12 ANGRY MEN
By Reginald Rose

​Performances at The Avalon Theatre
September 29 and 30 at 7:00PM
October 1 at 2:00PM

Beneficiary:
1FOKUS (See more here)

In this classic courtroom drama, a jury of 12 men must determine the fate of a teenager charged with murder. With the initial vote almost unanimous in favor of "guilty", one man stands alone voting "not guilty". He then must convince the others of reasonable doubt from the evidence presented them, while exploring the jurors' reasons, and prejudices, for voting "guilty".

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After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches' book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Director - Kenny Ortega

Rating - PG

Studio - Walt Disney Pictures

Runtime - 95 minutes

Cast - Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch

Avalon Laugh-Along Comedy Night
Featuring: Adam Minnick
Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 7pm

Adam Minnick is a comedian, writer, and producer. He has worked at comedy clubs across US cities, such as the Improv Comedy Club in Chicago, the Punch Line Philly in Philadelphia and Harvey’s Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon as well as abroad in Dublin, Perth and Stockholm. Along with clubs domestically and internationally, Adam has performed at colleges and Universities such as Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, IN and Findlay University in Findlay, Ohio. Adam combines his act of observational humor with stories of traveling, teaching, appearances, sports, family and his wife to deliver a clean and intelligent act that entertains and engages audiences of all ages. Adam’s unique view on life is due in no small part to having spent much of his youth in the small town of Napoleon, Ohio and Perth, Australia and traveling
everywhere in-between.

In addition to working clubs nationwide and appearing at comedy festivals like Gilda’s Laughfest, Flagship City Comedy Fest, and the Cincinnati Brew Ha-Ha, Adam has become a published Children’s Author with his first book, “The Adventures of My Crazy Uncle Adam”, which has sold domestically and internationally.

His latest project is a film “Forgotten”, which had been accepted to the New Filmmakers Film Festival in New York City. It is a true story based on the lives of his Grandparents who spent time in the camps during WWII.

Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.

Director - Sean S. Cunningham

Rating - R

Studio - Paramount Pictures

Runtime - 95 minutes

Cast - Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Kevin Bacon

Speaker Series
Dr. Don Thomas
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 1pm

Dr. Don Thomas is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. During these flights he spent 44 days in space and orbited the Earth 692 times, traveling 17 million miles in the process. In Don’s presentation “Reaching for the Stars” he will discuss his journey to become an astronaut after first dreaming of going into space when he was only six years old. Through hard work, persistence, and determination he finally achieved his life-long dream. He will talk about what it was like to launch into space and everything you’d like to know about living and working in space. He will also share some of his favorite images of the Earth taken from space including spectacular images of Ohio as seen from above, and talk about NASA’s future plans to send astronauts to the Moon and on to Mars.
Tickets - $5.00

A Halloween episode of the radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed and narrated by Orson Welles as an adaptation of the famous H. G. Wells's novel that was performed and broadcast live at 8 pm[ET] on October 30, 1938 over the CBS Radio Network. The episode is famous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place, though the scale of panic is disputed, as the program had relatively few listeners.

Directed by - Ryan Bowie
Cast - To be Announced

Tickets - $15.00 [Adults] $8.00 [13 & under]
(ask about our group rates)

Explore with Melissa Kelley through song and impactful life stories, who we are, who we want to be, and how we get there from here. With special guest accompanist and vocalist, Lucy Hoy.

"Melissa Kelley’s one-person cabaret, 'How do we get there from here?' was an evening that took me on an emotional journey of joy, happiness, bravery, loving, and committing. Melissa‘s beautiful voice along with her incredibly meaningful narration about the show and the journey that she was taking us on was an evening that I will never forget."
- Anne J.

Tickets are $15.00 (no fees to the buyer) 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to support youth mental health outreach and direct programs.

After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become "ghostbusters" to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money. They stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, a doorway that will release evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters must now save New York from complete destruction.

Director - Ivan Reitman

Rating - PG

Studio - Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime - 105 minutes

Cast - Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson

Set in 1799, "Sleepy Hollow" is based on Washington Irving's classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Faithful to the dreamy custom-bound world that Irving paints in his story, the film mixes horror, fantasy and romance and features an extraordinary cast of characters that dabble in the supernatural.

Director - Tim Burton

Rating - R

Studio - Paramount Pictures

Runtime - 106 minutes

Cast - Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien, Michael Gambon

This Halloween, The Lucky Banisters will be performing a live shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Come join us - dress as your favorite character, buy a prop bag [$5.00 at the door], and yell your favorite call backs during the show!

The Lucky Banisters are a diverse group of performers based in Marysville, OH. Our goal is to perform creative and boundary pushing content in hopes of creating community.

An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks.

Director - Alfred Hitchcock

Rating - PG

Studio - Universal Pictures

Runtime - 129 minutes

Cast - James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore

With an infinite assortment of unique and visually stunning skills, coupled with impeccable comedic timing, Kaplan creates a world where anything is possible. The mundane becomes magical; everyday objects become vessels of mystery and mayhem. A hilarious ballet of chaos and calamity.

As headliner at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, appearing on the prestigious French television show, Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde, or as a guest performer at the world's largest magic festival, FISM in Italy, Kaplan is undoubtedly at the top of his field.

You will be astounded and left in a state of child-like wonder when you enter the world of The Great Kaplan.

Tickets - $15.00 [Adults] $8.00 [13 & under]
(ask about our group rates

Avalon Laugh-Along Comedy Night
Featuring: Michael McDaniel
Thursday, November 09, 2023 @ 7pm

Detroit Native, Michael McDaniel has performed to capacity crowds in various cities and states over the last decade. His unique comedic style has brought audiences to their feet. If you saw him in the movie “Pawn Shop" & over 100 commercial & film projects! He was also featured on Comedy Centrals “The Detroiters.” His Live performances showcase his impeccable timing, edgy, yet clean and creative material.

Michael has shared the stage with celebrated comedians such as Lewis Black, John Heffron, Brandon T. Jackson, Dave Coulier, Mike Epps, Tony Roberts, David Alan Grier & Donnell Rawlings [of the Chappelle Show], just to name a few.

Michael, a student of Second City, has a passion for sketch & improv comedy.His Live performances showcase his impeccable timing, edgy, yet clean and creative material. Michael’s vast range of celebrity impressions creates tons of fun for any captive audience!

Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save -- his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright).

Director - Robert Zemeckis

Rating - PG-13

Studio - Paramount Pictures

Runtime - 142 minutes

Cast - Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.

Director - Victor Fleming

Rating - G

Studio - Warner Bros.

Runtime - 101 minutes

Cast - Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence - who then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years.

Director - Frank Capra

Rating - PG

Studio - Paramount Pictures

Runtime - 130 minutes

Cast - James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi

Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Directors - Jon Favreau

Rating - PG

Studio - New Line Cinema

Runtime - 97 minutes

Cast - Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen

As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark's employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs.

Director - Jeremiah Chechik

Rating - PG-13

Studio - Warner Bros.

Runtime - 97 minutes

Cast - Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki

Avalon Productions Presents…
Charles Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Radio Play

Adapted By: Anthony E. Palermo
Musical Score Arranged & Composed By: Anthony E. Palermo

Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 7pm
Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 2pm

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful "Happy Christmas" before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.

Directed by - Ryan Bowie
Cast - To be Announced

Tickets - $15.00 [Adults] $8.00 [13 & under]
(ask about our group rates)

Avalon Productions Presents…
Charles Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Radio Play

Adapted By: Anthony E. Palermo
Musical Score Arranged & Composed By: Anthony E. Palermo

Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 7pm
Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 2pm

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful "Happy Christmas" before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.

Directed by - Ryan Bowie
Cast - To be Announced

Tickets - $15.00 [Adults] $8.00 [13 & under]
(ask about our group rates)