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March 20, 2017 · 2:32 pm

THE WILD PARTY Runs April 20-30

MU_The Wild Party logoTHE WILD PARTY
Miami University
April 20-30
Gates-Abegglen Theatre [Oxford]

Directed by Ed Cohen
Music direction by Stephen Lytle
Vocal direction by Lisa Ericksen
Choreographed by Jay Goodlett

Cast: Abby Chafe as Queenie, Alisha Bond as Kate, Brenton Sullivan as Black, Brooke Vespoli as Nadine, Cassidy Steele as Mae, Daniel True-Omaits as Eddie, George Swarn as Oscar, Jeremiah Plessinger as Burrs, True Melissa Rowan as Madelaine, Michael Smith as Phil, Rylan Hixson as Max & Sam Adams as Sam
Ensemble: Ben Negatu, Brenna Kane, Erin Speno, Jenny Clemens, Nick Karayianopoulos & Remy Willocks

Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, The Wild Party is a musical that tells the story of one wild evening in a Manhattan apartment. Central characters Queenie and Burrs throw a party to end all parties with an assorted guest list of vaudevillians, hookers, and a handsome stranger who offers Queenie the hope of a less tawdry life.

  • Thu-Sat, April 20-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 23 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 26-29 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 2pm

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March 20, 2017 · 2:14 pm

VERY DUMB KIDS Runs April 20-22

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VERY DUMB KIDS
UC College-Conservatory of Music Studio Acting
April 20-22
Cohen Family Studio Theater [University Heights]

Directed by Brant Russell

Join us for the staged world premiere of VERY DUMB KIDS! Written by rising New York star Gracie Gardner, this play was workshopped by CCM Acting last spring. Sarah Nehal was murdered while working as a correspondent in New Delhi while her college friends were at home in the U.S. watching TV on the internet and peddling their esoteric skill sets. One year after her funeral, Sarah’s friends meet for their annual Fourth of July reunion. VERY DUMB KIDS explores entitlement and how its effects are visited upon the disenfranchised as well as the privileged. But it’s also about empowerment and exploring how to live responsibly in an irresponsible universe. This production is presented as part of CCM Acting’s new play-commissioning initiative.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 17. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

  • Thu-Fri, April 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 22 at 2pm & 8pm

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March 20, 2017 · 1:29 pm

INTO THE WOODS Runs April 20-22

XU_Into the Woods logoINTO THE WOODS
Xavier University Theatre
April 20-22
Gallagher Student Center [Evanston]

Directed by Lynn Meyers
Music directed by Scot Buzza
Produced by Stephen Skiles

Cast: Justin Lee as Narrator, Alex Roberts as Cinderella, Aaron Krick as Jack, Jenny Roberts as Jack’s Mother, Mac Blais as The Baker, Rachael Petranek as The Baker’s Wife, Cassie Delicath as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Cat Sholtis as Florinda, Annie Mayer as Lucinda, Nora Weisz as Little Red, Hannah Sheppard as The Witch, Gigi Relic as Cinderella’s Mother, Andrew Leonard as Mysterious Man, Matthew Wilkinson as Wolf/ Cinderella’s Prince, Julia Kempf as Rapunzel, Joshua Carandang as Rapunzel’s Prince, Michael Rowlett as The Steward, Sara Ringenbach & Donald Burns as Milky White, Sam Martini as Cinderella’s Father, Taylor Maas as Granny, Gigi Relic & Kellie Ann Hogan as Female Swings & Matthew Wilkinson & Christian Hall as Male Swings

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.

  • Thu-Fri, April 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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March 20, 2017 · 1:16 pm

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Runs March 30-April 9

CU_Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged logoTHE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
Cedarville University Theatre
March 30-April 9
DeVries Theatre Thrust

Directed by Dr. Diane Conrad Merchant

The Complete Works takes us through all of Shakespeare’s Histories, Comedies and Tragedies in one hilarious show! It’s a fast-paced romp through the Bard’s well known plays. Join three actors, lots of wigs, crazy props, bona fide costumes, and iambic pentameter all rolled into this Shakespearean adventure you won’t soon forget.

  • Thu-Fri, March 30-31 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 1 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Thu, April 6 at 10am
  • Fri, April 7 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 8 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 9 at 3pm

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March 13, 2017 · 6:23 am

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Runs March 31-April 8

MCP_Pride and Prejudice logoPRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Mason Community Players
March 31-April 8
Theatre 42 [Lebanon]

Directed by Becca McLaughlin
Produced by Gaylene May

Cast: Gail Rose as Jane Austin, Darren Lee as Mr. Bennet, Gail Rudolph as Mrs. Bennet, Isabella Rosa as Jane Bennet, Elizabeth Beatty as Elizabeth Bennet, Dana Davis as Mary Bennet, Katrina Fulmer as Cathering (Kitty) Bennet, Alexandra Lisa as Lydia Bennet, Steven Catlin as Rev. William Collins, Melissia Gary as Mrs. Gardiner, Joel Lind as Mr. Edward Gardiner
Gardiner Children: Isabella Lisa, Anthony Lisa, Charlotte Mull & London Sanford
Deanna Williams as Margaret, Jaden Glaser  as Joanna, Tessa Catlin as Charlotte Lucas, Jacqueline Schott as Lady Lucas, Tom Caruso as Sir William Lucas, Eric Johansen as Captain Carter, Brandon Morgan as Captain Denny, Trisha Cooper  as Mrs. Long, Noah Curtis as Mr. Charles Bingley, Rachel Kavanaugh as Miss Caroline Bingley, Christina Sanford as Mrs. Louisa Hurst, Perry Gary as Mr. Hurst, Victoria Root as Alice, Elijah Preston as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Alyssa Meoak as Georgiana Darcy, Martin Paris as Colonel Fitzwilliam, Sonya Neff as Lady Catherine DeBourgh, Rae Krull as Miss DeBourgh, Larry Catlin as George Wickham & Megan Mull as Mrs. Annesley/Nurse
Ensemble and/or Dancers: David Bruening, Caleb Courtney, Eric Grimm, Doug Krull, Lori Krull, Rae Krull, Ken Macke, Carolina Mull, Lily Mull, Megan Mull, Gaylene May Schumacher & Jack Turner

  • Fri-Sat, March 31-April 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 2 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 6-8 at 8pm

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