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MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Runs Feb. 16-24

MLT_My Name is Asher Lev logoMY NAME IS ASHER LEV
Middletown Lyric Theatre
Feb. 16-24
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Gretchen Gantner, Dan Maloney & Mark Andrew Reuter

Asher Lev tells his story in a series of flashbacks. He is a Ladover Hasidic Jew born with a great artistic talent. His sect of Judaism, however, does not believe that art is a worthwhile pursuit. When he begins to draw nudes and pictures of the Crucifixion, Through the years, he has continued to argue with his parents about the nature and value of his work. They attend one of his shows in New York, but are horrified by the centerpiece of the exhibit: a painting of Jesus Christ.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Fri, Feb. 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 24 at 3pm & 8pm

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LAW AND ORDER: FAIRY TALE UNIT Runs Feb. 16-19

THT_Law and Order ArtworkLAW AND ORDER: FAIRY TALE UNIT
Town Hall Theatre
Feb. 16-19
Centerville

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In the fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders. These are their stories. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

  • Fri, Feb. 16 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Feb. 17-18 at 3pm

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GUYS AND DOLLS Runs Feb. 15-March 11

CCPA_Guys and Dolls logoGUYS AND DOLLS
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 15-March 11
West Price Hill

Directed by Tim Perrino
Music directed by Ron Attreau
Choreographed by Jeni Bayer-Schwiers

Cast: Dave Wilson as Sky Masterson,  Jeremiah Plessinger as Nathan Detroit, Sarah Viola as Sarah Brown, Marissa Poole as Adelaide, Brandon Bentley as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Rich Roerdersheimer as Benny Southstreet,  Harold Murphy as Arvide, Jamie Steele as Branigan, Cian Steele as Rusty Charlie, Kevin Bell as Society Max,  Dylan McGill as Harry The Horse,  Peter Cutler as Big Jule & Linsey Rogers as General Cartwright
Ensemble: Kat Sweeney, Frankie Montazemi, Annie Schneider & Renee Stotlzfus

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

  • Thu, Feb. 15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 22 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 23-24 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 25 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 2pm

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FOXFIRE Runs Feb. 15-25

Foxfire logoFOXFIRE
Brookville Community Theatre
Feb. 15-25
[Brookville]

Directed by Saul Caplan
Produced by Jen Bell

Cast: Gayle Smith as Annie, Dave Williamson as Hector, Andrew Mitakides as Dillard, Rebecca Henry as Holly, Ian Manuel as Prince & Don Cordes as Doc

Annie Nations, an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79, lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband Hector. Her tranquility is threatened by a brash real estate developer who wants to turn her land into a vacation resort and by concern over her son Dillard, a country singer who has come home with two stranded children because his wife has run away. Annie’s battle to decide her future takes her through some funny, touching and magical flashbacks to her life with Hector. Played on Broadway by Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, this couple offers a staunchly affirmative tribute to country folk.

  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 15-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 22-24 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 25 at 3pm

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ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES Runs Feb. 15-25

NKU_Angels in American logo.jpgANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
Northern Kentucky University
Feb. 15-25
[Highland Heights]

Cast: Ella Rivera as Rabbi Chemelwitz/Henry/Hannah Pitt/Ethel Rosenberg, Kearston Hawkins-Johnson as Emily/Ella Chapter/Woman in the Bronx/The Angel, Isaiah Reaves as Mr. Lies/Belize, Sam Johnson as Joe Pitt/Prior #1/Eskimo, Alex Slade as Roy Cohn/Prior #2, Jacob Miller as Prior Walter/Man in the Park, Matthew Nassida as Louis Ironson &  Grace Wesson as Harper Pitt/Martin Heller

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Best Play, ANGELS IN AMERICA follows eight New Yorkers who form unlikely bonds as a mysterious disease begins ravaging their city. Tony Kushner’s blockbuster explores gay culture, race, inequality, and the future of America through the lens of the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Twenty-five years after the play’s Broadway premiere, it remains one of the greatest plays of the last century and continues to reverberate with audiences today. As characters grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell, they wrestle to navigate the complexities of hope in a world of uncertainties. Audience Advisory: Contains strong language, graphic sexual content and other material only appropriate for mature audiences.

  • In preview, Pay-What-You-Can Performance on Wed, Feb. 14 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 15-17 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm
  • Wed, Feb. 22 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 24-25 at 7:30pm

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