First Night Artists
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Actors' Summit Presents Broadway & More
Greystone Hall-Theater, 6th Floor 6-9 p.m.
“Broadway and More” will feature musical numbers from past and future shows, as well as Broadway favorites, performed in 15 minute sets, by 8 different singers, actors and musicians.
This Site Sponsored by: GAR Foundation
L.I.O.N. Players
Zion Lutheran Church 8:30-9 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church 7-7:30 p.m.
L.I.O.N Players, a theater troupe based in Akron, spotlights truth through the creative arts. In a high energy performance L.I.O.N. Players use drama, dance, music and mime.
This Site Sponsored by: Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com
Magic Mike Productions
Akron-Summit County Public Library-Classroom 9:15-10 p.m.
Akron-Summit County Public Library-Classroom 10:15-11 p.m.
Magic Mike reappears to amaze and astonish children and adults of all ages with comedic, interactive magic and illusion!
Supported by Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation.
This Site Sponsored by: Acme Fresh Market
Magical Theatre Company
Akron Art Museum: Auditorium 6-6:45 p.m.
Akron Art Museum: Auditorium 7-7:45 p.m.
Magical Theater Company presents Ferdinand the Bull, the classic story of a mild-mannered bull who would rather smell the flowers than fight. Popular all over the world, this stoy has been retold in more than 60 languages.
Stage sponsored by OMNOVA Solutions Foundation.
This Site Sponsored by: FirstMerit Bank
PNR Improv
Summit Artspace: 2nd Floor 6:15-9 p.m.
All of the improv shows are based on audience suggestions and made up on the spot, right in front of you without a net!
Stage sponsored by Labels & Letters.
This Site Sponsored by: Kenneth L. Calhoun Keybank Trust
Post Comedy Theater
Akron-Summit County Public Library-High St. Level 9:15-10 p.m.
Akron-Summit County Public Library-Main St. Level 10:15-11 p.m.
Robert Post performs a series of comedy sketches reminiscent of old-time variety shows like Red Skelton and Carol Burnett. He plays ever character sometimes as many as seven in one sketch. POST Comedy Theater is sure to make you laugh, thank and wonder as this cast of zany characters comes to life.
Stage sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation.
This Site Sponsored by: Acme Fresh Market
The Illusion Factory
The Shoppes at Akron Centre 6:15-6:30 p.m.
The Shoppes at Akron Centre 8-8:15 p.m.
The Shoppes at Akron Centre 7-7:45 p.m.
Enjoy two 15 minute workshops and a 45 minute theater presentation of Huck Finn! "Huck Finn's Story" is alive with humor and colorful characters. Huck is led by the greed and hypocrisy of society and his conscience troubles him during his journey down the Mississippi where he grows up.
This Site Sponsored by: PNC Bank
Weathervane Playhouse Kids Theatre and Make & Take
John S. Knight Center: Maidenberg Concourse 6:30-8:30
Audience participation is encouraged in Two Swords a Bag of Marbles and a PB&J, an interactive performance written by Alan Scott Ferrall. Young Prince Vladimir, having seen his older brothers rescue Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella and the Little Mermaid, goes off in search of his own damsel in distress. His adventures take him to far-away lands where not everything is what it seems, and his travel companion — a princess in training — is more than equal to the tasks presented to them!
This Site Sponsored by: Akron Community Foundation