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November 8, 2023 · 5:49 am

WINTER WONDERETTES Runs Dec. 1-17

TDW_Winter WonderettesWINTER WONDERETTES 
The Drama Workshop
Dec. 1-17
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Linda Abbott
Produced by Dennis Murphy

Cast: Clare Hingsbergen as Betty Jean, Virginia Venegas as Cindy Lou, Kelley Flaugher as Missy & Mary Ann Sprague as Suzy

Winter Wonderettes finds the all-girl vocal group The Wonderettes entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party! Featuring great ’60s versions of holiday classics such as “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Run, Rudolph, Run,” and “Winter Wonderland,” the result is, of course, marvelous! This energetic and glittering holiday package is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages!

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 14 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 2pm

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November 8, 2023 · 5:47 am

SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME Runs Dec. 1-10

XACT_Svetlanas First Christmas Away from HomeSVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Dec. 1-10
[Xenia]

Directed by Melodee Bass

Cast: Jakyah King as Obnoxious Norma, Ellie Benefiel as Oppositional Ophelia, Caleb Benefiel as Excitable Eddie, Peter Hobbe as Curious Carl, Desiree Gilles as Ruby Rumormonger, Thomas Jacobsen as Idea Izak, Deborah Benefiel as Silent Sally, Grace Conkel as Miss Anderson, Zachary White as Minister, Melanie Brown as Cook, Misty White as Stage Mom, Michelle Phillips as Mrs. Busybody, Edith Waugh as Mrs. Flugelhorn, AJ Rhonemus as Shepherd, Lily Brockney-Brown & Ed Menken (final show) as Wise Person 1, Wade Davis as Wise Person 2, Onyx Davis as Wise Person 3, Jonah Reed as Joseph, Zoe Shergill as Mary, Libby Phillips as Svetlana, Matthew Benefiel/Kirk Bass as Storyteller & Zachary White/Matthew Benefiel as Santa

A last-minute substitute attempts to preside over a Christmas pageant, which has devolved into chaos – unruly kids, a pushy parent, a church busybody, a kitchen on fire. And then there’s the foreign exchange student, who’s supposed to be the angel, who is in the restroom in tears because it’s her first Christmas away from home. Then something unexpected happens. Plus there will be a dramatic reading of A Night Before Christmas.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 1-2 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 3 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 8-9 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 10 at 3pm

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November 6, 2023 · 6:05 pm

A SEUSSIFIED CHRISTMAS CAROL with FIVE HOLIDAY SHORTS Runs Dec. 1-10

TCP_A Seussified Christmas CarolA SEUSSIFIED CHRISTMAS CAROL…
Tri-County Players
Dec. 1-10
Evendale Bell Tower 

with FIVE HOLIDAY SHORTS

  • A CHRISTMAS UNCAROL by Erich Thomas
  • GENXMAS by Bill Brohaugh & Lisa Holt
  • SANTA’s HARD ROAD TO HO by Bill Brohaugh & Lisa Holt
  • THE 50TH ANNUAL WINTER SNOWTACULAR by Sara Willis
  • HEARING ANGEL VOICES by A.K. Forbes

Directors: Judy Berrens, Trisha Cooper, Nathan Courtney & Narisa Williams

Cast: Heidi Beck, Stephen Beck, Nan Bongiani, Lori Bowling, Shelby Carter, Jay Fultz, Paul Henkelmann, Wayne Kirsch, Michael Knorr, Katie McDaniel, Sonya Neff, Nancy Rzonca, Rick Stein, Amy Sullivan, John Vanderplough, Michael Williams & Cathy Woodruff

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 3pm

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November 6, 2023 · 6:03 pm

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Runs Dec. 1-10

SSP_Charlottes WebCHARLOTTE’S WEB 
Sunset Players
Dec. 1-10
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Bob Kelley

  • Fri, Dec. 1 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 2-3 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 9-10 at 2pm

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November 6, 2023 · 5:59 pm

NUNCRACKERS Runs Dec. 1-9

MLT_NuncrackersNUNCRACKERS: The Nunsense Christmas Musical
Middletown Lyric Theatre
Dec. 1-9
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor
Musical Director/Pianist: Mary Ellen Clinard

Cast: Peggy Allen as Sister Mary Luke, Robert Brumberg as Father Virgil Manly Trott, Summer Evans as Sister Mary Paul, Grace Gould as Sister Mary Celeste, Mary Grace Griffith as Sister Mary Leo, Melodie Lanicca as Reverend Mother Mary Regina, Joey Mason as Brother Brendan Joseph, Abbie Miller as Sister Robert Anne, Mary Nunnery as Sister Mary Hubert & Karen Oehler as Sister Mary Wilhelm

Nuncrakers: The Nunsence Christmas Musical is the first “TV Special” taped by the sisters in their convent basement studio for Cable Access. It stars the nuns you love plus Father Virgil and some of Mt. Saint Helen’s most talented students. It features all new songs including: Twelve Days Prior to Christmas, Santa Ain’t Comin’ To Our House, We Three Kings of Orient Are Us, and It’s Better to Give Than To Receive. This show is filled with “Nunsense” humor, some of your favorite carols, a “Secret Santa,” and an uproarious take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet. Nuncrackers will make you laugh and maybe tug at your heartstrings. It’s the perfect way to insure your holiday season is merry and bright.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 3pm

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