Tag Archives: Victoria Theatre Association

WISHFUL DRINKING Starring Carrie Fisher 
Presented by Victoria Theatre Association 
April 10-22
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Examiner | Dayton Most Metro |

The daughter of late singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the first Star Wars trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie’s life did not stay picture perfect. Fisher is the life of the party in this uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover. A colorful evening of what Fisher calls “talking about myself behind my back,” WISHFUL DRINKING is a breezy combination of one-liners and behind-the-Hollywood-scenes-gossip, all relayed with Fisher’s withering, dry humor.

• Tue-Fri, April 10-13 at 8pm
• Sat, April 14 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, April 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Tue-Fri, April 17-20 at 8pm
• Sat, April 21 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, April 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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Local media coverage:  Dayton Most Metro interview | Dayton Most Metro interview II |

JERSEY BOYS: THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
Presented by the Victoria Theatre Association
Jan. 17-Feb. 5
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Examiner | Dayton Most Metro |

“Too good to be true!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide–all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

• Tue-Fri, Jan. 17-20 at 8pm
• Sat, Jan. 21 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Tue-Fri, Jan. 24-27 at 8pm
• Sat, Jan. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Tue-Fri, Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at 8pm
• Sat. Feb. 4 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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Local media: Dayton Examiner article | Dayton City Paper article (1/17) | WDTN interview | FOX45 video interview | Dayton City Paper article (1/24) | Dayton City Paper article 1/26 |

TRACES
Presented by Victoria Theatre Association
Dec. 6-18
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

TRACES is poetic and explosive, humorous and thoughtful. Combining traditional acrobatic forms with street elements such as skateboarding and basketball, mixed in with some theatre and contemporary dance, it surprises, awes and delights at every turn.

TRACES takes place in a make-shift shelter, an unknown catastrophe waiting outside the doors of tarp and gaffer tape. The seven characters constructed this clubhouse to live to the fullest what they believe could be their last moments, hoping to leave nothing unsaid or undone. In the face of this impending disaster they have determined that creation is the only antidote to destruction, and their brand of creation is the fleeting impulses and desires that extend through their bodies and unfurl onto stage–the story is told through music, song, dance, speech, illustration, and high-risk acrobatics. The characters use every mode of expression available to them, hoping to leave a lasting mark…to leave their traces as best they can.

As they tell the stories of their past and share their various personal strengths and weaknesses, the audience gets to know these seven performers from every possible angle. The familiarity grows, and the acrobatics–a seemingly “inhuman” element–takes on a startlingly human nature. At its heart, TRACES celebrates seven individuals, their particular bond and their particular talents; their risk-taking; the ultimate affirmation of life; and their unbridled energy, proof of a collective pounding pulse.

• Tue-Fri, Dec. 6-9 at 8pm
• Sat, Dec. 10 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 11 at 2pm & 7:30pm
• Tue-Fri, Dec. 13-16 at 8pm
• Sat, Dec. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 18 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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Media coverage: Dayton City Paper | Dayton Examiner |