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[title of show]
TheatreLab Dayton
Jan. 17-28
TheatreLab Dayton Studio [Dayton]

Directed by Mackensie King

Cast: Allie Haines as Heidi, Abby Hoggatt as Susan, Philip Drennen as Hunter & Zach Gregus as Jeff

[title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical starring themselves and their attractive and talented ladyfriends, Susan and Heidi. Their musical, [title of show], gets into the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and becomes a hit. Then it gets an off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, and wins three Obie Awards! Then it’s announced that their musical is going to Broadway and people start seeing this blurb everywhere! They read that The New York Times called [title of show] “DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line.” Fully intrigued, those people snatch up tickets and help make Hunter and Jeff’s life-long dream come true!

• Wed-Thu, Jan. 17-18 at 7:30pm
• Fri-Sat, Jan. 19-20 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 21 at 2pm
• Wed-Thu, Jan. 24-25 at 7:30pm
• Fri-Sat, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 28 at 2pm

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MISERY
TheatreLab Dayton
Nov. 2-4
PNC Arts Annex [Dayton]

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

• Thu, Nov. 2 at 7:30pm
• Fri, Nov. 3 at 8pm
• Sat, Nov. 4 at 2pm & 8pm

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THE PRODUCERS
TheatreLab Dayton
Sept. 15-16
Victoria Theatre [Dayton]

The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime for Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends. Ages 13 and up.

• Fri, Sept. 15 at 8pm
• Sat, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 8pm

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