Category Archives: On Stage

PUSS IN BOOTS Runs Jan. 19-21

THT_Puss in BootsPUSS IN BOOTS
Town Hall Theatre
Jan. 19-21
[Centerville]

Who’s the cleverest cat in the kingdom? Who else? Puss in Boots! Tom, the miller’s son, is left his father’s cat for an inheritance. He expected to get the family mill. Unfortunately, that went to his bossy elder sister, Gabrielle. The cat, however, is no one’s fool. He promises that if Tom gets him a pair of boots he will make his fortune. Once he has the footwear and becomes Puss In Boots, the cat sets out on an amazing adventure. It involves meeting the King, the Queen and the lovely Princess Pam, who Puss thinks will make a nice wife for his master! There is only one real obstacle to the cat’s brilliant scheming — The Great Ogre! This scary creature lives in a magnificent castle high on a mountaintop. He eats trees and keeps prisoners in the dungeon, where they are fed nothing but oyster crackers. By the final curtain, all of the cat’s plans have come to pass, and we’ve met a hilarious cast of characters, including the Ogre’s giggling bride-to-be and her snobbish mother, the Ogre’s servants and his comical dog, who’d like a new owner.

  • Fri, Jan. 19 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Jan. 20-21 at 3pm

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WAIT UNTIL DARK Runs Jan. 25-Feb. 18

CCPA_Wait Until DarkWAIT UNTIL DARK
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Jan. 25-Feb. 18
[West Price Hill]

Directed by Corrie Danieley

Cast: Anna Hazard as Susan Hendrix, Geoffrey Simmons as Harry Post, Douglas Fries as Mike Talman, Rhys Boatwright as Sergeant Carlino, Sophie Stockton as Gloria & Dan Robertson as Sam Hendrix

Forty-seven years after WAIT UNTIL DARK premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott’s 1966 original, giving it even more menace and suspense! In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind yet capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play out this classic thriller’s chilling conclusion. Considered one of the scariest moments ever.

  • Thu, Jan. 25 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 4 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm

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HOME BREW THEATRE VII Runs Jan. 19-21

TDW_Home Brew 7HOME BREW THEATRE VII
The Drama Workshop
Jan. 19-21
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

HOME BREW THEATRE 7 will be the seventh installment TDW’s celebration of local playwrights and local beer. Join us for a selection of witty and thought-provoking ten- minute plays by local authors, and a chance to raise a glass with the actors, directors and writers at a post-performance reception. It’s a TDW tradition and has quickly become the premier short play festival in town!

THE FENCE
By Robb Willoughby
Directed by Jeff Nieman
Cast: Jimmy Jackson, Eric Thomas & Rose Vanden Eynden

HOPE SPRINGS A TURTLE
By Bill Brohaugh and Lisa Holt
Directed by Suzanne Stymiest
Cast: Kat Falk & Susan Smith

I’M FRIGGIN’ RETIRED
By Eric Thomas
Directed by Jessie Faye
Cast: Victoria Covarrubias, Cat Cook, Justin Hanks, Elizabeth Hickerson, Tim Rogers and Andrew Theademan

JUST LISTEN
By Teri Foltz
Directed by Nick Dunker
Cast: Clint Bramkamp & Amy Sullivan

OCCUPATIONS
by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Diane Senffner
Cast: Justin Hanks, Colleen McElroy, MIchael Scarpelli & Lisa White

PET THERAPY
By Christie Bishop
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Hoback
Cast: Justin Hanks, Kathryn Muck & Rose Vanden Eynden

THE ROYAL TREATMENT
By Alan Jozwiak
Directed by Adam Drake
Cast: Will Christman, Katie Jensen & Kathryn Muck

THE RULES
By Jessie Faye
Directed by K.B. Scheiding
Cast: Will Christman, Kathryn Muck, Andrew Theademan & Maddy Weinkam

SQUIRRELS IN A KNOTHOLE
By Peter D. Stavros
Directed by Allie Webber
Cast: Jamie Ball, Ray Lebowski & Tim Rogers

STABBED IN THE BACKWARDS
By Fred Tacon
Directed by Micheal Kiser
Cast: Bob Brunner, Cat Cook, Elizabeth Hickerson, Steve Krieger, Michael Scarpelli & Kaitlin Schiltz

  • Fri, Jan. 19 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 20 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 21 at 2pm

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THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Runs Jan. 18-Feb. 11

LAC_The Marvelous WonderettesTHE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
Jan. 18-Feb. 11
[Springboro]

This smash off-Broadway hit takes you to a 1958 high school prom where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! Featuring over 30 throwback 50’s and 60’s hits like “Mr. Sandman,” “Lollipop,” “Lipstick On Your Collar,” “Respect,” “It’s In His Kiss,” and “It’s My Party,” The Marvelous Wonderettes is a musical trip down memory lane that will have you humming along in your seat!

  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 18-19 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Jan. 20 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 21 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 25-26 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Jan. 27 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 1-2 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 3 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 4 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 8-9 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 10 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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[title of show] Runs Jan. 17-28

TLD_Title of Show[title of show]
TheatreLab Dayton
Jan. 17-28
TheatreLab Dayton Studio [Dayton]

Directed by Mackensie King

Cast: Allie Haines as Heidi, Abby Hoggatt as Susan, Philip Drennen as Hunter & Zach Gregus as Jeff

[title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical starring themselves and their attractive and talented ladyfriends, Susan and Heidi. Their musical, [title of show], gets into the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and becomes a hit. Then it gets an off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, and wins three Obie Awards! Then it’s announced that their musical is going to Broadway and people start seeing this blurb everywhere! They read that The New York Times called [title of show] “DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line.” Fully intrigued, those people snatch up tickets and help make Hunter and Jeff’s life-long dream come true!

  • Wed-Thu, Jan. 17-18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 21 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Jan. 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm

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