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February 13, 2025 · 5:17 pm

MY WILLIAM SHATNER MAN CRUSH Runs March 7-16

MY WILLIAM SHATNER MAN CRUSH
Xenia Area Community Theatre
March 14-23
[Xenia]

Directed by Nikki Lange & T.C. Kimmet

Cast: Frank Raynor as Randy, Ryan Kimmet as Frank, Wade Davis as Tony, Mary McKinley as Jenny, Anna Blair as Zora, Sasha Kozlova as June, Edith Waugh as Sadie & Trenton Napier as Announcer/Others

Three nerdy roommates and the woman who likes one of them…The problem is that she won’t say which one she likes.

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

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February 13, 2025 · 6:13 am

THE CURE Runs March 14-23

THE CURE
Dayton Playhouse
March 14-23
[Dayton]

Directed by Sarah Caplan

Cast: Heather Martin as Joan, Jared Mola as Matt et al, Chelsea Jenkins as Nancy, Mikki McKenzie as Amanda, Andrea Wintrow as Annette & Audrey Albers as Dagney

Winner and Audience Favorite of FutureFest 2024.
When her twenty-four year old son wills himself to death and donates all his organs, Joan goes on a quest to understand why.  Along the way, she meets five of the organ recipients who all seem to remind her of different parts of her son’s personality, but it’s not until she meets her son’s heart that she finally realizes the truth.

  • Fri-Sat, March 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 16 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 23 at 2pm

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February 13, 2025 · 6:10 am

FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE and THE BUTLER DID IT Runs Feb. 14-23

FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE and THE BUTLER DID IT
Actor’s Theatre Fairborn
Feb. 14-23
[Fairborn]

Directed by Sabrina Kilbourne
Come join the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein at their 1956 Annual Quiche Breakfast, where they pay tribute to the most perfect food in the world, the egg. Secrets will be revealed and laughs will be had, as the women face the unknown… and the possibility of a world without eggs.

Directed by Craig Smith Next, enjoy a classic whodunit comedy, where nothing is as it seems! This cast of colorful characters, plenty of misunderstandings, and, of course, a butler, create a witty and entertaining mystery that is sure to make you laugh out loud.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 16 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat. Feb. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 3pm

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February 11, 2025 · 5:04 pm

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Runs March 13-April 6

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
March 13-April 6
[West Price Hill]

Directed by Dee Anne Bryll
Music Directed by Ryan Heinrich
Choreographed by Cassidy Steele

Cast: Christopher Wells as Don Lockwood, Kayla Stroud as Kathy Selden, Cian Steele as Cosmo Brown, Marissa Poole as Lina Lamont, John Langley as RF Simpson, Grace Caccavari as Dora Bailey/Miss Dinsmore/Ensemble, Cassidy Steele as Zelda Zanders/Ensemble, Trey Finkenstead as Roscoe Dexter/Ensemble, Evan Rogers as Rod/Diction Teacher/Ensemble, Issiah Current as Production Singer/Ensemble, Zach Treinen as Ensemble/Sound Engineer/Assistant Director, Amanda Sant as Olga Mara/Ensemble, Logan Chaput as Ensemble/Policeman/Assistant Director, Caleb Freed as Ensemble/Assistant Director & Mitchell Wolking as Ensemble/Sid Phillips
Ensemble Dancers: Cassidy Perme, Rachael Petranek, Haley Haskin, Jordan Ward, and Emmie Brewer

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline – the starlet, the leading man, and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers. Complete with technicolor costumes, show-stopping dance numbers, and an onstage rainstorm, audiences of all ages will delight in this glorious musical fantasy.

  • Thu, March 13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 16 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 23 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 30 at 2pm
  • Thu, April 3 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 6 at 2pm

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February 11, 2025 · 5:03 pm

FINDING MICKEY MANTLE On March 11

FINDING MICKEY MANTLE by Wendy Vogel
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
March 11
Aronoff Center Fifth Third Bank Theater [Downtown]

A foster kid who’s aged out of the system, Marie thinks she’s finally found stability, moving in with her boyfriend Logan and his grandmother, Nan. When Logan is killed in an accident, Marie is left pregnant and alone, except for Nan. And when she finds a million-dollar baseball card among Nan’s hoarder-house boxes, she must decide whom she can trust, whom she must protect, and what family truly means.

About the Author
Wendy is a veterinarian, cancer survivor, playwright, and author.  Her many novels include the Horizon Alpha sci-fi series from Future House Publishing, and she is currently working on a horror-themed board game story for a well-known game publisher. She lives with husband Andrew and a houseful of special needs cats.

  • Tue, March 11 at 7:30pm

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