Beth Griffith News

It's summer and a great time to be footloose and fancy-free. Well, the audience must supply its own version of fancy free, but the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre can provide the footloose factor when one of the most explosive movie musicals of all time - "Footloose" - takes to the live stage July 1-16.

It's summer and a great time to be footloose and fancy-free. Well, the audience must supply its own version of fancy free, but the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre can provide the footloose factor when one of the most explosive movie musicals of all time - "Footloose" - takes to the live stage July 1-16.

Preview performances are set for Today, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Opening night is Friday, June 12 at 8 p.m. and the show closes on Sunday, June 28 at 6 p.m. Performances are scheduled for Todays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. Running time is one hour and 40 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. The theatre is located at 549 W. 52nd Street, 3rd Floor, near 11th Ave., subway C/E 50th St.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, will open Ubu in Chains by Alfred Jarry in June, using an original translation by Obie-winning Medicine Show artistic director Barbara Vann.

Preview performances are set for Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Opening night is Friday, June 12 at 8 p.m. and the show closes on Sunday, June 28 at 6 p.m. Performances are scheduled for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. Running time is one hour and 40 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. The theatre is located at 549 W. 52nd Street, 3rd Floor, near 11th Ave., subway C/E 50th St.

Standing Room Only Theatre Company and A&B Theatricals staged in the Van Fleet Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.

The World premiere of Sam Wallin's futuristic murder mystery about Detective Cloud sifting through others memories, including his own, to solve a murder in a corporate virtual world where nothing is ever as it appears, MEMORY FRAGMENTS will run 8 p.m., tonight October 16, Friday October 17, and Saturday October 18, Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25, Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 at the MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St.

The World premiere of Sam Wallin's futuristic murder mystery about Detective Cloud sifting through others memories, including his own, to solve a murder in a corporate virtual world where nothing is ever as it appears.

The World premiere of Sam Wallin's futuristic murder mystery about Detective Cloud sifting through others memories, including his own, to solve a murder in a corporate virtual world where nothing is ever as it appears, MEMORY FRAGMENTS will run 8 p.m., Thursday October 16, Friday October 17, and Saturday October 18, Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25, Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 at the MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St.

Glimmerglass Festival presents An American Tragedy, July 20 - August 24, 2014. Check out a first look below!

The Ohio premiere of Neil Haven's hilarious play about roommates exploiting a dating website to play a ludicrous game of dares and pranks on unsuspecting members of the opposite sex.

MadLab will present The Young Writers Short Play Festival, a collection of ten short plays written by eleven Columbus area high school students. MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. Part of that effort involves giving young people the opportunity to create original works. This festival was born from that goal. MadLab sought out submissions from area high schools and chose the best plays to produce. Student playwrights will work with experienced local playwrights to help them with their plays.

MadLab will present The Young Writers Short Play Festival, a collection of ten short plays written by eleven Columbus area high school students. MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. Part of that effort involves giving young people the opportunity to create original works. This festival was born from that goal. MadLab sought out submissions from area high schools and chose the best plays to produce. Student playwrights will work with experienced local playwrights to help them with their plays.

MadLab Theatre presents Theatre Roulette 2014! In its fifteenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.

Back with their 15th annual Theatre Roulette, MadLab Theatre continues to crank out Columbus' longest running shorts festival. Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents three very distinct nights of new works rotating over three weekends, culminating in the final day when all three nights of programming are performed. Scroll down for a sneak peek at this year's productions!

NYC Brand Production's first scripted series, Tainted Dreams garners two Independent Series Award nominations for: 'Best Ensemble Cast' and 'Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama' for Alicia Minshew best known for her role as 'Erica Kane's' daughter, 'Kendall Hart' on All My Children. Tainted Dreams' ensemble cast boasts eight of Off-Broadway's funniest folks. Stars of the Off-Broadway comedy hits, 'My Big Gay Italian Wedding,' now celebrating its 10thAnniversary Off-Broadway, and its sequel 'My Big Gay Italian Funeral' including Anthony Wilkinson (creator and executive producer of 'Wedding' and 'Funeral', Debra Toscano, Paul Moon, Brian Patrick Murphy, Brett Douglas, Erik Ransom, Meagan Robar and Marissa Perry, all moonlight as part of the Independent Series Award-nominated 'Best Ensemble Cast' from Tainted Dreams.

MadLab Theatre presents Theatre Roulette 2014! In its fifteenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.

After a sold-out world stage premiere last year, SCERA is partnering again with Liken to produce the heartwarming holiday musical 'The First Christmas,' based on the popular Liken movie of the same name.

After a sold-out world stage premiere last year, SCERA is partnering again with Liken to produce the heartwarming holiday musical 'The First Christmas,' based on the popular Liken movie of the same name.

The Air Loom, written and directed by Jim Azelvandre will play the MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St., tonight, October 24 through November 9, 2013.