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Renaissance Youth Improv students take stage April 8 for annual 'Open Mic' night
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (192+ words) MANSFIELD " The Renaissance Education Department will present its annual Improv Underground "Open Mic" Night performance on Wednesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. The event will be in the Renaissance Theatre's black-box venue at 166 Park Ave. West in downtown Mansfield. The event is free…...
Love, lies & mayhem: New comedy opens Friday night at the Mansfield Playhouse
1+ week, 2+ day ago (628+ words) MANSFIELD " Melanie Nealy found the Mansfield Playhouse the old-fashioned way when she moved to town a couple of months ago. The 18-year-old " who just graduated from high school after being homeschooled " moved here in late December with her parents. She…...
From marching bands to one-night stands: Comic finds rhythm in punchlines
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1091+ words) MANSFIELD " Tony Deyo was well on his way to a life filled with the normal kinds of boxes being checked. Bachelor's degree in music education. Master's degree in percussion performance. A job teaching high school and middle school band. Married....
Renaissance Theatre to offer popular weekly improv class for students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) MANSFIELD " The Renaissance Performing Arts Education Department has announced it will again offer its popular Improv Underground program, a free theatre improvisation course which is part of the 2025-26 Mechanics Bank Education Series." Improv Underground classes focus on building basic improv…...
Happily Ever Laughter: Mansfield Playhouse offers 'Once Upon a Mattress"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1024+ words) MANSFIELD " Piper Donahue loves playing a princess who doesn't act like, well, a princess. "Winnifred is so much," said the 17-year-old student at Madison Comprehensive and Pioneer Career & Technology Center. "She's loud. She's crazy. And she has no sense of…...
Comedy, community & a good cause take the stage at Liederkranz in Mansfield
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) $99/year " $49.50 for 2026!$9/month " $4.50 for your first month! Use code SOURCE50 at checkout. Membership unlocks unlimited access to Richland Source, Ashland Source, Knox Pages, plus full access to our new mobile app. Get 50% OFF if you join through Jan. 2. MANSFIELD " If laughter…...
Get ready to 'Keep on Laughing' on the Second Stage at the Mansfield Playhouse
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (918+ words) MANSFIELD " Jeffrey Hutchinson said he isn't in "stripping shape" anymore. Fortunately, then, the role he's reprising in "Keep on Laughing" doesn't require him to shed his clothes at the Mansfield Playhouse. In 2022, also on the Second Stage at the East…...
A COMEDY BENEFIT SHOW! Featuring the Comedic Stylings of James Johann on 10/18/2025
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (195+ words) A COMEDY BENEFIT SHOW! Featuring the Comedic Stylings of James Johann Date: 10/18/2025 Time: 06:00 pm-08:00 pm Location: The Liederkranz: 1212 Silver Lane, Mansfield OH 44906 Organizer: Jim Nicholson Cost: $20 Contact and more info: [email protected] About the event: Join us on'Saturday, October 18th'to show…...
Laugh for a cause: James Johann headlines Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring benefit show
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) MANSFIELD " Comedy takes the spotlight for a good cause when Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring hosts its annual benefit show on Oct. 18. The event will beat the Mansfield Liederkranz, 1212 Silver Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show beginning shortly after 7 p.m. Tickets are…...
Comic brings 'comfortable edginess' to Third Saturday in August Comedy Club
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (779+ words) MANSFIELD " Rodney Laney's first attempt at standup comedy accomplished a primary goal set by his former employer. The former U.S. Air Force lab technician survived that initial failed attempt more than three decades ago and will headline the 38th annual Third Saturday…...