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March 17, 2015 · 10:59 am

BLOOD RELATIONS Runs April 17-25

VP_Blood Relations logoBLOOD RELATIONS
Presented by Village Players
April 17-25
Fort Thomas

Directed by jef brown

Cast: Amy Stier as Miss Lizzie, Jeanette Tacon  as Actress, Jody Hart as Emma, Judy Sceifres as Mrs. Borden, Nathan Henegar as Dr. Patrick, Scott Unes as Harry & Ken Duff as Mr. Borden

It isn’t easy to write an absolutely bloodless drama about the Lizzie Borden case, but that’s what Sharon Pollock has done in “Blood Relations,” her newest play. The play is based on the case of Lizzie Borden. On August 4, 1892, Borden’s father’s body was “discovered” by Lizzie in a downstairs room of the family home. Soon, the Bordens’ maid, Sullivan, discovered the body of Borden’s stepmother. The subsequent investigation and trial of Lizzie set a precedent for media coverage.

  • Fri-Sat, April 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 19 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 23-25 at 8pm

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March 17, 2015 · 10:33 am

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Runs April 17-18

RSC_Steel Magnolias logoSTEEL MAGNOLIAS
Presented by RiverStage Community Theatre
April 17-18
New Richmond

Directed by Ivory Mazur

Cast: Judy Littlefield as M’lynn, Pam Schreiner as Shelby, Judy Bowling as Truvy, Alyssa Taylor as Annelle, Susan Gerding as Ouiser & Linda Shuck as Clariee

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

  • Fri, April 17 at 7pm
  • Sat, April 18 at 2pm & 7pm

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March 17, 2015 · 9:39 am

TAKING SHAKESPEARE Runs April 16-May 3

HRTC_Taking Shakespeare2TAKING SHAKESPEARE
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
April 16-May 3
Dayton

Directed by Aaron Vega

Cast: Johanna Leister & Jon Kovach

When a longtime, disillusioned college professor is asked to tutor her dean’s son through his freshman Shakespeare class, she finds it to be as much a test for her as it is for him. Although they seem to have nothing in common, as they explore the Bard’s Othello together, they learn more about each other—and themselves—than either is ready to admit. While they draw strength from the play, they come to understand what it means to live up to expectations.

  • Pay-what-you-can preview Wed, April 15 at 8pm
  • In preview Thu, April 16 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 19 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue. April 21 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 22-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 26 at 2pm 
  • Tue, April 28 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 29-May 2 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 3 at 2pm

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March 16, 2015 · 4:47 pm

IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR MURDER Runs April 18-25

Robert Macke as Ginger Baer in IT'S A GRAND NIGHT FOR MURDER. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Robert Macke as Ginger Baer. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR MURDER
Presented by Northern Kentucky University as part of the Y.E.S. Festival
April 18-25
Highland Heights

Directed by Terry Powell

Cast: Emily Fry as Sally, Rhys Boatwright as Phil, A. James Jones as Ramon, Robert Macke as Ginger, Dakota Dean as Heather, Philip Krinsky as Dinsmore & Morgan Decker as Cable Woman
Mourners/Bar Patrons: Sophia DeWald, Madison Pullins & Dan Robertson

An older man wants to kill his wife to be with his younger mistress. The complications arise when he tries to act on this impulse and ends up in the company of a bizarre hit man and a handful of other perplexing strangers. Romances add up as fast as the body count in the thrilling race to a decidedly twisted finale in which love conquers all.

  • Sat-Sun, April 18-19 at 8pm
  • Wed, April 22 at 8pm
  • Fri, April 24 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 25 at 1pm

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March 16, 2015 · 4:36 pm

THE DIVINE VISITOR Runs April 17-26

Hallie Hargus, Jennifer Rhodenhiser, and Wes Carman bring to life THE DIVINE VISITOR. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Hallie Hargus, Jennifer Rhodenhiser, and Wes Carman bring to life THE DIVINE VISITOR. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

THE DIVINE VISITOR
Presented by Northern Kentucky University as part of the Y.E.S. Festival
April 17-26
Highland Heights

Directed by Michael King

Cast: Wes Carman as Mr. Whiteston, Noah Berry as Mr. Wren, Andrew Bishop as Mr. Alden, Clayton Winstead as Mr. Soundforth, Jennifer Rhodenhiser as Mrs. Catherine Birch, Hallie Hargus as Mrs. Cecily Lightfoot, Allysun Mellick as Mrs. Margot Ramshaw, & McKynleigh Abraham as Miss Mackenzie Wells
Ensemble: Andrew Blake, Kristin Schisler, Jessica Stafford & Annie Schneider

A Restoration Comedy with a twist, the rake Whitestone, after faking his own death, finds his escape plans interrupted when he learns that every beautiful woman in town wept at his funeral. He chooses to stay and seduce the ladies by appearing as his own ghost, but the townsfolk believe him to be an angel, and soon all of the women are hoping to be divinely inspired by this messenger of God. When a visitor who is truly from beyond arrives, however, the town will never be the same.

  • Fri, April 17 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 18 at 4pm
  • Sun, April 19 at 4pm
  • Tue, April 21 at 8pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 23-24 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 25 at 4pm
  • Sun, April 26 at 1pm

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