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Director Sought for SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS at RiverStage Community Theatre

RSCT_logo.jpgRiverStage Community Theatre of New Richmond, Ohio is seeking a DIRECTOR for their holiday musical, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS.

Performances will be over two weekends: December 2,3,4 (Sunday matinee) and 8,9,10.

Set eighteen days following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS is a sequel to the wildly successful Bluegrass Gospel musical Smoke on the Mountain. This time, twin Dennis Sanders of the Sanders Family singers is going to war–but not without a musical send-off, featuring hilarious and touching stories, and twenty-five Southern Gospel Christmas favorites.

Playhouse in the Park’s 1999 production of SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS was held over several weeks after Christmas, still to sell-out crowds.

Ensemble cast of four males, three females.

Seeking director able to work collaboratively with the already in-place production team, with both comedic and musical chops, willing and equipped to serve also as musical director if need be.

Show can be produced with actors playing their own instruments, or using tracks. Audition results will determine how this will be handled going forward.

Resumes may be sent to riverstagehq@gmail.com. More information is available by calling RiverStage at 513-543-9149.

RiverStage Community Theatre was formed in 2012, with performances held at Market Street School Auditorium in New Richmond (10 minutes from I-275) on US 52. Multiple productions from their 2015/2016 season were awarded Orchids by ACT Cincinnati (of which they are a member group), and their 2016 OCTAFest-performed excerpt received Merit commendations in Period, Costuming, and Acting. RiverStage can be found online at http://www.riverstagenewrichmond.org and @RiverStageNR on Twitter.

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THE FACULTY LOUNGE Runs Oct. 7-15

vp_the-faculty-lounge-logoTHE FACULTY LOUNGE
Village Players
Oct. 7-15
Fort Thomas

Directed by Nathan Henegar

Cast: Judy Littlefield, Eric Thomas, Ginny Butsch, Kelly Holterhoff, John Clay Prather, Melanie Herrick, Chelsea Russell, Carson Latham, Tamara Sanow & Chase Reynolds

Inside the forbidden walls of an ordinary, American high school faculty lounge, teachers get honest. The play is a comedy… until it’s not. Act One inspires hearty laughter at the humanness of those who teach, and Act Two touches the audience with a different side of that same humanity and the students who test it.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 9 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 13-15 at 8pm

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THEY WERE YOU Runs Oct. 5-9

ccm_they-were-you-promoTHEY WERE YOU: The Songs of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
UC College-Conservatory of Music Studio Series
Oct. 5-9
Cohen Family Studio Theatre [University Heights]

Devised and directed by Aubrey Berg
Music arranged by Stephen Goers

CCM proudly presents the world premiere of a musical revue showcasing the work of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Devised and directed by Aubrey Berg with musical arrangements by Steve Goers, They Were You features songs from The Fantasticks, Celebration, 110 in the Shade, The Bone Room, Colette Collage and more. This revue celebrates Jones’ and Schmidt’s ability to reflect the human condition with humor, compassion and wry affection.

Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Oct. 3. Please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

  • Wed-Fri, Oct. 5-7 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 8 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 9 at 2pm

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JANE EYRE Runs Sept. 29-Oct. 9

cu_jane-eyre-logoJANE EYRE
Cedarville University
Sept. 29-Oct. 9
DeVries Theatre

Directed by Diane Conrad Merchant

This new adaptation of the beloved Gothic novel imaginatively incorporates haunting visual images, dreamlike memories and innovative staging. Orphaned Jane Eyre overcomes her lonely and abusive childhood to become an accomplished governess for Mr. Rochester’s ward at mysterious Thornfield, a place with dark and terrifying secrets. Her psychological journey allows her to triumph over the oppression of the Victorian era, in a script that Chicago Magazine called “a tide of loving and sure storytelling that treats its audience with reverence and respect.”

  • Thu, Sept. 29 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 30 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Thu, Oct. 6 at 10am
  • Fri, Oct. 7 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 8 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 9 at 3pm

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ROMEO AND JULIET Runs Sept. 22-Oct. 2

tmc_romeoandjulietROMEO AND JULIET
Thomas More College Villa Players
Sept. 22-Oct. 2
[Crestview Hills]

Directed by Greg Procaccino

A bitter family feud. A pair of star-crossed young lovers. In William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, the long-standing contempt between the Montagues and the Capulets leads to tragedy for Romeo and Juliet. Only in death do they reconcile the differences between their two families. The Thomas More College Villa Players are pleased to present this literary classic.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 22-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 2 at 2pm

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