The Holy Rug- Performance
Schedule
Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1301 E Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton, OH, United States, Ohio 45414 | Dayton, OH
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The Dayton Playhouse is proud to present a staged reading of the musical, THE HOLY RUG A MUSICAL. Story & Book by Ray Gambrel, Music by Terry O’Brien, Lyrics by Jeff Sams & Terry O'Brien. Directed by Annie Pesch. Book, music, lyrics and direction by all Dayton locals!One night only! Saturday, June 6th @ 7:30pm. Talk back with authors, director and cast after performance.
The Holy Rug takes you on a musical journey of a young man, Harlan, who was raised in a Pentecostal church and realizes that he’s gay. He confides in the pastor but is betrayed when the church attempts to exorcise the “demon of homosexuality” out of him. Harlan leaves the church and goes on a personal and spiritual journey that consists of loss, pain, and acceptance.
The Cast
Harlan – LJ Harris
Mom – Adee McFarland
Dad – Ted Eltzroth
Sissy – Emma Alexander
Edith Davenport – Hairong Gu
Pastor Ray/Airport Announcer – Tim Rezash
Sister Pauline/Scientologist – Shanna Camacho
Skip/Elder Smith – Henry Ballard
Sister Ova/Shirley MacLaine – Becky Howard
Brother Brice/Wiccan – Matt Owens
Elder Thomas/Satan – Kai Kelly
Tickets Available here: https://daytonplayhouse.thundertix.com/events/264630
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