Monthly Archives: February 2013

PIP’s LEVELING UP Earns LCT Nomination

PIP_LevelingUp_1Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s LEVELING UP with an LCT nomination for featured actor (Bobby Moreno), as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production.

Four 20-somethings struggle to transition from college to a “real” life that is rarely spent outside the glare of the video game monitors in their Las Vegas basement. What they find is a world of grown-up relationships that require levels of intimacy far beyond the social shield of technology. When one member of the circle is recruited by the NSA to pilot remote missiles, he’s ill-equipped to handle the moral ambiguities raised in this thought-provoking and often humorous world premiere about a generation straddling the fuzzy line between reality and virtual reality.

Panelists praised Bobby Moreno as Chuck, saying he gave the play “life and heart”; he was “the glue that held the show together.” Overall, the panelists thought the show was “an interesting look into the minds of today’s youth”: “thought-provoking”…”a tight and emotional ride”.

LEVELING UP continues through March 10th. Tickets can be purchased at www.cincyplay.com.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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.com.

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CCPA Children Series Presents AFRICAN FOLKTALES

CCPA_American FolktalesThe Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue in West Price Hill, continues the Saturday Morning Children’s Series:

Bright Star Touring Company – AMERICAN FOLKTALES  on March 16.

Join Akili as she shares these exciting tales that were traditionally passed down by word of mouth. These stories bring to life the vastness of the African landscape and a variety of clever animals, and include valuable character-education themes. Celebrate world cultures, literature and the art of African storytelling with the newest show in the Bright Star repertoire! A true celebration of world cultures and literature! (For grades Pre-K to 5 years old.

11 am performance. Please note that our last Saturday Series performance sold out in advance.

Purchase by one of the following methods:

Single tickets are: $5.00 each. Single tickets on sale now for all shows.

Up next: The Frisch Marionettes –RUMPELSTILZKIN April 27, 2013.

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DOUBT Runs March 8-24

TDW_DoubtDOUBT
Presented by The Drama Workshop
March 8-24
Cheviot

Directed by Michael L. Morehead
Produced by Ray Persing

Cast: Sister Aloysius – Christine Dye, Father Flynn – Glenn Schaich, Sister James – Julia Hedges & Mrs. Mueller – Burgess Byrd

Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Doubt is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded nun wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. Should she voice her concern about one of the priests even if she is not totally certain about the truth? “Blunt yet subtle, manipulative but full of empathy for all sides, the play is set in 1964 but could not be more timely. Doubt is a lean, potent drama…passionate, exquisite, important and engrossing.” Linda Winer, Newsday. Because of strong subject material, TDW does not recommend this production for children not yet in high school.

  • Fri-Sat, March 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 10 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 17 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 24 at 2pm

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TC Announces Registration for Camp Carnegie: Opposite Land

Summer theatre workshops provide children with the opportunity to create and perform their own plays, design costumes and more

TC_logo_newOpen to ages 7 to 15, Camp Carnegie: Opposite Land theatre workshops will have children creating a world where everything is the opposite of what they know today. Perhaps everyday is Christmas, or maybe they live in a world where they get in trouble for not finishing their candy. Who knows where the story lines will go.

Over the course of the six-day workshop, children will have fun exploring the world of theatre through hands-on art making, character design, dramatic exercises, script writing, problem solving and more. All Camp Carnegie: Opposite Land theatre workshops will even include a live performance on stage in the Otto M. Budig Theatre for friends and family.

A total of eight, six-day Camp Carnegie: Opposite Land workshops will be offered throughout June and July:

  1. Session 1: June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
    Times: 1:00 to 5:00pm
  2. Session 2: June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
    Times: 8:30 to 12:30pm
  3. Session 3: June 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
    Times: 1:00 to 5:00pm
  4. Session 4: June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
    Times: 8:30 to 12:30pm
  5. Session 5: July 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
    Times: 1:00 to 5:00pm
  6. Session 6: July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19
    Times: 8:30 to 12:30pm
  7. Session 7: July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
    Times: 1:00 to 5:00pm
  8. Session 8: July 24, 25, 26, 31 & Aug. 1, 2
    Times: 8:30 to 12:30pm 

Advanced registration is required and must be accompanied by a non-refundable $10 pre-registration fee for each participant. Due to limited class sizes and workshop demand, students may register for only one workshop. A completed Camp Carnegie permission form is required and can be found on The Carnegie’s website at www.thecarnegie.com.

For more information and to register, please contact Angelina Caliguri-Schrand at (859) 957-1939 or at acschrand@thecarnegie.com. The Carnegie is located at 1028 Scott Boulevard in Covington, KY. All classes will take place in the Eva G. Farris Education Center.

Camp Carnegie has received support from the Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee and The Toyota Foundation.

About The Carnegie
The Carnegie is a multidisciplinary arts venue serving the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Over the course of the past 10 years The Carnegie has “morphed” from a grassroots gallery with an education component into an all-inclusive arts organization offering professional theatre, art exhibitions showcasing the best of local and regional artists, and a comprehensive arts education program.

The Carnegie is home to the Carnegie Galleries, comprised of more than 6,000 square feet of gallery space where emerging and established artists exhibit in multiple shows throughout the year; the Eva G. Farris Education Center, which provides arts education to thousands of children, many of whom are at or below the poverty level; and the newly renovated 465-seat Otto M. Budig Theatre, which offers an affordable theatre space for local, up-and coming and established production companies and is home to The Carnegie’s Theatre and Concert Series. The Carnegie is the largest arts venue in Northern Kentucky. For more information, visit www.thecarnegie.com or call (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.

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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Runs March 8-23

LSC_Thoroughly Modern MillieTHOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Presented by Loveland Stage Company
March 8-23
Loveland

Directed by Carissa Griffith
Music directed by Jack Hasty
Choreographed by Majory Clegg
Produced by Carolyn Finn & Jan Wethington

Cast: Bonnie Emmer, Nick Castle, Katie McCarthy, Cathy Alter, John Sloan, Michelle Faulkner, Christine Lilly, Dan Docherty, Jeanne Bilyeu and ensemble: Mandy Caruso, Ruth Clippinger, Greg Coleman, Jim Downing, Missy Fram, JV Katz, Madeline Kincaid, John Masterson, Emily Mehne, Emma Meyer, Megan Neal, Lori Reichling, Cassidy Sanders, Allison Shaw, S. Darby Smith, Mary Stone, Jennifer Teeters, Donna Treinen & Elizabeth Vandegrift

In the fast-paced 1920’s, a girl from Kansas moves to New York City to marry a rich man. She samples the “thoroughly modern” flapper life, makes friends, and finds unexpected romance in this stage version of the 1967 film musical.

  • Fri-Sat, March 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 10 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 15-16 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 17 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 21-23 at 7:30pm

Official page | Online ticketing | FaceBook event |

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