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January 29, 2026 · 5:02 pm

SILENT SKY Runs Feb. 27-March 15

SILENT SKY
The Drama Workshop
Feb. 27-March 15
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Becky Collins

The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 1 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 8 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 12-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 15 at 2pm

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January 19, 2026 · 5:40 pm

Auditions Announced for LIGHT UP THE SKY at The Drama Workshop

The Drama Workshop and directors Dane Rogers and Sarah Louise Rogers are pleased to announce the revised audition dates for LIGHT UP THE SKY by Moss Hart.

Audition Dates:

  • Friday Feb 13 7-10pm.
  • Sunday Feb 15  7-10pm.

The Glenmore Playhouse – 3716 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, OH 45211.

Please enter through the side door on Gamble Ave.

Please sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094FA8A622A6FC1-62201838-auditions

Performance Dates. Performances are May 1-17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. There are 10 performances over 3 weekends, including a Thursday performance the final weekend.

Synopsis: Set in a Boston hotel suite, Light Up the Sky contrasts the glamorous onstage life with the neurotic offstage antics of creating a Broadway show. This classic American comedy features flamboyant theatrical characters stretched to the manic breaking point. No one is safe from Hart’s loving mockery.

Audition Requirements

Headshots and resumes are appreciated. Please also bring your conflicts from March through May 2026. Auditioners may be asked to read from the script.

Character Descriptions

  • Sidney Black — a flamboyant showman with no legitimate theater experience, who has sunk $300k into the play.
  • Irene Livingston — a famous actress, self-adoring with a haughty manner and explosive temper, the star of the new play.
  • Peter Sloan — a naive young playwright with a blue-collar background, who has idealistic notions. Hart’s memory of himself as a novice.
  • Carleton FitzGerald — the temperamental director, whose tag-line is “I could cry”.
  • Owen Turner — an older playwright, practical and calm, who has worked with the star and director before.
  • Stella Livingston — the star’s tough mother, a pessimist who plays endless games of gin rummy with Frances Black.
  • Frances Black — a former female athlete, a bit crass, now married to producer Sidney Black.
  • Miss Nan Lowell — a likeable author, ghost-writing the star’s memoir; the linchpin of the first act.
  • Tyler Rayburn — an out-of-place Ivy League-educated businessman, husband of the star, who treats him as a servant.
  • Sven — a masseur, employed by the star, seen and heard briefly in the first act.
  • Max, a Shriner — an unruly conventioneer, seen and heard briefly in the second act.
  • A Plain-Clothes Man — a detective, who returns Peter Sloan to the suite at Sidney Black’s behest during the third act.
  • William H. Gallegher — a Shriner from Elkhart, Indiana, a theatre lover, whose entry triggers the third-act climax.

Smaller roles might be combined to one actor.

If you have questions, please email directors at danerogers1@gmail.com and sarahhoback@gmail.com.

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December 9, 2025 · 5:31 pm

HOME BREW THEATRE 9 Runs Jan. 9-11

HOME BREW THEATRE 9
The Drama Workshop
Jan. 9-11
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Home Brew Theatre, The Drama Workshop’s weekend-long celebration of short plays by local playwrights. Each performance will be followed by a “Meet the Artists” reception featuring beer from a local craft brewer.

Ten very different plays from ten authors means there will be something for every taste, including silly comedies, compelling dramas and even plays that might make you think.

A Ferry Tale by Rose Vanden Eynden
Directed by David Roth
Featuring Mark Culp, Cookie Hartman and Nathan Turner

Animals Switching into Servants… Collective Bargaining 101 by Matt Hanf
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Louise Rogers
Featuring Jessie Faye, Ray Lebowski and Grant Zentmeyer

Brood XIV by Holly Sauerbrunn
Directed by Clint Bramkamp
Featuring Katherine Anderson, Parker Culp and Nathan Turner

Love Bites by Lisa White
Directed by Judy Berrens
Featuring Nick Dunker, Jessie Faye, Kate Nicole Hoffman and Devin Knott

Millard Fillmore was the 13th President by Dallas Rae-Macke
Directed by Benny Mitchell
Featuring Kate Nicole Hoffman and Virginia Venegas

On the Record by Fred Tacon
Directed by Judy Berrens
Featuring Rusty Lacy, Eric Thomas and Virginia Venegas

Overtime by Wendy Vogel
Directed by Donald George Huenning II
Featuring Jessie Faye, Kathryn Muck and Emily Tilling

Sibling Procedure by Katherine Anderson
Directed by Lisa White
Featuring Rusty Lacy, Emily Tilling and Grant Zentmeyer

The Interrogation by Brad White
Directed by Jamie Ball
Featuring Chris Dettone, Ray Lebowski, Jeff Nieman and Tim Rogers

The Translator by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Joshua Marcus
Featuring Katherine Anderson, Marianne Bradshaw, Ray Lebowski, Colleen McElroy and Nathan Turner

  • Fri, Jan. 9 at 7:30pm SOLD OUT
  • Sat, Jan. 10 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 11 at 2pm

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November 24, 2025 · 5:09 pm

2026-2027 Season Announced by The Drama Workshop

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
By Agatha Christie
Directed by Amy Eyers
August 2026

Building off our successful run of The Mousetrap, we are thrilled to present Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, a tightly-crafted, edge-of-your-seat mystery. The classic Christie mystery that has inspired dozens of copycats and spoofs will be brought to life on the Drama Workshop stage by Amy Eyers, who directed TDW’s Mousetrap.  Ten strangers are invited to a remote island under vague pretenses, only to find that they must face a terrifying truth: the killer is among them, and no one is safe.

MISERY
by Stephen King, adaptation by William Goldman
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Rogers
September 2026

You asked for more suspense, and we’re bringing it. Misery, adapted by William Goldman from Stephen King’s chilling novel, delivers a nerve-tightening thriller. When famed novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car in a snowstorm, he’s “rescued” by Annie Wilkes, his self-proclaimed number-one fan. Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Rogers, this battle of wits and survival unfolds in this gripping, claustrophobic psychological drama — perfect for the intimacy of the TDW stage.

Ken Ludwig’s THE GAME’S AFOOT
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Micheal Kiser
December, 2026

In classic TDW fashion, we are excited to bring you another non-traditional holiday offering. We’re lightening things up a bit with Ken Ludwig’s hilarious The Game’s Afoot, a witty comedy brought to you by Calendar Girls director, Micheal Kiser. Broadway star William Gillette invites his fellow cast members to his lavish mansion for a holiday gathering, but the night takes a wild turn after a mysterious attack, and theatrical chaos ensues.

HOME BREW #10

TDW’s popular festival of 10 minute plays by local authors will be back for a tenth time in 2027. Tickets are an option for Season Ticket purchasers.

MAN OF LA MANCHA
Book by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Lee
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Directed by Dennis Murphy
March, 2027

And next, we are overjoyed to share with you that we dreamed an impossible dream and are making it a reality! Our Spring musical is Man of La Mancha, book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Lee, and lyrics by Joe Darion – and directed by Dennis Murphy! This sweeping, inspirational musical brings Miguel de Cervantes’ legendary Don Quixote to life with passion, humor, and unforgettable songs!

PAINT NIGHT
By Carey Crim
Directed by Rose Vanden Eynden
May, 2027

After the heartwarming success of Calendar Girls, we’re excited to bring you another female-driven story that blends humor, vulnerability, and unexpected bravery. Paint Night, written by Carey Crim and directed by Rose Vanden Eynden, is a humorous, heartfelt exploration of friendship, second chances, and starting over. Reminiscent of the warmth and spirit of Steel Magnolias, Paint Night explores a group of women gathering for what should be a simple evening of wine and art but that evolves into an exploration of big emotions and buried truths.

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November 12, 2025 · 5:57 pm

CHRISTMAS MY WAY: A Rat Pack Holiday Bash Runs Dec. 5-21

CHRISTMAS MY WAY: A Rat Pack Holiday
The Drama Workshop
Dec. 5-21
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Linda Abbott

Get all jingly and tinseled up for CHRISTMAS MY WAY. It’s beginning to look a lot like a fresh, knocked out, coo-coo, groovy Rat Pack style Christmas. Complete with 40 swinging hits, nothing will be silent in this night as an ensemble of singers serve up cool versions of the Great American Songbook standards and holiday favorites.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 7 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 14 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 21 at 2pm

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