Saluting Dayton’s 2018-19 Theater Season

Engaging explorations of family, friendship, mayhem, murder, identity, introspection, inspiration, revolution, romance, and more supplied the foundation for some of the best productions of Dayton’s 2018-2019 theater season.

On professional stages, the Human Race Theatre Company took a giant risk with the regional premiere of Lizzie, but the end result was not only outstanding and effortlessly cool but a reminder that if any organization is to grow beyond its base it must recognize the need to evolve. The Race also memorably provided a lot of laughs thanks to Around the World in 80 Days, particularly heightened by Jake Lockwood’s incredible versatility. The Victoria Theatre Association’s Premier Health Broadway Series scored with one of its finest lineups, specifically the vocally superb return of legendary Les Misérables. Dare to Defy Productions, a good fit for the intimate confines of the PNC Arts Annex, showcased its artistic strengths with Annie, Assassins, Side Show, and Violet. Also, in one of the most surprising and beautifully conceived offerings of the season, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company stepped outside the box to embrace the musical theatre realm with a stunning world premiere of director/choreographer Kiesha Lalama’s gorgeous, heartwarming dancical The Bench – Journey Into Love.

Across town, Wright State University’s collegiate dominance was evident once more in its excellently eclectic presentations of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Crazy for You and A Little Night Music among others. University of Dayton’s refreshing partnerships with Oral Funk Poetry Productions and Playground Theatre respectively resulted in a highly relevant premiere of Eunice: Star Shine and Clay and a terrifically gripping premiere of the thought-provoking and timely gun violence drama The Library. I thoroughly enjoyed the Broadway production of Be More Chill this past winter, but it was equally great to have seen Sinclair Community College’s delightful, spunky, age-appropriate version last fall. Cedarville University’s Fools and The Spitfire Grill as well as Clark State Community College’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are also notable.

At community theaters, drama was king. In addition to Beavercreek Community Theatre’s compelling, impressive Fun Home, Dayton Theatre Guild marvelously conjured the Wild West in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but also authentically captivated with The Little Foxes, Nice Girl, This Random World, and The Shadow Box. Elsewhere, Young at Heart Players tickled the funny bone and tugged the heart with Calendar Girls, Undercroft Players charmed with Enchanted April, and Dayton Playhouse’s My Fair Lady soared thanks to fantastic soprano Sarah Viola who took I Could Have Danced All Night to another level.

Assessing the 60 shows I saw last season, I congratulate the following winners (in bold) and nominees.

BEST TOURING PRODUCTION
Chicago, Victoria Theatre Association
The King and I, Victoria Theatre Association
Les Misérables, Victoria Theatre Association
On Your Feet!, Victoria Theatre Association
School of Rock, Victoria Theatre Association
Waitress, Victoria Theatre Association

 

BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Around the World in 80 Days, Human Race Theatre Company
Banned from Baseball, Human Race Theatre Company
The Feast, Playground Theatre
Sylvia, Human Race Theatre Company

BEST LOCALLY-PRODUCED PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL
Annie, Dare to Defy Productions
Assassins, Dare to Defy Productions
Lizzie, Human Race Theatre Company
Newsies, La Comedia Dinner Theatre
Side Show, Dare to Defy Productions
Violet, Dare to Defy Productions

 

 

 

BEST COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Calendar Girls, Young at Heart Players
Enchanted April, Undercroft Players
The Little Foxes, Dayton Theatre Guild
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Dayton Theatre Guild
Nice Girl, Dayton Theatre Guild
This Random World, Dayton Theatre Guild
The Shadow Box, Dayton Theatre Guild

BEST COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dayton Playhouse
Cabaret, Beavercreek Community Theatre
Fun Home, Beavercreek Community Theatre
Mary Poppins, Brookville Community Theatre
My Fair Lady, Dayton Playhouse
She Loves Me, Lebanon Theatre Company

BEST COLLEGIATE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Clark State Community College
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Wright State University
Fools, Cedarville University
The Liar, Wright State University
Mother Courage and Her Children, Wright State University

BEST COLLEGIATE PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
A Little Night Music, Wright State University
Be More Chill, Sinclair Community College
Crazy for You, Wright State University
If/Then, Wright State University
The Spitfire Grill, Cedarville University

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
The Bench – Journey Into Love, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Eunice: Star Shine and Clay¸ Oral Funk Poetry Productions and University of Dayton
The Library, Playground Theatre and University of Dayton
Mamma Mia!, Muse Machine
The Secret Garden, Epiphany Lutheran Church
The Vagina Monologues, Sinclair Community College

BEST NEW WORK
Jim Geoghan’s Of Men and Cars, Dayton Playhouse FutureFest
Patricia O’Hara’s Banned from Baseball, Human Race Theatre Company
Keisha Lalama, David Lalama, Doug Oberhamer, Chris Dimond, and Joel Mason’s The Bench – Journey Into Love, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Sierra and Nate Leone’s Eunice: Star Shine and Clay, Oral Funk Poetry Productions and University of Dayton
Luke Yankee’s The Man Who Killed the Cure, Dayton Theatre Guild

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Dykstra as Pete Rose, Banned from Baseball
Colin Hodgkin as Christopher Boone, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Isaac Ingle as Dorante, The Liar
Brandon Maldonado as Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
David Shough as Henry II, The Lion in Winter (Clark State Community College)
J. Gary Thompson as Max Gerson, The Man Who Killed the Cure

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Casey Borghesi as Mother Courage, Mother Courage and Her Children
Becky Howard as Chris, Calendar Girls
Carly Laurette Risenhoover-Peterson as Josephine, Nice Girl
Libby Scancarello as Eleanor, The Lion in Winter (Clark State Community College)
Kerry Simpson as Annie, Calendar Girls
Alex Sunderhaus as Sylvia, Sylvia

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nick Cartell as Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Josh Davis as Javert, Les Misérables
Joey Kennedy as Bobby Child, Crazy for You
Brandon Maldonado as John Wilkes Booth, Assassins
TC Schreier as Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dare to Defy Productions)
David Shough as Professor Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady

 

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Dylis Croman as Roxie Hart, Chicago
Christine Dwyer as Jenna, Waitress
Rachel Mary Green as Elizabeth, If/Then
Deánna Giulietti as Lizzie Borden, Lizzie
Allie Haines as Daisy Hilton and Abigail Land as Violet Hilton, Side Show
Terra C. MacLeod as Velma Kelly, Chicago
Sarah Viola as Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Don Campbell as Horace Giddens, The Little Foxes
Saul Caplan as Big Daddy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Zack Katris as Liberty Valance, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Jake Lockwood as Actor 1 (17 characters), Around the World in 80 Days
Marc Moritz as Reuven Katz, Banned from Baseball
Patrick Earl Phillips as Actor 3 (2 characters), Around the World in 80 Days

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Heather Atkinson as Sherry, Nice Girl
Rae Buchanan as Dawn Sheridan, The Library
Cassandra Engber as Francine, Nice Girl
Jane McBride as Scottie Ward, This Random World
Libby Scancarello as Birdie Hubbard, The Little Foxes
Darlene Spencer as Actor 2 (8 characters), Around the World in 80 Days

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Ross Bloedorn as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, A Little Night Music
Philip Drennen as Charles Guiteau, Assassins
Will Graber as Bela Zangler, Crazy for You
Chavin Medina as Colin Craven, The Secret Garden
Jeremy Morse as Ogie, Waitress
Joshua Stucky as Leroy Evans/Preacher, Violet

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Isabella Andrews as Countess Charlotte Malcolm, A Little Night Music
Jennifer Barnaba as Young Vi, Violet
Natalie Bird as Emma Borden, Lizzie
Leslie Goddard as Bridget Sullivan, Lizzie
Adee McFarland as Helen, Fun Home
Samantha Stark as Medium Alison, Fun Home

BREAKTHROUGH MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
William Boatwright, Jr. as Andrew Stroud, Eunice: Star Shine and Clay
Ben Douglas as Miss Tracy Mills, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
Louie Kurtzman as Alcippe, The Liar
Jacob Lee as Ryan Mayes, The Library
Jeremy Smith as Leon Tolchinsky, Fools
Jim Walker as Marshal Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
Christine Fiala as Cliton, The Liar
Susie Gutierrez as Beth Ward, This Random World
Lauren Kampman as Clarice, The Liar
Mendu Khanyile as Nina Simone, Eunice: Star Shine and Clay
Jillian Mitchell as Caitlin Gabriel, The Library
Kristyna Zaharek as Helga and others, The Man Who Killed the Cure

BREAKTHROUGH MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Daniel Bashore as Leon Czolgosz, Assassins
Steven Crane as James “Thunder” Early, Dreamgirls (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
Kendal Garrett as Bert, Mary Poppins
Micah Koverman as Michael Mell, Be More Chill
Sam Maxwell as Lucas, If/Then
Eric Thompson as Josh, If/Then

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Shanna Camacho as Alison, Fun Home
Sophie Caton as Annie, Annie
Rachel Hertenstein as Violet, Violet
Charlotte Kunesh as Sophie Sheridan, Mamma Mia!
Lauryn Templeton as Small Alison, Fun Home
Michaella Waickman as Alice Russell, Lizzie

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Marya Spring Cordes, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Joe Deer, Around the World in 80 Days
Michelle Hayford, The Library
John Lavarnway and W. Stuart McDowell, Mother Courage and Her Children
Josh McCabe, The Liar
J. Gary Thompson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Laurence Connor and James Powell, Les Misérables
Jamie Cordes, Lizzie
Joe Deer, Crazy for You
Kristofer Green, Assassins
Greg Hellems, A Little Night Music
Matt Owens, Fun Home

BEST LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHY
Jessica Eggleston, Annie
Lula Elzy, Mamma Mia!
Katie Johannigman, Lizzie
Keisha Lalama, The Bench – Journey Into Love
Teressa Wylie McWilliams, Crazy for You
Michael Shepherd, Cabaret

BEST TOURING CHOREOGRAPHY
Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt, Les Misérables
David Bushman, Chicago
Lorin Latarro, Waitress
Mia Michaels, Finding Neverland (Victoria Theatre Association)
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet!
Greg Zane, The King and I

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dick Block, Around the World in 80 Days
David J. Castellano, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Chris Harmon, The Little Foxes
Chris “Red” Newman, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
David Shough and Chris “Red” Newman, The Shadow Box
Terry Stump, All Childish Things (Sinclair Community College)

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Drew Darr, Fun Home
Matt Kinley, Les Misérables
Pam Lavarnway, A Little Night Music
Pam Lavarnway, Crazy for You
Chris “Red” Newman, My Fair Lady
Ray Zupp, Lizzie

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Elizabeth Bourgeois, Mother Courage and Her Children
N. Lynn Brown, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Taylor Dumas, The Liar
Carol Finley, The Little Foxes
Rebekah Priebe, Fools
Cat Schmeal-Swope, Around the World in 80 Days

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Elizabeth Bourgeois, Crazy for You
Elizabeth Bourgeois, Lizzie
John Faas, Annie
Kim Harvey and Lori Watamaniuk, The Secret Garden
Theresa Kahle, My Fair Lady
Courtney Michele, A Little Night Music

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Matthew P. Benjamin, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Derek Dunavent, The Feast
Jera Lauderdale, The Liar
Autumn Light, Mother Courage and Her Children
Andrew Martin, The Library
David Shough, The Shadow Box

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Matthew P. Benjamin and Emily Hope, A Little Night Music
Paule Constable, Les Misérables
Timothy Phipps, The Spitfire Grill
Kenneth Posner, On Your Feet!
John Rensel, Lizzie
Richard Lee Waldeck, Side Show

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jay Brunner, Around the World in 80 Days
James Dunlap, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
James Dunlap, The Liar
James Dunlap, Mother Courage and Her Children
Sarah Saunders and K.L. Storer, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
K.L. Storer, Nice Girl

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Mick Potter, Les Misérables
Brian Retterer, Lizzie
SCK Sound Design, On Your Feet!
Silas Sheckles, Crazy for You
Shannon Slaton, Finding Neverland (Victoria Theatre Association)
Ryan Vallo, Mamma Mia!

BEST ORCHESTRA
Crazy for You, Musical Director: Scot Woolley
Eunice: Star Shine and Clay, Musical Directors: Umvikeli G. Scott and Eldridge “El” Coats
Les Misérables, Musical Director: Brian Eads
Lizzie, Musical Director: Jay Brunner
On Your Feet!, Musical Director: Clay Ostwald
The Spitfire Grill, Musical Director: Jordan Fredericks

BEST PROPERTIES
Shelby Ahlborg, The Spitfire Grill
Rick Flynn, The Shadow Box
John Lavarnway, Mother Courage and Her Children
Wendy Michael, The Man Who Killed the Cure
Heather Powell, Around the World in 80 Days
Terry Stump, All Childish Things (Sinclair Community College)

BEST PROJECTION DESIGN
Jeffrey Brown, Be More Chill
Jon Driscoll, Finding Neverland (Victoria Theatre Association)
Fifty-Nine Productions, Les Misérables
Adam Graber and Ryan Wantland, Eunice: Star Shine and Clay
Darrel Maloney, On Your Feet!
John Riechers, Around the World in 80 Days

ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• The cast of A Little Night Music: Celia Arthur as Desiree Armfeldt, Kenneth Erard as Frederik Egerman, Aaron Roitman as Henrik Egerman, Ross Bloedorn as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, Isabella Andrews as Countess Charlotte Malcolm, Rachel Glynn as Anne Egerman, Heather Cooperman as Madame Armfeldt, Michaella Waickman as Fredrika, Hailey Noll as Petra, Jeremy Farley as Frid, Robin Dunavant as Mrs. Anderssen, Kayli Modell as Mrs. Nordstrom, Emma Buchanan as Mrs. Segstrom, David Emery as Mr. Erlanson, Jonathan Crawford as Mrs. Linquist, Molly Seybert as Malla, Justin Mathews as Bertrand, Savannah Slaby as Osa, and Bridget Lorenz as Swing/Liebeslieder Cover
• The cast of Ain’t Misbehavin’: Kip Moore, Stephanie Radford, Andrea Wilborn, Bryana Bentley, Everett Walker, Kiersten Farmer, and Nasir Peterson
• The principal cast of Annie: Sophie Caton as Annie, Steven Lakes as Oliver Warbucks, Allie Haines as Grace Farrell, Sadie Hornick as Molly, Julia Stubbs as Kate, Abriella Ruby as Tessie, Caroline Kaibas as Pepper, Jewell Timpson as July, Morgan Tracy as Duffy, Natalie Houliston as Miss Hannigan, David McKibben as Rooster, Lindsay Sherman as Lily, Philip Drennen as Bert Healy and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Brennan Paulin as Drake
• The cast of Around the World in 80 Days: Jake Lockwood as Actor 1 (17 characters), Darlene Spencer as Actor 2 (8 characters), Patrick Earl Phillips as Actor 3 (2 characters), Lovlee Carroll as Actor 4 (4 characters), and Jared Joplin as Actor 5 (Mr. Phileas Fogg)
• The cast of Assassins: Brandon Maldonado as John Wilkes Booth, Philip Drennen as Charles Guiteau, Daniel Bashore as Leon Czolgosz, A.J. Breslin as Guiseppe Zangara, Jason Lakes as Samuel Byck, Samantha Stark as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Jeannine Geise as Sara Jane Moore, Brett Norgaard as John Hinckley, RJ Steck as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald, Natalie Houliston as Emma Goldman, and Zach King as The Proprietor
• The cast of Baby (Middletown Lyric Theatre): Heather Crowe as Lizzie Fields, Bryan Mohr as Danny Hooper, Robin Baker as Alan McNalley, Janice Lea Codispoti as Arlene McNalley, El Moore as Pam Sakarian, Jared Roper as Nick Sakarian, and ensemble members Karen Oehler and Mark Melhope
• The cast of Banned from Baseball: Brian Dykstra as Pete Rose, Scott Hunt as Fay Vincent, Doug MacKechnie as Bart Giamatti, Marc Moritz as Reuven Katz, K.L. Storer as John Dowd, and Marty Brennaman as Sportscaster
• The cast of Cabaret: RJ Steck as Emcee, Hayley Penchoff as Sally Bowles, Daniel Bashore as Clifford Bradshaw, Cheryl Mellen as Fraulein Schneider, Tim Rezash as Herr Schulz, Susie Gutierrez as Fraulein Kost, Aaron Joseph Brewer as Herr Ernst Ludwig, Richard Young as Max/Customs Officer, Jessi Sparks as Tomorrow Belongs To Me Recording Soloist, and the Kit Kat Girls (Megan Johnson, Victoria Warren, Sasha Kozlova, Amber Todd, Christy Carson, and dance captain Logan Hylinksi) and Kit Kat Boys (Casey Dillon, Jacob McGlaun and Naman Clark)
• The cast of Calendar Girls: Amy Askins as Cora, Becky Howard as Chris, Kerry Simpson as Annie, Gayle Smith as Jessie, Heather Martin as Celia, Fran Pesch as Ruth, Cheryl Mellen as Marie, Kelli Locker as Brenda Hulse and Elaine, Jim Spencer as John, John Spitler as Rod, Jane E. McBride as Lady Cravenshire and WI Speaker, Michael Plaugher as Lawrence, and Brian Buttrey as Liam
• The cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Colin Hodgkin as Christopher Boone, Justin Mathews as Ed Boone, Katie Sinicki as Judy Boone, Kaitlyn Campbell as Siobhan, MacKenzie Kasbaum as Voice One, Josh Beasley as Voice Two, Eric Thompson as Voice Three, Mark Anthony Howard as Voice Four, Hailey Marshall as Voice Five, and Isabella Andrews as Voice Six
• The cast of Enchanted April: Ellen Ballerene as Lotty Wilton, Rick Flynn as Mellersh Wilton, Jill Evans as Rose Arnott, John Spitler as Frederick Arnott, Lauren Boyd as Caroline Bramble, Matthew W. Smith as Antony Wilding, Joyce Genari as Mrs. Graves, and Patti King as Costanza
• The cast of Eunice: Star Shine and Clay: Mendu Khanyile as Nina Simone, William Boatright, Jr. as Andrew Stroud, Justin Lampkins as James Baldwin, Kontrell Tyler as Sam Waymon, Shaun Diggs as Sam Wakefield/Reporter, A. Slate as Poet/Vocalist, Tia Seay as Passenger/Vocalist, Jasmine Curtis as Presenter/Front Desk Clerk/Vocalist, Erin McGee as Traveling Fan/Poet, Kiersten Farmer as Poem Dancer, Kandee Mann as Tap Dancer, Billi Ewing as Makeup Artist/Vocalist, Steven Crane as Limo Driver/Mail Carrier/Old Friend/Bellhop/Vocalist, James Pate as Visual Artist, and the UD Dance Ensemble (Lauren Fields, Allison Indelicato, Rachel LaFerriere, Olivia Lamping, Linxin Li, Elizabeth Musco, Joy Rogers, Kristen Sitzman, Lilia Thomas, Alyssa Trivus, and William Wharton
• The cast of The Feast: A.J. Breslin as Matt, Rae Buchanan as Anna and Philip Drennen as Man
• The cast of Fools: Jeremy Smith as Leon Tolchinsky, Andrew Standley as Snetsky, Jean-Luc Schieferstein as Magistrate, Hunter Johnson as Slovitch, Sara Humphrey as Mishkin, Abigail Krakora as Yenchna, Nathan Robertson as Dr. Zubritsky, Ranae Haskins as Lenya Zubritsky, Beth Oldham as Sophia Zubritsky, and Blake Hansher as Gregor Yousekevitch
• The cast of Fun Home: Shanna Camacho as Alison, Samantha Stark as Medium Alison, Lauryn Templeton as Small Alison, Shawn Hooks as Bruce, Adee McFarland as Helen, Jenna DeGruy as Joan, Aaron Joseph Brewer as Roy and Others, Benjamin Jones as Christian, and Eric Pettit as John
• The cast of If/Then: Rachel Mary Green as Elizabeth, Eric Thompson as Josh, Kat Rodriguez as Kate, Megan Arseneau as Anne, Sam Maxwell as Lucas, Hunter Minor as David, Dylan Tacker as Stephen, Emily Eliasen as Elena, The Male Ensemble: Marcus Butts, Jared Levy, Aidan Lord, Dean McKenzie, Jake Siwek, Jeremy Weinstein, The Female Ensemble: Amanda Astorga, Emma Bratton, Jessica Greenwald, Andrea Guiterrez, Anna Stanford, D’Kaylah Whitley
• The cast of The Liar: Issac Ingle as Dorante, Christine Fiala as Cliton, Kenneth Erard as Geronte, Lauren Kampman as Clarice, Caitlyn Shiner as Lucrece, Louie Kurtman as Alcippe, George Heddleston as Philiste, and Mallory Kraus as Isabelle and Sabine
• The cast of The Library: Jillian Mitchell as Caitlin Gabriel, Chris Hahn as Nolan Gabriel, Jenna Valyn as Elizabeth Gabriel, Rae Buchanan as Dawn Sheridan, Jacob Lee as Ryan Mayes, Skyler McNeely as Marshall Bauer, Brett Bartlett as Nurse, Annabelle Harsch as Surgeon, William Boatwright Jr. as The Publisher, Jenna Gomes De Gruy as Detective Washburn, AJ Breslin as Father Dunston, and Shaun Diggs as Special Master Thornton
• The cast of The Little Foxes: Don Campbell as Horace Giddens, Saul Caplan as Oscar Hubbard, Steve Easterling as Cal, Cheryl Mellen as Regina Giddens, Dave Nickel as Benjamin Hubbard, Jeff Sams as William Marshall, Maximillian Santucci as Leo Hubbard, Libby Holley Scancarello as Birdie Hubbard, Hannah Stickel as Alexandra Giddens, and Gail Andrews Turner as Addie
• The cast of Lizzie: Natalie Bird as Emma Borden, Deánna Giulietti as Lizzie Borden, Leslie Goddard as Bridget Sullivan, Rachel Mary Green as Understudy, and Michaella Waickman as Alice Russell
• The cast of The Man Who Killed the Cure: Melissa Kerr Ertsgaard as Charlotte and others, Scott Madden as Long John Nebel and others, Ryan Shannon as Carmichael and others, J. Gary Thompson as Max Gerson, David Williamson as Rudy Heller, and Kristyna Zaharek as Helga and others
• The cast of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Mike Beerbower as Ransome Foster, Kelli Locker as Hallie Jackson, Mark Diffenderfer as Bert Barricune, Austin Vega as Jim “The Reverend” Mosten, Zack Katris as Liberty Valance, Jim Walker as Marshal Johnson, Trenton Napier as Jake Dowitt, Josh Richardt as Deputy, K.L. Storer as Narrator, and ensemble members Mark Goodwin, Laura Haney, John Juergens, Jamie McQuinn, Dan Raridan, and Steve Voris
• The cast of Mother Courage and Her Children: Casey Borghesi as Mother Courage, Kaitlynn Campbell as Kattrin, George Heddleston as Eiliff, David Bays as Swiss Cheese, Mark Anthony Howard as Chaplain, Jake Jones as Cook, Mackenzie Kasbaum as Yvette, Ethan Evans, Michael Fried, Nicholas Martin, Thomas Sheffer, Christopher Wells (Male Ensemble), Shae Bickel, Julie Deye, Sophie Kirk, Tina Hohman, Margo Russ (Female Ensemble), Mady McCabe (Swing)
• The cast of Nice Girl: Carly Laurette Risenhoover-Peterson as Josephine, Cassandra Engber as Francine, Heather Atkinson as Sherry, and Scott Knisley as Donny
• The cast of This Random World: Jane McBride as Scottie Ward, Ranger Putterbaugh as Tim Ward, Susie Gutierrez as Beth Ward, Teresa Lynn as Bernadette, Erin McGee as Rhonda, Sara Duibley as Claire, and Matthew W. Smith as Gary
• The cast of The Shadow Box: Geoff Burkman as The Interviewer, Brendan Sheehan as Joe, Elisha Chamberlain as Steve, Jackie Anderson as Maggie, Chuck Larkowski as Brian, Aaron Brewer as Mark, Megan Cooper as Beverly, Melissa Kerr Ertsgaard as Felicity, and Mandy Shannon as Agnes
• The cast of She Loves Me: Kim Toft as Amalia Balash, Adam Jones as Georg Nowack, Abbie Miller as Ilona Ritter, Josiah Miller as Steven Kodaly, Jay Fultz as Zoltan Maraczek, BJ Simpson as Ladislav Sipos, David Shockey as Arpad Laszlo, Mark Mehlhope as Detective Keller, Wayne Dunn as Headwaiter, and ensemble members Linda Dew, Kate Edington, Kaci Lovejoy, Karen Oehler, Kurt Percy, Karie-Lee Sutherland, and Brian Trainer
• The cast of The Spitfire Grill: Emily Hunnemeyer as Percy Talbott, Karlie Ward as Hannah Ferguson, Connor Haynes as Shelby Thorpe, Andrew J. Standley as Caleb Thorpe, Byron Mrowiec as Joe Sutter, Suzanna Slack as Effy Krayneck, and Max Thompson as The Visitor
• The cast of Sylvia: Jen Joplin as Kate, Jason Podplesky as Greg, Rory Sheridan as Tom/Phyllis/Leslie, and Alex Sunderhaus as Sylvia
• The cast of The Vagina Monologues: Brianna Babel, Nikki Bentz, Lydia Dye, Kate Geiselman, Amanda Hayden, Reagan Hyer, Allanté Johnson-Taylor, Mari Pullings, Bailey Rhonemus, Kathy Rowell, Samantha Van, and Valkyrie Williams
• The cast of Violet: Skyler McNeely as Father, Jennifer Barnaba as Young Vi, Rachel Hertenstein as Violet, Joshua Stucky as Leroy Evans/Preacher, Naman Clark as Bus Driver/Radio Soloist/Gospel Choir, Samantha Wright as Bus Passenger/Lula Buffington/Almeta, Abigail Land as Bus Passenger/Music Hall Singer/Gospel Choir, Mike Embree as Billy Dean/Virgil/Bus Passenger, Angie Thacker as Bus Passenger/Gospel Choir, Samantha Seeberg as Old Lady/Hotel Hooker/Gospel Choir, Norman Moxley II as Flick, and Garrett Young as Monty
• The Dreams of Dreamgirls (Beavercreek Community Theatre): Jocelyn Love as Effie White, Jocelyn Trimmer as Deena Jones, Trinity Peace Hines-Anthony as Lorrell Robinson, and Nichole Smith as Michelle Morris
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame Choir: Ciera Bierbaugh, Shanna Camacho, Jeffrey Campbell, Jamal Cann, Lindsey Cardoza, Sophie Caton, Josh Compston, Stephanie Deisher, Natalie Houliston, Esther Hyland, Cheryl Kayser, Mackensie King, Zach King, Emily Pierce, Jason Pierce, Danielle Ruddy, and Natalie Tyrey
• Angela Baumgarder as Anna Leonowens, Pedro Ka’awaloa as the King of Siam, DeAnna Choi as Lady Thiang, Paulina Yeung as Tuptim, Bern Tan as Kralahome, Dongwoo Kang as Lun Tha, and Timothy Matthew Flores as Prince Chulalongkorn in The King and I
• Melody A. Betts as Becky, Ephie Aardema as Dawn, Steven Good as Dr. Pomatter, Ryan G. Dunkin as Cal, Jeremy Woodard as Earl, and Rheaume Crenshaw as Nurse Norma in Waitress
• Rebecca Henry as Mary Poppins, Mark Van Luvender as George Banks, Sheryl Koontz as Winnifred Banks, Danikah Skaroupka as Jane Banks, Jonah Sievers as Michael Banks, Debbi Robbins as Mrs. Brill, and Rebekah Skaroupka’s rendition of Feed the Birds as the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins
• Lily Nevers and Liza Russ as Mary Lennox, David Sievers and Michael Shannon as Archibald Craven, Megan Rehberg and Kara Miller as Lily, Tommy Cole and Jack Issler as Dickon, Kean Petrello as Captain Albert Lennox, Mia Bridgman as Rose Lennox, Eric Pettit as Colin Craven, John Benjamin and Brett Greenwood as Dr. Neville Craven, Sandy Schwartzwalder as Mrs. Medlock, Martha Armstrong-Benjamin as Mrs. Winthrop in The Secret Garden
• Eddie Noel as Emilio Estefan and Christie Prades as Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet!
• Jeff Sullivan as J.M. Barrie, Ruby Gibbs as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and Melody Rose as Peter Pan in Finding Neverland
• Isabella Andrews and Rachel Glynn’s rendition of Every Day a Little Death in A Little Night Music
• The Orchestra of Annie, Conductor: Judy Mansky
• Paula Arter as Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• Amy Askins as Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Dayton Playhouse)
• Celia Arthur’s rendition of Send in the Clowns in A Little Night Music
• Devin Baker as Antonio (Father) in The Bench – Journey Into Love
• Melody A. Betts’ rendition of I Didn’t Plan It in Waitress
• Natalie Bird’s lead vocals for Sweet Little Sister and What the Fuck Now, Lizzie?! in Lizzie
• Ross Bloedorn’s rendition of In Praise of Women in A Little Night Music
• J. Breslin’s solo in How I Saved Roosevelt in Assassins
• Lynn Brown’s costumes for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Shadow Box
• Guitarist Jay Brunner and percussionist Kevin G. Anderson of the Lizzie band
• Ben-David Carlson as Jack Kelly, Alex Skarmeas as Katherine, Jonah Kramer as Crutchie, Ben Shimkus as Davey, and El Moore as Medda Larkin in Newsies
• Nick Cartell’s rendition of Bring Him Home in Les Misérables
• Courtney Collinsworth as Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Muse Machine)
• Heather Cooperman’s rendition of Liaisons in A Little Night Music
• Jamie Cordes’ direction of If/Then
• Bruce Cromer’s fight choreography for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Liar
• Heather Crowe, Janice Lea Codispoti and El Moore’s rendition of The End of Summer in Baby
• Tristan Cupp’s scenic design for The Secret Garden
• Ben Douglas’ lip sync to We Belong Together in The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
• Philip Drennen’s direction of Violet
• Derek Dunavent’s lighting design for Mamma Mia! (Dayton Playhouse)
• Wayne Dunn’s set design for She Loves Me
• Christine Dwyer’s rendition of She Used to Be Mine in Waitress
• John Falkenbach’s lighting design for Cabaret and Fun Home
• Carol Finley’s costumes for The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
• Jennifer Fouché as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago
• Amy Renee Gibbons as Eva (Mother) in The Bench – Journey Into Love
• Deánna Giulietti’s rendition of This Is Not Love and lead vocals for Gotta Get Out of Here, The Soul of the White Bird, Somebody Will Do Something, Thirteen Days in Taunton, and Into Your Wildest Dreams in Lizzie
• Deánna Giulietti and Natalie Bird’s rendition of Watchmen for the Morning in Lizzie
• Deánna Giulietti and Michaella Waickman’s rendition of Will You Stay in Lizzie
• Deánna Giulietti, Natalie Bird, Leslie Goddard, and Michaella Waickman’s rendition of Burn The Old Thing Up and Questions Questions in Lizzie
• Christopher Goetz as Mom in All Childish Things (Sinclair Community College)
• Joshua Grosso as Marius in Les Misérables
• Rachel Mary Green’s renditions of I Hate You and Always Starting Over in If/Then
• Allison Guinn as Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables
• Allie Haines and Abigail Land’s rendition of I Will Never Leave You in Side Show
• Chris Harmon’s set design for The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre) and co-set design with Andrew Darr for Cabaret
• Michelle Hayford’s direction and development of Eunice: Star Shine and Clay
• Rachel Hertenstein’s renditions of All To Pieces and Lay Down Your Head in Violet
• Rachel Hertenstein, Norman Moxley II and Garrett Young’s rendition of Promise Me, Violet in Violet
• Matt Hill as Thénardier in Les Misérables
• Ryan Holley’s drag coaching for The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
• Natalie Houliston’s lead vocals for Something Just Broke in Assassins
• Reagan Hyer, Mari Pullings and Samantha Van’s delivery of They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy…Or So They Tried in The Vagina Monologues
• I Got Rhythm performed by the cast of Crazy for You
• Merritt David Janes as Dewey Finn in School of Rock
• Adam Jones’ rendition of She Loves Me in She Loves Me
• Theresa Kahle’s costumes for Mamma Mia! (Dayton Playhouse)
• Joey Kennedy’s rendition of I Can’t Be Bothered Now in Crazy for You
• Debra Kent’s direction of Nice Girl
• Mackensie King’s direction of Side Show
• Bob Kovach’s technical direction for Mamma Mia! (Dayton Playhouse)
• Micah Koverman’s rendition of Michael in the Bathroom in Be More Chill 
• Charlotte Kunesh’s lead vocals for Thank You for The Music, The Name of the Game and I Have a Dream in Mamma Mia! (Muse Machine)
• David Lalama and Doug Oberhamer’s music and Chris Dimond and Joel Mason’s lyrics for The Bench – Journey Into Love
• Chuck Larkowski as Eddie in The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
• Sara LiBrandi as Rosie in Mamma Mia! (Muse Machine)
• Adee McFarland’s rendition of Days and Days in Fun Home
• Skyler McNeely’s soundscape for The Feast and score for The Library
• Josiah Miller’s rendition of Ilona (featuring Abbie Miller) in She Loves Me
• Hunter Minor and Sam Maxwell’s rendition of The Best Worst Mistake You Ever Made in If/Then
• TJ Montgomery’s lip sync to Padam, padam as Georgia McBride in The Legend of Georgia McBride (Beavercreek Community Theatre)
• El Moore and Jared Roper’s rendition of With You in Baby
• Eric Moore’s set design for Sylvia
• Mary Kate Moore as Fantine in Les Misérables
• Jeremy Morse’s rendition of Never Ever Getting Rid of Me in Waitress
• Chase Niemitalo as Big Man in All Childish Things (Sinclair Community College)
• Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland’s costumes for Les Misérables
• Hailey Noll’s rendition of The Miller’s Son in A Little Night Music
• Rebecca Norgaard’s direction of Annie
• Tyler Ohlemacher (drums) in the orchestra of Mamma Mia! (Dayton Playhouse)
• Taylor Patrick’s rendition of Someone to Watch Over Me in Crazy for You
• Hayley Penchoff’s rendition of Mein Herr featuring the Kit Kat Girls in Cabaret
• MacKenzie Perin’s scenic design for The Liar
• Margarett Perry’s direction of Banned from Baseball
• The Orchestra of Violet, Musical Director: Judy Mansky
• Marnie Quick as Destiny in The Bench – Journey Into Love
• Gabe Reichert’s lighting design for If/Then
• Kat Rodriguez, Emily Eliasen, Megan Arseneau, and Rachel Mary Green’s rendition of No More Wasted Time in If/Then
• Layne Roate as Ned Schneebly in School of Rock
• Darryl Robbins’ music for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Megan Wean Sears and David Brush’s direction of The Secret Garden
• David Senatore’s costumes for Cabaret
• Toni Donato Shade and Alisa Vukasinovich’s costumes for Mamma Mia! (Muse Machine)
• David Shockey’s rendition of Try Me in She Loves Me
• David Shough’s set and lighting design for Nice Girl and direction and soundtrack for The Shadow Box
• Paige Smallwood as Éponine rendering On My Own in Les Misérables
• Samantha Stark’s rendition of Changing My Major in Fun Home
• L. Storer’s soundtracks for The Man Who Killed the Cure and Nice Girl
• Marjorie Strader’s direction of This Random World
• Jessica Tate’s choreography for Side Show
• Lauryn Templeton’s rendition of Ring of Keys in Fun Home
• Deborah Thomas’ dialect coaching for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Liar and Lizzie
• Eric Thompson’s renditions of You Never Know and Hey Kid in If/Then
• Kim Toft’s rendition of Will He Like Me? in She Loves Me
• Jenna Valyn and Christopher Hahn’s direction of The Feast
• Rodney Veal’s choreography for Be More Chill
• Tru Verret-Fleming as Fate in The Bench – Journey Into Love
• Sarah Viola’s rendition of I Could Have Danced All Night in My Fair Lady
• Michaella Waickman’s rendition of If You Knew in Lizzie
• Samantha Wright’s lead vocals for Raise Me Up in Violet
• Luke Yankee’s imagery for The Man Who Killed the Cure
• Melissa Yanchak’s musical direction/accompaniment assisted by guitarists Jay Brunner and Joel Greenberg for If /Then
• Paulina Yeung’s rendition of My Lord and Master in The King and I