Sunday, September 26, 2004
Onstage at area high schools
This year's high school drama season is, as usual, packed with the types of time-honored shows that have delighted audiences for decades, from Brigadoon to Our Town, The Importance of Being Earnest to Godspell. But local stages will also be alive with a new generation of musicals and dramas that take their cue from Hollywood and beyond.
Don't be surprised if you get invited to sing along with the stage adaptation of Footloose, or The Wiz, the popular retelling of the Wizard of Oz, not to mention School House Rock Live! and Seussical the Musical.
This is our eighth annual high school theater guide, again compiled by Chris Stubbins from questionnaires sent to more than 100 area high schools. Our list is based on the schools that responded. It is not comprehensive.
KENTUCKY
BOONE COUNTY
Ryle
10379 U.S. 42, Union
The Canterville Ghost, 7 p.m. Oct. 14-16, 21-23
The Wizard of Oz (musical), 7 p.m. March 17-19, 24-26
$7, $5 student/senior musical; $5,
$3 student/senior play
Information: www.ryle.boone.k12 .ky.us/
drama
Walton-Verona
30 School Road, Walton
Bull In A China Shop, 6:30 p.m. March 10, 7 p.m. March 11
$4
Information: (859) 485-7721;
www.w-v.k12.ky.us/highschool
CAMPBELL COUNTY
Campbell County
909 Camel Crossing, Alexandria
Steel Magnolias, 8 p.m. Oct. 22-23, 2 p.m. Oct. 24
Our Town, 8 p.m. Jan. 21-22, 2 p.m. Jan. 23
Seussical The Musical, 8 p.m. April 15-16, 2 p.m. April 17
$8 musical, $6 plays
Information: (859) 635-4161
Newport Central Catholic
13 Carothers Road, Newport
This is a Test, a night of dinner and drama, 7 p.m. Dec. 3-5
Footloose, 7:30 p.m. April 14-16,
2 p.m. April 17
$10-$20 dinner theater, $6-$7 Footloose
Information: (859) 292-0001, Ext. 35
KENTON COUNTY
Covington Catholic High School
1600 U.S. 42, Park Hills
Notre Dame Academy
1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills
(joint performances)
I Remember Mama, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 22-24
Godspell, 7:30 p.m. March 11-13, 17-20
$7, $5 students
Information: (859) 261-4300
OHIO
BROWN COUNTY
Georgetown
987 Mount Orab Pike,
Georgetown
Little Orphan Angela, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-6
Additional Show TBA
$5, $3 students
Information: (937) 378-6730
BUTLER COUNTY
Cincinnati Christian
7474 Morris Road, Fairfield Township
Kings and Queens and Other Things, an evening of one-acts, 7 p.m. Nov. 4-6
Spring musical TBA, 7 p.m. March 10-12 Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center for the Arts, downtown
Information: (513) 874-8500
Fairfield
8800 Holden Blvd., Fairfield
Museum, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-13
Skin of Our Teeth, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-12
Into the Woods (pending), 7:30 p.m. April 14-16, 2:30 p.m. April 17
$10, $8 students/seniors musical, $8, $6 students/seniors play
Information: (513) 942-2999, Ext. 202
Hamilton
1165 Eaton Ave., Hamilton
School House Rock!, 8 p.m. Dec. 17-18, 2 p.m. Dec. 19
The Wiz, 8 p.m. Feb. 25-26, 2 p.m. Feb. 27
The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf,
8 p.m. April 29-30, 2 p.m. May 1
$18 for all three, $8 each
Information: (513) 868-7700, Ext. 4169; www.bigbluetheatre.org
Lakota East
6840 Lakota Lane,
Liberty Township
Harvey, 8 p.m. Nov. 19-20
The Music Man, 8 p.m. April 22-23, 2 p.m. April 24
$10
Information: (513) 755-7211, Ext. 15249
Lakota West
8940 Union Centre Blvd.,
West Chester Township
The Taming of the Shrew, 8 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 19-20
Seussical the Musical, 8 p.m. March 10-11, 17-18, 2 p.m. March 19
$10, $8 children/seniors musical,
$8 play
Information: (513) 682-4115
Ext. 10431; www.lakotaonline.com
Ross
3425 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton
Steel Magnolias, 7 p.m. Nov. 4-6
The Boys Next Door, 7 p.m. March 17-19
Working, (musical) 7 p.m. May 19-21
$8 musical, $5 play; at door
Badin
571 New London Road, Hamilton
One Acts, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-20,
2 p.m. Nov. 21
Brigadoon (musical), 7:30 p.m. March 17-19, 2 p.m. March 20
Variety Show, 7:30 p.m. April 29-30
$8 musical, $5 others
Information: (513) 863-3993;
www.badinhs.org
Talawanda
101 W. Chestnut St., Oxford
The Curious Savage, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 18-20
Pippin, 5:30 p.m. dinner theater (reservations required), March 17, 7:30 p.m.
March 18, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 19
$8 door, $6 in advance; $25 dinner theater
Information: (513) 524-1969
CLERMONT COUNTY
Amelia
1351 Clough Pike, Amelia
Much Ado About Nothing, 7 p.m. Nov. 5-6
Grease, 7 p.m. March 18-19
Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m. May 13
$5-$7
Information: (513) 947-7437; www.westcler.org/ah/
Glen Este
4342 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Eastgate
It's Murder in the Wings, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-30
Hello Dolly, 7:30 p.m. March 18-19
One Act Play Festival, 7:30 p.m. May 21
$7, $5 student/senior, one acts free
Information: (513) 947-7627
CLINTON COUNTY
East Clinton
174 Larrick Road, Lees Creek
Bye Bye, Birdie, 7 p.m. March 18-19
$3-$5 Information: (937) 584-2474
Wilmington
300 Richardson Place,
Wilmington
Seussical the Musical, 8 p.m.
Nov. 11-13, 18-20, 2 p.m. Nov. 14
Once on This Island, 8 p.m. March 17-19, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 20
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, 8 p.m. May 5-7, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 8
$10
Information: (937) 382-7716 Ext. 279
HAMILTON COUNTY
Aiken
5641 Belmont Ave., College Hill
Juvie, 7 p.m. Nov. 12-13
Spring play (TBA) and art show, 7 p.m. March 18-19
$5, $2 students
Information: (513) 363-6866;
aiken.cps-k12.org/drama.htm
Anderson
7560 Forest Road,
Anderson Township
Oklahoma!, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-20
The Diviners, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26,
28-29
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
7:30 p.m. March 3-5
Information: (513) 232-9421
Cincinnati Country Day
6905 Given Road, Indian Hill
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
7 p.m. Nov.4, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, 2 and
8 p.m. Nov. 6
(6 p.m. dinner)
Once on This Island, 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 8 p.m. Feb. 26
(6 p.m. dinner), 2 p.m. Feb. 27
Hamlet-Cha-Cha-Cha, 7 p.m. May 20
$8, $5 students; $10 dinner
Information: (513) 561-7298 Ext. 141; www.countryday.net
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
11525 Snider Road,
Symmes Township
Our Town, 8 p.m. Oct. 1-2, 3 p.m. Oct. 3
Seussical the Musical, 8 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 26, 3 p.m.
Feb. 27
The Clumsy Custard Horror Show, 7 p.m. April 22, 2 and 8 p.m. April 23
$8 musical, $6 plays
Information: (513) 247-9944, Ext. 805
Deer Park
8351 Plainfield Road, Deer Park
Steel Magnolias, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-13
Musical TBA, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-26
Parkers, school variety show 8 p.m. May 6, 2 and 8 p.m. May 7
$7, $5 students/seniors; musical and Parkers TBA
Information: (513) 708-4835
Elder
3900 Vincent Ave.,
West Price Hill
(performed with Seton High School)
Damn Yankees, 7 p.m. April 6,
8 p.m. April 8-9, 3 p.m. April 10
$4-$7
Information: (513) 251-3324,
Indian Hill
6865 Drake Road, Indian Hill
Noises Off, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26
The Importance of Being Earnest, 7:30 p.m. April 28-30
$7 door, $5 advance; $8 musical
Information: (513) 272-4558
La Salle
3091 North Bend Road, Monfort Heights
The Odd Couple (male version),
8 p.m. Oct. 20, 22, 24
The Odd Couple (female version), 8 p.m. Oct. 19, 21, 23
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, 8 p.m Dec. 3-4, 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 5
Broadway Bound, 8 p.m. Feb. 17-20
Once Upon a Mattress, 8 p.m. April 14-17
Passion Play, 7 p.m. March 23
Dramapalooza, 8 p.m. May 21-22
$8
Information: (513) 741-2369;
www.cincinnatilasalle.net
Loveland
1 Tiger Trail, Loveland
Larceny and Old Lace, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-20
Musical TBA, April 13-16
$8, $6 student/seniors
Information: (513) 683-1920 Ext. 728
Mariemont
3812 Pocahontas Ave.,
Mariemont
Inherit the Wind, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-20
TBA Musical, 7:30 p.m. March 17-19
$8, $5 students
Information: (513) 272-7600;
www.mariemontschools.org
McNicholas
6536 Beechmont Ave.,
Mount Washington
See How They Run, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 4-6
The Butler Did It, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11-14
Tom Jones, 7:30 p.m. March 3-5
Musical TBA, 7:30 p.m. April 22-23,
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 24
The Compleat Wrks of Wm Shkspr (abridged), 7:30 p.m. April 27-29
$3-$12
Information: (513) 231-3500, Ext. 5137
Mother of Mercy
3036 Werk Road, Westwood
Damn Yankees, 8 p.m. Nov. 12-14, 19-21
Super Hero Mania, 7 p.m. Jan. 6-7
Outer Space Adventure - Senior Kids Tour, TBA
The Taming of the Shrew, 8 p.m. Feb. 25-27
Freshman One-Act Festival, 7 p.m. May 5-6
$4-$7
Information: (513) 661-2740; www.motherofmercy.edu
Norwood
2020 Sherman Ave., Norwood
Pocahontas, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-19
Blood Brothers, 8 p.m. March 3-5
$5-$7, for Pocahontas every four children's tickets get up to two adult tickets half-price
Information: (513) 924-2851
Princeton
11080 Chester Road, Sharonville
Nevermore! (Edgar Allan Poe - The Final Mystery), 7 p.m. Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-6
Oklahoma!, 7:30 p.m. April 22-23, 2:30 p.m. April 24
$6-$8 senior musical, $5-$6 senior play, children free
Information: (513) 552-8429
Purcell Marian
2935 Hackberry St.,
East Walnut Hills
My Fair Lady, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 5-6, 2 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 7
Harvey, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 2 p.m. Dec. 5
The Curious Savage, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26, 2 p.m. Feb. 20 and 27
Oedipus the King, 7:30 p.m. April 29- 30, 2 p.m. May 1
Cavaliers in Action (audience-suggested improvisation) TBA
$4-$6
Information: (513) 487-3105;
www.purcellmarian.org
St. Ursula Academy
1339 E. McMillan St.,
East Walnut Hills
Stepping Out, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4-7
Daisy Pulls It Off, 7:30 p.m. Feb.3-6
Cinderella, 7:30 p.m. April 14-16,
2 p.m. April 16-17 (at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, downtown)
$8, $12 Cinderella
Information: (513) 961-3410, Ext. 190
St. Xavier
600 North Bend, Finneytown
The Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 18-20
Sweeney Todd, 7:30 p.m. April 14-16, 21-23
$10 Sweeney, $8 Oz
Information: (513) 761-7600, Ext. 585; www.stxavier.org
School for Creative
and Performing Arts
1310 Sycamore St.,
Over-the-Rhine
Seussical the Musical, 7:30 Nov. 19, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, 2 p.m. Nov. 21
Nutcracker, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9-11,
2 p.m. Dec. 11-12
Noises Off, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3-5,
2 p.m. Feb. 6
Dracula, Spring Ballet, 7:30 p.m. April 22, 2 and 7:30 April 23, 2 p.m. April 24
$7 -$17
Information: (513) 363-8047
Seton
3901 Glenway Ave.,
West Price Hill
(performed with Elder High School)
Damn Yankees, 7 p.m. April 6,
8 p.m. April 8-9, 3 p.m. April 10
$7-$4
Information: (513) 251-3324
Summit Country Day
2161 Grandin Road, Hyde Park
The Importance of Being Earnest, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-15
Footloose, 7:30 p.m. April 22-23
Free admission
Information: (513) 871-4700, Ext. 290
Sycamore
7400 Cornell Road, Montgomery
Honk, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-13
Acting Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16
Lunch With Santa, 11 a.m. Dec. 11
Arsenic and Old Lace, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6-8
Student-directed one-acts, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-12
Beauty and the Beast (pending), 7:30 p.m. April 6-9
Acting Showcase, 7:30 p.m. May 6
$8-6, spring musical, Lunch With Santa; all others free
Information: (513) 489-0405, Ext. 505; www.sycamoreschools.org
Taylor
36 Harrison Ave., North Bend
Dirty Work in High Places, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-6
The Wiz, 7:30 p.m. March 18-19
$8 musical, $6 fall play
Information: (513) 467-3200; www.threeriversschools.org
Turpin
2650 Bartles Road, Anderson Township
Rumors, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-20
Fall of the House of Usher, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-19
TBA musical, 7:30 p.m. April 21-23
$7
Information: (513) 232-7770
Ursuline Academy
5535 Pfeiffer Road, Blue Ash
Oklahoma!, 7 p.m. Nov. 11, 7:30
Nov. 12-13, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14
TBA, 7:30 p.m. March 10-12, 2:30 p.m. March 13
$7-$9
Information: (513) 791-5791, Ext. 266; ursulineacademy.org
Walnut Hills
3250 Victory Parkway, Evanston
Man of La Mancha, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 18-20
Hamlet, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-12
Once on This Island, Jr., 7:30 p.m. March 3-5
A Raisin in the Sun, 7:30 p.m. April 21-23
Fools, 7:30 p.m. May 12-13
$7
Information: (513) 363-8542
Winton Woods
1231 W. Kemper Road,
Forest Park
To Kill A Mockingbird, 8 p.m.
Nov. 18-20
Spring musical TBA, 8 p.m. April 15-16
$7, musical price TBA
Information: (513) 619-2420
Withrow
2488 Madison Road, Hyde Park
A Raisin in the Sun, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 2-3
$5
Information: (513) 363-9042
Wyoming
106 Pendry Ave., Wyoming
The Odd Couple, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2
Drama TBA, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3-4
Musical TBA, 7:30 p.m. April 8-9,
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 10
Shakespeare Torchlight Theater, 7:30 p.m. May 27-28
$10, $5 student musical; $5,
$3 student others
Information: (513) 761-7722, Ext. 3603; wyoming.hccanet.org/high_
school/ drama/wyoming_theatre_arts
HIGHLAND COUNTY
Hillsboro
338 W. Main St., Hillsboro
The Sound of Music, 7 p.m. Nov. 19-20, 3 p.m. Nov. 21
A Night of One Acts, 7 p.m. Jan. 11
Spring play (tentatively Arsenic and Old Lace), 7 p.m. April 8-9, 3 p.m. April 10
A Night of One Acts, 7 p.m. May 18
$6, One Acts price TBA
Information: (937) 393-3485
WARREN COUNTY
Kings
5500 Columbia Road, Kings Mills
The Odd Couple (male version),
8 p.m. Nov. 18 and 20
The Odd Couple (female version),
8 p.m. Nov. 19, 2 p.m. Nov. 20
$5-$7
Mason
6100 S. Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason
Inspecting Carol, 7 p.m. Nov. 11,
8 p.m. Nov. 12, 3 and 8 p.m. Nov. 13
Wild Honey, 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Feb. 4, 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 5
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 7 p.m. May 5,
8 p.m. May 6-7, 3 p.m. May 8
$8, $6 student/seniors; $8, $7 student/seniors for musical,
Information: (513) 229-4070
Springboro
1675 S. Main St., Springboro
Rumors, 8 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 3 p.m. Nov. 14
Musical TBA
$8, $5 seniors
Information: (937) 748-3950 Ext. 255
Waynesville
735 Dayton Road, Waynesville
The Diary of Anne Frank, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-19, 2 p.m. Nov. 20
Barnum, 7:30 p.m. April 21-22,
2 p.m. April 23
$8, $5 student/senior for musical; $5, $3 student/senior for play
Information: (513) 897-2726, Ext. 442
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