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August 18, 2015 · 9:29 am

PARADE Runs Sept. 18-26

MLT_Parade logoPARADE
Middletown Lyric Theatre
Sept. 18-26
Middletown

Director/Musical Staging by Charley Shafor
Vocal/Music Direction by Brett Greenwood

Cast: Kevin Stout as Leo M. Frank, Julia Abanto-Bethune as Lucille Frank, Jason Easter as Britt Craig, Kristen Erdman as Mrs. Phagan, Nathan Greer as Gov. John Slaton, Angie Markham as Sally Slaton, Duane Gordon as Hugh Dorsey, Victoria Garcia as Lizzie Phagan, Darien Wynn as Jim Conley, Seth Allen as Frankie, Alicia Moore as Angela, Ashley Shamp as Mary Phagan, Emma Janson as Lola Stover, Joe Cunningham as Judge Roan, Elizabeth Lindon as Monteen,Kayla Blair as Essie, Pam Steiniger as Mrs. McDaniel, David Jenkins as Ivey/Guard, Joel Butch as Det. Starnes, Cynthia Tate as Mrs. Stover & Michael Scholtterbeck as Luther Rosser

The tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a man wrongly accused of murder is brought to theatrical life. Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension. Parade explores the endurance of love and hope against all the odds. In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor’s false testimony seal Leo’s fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 18-19 at 8pm
  • Fri, Sept. 24 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 26 at 3pm & 8pm

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August 17, 2015 · 10:31 am

THE COMPLETE TOM: 4. DETECTIVE Runs Aug. 26-31

QCF_DetectiveTHE COMPLETE TOM: 4. DETECTIVE
Presented by Queen City Flash
Aug. 26-31
Various

Directed by Bridget Leak

Cast: Brandon Holcomb, Terrance McCraney, Patrick McWilliams, Andy Simpson, Trey Tatum & Tara Williams

Tom and Huck have spring fever and are looking for an adventure to occupy them until summer. But when a murder is committed and someone close to Tom is implicated, the boys will stop at nothing to find the real culprit and hog as much glory as they can. Join Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on their search for clues in Queen City Flash’s final romp with Tom, THE COMPLETE TOM: 4. DETECTIVE. Please note that this production contains the sparse use of racial epithets consistent with Mark Twain’s social commentary.

  • Wed-Sun, Aug. 26-30 at 8pm
  • Mon, Aug. 31 at 8pm

Reservations required online.

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August 14, 2015 · 9:06 am

Cast Announced for GUYS AND DOLLS by Acting Up

ACTUP_logoActing Up is excited to announce our talented cast for GUYS AND DOLLS. The performances will be Sept. 25,26,27.
  • Sky Masterson……Christian (CJ) Allen
  • Sarah….Danielle Morey
  • Nathan Detroit…..Cole Hankins
  • Adelaide…..Kayla Stroud
  • Benny Southstreet……Donovan Williams
  • Nicely-Nicely Johnson….Dean Parker
  • Rusty Charlie…..Brighton Hummer
  • Harry the Horse…..Robert Weatherington
  • Angie-the-Ox….David Easton
  • Big Jule…..Alyssa Hart
  • Big Jule’s Thug….Connor Hart
  • Liver Lips Louie…Michael Williams
  • Lt. Brannigan / Joey Biltmore….Noah Curtis
  • General Cartwright…..Margaret Eilert
  • Arvide Abernathy….Mary Kate Dearie
  • Band Member: Conner Japikse (Calvin), Emma Miller (Agatha), Abby Hickey (Martha), Gerardo Contreras, Ava Frizzell, Rachel Kearney, Kate Shields, Ashley Walker
  • Mimi….Victoria Shields
  • Allison….Isabella Rosa
  • Ferguson…..Amanda Bauer
  • Vernon….Rachel Ingal
  • Hot Box Dancers / Ensemble: Sara Kearney, Megan Ledford, Haley McCrory, Kaylee Michael, Bryn Morgan, Alexa Mueller, Jamie Peterson, Annie Wesner
    Lonnie- Ally Peebles
  • Master of Ceremonies …..Robert Freeman
    Crap Shooters /Ensemble: Samuel Dearie, Brandon Goodwin, Joe Hamzy, Nico Prentosito, Seth Rapp, Benjamin Speno, Charlie Stauffer
  • Ensemble: Emily Bush, Kara Coffey, Catie Cumings, Audrey Glaser, Lorelai Goodwin, Alyssa Hart, Katie Hill, Allison Jackson, Sophia Janidlo, Emma Jenkins, Taylor Kiss, Ellen Long, Leah Major, Grace Major, Yodeet Nymberg, Andrea Poole, Joanna Reese, Morgan Robbins, Gianna Rodriguez, Faith Schirmer, Claire Striet, Danielle Ullman
Four performances only:
Friday, Sept 25 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 2:00 pm (sign language interpreter provided)
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, Sept 27 at 2:00 pm
Tickets are only $12 each and are available at ActingUp.com or at the door starting one hour before each performance.

Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, GUYS AND DOLLS received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including TONY Awards, Drama Desks, and Olivers. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy filled with singing, dancing and 1920’s hi-jinks. Featuring memorable songs such as “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” you are sure to leave the theater dancing and humming.

Acting Up’s version of GUYS AND DOLLS will feature a cast of approximately 70 talented youngsters ages 10 to 18, hailing from all over the Cincinnati-area. The director is Erin Wallace. The cast features CJ Allen (of Indian Hill) as Sky Masterson, Danielle Morey (of Mason) as Sarah Brown, Cole Hankins (of Loveland) as Nathan Detroit and Kayla Stroud (of Mason) as Adelaide.

Acting Up is an all-volunteer, young performer’s community theater which strives to bring high-quality, polished theatrical productions to the northwest suburbs. They stress family involvement and working with the community to provide an enjoyable, educational, and enriching experience for all. Acting Up is a member of ACT Cincinnati and just won 32 Orchid awards at the Association of Community Theatre awards in June 27 including Overall Technical Quality, Overall Performance Quality, Excellence in Dance Execution, and Excellence in Chorus, Choreography and Ensemble.

Acting Up will present four shows of GUYS AND DOLLS on September 25, 26, 27, at the Mason High School Theater, 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040. Performances will be Friday, September 25 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, September 26 at 2 pm. (sign language interpreter will be provided), and 7:00 pm; and Sunday, September 27 at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 each and it is general seating. However, all tickets sold before Labor Day are for the special VIP seating section. You can purchase your tickets online at www.ActingUp.com or at the box office starting one hour before the show. For more information, visit www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.

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August 11, 2015 · 9:50 am

CYRANO DE BERGERAC Runs Sept. 11-Oct. 3

Jeremy Dubin as Cyrano de Bergerac.

Jeremy Dubin as Cyrano de Bergerac.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Sept. 11-Oct. 3
Downtown

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Cast: Geoffrey Warrne Barnes II, Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Kyle Brumley, Billy Chance, Tia Leshaun Davis, Jeremy Dubin as Cyrano de Bergerac, Douglas Fries, Jim Hopkins, Jared Joplin, Josh Katawick, Caitlin McWethy as Roxane, Grant Niezgodski, Tess Talbot, Mike Van Zant & Petrea Whittier

Cyrano is a man of panache- a dazzling swordsman and a brilliant poet with a wit as quick as his blade. When he falls in love with the beautiful and brilliant Roxane, there is only one thing that stands between them- his gargantuan nose. When Roxane unknowingly confides in Cyrano that she is smitten with the handsome, but dimwitted solider Christian, Cyrano cannot resist the opportunity to finally speak his heart — through letters and verses signed under Christian’s name. His words have Roxanne swooning, but who is it that she truly loves and how long can Cyrano remain in the shadows?

  • In preview, Wed-Thu, Sept. 9-10 at 7:30pm. All seats $25.
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 17-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 20 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 24-26 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 27 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Oct. 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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August 11, 2015 · 9:00 am

SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS Runs Sept. 11-27

Chessie Vigran as Lily Harrison & Mike Fielder as Michael Minetti. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Chessie Vigran as Lily Harrison & Mike Fielder as Michael Minetti. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS
Mariemont Players Inc.
Sept. 11-27
Mariemont

Directed by Skip Fenker
Produced by Catherine Shultz

Cast: Chessie Vigran as Lily Harrison & Mike Fielder as Michael Minetti

Lilly, the aging wife of a Southern Baptist minister, takes a dance lesson every week from Michael, a sarcastic, much younger, instructor. What starts as a battle gradually becomes something quite different.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 13 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 20 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu, Sept. 24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 26 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 27 at 2pm

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