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Monday, February 22, 2010
6 student plays in ‘Changed’ fest
Six plays by students at Dayton area high schools have been chosen from 25 entries to be produced in the “Changed for Good 10-Minute Playwriting Festival” March 5-7.
The project is part of the Victoria Theatre Association’s Broadway University, in association with the Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series presentation of the musical “Wicked.”
Winning plays are: “The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly,” by Philip Kellogg of Yellow Springs High School.
“The Tortoise and the Hare: A Prequel,” by Jasmine Crowder, Courtney Gordon, Janicqua Jordan and Eleesha Moore of Dayton Early College Academy.
“Here, Kitty-Kitty,” by Ben Cloud, Prentiss Haney, Taylor Kingston and Anne Scott of Stivers High School for the Arts.
“A Charming Deceit,” by John Dewar, Phillip Mercurio, Bryson Smith and Sydney Stacy of Stivers.
“Hooked on Therapy,” by Stefany Lewis and Shirlisa Scott of Yellow Springs High School.
“The Fairest of Them All,” by Elise Duncan, Sherry Jiao, Nandini Srinivasan and Grace Wannemacher of Beavercreek High School.
The plays will be produced by the theater department of Sinclair Community College at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday in the Mathile Theatre of the Schuster Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
Students attended a series of workshops to select their source, develop their ideas and construct their scripts.
“These are not just modern retellings. The students are imagining the story from a different point of view, or with different character reactions and responses,” said David Brush, manager of education and outreach for the VTA. The inspiration for the project was “Wicked,” which gives a new twist to the story of the witches in “The Wizard of Oz.” One of the songs in that show is the climactic “Changed for Good.”
For more information, go to www.victoriatheatre.com or email Brush at david.brush@victoriatheatre.com.
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Dayton man finalist in national comedy competition
A Dayton man is a finalist in the national, online search for ‘America’s Next Big Comic.’
Ryan Singer, of Dayton, is among four comedians who will compete on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Minneapolis to determine a winner.
The four comedians will perform live at the Acme Comedy Club in Minnesota. Material from that performance will be used to determine a winner.
The site Comic.CMT.com is where you can view performances and vote for the next three weeks.
There is a specific link to a Ryan Singer performance on the site, called ‘Fat Test Dummies.’ The link is: http://www.cmt.com/shows/nextbigcomic/index.jhtml#12
The winner of the contest will be revealed on March 15 and will perform at the 2010 Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival in June. Rooftop Comedy has searched the country for comedic talent it says are on the verge of breaking out.
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‘Forbidden Dances’ on Variety Series
The Victoria Theatre Association’s 2010-11 Universal 1 Variety Series will include a show that satirizes both “Dancing With the Stars” and Broadway musicals.
The spoof of those broad targets, called “Forbidden Broadway Dances with the Stars,” will be part of the three-show lineup at the Victoria Theatre, First and Main streets.
The laugh-provoking season is meant to attract both theatergoers and those who rarely, if ever, attend live theater.
The package will open in October with “The Second City,” a production from Chicago’s legendary comedy theater and comedian training ground. “Forbidden Broadway Dances” will take the stage for a single performance in February 2011, followed in May by a night with comedian Larry Miller, who has appeared in more than 50 films.
Season tickets are now on sale at Ticket Center Stage, (937) 228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com. Subscribers save 13 percent on the price of single tickets.
2010-11 Universal 1 Variety Series
“The Second City”: Octl. 23, 2010.
“Forbidden Broadway Dances With the Stars”: Feb. 19, 2011.
“Cocktails With Larry Miller: Little League, Adultery and Other Bad Ideas”: May 7, 2010.
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Want a ‘Wicked’ ticket? Would you pay $550 for it?
How well is “Wicked” doing at the box office in Dayton?
Would you pay between $364 and $550 for a ticket?
That was the price range quoted Feb. 22 by online secondary ticket-seller www.ticketliquidator.com to see the hit musical at the Schuster Performing Arts Center, where it runs through March 7.
That compared with $151 to $233 to see it in New York, where it has been running for seven years; between $39 and $601 in San Francisco, where the show is having an extended run, and between $77 and $306 in Miami, where it opens in early March.
Official prices at the Schuster are $46-$125. Ticket Center Stage is the only authorized ticket seller of “Wicked” tickets, said Victoria Theatre Association spokesperson Diane Schoeffler-Warren.
The national ticket industry website www.ticketnews.com ranked “Wicked” as the number one event in its top 20.
People who want to see it in Dayton, where tickets are so hot they glow (judging by online sellers’ prices) might do better to buy a seat for the upcoming run in Toledo.
“Wicked” will play the Stranahan Theatre there March 31-April 18. Ticketliquidator.com had a good range of seats there for $93-$214. Based on experience here, those prices will go up during the run.
The Victoria Theatre Association, which is presenting “Wicked” in its Broadway series at the Schuster Performing Arts Center, has reported no sellouts. It says only that ticket sales here are going “very well.”
Bargains remain available. A pre-show lottery begins 150 minutes before each performance. Twenty seats go to the lucky winners for just $25 each. Call (937) 228-3630 or go to www.ticketcenterstage.com for more information.
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