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October 17, 2023 · 8:26 pm

GENDER BENDER 5.0 Runs Oct. 27-Nov. 4

MCP_Gender Bender 5GENDER BENDER 5.0
Mason Community Players
Oct. 27-Nov. 4
Mason Community Playhouse

Directed & produced by Peyton Hahn
Music direction by Jon Scheiding

Cast: Shell Bellamy, Brendan Blackburn, Evan Blanton, Eva Bower, Tim Breithaupt, Mollie Bryson, Kimary Carlson, Alisha Flaherty, Nicole Forbus, Paula Gerhardt, Tosha Gibson, Lara Gonzalez, Eric Grimm, Paul Henkler, Darien Hewitt, Spencer Jones, Holly Kothe, Lacey Knauer, Bri Landrum, Krista Lynn, Amanda Marasch, Lolo Pateras, Mike Pateras, Sadie Petry, Genna Pisano, Giulia Pisano, Charlie Rader, Ria Rader, Niki Rasmussen, Justin Reilmann, Riley Ritze, Gail Rudolph, Gaylene May Schumacher, Chris Toney & Maddie Wilkerson

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 3-4 at 8pm

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October 17, 2023 · 8:18 pm

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS Runs Oct. 26-Nov. 12

HRTC_Angry Raucous and Shamelessly GorgeousANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS
Human Race Theatre Company
Oct. 26-Nov. 12
The Loft [Dayton]

Directed by Torie Wiggins

Cast: Bryana Bentley as Precious “Pete” Watson, Kyndra Dyanne Jefferies as Betty Samson, Keisha Kemper as Anna Campbell & Marva M.B Williams-Parker as Kate Hughes

After decades of self-imposed exile in Amsterdam, actress Anna Campbell and her manager Betty Sampson receives an invitation to remount their controversial performance piece “Naked Wilson.” Uncertain of her reception, Anna auditions her possible replacement, an ambitious young performer whose experience is limited to the adult entertainment industry. These two women confront their differing world views with humor and grace–and still manage to find common ground.

  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 26-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Nov. 2-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 5 at 2pm
  • Wed, Nov. 8 at 7pm
  • Thu-Fri, Nov. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 11 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 12 at 2pm

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October 17, 2023 · 8:17 pm

MISERY Runs Oct. 26-Nov. 4

TLD_MiseryMISERY
TheatreLab Dayton
Nov. 2-4
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

  • Thu, Nov. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Nov. 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 4 at 2pm & 8pm

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October 16, 2023 · 6:32 pm

THE HEAD OF PEARL BRYAN Runs Nov. 3-4

FT_The Head of Pearl BryanTHE HEAD OF PEARL BRYAN
Falcon Theatre
Nov. 3-4
[Newport]

Written by Paul Strickland & Erika Kate MacDonald
Directed by Clint Ibele

Cast: Eileen Earnest & Tony Newton

Everyone knows the story of Pearl Bryan – or do we? Surprisingly, this notorious and mysterious tale of the murder of a young woman in 1896 in Ft Thomas still manages to baffle both the casual as well as professional historian to this day, especially because her head was never found. Countless books and murder ballads about the victim, her murderers, their trial in Newport, and the people who were drawn into what was once described as “the crime of the century”, as well as theories of what became of her head, abound.

  • Fri, Nov. 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 4 at 4pm & 8pm

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October 16, 2023 · 5:45 pm

NIGHTFALL WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE Runs Oct. 20-29

XACT_NightfallNIGHTFALL WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Oct. 20-29
[Xenia]

Directed by Dee Berdine

Cast: Dustin Evans as Edgar Allan Poe in “The Raven” and “The Tell Tale Heart,” Ryan Kimmet as Edgar in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Zachary White as Roderick Usher in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Misty White as Madeline in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Onyx Davis as Raven in “The Raven”, Judge in “The Pit and the Pendulum”, & Police Officer in “The Tell Tale Heart,” Jonah Reed as Edgar Allan Poe in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Kirk Bass as Sante in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Dean Shipley as Old Man in “The Tell Tale Heart,” and Edith Waugh as Judge in “The Pit and  the Pendulum” and Police Officer in “The Tell Tale Heart”

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself — and us — that he’s not mad. The spell he weaves brings us a highly theatrical adaptation of four tales Poe himself considered his best: “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21 at 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 22 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 27-28 at 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 3pm

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