Tag Archives: Dayton Theatre Guild

TIME STANDS STILL
Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
Oct. 4-20
Dayton

Directed by Debra Kent
Produced by K.L.Storer

Cast: Cassandra Engber as Sarah Goodwin, Alex Carmichal as James Dodd, David Hallowren as Richard Ehrlich & Kelli Locker as Mandy Bloom

Seriously wounded in Afghanistan, photographer Sarah is brought home to recuperate by her writer and live-in boyfriend, James. She is soon visited by her editor and his new and much younger girlfriend. He sees her work and wants a book. And James wants something altogether more conventional, in this gripping drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Margulies. This drama of our times probes the feelings and intersections of these four very human people with insight, clarity and sometimes rich moments of hilarity.

• Fri-Sat, Oct. 4-5 at 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 6 at 3pm
• Fri, Oct. 11 at 8pm
• Sat, Oct. 12 at 5pm
• Sun, Oct. 13 at 3pm
• Fri, Oct. 18 at 8pm
• Sat, Oct. 19 at 5pm
• Sun, Oct. 20 at 3pm

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45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY
Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
Aug. 23-Sept. 8
Dayton

Directed by Fred Blumenthal
Produced by K.L.Storer

Cast: Saul Caplan as Mickey Fox, K.L.Storer as Andrew Duncan, Marcus Simmons II as Solomon Mantutu, Dave Nickel as Bernie, Mary Mykytka as Megan Woods, Debra A. Kent as Arlene, Debra Strauss as Cindy, Patty Bell as Raylean, John Spitler as Charles, Terry Larson as Zelda, Gail Andrews Turner as Bessie & Steve Kantor as Harry Fox

America’s comedy master sets this piece in the “Polish Tearoom,” a place not unlike the real Hotel Edison coffee shop in NYC where Simon once sipped coffee while meeting with other entertainment pros. In this warm and gentle comedy of remembrance, show business insiders, Broadway wannabes and the occasional tourist traipse in and out, each with a unique story. All the while a 60-ish Borsht Belt standup, Mickey Fox, dispenses one-liners, negotiates with a London producer and deals with a very needy brother-in-law.

• Fri-Sat, Aug. 23-24 at 8pm
• Sun, Aug. 25 at 3pm
• Fri, Aug. 30 at 8pm
• Sat, Aug. 31 at 5pm
• Sun, Sept. 1 at 3pm
• Fri, Sept. 6 at 8pm
• Sat, Sept. 7 at 5pm
• Sun, Sept. 8 at 3pm

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THE PILLOWMAN
Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
May 17-June 2
Dayton

Directed by Natasha Randall

Cast: Patrick Hayes as Katurian K. Katurian, Michael Boyd as Tupolski, David Hallowren as Ariel & Joseph Risner as Michael

“With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, THE PILLOWMAN centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.” – Dramatists Play Service. For mature audiences only.

• Fri-Sat, May 17-18 at 8pm
• Sun, May 19 at 3pm
• Fri, May 24 at 8pm
• Sat, May 25 at 5pm
• Sun, May 26 at 3pm
• Fri, May 31 at 8pm
• Sat, June 1 at 5pm
• Sun, June 2 at 3pm

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LEAVING IOWA
Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
April 5-21
Dayton

Local media coverage: Dayton Daily News article |

Directed by Robb Willoughby

Cast: Don Browning – Josh Smith, Dad – Mark Reuter, Mom – Debra Kent, Sis – Rachel Wilson, Multiple Character Guy – Peter Wallace & Multiple Character Gal – Ellen Ballerene

The annual family vacations of one family are remembered as the son tries to take his father’s ashes to a former home. His attempts to reach the final resting place are interspersed with memories of family vacations the kids often hated. The actors play themselves as teenagers, as parents and as their older selves, on the road-trip of life. A sentimental play of good humor that is sweet and often contagiously funny.

• Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 8pm
• Sun, April 7 at 3pm
• Fri, April 12 at 8pm
• Sat, April 13 at 5pm
• Sun, April 14 at 3pm
• Fri, April 19 at 8pm
• Sat, April 20 at 5pm
• Sun, April 21 at 3pm

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