Category Archives: On Stage

October 8, 2021 · 9:55 am

PLANTING GRANDMA On Nov. 9

CPI_logoPLANTING GRANDMA by Liz Coley
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Nov. 9
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theater [Downtown]

Gathered home to their father’s deathbed vigil, middle-aged siblings Bran and Roni plan to undertake his last unfinished business, laying Grandma’s long-neglected ashes to rest. Taking a shovel to the past creates a deeper hole than they bargained for, unearthing family history and exposing personal fears the siblings and their mother have kept buried.

About the Playwright: Liz Coley writes novels (Pretty Girl-13, HarperCollins), short stories, and plays. She manages Next Stage Cincinnati Playwrights, a local critique group, and is producing an upcoming showcase of tens. Her work has been performed in San Diego, Cincinnati, and the Boston area. Follow LizColeyBooks on social media and visit LizColey.com.

10/8/21 – COVID-19 Policy

  • Tue, Nov. 9 at 7:30pm

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October 8, 2021 · 9:46 am

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO Runs Nov. 5-21

MPI_Last Night at Ballyhoo logoTHE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
Mariemont Players
Nov. 5-21
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Aaron Whitehead

Cast: Arny Stoller as Adolph Freitag, Linda Callahan as Boo Levy, Lisa Breithaupt as Reba Freitag, Natasha Boeckmann as Lala Levy, Jackie Miesle as Sunny Freitag, Jake Hart as Joe Farkas & Andrew Leonard as Peachy Weil

In December 1939, Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere and Hitler’s invading Poland, but members of Atlanta’s Jewish-German elite are more concerned with who’s going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. Amidst comedy, romance, and unexpected turns, the Freitag family is forced to face where they come from and deal with who they really are. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play.

10/8/21- COVID-19 Policy

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 7 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Nov. 11-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 14 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Nov. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 20 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 21 at 2pm

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October 8, 2021 · 9:33 am

CURTAINS Runs Nov. 12-21

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11/3/21 – Opening weekend delayed to Nov. 12

CURTAINS
Loveland Stage Company
Nov. 12-21
[Loveland]

Directed by Charlie Rader
Vocal direction by Becky Jones
Orchestra direction by Jeanne Bilyeu
Choreographed by Marjory Clegg
Produced by Tom Cavano & Jill Gornet

Cast: Ken Macke as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Mary Jo Bissmeyer as Niki Harris, Kevin Dunaway as Aaron Fox, McKenzi Monday as Georgia Hendricks, David Marcus as Oscar Shapiro, Justin Hanks as Bobby Pepper, Jenna Schroeder as Bambi Bernet, Alissa Ashworth as Jessica Crenshaw, Mary Puetz as Carmen Bernstein, Christopher Koonce as Daryl O’Grady, John Sloan as Christopher Belling, Ray Lebowski as Sidney Bernstein, Tom Morris as Johnny Harmon
Ensemble: Jeff Centrello as Randy Dexter, Mark Mehlhope as Harv Fremont, Scott Freund-Broerman as Detective O’Farrell, Niki Rasmussen as Roberta Wooster, Michelle Bellamy as Mona Page, Vincent Eldridge, Norman Lewis, Michael Acheson, Spencer Jones, Krista Schaeffer, Terry Neack, Kiya Fix, Missy Fram, Megan Archibald, Ursula Biron, Kimmee Anne Thierauf, Tori Getz, Rachel Freund-Broerman & Marvel Gentry-Harmon

It’s the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theater is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast & crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theater fan!

10/8/21 – COVID-19 Policy

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 7 at 3pm
  • Fri, Nov. 12 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 13 at 3pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 14 at 3pm
  • Thu, Nov. 18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Nov. 19 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 20 at 3pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 21 at 3pm

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October 7, 2021 · 9:52 am

THE WEDDING SINGER Runs Nov. 5-14

SCT_The Wedding Singer logoTHE WEDDING SINGER
Springboro Community Theatre
Nov. 5-14
Springboro Performing Arts Center

It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the   altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 5-6 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 7 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 14 at 2pm

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October 7, 2021 · 9:42 am

RABBIT HOLE Runs Nov. 5-14

xactRABBIT HOLE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Nov. 5-14
[Xenia]

Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 5-6 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 7 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 12-13 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 14 at 3pm

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