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May 10, 2022 · 8:59 am

THE MUSIC MAN Runs June 9-12

BB_Music Man logoTHE MUSIC MAN
Bart’s Bards
June 9-12
St. Bartholomew Church Krumpe Activity Center [Finneytown]

Directed by Fred Hunt

Cast: Chris Murphy as Harold Hill, Jessie Green as Marian Paroo, Gary Bracknell as Charlie Cowell, John Dorney as Mayor Shinn, Conrad Kolis as Olin Britt, Alex Meineke as Ewart Dunlop, Bill Fessler as Oliver Hix, Jamie Ball as Jacey Squires, Barry Reynolds as Marcellus Washburn, Ke’von Gibson as Tommy Djilas, Dana Tower as Mrs. Paroo, Roxy Jones as Amaryllis, Carter Schulte as Winthrop Paroo, Maria Williams as Mrs. Shinn, Caroline Lawson as Zaneeta Shinn, Christen Fessler as Gracie Shinn, Lisa Hunt as Alma Hix, Danielle Meineke as Maud Dunlop, Kayla Haas as Ethel Toffelmier, Kendra Dunahugh as Mrs. Squires, Mike Williams as Constable Locke/Salesman, Fred Hunt as Train Conductor, Timothy Geering as Salesman/Farmer/Townsperson, Henkler as Salesman/Townsperson, Chris Sayer as Salesman/Townsperson, Hunter Gee as Salesman, Molly Davenport as Newspaper reader/Townsperson, Molly Gallagher as Newspaper reader/Townsperson, Holly Horner as Newspaper reader/Townsperson & Joy Niehaus as Farmer’s wife/Townsperson
Townspeople: Dorothy Biron, Carla Browning, Eloise Elliott, Adrianna Fedele, Tosha Gibson, Sofia Gill, Ellie Heitz, Ella Herzog, Audrey Mason, Jackson Moorman, Maria Moorman, Emily Pine, Jovie Rucker, Annie Williams & Bill Witzgall

The Music Man is considered an American Classic. It follows Harold Hill, a rather smooth-talking con artist who has been traveling from town to town in the early summer of 1912. Harold has been posing as “Professor” Harold Hill, a boys’ band organizer who promises to teach the boys of small Midwestern towns how to play in a band. Harold, who himself has never played an instrument, plans to collect money for ‘instruments and uniforms’ before skipping town. However, when he meets the beautiful and intelligent librarian, Marian, his plans may start to unravel.

  • Thu-Fri, June 9-10 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 11 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 12 at 2pm

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May 5, 2022 · 12:29 pm

ROAD LESS TRAVELED On June 7

CPI_logoROAD LESS TRAVELED
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
June 7
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

CPI New Voices Series presents a reading of ROADS LESS TRAVELED by local playwright Fred Rothzeid.

ROADS LESS TRAVELED
Four plays about love, longing, friendship and revenge

  • WAITING ROOM – He believes he’s waiting to die.  She believes he’s waiting to live.
  • LOVERS ARCH – There are said to be 50 ways to leave your lover.  Now there are 51.
  • CASSIE – What does the future hold?  Sometimes just the opposite of what you expect.
  • ONCE AND FOREVER – How long can love last?  Maybe longer than you think.

About the Author: Fred has been exploring life’s journey in poems, songs, liturgy and plays most of his adult life. ROADS LESS TRAVELED is Fred’s eighth staged play reading with CPI.  When not trying to figure out the universe Fred enjoys working out, gardening, traveling and especially his grandchildren.

  • Tue, June 7 at 7:30pm

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May 4, 2022 · 11:22 am

The Dark Comedy THE DEFINITION ASSOCIATION Debuts at CincyFringe!

CFF22_The Definition Association logoSet to be presented as a VOD June 3 to 18

St Louis, Mo based Maatology Productions is set to stream The DEFinition ASSOCiation, a dark comedy/“mental horror” about two  neighboring couples. One is sophisticated, The Fitzgeralds—a well to do husband and wife. The husband, Stewart, is a straight-laced, stiff shirt who is a successful business owner of security installments for businesses and residences. His wife, Clara, classy yet snooty, is a successful syndicated fashion columnist and fashionista who focuses more on her etiquette skills than her husband’s needs.

The other neighbors are the unsavory Lavingways. The husband, Lindell aka D Lavis an on the grind hip-hop music producer with an arrogance to match and his wife/manager is Denise aka Coffi Brown, an around the way event producer/host who takes no prisoners when it comes to telling people off.

So when The Lavingways first meet The Fitzgeralds after an outside loud scuffle , their public personas are challenged. They discover they have more in common than their differences after secrets are revealed with un/intended force.

The DEFinition ASSOCiation will take you on an emotional journey all the way to the denouement where you will even wish there was more to what is revealed.

The stage play, which was first staged at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival, was written and directed by Emmy-Award nominated writer//Fringe veteran Marcus Maat Atkins, co-directed by former Los Angeles talent agent/Fringe veteran Andrea Jacobs and produced by Los Angeles-based actor/writer Wes Hubbard, who stars in the VOD presentation as Stewart.  Los Angeles based talent Laqutte Milner (as Clara), Jataun Gilbert (as Lindell), Randal Brisco (as Denise) and Leo Claude (as Stabnley) round out the cast.

WHERE: Cincy Fringe Video Online

PERFORMANCE DATES June 3-18 Video On Demand

RUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR 20 MIN.

TICKET PRICE: $20

MORE INFO: https://cincyfringe.com/the-definition-association/

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May 4, 2022 · 10:08 am

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Runs June 2-July 24

LAC_Beauty and the Beast logoDisney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
June 2-July 24
[Springboro]

Belle and the Prince invite you to “Be Our Guest” and step into an enchanted world. Based on the Academy Award®-winning Disney animated feature, Beauty and the Beast includes the film’s original songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman along with new songs by Menken and Tim Rice. With its magnificent music, brilliantly colored costumes and beautiful sets, Disney’s first stage adaptation is Broadway at its best and one of our most popular shows of all time!

  • Thu-Fri, June 2-3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 4 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 9-10 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 11 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 12 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, June 16-18 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 19 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, June 23-25 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 26 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 30-July 1 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 2 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 3at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 30-July 1 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 2 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 7-8 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 9 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 10 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 14-15 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 16 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 17 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 21-22 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 23 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 24 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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May 3, 2022 · 10:20 am

CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD Runs June 2-5

INNOVA_Considering Matthew Shepard logoCONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD
INNOVAtheatre
June 2-5
Sorg Opera House [Middletown]

Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck
Musical and orchestral direction by Sarah Plaugher

Cast: M.G.Griffith, Eva Greer, Jovoné Lewis, Danielle Aldach, Matthew Clifton, Danny Klingler, Noa, Brandon Moore, Terry Mcnear Neack, Aaron Washington, Jeannine E. Parson, Denise A. Schnieders, Richard Lee Waldeck & Ernie Rowland

Approaching the eve of the 20th anniversary of Matt’s murder, composer Craig Hella Johnson responded with his first concert-length work, Considering Matthew Shepard. This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic and soulful texts by poets including Hildegard of Bingen, Lesléa Newman, Michael Dennis Browne, and Rumi. Passages from Matt’s personal journal, interviews and writings from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, newspaper reports, and additional texts by Johnson and Browne are poignantly appointed throughout the work.

  • Thu-Fri, June 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 4 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 3pm

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