Steve Couch
The News-Herald
Madison, OH, United States
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Cardinal highlights busy theater weekend
In almost 20 years of writing this column, the mission has always been to bring attention to our area Young Thespians – kids usually toiling in relative obscurity to find their voice and thei… → Read More
‘Grease’ is the word at Lake Catholic
At Lake Catholic this weekend, they’re gonna party like it’s 1959. It’s time for “Burger Palace Boys” and “Pink Ladies” as Lake Catholic doubles as Rydell High School with its annual spring musical… → Read More
Fine Arts Association resumes performances
The show must go on. You know, unless there is a massive fire across the street burning an apartment complex to the ground that had been under construction but is now an ember-generating disaster t… → Read More
Spring musical season starting up
It sure felt like spring at times this week. Never fear. It will be back in the 20s by the weekend. Ah, February. But if you’d like a sure sign of spring, look no further than the beginning of spri… → Read More
Cardinal’s ‘Spelling Bee’ director speaks as play preparation ramps up again
The Cardinal School Board’s Feb. 8 decision to restore the drama club’s spring musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by playwright Rachel Scheinkin after an abrupt Jan. 25 canc… → Read More
Cardinal Huskies win one for the arts
It was 5 p.m. in an unfinished basement at a home in a Middlefield neighborhood on Feb. 8, and about 15 kids were gathered with pizza and snacks around. Few of them paid any attention to the non-de… → Read More
Cardinal School Board reverses musical decision, practices can resume
After cancelling the Cardinal High School spring musical performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” two weeks ago, the school board reversed itself at their Feb. 8 board meeting in… → Read More
Cardinal School Board meeting looms over musical debate
The Cardinal School Board is headed toward a showdown over the canceled high school spring musical at their 6:30 p.m. meeting June 8 unless something changes soon. Those who wish to see “The 25th A… → Read More
High school theater censorship — Some things never change (Part II)
Last week, I wrote a column about censorship of America’s high school theater programs. I didn’t have a particular show to write about that week, and it was something I had been thinking would make… → Read More
Community reacts to Cardinal musical cancellation
The Jan. 25 decision by the Cardinal School Board to cancel their drama club’s scheduled production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” after a month of rehearsals continues to resonate… → Read More
Cardinal School Board cancels spring musical, saying it includes ‘vulgarity’ – News-Herald
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is, according to an annual survey by the Educational Theatre Association, the fourth most popular musical by high schools to stage in the United States … → Read More
Holiday shows wrapping up this weekend
Presents aren’t the only things getting wrapped up this time of year. At our local theatres, productions involving our area young thespians are wrapping up this weekend as well. In Willoughby, the … → Read More
Kids having a ball in ‘Cinderella’
Miss the run of “Cinderella” at the Fine Arts Association in Willoughby so far? Never fear. The clock hasn’t struck midnight yet on this holiday production. The FAA is presenting “Rodgers & Ham… → Read More
Fine Arts Association presents ‘Cinderella’
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well, not really. I still see a lot of leaves blowing around and pumpkins on porches, and snow is nowhere to be found (as of this writing). But Thanksgi… → Read More
Fall plays arrive in Lake County
The fall leaves have been gorgeous. The honeycrisp apples and pumpkin everything are in season. And the Browns are terrible. Ah, fall! So comfortably predictable. And along with all of those develo… → Read More
Be their guest at Shore Cultural Centre
Last weekend, Silhouette Productions at Shore Cultural Centre at 291 E. 222nd St. in Euclid premiered their ambitious fall musical, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” Fortunately, you still have one … → Read More
Fine Arts Association celebrates its founders
The Fine Arts Association in Willoughby just closed “13” last weekend, one of many musicals featuring area young thespians that have been profiled in this space over the last two decades. In fact, … → Read More
Fine Arts Association opens ’13’
Summer is not over! Until Sept. 22 and the Fall Equinox arrives, you autumn maniacs can just stow your pumpkin spices and Halloween junk for another week! And yet, nevertheless, the fall shows are … → Read More
Young thespians to perform ‘Junie B. Jones’ at Rabbit Run in Madison
If you have never been to the Ohio Historical Landmark that is Rabbit Run Theater in Madison, it truly is a wonderful place to catch summer stock performances. And this weekend the weather looks li… → Read More
Final weekend to see ‘Alice in Danceland,’ ‘Godspell’
Feeling the heat now that the summer solstice has come and gone? Why not check out the comfy confines of a local indoor theater? Plenty of options abound this week for your summer stock pleasure. R… → Read More