MANSFIELD — Performing in Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” is a role for which Beatrice Jones has been preparing her entire life. All 10 years, that is. “My mom and dad took my whole family (to see the Disney classic movie) when I was an infant. My whole childhood, me and my sister have been doing this […]
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Gallery: Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ opens Friday at the Mansfield Playhouse
Photos from dress rehearsal on Monday night for Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” at the Mansfield Playhouse. The children’s musical, featuring a cast of 40 area young people, opens Friday night for a three-weekend run at the downtown Mansfield theater.
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Former GM worker makes Mansfield Playhouse debut in ‘A Christmas Carol’
MANSFIELD — Thomas Cline came into acting through an unusual door. He was working out at the Mansfield YCMA a few years ago. “I was at the Y one day and a good friend of mine, (local actor) Chris Hahn asked me if I would like to be in a movie,” said Cline, who was […]
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Gallery: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Mansfield Playhouse
Photos from a rehearsal this week at the Mansfield Playhouse for “A Christmas Carol.” The holiday favorite opens Friday on a two-weekend run. Performances will be Dec. 8-9 and 15-16 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 2:30 p.m. Visit https://mansfieldplayhouse.com for ticket information.
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Sluss Realty, Elzy Milling & Trade win Small Business of the Year awards
MANSFIELD — Elzy Milling & Trade won the 14-and-fewer employees category and Sluss Realty Co. won the 15-and-over category.
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Richland Area Chamber invites public to awards ceremony
SHELBY — The Board of Directors and Small Business of the Year Committee of the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development will soon be honoring and celebrating all small businesses and naming their 2023 Small Business of the Year Recipients. The event will be on Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the […]
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GALLERY: ‘Airport Encounters’ opening this weekend at Mansfield Playhouse
“Airport Encounters,” a series of 12 vignettes that all take place in an airport waiting area, opens Friday night for a two-weekend run on the Second Stage at the Mansfield Playhouse. Directed by Gregg Ashbrook II, the show has a cast of 14 local actors: Suzanne Allen, Missey Anderson, Liana Ashbrook, Adrian Burns, Josie Burns, […]
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‘Angel Street (Gaslight)’ arrives at Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — One gets the notion Scott Woodlee would have relished the opportunity to meet and perhaps counsel Patrick Hamilton. The 45-year-old pastor of Mohicanville Community Church in Loudonville plays a lead role in the British playwright’s “Angel Street (Gaslight),” a psychological drama at the Mansfield Playhouse that opens Friday night. Hamilton wrote the 1938 […]
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Rawls lands ‘Beetlejuice The Musical’ lead role on cruise ship
MANSFIELD — Najee Rawls literally grew up singing on stages. In 2024, that stage will be afloat. The 23-year-old Mansfield Senior graduate, whose stage experience belies his years, has been cast in one of the lead roles in “Beetlejuice The Musical” aboard the 965-foot Norwegian cruise ship Viva. Rawls saw the casting call call recently […]
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Playhouse & Mental Health Board screen Kevin Hines’ documentary
MANSFIELD — Sherry Branham was moved to tears at a documentary screening Thursday night. The Mansfield Playhouse, Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services (MHRS) Board, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Richland County and 33 Forever hosted a free screening of “Suicide: The Ripple Effect” for National Suicide Prevention Month. Branham, associate director of […]