
One of the best parts about living in our region is the robust and diverse arts scene. In addition to a healthy roster of music venues and art museums, it is full of both professional and community theater. Below is a sampling of what some of our community theaters are offering this season.
Community theaters are listed alphabetically for Cincinnati, Dayton and Springfield, Ohio; Northern Kentucky; and Southeastern Indiana:
Acting Up
Mason, Ohio
Disney Descendants The Musical – June 10–12, 2022
The Sponge Bob Musical – September 2022
Actor’s Theatre Fairborn
23 E. Main St., Fairborn, Ohio
Beechmont Players
Anderson Center Theatre, Anderson Township, Cincinnati, Ohio
Wrong Window: May 6–14, 2022 (various dates)
Beavercreek Community Theatre
3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, Ohio
There Should be Roses: April 22–May 1, 2022
Something Rotten: June 17–26, 2022
Bespoke Theatre
Dayton, Ohio
Brookville Community Theatre
7700 Arlington Road, Brookville, Ohio
The Curious Savage: April 21 – May 1, 2022
The Carnegie
1028 Scott Boulevard, Covington, Kentucky
Disney’s Little Mermaid: April 20 – May 1, 2022
Musicville: May 7–7, 2022
A Wop Bop A Loo Bop: May 15, 2022
Into the Woods: June 18 – Aug 27, 2022 (various dates)
Rent: July 16 – Aug 26, 2022 (various dates)
George Remus, A New Musical: Aug 13–28, 2022
Singin’ in the Rain: Jan 28 – Feb 12, 2023
Cincinnati Music Theatre
Jarson Kaplan Theatre at the Aronoff, downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
Ragtime The Musical: April 29 – May 7, 2022
Falsettos: June 10–18, 2022 (various dates)
Dayton Playhouse
1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
Hello, Dolly: April 29–May 15, 2022
Dayton Theatre Guild
430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
The Lifespan of a Fact: Aug 26–Sept 11, 2022
Broadway Bound: Nov 4–20, 2022
For the Loyal: Jan 13–29, 2023
Relativity: Mar 17– Apr 2, 2023
Hedda Gabler: June 2–18, 2023
The Drama Workshop at The Glenmore Playhouse
3716 Glenmore Avenue, Cheviot (Cincinnati), Ohio
Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl: May 6–23, 2022
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
1127 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Your Negro Tour Guide / I Shall Not Be Moved: Apr 9 – May 7, 2022
Tiny Beautiful Things: May 28 – June 25, 2022
The Fairfield Footlighters
Fairfield Community Arts Center, Fairfield, Ohio
Something Rotten: April 28–May 15, 2022
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder: Oct 6–23, 2022
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
Harry T. Wilks Conference Center at 1601 University Boulevard, Hamilton, Ohio
Steel Magnolias: Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2022
Clue: Feb 9–12, 2023
Pride and Prejudice: April 27–30, 2022
The Human Race Theatre Company
Loft Theatre at 126 N. Main Street in Dayton, Ohio
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: April 14 – May 1, 2022
My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend: June 16 – July 3, 2022
Lebanon Theatre Company
10 S. Mechanic Street, Lebanon, Ohio
110 In the Shade: March 11–20, 2022 (various dates)
The Odd Couple: May 13 –22, 2022 (various dates)
Harvey: Sept 2–11, 2022 (various dates)
Loveland Stage Company
111 S. 2nd Street (Route 48), Loveland, Ohio
Hello Dolly: March 4–20, 2022 (various dates)
Mission Possible: May 6–2022 (various dates)
Mariemont Players
Walton Creek Theater at 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ada and the Engine: May 6–22, 2022
Harvey: July 8–24, 2022
This Random World: September 2022
The Gods of Comedy: November 2022
Dearly Departed: January 2023
August: Osage County: March 2023
Cry It Out: May 2023
Mason Community Players
2752 S US Route 42, Lebanon, Ohio
You Have the Right to Remain Dead: May 6–14, 2022
Nunsense: July 14–17, 2022
Nunsense A-men: July 21–24, 2022
Yellow Boat: Sept 16–25, 2022
The Last 5 Years: Nov 10–20, 2022
Maysville Players
Washington Opera House at 116 W. 2nd St., Maysville, Kentucky
Middletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Avenue, Middletown, Ohio
Showtune: April 22–30, 2022
The Legend of Georgia McBride: June 17–25, 2022
Little Shop of Horrors: Aug 19–27, 2022
Church & State: Oct 14–22, 2022
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Dec 9–17, 2022
Richmond Civic Theatre
1003 E. Main St., Richmond, Indiana
Rivertown Players
Lawrenceburg Indiana and surrounding areas
9 to 5: The Musical: July 21–24, 2022
Springboro Community Theatre
Various venues: Springboro Performing Arts Center, 115 Wright Station Way, Springboro, Ohio; North Park Amphitheater, 195 Tamarack Trail, Springboro, Ohio
The Drowsy Chaperone: Apr 29 – May 8, 2022
Disney’s Descendants: June 17 – 26, 2022
Town Hall Theatre
8200 McEwen Road, Dayton (Washington Township), Ohio
Springfield Civic Theatre
Various theater locations in Springfield, Ohio
TheatreLab Dayton
116 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, Ohio
Something Rotten: May 20–21 (Victoria Theatre)
Troy Civic Theatre
Troy City Park, Adams Street, Troy, Ohio
Bonnie and Clyde: May 6–15, 2022 (various dates)
Union Community Theatre
Ferguson Community Center (Boone County Historic Courthouse) at 2988 Washington Street, Burlington, Kentucky
Xenia Area Community Theatre (X*ACT)
45 E. Second Street, Xenia, Ohio
May 4th Voices: May 6–15, 2022
Yellow Springs Theater Company
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Follow current local Cincinnati-area productions at Behind the Curtain Cincinnati.
Some theaters have not posted their new season yet, so keep an eye out for updates. Let us know if there’s a theatre or show that we missed. sknabe@sibcycline.com
Updated April 15, 2022