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September 2, 2015 · 9:36 am

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE Runs Sept. 24-Oct. 3

Sara Mackie as Frankie & Dylan Shelton as Johnny.

Sara Mackie as Frankie & Dylan Shelton as Johnny.

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE
New Edgecliff Theatre
Sept. 24-Oct. 3
Essex Studios [Avondale]

Directed by Jared Doren

Cast: Sara Mackie as Frankie & Dylan Shelton as Johnny

Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a short-order cook who works in the same restaurant) are discovered in bed. It is their first encounter, after having met several weeks ago on the job, and Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his clothes and depart, so she can return to her usual routine of watching TV and eating ice cream. But Johnny is convinced that he loves Frankie, a notion that she, at first, considers to be ridiculous. She has had more disappointments than delights in life, and he is the veteran of one broken marriage already. And neither of them is in the bloom of youth. Yet out of their sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious interplay the promise of a relationship beyond a “one-night stand” does begin to emerge.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 24-26 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 27 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at 8pm

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August 31, 2015 · 11:03 am

EXTREMITIES Runs Sept. 30-Oct. 18

Eileen Earnest as Marjorie & Will Reed as Raul. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Eileen Earnest as Marjorie & Will Reed as Raul. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

EXTREMITIES
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
Sept. 30-Oct. 18
East Price Hill

Directed by Tim Perrino

Cast: Eileen Earnest as Marjorie, Rachel Mock as Patricia, Will Reed as Raul & Katey Blood as Terry

In a vicious encounter, Marjorie is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist. She manages to turn the tables on him, imprisoning him in her fireplace. But when her roommates come home to find the assailant bound and blinded, tensions rise to a raging fever pitch. All the players must now deal with their own pasts and their future decisions – should the attacker pay with his life or not? A searing story that featured Farah Fawcett on Broadway and in the film.

  • Wed-Thu, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 4 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 11 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 18 at 2pm

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August 31, 2015 · 10:18 am

PENTECOST Runs Sept. 30-Oct. 4

David Pruitt as soldier & Annie Grove as Yasmin. Photo by Mark Lyons.

David Pruitt as soldier & Annie Grove as Yasmin. Photo by Mark Lyons.

PENTECOST
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Sept. 30-Oct. 4
University Heights

Directed by Richard E. Hess

Cast: Bartley Booz as Oliver Davenport, Alison Sluiter as Gabriella Pecs, Kenzie Clark as Prostitute/Restorer/Deirdre, Devan Pruitt as Swedish Man/Soldier One, James Egbert as Father Bojovic (Orthodox), Owen Alderson as Father Karolyi (Catholic), Josh Reiter as Soldier Two, Isaac Hickox-Young as Pusbas/Commando, Nicholas Heffelfinger as Mikhail Czaba, Lauren Carter as Czaba’s Secretary/Restorer/Commando, Landon Hawkings as Leo Katz, Spencer Lackey as Alexander Jedlikov, Carissa Cardy as Restorer/Commando & Clare Combest as Police Woman/Commando
The Refugees/Hostages: Colin Edgar as Raif, Ryan Garrett as Nico, Keisha Kemper as Antonia, Andrew Ramsey as Abdul, Annie Grove as Yasmin, Katie McDonald as Toni, Arielle De Versterre as Amira, Laura McCarthy as Marina, Mickey Tropeano as Fatima, Mafer Del Real as Tunu, Rupert Spraul as Grigori & Olivia Passafiume as Cleopatra

A play of politics and ideas, PENTECOST details the discovery of a painting stunningly similar to Giotto di Bondone’s The Lamentation in an abandoned church in Eastern Europe. If proven to pre-date the master’s work, the fresco will revolutionize Western Art. A dramatic power struggle ensues, as representatives from the worlds of art history, religion and politics stake their claims for the ultimate prize. The unexpected arrival of 12 asylum seekers sets events spiraling toward an explosive climax.

  • In preview, Wed, Sept. 30 at 8pm
  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 3 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 4 at 2pm

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August 27, 2015 · 1:51 pm

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Runs Sept. 11-20

XACT_And Then There Were None logoAND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Sept. 11-20
Xenia

Directed by Kathleen Day

Cast: Don Henry as Fred Narracott, Jim Buckner as Tom Rogers, Cheryl Dern as Ethel Rogers, Krissy Hartman as Vera Claythorne, Kevin Brown as Philip Lombard, Paul M. Smith as Anthony Marston, Debra Zweber as Emily Brent, John Day as Judge Wargrave, John Weeks as General MacKenzie, Nathan Hudson as William Blore & Bryan Kampman as Dr. Armstrong

In this superlative mystery comedy – originally titled Ten Little Indians – ten strangers arrive on an island invited by an unknown host. Each of them has a secret to hide and a crime for which they must pay. A mysterious voice accuses each of having gotten away with murder. Then, one by one, they succumb to a diabolical avenger.

  • Fri, Sept. 11 at 6:30pm (Opening Gala)
  • Sat, Sept. 12 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 20 at 3pm

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August 26, 2015 · 1:00 pm

PORCH/PATIO Runs Sept. 25-26

TREE_Patio Porch logo.jgPORCH/PATIO
Tree County Players
Sept. 25-26
Greensburg, Ind.

Directed by Sue Menefee

Cast: Cathy Lincourt as Jewel, Laura Simmonds as Pearl, Lois Schrott as Dott & Donna Swinford as Lucille

Two short plays by Jack Heifner. PATIO, is set in the backyard of a middle-class Texas home. Pearl, the younger sister, is preparing a going-away party for her older sister, Jewel, a beautician who is bored with small-town life and is heading off hopefully to the big city. As the two bustle about setting out food and putting up decorations, their conversation reveals progressively more and more of their differences and dreams-and of the emptiness that has pervaded both their lives.

In PORCH, the two characters are an ill and crotchety old woman and her restless spinster daughter. As they sit on their ramshackle front porch, complaining of the heat, the meanness of the mother and the aching frustration of the daughter are made vivid through dialogue that, while frequently funny, is also unerring in capturing the quiet desperation that besets them both.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 25-26 at 7pm

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