New Theatre Company’s Inaugural Performance Features Three Local Playwrights

JUST BEYOND REACH
New Theatre Company’s inaugural performance features 3 local playwrights

New theatre company, Shark Eat Muffin, breaks onto the Cincinnati scene with a creative and collaborative night of short plays. Various themes were suggested on the company Facebook page and one was drawn at random. That theme was JUST BEYOND REACH and it allowed three very different but local playwrights to let their creativity thrive. Two months later the writers have created three short scripts all based around the interpretation of that theme.

Three local directors are working to develop the plays further and ultimate make them into a full performance at the Monmouth Theatre. This evening of theatre should provide a little something for everyone with a very thought provoking evening of what is “just beyond reach”.

Playwright Bios:

• Abbie Doyle, (IT’S A REAL SHAME is a senior at McAuley High School and this is her first play performed. Her interest in playwriting began when she took an educational course from New Edgecliff Theatre, taught by Catie O’Keefe, this past November. When not scrambling to meet deadlines, Abbie is usually enforcing the stereotype of a teenage blogger or hanging out with her friends. Abbie has seen and owns all nine seasons of Seinfeld, is perpetually hungry, and wishes her dog could be here today to be wonderfully overwhelmed by all the smells, noises, and people.
• David H. Hughes, (ACAPULCO), David has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Cincinnati. He studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York. He played John in Clear Stage’s production of David Mamet’s “Oleanna.” For Wyoming Players he directed Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss” and most recently James McLure’s “Laundry and Bourbon” and “Lone Star.” He is extremely grateful to Shark Eat Muffin for this rare opportunity.
• Catie O’Keefe, (THE NOISE MAKER), Catie holds a BA in Theatre from Lewis & Clark College and a Masters in Playwriting from Royal Holloway University of London, after which, she studied for two years at the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers Program in London. Her work has been performed in London, Scotland, Holland, New York, Oregon, Colorado, Louisiana and Ohio. She is currently the Playwright-in-Residence at New Edgecliff Theatre and the Artistic Director for Shark Eat Muffin. She teaches playwriting workshops in the greater Cincinnati area and is a recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Grant working in the US and abroad.

Details:

3 short plays – running time 90mins

Directed by: Michael Heckmann, Mandy Volpenhein and Bet Stewart

Performances: Thursday September 27th, Friday September 28th and Saturday September 29th at 7:30 PM

Location: Monmouth Theatre, 636 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071

Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. http://justbeyondreach.bpt.me/ or at www.sharkeatmuffin.com

* Warning: Contains adult language and situations *