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December 12, 2023 · 5:24 pm

IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Runs Jan. 12-28

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Dayton Playhouse
Jan. 12-28
[Dayton]

Directed by Kathy Clark

Cast: Laura Bay, Jenny Clemens, Marc Driscoll, Landon Drumm, Price Dunlap, Hariong Gu, Jamie Pavlofsky, Michael Shannon & Alicia Wagner

This is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school. and to the gallery of characters that inhabit it, as they look back on their high schools”. Charming, funny, touching and likable […] it’s a gentle, low-key piece that wins its way by being so enjoyable. Somehow it touches a common chord; audiences can relate to it, and to the gallery of characters that inhabit it, as they look back on their high school days from 10 to 20 years on.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 21 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm

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December 12, 2023 · 5:22 pm

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Runs Jan. 12-14

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The Story Collective of Cincinnati
Jan. 12-14
Mason Community Playhouse

Cast: Karly Danos as Truvy, Marianne Adae as Annelle, Dee Anne Bryll as Clairee, Jocelyn Sluka as Ouiser, Kayla Stroud as Shelby & Susan Jung as M’Lynn

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

  • Fri, Jan. 12 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Jan. 13 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 14 at 3pm

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December 11, 2023 · 6:38 pm

BOEING, BOEING Runs Jan. 12-14

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PAI Sharonville Center Stage
Jan. 12-14
Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

BOEING, BOEING takes place in a single day for self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down, and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 12-13 at 7pm
  • Sun, Jan. 14 at 2pm

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December 11, 2023 · 6:37 pm

RUMORS Runs Jan. 11-28

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Mariemont Players Inc.
Jan. 11-28
Walton Creek Theatre

Directed by Ed Cohen
Produced by Vicki Rafferty

Cast: Ryan Bowron as Ken Gorman, Katey Blood as Chris Gorman, Eric Day as Lenny Ganz, Kathie Labanz as Claire Ganz, Forrest Fairley as Ernie Cusack, Arlene Balczo as Cookie Cusack, Aaron Whitehead as Glen Cooper, Kate Mock Elliott as Cassie Cooper, Arny Stoller as Officer Ben Welch & Steve Balczo as Officer Pudney

At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.​

As their tenth wedding anniversary commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.

  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 11-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 14 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Jan. 20 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 21 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 25-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm

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December 5, 2023 · 4:28 pm

ONLY ROSE Runs Jan. 5-13

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CenterStage Players of Ohio
Jan. 5-13
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Dennis Murphy
Produced by Rebecca Coots

Cast: John Simpson as Tennessee Williams, Nick Dunker as Tom Williams, Mary Jo Bissmeyer as Rose Williams, Amy Eyers as Edwina Williams, Caleb Lindsey as Dakin Williams, Lisa Breithaupt as Grand/Nurse/Audrey Woods, Rusty Lacy as Carson McCullers/Miss Titania &
Michael Sanchez as Frank Merlo

In this original work by Dennis Murphy, Only Rose explores the poignant relationship between playwright Tennessee Williams and his sister, Rose, who was the most enduring relationship of his life and the inspiration for The Glass Menagerie as well as other Williams’ plays.  In this play, Tennessee is confronted by his younger self (Tom) for an evening of self-evaluation in order to answer the question: Did Tennessee abandon Rose when she needed him the most?  Behind the scenes from Williams’ life, Only Rose explores the human need to connect and what can happen when that connection is broken.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 7 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 11-13 at 7:30pm

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