MANSFIELD — John Moser has made Mansfield Playhouse audiences laugh for more than two decades. As he prepares to enter into a new chapter of his professional life, Moser is ready for his final turn on the Third Street community theater stage, joining a five-member cast for “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” opening Friday night. […]
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Talking him down off the bridge: 35th CIT graduating class roleplays tense scenes
MANSFIELD — Two officers approach a tense scene: a man whose business has gone under now stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump. It’s not real — but for the 35th Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) graduating class, it was a powerful training scenario Friday designed to prepare officers for moments that could […]
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35th Crisis Intervention Team class to graduate in Mansfield on Oct. 10
MANSFIELD — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Richland County and the Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board will graduate the 35th CITclass of law enforcement officers and first responders on Oct. 10. CIT stands for “Crisis Intervention Team” and refers to a collaborative effort between law enforcement and the mental health […]
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Mansfield Playhouse launches 100th season with comedy ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
MANSFIELD — It was Plato who originally suggested human beings seem to be attracted to their opposites. But for all his wisdom, it’s unlikely the famed Greek philosopher could have foreseen local actress Maureen Browning and the character Charlotte Hay in “Moon Over Buffalo,” which opens Friday night at the Mansfield Playhouse. Strip it down, […]
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Former TV sportscaster headlines comedy show Friday at Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Bill Boronkay is the kind of stand-up comedian who usually picks out someone to make fun of every night. Himself. “When you are making fun of yourself, you’re not hurting anyone,” said the Cleveland-based comic who headlines a three-comedian show Friday night at the Mansfield Playhouse. “People will see me perform and ask […]
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Mansfield Playhouse reaches 1st fundraising milestone in $7.5 million capital campaign
MANSFIELD – Just three months after launching its first-ever capital campaign, the Mansfield Playhouse is growing community support for its $7.5 million effort to build a fully accessible, state-of-the-art building in downtown Mansfield. The Mansfield Playhouse, a cultural cornerstone in Ohio and the second oldest continuously operating community theater in the state, has reached its […]
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COLUMN: Crisis intervention training makes difference for officers, citizens
MANSFIELD — A Richland County probation officer gave me the best compliment possible Friday on the stage at the Mansfield Playhouse. “You’re good,” he said. “I felt like I was in the moment.” That’s exactly the goal of the Crisis Intervention Team training, an effort by the mental health community to help law enforcement officers […]
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Ready to laugh? Mansfield Playhouse announces 2025-2026 schedule
MANSFIELD — Doug Wertz will be the first to tell you there are two keys to a successful community theater schedule. First, pick out shows audiences want to see. Second, pick out shows local community theater actors want to do. Wertz, the longtime Mansfield Playhouse artistic director, believes the 95 E. Third St. community theater […]
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Looking for some loose nuts? Check out ‘Squirrel Lake’ at the Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Michael McQuillen had seen his daughter perform on stage and decided it was time to get in on the fun himself. “My daughter goes to Ashland and she’s been in a couple of Kroc Center productions,” he said. “It’s always been a blast watching her. It looks like they are having so much […]
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34th class of law enforcement officers trained in crisis intervention to graduate
MANSFIELD — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Richland County and theRichland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board will graduate the 34thclass of law enforcement and first responders on May 16. CIT stands for “Crisis Intervention Team” and refers to a collaborative effortbetween law enforcement and the mental health community to help lawenforcement […]