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June 26, 2019 · 12:25 pm

NKU’s Commonwealth Theatre Presents CHURCH GIRLS

CTC_Church Girls logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts is proud to present the locally-written campy, cheeky, audacious musical comedy of CHURCH GIRLS: THE MUSICAL, running July 5-21 in the NKU Robert & Rosemary Stauss Theatre. A buffet dinner will be served in the NKU SOTA Art Gallery prior to performances.

The “ladies” of Umatilla Second Christian Church Women’s Auxiliary League are back and producing their annual Mother’s Day pageant. As the “church girls” prepare for their pageant, chaos and calamity bring out less than ‘saintly’ behavior. The result is Heaven sent hilarity! CHURCH GIRLS: THE MUSICAL is a campy, cheeky, audacious musical comedy that will hit your funny bone and keep you laughing.

Cast for CHURCH GIRLS: The Musical

  • Roger Pille as Minerva Beehimer/Rev. Harv Feldspar/Sammy Coldenspore/Harley Buford
  • Ken Jones as Daisy Feldspar/Dale Shirkwater/Felicity Shirkwater/Irma Snead
  • Roderick Justice as Maisy Shirkwater/Myron Posey/Frankie Feldspar/Naomi Mai Hooker
  • James Jones as Larry Coldenspore/Sherry Coldenspore/Shayna Beehimer/Rupert Eikenberry
  • Je’Shaun Jackson as Revita Glory/Jefferson Glory/Darnell Nusspickle
  • Brandon Bentley as Cloretta Powers/Horseshoe Dumpling/Studley Griggs
  • Jamey Strawn as Darlene Opal

Event Details

Dates: July 5-21 (dark on Mondays and Tuesdays)

Times:

  • Wednesday through Saturday performances at 8 p.m., Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
  • Sunday performances at 6:30 p.m., Dinner served at 5 p.m.

Place: Fine Arts Center on NKU Campus

          1 Louie B. Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099 

Tickets $40 for dinner and show – some dates are already sold out. Free valet parking is available. Call 859-572-5464 or visit nku.edu/ctc for information and to purchase.

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June 20, 2019 · 1:49 pm

MISS HOLMES Runs July 19-Aug. 4

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Kelly Mengelkoch as Miss Holmes in Cincinnati Shakespeare’s 2019 production of MISS HOLMES by Christopher M. Walsh, based on the character by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

MISS HOLMES
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
July 19-Aug. 4
[Over-the-Rhine]

When a young newlywed suspects her husband, a high-ranking investigator at Scotland Yard, has murdered his previous two wives, she fears she has nowhere to turn. But the game is afoot when her case is taken by two fiercely intelligent and independent women who refuse to be contained by the conventions of their time: Miss Sherlock Holmes and her stalwart companion Doctor Dorothy Watson. This clever reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic characters pits its heroes not only against cunning criminal masterminds, but also against the rigid and restrictive rules of Victorian society and the roles in which it is bent on casting them.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, July 17-18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, July 19 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, July 20 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, July 24-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 28 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 4 at 2pm

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June 20, 2019 · 1:43 pm

SPRING AWAKENING the Musical Runs July 19-28

CAST_Spring Awakening logoSPRING AWAKENING
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 19-28
Highland High School [Fort Thomas]

Cast: Cassidy Perme as Wendla, Olivia Busche as Martha, Ellie Donnelly as Thea, Zoe Zoller as Anna, Grace Davis as Isle, Lukas Hummeldorf as Melchior, Louis Martini as Moritz, Christian Arias as Hanschen/Rupert, Carter Bechtol as Ernst/Reinhold, Thomas Gray-Torsell as Georg/Dieter, Aidan Greenwell as Otto/Ulbrecht, Elliet Malatesta as Frau Bergman, Clare Brennan as Fraulein Knuppeldick, Maggie Seibert as Fraulein Grossebustenhalter, Ava Stansel as Frau Gabor, Faith Bumpus as Frau Bessel, Ayla Deck as Mother Kaulbach, Annika Halonen as Doctor Von Brausepulver, Josh Alexander as Herr Sonnenstich/Headmaster Knochenbruch, Chase Reynolds as Herr Neumann, Samuel Jamison as Herr Rilow, Ethan McIntosh as Herr Stiefel, Samuel Jamison as Herr Gabor & Chase Reynolds as Schmidt
Girl Ensemble: Ingrid Brinton, Annie Elliot, Kelly Even & Isabella Gilvin

SPRING AWAKENING is set in Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from… until Mama tells her to shut it and put on a proper dress. Elsewhere, the brilliant and fearless young Melchior interrupts a mind-numbing Latin drill to defend his buddy, Moritz – a boy so traumatized by puberty that he can’t concentrate on anything… not that the Headmaster cares. He strikes them both and tells them to turn in their lesson. One afternoon, in a private place in the woods, Melchior and Wendla meet by accident and soon find within themselves a desire unlike anything they’ve ever felt. As they fumble their way into one another’s arms, Moritz flounders and soon fails out of school. When even his one adult friend, Melchior’s mother, ignores his plea for help, he is left so distraught that he can’t hear the promise of life offered by his outcast friend, Ilse. Naturally, the Headmasters waste no time in pinning the “crime” of Moritz’s suicide on Melchior to expel him. And soon, Mama learns that her little Wendla is pregnant. Now the young lovers must struggle against all odds to build a world together for their child. Advisory: SPRING AWAKENING deals with strong language and mature situations. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

  • Fri-Sat, July 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 21 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 26-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 28 at 2pm

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June 19, 2019 · 9:37 am

MAMMA MIA! Runs July 19-27

MCP_Mamma Mia logo7/25/19 – 9:55am
The remaining performances of MCP’s MAMMA MIA! are SOLD-OUT!

MAMMA MIA!
Mason Community Players
July 19-27
Theatre 42 [Lebanon]

Directed by Susan Berger
Vocal direction by Pete Padolik
Instrumental direction by Susan Schirmer
Choreography by Kevin Dunaway

Cast: Bonnie Emmer as Sophie Sheridan, Jennifer Lisa as Donna Sheridan, Peyton Hahn as Sam Carmichael, Phil Catlin as Bill Austin, Kevin Dunaway as Harry Bright, Ty Boyd as Sky, Julie Poux as Tanya, Alisha Bailey Flaherty as Rosie, Abby Farmer as Lisa, Davi Hutchins as Ali, Mark Mehlhope as Pepper, Caleb Courtney as Eddie & Jay Fultz as Father Alexandrios
Ensemble: Mandy Caruso, Trisha Cooper, Willow Davis, Taylor Duecker, Royal Duncan, John Eigel, Kelley Flaugher, Jay Fultz, Hannah Gregor, Eric Grimm, John David Hamilton, Nancy Kammer, Isabella Lisa, Cheryl Lutz, Rebecca McLaughlin, Ilana Milberg, Lucy Mullenix, Karen Oehler, Niki Rasmussen, Ben Riesenberg, Mia Roehmhild, Tori Root,  Monika Rudolph, Claude Ruizdeluzuriaga, Mary Beth Runnoe, Caitlyn Sanderson & Gaylene May Schumacher
Youth Ensemble: Landon Flaherty, Samuel Flaugher & Anthony Lisa

On the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi, 20-year-old Sophie is preparing to marry her fiancé, Sky. She wants her father to walk her down the aisle but doesn’t know who he is. Sophie discovers her mother’s old diary and finds entries which describe intimate dates with three men. Sophie believing one of these men to be her father, sends each an invitation to her wedding, writing in her mother’s name, without letting her know. This mega hit musical and movie underscored by the ABBA hits has been delighting audiences around the world. Come take a chance on us and see what the world is talking about!

  • Fri-Sat, July 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 21 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 25-27 at 8pm

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June 18, 2019 · 12:19 pm

BUGSY MALONE JR Runs July 12-21

BugsyJr 24x36 posterBUGSY MALONE JR
Loveland Stage Company Youth Summer Theater
July 12-21
[Loveland]

Directed by Pia Rader
Music directed by Stephanie Mackris
Choreographed by Marjory Clegg & Alex Rader
Produced by Jill Gornet, Jonathan Eckman & Charlie Rader

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Two gangs in a fictitious city populated only by children are in a rivalry of Capone-ian standards. Dandy Dan’s gang has gotten the upper hand since acquiring the “splurge” gun (a weapon that shoots whip cream). Bugsy Malone, a one-time boxer, is thrust into the limelight when he becomes the last chance Fat Sam’s gang has of surviving. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with his new love, Blousey… but that just isn’t in the cards for our hero.

  • Fri-Sat, July 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 14 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 21 at 3pm

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