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August 24, 2023 · 6:00 pm

ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT Runs Sept. 8-16

MCP_Escanaba in da MoonlightESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT
Mason Community Players
Sept. 8-16
[Mason]

Directed by Ray Lebowski
Produced by Laureen Catlin with assistance by Mary Stan Fizer

Cast: Mark Culp as Albert Soady, Stephen Catlin as Reuben Soady, Justin Hanks as Remnar Soady, Matt Lovell as Jimmer Negamanee, Jim Cronin as Ranger Tom T. Treado & Jessie Faye as Moon Dance Soady

Escanaba in da Moonlight is a snapshot into the lives of the Soady men. Retreating to their “home away from home” in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan they can spend time together doing their two favorite things … drinking and bagging bucks. At 35, though, Reuben Soady is in danger of being the oldest family member in history without a buck to call his own. Laughs abound as you get a glimpse into this traditional male rite of passage as lived out in the unique “Yooper” way.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 14-16 a 8pm

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August 24, 2023 · 5:53 pm

CALENDAR GIRLS Runs Sept. 8-16

MLT_Calendar GirlsCALENDAR GIRLS
Middletown Lyric Theatre
Sept. 8-16
[Middletown]

Directed by Karen Oehler & Charley Shafor

Cast: Kathleen Muddiman Abrams, Peggy McDonald-Allen, Tim Breithaupt, Betty Coulter, Ginny Baker Johnson, Claudia Kasvin, Angie Markham, Mary Beth Benken Risenberg, Erin Marie Schwartz & Robert Willison

When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women’s Institute members to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Fri, Sept. 15 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 16 at 3pm

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August 23, 2023 · 8:42 am

BRIGHT STAR Runs Sept. 7-Oct. 1

CCPA_Bright StarBRIGHT STAR
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 7-Oct. 1
[West Price Hill]

Directed by Ed Cohen
Music directed by Mark Femia
Choreographed by Jenny Goodlett & Jay Goodlett

Cast: Bethany Kerr as Alice, Jordan Darnell as Margo, Michelle Shaffer as Mama Murphy, Elliot Handkins as Billy, Christopher Wells as Jimmy Ray, Jerrod Gruber as Daryl, Ryan J. Poole as Mayor, Greg Shaffer as Daddy Murphy, Harold Murphy as Daddy Cane, Gabe Schenker as Stanford/Dr. Norquist/Max, Carly Shepherd as Edna, Ashley O. Morton as Florence
Ensemble: Justine Reilmann, Kristin Kaufman, Amanda Marasch & Annie Schneider

Featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a true tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, they set out to understand her past—and find the power to transform both their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerful characters, BRIGHT STAR is refreshingly genuine and daringly hopeful.

  • Thu, Sept. 7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 14 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 21 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 28 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 1 at 2pm

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August 23, 2023 · 8:41 am

THIS IS TOM JONES! Runs Sept. 7-24

HRTC_This is Tom JonesTHIS IS TOM JONES!
Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 7-24
The Loft [Dayton]

Directed by Emily N. Wells

Cast: Patrick Earl Phillips as Man 1, Sara Mackie as Woman 1, Edwin Large as Man 2, Kelly Mengelkoch as Woman 2, Eb Madson as Man 3, Aleah Vassell as Woman 3, Kyle Mangold as Man 4, Melinda Porto as Woman 4 & Jamie Cordes as Man 5

Henry Fielding’s heart-throbbing masterpiece meets the frenzied, mop-top sounds of the 1960s known as the British Invasion. Aristocrats, wenches and scalawags abound in this bawdy and rollicking romp through the back roads and bedchambers of England.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Sept. 12-13 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 14-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Wed, Sept. 20 at 7pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 23 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm

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August 23, 2023 · 8:38 am

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Runs Sept. 7-24

MPI_Steel MagnoliasSTEEL MAGNOLIAS
Mariemont Players, Inc.
Sept. 7-24
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Megan Horton
Produced by Jennifer Day, Eric Day & Bill Geraghty

Cast: Anna Hazard as Annelle, Debbi Berlon as Truvy, Katie Jensen as Shelby, Stefanie Adams as M’Lynn, Cathy Lutts as Clairee & Tobie Braverman as Ouiser

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.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 16 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 17 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 21-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 24 at 2pm

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