Abbey Theater of Dublin
Located in the Dublin Community Recreation Center, The Abbey Theater of Dublin offers quality programs at community prices, providing outstanding entertainment variety in an intimate setting. Support the arts in your community.
Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the Dublin Community Recreation Center or by calling 614-410-4550. Checks, cash and major credit cards are accepted.
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Phone
614-410-4550
Address
5600 Post Road
Dublin, OH 43017
Mailing List for the Arts
Join the Abbey Theater of Dublin mailing list to receive additional performance information. Call 614-410-4554.
Toddler Theater
Wednesdays, Sep 22, Oct 6 & 20, Nov 3, Dec 15 – 10 a.m.
Performer Marlene Metz plays children’s music and is joined by a special costumed character for each performance. Enjoy a wonderful interactive performance designed for young ones. Parents are encouraged to bring cameras.
Recommended for ages 2 – 5
Tickets: $2 per child per visit
Auditions for “A Christmas Carol” – The Abbey Players
A one-hour musical comedy version of the beloved Dickens classic.
Ages: 9 - 90 | Sunday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m. | Monday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.
Rehearsals: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; October 12 through December 1
Performances: December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) at 7:30 p.m., December 4 & 11 at 3 p.m.
Please prepare up to 16 bars of a song that features your vocal range. If you bring sheet music we will provide a pianist.
Call 614-410-4554 for more information.
October
Bubble Wonders
Saturday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.
Bubbleology is the art and science of soap bubbles. Geoff creates huge wobbly electric dancing bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, hand-blown bubbles, bubble caterpillars, bubble ice cream cones, bubble snowmen, smoke-filled volcano bubbles, and even the “impossibubble” square bubble!
Recommended for all ages.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: http://web.me.com/bubblejuggler/Site/Welcome.html
A Show of Virtues- Grey Seal Puppets
Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m.
2007 Winner: UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence
A traveling salesman trundles on stage with his large battered sample case and exhibits various containers, filled with virtues. You’ll be delighted as he transforms his sample case into a puppet stage and brings each story to life. Using his wares, he demonstrates courage, perseverance, politeness and tolerance. But in the end, the salesman realizes that virtues can’t be bought; they are priceless but they have to be practiced to be earned.
Recommended for ages 4 & up.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: www.greysealpuppets.com
The Milkshake Trio
Monday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.
Milkshake is a band with a mission: to create great rock music for kids. Milkshake’s previous CDs Happy Songs and Bottle of Sunshine were a hit with music-loving parents and kids alike, and brought the band’s unique sound and look to television, with videos on Noggin, PBS KIDS and, beginning next year, Discovery Kids’ ToddWorld.
Recommended for ages 2 – 8
Tickets: $10 adults, $7 children and seniors
Website: http://www.milkshakemusic.com/music.cfm
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Saturday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m.
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.
Recommended for ages 7 – 12.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: http://www.artspower.org/shows/laura-ingalls-wilder/
November
The Great Kaplan
Saturday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m.
Blending dazzling skill with shameless gimmickry, David Kaplan delights audiences of all ages with his highly original act. Kaplan has opened shows for numerous renowned performers including Steven Wright, Dennis Miller and David Spade. Inspired by the antics of Keaton, Sellers, Victor Borge and the illustrious Maxwell Smart among others, Kaplan delivers a unique and hilarious spectacle.
Recommended for ages 9 & up.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: http://www.davidkaplanshow.com/
On the Home Front: A Dance Tribute to the Times and Families of World War II
Friday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m.
The Abbey Theater Dance Ensemble
Tickets: $5 per person
Website: www.dublin.oh.us/recreation/theater
It’s A Grand Night for Singing
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m.
Senior Repertory of Ohio presents their version of the revue which opened the 1994 Broadway season and received a Tony nomination for Best Musical. This show includes more than thirty Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, classics, and lesser-known discoveries. By virtually any standard, Richard Rodgers was the pre-eminent theatre composer of the 20th century. His melodies are charming, carefree, bittersweet, inspirational, haunting, and lilting.
Recommended for music lovers.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: http://www.sro-theatre.org/
December
A Christmas Carol
Thursday, Dec. 2 & 9, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 3 & 10, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4 & 11, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. (two shows)
An hour long, musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic story, created exclusively for the Abbey Theater.
Tickets: $5 per person
Website: www.dublin.oh.us/recreation/theater
Dwight Lenox
Sunday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m.
Give yourself a holiday gift: Dwight Lenox, Columbus’ premiere jazz artist, singing songs of the season.
Recommended for music lovers of all ages.
Tickets: $7 adult, $5 children and seniors
Website: http://www.dwightlenox.com