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THE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC Runs June 7-15

MLT_Loman Family Picnic logoTHE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC
Middletown Lyric Theatre
June 7-15
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Claire LaNicca, Sally Fint, Avi Gilbert, Michael Schlotterbeck & Jack Sweeten

The setting is a new “luxury” high-rise apartment with Spanish décor in Coney Island, the home of a middle-class Jewish family struggling to put up a good front even though continually short of cash. The father, Herbie, who sells lighting fixtures, is chronically overworked and underpaid; his wife, Doris, tells herself (and whomever may be listening) that she loves her life—even though, as the play begins, she is shredding her wedding dress to make a Halloween costume; their older son, Stewie, eagerly awaits his bar mitzvah with an eye less on its religious aspects than on the potential loot to be gained in gifts; and the youngest son, Mitchell, is absorbed in writing a musical version of Death of a Salesman (entitled Willy!)

  • Fri-Sat, June 7-8 at 8pm
  • Fri, June 14 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 15 at 3pm & 8pm

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HOME BREW THEATRE Runs June 7-9

TDW_Home Brew 2019 logoHOME BREW THEATRE
The Drama Workshop
June 7-9
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

A BETTER PLACE by Eric Thomas

Directed by Patricia Mullins

BRAVE by Jennifer Davis

Directed by Richard Zenk

DENISE’S DO-OVER by Susan Decatur

Directed by  Lynne Aronson

INDIAN SIGN by Clint Bramkamp

Directed by Lynne Aronson

LESSONS by Teri Foltz

Directed by Greg Hatfield

MOONBOW BRIDE by Fred Tacon

Directed by Elizabeth Beatty

Monologues from /’SE KRITS/ by Robb Willoughby

Directed by Richard Zenk

THE SEMINAR by Chris Charlson

Directed by Julie Jordan

A SHOT IN THE DARK MATTER by A.K. Forbes

Directed by Ray Lebowski

THE TEN MINUTE PLAY (WITH A NICE PICTURE OF JIMMY CARTER) by Greg Hatfield

Directed by Julie Jordan

Cast includes: Heather Abbot, Peggy Allen, Jamie Ball, Aaron Bates, Chris Bishop, Betsy Brossart, Ally Donahue, Trevor Browning, Trisha Cooper, Amy Eyers, Cathy Judge, Ben Lacy, Rusty Lacy, Darren Lee, Fred Murrell, Megan Schultheis & Arny Stoller.

The annual festival features productions of short plays by local authors, and a reception featuring local beer. This year again the beer will be supplied by our friends at West Side Brewery.

  • Fri-Sat, June 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm

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ANNIE Runs June 6-15

ESP_Annie logoANNIE
East Side Players
June 6-15
Blue Ash Amphitheater 

Directed by Cat Perlson

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With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

  • Thu-Sun, June 6-9 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, June 12-15 at 7:30pm

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CHURCH GIRLS Runs June 5-30

WFIT_Chuch Girls logoCHURCH GIRLS
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
June 5-30
[East Price Hill]

Book and story by Ken Jones
Music by Jamey Strawn, Lyrics by Christine Jones
Additional Material by Roderick Justice

Cast: Ken Jones, Rodger Pille, Roderick Justice, James Jones, Jeshaun Jackson, Brandon Bentley & Jamey Strawn

A new campy, cheeky, audacious musical comedy! The “ladies” of the Umatilla Second Christian Church Women’s Auxiliary League are getting together to produce their annual Mother’s Day Pageant.  Six men play every character in this singing, acting, dancing, improvisational tour de force. As the ‘Church Girls’ prepare for their pageant, chaos and calamity bring out less than ‘saintly’ behavior.  The result is Heaven sent hilarity!

  • Wed-Thu, June 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 16 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 23 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 26-27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 30 at 2pm

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THE WOLVES Runs June 1-29

ETC_The Wolves logoTHE WOLVES
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
June 1-29
[Over-the-Rhine]

Drive. Ambition. Endurance. Precision. We’re not talking about any high school girls’ soccer team; we’re talking about a pack of female warriors, determined to win. Infused with the raw jagged energy of youth, The Wolves offers a refreshingly complex depiction of girls navigating friendships, growing up, confronting the future—and trying to score a few goals. Immediate and timely, this ferociously contemporary coming-of-age drama explores the aggression and teamwork of sports and adolescence with an unflinching and compassionate eye. A 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sarah DeLappe’s widely-acclaimed firecracker of a debut is a fierce and unexpected play that has been taking the theater world by storm with its powerful reflection on society, sex, and soccer. This production contains mature language and content and may not be suitable for all audiences.

  • In preview Sat, June 1 at 7pm
  • In preview Tue, June 4 at 7pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 7 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, June 11-13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 14 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 15 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 16 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, June 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 21 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 22 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 23 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, June 25-27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 29 at 2pm & 8pm

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