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OUT OF THE DARKNESS, INTO THE LIGHT Benefit, May 24-June 2

ACTUP_logoSee some of the Cincinnati-areas most talented teens sing some of your favorite Broadway songs. Acting Up presents “Out of the Darkness, Into the Light” their second annual FunRaiser Musical Revue.

Six shows at the Mechanic Street Theater, 10 S.Mechanic St., Lebanon, OH 45036.

  • Friday, May 24 at 7:30 pm
  • Saturday May 25 at 7:30 pm
  • Sunday May 26 at 2:00 pm
  • Friday May 31 at 7:30 pm
  • Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 pm
  • Sunday June 2 at 2:00 pm

Acting Up, a volunteer, non-profit community theater,provides both onstage and backstage opportunities for children ages 6-18. In their past four seasons, Acting Up has been nominated for 174 Orchid awards, winning 59 of these from the Ohio Association of Community Theaters, including Excellence in Ensemble and Excellence in Dance Execution. In addition, nine of these talented teens are up for Cappie awards this weekend.

The FunRaiser will help support community theater in keeping ticket prices for other Acting Up shows at a reasonable cost, as expenses continue to rise dramatically with each production. It will also give the young performers the opportunity to perform some great contemporary numbers, from slightly more mature-themed productions; as well as favorites from Disney movies. Songs include varied selections from shows such as “Sweeney Todd” “Phantom of the Opera” “Aladdin” “The Last Five Years” “Annie” and “Mary Poppins.”

Tickets are $20 each ($10 is a tax-deductible donation) and are available online at www.ActingUp.com or at the box office starting one hour before the show. For more information call 513-494-6062. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ActingUpCommunityTheatre or Follow us on Twitter at @ActingUpMason.

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BUGSY MALONE Runs March 8-10

ACTUP_Bugsy MaloneBUGSY MALONE
Presented by Acting Up
March 8-10
Mason

BUGSY MALONE is a slapstick musical comedy that follows the rivalry between two half-witted street gangs and the washed up, well-intentioned, one-time boxer who steps in to take control of Fat Sam’s gang and give Dandy Dan and his boys what they’ve got coming. In this film noir spoof, the message is one of good, clean fun. The characters are wonderful 1920’s cartoon cutouts, and the weapons of choice are “splurge” whip cream guns, flour bombs, and custard pies.

  • Fri, March 8 at 7:30pm
  • Sat. March 9 at 3pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 10 at 3pm

Official page | Online ticketing |

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ACTUP Announces Cast of BUGSY MALONE

ACTUP_Bugsy MaloneActing Up the young performers community theater is proud to announce our fabulously talented cast of BUGSY MALONE the 1920s, pie-in-the-face, slapstick musical comedy:

The performances are March 8,9,10. For more information, visit www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.

  • Bugsy Malone……Dane Morey
  • Blousey………. Victoria Shields
  • Dandy Dan………Aaron Marshall
  • Fat Sam………. Michael Kaper
  • Tallulah……… Kathryn Albers
  • Knuckles……….Maria Bobbitt
  • Fizzy………….Lauren Wright
  • Leroy………….Michael Williams
  • Cagey Joe………Brandon Cole
  • Lena Marelli….. Leah Hall

And featuring Gangsters, Show Girls, Boxers, Down and Outs, etc.: Maddie Baenziger; Emily Bush; Gretchen Bush; Caleb Cambron; Julia Cardinal; Brooke Chamberlin; Stevie Chandler; Annabelle Contant; Jessica Cooper; Catie Cumings; Bella DeJesus; Annie Elliot; Abby Fair; Ava Frizzell; Madison Gialloreto; Hannah Grady; Carson Grill; Sydney Grill; Andrew Hackler; Cole Hankins; Alyssa Hart; Connor Hart; Tess Hogan; Lily Huhn; Von Eric Huhn; Allison Jackson; Hayden Johnson; Rachel Kearney; Sarah Kearney; Katie Kenniston; Kacey Kopack; Megan Ledford; Leah Major; Abby Grace Martin; Grant Meyer; Madeleine Morstadt; Yaffa Muhlbaum; Claire Northcut; Yodeet Nymberg; Ally Peebles; Andrea Poole; Sophie Rothstein; Logyn Sanchez; Faith Schirmer; Grant Shields; Kate Shields; Darian Smith; Erin Speno;Charlie Stauffer; Haley Stevens; Naomi Stoner; Madeline Straub; Kayla Stroud; Olivia Stroud; Vanessa Stroud; Brooke Tartar; Veronica Turner; Catherine Voorhees; Spencer Walsh; Annie Wesner; Olivia Wise; Lauren Wright

Music and lyrics by Paul Williams (The Carpenters’ “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “We’ve Only Just Begun,” Helen Reddy’s “You and Me Against the World,” Three Dog Night’s “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and Barbra Streisand’s phenomenal “Evergreen” and The Muppet Movie) and Book by Alan Parker (Fame, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Birdy, and Evita).

The show is being directed by Brent Peebles, with assistance from Joel Saeks. The music director is Amy Hall and the choreographers and Megan and Erin Kelley.

This show is brought to you by special arrangement from Music Theatre International.

Tickets are $10 each and are available 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.

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SEUSSICAL runs Oct. 5-7

SEUSSICAL
Presented by Acting Up
Oct. 5-7
Mason

Directed by Joey Schnell with Brent Peebles
Vocal direction by Carrie Classen & Amy Hall
Choreographed by Megan Kelly
Produced by Becky Corstanje & Amy Frankel with Danielle Campbell

The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge–not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him, the only one who recognizes “his kind and his powerful heart.” Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, in a story that makes you laugh and cry.

  • Fri, Oct. 5 at 7pm
  • Sat, Oct. 6 at 2pm* & 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 7 at 2pm
    *sign language interpreted

Official page with cast list | Online ticketing | FaceBook event | Goldstar discount |

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ACTUP 2012 Orchid Awards

Acting Up 2012 Orchid Awards

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance
    Eben Franckewitz as Tom Sawyer B
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance
    Emily Wilhelm as Becky Thatcher
  • Excellence in Set Design
    Kevin Wilhelm, Bob Fritzsch, Brent Peebles Greater H

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