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August 20, 2014 · 9:36 am

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST runs Sept. 19-21

ACTUP_Beauty and the BeastDisney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Presented by Acting Up
Sept. 19-21
Mason

Directed by Joey Schnell
Vocal direction by Amy Hall & Jeanne Bilyeau
Choreographed by Maddie Burgoon

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Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

  • Fri, Sept. 19 at 7pm
  • Sat, Sept. 20 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, Sept. 21 at 2pm

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August 19, 2014 · 2:28 pm

TAKING MY TURN Runs Sept. 12-28

MPI_Taking My TurnTAKING MY TURN
Presented by Mariemont Players Inc.
Sept. 12-28
Mariemont

Directed by Dennis Murphy
Music and vocal direction by John Nixon
Produced by Michael Sauer and NancyAnn Storey

Cast: Chuck Ingram as Eric, Scott Nesbitt as John, Tony Wright as Charles, Robert Weidel as Benjamin, Betty Coulter as Dorothy, Rita Winters as Helen, Samantha Toberman as Edna and Jan Costello as Janet

TAKING MY TURN is the award-winning, critically acclaimed musical by the same team that collaborated on the hit show The Me Nobody Knows. One of the first musicals to deal with aging, the spoken words (book by Robert H. Livingston) were collected from interviews with people “in their prime,” representing stories, poems, remembrances, reflections and even complaints. The score (Lyrics by Will Holt, Music by Gary William Friedman) includes songs from a variety of inspirations: Broadway, classical, waltzes, ballads, jazz and gospel. The result is fresh, a little feisty, full of poignancy and of humor.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 14 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 18-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 21 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu, Sept. 25 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 26 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 27 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 28 at 2pm

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August 19, 2014 · 2:10 pm

Disney’s PETER PAN JR. Runs Sept. 12-28

THT_Peter PanDisney’s PETER PAN JR.
Presented by Town Hall Theatre
A Landmark Children’s Theatre Company Production
Sept. 12-28
Centerville

Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter Pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away to Never Land. Their adventure introduces them to the Lost Boys, Mermaids, Indians and even the infamous pirate, Captain Hook! Recommended for ages 4 and up.

  • Fri, Sept. 12 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Sept. 13-14 at 3pm
  • Fri, Sept. 19 at 7pm
  • Sat, Sept. 20 at 11am & 3pm
  • Sun, Sept. 21 at 3pm
  • Fri, Sept. 26 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Sept. 27 at 3pm

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August 18, 2014 · 4:14 pm

SOUTH ASIAN THEATER FESTIVAL on Sept. 14

satfSouth Asian Theater Festival, Cincinnati
September 14, 2014, Sunday
www.satfcincy.org

We ardently invite you to the South Asian Theater Festival in Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s acclaimed cultural heritage gets supplemented this Fall, September 14th, 2014, when Platform Theater in association with Epic Actors’ Workshop and Choir organizes its first ever South Asian Theater Festival at the Anderson Center Theater located at 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township, OH 45230.

South Asian Theater Festival in the USA is now almost a heritage and part of our colorful ever enriching cultural life. For the last 26 years Epic Actors’ Workshop has been actively engaged in promoting multicultural & diverse performing arts primarily in New Jersey. South Asian Theater organized by Epic Actors’ Workshop has been showcased at the New York International Fringe Festival, NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) and now associated with the Crossroads   Theater   (Tony   Award winner) of Ricado Khan & L. Kenneth Richardson. This one day event will not only showcase the vibrancy of current one act as well as full length plays from South Asian countries and the US, but will also encourage the audience to participate in conversation with leading practitioners & experts of theater.

Enlightening & engaging panel discussions will take place in between each play. Renowned personalities and theater practitioners from India, Bangladesh and USA will share their thoughts and views.

The mode of communication will be English and vernacular productions will have English super titles.

Come and soak into the wonderous magic of South Asian Theater – its theme – its application – its method – its history – its aesthetics – its beauty: All are awaiting for you. Be a part of the history in making.

Once again, we welcome you. 

Event Schedule

  • Doors Open: 12:30PM
  • Welcome message: SATF organizers: 1:00PM
  • Ceremonial Inaguration of the Festival: 1:03PM
    (by Dr. Amiya K. Banerjee)
  • Play: OUR VOICES: English:1:10PM
    (An Epic Actors’ Workshop Production, New Jersey)
  • Presentation: Beechmont Players: 2:10PM
  • Panel Discussion: 2:20PM
    The Contemporary Paths of South Asian Theater and the Theater of the West:
    Panelists: Daryl Harris, Sezan Mahmud, Rahul Varma, Dipan Ray, Farley Richmond
  • Break: 3:00PM – 3:10PM
  • Street Theater of India: (An open air presentation)
  • Play: KABULIWALA (VENDOR FROM KABUL): 3:10PM
    (An Ebong TheatriX Production, Washington D.C.)
  • A few words: Andrew Hungerford (Artistic Director, Know Theatre): 3:30PM
  • Play: SANKET (THE SIGNAL) English Supertitle: 3:40PM
    (A Platform Theater Production, Cincinnati)
  • Presentation: Unity Productions: 4:45PM
  • Panel Discussion: 4:55PM
    The Purpose of Theater in the 21st Century:
    Panelists: Daryl Harris, Sezan Mahmud, Rahul Varma, Dipan Ray, Farley Richmond
    Moderator: Gargi Mukherjee
  • Break: 5:35PM – 6:00PM
  • Presentation: by John Lewandowski – Artistic Director: Madcap Productions: 6:00PM
  • Play: UNSUNI: (UNHEARD VOICES): English 6:10PM
    (A NatyArpana Production, Cincinnati)
  • Audience Interaction: 6:30PM
  • Presentation: Shark Eat Muffin: 6:45PM
  • Break: 7:00PM – 7:10PM
  • Play: NANA RANGER DIN (THOSE COLORFUL DAYS) English Supertitle: 7:10PM
    (A Columbus Group Production, Columbus)
  • Vote of Thanks: 7:55PM

 (Schedule is subject to change)

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August 18, 2014 · 2:29 pm

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Runs Sept. 12-28

TDW_Arsenic and Old Lace logoARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Presented by The Drama Workshop
Sept. 12-28
Cheviot

Directed by Lynn Aronson

Cast: Dee Dunn as Abby Brewster, Valeria Amburgey as Martha Brewster, Dan Maloney as Mortimer, Elizabeth Molloy as Elaine, Chris Bishop as Teddy, Ron Samad as Jonathan, Doug Tumeo as Dr. Einstein, Tim Palmer as Officer O’Hara, Jason Cox as Officer Klein, Ray Lebowski as Officer Brophy, Jim Meridieth as Lieutenant Rooney, Clint Bramkamp as Witherspoon & Jim Bussey as Rev. Dr.Harper

This farcical comedy revolves around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide; a brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts’ victims); and a murderous brother who has received plastic surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein, to conceal his identity – he now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff. This classic, laugh-a-minute comedy is a must for all audiences.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 21 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 28 at 2pm

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