HAMLET
Presented by Xenia Area Community Theatre
April 4-13
Xenia
Shakespeare’s classic at a quick clip and a soundtrack that’s ’70s hip.
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I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
Presented by Dare to Defy Productions
March 21-22
Dayton
Cast: Jackie Darnell, Zach King, Bobby Mitchum & Mackensie Vonderbrink
A hilarious musical comedy by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts and is one of the longest running off-Broadway hits ever! Come celebrate the triumphs and trials of the modern-day mating game. From dating and waiting to bridesmaids and babies, this love-happy musical revue cleverly covers everything you’ve secretly thought about romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws but were afraid to admit.
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Bob Herzog as Willy Wonka.
WILLY WONKA JR.
Presented by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
April 4-12
Downtown
Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory–or suffer the consequences.
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A FLEA IN HER EAR
Presented by Sinclair Community College Theatre
April 4-12
Dayton
A FLEA IN HER EAR has been called “the perfect farce” for good reason. It involves a large cast with mistaken identities, faithless and faithful spouses, a letter, a hotel, a naughty maid, a bellhop and a few gun shots.
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ALMOST, MAINE
Presented by SSCC Theatre
April 4-6
Hillsboro
Directed by Rainee Angles
Cast: Rainee Angles, Brittany Baker, Lydia Bolitho, Brian Brown, Paula Campagna, Chase Coe, Raymond Darnell, Jarrett Fittro, Madison Hatfield, Chelsea Heifner, Mark Holmes, Bronwyn Jones, Bryan Kessinger, Tori Kocher, B.G. Prater, Elizabeth Proffitt, Eric Silcott, Owen Stanton & Dusty Willoughby
On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
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