RABBIT HOLE
Oxford Area Community Theatre
April 20-29
Oxford Community Arts Center
Directed by Rebecca Howard
Cast: Teresa Gordon as Becca, Matt Benzing as Howie, Jen Holan as Izzy, Deb Richardson as Nat & Tony Giuffre as Jason
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MOON OVER BUFFALO
Milford Theatre Guilde
April 20-28
Day Heights Memorial Fireman’s Building [Milford]
Directed by Micheal R. Kiser
Cast: Tom Cavano as George, Becky Cole as Charlotte, Betty Coulter as Ethel, Karson McCall as Rosiland, Stephen Beck as Howard, Stephanie Russell as Eileen, Paul Brockman as Paul & Alan Kootsher as Richard
Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
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THE MEMORY OF WATER
Wright State University
April 20-22
Herbst Theatre [Dayton]
Three sisters; Teresa, Mary and Catherine, come together before their mother’s funeral, each haunted by their own demons. The play focuses on how each sister deals with the death and how it directly affects them. The three each have different memories of the same events, causing constant bickering about whose memories are true. As the three women get together after years of separation, all their hidden lies and self-betrayals are about to reach the surface.
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HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
April 24-May 19
[Over-the-Rhine]
Born in 1896 into abject poverty, Ethel Waters overcame a spirit-breaking childhood and racial injustice to become a Vaudeville success, legendary jazz and blues singer, Broadway pioneer, and Oscar-nominated actress. However, a reputation for being difficult and her own distrust of those who might employ her or love her—largely a response to the unspeakable horrors of Jim Crow America—caused her to lose everything and become a recluse, until she found new strength from a most unlikely source. Content advisory: This production contains mature content and language and may not be suitable for younger audiences.
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Photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.
TREASURE ISLAND
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
April 21-May 19
Marx Theatre [Eden Park]
Directed by Blake Robison
Cast: Em S. Grosland as Jim Hawkins, Jeffrey M. Bender as Long John Silver/Jim’s Father, Austin Reed Alleman as George Merry/Bailiff’s Son/Bristol Sailor, Rin Allen as Anne Bonny/Jim’s Mother/Assistant Fight Choreographer, Thomas Brazzle as Black Dog/Josiah Bland, Michael Broadhurst as Blind Pew/Job O’Brien, Grant Goodman as Billy Bones/Captain Smollett, Taha Mandviwala as Tom Morgan/Ezekiel Hazard/Boy with Barrow/Inn Guest (May 15-19, 2018), Max Monnig as Israel Hands/Reverend Mainwaring/Calico Jack, Barry Mulholland as Dr. Livesey, Marco Adriel Muñoz as Justice Death/Cut Purse/Inn Guest, Andy Paterson as Squire Trelawney/The Bailiff, JT Stocks as Tom Morgan/Ezekiel Hazard/Boy with Barrow/Inn Guest & Michael Anthony Williams
as Ben Gunn/Inn Guest/Bristol Sailor
Set sail on the journey of a lifetime, complete with cutthroat pirates, a treasure map and a courageous boy entangled in a dangerous swashbuckling expedition. Jim Hawkins gets more than he bargained for when he embarks on a daring sea voyage to locate an island of buried riches. But with his fate sealed, he discovers not only gold and gems but also treachery and mutiny lurking around every corner. Filled with unforgettable characters including Long John Silver, the most famous pirate of them all, Treasure Island comes alive for the whole family as an epic theatrical adaptation of one of the world’s great adventure stories. Advisory: TREASURE ISLAND is appropriate for adults and children ages 10 and up. The show is an exciting adventure that contains nautical danger, action-packed fight scenes, mild language and the occasional scallywag that may not be suitable for youngest mateys.
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