Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 24, 2013 · 7:43 pm

CFF13: THE BUBBLE AND OTHER DISPLAYS OF MORAL TURPITUDE

CFF_The Bubble and Other DisplaysTHE BUBBLE AND OTHER DISPLAYS OF MORAL TURPITUDE
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’13
Art Academy Commons
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat | Behind the Curtain |

A vaudeville style opera about the housing bubble, an opera about Paula Deen, two operas about relationships gone bad, really bad, and all of it gets done in about an hour. It’s a night of unexpected twists in four unexpectedly short American operas.

  • Wed, May 29 at 8:45pm
  • Fri, May 31 at 7pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 7:30pm
  • Tue, June 4 at 8:15pm
  • Thu, June 6 at 7pm

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May 24, 2013 · 7:27 pm

CFF13: TELEPHONE: A PREQUEL TO A LOVE STORY

CFF_TelephoneTELEPHONE: A PREQUEL TO A LOVE STORY
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’13
Art Acadmey Commons
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: CityBeat |

Meet Kyle and Dylan — two incredibly different men, each struggling with the same set of troubles and quandaries: who am I, and what is my life? Am I brave? Am I happy with what’s happening to me? Or is it just happening? One in his work cubicle and the other in his tiny Hell’s Kitchen studio, existing side by side, they are trapped in separate worlds that never converge except through the telephone wire. The two realize that they’re both facing an overwhelming fear. In this story, Kyle and Dylan find they are able to find counsel in each other — and maybe more.

  • Thu, May 30 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 2:30pm
  • Mon, June 3 at 9:15pm
  • Wed, June 5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 6:30pm

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May 24, 2013 · 4:07 pm

CFF13: SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS

CFF_Swimming in the ShallowsSWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’13
Ensemble Theatre
Over-the-Rhine 

Barb finds out that Buddhist monks in Thailand only own eight things — and wonders if that is all she wants. She starts giving away her things but her husband Bob keeps buying her new ones. Donna wants Carla Carla to marry her, but Carla Carla doesn’t like that Donna smokes. Nick meets a shark at the aquarium — they go on a date to the beach and Nick tries not to sleep with the shark too fast. Plus dream sequences. Plus a wedding.

  • Thu, June 6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 7 at 8:45pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 3:45pm & 8:15pm

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May 24, 2013 · 3:56 pm

CFF13: SHUT UP EMILY DICKINSON

CFF_Shut Up Emily DickinsonSHUT UP EMILY DICKINSON
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’13
Know Theatre
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: Behind the Curtain | Enquirer | CityBeat |

From the creators of last year’s sold out hit Radio Star comes Shut UP, Emily Dickinson, a pseudo-historical, quasi-biographical psycho-romance about America’s most annoying poetess. Holed up in her bedroom for eternity, crazy old Emily Dickinson unsuccessfully woos the object of her affection, a disembodied voice. She’s a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma smothered in mental illness on a bed of terrible personality.

  • Wed, May 29 at 8:45pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 7pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 7pm
  • Tue, June 4 at 8:45pm
  • Fri, June 7 at 9:15pm

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May 24, 2013 · 3:40 pm

CFF13: QUESTIONS OF THE HEART: GAY MORMONS AND THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY

CFF_Questions of the HeartQUESTIONS OF THE HEART: GAY MORMONS AND THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’13
Art Academy Commons
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: Behind the Curtain | CityBeat | Enquirer |

QUESTIONS OF THE HEART is an exploration of the often painful intersection of religious faith and sexuality. Ben Abbott—a straight, practicing Mormon—interviewed a dozen men and women of his faith who are gay (or are closely connected to someone who is) and crafted this play based on both the interviews and his journey coming to terms with them. It is a solo performance: Abbott plays the Interviewer as well as the subjects, taking dialogue directly from the transcripts and displaying the vast range of experiences, attitudes, and journeys of those he interviewed.

  • Wed, May 29 at 7:15pm
  • Fri, May 31 at 9pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 9:30pm
  • Thu, June 6 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 8:45pm

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