Tag Archives: Human Race Theatre Company

PLAY IT BY HEART
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
June 12-July 6
Dayton

Directed by Kevin Moore

Cast: Paul Blankenship as Billy Tucker, Kathryn Boswell as Jamie Lynn Jasper, Christine Brunner as Debbie Dean/Backup Singer, Tim Lile as Lyle Mount, Sharva Maynard as Naomi Jasper, George Psomas as Naji Habib, Trisha Rapier as Jeannine Jasper, Scott Stoney as Buck Jasper, Copper Taggard as Davey/Backup Singer & J.J. Tiemeyer as Robbie

t’s the passing of the torch in a country music dynasty as superstar Jeannine Jasper’s long career draws to a close. The changing world of the music industry is about to thrust her little sister, Jamie Lynn, into the spotlight. When an old flame comes calling, Jeannine envisions a quiet life offstage, but Jamie Lynn’s wild ways may cut short her time on top. Stage mother Naomi tries to keep control of her daughters until a scandalous secret comes to light and threatens to tear them apart. A musical about heartbreak and healing, this regional premiere comes alive with an exciting original score filled with new songs from the Nashville Sound to New Country and a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Brian Yorkey (If/Then, Next to Normal).

• In preview Thu, June 12 at 8pm
• Fri-Sat, June 13-14 at 8pm
• Sun, June 15 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, June 17 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, June 18-21 at 8pm
• Sun, June 22 at 2pm
• Tue, June 24 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, June 25-28 at 8pm
• Sun, June 29 at 2pm
• Tue-Thu, July 1-3 at 7pm
• Sat, July 5 at 2pm  & 7pm
• Sun, July 6 at 2pm

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OTHER DESERT CITIES
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
March 27-April 13
Dayton

Directed by Margarett Perry

Cast: Sherman Fracher as Silda Grauman, Jennifer Joplin as Brooke Wyeth, Scott Stoney as Lyman Wyeth, Aaron Vega as Trip Wyeth & Kate Young as Polly Wyeth

The Wyeth family’s Palm Springs Christmas reunion is already a tense affair between conservative parents Lyman and Polly, former GOP celebrities, their two grown children and Polly’s liberal alcoholic sister, Silda. Any sense of peace vanishes completely when daughter Brooke, a once-promising novelist, announces she is about to publish a tell-all memoir that threatens to tarnish her prominent family’s past and reopen old wounds. As Brooke confesses her true motivations behind the book, she learns the real history is more shocking than she ever knew.

• In preview, Thu March 27 at 8pm
• Fri-Sat, March 28-29 at 8pm
• Sun, March 30 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, April 1 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, April 2-5 at 8pm
• Sun, April 6 at 2pm
• Tue, April 8 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, April 9-12 at 8pm
• Sun, April 13 at 2pm

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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Oct. 31-Nov. 30
Dayton

Directed by Kevin Moore
Choreographed by Chris Crowthers

Cast: Drew Pulver as Tevye, Rachel Coloff as Golde, Christine Zavakos as Tzeitel, Charity Farrell as Hodel, Ashley Campana as Chava/Fruma Sarah, Abby E. Cates as Sphrintze, Hannah Sayer/Jordan Vandersluis as Bielke, Drew Helton as Motel, Adam Brown as Fyedka, Josh Kenney as Perchik, Caitlin Larsen as Yente/Grandma Tzeitel, Saul Caplan as Lazar Wolf, K.L. Storer as The Rabbi, Ryan Heinrich as Mordcha, Linda June Snyder as Shandel, Matty Rickard as Mendel/Bottle Dancer, Joshua Silver Hughes as Yussell/Bottle Dancer, Jeff Sams as The Constable, Adam Lendermon as Sasha/Bottle Dancer, Eric Byrd as Boris/Bottle Dancer, George Abud as The Fiddler, Joel Greenberg as Zev/Mandolin, Jay Brunner as Nachum/Accordion/Guitar & Brent Eresman as Seth/Clarinet

Welcome to the village of Anatevka, where tradition is everything. But change is sweeping across the land and into poor dairyman Tevye’s house. When his daughters want to break with the old ways and choose their own husbands, Tevye must decide which he loves more – his family’s happiness or his long-held beliefs. Filled with timeless songs and wonderful dance numbers, this Broadway blockbuster is a heartwarming tale for young and old.

• Thu-Sat, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 3 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, Nov. 5 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 6-9 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 10 at 2pm
• Tue, Nov. 12 at 7pm SOLD OUT
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 13-16 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 17 at 2pm
• Tue, Nov. 19 at 7pm SOLD OUT
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 20-23 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 24 at 2pm
• Tue, Nov. 26 at 7pm
• Wed, Nov. 27 at 8pm
• Fri, Nov. 29 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 30 at 2pm & 8pm

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BECKY’S NEW CAR
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 12-29
Dayton

Directed by Marya Spring Cordes

Becky Foster is stuck in neutral—middle aged, in middle management and a middling marriage—until an honest misunderstanding with a wealthy widower offers her the chance at an exciting double life…and she takes it. Now she’s frantically juggling to keep her two worlds apart before everything threatens to come crashing down on her. It’s enough to drive Becky off a cliff, and she’s taking the audience along for the ride!

• In preview, Thu, Sept. 12 at 8pm
• Fri-Sat, Sept. 13-14 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 15 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, Sept. 17 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Sept. 18-21 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 22 at 2pm
• Tue, Sept. 24 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Sept. 25-28 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 29 at 2pm

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