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January 16, 2012 · 12:44 pm

The Clifton Players ‘Go Postal’ With DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES

Buz Davis as Gus, Rachael Christianson as Valentine, Micheal Bath as Lubbock, Adam Marzheuser as Alex & Reggie Willis as Mr. Barcroft

Following the Clifton Players inaugural production of the area premiere of Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, and winner of 3 League of Cincinnati Theatre Awards, Clifton Players will present DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES.

DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES was written by Clifton Players ensemble member Kevin Crowley, who was recently awarded an LCT award as best actor for Clifton Player’s inaugural production SUPERIOR DONUTS. Kevin is an actor, writer, and former member of the Second City. He has also worked with the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, The Geffen Theater in Los Angeles, Hot City in St Louis and the Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati as well as Playhouse in the Park.

The play was first workshopped at the National Playwrights Conference under Artistic Director Lloyd Richards where it received the Charles MacArthur Fellow for comedy. Richards was also the Artistic director of Yale School of Drama from 1979-1991 and was noted for directing the works of August Wilson on Broadway. disgruntled employees has been produced in NY, LA and Chicago.

DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES is a comedy set in the basement of a single branch, somewhere along “Tornado Alley:” somewhere in Oklahoma or Texas. These are the sorters; those that handle each and every letter, parcel, and package on route to its’ destination. It’s a mighty task, an endless task, and it takes guts, determination, and some self delusion to do it!

This pitch black comedy takes you behind the window and into the bowels of a single branch of the USPS at a time that this once proud institution is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

In the face of this bankruptcy, the US Postal Service announced Monday, December 7, 2011 that it will move forward with historic cuts to contract stations and other wide reaching delivery cuts. The link below is a one and half minute report by Linda Wertheimer on NPR reporting the story as it broke. More breaking news will be forthcoming on these historic cuts within the Postal Service in the weeks and months to come.

We think this play, in the spirit of satire, will be a way to find some laughter and moments of recognition necessary in any systemic change.

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/05/143131918/post-office-to-move-forward-with-delivery-facility-cuts

DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES
By Kevin Crowley

Directed by Cathy Springfield and Kevin Crowley
When: Feb 10-11-12-17-18-19-24-25-26 Fridays – Sundays at 8 PM
Where: Clifton Performance Theatre, 404 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
http://www.Cliftonperformancetheatre.com
Tickets: $15 Adult $10 Students
Phone: (513) 235-4292 or (513)221-1117

CAST Members:
Lubbock Michael Bath*
Valentine Rachael Christianson
Gus Buz Davis*
Alex Adam Marz
Mr. Barcroft Reggie Willis
*Members AEA

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January 16, 2012 · 11:51 am

Cincinnati Landmark Productions Welcomes Rodger Pille to Staff

Rodger Pille.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions announced today the appointment of Rodger Pille to its management team. Pille will serve as Communications/Development Manager for one of the region’s fastest growing arts organizations.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions is the production and management company for the Showboat Majestic and the Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre teen summer program, as well as the owner and operator of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. CLP also produces events, concerts, children’s programs and an art fair at its two landmark theatres.

For CLP, Pille will coordinate a broad spectrum of communication and fundraising initiatives for the company, including sponsorships, cooperative marketing, branding, advertising, donor cultivation, foundation proposals, event production, public relations and social media.

Pille is no stranger to attraction-based communications in the region. Before coming to CLP, he worked in the marketing communications departments of Newport Aquarium (2008-11) and Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal (1997-2008), overseeing traditional public relations and social media initiatives.

He’s also well acquainted with the theater. Pille began his relationship with CLP in 1990 as a teen participant in Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre (CYPT). In college and for many years after, he performed on the Showboat Majestic stage. He also performed in the first-ever production season at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts and in many of the seasons to follow.

“I’ve been a part of this organization in some way for over 20 years,” Pille said. “I truly credit those first years in CYPT with helping me realize who I am – not only as a performer, but as a person. For my career to lead me here and to have even a small hand in its well-deserved success moving forward will be something of a dream come true.”

Pille is a 1995 graduate of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. He and his wife Krista reside in Western Hills.

For more information about CLP, visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com or call (513) 241-6550.

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January 16, 2012 · 11:20 am

TRANSMIGRATION runs Feb. 16-18

TRANSMIGRATION: A Festival of Student-Created New Works
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music Drama
Feb. 16-18
University Heights

TRANSMIGRATION, so named for “the movement from one place to another,” or “the transition from one state of being to another,” is a festival of new works created by the acting students in CCM Drama. Performed simultaneously in different locations throughout CCM Village, TRANSMIGRATION will allow the audience to sample four different 30-minute new works of their choosing in one spectacular evening. Recognized by CityBeat with a Best Alternative Theatre Cincinnati Entertainment Award nomination.

Press release with individual show information.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, February 13, at noon-please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 16-17 at 7pm
  • Sat, Feb. 18 at 2pm & 7pm

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January 16, 2012 · 11:13 am

GEE’S BEND runs Feb. 16-18

GEE’S BEND
Presented by Middletown Lyric Theatre
Feb. 16-18
Middletown

Gee’s Bend is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her daughters Sadie and Nella, and Sadie’s husband, Macon, through segregation, family strife, and the Civil Rights movement. Throughout their lives, the women’s extraordinary quilts provide a respite from the turmoil around them. In the last act of the play, it is the year 2000; the quilts have been “discovered” as folk art and have become very valuable. Sadie is pleased with the recognition, but she returns to Gee’s Bend and continues to quilt. Wilder’s play explores the resilience of the human spirit, especially as it is expressed in art.

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Audrea Johnson, Daj’sha Snow, Jada Woods, Brandy Chatman, Myka Lipscomb, Patrick Hill Jr., Melani Harris, Angela Watson, Lydia Ware & William ‘Kip’ Moore

  • Thu, Feb. 16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 17-18 at 8pm

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January 16, 2012 · 10:28 am

Last Bowl at Glenmore on Jan. 21

There will be a final night of bowling at the former Glenmore Bowl, 3716 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, on Saturday, Jan 21, 2012, starting at 7 pm and running until 1 am.

There will be a cover charge of $10 for admission, with an additional $5 charge for the opportunity to bowl one last time. This is the day to share one final bowling experience with others who also have a soft spot in their heart for the Glenmore Bowl. All proceeds from the evening will benefit The Drama Workshop.

A selection of memorabilia from the Glenmore Bowl will also be made available through a silent auction which will run from 7 pm until 11 pm. The auction will include items from Glenmore’s history, like chairs, lockers, scoring tables, lane surface panels, pins, trophies, and much more.

The Glenmore Bowl was purchased by The Drama Workshop in November 2010 with plans to turn the building into The Glenmore Playhouse. The community theater will begin producing 4 to 5 shows a year, opening in October 2012.

The lanes will be oiled one last time, by Glenmore’s own Jeff Horstman, whose family owned the Glenmore Bowl for many years. The pinsetters are gone, but there will be volunteer pin boys and girls setting pins and returning balls. It is not recommended that serious bowlers bring their good equipment. There is a selection of house balls available, so either bring something old of your own or just use something off the rack.

Please come to Glenmore one last time, to bowl, to drink, to honor this fine west-side institution before she transforms into the fabulous theater we eagerly anticipate.

For additional information, please contact Gretchen Gantner, 513-470-5516.

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