. 25-26 at 7pm
  • Fri, Jan. 27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm

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KEELY & DU runs Jan.19-21

KEELY & DU
Presented by Middletown Lyric Theatre
Jan. 19-21
Middletown

Du, a right to life activist, and Keely, a pregnant rape victim she is confining, transcend their circumstances and the ideological issues that separate them. Keely and Du is a mind probing issue play with a gripping human face. Who is accountable? What is the extent of individual freedom? What are a rape victim’s rights? What are a Christian’s realities of procreation? Their passionate stories exist on the extreme edge of everyday reality.

Directed by Brent Myer

Cast: Bett Kooris, Michael Schlotterbeck, Kaleigh-Brooke Dillingham and Myka Lipscomb

  • Thu, Jan. 19 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm

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Local media coverage: Journal News article |

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