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January 29, 2025 · 5:12 pm

MISERY Runs Feb. 21-March 2

MISERY
Oxford Area Community Theatre
Feb. 21-March 2
Oxford Community Arts Center

Directed by Kayleigh Swatzell

Cast: Ben Mattox as Paul Sheldon, Rebecca Howard as Annie Wilkes & LaTricia Hillman as the Sheriff

Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his ‘Number One Fan,’ Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads the manuscript to his newest novel and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new “Misery” novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. This nail-biting cat-and-mouse-game will have you on the edge of your seat. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 28-March 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 2 at 2pm

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January 29, 2025 · 5:12 pm

EVERYBODY Runs Feb. 21-March 2

EVERYBODY
Wright State University
Feb. 21-March 2
Creative Arts Center Herbst Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Greg Mallios

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ modern adaptation of “Everyman,” a 15th-century morality play, centers on the meaning of living. At each performance, the actors’ roles are selected by lottery, requiring each actor to know and perform all the roles.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
  • Fri, Feb. 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 1 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 2 at 2pm

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January 29, 2025 · 5:11 pm

TRUE WEST Runs Feb. 21-March 1

TRUE WEST
Village Players
Feb. 21-March 1
[Fort Thomas]

Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn

Cast: Justin Smith as Austin, Keith Cassidy as Lee, Jay Dallas Benson as Saul & Judy Sceifres as Mom

This American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert-dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee’s trashy Western tale.​ Content Note: Strong language, violence, and alcohol use.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 28-March 1 at 8pm

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January 29, 2025 · 5:10 pm

DOUBT, A Parable Runs Feb. 21-March 1

DOUBT, A Parable
CenterStage Players
Feb. 21-March 1
Bell Tower Arts Pavilion [Evendale]

Directed by Sarah Hoback & Dane Rogers
Produced by Greg Smith

Cast: Rose Vanden Eynden as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, Eric Thomas as Father Brendan Flynn, Adria Whitfill as Sister James & Ariel Underwood as Mrs. Muller

In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 27-March 1 at 7:30pm

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January 29, 2025 · 5:09 pm

THE CEMETERY CLUB Runs Feb. 21-March 1

THE CEMETERY CLUB 
Mason Community Players
Feb. 21-March 1
Mason Playhouse

Directed by Ray Lebowski
Produced by Tess Catlin

Cast: Bob Brunner as Sam, Leslie DeVoe as Doris, Mary Beth Benken-Riesenberg as Ida, Lisa Breithaupt as Lucille & Susan Deyo as Mildred

Three Jewish widows and long-time friends meet once a month for tea, then visit their husbands’ graves. Things are going along swimmingly until the arrival of Sam, a shy butcher whose deceased wife is buried in the same cemetery as their husbands. The friendships become strained when a love triangle develops. The Cemetery Club, a story seemingly about death, is in fact about relishing life, the loves, and the friendships along the way.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 27-March 1 at 8pm

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