MANSFIELD — The 35th annual Third Saturday In August (TSIA) Comedy Club will be presented at the Renaissance Theatre on Aug. 20. The show originated in 1987 with three comedians from Cleveland, Penny Tolliver, Kerry Pollack and Jimmy Malone. In 1988 and 1989 Jeff Foxworthy, way before he was well-known, shared the stage with two […]
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The Renaissance Theatre announces auditions for Sister Act, Next to Normal
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre has announced auditions for the next two musicals in the 2022-23 season. First up is the Tony Award winning rock musical Next To Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. It explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad’s an […]
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Auditions scheduled for July 10 & 11 in Mansfield Youth production of Seussical Jr.
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre will hold auditions for the Mansfield Youth Theatre production of Seussical, Jr. on Sunday, July 10 from 2 until 4:30 p.m., and on Monday, July 11 from 6 until 8:30 p.m. at the Renaissance’s Theatre 166 location, in downtown Mansfield. Appointments are not required for auditions. Those auditioning must be […]
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The original Wizard of Oz movie showing May 22 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — When we think of a classic that almost everyone has seen, most people gravitate towards the 1939 musical film The Wizard of Oz. This cinematic masterpiece starring Judy Garland has been capturing the hearts of fans for over 80 years. In honor of Garland’s 100th birthday, The Wizard of Oz is being shown […]
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Mansfield history comes to life via new show written by local playwrights
MANSFIELD — Young and Unsullied, a new play by local playwrights Alison Bolen and Jason Kaufman, tells the harrowing, yet ultimately redemptive story of Ruby Crowe, a resident of Mansfield in the early decades of the 20th century. Ruby’s life unfolds through the lens of a trending YouTube star who discovers a 100-year-old letter in […]
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Rocky Horror Picture Show featured Oct. 29 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — On Friday, Oct. 29, the Renaissance Theatre aims to cure many fan’s “antici…pation” as they show their annual screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This will be the second year in a row that the cult classic film screens in Mansfield and the staff of the Renaissance hopes it will become a […]
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Auditions for White Christmas & Assassins the Musical set for Aug. 21 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre announces in-person and video auditions for their upcoming productions of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and Assassins the Musical. In-person auditions will take place Saturday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on stage at the Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio. Video auditions are also accepted […]
