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Denise Bayer 330.286.0450
Tom Smith     330.720.3600 tomsmith65@aol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Youngstown, OH – The Oakland Center for the Arts presents Conor McPherson’s supernatural Irish thriller, Shining City, on February 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 8:00 pm. Shining City is directed for the Oakland stage by Tom Smith.

Shining City is set in Dublin, where a guilt-ridden man reaches out to a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Routine visits between the two men quickly become a gripping struggle to survive, changing both of them for the rest of their lives. (Dramatists Play Service)

Shining City features the talents of Christopher Haddock, Chuck Kettering, Brittiani McNeil Ketcham, and Kage Jonas Coven; with Gerri Jenkins as stage manager.  Tickets for the performances are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students with a valid student ID.

For more information, please call the Oakland Center for the Arts at 330.746.0404 or visit The Oakland Center for the Arts on the web at www.oaklandcenter.com.

Come see the show that critics are calling “hilariously raunchy” and “delightful”. The Vindicator’s Lorraine Wardle said:

Every December for the past six years, a certain drag queen arrives at The Oakland Center for the Arts, intent on stealing Christmas, and ends up stealing our hearts instead.

The return of Starlett O’Hara and her drag-queen ensemble is a highly anticipated event for theater fans. “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas” has become a staple for the Oakland. Every year, fans new and old flock to the Oakland to experience the latest version of Robert Dennick Joki’s Christmas extravaganza.

-LORRAINE WARDLE, The Vindicator

You can read the full review here.

The Oakland Center for the Arts. 220 W. Boardman St. will present HOW THE DRAG QUEEN STOLE CHRISTMAS, Fridays and Saturdays, December 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. An additional midnight performance of the show will also be held on the 10th.

The “must see” annual holiday favorite, now in its 6th year, HOW THE DRAG QUEEN STOLE CHRISTMAS blends an eclectic mixture of many familiar, traditional holiday stories. It follows the journey of “Starlet O’Hara,” as she discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Robert Dennick Joki writes, directs and stars in the production.

Who will make it into the dead celebrity song this year? Which GOP front-runners will stop by? Reserve early for this one because tickets go fast!

The Oakland box office will begin to take reservations on Monday, November 21. For further information, call (330) 746-0404.