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January 28, 2019 · 1:10 pm

2019-2020 Season Announced by Dayton Theatre Guild

Dayton Theatre Guild 2019/2020 Season

DTGTHE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
by John Bishop
Production dates: 8/23 – 9/08/2019
Directed by Doug Lloyd

DECISION HEIGHT
by Meredith Dayna Levy
Production dates: 10/11 – 10/27/2019
Directed by David Senatore

ICEBERGS
by Alena Smith
Production dates: 11/29 – 12/15/2019
Directed by Debra Kent

MR. RICKEY CALLS A MEETING
by Ed Schmidt
Production dates: 1/24 – 2/09/2020
Directed by Rick Flynn

MORNING’S AT SEVEN
by Paul Osborn
Production dates: 3/20 – 4/05/2020
Directed by Kathy Mola

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON
Book/music/lyrics Pigpen Theatre Co.
Production dates: 5/29 – 6/14/2020
Directed by Jeff Sams

Audition dates to be announced.

For more information visit www.daytontheatreguild.org

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January 28, 2019 · 12:42 pm

Tony-Award Winning Musical CABARET Comes to NKU

NKU_Cabaret logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts continues its 2018-2019 Theatre + Dance Season with Kander and Ebb’s Tony award-winning masterpiece CABARET, running Feb. 14-24 at NKU’s Corbett Theatre.

CABARET turns pre-war Berlin of 1931 into a sensual haven of decadent celebration. At the seedy Kit Kat Klub, a young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, wanders into the club overseen by a garish and flamboyant Master of Ceremonies. He meets Sally Bowles, a talented cabaret performer who holds her admirers at a distance, unwilling to develop genuinely deep emotions. Living in a morally ambiguous void of desperate anxiety, they are determined to keep up appearances as the real world prepares for war. CABARET is a finely-tuned combination of drama and entertainment, resulting in one of the most substantial musicals ever made.

“We’re doing it as a memory piece,” said director Brian Robertson. “The 1998 production made the strong choice to say at the end that the Kit Kat Klub workers were put in camps and mostly likely died in WWII. We’ve decided to start as though the club, its energy, and its time of possibility before the Nazi’s took over, is reawakened and flashes alive before dying again.”

The production also has the main characters as part of vaudeville sketches being performed in the club, which was a previously abandoned warehouse/factory. They are characters assumed by Kit Kat Klub dancers as a form of commentary about today’s changing cultural attitudes. Another dynamic twist in the production includes the portrayal of the Emcee with a female actress (Faustina Gorham).

The NKU cast features Alex Bellocq (Herman/Co-Dance Captain), Meg Carlson (Texas), Arianna Catalano (Helga), Haley Gillman (Kost), Faustina Gorham (Emcee), Sarah Hack (Schneider), Jake Hunter (Victor), JeShaun Jackson (Bobby), Sam Johnson (Ernst), Sidney Kline (Rosie), Blair Lamb (Lulu), Ashley Martin (Fritzie/Co-Dance Captain), Eleanor Morris (Frenchie), Matthew Nassida (Schultz), Makenzie Ruff (Sally Bowles), Alexander Slade (Max), Aaron Marshall (Hans), and Mattison Sullivan (Cliff). The show is directed by Brian Robertson. Other creative team members include Ronnie Chamberlain (Costume Design), Terry Powell (Lighting Design), Zachary Collins (Sound Design), Rob Kerby (Technical Director), Jamey Strawn (Music Director), and Natalie Bellamy & DJ Bruegge (Co-Choreographers). Lindsey Pervis (Scenic Design) is a CCM-Graduate program designer and supported by an award from the Tom and Christine Neyer Family Visiting Artist. The Stage Manager is Emily Vicars and Assistant Stage Managers are Emily Coffey, Megan Beal, and Kelsey Austin.

For more information, call the NKU School of the Arts Box Office at (859) 572-5464 or visit nku.edu/sotatickets.

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January 25, 2019 · 2:56 pm

Xavier University Theatre Presents ROMEO AND JULIET, Feb. 8-10

xut_romeo & juliet logov(CINCINNATI, Jan. 25, 2019) – Xavier University Theatre continues its 2018-19 season with William Shakespeare’s tragic and beautiful love story Romeo and Juliet. The show runs February 8 through 10 in Xavier University’s Gallagher Studio Theatre.

In fair Verona, tensions rise between two feuding families: the Capulets and the Montagues. Caught in the middle of their parents’ rage, a pair of star-crossed lovers comes together with tragic results.

Being “young and in love has not changed,” says Cat Sholtis, who plays Juliet. “We still have big parties, sneak out, defy our parents, make rash decisions and fall intensely in love.” The feelings of Romeo and Juliet are “so true that there is no room for hesitation or fear, there is just certainty. Where most lovers might be shy and tentative, these two are completely honest with each other, with some of the most beautiful words ever written.”

But Romeo and Juliet is not all drama. The show also includes crude comedy and high-stakes fights. It “competes with Hamlet for the title of Shakespeare’s funniest tragedy, and it offers one of his greatest minds in Juliet,” director Craig Wesley Divino said.

Divino is returning to Xavier University Theatre for his fourth year. “This is an opportunity for which I’m always grateful,” he said. “It’s a chance to spend a few weeks in a room with a handful of smart, dedicated students who want to find out what they’re capable of.”

Divino’s direction has “helped create a community with this ensemble where we are not afraid to take risks and play,” said Ellie Conniff, who plays Romeo. “We hope to make the piece our own by illuminating this story in a way that is fresh to audiences who have seen it before and exciting to those who might be seeing this play for the first time.”

In addition to Conniff and Sholtis, the cast for Romeo and Juliet features Gigi Relic (Mercutio), Kelsey Schwarber (Benvolio), Sam Martini (Nurse), Elliot Auch (Friar Lawrence), Christian Hall (Capulet), Connie Kavensky (Lady Capulet), Kertu Bell (Tybalt), Olivia Pletcher (Prince), Emmy Rice (Paris/Lady Montague), Tess Chadwick (Montague/Second Capulet/First Servant/Musician), Aiden Dalton (Peter/Apothecary/Second Watchman) and Jess Flake (Gregory/Friar John/First Watchman/Second Servant).

Led by Divino, the creative team also includes Joe Leonard (Set Designer/Technical Director), Joe Beumer (Lighting Designer), and Stephen Skiles (Producer). The stage manager is Trever McKenzie. Assistant stage managers are Peyton Wright and Tina Boffa. The assistant directors are Emily Jorgenson and Caroline Conard.

Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 and 9 and 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 10. Tickets for Romeo and Juliet are available now through the Xavier University Theatre Box Office. They are $18 each for adults and $13 each for students, as well as Xavier faculty and staff. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.xavier.edu/theatretickets or call
513-745-3939.

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January 24, 2019 · 11:48 am

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM on the WHHS Stage Valentine’s Day Weekend

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By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

“Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be.”

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By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Cincinnati OH – Join us this Valentine’s Day weekend at Walnut Hills High School for a retelling of a famous play but in a way you’ve never seen it before. Senior high students take on the classic comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with its usual twists and turns, but this time everything is in the 1970’s. Accompanied by a live band, you get to follow the story through the faeries, the “rude mechanicals,” and the quartet of lovers as their plots converge in hilarious twists and turns (the course of true love never did run smooth, right?). This show is not one you will want to miss, so dig out your bell bottoms and tie dye shirts, and join us on a magical journey.

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By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

The show will run February 14th through February 16th at 7pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and children.

Show Synopsis
By William Shakespeare
One of the greatest comedies ever written, A Midsummer Night’s Dream revolves around the adventures of four young lovers and their interactions with the fairies that inhabit a mysterious forest. Their romantic intrigues are confused and complicated still further by Puck, a mischievous fairy, who causes hilarious bouts of confusion. Other visitors to the enchanted forest include Nick Bottom, the weaver, and his friends Snug, Snout, Quince and Flute: the amateur dramatists who want to rehearse their terrible (but hilarious) version of the play Pyramus and Thisbe that they will perform for the Duke of Athens upon his wedding day. Set in the 1970s and integrated with music and dance, this production will be a comedic spectacle that brings The Bard to our larger venue.

Directed by Michael Sherman, Assistant Directed by Lydia Noll.
Production Stage Manager: Reeya Dighe

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By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Featuring De’Ariss Hope as Theseus, Naomi Stoner as Hippolyta, Sam Frank as Egeus, Oliver Vockell as Demetrius, Louis Martini as Lysander, Caroline Yaeger as Hermia, Katie Sutkamp as Helena, Milan Parikh as Philostrate, Grace Davis as Titania, Jowon Briggs as Oberon, Peter Godsey as Puck, Colby James as Moth, Kennedy Nadermann as Cobweb, Lincoln Messerly as Mustardseed, Tamir Gray as Peasblossom, Lily Adams as Patty Quince, Jack Giglia as Nick Bottom, Matthew Eggers as Francis Flute, Elle Bisheimer as Tina Snout, Clare Brennan as Robin Starveling, Brando Donaldson as Snug, and ensemble members Cam Hogue, Ingrid Kindel, Anna Gavin, Grace Kelly Fulton, Sarah Mansfield, Joanna Acio-Alele, Christina Picklo, Kendal Cooke, Kyra Krumins, Charlie Patterson, Owen Cummings, Bettina Ernst, Rehme Leanza, Olivia Busche, Talia Raider-Roth, Piper Sauerbrunn, and Derrick McHale

Performance Dates:
February 14-16 @ 7pm

WHHS Auditorium

Buy Tickets:
https://sites.google.com/view/whhstheatredepartment/tickets

By Chloe Burwinkel
January 20, 2019

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January 14, 2019 · 3:10 pm

The Carnegie Announces 2019-2020 Theatre Season

TC_logo_newCOVINGTON, KY– The 2019-20 Carnegie Theatre Season will be filled with twists and turns sure to please audiences of all ages as it transports patrons from a punk rock show to the troubled mind of a brilliant mathematician, back to biblical times, and finally to the London nightclub scene in the 1960s.

The season will open in August with Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT, a rock opera featuring songs from Green Day’s 2004 album of the same name. In November, audience members will go back to school for PROOF, the Tony Award-winning play that explores the line between brilliance and madness. Joseph and his coat of many colors will come to the stage for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT in January for The Carnegie’s annual family-friendly musical. Closing out the season in March will be END OF THE RAINBOW, the savagely funny drama about Judy Garland’s trip down the comeback trail.

The Carnegie’s 2019-20 Theatre Series

tc_american idiot logoGreen Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT
Music by Green Day
Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer
Playing August 10-25, 2019

This two-time Tony Award-winning musical, based on the Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album of the same name, is a high-energy rock opera not to be missed. Three disaffected young men, living in suburbia, have dreams of a different life in the city. They embark on their big move, only to find their friendships breaking down over family responsibilities, military enlistment, and the allure of drug abuse. Each young man must make peace with the circumstances of his life to find his way back home and to the friends he left behind.

AMERICAN IDIOT is a non-stop rock concert of Green Day favorites, including “Holiday,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” and “Time of Your Life.”

Eight Performances:
Saturday, August 10, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 11, 3pm
Friday, August 16, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 17, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 18, 3pm
Friday, August 23, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 24, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 25, 3pm

Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com 

Content Advisory: Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.

tc_proof logoPROOF
By David Auburn
Playing November 2-17, 2019

Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a math professor at The University of Chicago. Following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s, who hopes to find valuable work in the notebooks he left behind. In the ensuing struggles, a mysterious notebook surfaces to draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness – or genius – will she inherit?

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, PROOF is a compelling drama with elements of mystery, romance, and old-fashioned storytelling. It was made into a major motion picture in 2005 starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Eight Performances:
Saturday, November 2, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 3, 3pm
Friday, November 8, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 9, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 10, 3pm
Friday, November 15, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 16, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 17, 3pm 

PROOF is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. 

CONTENT ADVISORY: Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.  

tc_joseph logoJOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Playing Weekends January 11 – 26, 2020

Sha la la Joseph you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time! One of the most enduring shows of all time, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers, and the coat of many colors.

Featuring a beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber score, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT offers fast-paced, back-to-back musical numbers sure to delight the whole family. “Any Dream Will Do,” “One More Angel in Heaven,” and “Go, Go Joseph,” are just a few of the favorites you’ll enjoy in this inspiring, upbeat tale for the ages.

Ten Performances:
Saturday, January 11, 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 12, 3pm
Friday, January 17, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 18, 2pm & 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 19, 3pm
Friday, January 24, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 25, 2pm & 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 26, 3pm

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is presented by arrangement with The Musical Company, LP, 229 West 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001. www.themusicalcompany.com. Phone: (212) 598-2204. Email: info@themusicalcompany.com 

CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a family-friendly production. Appropriate for all ages.

tc_end of the rainbow logoEND OF THE RAINBOW
By Peter Quilter
Playing March 21 – April 5, 2020

The year is 1968 and Judy Garland is set firmly on the comeback trail. The failed marriages, the suicide attempts, and the addictions are all behind her. At forty-six and with new flame Mickey Deans at her side, she seems determined to carry it off and recapture her magic. But lasting happiness always eludes some people, and there was never any answer to the question with which Judy ended every show: “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can’t I?”

END OF THE RAINBOW is a savagely funny drama featuring a glorious ensemble of Judy Garland hits such as “Get Happy,” “The Man that Got Away,” and, of course, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Eight Performances:
Saturday, March 21, 7:30pm ● Sunday, March 22, 3pm
Friday, March 27, 7:30pm ● Saturday, March 28, 7:30pm ● Sunday, March 29, 3pm
Friday, April 3, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 4, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 5, 3pm

End of the Rainbow is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC 

CONTENT ADVISORY: Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13.

Ticketing
Subscriptions for the 2019-20 Theatre Season are $106, $102 for Carnegie Members, and are currently on sale. Also available are Pick 3 Subscriptions starting at $83, $76 for Carnegie Members. Single tickets go on sale Friday, March 29, 2019 at noon. Tickets may be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5pm, or online at http://www.thecarnegie.com.

About The Carnegie Theatre Series
The Carnegie Theatre Series produces professional, innovative stagings of an eclectic range of theatrical works. Striving to unite the greater Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati theatre community through partnerships and collaborations, the series engages and nurtures both emerging and established talent, including working professionals, committed part-time theatre artists, university performing arts students and younger students. The Carnegie Theatre Series productions bring together these forces to provide quality theatre for Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.

About The Carnegie: The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center.  More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from Cincinnati International Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation. The Carnegie is also supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.

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