Category Archives: On Stage

April 4, 2018 · 10:03 am

ANGEL STREET Runs May 4-19

SSP_Angel Street logoANGEL STREET
Sunset Players Inc.
May 4-19
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Ivory Mazur
Assistant Direction by Tatiana Godfrey
Produced by Jerry Yearout

Cast: Carrie L Mees as Bella Manningham, Rob Bucher as Jack Manningham, Jack Miskimens as Muffin Man/Police Officer, Katrina Reynolds as Elizabeth, Erica Brady as Nancy, Jeff Carter as Inspector Rough & Mason Bowling as Police Officer

Better known as “Gaslight”, this West End and Broadway hit, adapted into an Academy Award winning film in 1944 starring Ingrid Bergman and Angela Lansbury, focuses on the Manninghams who live on Angel Street in 19th century London. While everything begins with Victorian tranquility, it becomes apparent the suavely handsome Mr. Manningham is slowly driving his devoted wife Bella to the brink of insanity with a cunning kindness that masks sinister motives. While he is out, Mrs. Manningham has an unexpected caller: Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard who is convinced her husband is a homicidal maniac who committed murder 15 years ago in the same house. Don’t miss this classic psychological thriller!

  • Fri-Sat, May 4-5 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 3pm
  • Thu, May 17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 18-19 at 8pm

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April 4, 2018 · 9:51 am

MAKING GOD LAUGH Runs May 4-13

TROY_Make God Laugh logoMAKING GOD LAUGH
Troy Civic Theatre
May 4-13
The Barn in the Park [Troy]

Directed by Steve Dietrich

Cast: Beth Shrake as Ruthie, Alain Alejandro as Bill, Gage Emerson as Richard, Rachel Ann Smith as Maddie & Derek Dunavent as Thomas

  • Fri-Sat, May 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 2pm

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April 3, 2018 · 12:17 pm

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Runs May 3-June 24

LAC_Little Shop of Horrors logoLITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
La Comedia Dinner Theatre
May 3-June 24
[Springboro]

A deviously hilarious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world. The meek floral assistant Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Seymour as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

  • Thu-Fri, May 3-4 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 5 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 10-11 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 12 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 17-18 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 19 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 20 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 24-25 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, May 26 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, May 27 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 31-June 1 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 2 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 3 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 7-8 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 9 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 10 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 14-15 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 16 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 17 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 21-22 at 10:30am & 5:30pm
  • Sat, June 23 at 5:30pm
  • Sun, June 24 at 10:30am & 5:30pm

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April 3, 2018 · 11:57 am

URINETOWN Runs May 3-19

FLI_Urinetown logoURINETOWN
Footlighters Inc.
May 3-19
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

Directed by Bunny Arszman
Music/vocal direction by Alan Masters
Choreographed by JV Katz
Produced by Mary Stone & Gary Rogers

Cast: Gary Rogers as Officer Lockstock, Sherry McCamley as Penelope Pennywise, Robert Breslin as Bobby Strong, Katie McCarthy  as Hope Cladwell, Jeff Richardson as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Rebecca Mactaggart as Little Sally, Matt Hook as Mr. McQueen, Tony Bergman as Senator Fipp, Joe Hornbaker as Officer Barrel, Jerry Wiesenhahn as Joseph ‘Old Man’ Strong/Hot Blades Harry, Amanda Marasch as Soupy Sue/Caldwell’s Secretary, Laura Petracco as Little Becky Two-Shoes/Mrs. Millenium, Mary Puetz as Josephine ‘Ma’ Strong/Old Woman, Paul Henkelman as Dr. Billeaux/Tiny Tom, Karl Bolinger as Robby the Stockfish, Brad Baldwin as Billy Boy Bill, Monica Weber as Mousy Mabel & Caitlin Brown as Awful Annie

In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Winner of 3 Tony Awards, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.

  • Thu-Sat, May 3-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 10-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, May 15-19 at 8pm
    *May 4th & 13th performances are sign language interpreted.

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April 3, 2018 · 11:42 am

BYE BYE BIRDIE Runs May 2-27

WFIT_Bye Bye Birdie logoBYE BYE BIRDIE
Warsaw Federal Incline Theater
May 2-27
[East Price Hill]

Directed by Tim Perrino
Music directed by Steve Goers
Choreographed by Jeni Bayer Schwiers

Cast: Jeremiah Plessinger as Albert Peterson, Renee Stoltzfus as Rosie, David Emery as Conrad Birdie, Mikayla Renfrow as Kim, Angela Alexander Nalley as Mae Peterson, Laura Wacksman as Ursula Merkle, Katey Blood as Gloria Rasputin/Mayor’s Wife/Mrs. Merkle, Samantha Stapleton as Mrs. Doris Macafee, Dylan McGill as Harry Macafee, Jackson Schabell as Randolph Macafee, Joel Parece as Hugo Peabody, Gary Herman as Mayor
Ensemble: Kara Scullin, Julia Olinger, Annabel Forman, Cassidy Steele, Ashley Colbert, Jack Johnson, Tyler Rosenblatt, Kyle Taylor, Peter Cutler & Cian Steele

A loving send-up of pre-Beatles, 1960’s small-town America and Rock & Roll, BYE BYE BIRDIE remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie gets drafted, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. With a tuneful high-energy score, riotous teen romance and a hilarious script, BIRDIE continues to thrill audiences around the world. Hit songs include “Put on a Happy Face,” “One Last Kiss,” “One Boy,” “A Lot of Livin’ to Do,” “Kids!” and “Rosie.”

  • Wed-Thu, May 2-3 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, May 9-10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, May 16-17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 18-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 20 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, May 23-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 25-265 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 27 at 2pm

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