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STEEL MAGNOLIAS
The Story Collective of Cincinnati
Jan. 12-14
Mason Community Playhouse

Cast: Karly Danos as Truvy, Marianne Adae as Annelle, Dee Anne Bryll as Clairee, Jocelyn Sluka as Ouiser, Kayla Stroud as Shelby & Susan Jung as M’Lynn

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

• Fri, Jan. 12 at 7:30pm
• Sat, Jan. 13 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Sun, Jan. 14 at 3pm

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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG – High School Edition
The Story Collective of Cincinnati
The Story Collective of Cincinnati
July 27-30
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s Linder Theatre[Sycamore Township]

Cast: Justin Hanks as Chris, Josh Braden as Trevor, Collin Jung as Max, Brian Berendts as Robert, Kayla Stroud as Sandra, David Karsner as Dennis, Susan Jung as Annie & Gabe Hoyer as Jonathan

This hilarious, award-winning romp, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, takes the audience to a fictitious performance of The Murder at Haversham Manor where actors and crew humorously try to avoid things going awry, to no avail. Performed by the professional artists of The Story Collective, this “High School Edition” of the show edits the original text for length, content, and flexibility without losing any of the quality you expect. Appropriate for ages 10 and up. 

• Thu-Sat, July 27-29 at 7:30pm
• Sun, July 30 at 3pm

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