Tag Archives: Xenia Area Community Theatre

NIGHTFALL WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Oct. 20-29
[Xenia]

Directed by Dee Berdine

Cast: Dustin Evans as Edgar Allan Poe in “The Raven” and “The Tell Tale Heart,” Ryan Kimmet as Edgar in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Zachary White as Roderick Usher in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Misty White as Madeline in “The Raven” and “Fall of the House of Usher,” Onyx Davis as Raven in “The Raven”, Judge in “The Pit and the Pendulum”, & Police Officer in “The Tell Tale Heart,” Jonah Reed as Edgar Allan Poe in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Kirk Bass as Sante in “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Dean Shipley as Old Man in “The Tell Tale Heart,” and Edith Waugh as Judge in “The Pit and  the Pendulum” and Police Officer in “The Tell Tale Heart”

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself — and us — that he’s not mad. The spell he weaves brings us a highly theatrical adaptation of four tales Poe himself considered his best: “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Enter the world of Poe and check your heartbeat at the door.

• Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21 at 7pm
• Sun, Oct. 22 at 3pm
• Fri-Sat, Oct. 27-28 at 7pm
• Sun, Oct. 29 at 3pm

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Xenia Area Community Theatre
May 5-14
[Xenia]

Directed by Julie Hauwiller

Cast: Titus Unger as ACTOR # 1: Joe Harper/Defense Lawyer/Accomplice/Townsperson 1, Kayleen Nordyke as ACTOR #2: Becky, Lucy Richmondas ACTOR # 3: Sid Sawyer/Doc Robinson/Prosecution Lawyer, Patrik Longfellow as ACTOR # 4: Muff Potter/Widow’s Brother, Matthew Benefiel as ACTOR # 5: Injun Joe/Minister/Master Dobins, Carter Hume as ACTOR #6: Tom Sawyer, Caleb Benefiel as ACTOR #7: Huck Finn/Townsperson 2 & Edith Waugh as ACTOR # 8: Aunt Polly/Widow Douglas

Join Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher in the greatest summer adventure ever told in this imaginative, highly theatrical adaptation of Mark Twain’s incomparable classic. Featuring the thrill of mischief-making, the fickleness of first love, the cold shivers that linger after an adventure gone very wrong and the unbridled joy at discovering real buried treasure, this story is for anyone who has ever been a kid and celebrates all that is grand and glorious about childhood. The suggested minimum age for our audience is eight.” (Due to a  murder scene, a scary nightmare scene, and a haunted house.)

• Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 7pm
• Sun, May 7 at 3pm
• Fri-Sat, May 12-13 at 7pm
• Sun, May 14 at 3pm

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END DAYS
Xenia Area Community Theatre
March 17-26
[Xenia]

Directed by Connie Strait

Sixteen year-old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn’t changed out of his pajamas since 9/11. Her mother has begun a close, personal relationship with Jesus. Her new neighbor, a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her hard. And the Apocalypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking will save them all.

• Fri-Sat, March 17-18 at 7pm
• Sun, March 19 at 3pm
• Fri-Sat, March 24-25 at 7pm
• Sun, March 26 at 3pm

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