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KELLY THE DESTROYER VS THE SPRINGFIELD COBRAS Runs Oct. 20-29

WSU_Kelly the DestroyerKELLY THE DESTROYER VS THE SPRINGFIELD COBRAS
Wright State University
Oct. 20-29
Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Jamie Cordes

Kelly, a new student at Cotesville Magnet High School, faces a school where testing is everything, everything is testing, and some of the students are really weird. Kelly and her new friends discover that the educational consultant reforming the school is secretly turning the students into high-performing, brainwashed cobras! It’s up to Kelly to uncover the truth and save the school before it’s too late!

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 22 at 2pm
  • Fri, Oct. 27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, OPct. 29 at 2pm

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THE ADVENTURE’S CLUB Runs Oct. 20-21

PAI_The Adventurers ClubTHE ADVENTURE’S CLUB
PAI Sharonville Center Stage
Oct. 20-21
Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

Interactive murder mystery.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21 at 8pm

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC Runs Oct. 19-22

XUT_The Sound of MusicTHE SOUND OF MUSIC
Xavier University Theatre
Oct. 19-22
Gallagher Student Center Theatre [Evanston]

Directed by Suann Pollock
Music directed by Becky Childs
Choreographed by Charolyn Guido Clifford

One of the most beloved musicals of all time, THE SOUND OF MUSIC follows the inspirational story of an exuberant governess who brings music and joy back to a broken family. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family are forced to make a moral and life-changing decision. The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein, THE SOUND OF MUSIC features a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, “The Sound of Music.” Adult situations and content.

  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sat-Sun, Oct. 21-22 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Runs Oct. 19-28

CCM_Let the Right One InLET THE RIGHT ONE IN
UC College-Conservatory of Music & Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Oct. 19-28
Patricia Corbett Theater [University Heights]

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Featuring: Barry Mulholland, Kelly Mengelkoch, Geoffrey Barnes II and Billy Chace

An enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story adapted from the bestselling novel and award-winning film. Oskar is a bullied, lonely teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town when a series of sinister killings rock the neighborhood. Eli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. She doesn’t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. What Oskar doesn’t know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time. For mature audience, includes sexual situations, violence, blood and gore. This play is not appropriate for children 12 and under. Parents strongly cautioned.

  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 21 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 22 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 28 at 2pm & 8pm

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GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY Runs Oct. 17-29

BIC_Girl From the North Country170GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY
Broadway in Cincinnati
Oct. 17-29
Aronoff Center Procter & Gamble Hall [Downtown]

Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From The North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs of Bob Dylan as they’ve never been heard before, including “Forever Young,” “All Along The Watchtower,” “Hurricane,” “Slow Train Coming,” and “Like A Rolling Stone”.

It’s 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota. We meet a group of wayward travelers whose lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Experience this ‘profoundly beautiful’ production (The New York Times) brought to vivid life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians.

  • Tue-Thu, Oct. 17-19 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Oct. 20 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 21 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 22 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Tue-Thu, Oct. 24-26 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Oct. 27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 29 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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