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March 21, 2019 · 10:17 am

NICE GIRL Runs April 19-May 5

DTG_Nice Girl logoNICE GIRL
Dayton Theatre Guild
April 19-May 5
[Dayton]

Directed by Debra Kent
Produced by K.L.Storer

Cast: Carly Risenhoover-Peterson as Josephine (Jo), Cassandra Engber as Francine,Heather Atkinson as Sherry & Scott Knisley as Donny

In suburban Massachusetts in the mid-1980’s, thirty-something-year-old Josephine Rosen has a dead-end job as a secretary and still lives at home with her hypochondriac mother. She started college but never finished, and has settled into a life that doesn’t offer much hope for the future. But when a new friendship at work and a chance flirtation with an old classmate give her hope for the possibility of change, she dusts off the Jane Fonda tapes and begins to take tentative steps towards a new life. This is a play about the tragedy and joy of figuring out who you are and letting go of who you were supposed to be.

  • Fri-Sat, April 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 3pm
  • Fri, April 26 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 27 at 5pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 3pm
  • Fri, May 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 4 at 5pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 3pm

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March 21, 2019 · 10:06 am

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE on April 19-28

Oxact_ VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKEVANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Oxford Area Community Theatre
April 19-28
Oxford Community Arts Center

Directed by R. Scott Shriver

Chekhov is alive and well in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where adult siblings Vanya and Sonia reside in their old family home, mourning their lost dreams and missed opportunities. When their often-wrong, fortune-telling maid warns of impending dangers, and their movie star sister, Masha, arrives unexpectedly with young, sexy, boy toy, Spike, the family is launched into a rollicking weekend of one-upmanship, exposed nerves, and a lot of broken mugs. With wit and absurdity, Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike blends Chekhov’s famous ennui with the modern-day toils and troubles of celebrity, social networking, and age into a laugh-out-loud comedy that will tickle your funny bone and stimulate your mind.

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

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March 20, 2019 · 10:31 am

NEWSIES Runs April 18-June 9

LAC_Newsies logoNEWSIES
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
April 18-June 9
[Springboro]

This Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit inspires everyone to fight for what’s right and seize the day.

Set in turn-of-the century New York City, NEWSIES is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions.

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, NEWSIES features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” “Newsies” is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family.

  • Thu-Fri, April 18-19 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, April 20 at 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 25-26 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, April 27 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 2-3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 4 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 9-10 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 11 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 12 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 16-17 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 18 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 19 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 23-24 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 25 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 26 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 30-31 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 6-7 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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March 20, 2019 · 9:59 am

THE SPITFIRE GRILL Runs April 4-14

CU_The Spitfire Grill logoTHE SPITFIRE GRILL
Cedarville University
April 4-14
DeVries Theatre Thrust [Cedarville]

A contemporary musical by the writing team of James Valcq and Fred Alley, this is the story of Percy, a newcomer to the Wisconsin town of Gilead, who arrives with a secret. She has been recently paroled from prison and chose to settle in the town of Gilead for a second chance at life, believing the town must hold promise since its very name seems to offer hope and healing. As she is gradually befriended by the regulars at the town restaurant, she becomes especially close to Hannah, the owner of The Spitfire Grill. Hannah’s efforts to sell the grill have not been successful, but Percy, short for “Perchance,” comes up with an idea that not only saves the restaurant but leads to a redemption of sorts, for her and others, in surprising ways.

  • Thu, April 4 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Thu, April 11 at 10am
  • Fri, April 12 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 13 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 3pm

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March 19, 2019 · 12:27 pm

DROP DEAD Runs April 5-7

LP_Drop Dead logoDROP DEAD!
Lumos Players
April 5-7
Lakeview United Church of Christ [Maineville]

Directed by Corey Nieman

Cast: Alex Soldano as Brent Reynolds, Lora “Lolo” Pateras as Mona Monet, Virginia Pollack as Victoria Le Pewe, Mike Pateras as Chaz Looney, Colleen McElroy as Candy Apples, Karen Sence as Constance Crawford, Laurie Barber as Dee Scorsese, Brandon Dunphy as Phillip, Doug Hillman as P.G. “Piggy” Banks & Jennifer Martin as Alabama Miller

A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in “Drop Dead!,” a potboiler murder mystery directed by “Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage” Victoria Le Pewe. At the dress rehearsal the set falls, props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered. During the opening night performance, the murders continue. The remaining thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery and stay alive for curtain calls!

  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 2pm

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