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June 29, 2023 · 4:14 pm

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Runs July 20-22

ECT_Once upon a MattressONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Encore Community Theatre
July 20-22
Miami University Hamilton Parrish Auditorium

Cast: Alexandra Lander as Princess Winnifred, Lori Webman as Queen Agravain, Greg Henderson as King Sextimus, Josh Stothfang as Minstral, Clancey Butts as Prince Dauntless, Sam Domms as Sir Harry, Andrew Shamblin as The Wizard, Kait White-Ross as Lady Larken, Cameron Deville as Lady Rowena, Michael Wright as Jester, Hannah Portmann as Lady Lucille, Oliva Burkart as Sir Luce, Len Martin as Lady Merrill, Gabe Gardner as Sir Studley, Amelia Allen as Princess #12 & Catie Jo Carroll as Lady Mabelle
Ensemble: Samantha Hacker, Mackenzie Cunningham, Mary Kimble, Mercedes Petry, Meghan Cromer, Symone Garner, Aba Mandy, Malena Smith, Guys Perdikakis, Emily Cebulskie, Kristina Studdart, Rachel Grooms, Olivia Erb, Liz Lindon, Jennah Blair, Anna Helcher & Hanna Rose

If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.

  • Thu-Fri, July 20-21 at 7pm
  • Sat, July 22 at 2pm & 7pm

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June 28, 2023 · 7:19 pm

2022-2023 Orchid Awards for Fairfield Footlighters

fflAND THEN THERE WERE NONE

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Kayla Swelbar
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Cathy Judge
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Chase Engel
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Jacob Campbell
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Jeff Carter
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Kevin Noll
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Debbie Johnson
  • Excellence in Direction – Kate Brauer-Bell
  • Excellence in Producing – Anna Brown & Dan Schindler
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Shelby Carter

GOOD PEOPLE

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Alicia Friedman
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Gail Rudolph
  • Excellence in Direction – Darren Lee
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Good People’
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Neil Geoppinger

LOVE/SICK

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Bree Paxton
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Maggie Winstead
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Sammy Haven
  • Excellence in Direction – Chase Engel
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – D&G Designs
  • Excellence in Properties – Marijo Farley

MAMA WON’T FLY

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Darren Lee
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Lyndall Murray
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Debbie Johnson
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – D&G Designs
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Geoff Werbin
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Cathy Woodruff
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Denise Schnieders
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Mama Won’t Fly’
  • Excellence in Producing – Melissa Noll
  • Excellence in Properties – Dan Schindler & Jeanne Schindler

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June 28, 2023 · 7:10 pm

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Runs July 14-30

KRT_Million Dollar QuartetMILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Kincaid Regional Theatre
July 14-30
[Falmouth, Ky.]

A Tuesday night, shortly before Christmas 1956, four legends, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley gathered at the Sun Record recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where they’d launched their careers. Word soon leaked out of an impromptu jam session. A newspaper man who was there wrote, ‘This quartet could sell a million.’ Soon, they were dubbed the Million Dollar Quartet. This was their only performance, a cultural flashpoint that caught rock ‘n’ roll at the moment of creation.

  • Fri-Sat, July 14-15 at 7pm
  • Sun, July 16 at 2:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 21-22 at 7pm
  • Sun, July 23 at 2:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 28-29 at 7pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 2:30pm

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June 28, 2023 · 7:09 pm

MEAN GIRLS: High School Edition Runs July 14-23

CAST_Mean GirlsMEAN GIRLS: High School Edition
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 14-23
Turpin High School [Forest Hills]

After years in the making, Mean Girls: The Musical hits the stage with the favorite characters from the movie, powerful music, and timely pop culture and news references. Janis Sarkisian and Damian Hubbard welcome the audience to their “Cautionary Tale”: Cady Heron is the new girl at North Shore High School in Chicago, desperate to fit in and find friends. Janis and Damian befriend the new girl, and when The Plastics set their sights on Cady, Janis convinces naive Cady to be their “friend” in order to bring down Queen Bee Regina George’s reign. Along the way, Cady loses herself, her friends, and her crush, all for the chance to be popular and loved. When dethroned Regina gets revenge by releasing the Burn Book, Cady is brought down and must mend her broken relationships with Janis, Aaron, and even Regina. With dynamic songs for young performers, Mean Girls is an anthem to friendship, loyalty, girl power, and being true to yourself.

  • Fri-Sat, July 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 16 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 23 at 2pm

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June 28, 2023 · 7:07 pm

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Runs July 13-30

MPI_Aint MisbehavinAIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
Mariemont Players Inc.
July 13-30
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Elizabeth Leigh Taylor

Cast: Muyumba Kalubi, Ariel Underwood, Juls Marie Lawrence, Phillip Latham & Charles McClinon

The musical is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride, and takes its title from the 1929 Waller song “Ain’t Misbehavin.'” It was a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat known as swing. Five performers present an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect Waller’s view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play.

  • Thu-Sat, July 13-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 16 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, July 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 27-29 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 2pm

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