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August 15, 2023 · 6:20 am

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Runs Aug. 25-Sept. 1

MTC_Sound of MusicTHE SOUND OF MUSIC
Merit Theatre Company
Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Anderson Center

Directed and produced by Benjamin and Kaitlyn Iocco
Vocal Direction by Marnie Lemma
Conducted by Benjamin Price
Choreographed by Jerry Armelli, Mia Armelli, and Danielle Ashley

Cast: Rachel Cobbs as Maria Rainer, Holly Price as Mother Abbess, Chris Murphy as Captain Georg von Trapp, Dylan Shelton as Franz, Marnie Lemma as Frau Schmidt, Corinne Baumann as Liesl von Trapp, Owen Iles as Friedrich von Trapp, Molly Crimmins as Louisa von Trapp, Luca Brol as Kurt von Trapp, Claire Hunkler as Brigitta von Trapp, Evelyn Heubach as Marta von Trapp, Zoe Lemma as Gretl von Trapp, Austin Mills as Rolf Gruber, Delaney O’Toole as Elsa Schraeder, Alex DeVore as Max Detweiler, Miriam Cantwell as Sister Berthe/Frau Zeller, Mariah Smith as Sister Margaretta, Bernadette Calvino as Sister Sophia, Bob Dronberger as Baron Elberfeld, Cheryl Eresman as Baroness Elberfeld, Matt Dentino as Herr Zeller & John Dorney as Admiral von Schreiber
Ensemble: Olivia Barthauer, Morgan Becker, Cheryl Eresman, Gregg Farrier, Mark Kozelek, Maggie Lemma, Marnie Lemma, Grace Manning, Max McDaniel, Veronica Nies, Sydney Orndorff, Kate Pahls, Erika Sammond, Kenna Scott, Josephine Shaut, Ethan Wecklery & Adria Whitfill

One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In 1938 Austria, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a broken family, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power.

  • Fri, Aug. 25 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 26 ta 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 27 at 3pm
  • Thu, Aug. 31 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 1 at 7:30pm

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August 15, 2023 · 6:09 am

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Runs Aug. 24-26

TREE_August Osage CountyAUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Tree County Players
Aug. 24-26
[Greensburg, Ind.]

Directed by Sean Durbin

Cast: Tom Flemming as Beverly Weston, Lori Durbin as Violet Weston, Allie Myers as Barbara Fordham, Erich Davies as Bill Fordham, Taylor Dennis as Jean Fordham, Julie Webster as Ivy Weston, Toni Kellems as Karen Weston, Shawna Schroeder as Mattie Fae Aiken, Bob Eister as Charlie Aiken, Rocky Miano as Little Charles Aiken, Liza as Johnna Monevata, Conlin Durbin as Steve Heidebrecht & Devin Morgan as Sheriff Deon Gilbeau

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best New Play, August: Osage County centers around the Weston family, brought together after their patriarch, world-class poet and alcoholic Beverly Weston, disappears. The matriarch, Violet, depressed and addicted to pain pills and “truth-telling,” is joined by her three daughters and their problematic lovers, who harbor their own deep secrets, her sister Mattie Fae and her family, well-trained in the Weston family art of cruelty, and finally, the observer of the chaos, the young Cheyenne housekeeper Johnna, who was hired by Beverly just before his disappearance. Holed up in the large family estate in Osage County, Oklahoma, tensions heat up and boil over in the ruthless August heat. Bursting with humor, vivacity, and intelligence, August: Osage County is both dense and funny, vicious and compassionate, enormous and unstoppable. Contains strong language and intense subject matter, including drug use, suicide, addiction, sexual references, and intergenerational trauma. Intended for mature audiences only. Recommended for ages 18+.

  • Thu-Sat, Aug. 24-26 at 7pm

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August 13, 2023 · 7:39 pm

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Runs Aug. 18-20

SISP_Midsummer Nights DreamA MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Shakespeare in South Park
Aug. 18-20
South Park Green [Dayton]

Directed by Jene Rebbin Shaw

Cast: Galen Wilson as Theseus, Duke of Athens, Susan Robert as Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, his bride, Elizabeth Horner as Philostrate, John Wysong as Egeus, Maura Piroch as Helena, Mary Beringer as Hermia, Chris Petree as Lysander, Benjamin Hedrick as Demetrius, Ray Geiger as Oberon, King, Kelly Johnson as Titania, Queen, Amelia Merithew as Puck, Oberon’s servant, Heather Atkinson as First Fairy, Phyllis Tonne as Second Fairy/Musician, Erin Bailey as Peaseblossom, Cindy Myers as Cobweb, Ruthey Schultz as Moth, Amanda Korb as Mustardseed, Athenian workmen, Wayne Wolfe as Peter Quince, a would-be playwright, David Meadows as Nick Bottom, a weaver, Marcus McCarty-Towers as Francis Flute, a bellows-mender, Caleb Boquist as Snug, a joiner, Scott Randolph as Tom Snout, a tinker & Raymond Goerig as Robin Starveling, a tailor

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is made up of several interlocking plotlines, particularly the convoluted love story of Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius, and the disagreement between the fairy king Oberon and his queen Titania. Connecting these two storylines is Puck, Oberon’s mischievous fairy jester, who drives much of the action of the play. The frame narrative of Theseus’ marriage to Hippolyta in Athens is important, as its orderliness provides a contrast to the chaotic forest where magic reigns and the expected is constantly subverted.

  • Fri-Sun, Aug. 18-20 at 8pm

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August 6, 2023 · 8:52 am

DEARLY DEPARTED Runs Aug. 18-27

TCP_Dearly DepartedDEARLY DEPARTED
Tri-County Players
Aug. 18-27
Evendale Bell Tower Arts Pavilion

Directed by Nancy Hughes

Cast: Sharon Rose Tyahur as Raynelle, Robert Buchtman as Bud/Norval, Linda Roll as Marguerite, Jeff Nieman as Royce, Tim Rogers as Ray-Bud, Erica Beimesche as Lucille, Kiya Fix as Suzanne, James Ball as Junior, Katie McDaniel as Delightful, Mike Williams as Reverend Hooker, Melanie Herrick as Juanita, Sharon Buchtman as Veda, Rick Stein as Clyde & Judy Berrens as Nadine

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion.

  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 20 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 25-26 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 27 at 3pm

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August 6, 2023 · 8:34 am

MAN OF LA MANCHA Runs Aug. 16-Sept. 10

WFIT_Man of La ManchaMAN OF LA MANCHA
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
Aug. 16-Sept. 10
[East Price Hill]

Directed by Dee Anne Bryll
Music direction by Ryan Heinrich
Choreographed by Cassidy Steele

Cast: Rick Kramer as Don Quixote/Cervantes, Douglas X. Berlon as Sancho, Jamie Steele as Captain of the inquisition, Renee Stoltzfus as Aldonza, Dan Cohen as The Innkeeper/The Governor, Jonathan Andrews as Dr. Carrasco/The Duke, John Langley as The Padre, Emma Massey as Antonia, Madeline Stern as The Housekeeper, Aaron Whitehead as The Barber, Kelsey Schwarber as Fermia, Anna Berringer as ensemble and Rachel Petranek as ensemble
The Muleteers: Josh Van Nort, Phoenix Bills, Lawson Smith, Ray Garcia, Dylan Perez and Grant Zentmeyer

  • Wed-Thu, Aug. 16-17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 18-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 20 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Aug. 23-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 25-26 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 27 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Aug. 30-31 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 3 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Sept. 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm

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