WHEN WE GET GOOD AGAIN
Miami University
Oct. 2-6
Center for Performing Arts – Studio 88 Theatre [Oxford]
A group of college students, pressured to succeed at all costs, choose to take a few shortcuts. Is it acceptable to sacrifice honesty and integrity to succeed in today’s world? When their academic dishonesty is discovered, the consequences help each uncover who they are and who they really want to be.
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WHO IS AMOS OTIS?
Sept. 27-29
Memorial Hall [Over-the-Rhine]
Written and directed by Greg Newberry
Cast: Michael G. Bath, Josh Katawick, Rico Reid, Derek Snow, A.J. Ford, Abi Esmena, Don Volpenhein, Carol Brammer, Fred Murrell & Moulay Essakalli
An assassin confounds the courtroom with a defense that puts the country on trial and leaves everyone wondering, “Who is Amos Otis?” This provocative new play from award-winning writer/director Greg Newberry is a courtroom drama that confronts today’s political climate head-on in the spirit of the Twilight Zone or Black Mirror. Its world premiere is at Memorial Hall for three performances only and features local stage favorite Michael Bath. The audience will act as the jury to decide if Amos Otis is a mad man or savior and vote on his fate. Trial begins Sept. 27. Join the jury for this must-see theater experience of the year.
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Ben Jacobs, Eileen Earnest, Elizabeth Chinn Molloy & Ryan J. Poole. Photo by Kristy Rucker.
THE 39 STEPS
Falcon Theatre
Sept. 27-Oct. 12
Newport
Directed by Griff Bludworth
Cast: Ryan J Poole as Hannay, Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as Margaret/Annabella/Pamela, Eileen Earnest as Clown 1 & Ben Jacobs as Clown 2
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! Celebrate our 30th anniversary season with this exciting revival of our 2012 hit.
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ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Troy Civic Theatre
Sept. 27-Oct. 6
Troy City Park
Directed by Derek Dunavent
If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
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THE ELEPHANT MAN
CenterStage Players
Sept. 27-Oct. 6
Lockland High School Auditorium
Directed by Tom Peters
Produced by Fred Hunt
Cast: Aaron Whitehead as John Merrick, Jay Dallas Benson as Frederick Treves, Arny Stoller as Carr Gomm/Conductor, Burt McCollom as Ross/Bishop Walsham How/Snork, Chris Koonce as Pinhead Manager/London Policeman/Lord John, Jacob Hart as Will the Porter/Belgian Policeman, Sally Flint as Streetwalker/Pinhead/Princess Alexandria, Bridgid Dunn as Countess/Miss Sandwich & Jessie Faye as Mrs. Kendall/Pinhead
THE ELEPHANT MAN is the story of John Merrick during his stay at London’s Whitechapel Hospital under the care of Sir Frederick Treves, a surgeon, in 1880. Premiering in London in November of 1977, the production moved to Broadway in 1979 and ran until 1981, winning the Tony Award for Best Play (among others). The play was adapted for a 1982 broadcast on ABC and a radio play by the BBC in 1988.
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