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[An All-Female] JULIUS CAESAR Runs April 10-13

[An All-Female] JULIUS CAESAR
Magnolia Theatre Company
April 10-13
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Directed and adapted by Caitlin McWethy

This all-female JULIUS CAESAR dives headfirst into power, ambition, and identity in a patriarchal world where a small group of women are calling the shots. It unpacks the fear of powerful women and the strategies they use to lead in a system stacked against them. The cracks in solidarity, the clash of personal and political agendas, the relentless demand to appear flawless while hiding every vulnerability—it’s all laid bare. This isn’t just Shakespeare; it’s a raw, unfiltered look at what it means to lead when the pressure is coming at you from all sides—society, your peers, and even yourself.

  • Thu, April 10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 12 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 13 at 2pm

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Magnolia Theatre Company Presents WHAT THE CONSTITUTION NEEDS TO ME, Oct. 17-20

Magnolia Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by Heidi Schreck. A winner of two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME tells the story of fifthteen year old Heidi, who worked her way to earning her college tuition by winning Constitutional debates across the United States. In this witty and hopeful new play, she brings forth her teenage self to trace the relationships of women between four generations.

The role of Heidi Schreck will be played by Magnolia Theatre Company founder Gina Handy, Robb Willoughby as Legionnaire/Danny, and Shay Roth, Ja’Nya Lewis, Meg Adams, Atlas Kessinger, and Sierra Jobman as the Debater. The Debater role will be played by a different student at each performance.

Magnolia Theatre Company is a part of the Community Spotlight program at Dayton Live, and will be performing at the PNC Arts Annex, 46 W. 2nd St, Dayton, OH 45402, October 17-20, 2024.

Tickets start at $12 for students, and discounts are also available for military, seniors and educators. A panel discussion around the topics addressed in the show will be held after both matinee performances.

https://www.daytonlive.org/events/constitution/#showtimes

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WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Runs Oct. 17-20

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
Magnolia Theatre Company
Oct. 17-20
PNC Annex [Dayton]

Directed by Michelle Hayford

Cast: Gina Handy as Heidi, Robb Willoughby as Legionnaire, Atlas Kessinger as Debater, Meg Adams as Debater, Nya Lewis as Debater, Shay Roth as Debater & Sierra Jobman as Debater

Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck worked her way to earning her college tuition by winning Constitutional debates across the United States. In this witty and hopeful new play, she brings forth her teenage self to trace the relationships of women between four generations. Nominated for two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Schreck’s boundary-breaking show gives insight into how this document will impact our future generations of women.

  • Thu, Oct. 17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Oct. 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 19 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 20 at 2pm

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FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE Runs April 4-7

MTC_Five Lesbians Eating a QuicheFIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE
Magnolia Theatre Company
April 4-7
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Cast: Vera Allen as Vern, Sarah Gomes as Dale, Cyndie Hampton as Lulie, Skye Hodgkin as Wren & Emma Massey as Ginny

It’s 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled five women await the announcement of the society’s prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the women respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks?

  • Thu-Fri, April 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 6 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 2pm

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Auditions Announced for FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE at Magnolia Theatre Company

MTC_logoMagnolia Theatre Company, Dayton’s feminist theatre company, announces auditions for the remainder of their 2023-24 season.

Auditions will be held January 5-6, 2024 at the Metropolitan Arts Center 126 N. Main St. Dayton, OH 45402, Studio A Second Floor. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Please register with this audition form. Sides are provided in form.

Callbacks will be held on January 6 from 1-3pm (only as needed).

Personnel: Gina Handy Minyard (Founding Artistic Director and Director – FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE

FIVE LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE by Andrew Habgood and Evan Linder
Rehearsal start date: March 1

Rehearsal frequency: 3-4 days a week throughout March (weekdays will be evenings, weekends will be mid afternoon) March 1,2,8,9,12-16,20-23, 26-30 *subject to change
Tech: April 1-3, 2024 evenings

Performance dates: April 4-7, 2024 PNC Arts Annex (5 performances)
Director: Gina Handy Minyard

Breakdown:
Description: It’s 1956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled “widows’ await the announcement of the society’s prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the “widows” respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks?

Content Disclosure: All roles require closed mouth lip to lip contact and highly physical comedy- (intimacy direction provided). The play discusses/portrays the following topics: sexuality, both lesbian and heterosexual.

  • LULIE STANWYCK – President
  • WREN ROBIN – Events chairwoman
  • VERONICA “VERN” SCHULTZ – Buildings and grounds chairman
  • GINNY CADBURY – Secretary
  • DALE PRIST – Historian

Note: Though Dale and Ginny are the youngest of the five officers, the ladies can vary in age. Seeking females, 20-60- any ethnicity.
Non-union. Actors will be paid a $1000 stipend at the closing of the show.

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