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November 3, 2022 · 5:55 am

TUNA CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 2-11

XACT_A Tuna Christmas logoTUNA CHRISTMAS
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Dec. 2-11
[Xenia]

Directed by Russ Dern

“A Tuna Christmas” is the second in a series of comedic plays set in the fictional town of Tuna, the third-smallest town in Texas. Residents of Tuna are extremely busy preparing for Christmas. Many events are taking place around town, including the Christmas Yard Display Contest, the Tuna Little Theatre production of “A Christmas Carol”, and the radio station OKKK Christmas party and potluck. And with all that, the Christmas Phantom is expected to play a prank involving the yard displays, and the city secretary may cut off electricity to the theater.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 2-3 at 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 4 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 9-10 at 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 11 at 3pm

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November 3, 2022 · 5:53 am

THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE Runs Dec. 2-11

TROY_Trial of Ebenenzer Scrooge logoTHE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE
Troy Civic Theatre
Dec. 2-11
[Troy]

Directed by Don Cambel

Cast: Zach White as Mr Connolly, Mike Maxson as Judge Pearson, Michael J Schumacher as Solomon Rothschild, Jim Spencer as Ebenezer Scrooge, Brian Laughlin as Bob Cratchit, Misty White as Mrs Cratchit, Dalys Tice as Fred, Jennifer Kaufman as Sara Wainwright, Steve Dietrich as Jacob Marley, Betsy Thompson as The Ghost of Christmas Past, Michelle Peterson as Fan, Reagan Day as Belle, Madison Wells as Mrs Dilber, Bill Stewart as Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come & Kathy Campbell as Translator

The trial of the century! A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is back to his old ways. He is suing Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Ghosts employ Solomon Rothschild, England’s most charismatic, savvy, and clever barrister. Scrooge, that old penny-pincher, represents himself. What could go wrong?

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 4 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 11 at 2pm

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November 2, 2022 · 5:57 am

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Runs Dec. 2-11

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Artwork by Garrett Harrison-Marcum

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
NKU School of the Arts
Dec. 2-11
Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]

Directed by Corrie Danieley

A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training. They find a mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin containing starstuff, a powerful, celestial substance. The journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure when the ship is taken over by pirates determined to claim the trunk and its treasure. Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher is a coming-of-age adventure story about how a nameless orphan became the strange and celebrated hero that is the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.

  • Fri, Dec. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 4 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Dec. 7-10 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 11 at 2pm

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November 2, 2022 · 5:56 am

MIRACLE AT THE BAYOU BOWL Runs Dec. 2-11

SSP_Miracle at the Bayou Bowl logoMIRACLE AT THE BAYOU BOWL
Sunset Players
Dec. 2-11
The Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Written and Directed by Bob Kelley

MIRACLE AT THE BAYOU BOWL takes place on the 24th of December 1959.  One month after the poorest excuse for a hurricane “Mavis” had flooded the area around the Bayou Bowl. The whole town has been without power for weeks. So today, Christmas Eve, a lot is going on. Electricity will be turned on, there is a ceremony to honor Uncle Cletus (of all people) for bravery. The Christmas show which was canceled at the school is being performed here. Crazy Captain Aunt Addie is putting on a wildlife show with her “triplets” and some unexpected guests also drop by.  All the while, Bo Dupree is lost at sea and hopefully Aunt Maddie won’t put a curse on the whole thing. God help us! 

  • Fri, Dec. 2 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 2-4 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 9 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 10-11 at 2pm

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November 2, 2022 · 5:53 am

THE DINING ROOM Runs Dec. 2-17

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THE DINING ROOM
Tri-County Players
Dec. 2-17
Bell Tower Pavilion [Evendale]

Directed by David Roth

Cast: Rachel Brzezinski, Robert Buchtman, Trisha Coopet, Abby Farmer, Tess Greweling, Brandon Hester, Max Metsch & Clayton Schmohe

The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions. The action is a mosaic of interrelated scenes—some funny, some touching, some rueful—which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. The actors change roles, personalities and ages with virtuoso skill as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids. Each vignette introduces a new set of people and events; a father lectures his son on grammar and politics; a boy returns from boarding school to discover his mother’s infidelity; a senile grandmother doesn’t recognize her own sons at Thanksgiving dinner; a daughter, her marriage a shambles, pleads futilely to return home, etc. Dovetailing swiftly and smoothly, the varied scenes coalesce, ultimately, into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 2-3 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 4 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 9-10 at 7:30pm POSTPONED
  • Sun, Dec. 11 at 3pm POSTPONED
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 16-17 at 8pm ADDED PERFORMANCES

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