The Stage Left Community Arts Center in Lisbon presents, It’s Christmas, Carol!, a modern twist on a Christmas classic, created by Stage Left Players Managing Artistic Director Kandace Cleland. It's Christmas, Carol! is a family-friendly show that offers music, comedy, drama and Christmas cheer. Performances are weekends from Friday, December 3 through Sunday, December 12, with evening performances at 7:00 pm, and matinees at 2:00 pm. Tickets and information available at stageleftplayers.org.
YSU Theater presents Winter Cabaret: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, on Friday, December 10th at 6:30 pm, at the B&O Station Banquet Hall, 530 Mahoning Avenue, in Youngstown. Musical Theater students will be featured performing holiday tunes. Tickets are available at ysu.edu/theatertickets.
The Rude Mechanicals Theatre Company will present the acclaimed one-woman show, Open, by Crystal Skillman. Open is at The Calvin Center for the Art, on Mahoning Avenue, in Youngstown, weekend evenings, Saturday, November 5 through Sunday, November 13, at 8 pm. It stars Jenna Cintavey, and is directed by J. Rian Davis. Open asks the audience to believe in the power of magic in the face of intolerance, violence, and hate. Masks will be required for all audience members. More information at rudetheater.com.
YSU’s Cliffe College of Creative Arts Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series has added a free school-day performance of Tanglewood Marionettes production of "Perseus and Medusa" on Friday, October 8 at 10:00 am. in Bliss Hall's Ford Theater at Youngstown State University. The show, which is appropriate for all ages and lasts about one hour, takes patrons back in time to the dawn of civilization, to an ancient world of gods, goddesses, prophecies and heroes. Tickets are free, but reservations must be made by calling the University Theatre Box Office at 330-941-3105.
Get your story ready! Spoken Threads Storytelling, presented by THE HUB, is hosting a community storytelling event on Thursday, October 7th at 6:00 pm. Spooky Stories is the theme. Come to share a true to you spooky story at the open mic or just come to listen. All ages welcome. Refreshments will be served. Free.
Youngstown State University’s Cliffe College of Creative Arts announces the next performance in the Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series. Tanglewood Marionettes will present The Dragon King on Saturday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m. in Ford Theater, Bliss Hall. Tickets are available at www.deyorpac.org. Founded in 1993, Tanglewood Marionettes is a nationally touring marionette theater based in New England.
The Youngstown Playhouse and the DeYor Performing Arts Center present the musical The Color Purple, running this final weekend, at the DeYor Performing Arts Center. Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, The Color Purple chronicles the inspiring story of Celie, a young Black woman who triumphs over a lifetime of oppression through a personal awakening of love, hope, and joy. Tickets can be purchased online at deyorpac.org/events.
The YSU Hispanic Heritage Planning Committee: presents the LatinUs Theater Company presentation of the The House of Bernarda Alba, at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression, 2937 W. 25th Street, in Cleveland. Information and tickets at https://tinyurl.com/8369xkm3 or contact Monica Torres-Cabán at 216-870-8220.
Opera Western Reserve presents Romeo and Juliet an innovative adaptation of Gounod's opera, on Friday, November 12th at 7:30 pm, live at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. More information and tickets available through the Stambaugh box office at 330-259-0555 or on-line at 'Opera Western Reserve dot org'.
YSU Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors, in Bliss Hall's Ford Theater, on the YSU campus, this final weekend. The production is directed by guest director Ian Silverman and will feature live music by the Musical Theatre Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Kent Engelhardt. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 pm, and the Sunday matinee is at 2 pm. More information at 330-941-3105; tickets at ysu.tix.com.
