Category Archives: On Stage

April 22, 2022 · 9:21 am

THE PREMATURE CORPSE Runs May 6-15

TCP_Premature CorpseTHE PREMATURE CORPSE
Tri-County Players
May 6-15
Bell Tower Arts Pavilion

Directed by Trisha Cooper

Cast: David Little as Evan Jorris, Stephanie Junker as Francine Jorris, Richard Zenk as Larry Craig, Glenn Schaich as Bert Marshak, Marcia Grant as Thalia Broderick & Cathy Woodruff as Angie Hoffmeier

This masterfully plotted show has so many twists and turns…On the surface, it’s a “love triangle” stale: State’s witness, Evan Jorris, under a government protection program after testifying against the mob, has a wife, Francine, who along with her lover, lawyer Larry Craig contrives to do away with her husband, confident that everyone will assume that the mob did the deed. This deceptively simple setup, however, is not at all what it seems.

  • Fri-Sat, May 6-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 8 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 13-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 15 at 3pm

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April 20, 2022 · 9:57 am

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Runs May 20-21

TLD_Something Rotten promoSOMETHING ROTTEN!
TheatreLab Dayton
May 20-21
Victoria Theater [Dayton]

Directed by Gina Kleesattel & Angie Thacker
Music Directed by John Benjamin
Choreographed by Gage Wayne

Cast: Zach King as Nick Bottom, Desmond Kingston as Nigel Bottom, Abby Hoggatt as Bea, Julia Brosas as Portia, Brent Hoggatt as Shakespeare, Tyler Smith as Nostradamus, Philip Drennen as Brother Jeremiah, Justin King as Minstrel, Riley Steen as Shylock, Neal Duiker as Lord Clapham
Ensemble: Naman Clark, Neal Duiker, Taylor Greny, Adelyn Helms, Kara Hancock Abby Kress, Kendra Lodewsyk, Bella Marcigliano, Ben Smallwood, Riley Steen & Ronald Woodland II

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway. SOMETHING ROTTEN features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each given his or her own special moment in the show to shine. It was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving several Best Musical nominations and hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”.

  • Fri, May 20 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 21 at 2pm & 8pm

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April 20, 2022 · 9:40 am

FRIEND ART Runs May 19-29

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FRIEND ART
The Nerve
May 19-29
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Directed by Jenna Valyn & Kaleigh-Brooke Scheiding

Cast: Lauren Everett as Molly, A.J. Breslin as Kevin, Chris Hahn as Nate & Shalemar Davis as Lil

Molly and Kevin are engaged. They have “normal” jobs. Kevin and Nate have known each other since they were kids. Nate used to be famous once. He just broke up with Lil, who does performance art, and she used to work with Molly, who wanted to be an actress a long time ago. These relationships come to a head when Kevin decides he no longer wants the regular life he convinced Molly to live with him. Friend Art asks how late is too late to give up on your dreams, when are you really a grown-up, and what the hell are you supposed to say when walking out of a friend’s truly terrible performance? Rated R for language and drug use.

  • Thu, May 19 at 7pm
  • Fri, May 20 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 21 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 22 at 2pm
  • Thu, May 26 at 7pm
  • Fri, May 27 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 29 at 2pm

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April 19, 2022 · 9:06 am

BONNIE AND CLYDE Runs May 6-15

TROY_Bonnie & Clyde logoBONNIE AND CLYDE
Troy Civic Theatre
May 6-15
200 Adams St. [Troy]

Cast: Ava Linder as Bonnie Parker, Doug Gibbons as Clyde Barrow, Gabriel Ison as Marvin “Buck” Barrow, Abby Smith as Blanch Barrow, Sam Jacobi as Ted Hinton, Carlos Baez Jr. as Preacher, Josie Birdsong as Young Bonnie, Penny Bayman as Young Clyde, Jenny Frankenfeld Weber as Cumie Barrow, Steve Dietrich as Henry Barrow, Elizabeth Farney Maxson as Emma Parker, Cody Peterson as Sheriff Schmid, Madison Kendall Wells as Gov. Miriam Ferguson, Andrew Dahlke as Bud/Capt. Frank Hammer, Michael Schumacher as Bob Alcorn, Sydney Edington as Stella, Michelle Roush as Trish & Sydney Webb as Elenore

The musical tells the real-life story of armed robbers and couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Despite a short run on Broadway, Bonnie and Clyde has been a popular production for regional and community theatres, and has been a hit with audiences.

  • Fri-Sat, May 6-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 8 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 13-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 15 at 2pm

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April 19, 2022 · 8:55 am

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR Runs April 28-30

LP_Six Characters logoSIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Lumos Players
April 28-30
Lakeview United Church of Christ [Maineville]

Cast: Jennifer Martin as Our Director Anna-Grace Rose as Our Stage Manager, Laurie Barber as Our Asst. Stage Manager, Amy Haake as Our Actress, Patrick Neiman as Our Actor, Jonathan Turbin as The Father, Siobhan Taulbee as The Mother, Ashley Herbert as The Stepdaughter, Alex Soldano as The Son, Karen Sence as Madame Pace, McKenzie Kugler as The Child & Nicole Forbus as The Girl

A group of actors are preparing to rehearse for a Pirandello play. While starting the rehearsal, they are interrupted by the arrival of six characters. The leader of the characters, the father, informs the manager that they are looking for an author. He explains that the author who created them did not finish their story, and that they therefore are unrealized characters who have not been fully brought to life. The manager tries to throw them out of the theater, but becomes more intrigued when they start to describe their story.

  • Thu-Sat, April 28-30 at 7:30pm

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