BRIGHT STAR
Wright State University
Nov. 18-Dec. 4
Herbst Theatre [Dayton]
Directed and choreographed by guest artist Leslie Goddard Baum
Equal parts Appalachian folk tale and true-life events combine in this joyous and heartfelt bluegrass musical story of love and redemption. An uplifting theatrical journey that will hold you in its grasp—as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.
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BETRAYAL
Falcon Theatre
Nov. 18-Dec. 4
[Newport]
Directed by Becca Howell
Cast: Samantha Joy Luhn as Emma, Aaron Whitehead as Robert, David Derringer as Jerry & Lisa Dirkes as Waiter
The play begins in the present, with the meeting of Emma and Jerry, whose adulterous affair of seven years ended two years earlier. Emma’s marriage to Robert, Jerry’s best friend, is now breaking up, and she needs someone to talk to. Their reminiscences reveal that Robert knew of their affair all along and, to Jerry’s dismay, regarded it with total nonchalance. Thereafter, in a series of contiguous scenes, the play moves backward in time, from the end of the Emma-Jerry affair to its beginning, throwing into relief the little lies and oblique remarks that, in this time-reverse, reveal more than direct statements, or overt actions, ever could.
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OUR TOWN
Xavier University
Nov. 18-20
Gallagher Student Center Theatre [Evanston]
Directed by Aaron Rossini
OUR TOWN depicts the small town of Grover’s Corners as it follows the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. A heartbreaking and heartwarming reminder to never take the moments of life – no matter how large or small – for granted, Thornton Wilder’s theatrical masterpiece remains one of the most well-known and beloved plays of the American stage. Adult situations, content and language.
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GOOD PEOPLE
Fairfield Footlighters
Nov. 18-20
Fairfield Community Arts Center
Directed by Darren Lee
Produced by Kevin Noll
Cast: Alicia Friedman as Margaret, Cameron Johnson as Steve, Gail Rudolph as Dottie, Elizabeth Hickerson as Jean, Neil Goeppinger as Mike & Rachel Marion as Kate
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who’s made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out. With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
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DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES
UC College-Conservatory of Music Opera
Nov. 18-20
Corbett Auditorium [University Heights]
TBA guest conductor
Robin Guarino, director
Based on a true story, this haunting opera tells the tale of the Carmelite Nuns, a small order put to death during the French Revolution. The fictional Parisian aristocrat Blanche de la Force attempts to find refuge with the nuns, setting the stage for a psychological study of devotion in the face of terror. Sung in French with English supertitles.
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