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POE-SESSED on Oct. 29

POE-SESSED: The Oval Portrait and The Masque of the Red Death
Presented by New Edgecliff Theatre
Oct. 29
Columbia Tusculum

Edgar Allen Poe has long held the gruesome imaginations of many with his takes on horror and death. What better time of year to enjoy them than Halloween. This year, New Edgecliff’s Playwright-in-Residence Catie O’Keefe, (Darker, Extraction, and The Space Between My Head and My Body) adapts two of Poe’s haunting tales for the ever-loved Sweet Suspense Radio Drama: The Oval Portrait and The Masque of the Red Death. Both tales, dark, gritty and wonderfully gruesome, show us true obsession in its many forms. New Edgecliff Theatre brings these stories to life, complete with live sound effects and the atmosphere of an old-time radio theatre. The audience will also enjoy a sampling of delectable desserts from area restaurants, making this suspenseful evening truly “sweet!”

Directed by Bob Allen

  • Sat, Oct. 29 at 7:30pm

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THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED) runs Nov. 4-19

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED)
Presented by Sunset Players
Nov. 4-19
Westwood

A breathless, ninety-minute look into the past that covers everything from the discovery of the new world to the presidency of George W. Bush. History class was never this much fun.

Directed by Jerry Yearout

Cast: Mike Burke, Eric Day & Adam Marzheuser

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 18-10 at 8pm

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IN THE NEXT ROOM or THE VIBRATOR PLAY runs Nov. 4-20

IN THE NEXT ROOM or THE VIBRATOR PLAY
Presented by  The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center & the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Department of Drama
Nov. 4-20
Covington

Reviews: CityBeat | BTC |

The age of electricity has dawned, and in a seemingly perfect Victorian home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr. Givings has invented an extraordinary new device for treating “hysteria” in women: the vibrator. As his young wife struggles with their newborn daughter, a conflicted couple, a passionate artist and a grieving wet nurse enter their lives, shocking mannered society with unexpected amperes of love, attraction and the need for connection.

Directed by Ed Cohen

  • Fri, Nov. 4 at 7:30pm (ASL)
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri (ASL)-Sat, Nov. 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 20 at 3pm

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MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS runs Nov. 4-6

MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Nov. 4-6
Dayton

Sam and Willie, two middle-aged African men have always been a part of seventeen-year-old Hally’s life, bonding despite the color barrier that could have easily separated them. With Hally’s tyrannical father on his way home after a stay at hospital, tension runs high and actions are regretted. A story about loyalty, acceptance and the pain involved with breaking the cycle of racism and violence, ‘”Master Harold”… and the Boys’ is a poignant drama highlighting important issues that still exist in today’s global society.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 2pm

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Articles: Dayton Most Metro |

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THE UNINVITED runs Nov. 4-13

THE UNINVITED
Presented by Xenia Area Community Theater
Nov. 4-13
Xenia

Roddy and Pamela have just bought a beautiful home overlooking the ocean for a song. Then the siblings discover that the house is haunted by the ghosts of two women … and these two ghosts are battling over the life of the woman Roddy loves.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm

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