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The addition of 12 Partnership Teams
from across the nation recently announced
Birmingham, AL; Orlando, FL; Rockford, IL; Notre Dame, IN;
Cleveland, MS; Red Bank, NJ; Santa Fe, NM; Reno, NV; Cincinnati, OH;
Charleston, SC; Appleton, WI; Milwaukee, WI
Teams will be inducted at the Partners in Education Institute
April 25-28, 2012 at the Kennedy Center
In April 2012, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host the 13th Partners in Education Institute. The four-day intensive is designed for arts organizations and school districts interested in partnering together to initiate or expand professional development programs for teachers. The Kennedy Center selected 12 teams of arts organizations and school systems from across the nation – including the Cincinnati Arts Association and Kenton County School District – to participate in the Partners in Education Institute, April 25-28, 2012. The Institute promotes partnerships in communities across the nation between arts organizations and local schools, focusing on the development of education programs for teachers. The information learned at the Institute has proven invaluable to past participants who leave the Kennedy Center with more confidence in their ability to develop their own professional development programs for teachers.
While at the Kennedy Center, each team develops a plan specific to their community for the partners to establish or expand arts-based professional development programs for teachers. Teams receive a detailed planning guide, attend performances, and meet with national education leaders and guest artists while at the Kennedy Center. The new teams will join the 100 teams from 45 states and the District of Columbia already participating in the Partners in Education program, now in its 22nd year. At the Institute, participants will examine the variety of educational offerings for teachers developed and refined at the Kennedy Center since 1976. The newly-selected teams met the criteria for selection by effectively demonstrating the potential for the arts organization and school system to initiate or expand programs for teachers and the stated commitment by both partners to collaborate on developing programs.
“CAA is delighted to broaden and expand what is already a strong relationship with Kenton County Schools,” said Steve Finn, Director of Education and Community Relations, Cincinnati Arts Association. “We are truly excited to attend the Partners in Education institute where both organizations will acquire additional training and skills in support of not only our collaborative relationship, but also the children of the Tri-state. We look forward to working with Kenton County Schools over the next few years to develop exciting new professional development programs for their teachers. We are also thrilled that CAA will have access to a variety of Kennedy Center programming as part of the Partners in Education program.”
“We are beyond thrilled and honored to be collaborating with CAA in the Partners in Education Institute at the Kennedy Center!” said Debbie Brown, Gifted & Talented Coordinator, Kenton County Schools. “For many years, we have experienced countless CAA programs, and have appreciated the quality of not only the performances, but also the exceptional details in the study guides/teacher resources. This new commitment in partnership is a clear investment in the support of our teachers to provide professional development that will in turn foster quality resources and programs for our students. We are so grateful that CAA recognizes the value in supporting our teachers and students through the arts. We look forward to the endless possibilities that may arise from this new connection with the Kennedy Center!”
The Kennedy Center’s workshops for Washington, D.C.-area teachers serve as a focus for the Partners in Education Institute. Since its establishment in 1972, the Kennedy Center’s Education Department believes the inclusion of the performing arts in a broad-based curriculum improves the quality of a child’s educational experience. The Kennedy Center’s Education Department is committed to its leadership role in promoting higher standards of national performing arts education programs and policy. For more information about the participating teams and the Partners in Education program, visit http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners.
Please see the attached list of the arts organizations and their school partners selected to participate in the Institute.
FUNDING CREDITS:
National Partnerships, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by
David and Alice Rubenstein.
Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the U.S. Department of Education.
NEWLY SELECTED TEAMS
Kennedy Center Partners in Education
“Fostering partnerships among arts organizations, schools, and communities”
April 25-28, 2012
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Museum of Art
Jefferson County School System
Orlando, FL
Orlando Repertory Theatre
Orange County Public Schools
Rockford, IL
Rockford Area Arts Council
Rockford Public School District
Notre Dame, IN
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
South Bend Community School Corporation
Cleveland, MS
Bologna Performing Arts Center
West Bolivar School District
Red Bank, NJ
Count Basie Theatre
Red Bank Borough School District
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Public Schools
Reno, NV
Sierra Arts Foundation
Washoe County School District
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Arts Association
Kenton County School District
Charleston, SC
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Charles County Public School District
Appleton, WI
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Appleton Area School District
Milwaukee, WI
First Stage
Messmer Catholic Schools
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TIGERS BE STILL
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
March 17-April 15
Eden Park
Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat | Behind the Curtain |
“This is the story of how I stopped being a total disaster,” announces the heroine of this darkly funny and moving new comedy. Having recently earned her master’s degree, Sherry Wickman finds herself still living at home with a mother who won’t come downstairs and a depressed but smart-alecky sister. Follow Sherry’s quirky misadventures as she lands her first job and tackles her two biggest challenges … getting her mother out of bed and her sister off the couch. TIGERS BE STILL is suitable for adults and older teenagers. It contains adult language. For more information, please see the Content Advisory.
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Buz Davis as Gus, Rachael Christianson as Valentine, Micheal Bath as Lubbock, Adam Marzheuser as Alex & Reggie Willis as Mr. Barcroft.
(CINCINNATI, FEB. 14, 2012) – Cast members Reggie Willis and Buz Davis picked up League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) Awards for their performances in the Clifton Players production of disgruntled employees. A regional premiere by Cincinnati actor/playwright Kevin Crowley, disgruntled employees is a dark comedy set among the mail sorters in a Tornado Alley branch of the United States Post Office.
Both Willis and Davis earned their awards in the category of featured actor in a play. LCT panelists described their performances as “highly individualized portraits, textured, consistent and very funny.”
Willis portrays Mr. Barcroft, the office’s nutty supervisor. “Willis plays damaged authority figures with ease, and he is on his game,” said one panelist. “I liked all his scenes, as he is just fun to watch.”
As Gus, the long-time bureaucrat who’s finally been pushed to the dark side, Davis gives a “strong performance” described as “delightful to watch.” According to one panelist, “He’s intense, an any-second-now-I-will-go-off banana peel personality — violent, philosophical, funny.”
The play was workshopped under Artistic Director Lloyd Richards at the National Playwrights Conference, where it received the Charles MacArthur Fellowship Award for comedy. It has subsequently been performed in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Produced at the Clifton Performance Theatre, disgruntled employees continues through Feb. 26. Details are available at http://cliftonperformancetheatre.com.
The League of Cincinnati Theatres was founded in 1999 to strengthen, nurture and promote Cincinnati’s theatre community. LCT provides its member companies and individual members with education, resources and services to enhance the quality and exposure of the theatre community in Cincinnati and increase community awareness, attendance and involvement. More information about the League can be found at www.leagueofcincytheatres.info.
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The nationally recognized program celebrates 20 years of support from Patricia A. Corbett
CINCINNATI, OH — In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Mainstage Musical Theatre Series continues its 2011-12 season with Stephen Sondheim’s INTO THE WOODS. The award-winning pairing of new and existing fairy-tales with Sondheim’s witty music and lyrics runs Feb. 23-26 and March 1-4 in Patricia Corbett Theater in CCM Village.
The Tony Award-winning comedic musical INTO THE WOODS centers upon a Baker, his Wife and the Witch next door who has placed a curse upon them. In a quest to reverse the curse, the Baker goes “into the woods” to gather the magical ingredients the Witch needs to create a potion. Along the way, the Baker runs into his neighbor, Jack, who tries to feed his family with “magic” beans, Little Red Ridinghood on the way to her grandmother’s house, Cinderella scurrying away from a night cut short with a handsome Prince, and several other beloved characters from Grimm’s fairytales. But, as the characters scour the woods to fulfill their greatest wishes, greed, deceit and misfortune thwart their journeys and force them to confront the morals of their stories. Is there really a happily ever after?
For senior Victoria Cook, landing the role of the Witch in INTO THE WOODS was an emotional experience. “I cried when I got cast as the Witch. It’s a dream role for an actress to be cast as a dynamic character that starts as this hideous creature and then transforms into someone very glamorous.”
But for her, this role is just the tip of the iceberg of the great things that have come from CCM’s Musical Theatre program. She explains, “I’m very blessed to have gone here because it’s recognized as the top program in the country. It’s the best place to be if you want to be in this field.”
CCM’s Musical Theatre program is also the oldest program of its kind in the country. The innovative program was used by the National Association of Schools of Theatre in formulating the guidelines for accreditation of musical theatre programs nationwide. The program is widely recognized for its “triple-threat” approach to training and many of its graduates are following careers as performers and creative artists in every facet of the entertainment industry.
Marking A Milestone
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre, currently held by Chairman of the Department of Musical Theatre and INTO THE WOODS director Aubrey Berg. This production of Into the Woods serves as a celebration of this generous gift to the Musical Theatre program.
Berg explains, “It is always fun to revisit a musical that one has done before, especially in a new venue and with an entirely different scenic concept. When we first produced the show at CCM, it was brand new. Now it is one of Sondheim’s most produced and beloved musicals. Our approach to the show today is rather different than the previous production. In place of a fairytale forest, there is a toy theatre rendered in the style of British illustrator Ronald Searle – look for the whimsical cats – and if the audience gets the sense that a Giant is loose on the UC campus, so much the better. The cast is constantly in the steeply-raked aisles of the Patricia Corbett Theater. Ours is a forest with hills.”
“With the establishment of the Corbett Chair in Musical Theatre, we were able for the first time to present our ‘Not Famous Yet’ showcase in New York City,” says Berg. “This allows our graduating class to be seen by agents and casting directors, an enormous selling point for the program. It also enables us to bring master teachers in every aspect of the craft to Cincinnati to interact with our students, to provide scholarships in musical theatre and to present our ‘admission free’ series of musicals in the Cohen Family Studio Theater. We are fortunate, too, that the work begun by Mrs. C is continued today by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.”
Cook recognizes that without the support of generous donors, the things that make CCM’s program a standout would be impossible. “We want to use Into the Woods to honor Patricia Corbett and the good that she’s done in creating this chair because the program wouldn’t have the showcase and master-class opportunities that is has without her, and that’s the number one reason that students want to be a part of this program,” explains Cook. “I wouldn’t have had the experience at CCM I had without this generosity, so it’s important to us to do our best to honor her.”
About the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre
Since its establishment in 1991, the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre has provided invaluable support for the Musical Theatre Program at CCM. At the time of its inception, it was the only academic chair of its kind in the United States, the American equivalent of the Chair in Musical Theatre endowed by Cameron Macintosh in honor of Stephen Sondheim at Oxford one year later.
Mrs. Corbett’s generosity has helped scores of students with scholarship aid, enabled the program to invite master teachers to campus, established New York and Chicago showcases for graduating seniors and underwritten admission-free Studio productions, CCM’s gift to the Cincinnati theatre-going community.
In 1991, the Musical Theatre Chair was inaugurated with a production of INTO THE WOODS by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Aubrey Berg, with sets by Paul Shortt, costumes by Dean Mogle and lighting by Jim Gage. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Chair, the Musical Theatre program again stages this popular work, featuring current Corbett scholarship winners in the cast.
In March the celebration will continue with the 20th edition of the Musical Theatre “Not Famous Yet” Showcase, a tradition that began with the establishment of the Corbett Chair.
About Aubrey Berg
Aubrey Berg has headed the musical theatre program at CCM for the past 23 years. He has directed extensively for both professional and educational theatres, with productions ranging from the classics to new plays, from musical theatre to dramatic works. Musicals he has staged include West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Chicago, Babes in Arms, Into the Woods, Evita, Hair, A Chorus Line, The Pirates of Penzance, My One and Only, Assassins, Cyrano, Passion, Chess, Godspell and Little Me. Other productions include such works as Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Tartuffe, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Crucible, Electra and Vinegar Tom.
As a performer, Berg has been seen in roles as diverse as Dr. Pangloss in Candide and Frank in Educating Rita. He holds a PhD in Theatre Arts from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and has studied at the Bristol Old Vic, the British Drama League and the British Council at Stratford-upon-Avon. His work has received a DALRO Award Citation, Joseph Jefferson Award Citations, Obelisk Awards for Excellence in the Performing Arts, Post-Corbett Award nominations, Cincinnati Entertainment Awards and Acclaim Awards.
Berg is the first holder of the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre at CCM and served as Artistic Director of its award winning summer repertory, Hot Summer Nights, for seven years. His students can be seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in national and international tours. In 2010, he received the League of Cincinnati Theatres Award of Excellence and was elected to the CEA Hall of Fame.
Performance Times
February 23-March 4, 2012
Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
Tickets & Parking Information
Tickets to INTO THE WOODS are $29 for adults ($27 matinee) and $19 for students ($17 matinee). $11 student rush tickets will be available for the Saturday matinee beginning at 1 p.m. on Feb. 25 & March 3; limit two rush tickets per student ID. Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus.
For complete ticket and parking information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.
Into the Woods Cast List
Production Team
CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
Lighting Sponsor: Vincent Lighting Systems
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES
INTO THE WOODS
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Aubrey Berg, director
Steven Goers, musical director
Patti James, choreographer
Ryan Howell & Brian J. Ruggaber, scenic designers
Dean Mogle, costume designer
Kelly Yurko & *Kaitie Adams, wig & make-up designers
Tim Schmall, lighting designer
Hunter Spoede, sound designer
Sarah Cowing, stage manager
Performance Times
February 23-March 4, 2012
Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
Tickets:
$27-$29, $17-$19 students
$11 student rush tickets available for Saturday matinee beginning at 1 p.m. on Feb. 25 & March 3.
Ordering or Additional Information:
Box Office: 513-556-4183 or boxoff@uc.edu
CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
Lighting Sponsor: Vincent Lighting Systems
All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a calendar of events or to view CCM’s 2011-2012 Mainstage Performance brochure visit our website at ccm.uc.edu.
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