On Wednesday and Thursday (August 10 & 11), the nationally recognized educational arts group, will kick-off its 30th year with music from one of the most popular musicals of all time: West Side Story. Over 200 local students will be featured.
About Shane Anderson
Shane Anderson is the founder of the soon-to-open Ghostlight Coffee on Wayne Avenue. He holds a Master of Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan University & a Bachelor of Music degree from Wright State University. Shane is a former music teacher in the Vandalia, Miami East & Cincinnati Public Schools.
Additionally, Shane works with locally based Encore Theater Company. ETC has a mission to help develop new works of musical theater through readings, concerts, developmental workshops & productions and the podcast MusicalWorld (www.MusicalWorld.us). The local theater company recently moved into the new arts collaborative space in the Oregon Arts District, along with Zoot Theatre Co & Rhythm In Shoes.
The BARD is on the loose!
Free Shakespeare! 2011 brings the ever-popular comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream to outdoor venues throughout the Miami Valley on weekends through August 14th.
Music. Dance. Hiking Boots?
Translations: an exploration in birdsong, sound and movement Blue Sky Project When first perusing this press release, I was not really certain into which section of DaytonMostMetro.com to place this article. When I first spoke with fellow onStageDayton contributor Rodney Veal about this, my assumption was that this project he was so excited about would… (continue…)
Behind the Masks – The Lion King
Disney’s THE LION KING The Victoria Theatre Association I have a confession to make: I, Shane Anderson, admittedly know very little about The Lion King. In fact, I know very little about most of the Disney films and musical adaptations. I’ve certainly seen some, but I have no children of my own, therefore I typically… (continue…)
Whodunit? The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Beavercreek Community Theatre Win Tickets! Read on! One hundred forty one years ago today (08 June 1870) Charles Dickens suffered a stroke. The next day: dead. His last novel: unfinished. Flash forward those 141 years (+a couple days): the audiences at Beavercreek Community Theatre will get an opportunity to determine… (continue…)
The Best of Times
La Cage aux Folles Dayton Playhouse Win tickets to this delightful show! Read on… La Cage aux Folles, a collaboration between two of the most recognizable voices in musical theatre (Jerry Herman- Hello Dolly, Mame & Harvey Fierstein- his vocal chords), premiered on Broadway in 1983. That production garnered nine Tony Award nominations, winning six of… (continue…)
Mauritius at The Dayton Theatre Guild
Mauritius The Dayton Theatre Guild A world of mystery. A world of intrigue. The world of Philately? We don’t normally equate stamp collecting with conspiracy and danger, but the latest offering by The Dayton Theatre Guild might just make you take a different view of this great American hobby. The Dayton Theatre Guild presents Mauritius… (continue…)
Blackbird
Blackbird Dayton Theatre Guild The Dayton Theatre Guild is set to present Blackbird by Scottish playwright David Harrower as a season extra offering, opening Friday evening. The only opportunity to catch this intense psychological drama will be this weekend, April 22 – 24 at the Caryl D. Philips TheatreScape, 430 Wayne Avenue, in Dayton’s historic… (continue…)
Wig In a Box
Hedwig and The Angry Inch ENCORE THEATER CO. A few months ago, I was approached by our artistic director, David Brush, about directing the upcoming production of Hedwig and The Angry Inch. My initial reaction was to decline, as life was certainly going to be very busy this spring, and I knew NOTHING about the… (continue…)
…brought to you by the Letter Q
Avenue Q THE VICTORIA THEATRE ASSOCIATION One Night Only! On the evening of June 6, 2004…there was an epic battle on ‘The Great White Way,’ a battle along the lines of David & Goliath. The musical that turned out to be a monster of a success–a certain GREEN Monster of a musical–went head to head… (continue…)
