X*ACT Xenia Area Community Theater

05/17/2024

It is with great sadness that X*act Has to cancel this weekend‘s performance of our play “World Builders”. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause anyone. Thank you to all who came for our 2023-2024 season. We look forward to seeing you next fall.

05/11/2024

Has Max been obsessively introspective, addicted to building an elaborate fantasy life and indifferent to social norms his whole life.. or is it recent?

You’ll need to get some tickets to World Builders to find out!

2 more chances to see it this weekend, tonight at 7PM and tomorrow at 3PM.

Tickets here: https://xeniaact1.org

05/10/2024

World Builders opens tonight at 7PM

Get your tickets here 👇🏼

https://xeniaact1.org

05/09/2024

Max and Whitney are testing pills to cure their schizoid personality disorders.. antisocial tendencies.. brief reactive psychosis, and what else??

You’ll have to buy tickets to find out! We open this Friday!

Get yours below! 👇🏼

https://xeniaact1.org

05/06/2024

World Builders opens this Friday!! (May 10th!)
Show time is 7PM-you do not want to miss this show. Get your tickets here! 🌎🩷

https://xeniaact1.org

Max and Whitney both have personality disorders that cause them to retreat into imaginary worlds. When participating in a clinical drug trial that aims to rid them of their delusions, they fall in love. As the pills take effect and the fantasies subside, Max and Whitney must decide if romance is worth leaving their worlds behind. 🌎❤️

You do not wanna miss this show!

Tickets are on sale now, get yours below! 👇🏼

https://xeniaact1.org

04/27/2024

Max and Whitney both have personality disorders that cause them to retreat into imaginary worlds. When participating in a clinical drug trial that aims to rid them of their delusions, they fall in love. As the pills take effect and the fantasies subside, Max and Whitney must decide if romance is worth leaving their worlds behind. 🌎❤️

You do not wanna miss this show!

Tickets are on sale now, get yours below! 👇🏼

https://xeniaact1.org

04/14/2024

And the curtain closes on Lysistrata!
Thank you to everyone who was able to come out to see this wonderful show!
We will see you at the next one ❤️

04/13/2024

Only 2 more chances to see this wonderful and hilarious production! A modern twist on an ancient comedy. 🎭
Get your tickets now!

https://xeniaact1.org

04/11/2024

Very funny play! This is the last weekend to see it right here in Xenia.

04/11/2024

Only one more weekend to see Lysistrata at X*ACT! Wanna find out what’s going on between the old men and the old women? Get your tickets now before they’re gone!
You do NOT want to miss this modernized Greek classic!
You’ll laugh until you cry! 🤣

https://xeniaact1.org

04/06/2024

Come see Lysistrata, but this isn’t your grandma’s Greek play. It’s Woodstock by way of Ancient Greece. We promise you’ll laugh throughout the play. Get tickets here: http://xeniaact1.org

04/04/2024

This show opens tomorrow!! Get your tickets now! We promise you’ll laugh until your sides hurt.

This is a modern twist of an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any s*x, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Much like the original, Lyssa persuades the women of the nearby cities to withhold s*xual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the s*xes.

⚠️Because of the adult language, s*xual innuendo, and adult themes presented in this play, it is not recommended for audience members 17 years of age or younger. This play contains mention of s*x/masturbation, s*xism, s*xual abuse, and violence.⚠️

Get your tickets here!

https://xact.ticketleap.com/lysistrata/

03/28/2024

This is a modern twist of an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any s*x, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Much like the original, Lyssa persuades the women of the nearby cities to withhold s*xual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the s*xes.

⚠️Because of the adult language, s*xual innuendo, and adult themes presented in this play, it is not recommended for audience members 17 years of age or younger. This play contains mention of s*x/masturbation, s*xism, s*xual abuse, and violence.⚠️

Get your tickets here!

https://xact.ticketleap.com/lysistrata/

03/28/2024

From X*ACT to you! Happy world theater day! 🎭❤️

03/15/2024

We are pleased and proud to announce the cast of the show World Builders:

Whitney: Onyx Davis
Max: Dustin Evans

Thanks to all who tried out! We have a lot of talent in the Dayton area!!

03/13/2024

Open auditions!! Still in need of an actor-

We are still in need of an actor for the role of Max. We are conducting virtual auditions. Please contact the director at [email protected]

03/07/2024

Final weekend to see this rarely performed 20th century masterpiece. Cast includes Matt Lindsay as Cradeua , Sara Bortz as Estelle, Melissa Young as Inez and Trenton Napier as The Valet. 7pm Friday and Saturday and 3pm Sunday at Xenia Area Community Theater. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

03/06/2024

Welcome to Hell, only to be greeted by The Valet (Trenton Napier). What happens next? Find out this weekend. Cast includes Matt Lindsay as Cradeua , Sara Bortz as Estelle and Melissa Young as Inez. 7pm Friday and Saturday and 3pm Sunday at Xenia Area Community Theater. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

03/05/2024

One more weekend to see Matt Lindsay as Cradeua , Sara Bortz as Estelle, Melissa Young as Inez and Trenton Napier as The Valet. Come see them this weekend 7pm Friday and Saturday and 3pm Sunday at Xenia Area Community Theater. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

03/05/2024

Auditions for WORLD BUILDERS
Max and Whitney both have personality disorders that cause them to retreat into imaginary worlds. When participating in a clinical drug trial that aims to rid them of their delusions, they fall in love. As the pills take effect and the fantasies subside, Max and Whitney must decide if romance is worth leaving their worlds behind.

WHITNEY 30s Outgoing and awkward. Has a schizoid personality disorder, but you might not suspect it.
MAX 30s Withdrawn and depressed. Has a schizoid personality disorder. You probably would suspect it.

Auditions Mon. Mar. 11 & Tues. Mar. 12 @ 7:00 p.m.
Production: May 10 – 12, 17 – 19 2024

Auditions consist of cold reading from the script. Please come 15 mins. early to fill out the audition form, and please list all conflicts. A resume and headshot are helpful, but not required.
NOTE: All are encouraged to audition. However, please be advised that actors with experience and/or discipline are needed. Both actors are carrying 50% of the script in dialogue and action.

Can’t make the audition? Contact the director and alternatives will be easily arranged. [email protected]

Rehearsals are flexible. While a Mon. thru Thurs. 7:00 to 9:00 is generally planned, not every night will be at the theatre. Several evenings may consist of actors staying home to rehearse on their own for a minimum of an hour’s commitment; also possible are rehearsing together via Google Meet. We will work with you and your schedule!

03/02/2024

Matt Lindsay as Cradeua , Sara Bortz as Estelle, Melissa Young as Inez and Trenton Napier as The Valet are stuck in Hell, even after a terrific opening night. Come see them at 7pm tonight and 3pm tomorrow at Xenia Area Community Theater. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

02/29/2024

Matt Lindsay as Cradeua , Sara Bortz as Estelle, Melissa Young as Inez and Trenton Napier as The Valet bring you a theatrical experience you will never forget. Opens tomorrow at Xenia Area Community Theater. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

02/28/2024

You do not wanna miss this show!
Get your tickets now for a hellishly good time:

https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

02/28/2024

X*ACT is thrilled to announce the cast for our next production:

The cast list for Lysistrata is as follows (we are almost a complete female cast)– Take that! you ancient Greek thespians!

Lyssa – Josie Johnson
Cally – Edith Waugh
Mira – Onyx Davis
Laurel – Beth Anderson
Isabel – Katie Thorpe
Senator – Cheryl Dern
Ken – Jonah Reed
Harold – Wade Davis
Jimi, Lead of Men’s Choir: Brenda Bertrand
Ray of Men’s Choir: Deb Zweber
Mick of Men’s Choir: Connie Strait
Janis, Lead of Women’s Choir: Dee Berdine
Joni of Women’s Choir: Onyx Davis
Diana of Women’s Choir: Edith Waugh
Patsy (escaping woman): Mary McKinley
Annette (escaping woman): Katie Thorpe
Tina (escaping woman): Beth McKinley
Dolly (escaping woman): Cheryl Dern
George, Ambassador from Athens: Mary McKinley
Elvis, Ambassador from Sparta: Beth Anderson
Harmony: Katie Thorpe
Robert, Delegate from Athens: Wade Davis
Paul, Delegate from Athens: Jonah Reed
Leonard the guard: Wade Davis
Neil the guard: Jonah Reed
Andy the guard: Trenton Napier

02/27/2024

Cradeau (Matt Lindsay) finally comes to the realization .... "Hell is .... other people". When NO EXIT premiered Paris was still under N**i occupation; "the Others" was a French euphemism for the N**is, so the line originally had a double meaning. Hear it all live in this rarely performed Sartre masterpiece at Xenia Area Community Theater, opening March1. With Sara Bortz as Estelle, Melissa Young as Inez and Trenton Napier as The Valet. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/

02/25/2024

Cradeau (Matt Lindsay), Estelle (Sara Bortz) and Inez (Melissa Young) and the mysterious Valet (Trenton Napier) - all in HELL! See Jean-Paul Sartre's masterpiece NO EXIT opens at Xenia Area Community Theater March1. Tickets at https://xact.ticketleap.com/no-exit/