We check in with the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center and meet the new CEO, Brian Dkystra!
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The Wapakoneta Theatre Guild is hosting a two week-long youth workshop. We find about what they're learning and more on a free show to end the event!
Photo: ONU alumnus and donor Ted Stambaugh.
Several area community members are getting ready for an original play written by a local resident! Inside the St. Marys Grand Opera House, cast members were quickly changing costumes, running their lines, and going through the motions for the upcoming play "The Ditchmen: The Play, The Sequel." This play follows the fictional bigfoot-like creature from the original play performed in the St. Marys bicentennial celebration and introduces three new fictional creatures including the legendary Hoedag of Grand Lake. This play is based off the four books written by local author and former teacher, Joe Ginter, and on Tuesday evening, we talked with him about what inspired him to do this.
An associate professor from Ohio State-Main Campus traveled to Lima on Monday to train community members on how to help people with autism through theatre. The training is part of the Shakespeare and Autism Project. On Monday, Ohio State Associate Professor and Artist Laureate, Kevin McClatchy, trained attendees ways to help people on the autism spectrum through the concepts of Shakespearian theatre. The Shakespearian-inspired games and exercises completed on Monday showed attendees how theatre can be used to strengthen communication and emotional skills and allow for positive growth for people on the autism spectrum.
September 10, 2024, Press Release from Bluffton University: BLUFFTON, Ohio – “Bonhoeffer: Cell 92,” a cinematic theatre production created by Jerry Holsopple and Justin Poole from Eastern Mennonite University, comes to Bluffton University at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27, in Yoder Recital Hall. A cinematic theater production based on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer- German pastor and leader in opposition to Hitler and the Nazi regime. Using a variety of primary sources, including letters, dairies, and eyewitness historical accounts, this play examines the tensions between Bonhoeffer’s pacifistic ideals and his moral obligation to protect the oppressed by engaging in conspiratorial activities. This one man-show incorporates cinematic screens that project flashbacks and imagery.
July 8, 2024, Press Release from the Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center and provided by Modo Media: LIMA 07/08/2024 – The Civic C…
June 30, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Theatre Lima: On Saturday, July 6, The Avante Garage Theatre Company presents a staged reading of a new play by Lima Local Nick Hribar on the Stage Door Canteen Cabaret Stage! Nick’s play - “Sailor’s Warning” is a funny, tragic, edge-of-yourseat swashbuckling adventure you won’t want to miss! Doors open at 6pm for Food and Drink and the Reading will begin at 7pm. Seating is limited and is first come, first served. This event is FREE but you must make a reservation in advance. If your plans change, please email us at ohiotheatrelima@gmail.com so others may take your space.
June 24, 2024, Press Release from Lima Salvation Army: Monday, July 15 kicks off year three of the Made For The Stage Youth Theatre Workshop, a free workshop for students ages 8 – 18 years. The fun-filled, two-week workshop is a FREE introduction to all things theatre and will cover topics such as acting, directing, playwriting, auditioning, and much more. The workshop concludes with a showcase of the students’ talents at Encore Theatre.
May 14, 2024, Press Release from the The Ohio Theatre: The Avante Garage Theatre Company continues performances for their Hit Dinner Theatre Show “The Great Spaghetti Murders - a Hilarious Whodunnit and Italian Buffet!” on May 17, 18, 30, 31 and June 1, 6, 7, 8.