Tag Archives: Miami University Department of Theatre

THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME
Miami University Department of Theatre
April 27-May 1
Studio 88 [Oxford]

Directed by Lewis Magruder

Past, present, and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve when a quirky family of five set out on a road trip to visit their grandparents. To tell the dramatic story of the unexpected and life-changing events that happen along the way, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel combines puppetry, projections, movement and music. The result is an exploration of the humorous and heartbreaking emotional landscape of family dynamics.

• Wed-Fri, April  27-29 at 7:30pm
• Sat, April 30 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Sun, May 1 at 2pm

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STREET SCENE
Miami University Music and Theatre
April 7-9
Gates-Abegglen Theatre [Oxford]

Directed by Tiffany Lusht & Benjamin Smolder
Conducted by Bejanmin Smolder
Vocal direction by Lisa Hasson
Choreographed by Jay Goodlett

The musical depicts immigrants living in the slums of New York City during a single day in 1946. The story revolves around several characters, including Anna Maurant, a woman with a brutal husband, who finds friendship and compassion with the milkman Sankey; daughter Rose, who longs to get escape her troubled home; and Sam Kaplan, a bookish law student. A Greek chorus and cast of over forty tell this beautiful and touching story of love and loss in pursuit of the American Dream.

• Thu-Sat, April 7-9 at 7:30pm

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Miami University Theatre
March 9-13
Studio 88 Theatre [Oxford]

Directed by Paul K. Bryant Jackson

Cast: Jalana Phillips as Ruth Younger, Taylor Edwards as Travis Younger, Brenton Sullivan as Walter Lee Younger, Jada Harris  as Beneatha Younger, Myka Lipscomb as Lena Younger, Anthony Thompson as Joseph Asagai, Josh George as George Muchison, Justin Hogue as Bobo, Mario Formica as Karl Lindner & Alisha Boykin as Mrs. Johnson

“What happens to a dream defered? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”

• Wed-Sat, March 9-12 at 7:30pm
• Sun, March 13 at 2pm

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Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Miami University Department of Theatre
Feb. 24-March 6
Center for Performing Arts [Miami]

Directed by Suann Pollock
Choreographed by Andrea Tutt

Cast: Clara Milligan as Mrs. Bennet, Ben Comb as Mr. Bennet, Natasia Reinhardt as Jane Bennet, Theresa Liebhart as Elizabeth Bennet, Rachel Brandenburg as Mary Bennet, Trayli Monroe as Kitty Bennet, Cassidy Steele as Lydia Bennet, Madison Ellis as Charlotte Lucas, Rylan Hixson as Charles Bingley, Taylor Tinnin as Caroline Bingley, Adam Joesten as Mr. Darcy, Jeremiah Plessinger as Mr. Collins, Hunter Doebereiner as George Wickham, Erika Wilhelm as Lady Catherine De Bourgh, Josh Stothfang as Soldier/Col. Fitzwilliam/Servant, Katie Boissoneault as Anne De Bourgh/Servant, Tiffany Turkovich as Georgiana Darcy/Servant & Remy Willocks as Hill/Soldier/Servant

Girl meets boy. Girl loathes boy. Girl and boy fall in love. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s most popular novel is also one of the greatest romances of all time. Pride and Prejudice returns to the stage in this new adaptation presented in an intimate setting. Upon first meeting the reticent Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet finds him cold and arrogant while he disapproves of her family and social standing. Is it his pride and her prejudice—or her pride, and his prejudice? Brought together by a series of events beyond their control, Elizabeth and Darcy must reconsider their first impressions.

• Wed-Sat, Feb. 24-27 at 7:30pm
• Sun, Feb. 28 at 2pm
• Wed-Fri, March 2-4 at 7:30pm
• Sat, March 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Sun, March 6 at 2pm

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