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September 6, 2023 · 5:44 pm

MORE ROOM TO PLAY Runs Sept. 15-24

Cincinnati Ballet,

Cincinnati Ballet,

MORE ROOM TO PLAY
Cincinnati Ballet
Sept. 15-24
Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theatre [Downtown]

The annual Kaplan New Works series presents fresh and ambitious works from talented choreographers. This ambitious program will feature three world premieres from Tiler Peck, principal dancer with New York City Ballet; Houston Thomas, freelance choreographer and a second-soloist with the Dresden Semperoper Ballett and Cincinnati Ballet patron favorite David Morse. Thomas’ work is set to the music of Bohren & der Club of Gore, a German ambient/jazz band, and British musician cktrl; and the title work on the program, MORE ROOM TO PLAY, choreographed by David Morse.

  • Fri, Sept. 15 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 1pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 23 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 1pm

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September 6, 2023 · 5:33 pm

I HATE HAMLET Runs Sept. 15-24

TROY_logoI HATE HAMLET
Troy Civic Theatre
Sept. 15-24
[Troy]

Directed by Erin Gibbons

Cast: Madison Wells as Felicia Dantine, Doug Gibbons as Andrew Rally, Michelle Peterson as Deirdre McDavey, Grace Conkel as Lillian Troy, Michael Schumacher as John Barrymore & Derek Dunavent as Gary Peter Lefkowitz

Actor Andrew Rally has it all – a hit TV series, beautiful girlfriend, a devoted agent, the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park, and the perfect NYC apartment.  However, as his life starts to fall apart, the ghost of John Barrymore is summoned during a séance.  Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor’s destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew’s deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm

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September 1, 2023 · 8:07 am

THE CEMETERY CLUB Runs Sept. 15-24

SCT_The Cemetery ClubTHE CEMETERY CLUB
Springboro Community Theatre
Sept. 15-24
[Springboro]

Directed by Don Campbell

Cast: Jill Doster Evans as Ida, Kathy Campbell as Lucille, Donna Cason as Doris, Jim Spencer as Sam & Nancy Albert as Mildred

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet-tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm

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September 1, 2023 · 8:06 am

WINNIE-THE-POOH Runs Sept. 16-17

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Preble Players
Sept. 16-17
Garber Nature Center [Lewisburg, Oh.]

Preble Players welcomes you to this family comedy based on the book by A.A. Milne and adapted by Kristin Sergel. Winnie-the-Pooh is Christopher Robin’s little “bear of very little brain” who would like to drift peacefully through life, playing with Piglet, humming little tunes, and “eating a little something.” When Kanga arrives with her child, Roo, the residents of the 100-Acre woods become quite concerned because she brings something deeply concerning with her. Bring your lawn chair. There will be awnings set up for you to sit under.

  • Sat-Sun, Sept. 16-17 at 2pm

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August 31, 2023 · 5:58 am

THE PRODUCERS Runs Sept. 15-16

TLD_The ProducersTHE PRODUCERS
TheatreLab Dayton
Sept. 15-16
Victoria Theatre [Dayton]

The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime for Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends. Ages 13 and up.

  • Fri, Sept. 15 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 8pm

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