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June 1, 2018 · 1:44 pm

CFF18: My Fringe Schedule: Day 3

CFF18_The Mountains Did Quake logoFirst up tonight is Animal Engine’s THE MOUNTAINS DID QUAKE, THE HILLSIDE DID TREMBLE. This husband and wife team from Minneapolis, Minnesota have a special place in my Fringy-heart and their 2013 show “Petunia and Chicken” is still one of my all time favorite.

In an authoritarian society where individuality is oppressed in favor of obedience to an all-powerful dictator, the ancient epic of Gilgamesh is told as an act of underground rebellion. From the award-winning creators of “Petunia and Chicken” and “Darlings.”

CFF18_Walt Fit logoI follow that up with WALT FIT, a new offering from returning solo artist Jimmy Grzelak, hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Walt Fit is a self-care-healthcare exercise system for everybody. In 1858, famously lofty poet Walt Whitman released an inspirational self-help health-and-beauty book. It was soon after lost to time. Until now. Reanimate this zombie path to total wellness– attend this seated transformational dance party led by Jimmy Grzelak, “winningly offbeat imagination” (Washington Post) and 2017 Citybeat Critic’s Pick.

CFF18_ExTrashVaganza Erika Kate MacDonald Paul Strickland Photo By Dan Winters

Erika MacDonald & Paul Strickland in ExTrashVaganza!. Photo by Dan Winters.

I’m finishing off Friday with ExTrashVaganza! from personal and Fringe favorite Theatre Mobile.

“You threw it away. Now pick it up and make something of yourself.

Paul Strickland (“Balls of Yarns” – Critics’ Pick of the Fringe Winner 2017) and Erika Kate MacDonald (“Ice Candle” – Critics’ Pick of the Fringe Winner 2016) team up in this STRANGE-SATIONAL PUPPET MUSICAL COMEDY DELIGHT for adults!

Come help Erika and Paul make a beautiful future out of the discarded past.”

 

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May 31, 2018 · 11:39 am

O BEAUTIFUL Runs June 29-July 8

CAST_O Beautiful logoO BEAUTIFUL
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
June 29-July 8
The Carnegie [Covington]

Directed by Michael Sherman

Cast: Katie Sutkamp as Alice Fletcher, Dustin Parsons as Jesus, Kaleb Kemp as Ty Janaleris/Alexander Hamilton, Aidan Greenwell as Erik Waters, Oliver Vockell as Luke Simpson, Clare Brennan as Gwen Turner, ​Jack Giglia as Lennie Ryan, Edwin Vardiman as Simon West/St. Paul, Chase Reynolds as Patrick Henry/Don Fletcher, ​Victoria Forbes as Arlene Fletcher, Audrey Cann as Linda Ryan, Alex Harrison as Brian Ryan/Benjamin Franklin, ​Julia Barclay as Mrs. Loomis, Erin Day as Marcia Turner/Joan of Arc, Madi Burnett as Brenda Waters, Derek Drago as Joe Simpson/Thomas Jefferson/Minister, Kendall Young as Sondra Janaleris & Wade Yates as Production Assistant/St. Ambrose/John Adams/ Luke Understudy

O BEAUTIFUL is written by world-renowned and local playwright, Theresa Rebeck. Rebeck pens a theatrically inventive mashup of contemporary American life and the history that got us to this politically polarized age. O Beautiful is a fiercely funny story that explores the lives of high school students, teachers, and their families as they cope in a world of real personal problems and extremist ideological rhetoric that gets so heated that Jesus, Saint Paul, Joan of Arc, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Benjamin Franklin, among others, show up to weigh in and mix it up. Alternately sweet and fiery, and as topical as tonight’s newscast, O Beautiful lands the complex realities of our culture squarely on the stage deck in an electrifying blend of ancient characters, founding fathers, and your neighborhood high school.

  • Fri-Sat, June 29-30 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 1 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 8 at 2pm

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May 31, 2018 · 11:25 am

INTO THE WOODS Runs June 29-30

VOB_logoINTO THE WOODS
Voices of Broadway
June 29-30
Lawrenceburg High School Auditorium

Be careful what you wish for … What if Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and the Baker and his Wife lived in the same story? All must venture into the woods to seek fulfillment of their deepest wish, but what they find there is that dreams are rarely simple and wishes are not often granted free of complications. This charming story is at once hilariously funny and deeply moving, a fractured look at the flip side of the classic fairy tales as only master storyteller Stephen Sondheim (composer of Sweeney Todd and Company) could imagine.

  • Fri-Sat, June 29-30 at 7pm

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May 31, 2018 · 11:03 am

ANNIE Runs June 28-Aug. 19

LAC_Annie logoANNIE
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
June 28-Aug. 19
[Springboro]

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 her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage 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-Fri, June 28-29 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 30 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 1 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 5-6 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 7 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 8 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 12-13 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 14 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 15 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 19-20 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 21 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 22 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, July 26-27 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, July 28 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, July 29 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 2-3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 4 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 5 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 9-10 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 11 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 12 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 16-17 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 18 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 19 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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May 31, 2018 · 10:27 am

MARY POPPINS Runs June 28-July 15

BVCT_Mary Poppins logoMARY POPPINS
Brookville Community Theatre
June 28-July 15
[Brookville]

Directed by James Nelson
Music directed by Amanda Newhart
Choreographed by Cathy Rarick

Cast: Rebecca Henry as Mary Poppins, Kendal Garrett as Bert, Mark Van Luvender as Mr. George Banks, Sheryl Koontz as Mrs. Winifred Banks, Danikah Skaroupka as Jane, Jonah Sievers as Michael, Debbi Robbins as Mrs. Brill/Ensemble, Bill Impson as Robertson Ay/Ensemble, Kathleen Durig as Miss Andrew/Ensemble, Jenna Vance as Mrs. Corry/Ensemble, Allison Gabert as Mrs. Corry US/Ensemble, Rebekah Skaroupka as Bird Woman/Ensemble, Josh Wissinger as Neleus/Ensemble, Garrett Hensley as Park Keeper/Policeman/Ensemble, Don Cordes as Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman/Ensemble, Tori Coss as Miss Lark/Ensemble, Doc Horton as Von Hussler/Ensemble, Jasmine Ravenscraft as Miss Smythe/Ensemble, Kelli Myers as Katie Nanna/Ensemble, Laura Robbins as Annie/Ensemble, Paige Van Luvender as Fannie/Ensemble, Eva Holler as Doll, Emma Miller as Teddy Bear & Jenna Wissinger as Mrs. Punch
Ensemble: John Wysong, Bailie Scheer, Elizabeth Allen, Gage Recker & Kailee Hoskins

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” This magical production includes such favorites as “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Jolly Holiday,” “Step in Time,” and some new songs “Practically Perfect,” “Brimstone and Treacle” and “Anything Can Happen if You Let It.” Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers! Audiences will be singing along from beginning to end!

  • Thu-Sat, June 28-30 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 1 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 5-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 8 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 12-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 15 at 3pm

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