THE 39 STEPS
Directed by Katelyn Quinn
Produced by Tracy Botos & Brett Sandlin
Performances run Feb. 12-15.
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12 ANGRY JURORS
Thomas More University Theatre
Nov. 15-16
[Crestview Hills]
A classic American drama that examines justice, integrity, and the courage to stand alone. Set entirely in a jury room, the play follows twelve ordinary citizens forced to confront their own values as they decide a young man’s fate.
Filed under On Stage
AN ENCHANTED BOOKSHOP CHRISTMAS
Town Hall Theatre
Dec. 12-21
[Centerville]
As the play begins, it’s four days before Christmas and Miss Margie, the scatterbrained owner of the shop, is thrilled to have two very special guests — her serious-minded sister Ellen and book-loving niece Annabelle. Ellen was recently laid off from her position as an astronomy professor, and she’s certain she’ll never find a job again. Her luck changes, however, when high-tech billionaire Philip Brantley stops in at the shop and Margie convinces him to hire Ellen for his new space project. With Ellen out shopping, Margie has a brainstorm to wrap the bookmark that Philip wrote his phone number on and give it to Ellen as a Christmas present. After all, what could possibly go wrong? When the present disappears, it’s up to our come-to-life book characters to solve the mystery of the missing bookmark and save the day for Ellen — all without giving away their magical existence.
Filed under On Stage
DIRTY DEEDS AT THE DEPOT aka PROFESSOR MACK’S MIRACLE ELIXIR OF LIFE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Dec. 12-21
[Xenia]
Directed by Melodee Bass
Cast: Lexi Bailey as Passenger, Lilith Bryant as Josie Earp/Passenger, Edith Waugh as Sheriff Willi Becaught, Jim Spencer as Judge Jerry Mander, Austin Ferrell as Dusty Trails, Katie Thorpe as Claire Voyant, Kaeli Zweber as Passenger, Caleb Benefiel as Justin Tyme, Katie Waid as Lacie Camisole, Heather Williams as Cy Kosis, Onyx Davis as Helen Highwater, Wade Davis as Wyatt Earp, Matthew Benefiel as Professor Thaddeus Mack, Deborah Benefiel as Paige Turner, Betsy Benefiel as Passenger, Nick Beard as Duncan Disorderly, Anastasia Brake as Young Child & Aubrie Waid as Child
Step right up, folks—because San Juan Capistrano is about to get a whole lot wilder! From sweethearts and school marms to gypsies, villains, and scalawags, Dirty Deeds at the Depot is a rip-roaring old-fashioned melodrama full of romance, mystery, comedy, and a whole heap of trouble at the train station.
Filed under On Stage
CHRISTMAS AT THE BAYOU BOWL
Sunset Players
Dec. 5-17
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]
Written and directed by Bob Kelley
It’s Christmas Eve 1960-something, and the Bayou Bowl is buzzing. The gumbo’s hot, the cabins are full, and the annual Christmas show is just hours away. When the headline act gets stuck in Atlanta and three escaped convicts stumble into the spotlight, things take a turn. Meanwhile, twin sisters Solène and Luna—one a no-nonsense varmint catcher and the other a mysterious swamp witch—decide to settle a lifelong feud in a magical, knock-down drag-out brawl. And Bo Dupree, Jo’s big-hearted husband, has a surprise of his own: a secret children’s choir presentation ready to roll into the holiday spirit. With mistaken identities, moonlit spells, and a sheriff who’s more showman than sleuth, this Cajun Christmas caper is a strike for the whole family.
Filed under On Stage
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