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Cabin Fever centers around the Beckle family cabin one disastrous Memorial Day weekend. Aubrey, his four daughters and great aunt Tammy gather for the first time since Mrs. Beckle’s death. Nothing goes right: Aunt Tammy is trapped in the bathroom, … Continued
In this popular musical, recipient of the 1987 Tony for Best Score and Best Book, classic fairy tales are woven with the tale of a Baker and his Wife, who seek to break a spell of childlessness laid upon them by a crabby Witch. Everyone’s wish is granted at the end of Act One, but in Act Two, all the characters must deal with what happens AFTER “Happily Ever After” with lessons learned about community responsibility and how we are all interdependent on each other.
Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart.
On a day like any other in 1970, a precocious African American boy is made indelibly aware of his color by a zealous young reporter. The boy excels and 30 years later is chosen as the first black president of a prestigious college. The reporter returns, and as the two men examine past mistakes, they challenge each other to envision a future where, finally, one is judged solely by content of character–not color of skin.
Free to Be… You and Me is a children’s entertainment project, conceived, created and executive-produced by actress and author Marlo Thomas. Produced in collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one’s identity. A major thematic message is that anyone—whether a boy or a girl—can achieve anything.
In collaboration with Miami University Hamilton theatre, An Evening of Improv brings together a diverse group of community members, college students and OxACTers. Bekka Eaton, assistant professor of theatre at Miami University Hamilton, is a professional actor who began her … Continued
New York’s most infamous crap game organizer, Nathan Detroit, hoping for a big pay day, challenges notorious gambler Sky Masterson to a bet he’s sure he’ll win: take mission girl Sarah Brown to dinner in Havana, Cuba. Sky accepts and … Continued
Lily Tomlin’s one woman tour-de-force won The New York Drama Desk Award and The New York Drama Critics Circle Award as well as a Tony for Best Actress. From Trudy, the homeless savant to Chrissy, the vapid gym bunny, this … Continued
Set in apartheid South Africa in 1950, Master Harold…and the Boys is a coming of age drama that explores the relationship between a young white man, Hally, and his two middle-aged servants. These servants, Sam and Willie, are actually the … Continued
It is May of 1946 and Timmy Cleary has come home from the war to his estranged parents, John and Nettie, in the Bronx apartment where he grew up. As their reunion promises a return to life as it never was, John, giving up a lucrative business opportunity, attends a ball game with his son and grudgingly, at Timmy’s request, returns with roses for Nettie in an insincere attempt at reconciliation. Reminiscing, the three attempt to recapture the past and all it symbolizes, but the ideal is shattered amidst recriminations. The next morning Timmy announces he is leaving once again, and husband and wife must face the reality of life with only their memories.