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August 22, 2018 · 9:47 am

Falcon Theatre to Kick Off 2018-19 Season with YANKEE TAVERN

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Becca Howell, Ted J Weil, Terry Godsin and Kyle Daniels. Photo by Kristy Rucker.

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you,” wrote Joseph Heller in his 1961 novel Catch-22.

Whether we Americans, as a lot, are paranoid is debatable. What’s not debatable is that we have an affinity for–if not an an outright obsession with–conspiracies and conspiracy theories. But why? Why, after more than fifty years, can so many among us still refuse to accept official accounts of the JFK assassination? That the moon landing was real? That Elvis didn’t fake his own death?

Falcon Theatre will open its 2018-19 season with Steven Dietz’s conspiracy-grounded thriller YANKEE TAVERN. Set five years after the events of September 11, 2001, the play uses the mother of all conspiracy theories as the conceit for a powerful and frightening drama that confronts our search for closure through endless tall tales.

Director Tracy M. Schoster wants audiences to know that while 9/11 serves as the backdrop for YANKEE TAVERN, it is not a story about 9/11. “At their base, conspiracy theories appeal to our need for a feeling of control in a world that is spinning out of control,” says Ms. Schoster. “We humans hate randomness and the arbitrary occurrences that can devastate our lives. If we have something to point to…to blame…the acceptance of these occurrences becomes easier.”

“The play’s four characters have all suffered loss, something out of their control, directly or indirectly related to 9/11…a father, a best friend, a lover, a way of life,” says Ms. Schoster. “And, rather than believing the hard reality right in front of them, they choose the easier road of conspiracy…to regain control via an explanation of the random event. It’s how they choose to focus that control that produces the consequences that drive the action of the play.”

The Miami Herald says that YANKEE TAVERN “isn’t really about what did or didn’t happen; it’s about the agony of uncertainty.” The Palm Beach New Times says that the play is “a helluva show. You’ll be scared by the intimations of Act One; you’ll be moved by the awful events of Act Two. And when the terrible day is discussed, you will hear the millennium’s fresh ghosts rattling through the walls of the theater…and feel their unhappy gaze beaming from the tavern’s smudged, stained-glass windows.”

The Falcon production features Kyle Daniels as Adam, Becca Howell as Janet, Ted J. Weil as Ray, and Terry Gosdin as Palmer.

Performances are at 8 PM on September 28 and 29 and on October 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13. Tickets prices are $25 for adults and $15 for students with ID. Patrons enjoy a $5 discount for Thursday performances. Visit falcontheater.net to reserve seats.

Falcon Theatre is located at 636 Monmouth Street in the heart of the Monmouth Street Historic District of Newport, Kentucky.

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August 20, 2018 · 1:48 pm

One of the Most Controversial Debates in Sports History Comes to Life in BANNED FROM BASEBALL

The Human Race kicks off its 32nd Season with the World Premiere of Patricia O’Hara’s BANNED FROM BASEBALL, September 6 – 23, 2018 at the Loft Theatre

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L to R: Marc Moritz, K.L. Storer, Doug MacKechnie, Patricia O’Hara (playwright), Brian Dykstra, and Scott Hunt. Publicity photos courtesy of Heather N. Powell.

“We are thrilled to be selected to premiere this exciting new play,” said Kevin Moore, President and Artistic Director. “This story hits home to so many in our region, and we are honored to be the ones to tell the story. Telling great stories that touch our lives is a big part of our mission.”

(Dayton, OH) —Like clockwork each Fall, the discussions around the Baseball Hall of Fame inductees begin. At the same time, the petitions to reconsider Pete Rose for the Hall of Fame resurface. It’s one of the most hotly debated topics in sports history. This September, The Human Race Theatre Company takes us back to 1989, when the battle for the soul of Major League Baseball hit its peak as Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Pete Rose, the reigning Hit King, lock horns in the world premiere performance of BANNED FROM BASEBALL, by Patricia O’Hara.

New York director Margarett Perry makes her tenth return to the Loft stage to helm this world premiere production. Perry’s last show at the Loft was the comedic hit, The House, which she recently directed in Scotland.

CAST AND DESIGN TEAM
The cast of five includes four Human Race veterans as well as a new face to local audiences.

Brian Dykstra, who appeared on Broadway with Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy and was last seen on the Loft stage in Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch, plays Pete Rose. Chicago actor Doug MacKechnie makes his Human Race debut as Bart Giamatti. Scott Hunt, no stranger to the Loft stage (HRTC’s The Glass Menagerie, Sweeney Todd, and 26 Pebbles), will play Fay Vincent. Marc Moritz, (HRTC’s Mystery of Edwin Drood, Broadway’s Sondheim/Prince musical, Merrily We Roll Along) plays the role of Reuven Katz, and K.L. Storer (HRTC’s Caroline, or Change, Fiddler on the Roof) returns to The Race for the fourth time and will play the role of John Dowd.

Special Recorded Performance
“The script calls for voiceovers by an unnamed Sportscaster,” said Moore who reached out to Marty Brenneman, The radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds, “After reading the script, Brenneman eagerly agreed to lend the support of his unique voice to the project.”

Patricia O’Hara (Playwright) is a writer and Professor of English Literature at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, PA. At Franklin & Marshall she teaches all manner and forms of Nineteenth-Century British Literature, creative writing, and her course that has proven to be perennially popular: Baseball in American Literature and Culture. BANNED FROM BASEBALL is O’Hara’s first play.

Tamara L. Honesty (scenic designer) returns to the Human Race to design her 8th HRTC production. Janet Powell (costume designer), Resident Artists John Rensel (lighting designer) and Jay Brunner (sound designer) round out the design team. Jacquelyn Duncan is the production stage manager.

Biographies on the cast and creative team can be found on The Human Race Theatre Company’s website under BANNED FROM BASEBALL.

The preview performance of BANNED FROM BASEBALL is Thursday, September 6. Opening night is Friday, September 7.

The Human Race Theatre Company’s production of BANNED FROM BASEBALL is sponsored by Marion’s Piazza, Beth and Alan Schaeffer, and John and Tamara Clough.

PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EVENT INFORMATION
Tickets for BANNED FROM BASEBALL start at $14. Prices vary depending on the day of the week and seating location. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more. The Sunday, September 9 7:00 p.m. performance is “Sawbuck Sunday,” when any available seat can be purchased in person for just $10 at the Loft Theatre box office two hours prior to the show. Prior to the Tuesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. performance is “Beer, Here!”, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. Additional information and details for “Beer, Here!” can be found on our website and Facebook Events page. Discounts are subject to availability and some restrictions apply.

All performances are at the Metropolitan Art Center’s Loft Theatre, located at 126 North Main Street in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Show times for BANNED FROM BASEBALL are 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Performances on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings begin at 7:00 p.m., and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday matinees.

Tickets and performance information for BANNED FROM BASEBALL are available at http://www.humanracetheatre.org or by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630, and at the Schuster Center box office.

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2018-2019 marks the 32nd season for The Human Race Theatre Company, “Dayton’s Official Professional Theatre Company.” Founded in 1986, The Human Race moved into the Metropolitan Arts Center in 1991, taking up residence in its current home, the 212-seat Loft Theatre. In addition to the Eichelberger Loft Season, The Human Race produces new works development and special event programming. Under the direction of President and Artistic Director Kevin Moore, the company also maintains outreach programs, as well as artist residencies in area schools and a summer youth program. Human Race organizational support is provided by the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District, Culture Works, the Shubert Foundation, the Erma R. Catterton Trust Fund, the Jesse & Caryl Philips Foundation, the Virginia W. Kettering Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, which helped fund this organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The 2018-2019 Sustainability Sponsors are the ELM Foundation, Anne F. Johnson, Steve and Lou Mason, and Morris Home. The 2018-2019 Loft season sponsor is the Jack W. and Sally D. Eichelberger Foundation of the Dayton Foundation.

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August 17, 2018 · 11:10 am

Cincinnati Opera and CCM’s OPERA FUSION: NEW WORKS Announces Fall 2018 Residencies

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EURYDICE
Music by Matthew Aucoin
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
November 8-17, 2018
Free public performance of excerpts on Saturday, November 17

 POSTVILLE: HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD
Music by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Kimberly Reed
December 2-6, 2018

Free public performance of excerpts on Thursday, December 6 

Funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the workshops will use the combined resources of Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 

CINCINNATI, OH—Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) are pleased to announce that their groundbreaking joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works, will host two new operas in November and December of 2018.

In collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater’s New Works Program and LA Opera, the new opera Eurydice, by composer Matthew Aucoin and playwright Sarah Ruhl, will receive a 10-day workshop in Cincinnati from November 8 to 17, 2018. The residency will culminate in a public performance in Cincinnati on November 17 in Music Hall’s Wilks Studio, followed by a public presentation in New York City at the Century Association on November 19.

From December 2-6, 2018, composer Laura Kaminsky and filmmaker Kimberly Reed will bring their latest work, Postville: Hometown to the World, to the program. Taking place in Postville, Iowa, this piece investigates the intersection of immigration, race, religion, ethnicity, and culture in America’s heartland. Selections from this opera will be performed publicly at the conclusion of the workshop on December 6, 2018, also in the Wilks Studio at Music Hall.

Postville: Hometown to the World is part of “Opera For All Voices,” an initiative which was established with the goal of creating works that attract audiences of all ages who may not have had prior exposure to opera. The initiative is led by Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera, but the full consortium currently includes seven companies—Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Minnesota Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera, and Seattle Opera. The consortium is working together to create new works, flexible in both scope and scale, which can be performed in a variety of venues off the main stage. The operas focus on storytelling in imaginative and compelling new ways, designed with modern attention spans in mind and the objective to break down pre-conceived notions about opera.

Tickets: Admission to each Cincinnati presentation is free, but reservations are required. Tickets will become available from the Cincinnati Opera box office on Monday, November 5 at 10 a.m. Call (513) 241-2742 to reserve.

EURYDICE
Music by Matthew Aucoin
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Workshop: November 8-17, 2018

Public performance: Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Music Hall’s Wilks Studio, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati

Eurydice, by composer Matthew Aucoin and playwright Sarah Ruhl, retells the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus from the perspective of his wife Eurydice, who is trapped in the underworld and awaits her rescue. The libretto is based on Ruhl’s play by the same name and uses contemporary English to portray the quirky and confused young lovers. The opera was co-commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater’s New Works Program and LA Opera. At the completion of the workshop, excerpts from Eurydice will be publicly performed in Cincinnati on November 17 in Music Hall’s Wilks Studio at 7:30 p.m. A public performance in New York City at the Century Association will follow on November 19.

The Met/LCT New Works Program develops new opera and music theater works, providing support during the creative process leading to a workshop production produced by The Met/LCT. The Met/LCTNew Works program is funded by a generous gift to the Met from the Francis Goelet Charitable Trusts, and Lincoln Center Theater’s participation in the Met/LCT New Works Program is made possible by a major grant from the Ford Foundation.

POSTVILLE: HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD
Music by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Kimberly Reed
Workshop: December 2-6, 2018

Public performance: Thursday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Music Hall’s Wilks Studio, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati

Postville: Hometown to the World is the latest piece by composer Laura Kaminsky and filmmaker Kimberly Reed, known for their partnership on the critically acclaimed opera As One, concerning the journey of a transgender person, which was featured in Cincinnati Opera’s 2018 Summer Festival. Their new work takes place in Postville, Iowa, which bills itself as the “Hometown to the World,” but which is known for a massive 2008 raid by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency at a Kosher meat-packing plant, in which over a tenth of the town’s population was arrested and deported. This new work was created for the “Opera for All Voices” program, which is led by Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera, and includes the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Minnesota Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Sarasota Opera, and Seattle Opera. It is Kaminsky and Reed’s second work to participate in Opera Fusion: New Works, following their opera Some Light Emerges, which had a residency in September 2016.

About Opera Fusion: New Works
Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) is a partnership between Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) dedicated to fostering the development of new American operas. This collaboration is jointly led by Marcus Küchle, Director of Artistic Operations & New Works Development at Cincinnati Opera, and Robin Guarino, the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at CCM. OF:NW offers composers or composer/librettist teams the opportunity to workshop an opera during a residency in Cincinnati. Residencies utilize the facilities, personnel, and talent of both Cincinnati Opera and CCM. The workshops are cast with a combination of CCM students and professional artists, and each workshop concludes with a free public presentation of excerpts followed by an audience Q&A session, all of which is streamed online. Since its founding in 2011, OF:NW has developed ten new American operas, including Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s Fellow Travelers, Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s Great Scott, Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel, and Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor’s Hadrian. For more information, visit ofnw.org. 

Founded in 1920, Cincinnati Opera presents a thrilling season of opera every June and July in multiple venues, including the recently renovated historic Music Hall. The company’s repertoire includes beloved classics and contemporary works brought to life by some of the world’s most dynamic performers and creative teams. 

Cincinnati Opera’s 2019 Summer Festival will run June 13 through July 28, featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’sThe Marriage of Figaro, Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, The Gershwins’Porgy and Bess, and the world premiere of Blind Injustice, a world premiere opera inspired by stories of Ohio Innocence Project exonerees, by Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote. The 2019 season is possible with support from ArtsWave, Ohio Arts Council, The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, and many generous individuals, corporations, and foundations. 

Cincinnati Opera’s mission is to enrich and connect our community through diverse opera experiences. 

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Declared “one of the nation’s leading conservatories” by The New York Times, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is a preeminent institution for the performing and media arts. The school’s educational roots date back to 1867, and a solid, visionary instruction has been at its core since that time. 

CCM offers nine degree types (BA, BM, BFA, MFA, MM, MA, AD, DMA, PhD) in nearly 120 possible majors. The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world’s stage. 

CCM’s 2018-19 Opera Series includes Mainstage productions of Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw (Nov. 15-18, 2018) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (April 12-14, 2019), along with an undergraduate production of Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus (Feb. 8-10, 2019) and a Studio production of William Bolcom’sDinner at Eight (Feb. 22-24, 2019). 

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August 16, 2018 · 2:39 pm

Dada Rafiki: The Women Gather | Fri., Oct. 19 | Aronoff Center

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October 19, 2018 – Aronoff Center
On Sale Now

CINCINNATI, OH – Award-winning Artist/Poet Annie Ruth and the Cincinnati Arts Association are proud to present  Dada Rafiki: The Women Gather, which will share empowering stories of inspirational women in our community through music, song, drumming, dance and spoken word. During this special evening celebration,  attendees will experience a potpourri of interactive art forms. The event also serves as the kick-off for a 52-neighborhood outreach effort, promoting women’s empowerment. One of the most inspirational multicultural celebrations of the year,  Dada Rafiki: The Women Gather will grace the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Friday, October 19 at 7:00 PM. It’s more than an event, it’s an experience!  Doors open at 6:00 PM with Pre-show entertainment and promotional gifts for attendees. 

Tickets are $25 in advance and $40 the day of the show, and are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-2787 [ARTS], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  Group discount tickets for ten or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

“Dada Rafiki” (pronounced DAH-Dah rah-FEE-kee), which means “sister friend” in the Kiswahili language of East Africa, promotes a shared sense of sisterhood, inclusiveness, and unity in an empowering environment of storytelling, music, dance, song, and spoken word—all honoring exceptional women in our community.

Dada Rafiki: The Women Gather will be hosted by WLWT-TV5 News Anchor Courtis Fuller. Featured artists include: The New York Times award-winning author and poet Sharon M. Draper; Cincinnati Opera guest soloist, psalmist, and songwriter Andrea P. Thomas; acclaimed dancer/choreographer Jacqueline McClure; world-class Afro-fusion music powerhouse BAOKU Moses; and, back by popular demand as the event’s house band, Ed Thomas & Muzic Company. That evening, Annie Ruth will debut her original interpretive poetry “The Women Gather,”  which combines genres of dance, spiritual, hip hop, African & modern dance, and spoken word.   

2018 Dada Rafiki Honorees:

  1. Deborah Mariner Allsop –  Families Forward
  2. Suzy DeYoung – LaSoupe Cincinnati
  3. Verline Dotson – Cincinnati Hamilton County Community Action Agency
  4. Prerna Gandhi – student, University of Cincinnati
  5. Dr. Shelley Jefferson Hamler – The Cincinnati (OH) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
  6. Janelle S. Hocker – Nella’s Place, Inc.
  7. The Rev. Paula M. Jackson, Ph.D. – Church of Our Saviour/La Iglesia de Nuestro Salvador, Episcopal
  8. Bo-Kyung Kim Kirby – Northern Kentucky University & The Cincinnati Opera
  9. Barbara J. Lynch – New Jerusalem Baptist Church & First Ladies for Health
  10. Baba Charles Miller, Baba of Honor – Drums for Peace
  11. Evelyn Sears – Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
  12. Khrys Styles – K.A.S.S.I.E. Project
  13. Stevie Swain – Swain Consulting, LLC & CinCWN
  14. Carla Walker – Think Big Strategies, LLC

ABOUT ANNIE RUTH – THE CREATOR OF DADA RAFIKI
Annie Ruth is an internationally-respected artist and arts educator whose work has positively impacted audiences in Europe, Africa, and throughout the United States for more than thirty years. She integrates the arts into other areas and uses innovative strategies to make the arts experience both rewarding and relevant. Annie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from National University in San Diego, California and studied graphic design at the University of Cincinnati, College of Design Architecture and Art.  She is a trailblazer who has received critical acclaim for her work in the community.  She fuses her artistic talents with arts education and collaborates with major cultural institutions and museums to bring art directly to communities throughout the United States and abroad.

For more information about Annie Ruth and the history of Dada Rafiki, visit www.annieruth.comand www.dadarafiki.net.

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August 16, 2018 · 1:13 pm

2019 Summer Season Announced by Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre

All Musical  Season Features Dancing Queens, Church Girls and Seven Brides

WFIT_Sign at nightCincinnati Landmark Productions announced this week its four-show Summer Classics Season at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater.

The 2019 Summer Classics Season, presented by TriHealth, includes:

  • MAMMA MIA, May 1-26, 2019
  • CHURCH GIRLS, June 5 – 30, 2019
  • PIPPIN, July 10 – August 4, 2019
  • SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, August 14 – September 8, 2019

The popular series expanded from three productions to four in 2018. This follows Cincinnati Landmark Productions’ decision to expand the runs of each production from three weeks to four weeks in 2016. Officials say the record attendance numbers in the 2018 summer season have justified the expansion.

“The 2018 Summer Classics Season has been a run-away success,” said Tim Perrino, Executive Artistic Director for Cincinnati Landmark Productions. “We broke our own summer attendance record again, and with the all-musical lineup we have planned for 2019, I expect we’ll do it again.”

The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater is the purpose-built, 229-seat performing arts center and parking garage in the Incline District in East Price Hill. Located at the corner of Matson Place and West 8th Street, the $6 million project opened on June 3, 2015.

Subscriptions for the 2019 Summer Classics Season – only $96 – are now on sale.

Subscribers to the 2018 Summer Classics Season will have their seats held for renewal until March 1, 2019. All seats not renewed by that time will be released. Tickets to individual shows go on sale on April 1, 2019.

The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater is programmed year-round by Cincinnati Landmark Productions, culminating in over 120 show nights. In addition to the Summer Classics Season, the venue hosts the three-show District Series season (September to May), an edgier slate of productions designed as an alternative to the concurrent Marquee season at the Covedale Center.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions has been serving the West Side for over 35 years – first through its Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre program and then through its ownership and management of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in West Price Hill.

For more information about the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, visit www.clpshows.org or call (513) 241-6550.

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More about the 2019 Summer Classics Season at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater:

MAMMA MIA
May 1 – May 26, 2019
Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; Book by Catherine Johnson

The ultimate feel-good show! ABBA’s hits tell the hilarious story of a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father, bringing three men from her mother’s past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show. Non-stop laughs, explosive dance numbers and mega-hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “Knowing Me/Knowing You” and “Mamma Mia!” combine to make this the guaranteed hottest ticket of the summer!

CHURCH GIRLS: The Musical
June 5 – 30, 2019
Book and Story by Ken Jones;  Music by Jamey Strawn; Lyrics by Christine Jones; Additional Material by Roderick Justice

A locally-written campy, cheeky, audacious musical comedy! The “ladies” of the Umatilla Second Christian Church Women’s Auxiliary League are getting together to produce their annual Mother’s Day Pageant. Six men play every character in this singing, acting, dancing, improvisational tour de force. As the ‘Church Girls’ prepare for their pageant, chaos and calamity bring out less than saintly behavior. The result is heaven-sent hilarity!

PIPPIN
July 10 – August 4, 2019
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Roger O. Hirson

There’s magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz’s iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece. Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated version continues to captivate the young and the young-at-heart throughout the world. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince seeks fulfillment in all the ‘expected’ ways – the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the un-extraordinary moments that happen every day. The musical features one of Stephen Schwarz’s best scores, including songs like “Corner of the Sky,” “No Time At All” and “Magic to Do!”

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
August 14 – September 8, 2019
Book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay; Music by Gene dePaul; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

In this unmistakably American take on the war between the sexes, seven frontier women take charge of their destinies (and their men) in 1850s Oregon. Based on the classic film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an authentic piece of Americana, a time-tested romantic comedy with a special, contemporary relevance. Saddle up for a western joyride that features great songs like “Bless Your Beautiful Hide,” “Going Courtin'” and “The Sobbin’ Women” – plus some of the greatest dance sequences ever on the stage! When Adam and his six unruly brothers think they know what a woman’s place is, Adam’s spirited new wife and a cohort of potential brides show ’em who’s boss in this golden age American musical.

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