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October 23, 2025 · 5:34 pm

THANKS FOR CALLING, STILLWATER DEPOT, CENTER STREET, and SGT. SKINNER GOES FOR COFFEE On Nov. 18

THANKS FOR CALLING, STILLWATER DEPOT, CENTER STREET, and SGT. SKINNER GOES FOR COFFEE
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Nov. 18
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theater [Downtown]

THANKS FOR CALLING (One Act Play)
Two ex-lovers meet via a broken keyboard. This is the catalyst for the love story of Anna and Danny, one a woman struggling to make ends meet, the other a jazz musician hoping for his big break. Will they re-connect, or only learn that some things can’t be fixed?

About the Author:
Dave Doster’s produced plays include The Whale (Spark Festival NYC), Guardian Angel Blues (Madlab Columbus), Rushing for Pandas, The Obstacle Course, and The Last Out (GI60 NYC/Leeds UK). Dave writes weekly with NY/NJ based “Curtains On Fire” podcast and workshop. Besides writing, he enjoys sailboat racing and singing.

STILLWATER DEPOT, CENTER STREET, and SGT. SKINNER GOES FOR COFFEE (Three 10-minute plays)

In STILLWATER DEPOT, Lily visits her old hometown to check up on her estranged father. Dad’s doing okay, but Lily needs to work on a few things.

A homeless man on CENTER STREET tries to save Martha’s husband from a heart attack, and introduces him to a different world.

In SGT. SKINNER GOES FOR COFFEE, a hard-boiled cop seems to be trying for a Dirty Harry moment, but the Armed and Dangerous Fugitive won’t resist arrest. Now what?

About the Author:
Clint Bramkamp has been acting since high school, and he has performed in CPI’s productions as well as having his short plays staged here. Clint trained and performed at Playhouse in the Park, and acted at the Showboat Majestic, Cherry County Playhouse, and Human Race Theater. He is currently a board member at The Drama Workshop in Cheviot, and he founded their annual festival of ten-minute plays by local authors, Home Brew Theater. Home Brew 9 will be performed in January 2026.

  • Tue, Nov. 18 at 7:30pm

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October 23, 2025 · 5:33 pm

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST Runs Nov. 14-Dec. 6

Jasimine
Bouldin as Rosaline. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST 
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Nov. 14-Dec. 6
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Matthew Lewis Johnson

Cast: Jasimine Bouldin as Rosaline, Billy Chace* as Boyet, Jason Coffenberry* as Dumaine, Cary Davenport* as Moth, Giles Davies as Don Armado, Jeremy Dubin* as Costard, Hannah Gregory as Jaquinetta, Jim Hopkins* as Holofernes, Courtney Lucien* as Princess of France, Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as Maria, Grant Niezgodski* as Longaville, Dani Grace Nissen as Katherine, K.P. Powell* as Berowne,
Patrick Earl Phillips* as King Ferdinand, Aiden Sims* as Nathaniel & Robert Carlton Stimmel as Dull, Forester, Messenger

Get ready for a retro twist on a Shakespeare comedic gem! Transported to a totally tubular 80s-inspired high school setting, this production blends all the classic laughs, mischief, and romance with vintage fashion, big hair, and rad vibes. When a group of friends tries to swear off love to focus on their school work, their plans go hilariously off the rails as new arrivals and unexpected attractions shake up their studies. Join us for a fab, fun, and irresistibly nostalgic take on one of the Bard’s most charming comedies.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Nov. 12-13 at 7:30pm. Half-price tickets available.
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Nov. 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 23 at 2pm
  • Sat, Nov. 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 30 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 6 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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October 21, 2025 · 5:35 pm

PLAID TIDINGS Runs Nov. 14-23

PLAID TIDINGS
Lebanon Theatre Company
Nov. 14-23
[Lebanon]

Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo’s and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge’s family’s plumbing supply company, they became “Forever Plaid”. On the way to their first big gig, the “Plaids” are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins and leads to posthumous performance.

A short time after Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren’t sure why they’ve returned to Earth for another posthumous performance. However, a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis!

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

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October 21, 2025 · 5:27 pm

FOOTLOOSE Runs Nov. 14-23

FOOTLOOSE
Springboro Community Theatre
Nov. 14-23
Springboro Performing Arts Center

Directed by Katie Williams

Cast: Colson Littrell as Ren McCormack, Annabel Wildermuth as Ariel Moore, Dustin Evans as Reverend Shaw Moore, Michaela Back as Vi Moore, Lisa Susner as Ethel McCormack, Shelby McCoy as Rusty, Matt Geiger as Willard Hewitt, Sarah Roddey as Lulu Warnicker/Betty Blast, Eli Brown as Wes Warnicker, Colin Drayer as Travis/Jeter, Audrey Albers as Wendy Jo, Emily Rae Debevec as Urleen, Clayton Schmohe as Chuck Cranston/Cowboy Bob,Dominick Grffin as Lyle, Michelle Collinsworth as Principal Harry Clark, Nate Miller as Bickle/Dance Captain, Nolan Todd as Coach Roger Dunbar/Garvin & Rhi G. as Elenore Dunbar
Ensemble: Kaitlyn Williams (Dance Captain), Lucy Evilsor, Heather Hilderbrand, Rachel Tepe & Allison Friessen

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 16 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 23 at 2pm

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Springboro Community Theatre is also partnering with Springboro United Church of Christ to hold a food drive supporting their Pole Pantry. If a food donation is dropped off when you come to see a performance of Footloose, you can receive a $2 off coupon for a future show. Ideas for donations include: pet food, baby wipes, canned meat/tuna/chicken, shelf stable milk, and other non-perishable items.

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October 20, 2025 · 5:54 pm

trueTATTOO On Oct. 23

trueTATTOO
trueTHEATRE
Oct. 23
Memorial Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

For every tattoo, there’s a story. Join us to kick off Season 16 with 5 of the millions that are out there!

This show will be ASL interpreted thanks to Cincinnati State and their ASL Interpreter Training Program.

  • Thu, Oct. 23 at 7:30pm

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