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Acting Up to Present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
September 19,20,21 at Mason High School

“Tale as Old as Time” presented live on-stage. See this Disney classic telling of a prince turned into a hideous beast who must learn to love and be loved to break the curse on him and his household.  And about Belle, a charming, provincial girl who is trapped in his castle and meets enchanted objects along the way.  “Be Our Guest” as Acting Up presents Beauty and the Beast at the Mason High School Sept. 19-21.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features the animated film’s Academy Award®-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton. 

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has become an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries.  Acting Up’s version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will feature a cast of approximately 70 talented youngsters ages 10 to 18, hailing from all over the tri-state area. The director is Joey Schnell.  The cast features Melissa Campbell (of Wyoming) and Leah Hall (of Mason) as Belle, Gabe Hoyer (of Sycamore) as the Beast and Sydney Mahon (of Loveland) as Mrs. Potts.

Acting Up is an all-volunteer, young performer’s community theater which strives to bring high-quality, polished theatrical productions to the northwest suburbs.  They stress family involvement and working with the community to provide an enjoyable, educational and an enriching experience for all. Acting Up is a member of ACT Cincinnati and just won  26 Orchid awards (and were nominated for 56 awards) at the Association of Community Theatre awards in June 28. In addition, this cast of Beauty and the Beast is filled with Overture Award, Cappie Award, Orchid Award, All State Choir Award winners as well as recipients of numerous talent-based scholarships.

Acting Up will present four shows of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on September 19, 20, 21, at the Mason High School Theater, 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040.  Performances will be Friday, September 19 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, September 20 at 2 pm. (sign language interpreter will be provided), and 7:00 pm; and Sunday, September 21 at 2 pm.  Tickets are $12 each (NO online ticket fees) and it is reserved seating. You can purchase your tickets online at www.ActingUp.com or at the box office starting one hour before the show. For more information, visit www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

March 21, 22, and 23

Before Anna got “frozen,” Rapunzel got “tangled”, Fiona met her ogre, and Belle tamed her Beast, there was… Princess Winnifred! Acting Up, the Young Performer’s Community Theater based in Mason is proud to present Once Upon a Mattress, a musical based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. A Broadway favorite, which launched the career of a young Carol Burnett as Winnifred herself, Acting Up’s production of this timeless classic will provide a fresh, contemporary spin on this classic tale.

Four performances of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

• Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm
• Saturday, March 22 at 3:00 pm (sign language interpreter provided)
• Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 pm
• Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 pm

at the Mason Middle School Theater, 6307 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason OH 45040

Tickets are only $12 each and may be purchased online at www.ActingUp.com or at the door starting one hour before each performance.

Who is Princess Winnifred? Certainly not your average fairy-tale Princess. Calling a swamp her childhood home, Winnifred the Woebegone (or Fred as she’s often called) is just an ordinary, yet high-spirited girl… who wants to get out of her swamp. Her knight-in-shining-armor? Prince Dauntless the Drab. Controlled by his over-bearing mother, Queen Aggravain, Dauntless yearns to meet the girl of dreams, yet one who will receive his mother’s approval.

Drawn by true love, Fred swims the castle moat to be with the young Prince… and face the ultimate “princess-proving” test: only a true princess will feel something as small as a pea under her mattress. Make that twenty mattresses! Yet, is it really a pea that is keeping poor Fred up at night? Add to this tale an “unconventional” romance between the beautiful Lady Larkin and the dashing Sir Harry, and an evil Wizard who serves only the sly Queen, and a Minstrel, who not only narrates the story, but interjects himself into it, and you have the makings of riotous romp around the kingdom with surprises hidden around ever castle corner.

Acting Up’s version of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS will feature a cast of approximately 75 talented youngsters ages 6 to 18, hailing from all over the Cincinnati area. The director is Joel Saeks, Jeanne Bilyeu is the vocal director, and Emily Brinkman is the choreographer. The cast features Autumn Carter as Winnifred, Cole Hankins as her Prince Dauntles, Emily Meinerding as Queen Aggravain, Michael Kaper as her ever-silent King Sextimus, and Dane Morey as the Minstrel.

Acting Up is an all-volunteer, young performer’s community theater which strives to bring high-quality, polished theatrical productions to the northwest suburbs. They stress family involvement and working with the community to provide an enjoyable, educational and an enriching experience for all. Acting Up is a member of ACT Cincinnati and has won well over 100 awards in the last 5 years.

Acting Up will present four shows of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS on March 21, 22 and 23, at the Mason Middle School Theater, 6370 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040. Performances will be Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, March 22 at 3 pm. (sign language interpreter will be provided), and 7:30 pm; and Sunday, March 23 at 3 pm. Tickets are only $12. You can purchase your tickets online at www.ActingUp.com or at the box office starting one hour before the show. Supported by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com. For more information, visit www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.