Articles About local theater

• Shakespeare goes drag in ‘SHREW!’

  By Reilly DixonAugust 14, 2023

  

  On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19, in the John Bryan Community Center, the Yellow Springs Theater Company will debut a flamboyant rendition of William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” 

• A timeline of theater in Yellow Springs

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 16, 2022

  

  Yellow Springs’ theater timeline begins in earnest in 1891, when construction of the Yellow Springs Opera House was completed at the corner of Winter and Dayton streets.

• Local actors star in ‘Baskerville’

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 20, 2022

  

  Villagers and actors Ellen Ballerene, Reilly Dixon and Robb Willoughby will star in Beavercreek Community Theatre’s production of “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” Fridays–Sundays, Oct. 21–23 and 28–30.

• 10-Minute Play Festival returns

  By Lauren ShowsJune 3, 2022

  

  The 2022 Yellow Springs Annual 10-Minute Play Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. on the south lawn at YS High School. Admission will be by donation. Those attending are asked to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

• YSHS One Acts return

  By Matt MindeMarch 10, 2022

  

  The YSHS One Acts — short plays written, directed and acted by students — were revived this year by Rosemary Burmester, who produced and coordinated the plays for her senior project.

• YSHS, McKinney students to perform ‘The Stinky Cheese Man’

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 9, 2021

  

  “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” will be performed by students from McKinney Middle School and YS High School on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10–12, at Clifton Opera House.

• Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse now casting ‘The Time Machine’

  By Jessica ThomasJuly 31, 2021

  

  Celebrating its 27th year, the Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse will explore a world decimated by climate change in its performance of “The Time Machine,” by H.G. Wells. The show is currently being cast and will premiere this fall.

• 10 for 10

  By YS News StaffJuly 6, 2021

  

  The 10-Minute Play Festival celebrated its 10th year with this season, offering up seven plays by local and national playwrights.

• 10-Minute Play Festival is back

  By Reilly DixonJune 24, 2021

  

  Performances are slated for Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26, at 7 p.m. on the south lawn of Yellow Springs High School. The event is free and open to the public, but $10 donations to the company are encouraged.

• Digital ‘Dracula’— High School takes stage to film

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 17, 2020

  

  YSHS performing arts teacher Sparrow-Knapp decided to stick her neck out this year — so to speak — and take a chance with a filmed version of “Dracula,” a show she said she’s long wanted to stage.