COSHOCTON – The final production of the Footlight Players 69th season will be the Tony Award winner “The Bridges of Madison County.” This new musical is based upon Robert James Waller’s 1992 best-selling novel, with a script written by Pulitzer Prize award playwright Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The play […]
COSHOCTON – The Footlight Players are taking a different direction this summer with their youth production by featuring a comical, murder mystery play. “We wanted to let the kids sharpen their acting teeth and it’s good to mix it up and not be predictable,” said Shelly Lillibridge. “Murder at The Goon Show,” a killer spoof […]
COSHOCTON – The Footlight Players newest production, “Incorruptible,” will take you from the Triple Locks Theater to Priseaux, France during the dark ages. Everything seems to be going wrong for the local monastery and their Saint Foy hasn’t worked a miracle in 13 years. They hoped that a visit from the Pope would save them, […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Footlight Players upcoming production will make you laugh and tug at your heartstrings. “Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas” will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19, at the Triple Locks Theater, 685 N. Whitewoman St. “The author, Robert Fulghum, wrote ‘Everything I Really Need to Know […]
COSHOCTON – The Footlight Players generally don’t precast plays, but when Susan Metz picked “Love Letters” to start this season, she knew Jim and Bettsy Gauerke were the perfect people for the production. “I was so pleased when I called and they accepted,” said Metz, who is directing “Love Letters.” The play, written by A.R. […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Footlight Players are pleased to announce Season 67, “A Season of Love and Laughter,” to be performed at Triple Locks Theater, located at 685 N. Whitewoman Street, Coshocton, OH. The inaugural play of the season is “Love Letters”, written by A.R. Gurney and directed by Susan Metz. In “Love Letters”, Andrew […]
COSHOCTON – “Dial M for Murder” is a play filled with murder-for-hire, blackmail and betrayal and Director Susan Metz can’t wait to see her cast and crew present it to the public. “I’ve directed a lot of shows, but this one has such an outstanding cast and crew,” she said. “They are a dream. They […]
COSHOCTON – The Footlight Players current play, “Spoon River Anthology Project,” is described as beautifully haunting. “It’s what I call a nontraditional play,” said Nathan Mayse, director. “I like the feel of it. It’s done as prose poetry and actors play multiple characters. It also has some singing, but is not a musical.” The play […]
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Shirley “Jean” Miller of Fresno passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at her home. She was born on September 11, 1949 in Coshocton to the late Abe and Nancy (Mounts) Stokes. She was a part of the first graduating class of River View High School. On January 2, 1971, she married John Miller, who […]
Glen Allen Grewell, age 50, of Coshocton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was born on July 24, 1974, in Coshocton, Ohio to Thelma (Roahrig) Grewell. He attended Ridgewood Schools and worked for 24 years at Coshocton Trucking as the Facilities Manager. On February 4, 2000, he married Bobbi (Elliott) Grewell. Glen […]
Katheryn Martin, age 100, of Coshocton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. She was born on May 15, 1924, in Reform, Alabama to the late John L. and Minnie Leaster. On April 18, 1944, she married Grady Martin Sr., who passed away on November 9, 1998. She was a life-long member of the […]
Gloria Jean Murray went peacefully to be with our Heavenly Father on December 15, 2024 at home surrounded by her close loved ones. Born on October 30, 1950 to the late John and Ester Hough. Gloria happily spent a lifetime of loving and selfless care creating priceless memories for family, friends, one and all. She […]
Sonja J. Ruby, affectionately known as “Jean” was born on September 4, 1938 in Coshocton County, passed away on Friday December 6, 2024. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Nathan E. Ruby on July 15, 1997, as well as her parents, Ernest Cochran and Georgia (Darr) Stingle. Jean put dedication and effort […]
Jeffery O. Conrad, 70, of Fresno passed away Friday, December 6, 2024 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born in Zanesville, OH on February 14, 1954 to the late Richard Myron and Wilma Jean (Emery) Conrad. Jeff graduated from Tri-Valley high School in 1972 and worked for Pretty Products for 32 years, Ariel […]
June Spinks, age 75 of Coshocton, passed away on November 29, 2024 at her home. She was born on June 26, 1949 in Spring Mountain to the late Forrest and Hazel (Randles) Duncan. She was a graduate from Ohio University and went on to work as a loan officers in banks local to Coshocton. Throughout […]