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March 19, 2024 · 6:50 pm

MARIAN, OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD Runs April 11-20

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Mount St. Joseph University Theatre Arts
April 11-20
[Delhi]

Directed by Carolyn Guido Clifford

Cast: Claudia Covarrubias as Marian/Robin, Abby Simon as Alanna Dale, Connor Curtin as Sheriff/Friar Tuck, Brennin Sanders as Little John/Guard 2, Elizabeth Keller as Lady Shirley/Lenny, Nathaniel Sweeney as Prince John/Tanner, Zoe Nienaber as Will Scarlett/Theo, Luke Riedlinger as Much/Guard 1 & Macy Ilg as Lucy/Tommy

Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble?Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle. A play about selfishness and selflessness and love deferred and the fight. Always the fight. The fight must go on. Contains adult situations.

  • Thu-Sat, April 11-13 at 7pm
  • Fri, April 19 at 7pm
  • Sat, April 20 at 2pm

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March 19, 2024 · 6:42 pm

LYSISTRATA Runs April 5-14

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Xenia Area Community Theatre
April 5-14
[Xenia]

Directed by T.C. Kimmet & Nikki Lange

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This is a modern twist of an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Much like the original, Lyssa persuades the women of the nearby cities to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. Because of the adult language, sexual innuendo, and adult themes presented in this play, it is not recommended for audience members 17 years of age or younger. This play contains mention of sex/masturbation, sexism, sexual abuse, and violence.

  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 7pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 7pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 3pm

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March 18, 2024 · 9:31 pm

MECURIAL LANDSCAPES Runs April 5-7

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Cincinnati Ballet
April 5-7
Aronoff Center for the Arts [Downtown]

Cincinnati Ballet presents Rep 4—Mercurial Landscapes, featuring four dynamic contemporary works.

Mercurial Landscapes features the title work created by choreographer Jodie Gates, set to Max Richter’s ethereal re-composition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; a world premiere by Rena Butler, choreographic associate for the progressive Gibney Dance Company in New York, with costume design by Asha Ama Bias-Daniels, a Cincinnati-based fashion designer and artist; and Petit Mort and Sechs Tänze, set to the music of Mozart by Jiří Kylián, world-renowned artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater.

  • Fri, April 5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 6 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 2pm

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March 17, 2024 · 8:51 pm

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Runs April 12-May 5

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Kelly Mengelkoch as Beatrice in William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” directed by Jeremy Dubin. Photo by Mikki Schaffner

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
April 12-May 5
[Over-the-Rhine]

Cast: Kelly Mengelkoch* as Beatrice, Geoffrey Warren Barnes II* as Benedick, Beasley as Don John, Gina Gerimele-Mechley as Friar/Watch, Billy Chance* as Don Pedro, Cory Davenport* as Dogberry, Meirka Girten* as Sexton/Watch/Ursula, Hannah Gregory as Hero, Courtney Lucien* as Balthasar/Verges, Katie Mitchell as Margaret, Barry Mulholland* as Leonato, Jason Pavlovich as Conrad, Patrick Earl Phillips* as Borrachio & Ray K. Soeum as Claudio

No romantic comedy is complete without a couple of lovers, their group of scheming friends, and a destination wedding. Hero and Claudio may have found their other half, but their friends, the two fiery, and staunchly single, Beatrice and Benedick, can’t stand each other. Good thing the other wedding guests are on hand to trick the hapless couple into falling hopelessly in love. You’re invited to this witty rom com complete with rumors, enemies-to-lovers, and saucy gossip. And if Beatrice and Benedick both believe “it’s not me, it’s you,” maybe it is Much Ado About Nothing.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, April 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 25-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 2-4 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 2pm

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March 17, 2024 · 8:19 pm

I BET YOUR LIFE Runs April 12-21

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Springboro Community Theatre
April 12-21
Springboro Performing Arts Center

Directed by Carly Risenhoover-Peterson

Cast: Christina Wenzell as Stacy, Michael J Schumacher as Greg, Jim Brown as Matt, Victoria Hoover as Laura, Sasha Kozlova as Gerta, TJ Montgomery as Burton, Kat McGrail as Lila, Rob Breving as Ira & Janet Wasson as Henrietta

Hilarious situations, clever dialogue, intriguing romance and surprise twists make this breezy comedy a delight. Soap opera author Matthew Stoddard has written a screenplay about a terminally ill man who hires a hitman to kill him and then finds out he was misdiagnosed. Matt’s agent and best friend, Greg, thinks the plot is not feasible so Matt contacts a gangster and arranges for an incognito hitman to join them at a dinner party in the country to prove his point. Circumstances place a real hitman among the guests and the action accelerates as they try to find out who it is before the deadline. Stacy, secretary and love interest to both men, does her best to help them solve the identity question as surprise after surprise thwarts them. Is the whole scheme really a con game? And who cons the con man? And who is conning them all?

  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 2pm

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