Mariemont Players: 2007-08 Season
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Mariemont Players Inc. proudly announces their 2007-2008 (71st) Season. Since 1936, MPI has been an all volunteer organization commited to producing high quality entertainment at affordable prices and since 1958 have been housed in the Walton Creek Theater, a former four-room schoolhouse.
July 6-July 22, 2007
A Grand Night for Singing, music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein and
directed by Jon Vater. Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a
first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the R&H canon conceived by
Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie.
September 7-September 23, 2007
Escanaba in da Moonlight, a comedy by Jeff Daniels and directed by Michael
Morehead. When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer season at
the family's Upper Peninsula camp, 35-year old Reuben Soady brings with hm
the inframous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the
Soadys never to bag a buck. Escanaba-Moonlight spins a hilarious tale of
humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove
himself from the wrong end of the family record book.
November 2-November 18, 2007
Dearly Beloved, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and
directed by Ed Cohen. The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink,
have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the
scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The
Sermonettes. But Twink's desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15-1/2
years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead
mother, and Honey Raye's tendency to race to ther altar at every opportunity
have kept tongues wagging for years.
January 4-January 20, 2008
Give 'Em Hell, Harry!, a comedy-drama by Samuel Gallu , directed by Ellie
Shepherd and starring Bill Hartnett as Harry S. Truman. After FDR's death,
Truman became the 33rd President of the United States and oversaw the end of
World War II in Europe, participated in the Potsdam Conference in Germany,
and approved the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, ending the war.
March 7-March 23, 2008
The Drawer Boy, a drama by Michael Healey and directed by Ginny Weil. What
begins as an amusing portrayal of rural and urban culture-clash, slowly
peels away layers of forgotten truths and lies, exposing hidden secrets of
love and tragedy. Think farm life is boring? Think again! Think plays about
farm life are boring? You be the judge.
May 2-May 18, 2008
Weekend Comedy, a comedy by Jeanne Bobrick and Sam Bobrick and directed by
Norma Niinemets. Two couples rent the same Catskills cabin for the same
weekend by mistake. One couple is staid and middle aged; the other free
wheeling and young. They decide to share and before the weekend is over, the
youngsters have learned how to add stability to their relationship and the
oldrsters have learned to loosen up.
For more information or to order season tickets, call Betsy at the Mariemont
Players ticket line, 513-684-1236.
A Grand Night for Singing, music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein and
directed by Jon Vater. Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a
first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the R&H canon conceived by
Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie.
September 7-September 23, 2007
Escanaba in da Moonlight, a comedy by Jeff Daniels and directed by Michael
Morehead. When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer season at
the family's Upper Peninsula camp, 35-year old Reuben Soady brings with hm
the inframous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the
Soadys never to bag a buck. Escanaba-Moonlight spins a hilarious tale of
humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove
himself from the wrong end of the family record book.
November 2-November 18, 2007
Dearly Beloved, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and
directed by Ed Cohen. The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink,
have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the
scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The
Sermonettes. But Twink's desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of 15-1/2
years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead
mother, and Honey Raye's tendency to race to ther altar at every opportunity
have kept tongues wagging for years.
January 4-January 20, 2008
Give 'Em Hell, Harry!, a comedy-drama by Samuel Gallu , directed by Ellie
Shepherd and starring Bill Hartnett as Harry S. Truman. After FDR's death,
Truman became the 33rd President of the United States and oversaw the end of
World War II in Europe, participated in the Potsdam Conference in Germany,
and approved the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, ending the war.
March 7-March 23, 2008
The Drawer Boy, a drama by Michael Healey and directed by Ginny Weil. What
begins as an amusing portrayal of rural and urban culture-clash, slowly
peels away layers of forgotten truths and lies, exposing hidden secrets of
love and tragedy. Think farm life is boring? Think again! Think plays about
farm life are boring? You be the judge.
May 2-May 18, 2008
Weekend Comedy, a comedy by Jeanne Bobrick and Sam Bobrick and directed by
Norma Niinemets. Two couples rent the same Catskills cabin for the same
weekend by mistake. One couple is staid and middle aged; the other free
wheeling and young. They decide to share and before the weekend is over, the
youngsters have learned how to add stability to their relationship and the
oldrsters have learned to loosen up.
For more information or to order season tickets, call Betsy at the Mariemont
Players ticket line, 513-684-1236.
