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THE FERRYMAN Runs June 30-July 9

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Commonwealth Students Artists Theatre
June 30-July 9
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

The Ferryman is set in Northern Ireland in 1981, during the height of the Troubles. Quinn, a former terrorist, has swapped his career with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) for a life on the farm in rural Armagh. He now lives with his sickly wife, their children, his sister-in-law and nephew. The IRA murdered Quinn’s brother, Seamus, when he was just twenty years old and his body has only recently been discovered. He was one of the sixteen men and women who were killed and buried in unknown locations during the 1970s, leaving their family unsure as to whether they were alive or dead. Seamus was apparently shot dead following Quinn’s defection from the IRA in 1972, and a threateningly influential IRA member, Muldoon, now comes to pay Quinn a visit. He is keen to ensure that there are no further repercussions to the IRA’s cause, now Seamus’ murder has come to light.

  • Fri-Sat, June 30-July 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 2 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 9 at 2pm

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GREASE Runs June 29-July 16

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Brookville Community Theatre
June 29-July 16
[Brookville, Oh.]

Directed by James Nelson

Cast: Lizzie Salata as Sandy, Adonis Lemke as Danny, Caden Phillips as Kenickie, Chey Williford as Rizzo, Lindsay Hinds as Frenchy, Kevin Willardson as Doody, Lilly Petty as Marty, Kendal Garrett as Roger/Teen Angel, Laura Robbins as Jan, Debbi Robbins as Miss Lynch, Mark Van Luvender as Vince Fontaine, Jonah Sievers as Sonny, Mary Tarkany as Patty, Jay Norman as Eugene & Erica Flory as Cha-Cha/Ensemble
Ensemble: Zayn Van Luvender, Katelyn Hanes, Kris Schmitt & Alexis Lambert

  • Thu-Sat, June 29-July 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 2 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 6-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 9 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 13-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 16 at 3pm

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DEAR EDWINA JR. Runs June 29-July 1

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Tree County Players
June 29-July 1
[Greensburg, Ind.]

Directed by Morgan Kramer
Produced by Amanda Gault

Dear Edwina JR. is a heartwarming musical about the joys of growing up, from the creators of Junie B. Jones, The Musical. Written in a “show-within-a-show” format, Dear Edwina JR. is the perfect “girl power” musical for a new generation.

Dear Edwina JR. follows the adventures of plucky advice-giver-extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple, as she directs the neighborhood kids in a series of buoyant production numbers for the latest edition of her weekly “Advice-a-Palooza.” Edwina and her friends share wisdom on everything from trying new foods to making new friends, through clever, catchy and poignant songs.

  • Thu-Sat, June 29-July 1 at 7pm

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING on June 24

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CenterStage Players
June 24
College Hill Wolterman Memorial Park Dee Dunn Pavilion 

Directed by Parker Culp
Produced by Fred Hunt

Cast: Abigail Dirr as Beatrice, Joe Hamzy as Benedick, Parker Culp as Claudio, Anna-Grace Rose as Hero, Preston Koeninger as Don Pedro, Michael Gettinger as Don John, Mark Culp as Conrad, Mike Williams as Borachio, Evie Howard as Ursula & Francis Seacole, Ryan Vaughan as Balthasar & Sexton, Ken Macke as Leonato, Rebecca Coots as Atonio, Frances RTM Boyle as Dogberry, Angela K Boyle as Verges, Trisha Cooper as Hugh Oatcake & Burt McCollom as Friar Francis

Come join us for a staged reading of William Shakespeare’s classic ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ as we dedicate the Dee Dunn Pavilion. Dee had a long legacy with CenterStage Players and the Cincinnati Theatre Community and we can’t think of a better way to honor her and her contributions to our activity. Admission is free – bring a lawn chair and enjoy an evening of theatre.

  • Sat, June 24 at 7pm

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MUSICALS SHE WROTE: Celebrating Women Songwriters Runs June 23-July 1

CMT_Musicals She WroteMUSICALS SHE WROTE: Celebrating Women Songwriters 
Cincinnati Music Theatre
June 23-July 1
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

Directed by Joe Stollenwerk
Music Direction by Joel Kurzynski
Choreography by JV Katz
Produced by Megan Williams and Eric Bardes

Cast: Carter Bechtol, Lisa Breithaupt, Emily Bruns, Mollie Bryson, Kennedy Florence, Peyton Hahn, Anna Snyder, Lori Valentine, Julie Wartner & Monica Weber

Musical Theatre songwriting has always been a boys’ club. But women have been writing musicals—a lot of them—since the 19th century! This revue will trace the history of women writing music or lyrics from the early days of operetta and musical comedy through the Golden Age, the Post-Golden Age, and today. From early songs you might not know were written by a woman—“Ah Sweet Mystery of Life” and “Hey Big Spender”—to the feminist anthems in A…My Name is Alice and I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road up to the last decade’s explosion of women writing musicals from the serious to the ridiculous.

  • Fri, June 23 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 24 at 4pm & 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 30 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, July 1 at 4pm & 7:30pm

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