MATILDA
Dare to Defy Productions Summer Youth Program
July 26-28
Oakwood High School [Dayton]
A stage musical based on the children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The story centers on Matilda, a precocious 5-year-old girl with the gift of telekinesis who loves reading, overcomes obstacles caused by her family and school, and helps her teacher to reclaim her life.
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Dare to Defy Productions Summer Youth Program
July 12-14
Dayton Convention Center
The biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes alive in the musical retelling. Joseph — the favorite son of Jacob — is blessed with vivid dreams that foretell the future. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph endures a series of adventures which challenge him to his core. Soon he finds himself belonging to Potiphar, whose wife makes advances toward Joseph and ultimately land him behind bars. However, news of Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams sparks the interest of the hilariously Elvis-like Pharaoh. Soon, Joseph is out of jail and well on his way to second-in-command. Eventually Joseph’s brothers find themselves unknowingly groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed. As they fail to even recognize him, Joseph tests their integrity. He ultimately reveals himself and the brothers are reconciled. A truly timeless Old Testament tale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is set to a multitude of musical genres, spanning from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock and roll.
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ANNIE
Dare to Defy Productions
May 3-4
Victoria Theatre [Dayton]
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
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VIOLET
Dare to Defy Productions
March 15-23
PNC Arts Annext [Dayton]
Directed by Philip Drennen
Music directed by Judy Mansky
Produced by Becki Norgaard
Cast: Rachel Hertenstein as Violet, Jennifer Barnaba as Young Violet, Norman Moxley II as Flick, Garrett Young as Monty, Joshua Stucky as Preacher, Skyler McNeely as Father, Samantha Wright as Gospel Singer/Landlady Almeta & Samantha Seeberg as Prostitute/Old Lady
Ensemble: Naman Clark, Mike Embree, Abigail Land, Angie Thacker,
As a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward ax blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she’s traveling across the Deep South in 1964 towards a miracle – the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful.
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Dare to Defy Productions
March 8-9
Victoria Theatre [Dayton]
After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of Oz, young Dorothy Gale teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion to find the mighty Wizard of Oz, who can send her home. Along the way, they must avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West, who is trying to steal the mysterious magic slippers that once belonged to her evil sister… but are now on Dorothy’s feet. Dorothy eventually learns just how magical friendship can be and how wonderful it can feel to go home again.
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