Area live theatre companies step back from the financial edge By Jacqui Theobald Photo: [l-r] Dayton Theatre Guild Board members Patty Smith, President Kathy Mola and Rick Flynn Two major factors, financial stability and artistic standards, frame a discussion of what people closely involved in community theatre talk about as they assess the state of […]
Dayton’s local theatre, from humble beginnings by Jacqui Theobald Photo: [l-r] John Saurine, Stage Manager Ralph Dennler and Laurie Scott of The Dayton Theatre Guild Dayton is a great theatre town, we often say, and the question is, what makes that happen? Here’s a suggestion: It is the people who absolutely love theatre and have […]
Dan Grueter at Dayton Funny Bone By Jennifer Hanauer Lumpkin Photo: Dan Grueter will perform at Dayton Funnybone Dec. 18-21 Comedian Dan Grueter wants to offer you a reprieve from your daily toils. He’s taken his homegrown brand of comedy on the likes of the Late Late Show and The Bob & Tom Show, where […]
Local artists’ collaboration goes viral By Katie Fender Photo: Sandy and Michael Bashaw (center) with director David Sherman (holding megaphone) and the cast of “Where the Rivers Meet”;photo: Matt Silver Last year, “Where There is Love,” the collaborative music video created by Dayton band Puzzle of Light and which featured an amalgamation of local artists, […]
Dayton Philharmonic’s Hometown Holiday concert in Dayton and Troy By CC Hutten Photo: Sister duo Adelee and Gentry will perform with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra during the Hometown Holidays concert, Dec. 5 and 6 in Downtown Dayton, and Dec. 7 in Troy This winter, let the phrase “home for the holidays” take on a whole […]
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s “The Littlest Angel” By Arnecia Patterson Photo: DCDC performs “The Littlest Angel” Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6 at the University of Dayton; photo: Andy Snow The American holiday season’s tradition of storytelling is revisited, annually, on television and in books, film and music. Yet dance is the medium that […]
Charlie Murphy at Dayton Funny Bone By Jennifer Hanauer Lumpkin Photo: Charlie Murphy will perform at Dayton Funny Bone Nov. 28-Nov. 30 For the past 12 years, Charlie Murphy has been using his standup comedy to kindle our happiness. During a unique transition from service in the Navy to working security for his younger brother, […]
New York Polyphony at University of Dayton By CC Hutten Photo: New York Polyphony will perform at Church of the Holy Angels on Nov. 20; photo: Jiyang Chen For one night only, world-renowned vocal chamber ensemble New York Polyphony will challenge Dayton audiences to contemplate the relationship between faith and reason. On Thursday, Nov. 20, […]
An unusual selection is a gift by Jacqui Theobald Photo: Danielle Kubasky (Sister Mary Amnesia),Angele’ Price (Sister Hubert), Angie Thacker (Sister Mary Regina), Cassi Mikat (Sister Robert Ann) and Tori Kocher (Sister Leo) in Dare to Defy’s “Nunsense” “Isn’t it Romantic” is not your ordinary seasonal feature. There are no fuzzy puppies and no kids in […]
Human Race Theatre Company ‘opens a new window’ of fun By Jacqui Theobald Photo: Zack Steele as Patrick, Lisa Ann Goldsmith as Mame and the cast of Mame; photo: Scott J. Kimmins Just when you think musical theatre productions at the Loft can’t get any better, here’s Mame, over the top with dra-maaat-ic characters (Mame […]
Major key Last weekend a local couple was watching TV in their living room, having a relaxing evening, when suddenly […]
Jesus take the wheel A local couple recently decided to visit their church on a particularly warm and muggy Sunday […]
Flightless In a local park, police were dispatched to the crime scene. A woman called the police when she realized […]
Stolen in a nanosecond Just last week a woman visited her local sheriff’s office to place a tip on a […]
Totally secure knot …not In a local home a garage door was broken into. This garage door was perfectly secured […]
