trueBEAUTY
Presented by trueTHEATRE
April 13
Over-the-Rhine
Although great storytelling is not limited to true, personal stories, True Theatre believes that these real moments of our lives, from the mundane to the extraordinary, give both the speaker AND the listener the ultimate sense of being part of a larger community than they were aware.
Come join us for an evening of True Theatre …where time slows down and we can listen.
Filed under On Stage
VOICES FOR CHANGE
Presented by Xavier Players
March 27-29
Evanston
A series of student written, student directed, and student performed monologues, scenes, songs, and more all on the topic of social justice in our world.
Filed under On Stage
DOUBT: A Parable
Presented by Cedarville University
March 19-29
Cedarville
Directed by Matthew Moore
Cast: Madison Hart as Sister Aloysius, David Widder-Varhegyi as Father Flynn, Emma Paulyne Kowatch as Sister James & Raven Simmons as Mrs. Mueller
This cautionary tale about the power of rumor, innuendo, and doubt won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2005. Our production will feature unique, experimental staging to bring you up close and personal with this fascinating battle of the wills set in a fictional Catholic church school in 1964. You’ll be debating the play’s winners and losers all the way home.
Filed under On Stage
THE COVER OF LIFE
Presented by Falcon Theater
April 10-25
Newport
Directed by Tracy M. Schoster
Cast: Tara Williams as Kate Miller, Holly Sauerbrunn as Aunt Ola Cliffert, Kristy Rucker as Addie Mae McGough, Gretchen Reinersman as Tood Cliffert, Lisa Dirkes as Weetsie Cliffert, Merritt Beischel as Sybil Harrist-Cliffert & Jared Earland as Tommy Cliffert
When the 3 Cliffert brothers go off to fight in World War II, their young wives move in with the boy’s mother to keep the home fires burning for the duration of the war. When Life Magazine decides it would make a good cover story, their lives are invaded by up and coming reporter Kate Miller. As Kate collects information for her story all the women learn more about themselves and each other. Warm, affecting and funny, this is a play that offers plenty to talk about and will send audiences home feeling like they’ve gotten to visit another time in American history.
Filed under On Stage
LILIES OF THE FIELD
Presented by Xenia Area Community Theatre
April 10-19
Xenia
Directed by Christian Yates
Cast: Jim Buckner as Folk singer, Jerry Buck as Father Gomez, Wayne Wolfe as Homer Smith, Mary K Franz as Mother Maria Marthe, Cindy Taylor as Sister Elizabeth, Susan Connolly as Sister Gertrud, Cheryl Dern as Sister Agnes, Jennifer Sparks as Sister Albertine, Edith Waugh as Juanita Gonzalas & Bruce Franz as Orville Livingston
In this heartwarming story, ex-GI and itinerant handyman, Homer Smith, is hired to do a few chores for a group of German nuns in exchange for room and board. But under the gentle but rm persuasion of their head-strong Reverend Mother, who believes Homer was sent to them by God, Homer decides to stick around a while and build them a chapel.
Filed under On Stage
