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November 6, 2015 · 6:49 am

PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT EBENEZER Runs Dec. 4-14

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Beavercreek Community Theatre
Dec. 4-14
Beavercreek

It’s the holiday season at Scrooge & Marley’s Saloon in the Wild West, but the gun-slinging, tight-fisted Scrooge has everyone feeling cold and miserable. It’s up to the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Comin’ Up to show Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas in this magical, fast-paced version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 4-5 at 7m
  • Sun, Dec. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 11-12 at 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 13 at 3pm

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November 6, 2015 · 6:20 am

DOROTHY MEETS ALICE or THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND Runs Dec. 4-13

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Angie Lipscomb Photography.

DOROTHY MEETS ALICE or THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND
Sunset Players
Dec. 4-13
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Cast: Zac Newman as Judson, Emily Wessel as Alice,  Jenna Hoskins as Dorothy, Allen Lindsey as the Mad Hatter, Lizzie Braunstein as the White Rabbit, Sarah Braunstein as the Scarecrow, Sam Lindsey as the Tin Man, Sara Moore as the Cowardly Lion, Cassidy Dreier as the Dormouse, Deb Case as the Wicked Witch &  Kennyce Russ as the Queen of Hearts

The annual holiday children’s show brings two of literature’s most famous young ladies together when a young man puts off a book report until the last minute, then suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the familiar characters to their ultimate destinations while avoiding the Wicked Witch and the Red Queen.

  • Fri, Dec. 4 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 5-6 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 11 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 12-13 at 2pm

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November 5, 2015 · 6:53 am

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 4-13

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Sara Kenny as Lucy & Trey Paris as Charlie Brown. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Dec. 4-13
Taft Theatre [Downtown]

Directed by Roderick Justice
Choreographed by Jay Goodlett

Cast: Robert Breslin as Shermy, Brandon J. Burton as Franklin/ Male Swing, Caleb Farley as Schroeder, Hallie Hargus as Frieda/U.S Sally, Hunter Henrickson as Linus, Sara Kenny as Lucy, Leo Northart as Santa, Trey Paris as Charlie Brown, Rodger Pille as Snoopy, Gretchen Priddy as Woodstock, Bianca Sanborn as Violet/U.S. Lucy, Sarah Alice Shull as Patty, Amanda Steier as Sally & Andrew Wiemann as Pig Pen
Ensemble: Cammi Caldwell, Jordan Collins, Yasmine Guedira, Nicholas Gundrum, Colby James, Aubrey Jones, Katelyn Moore, Elijah Prather & Grace Wagner

Bring your family and celebrate Christmas with our live rendition of your favorite holiday special!  Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holidays get you down – Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are here to remind us all about what’s most important during this Yuletide season.  2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the animated television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

  • Fri, Dec. 4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 5*-6 at 2pm
  • Sat, Dec. 12 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Sun, Dec. 13 at 2pm
    *Sign language intrepreted

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November 5, 2015 · 6:42 am

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Runs Dec. 4-19

TDW_The Best Christmas Pageant Ever logoTHE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
The Drama Workshop
Dec. 4-19
Glenmore Theatre [Cheviot]

Directed by Ivory Mazur
Produced by Megan Schultheis & Gretchen Gartner

Cast: Eric Thomas as Bob Bradley, Peggy McDonald-Allen as Grace Bradley, Nora Daley as Beth Bradley& Griffin Harding as Charlie Bradley
Herdman Family: Ethan Williams as Ralph, Joe Hamzy as Leroy, Sam Schaefer as Claude, Camden Doebeli as Ollie, Sami Williams as Imogene & Katie Waldfogle as Gladys
Ensemble: Eve Roth as Alice Wendleken, Victoria Covarrubias as Mrs. Armstrong, Michele Fortman as Mrs. Slocum, Amy Shaffer Waldfogle as Mrs. Clark, Richelle Roth as Mrs. Clausing, Victoria Covarrubias as Mrs. McCarthy, Claudia Covarrubias as Maxine, Logan McGill as Elmer Hopkins, James Covarrubias as Hobie, Riley as Beverly, Garry Hohnecker as Fireman & Doug Bruening as Reverend Hopkins

When the bullying, cigar-smoking Herdman kids find out that church is followed by free cookies, punch, and other refreshments, they show up in force, just in time to learn about auditions for the upcoming Christmas Pageant. When the Herdmans take key parts in the Pageant and collide with the Christmas story head on; the result will either be the most disastrous Christmas Pageant ever . . . or the best! A wonderful Christmas outing for the entire family.

  • Fri, Dec. 4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 6 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 11 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 12 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 13 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 18 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 19 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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November 5, 2015 · 6:04 am

A NICE FAMILY GATHERING Runs Dec. 4-6

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Troy Civic Theatre
Dec. 4-6
Troy City Park [Troy]

Directed by Terressa Knoch

Cast: Robert Hyer as Carl, Karen Lohr as Mom, Don Kuchta as Dad, Josh Lurie as Michael, Tina Hayes as Jill, Sydney Eddington as Stacy & Steve Dietrich as Jerry

Funny & touching, A NICE FAMILY GATHERING is a ghostly love story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her before he died. Now he’s a ghost on a mission, and his son Carl is the unlikely messenger on Thanksgiving Day. When mom’s date arrives for dinner, the bombshell announcements are made, hormones are out of whack, and hilarity ensues!

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 6 at 2pm

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