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SWEENEY TODD
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
Oct. 31-Nov. 9
Beavercreek

Directed by Doug Lloyd
Choreographed by Stacy Gear
Music Direction by Kim Warrick

Cast:  Dean Swann as Sweeney, Pamela Matheson-Jones as Mrs. Lovett, Mike Stockstill as Pirelli, Malcolm Walker ­as Tobias, Tony Sollenberger as Anthony Hope, Michael Shannon as Beadle Bamford, Chuck Larkowski as Judge Turpin, Kami Flanders ­ as Johanna & Emily Kronenberger as Beggar Woman
Ensemble: Samantha Creech, Meagan Kuchan, Mary Nunnery, Lindsey Cardoza, Caitlin Erker, Aaron Brewer, Jose Gutierrez, Kathleen Fanjoy, Janice Codispoti, Danielle DeLorme, Jenn Clark, Aaron G Lopez, John Falkenbach,& Jordan Duvall

This musical thriller is a chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime. It tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people ofLondon lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!

• Fri, Oct. 31 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 1 at 3pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 2 at 3pm
• Fri, Nov. 7 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 8 at 3pm & 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 9 at 3pm

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Cat on A Hot Tin Roof Opens Sept. 12 at Beavercreek Community Theatre

Scott Knisley as Brick, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama & Sarah Caplan as Mae.

Beavercreek Community Theatre opens its 2014-15 season with the performance of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize winning drama Cat on A Hot Tin Roof. Shows are September 12 &13, 19 & 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Sept. 14 & 21 at 3:00 p.m. The theater is located inside the Lofino Senior Cultural Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek.

Ticket reservations can be made through the website: boxoffice@bctheatre.org or by calling 937-429-4737.

Directed by Michael Boyd, the cast includes Saul Caplan as Big Daddy, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama, Scott Knisley as Brick, Megan Cooper as Maggie, Sarah Caplan as Mae “Sister Woman”, Jeremey Gingrich as Gooper “Brother Man”, Dave Gaylor as Doc Baugh, Sierra Smith as Dixie, Annie Chiles as Trixie, Nicholas Chiles as Scooter, and Drew Coleman as Ralph. Costume designer is Anne Heitker and set designer is Chris Harmon.

Cast members have been recognized throughout the years for their theater contributions throughout the Miami Valley. Actor Saul Caplan was recently inducted into the Dayton Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement for acting and directing. Chris Harmon was also inducted into the Dayton Theater Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement for acting, directing and stage set design in 2013. Several other cast members have been awarded Daytony achievement awards for acting and directing in recent years.

“Cat on A Hot Tin Roof” is set in a 1950’s Southern plantation mansion. A family is celebrating the 65th birthday of Big Daddy, as they affectionately dub him. The mood is quiet, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, lies, and desperate actions become the focus of the event as knowledge spreads that Big Daddy is dying. Maggie and husband Brick have several marital strains including abstinence, alcoholism, and lust. Also vying for Big Daddy’s total attention are the conniving relatives and their five rambunctious children. Themes of father and son disappointments and feminine cunning draw the full family dynamics to a dramatic head.

Scot Knisley as Brick, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama & Sarah Caplan as Mae.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
Sept. 12-21
Beavercreek

Directed by Michael Boyd

Cast: Saul Caplan as Big Daddy, Cheryl Mellen as Big Mama, Scott Knisley as Brick, Megan Cooper as Maggie, Sarah Caplan as Mae “Sister Woman,” Jeremey Gingrich as Gooper “Brother Man,” Dave Gaylor as Doc Baugh, Sierra Smith as Dixie, Annie Chiles as Trixie, Nicholas Chiles as Scooter, and Drew Coleman as Ralph

In a plantation house, a family celebrates the sixty-fifth birthday of Big Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate, clawing hopes for the future spar with one another as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds. Maggie, Big Daddy’s daughter-in-law, wants to give him the news that she’s finally become pregnant by Big Daddy’s favorite son, Brick, but Brick won’t cooperate in Maggie’s plans and prefers to stay in a mild alcoholic haze the entire length of his visit. Maggie has her own interests at heart in wanting to become pregnant, of course, but she also wants to make amends to Brick for an error in judgment that nearly cost her her marriage. Swarming around Maggie and Brick are their intrusive, conniving relatives, all eager to see Maggie put in her place and Brick tumbled from his position of most-beloved son. By evening’s end, Maggie’s ingenuity, fortitude and passion will set things right, and Brick’s love for his father, never before expressed, will retrieve him from his path of destruction and return him, helplessly, to Maggie’s loving arms.

• Fri-Sat, Sept. 12-13 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 14 at 3pm
• Fri-Sat, Sept. 19-20 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 21 at 3pm

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SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
July 18-19
Beavercreek

Directed by Doug Lloyd
Music directed by David McKibben

Cast: Sam Downs, Sean Hurley, Ray Zupp, Danielle Kubasky, Kelli Locker, Megan Rehberg, Pam Mcginnis, Victoria Tuccillo, Lindsay Sherman & Kaela Smith

This abstract musical review is a series of songs all connected by a theme: “the moment of decision.” The show employs performers who do not literally play the same characters throughout the show but who do have consistently developing character arcs. Composer Jason Robert Brown has said of his show, “It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.” Performed in cabaret setting with refreshments available, this EDGY fundraiser will surely be a crowd pleaser. Benefits BCT. Beer, wine, soft drinks and hor d’ouvres will be offered at this cabaret style performance.

• Fri-Sat, July 18-19 at 8pm

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