Monthly Archives: March 2014

THE COLOR PURPLE Runs April 25-26

CBTC_The Color PurpleTHE COLOR PURPLE
Presented by Cincinnati Black Theatre Company
April 25-26
Downtown

THE COLOR PURPLE, a 2006 Tony Award Winning Musical, takes us to the 1930’s rural, southern Georgia where the story’s depiction and invitation inside Black female life exposes numerous issues of early 1900’s American social culture. This inspiring family saga is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life! Come share an incredible woman’s journey over adversity through THE COLOR PURPLE set to a show-stopping, stirring musical score featuring jazz, gospel, blues and ragtime!

  • Fri, April 25 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 26 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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Top Stories for the Week of March 17-23

  1. BPI_logoBPI Announces Auditions for THE JESTER PRINCE
  2. CPI Officers Step Down
  3. PIP’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Recognized by LCT
  4. Bart’s Bards Announces Auditions for JOSEPH…
  5. Paradise Players Announce Auditions for NEXT TO NORMAL
    BYE BYE LIVER: The Cincinnati Drinking Play Begins March 22
  6. BAB Announces Auditions for THE ODD COUPLE
  7. SC Seeks Actor for DEARLY BELOVED
    Acting Up to Present ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
  8. VENUS IN FUR Runs April 19-May 17
    ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Runs March 21-23
  9. CCPA Announces Auditions for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
    Innovative Carnegie Impresario Returns After 15 Years With Harvey
    Know Theatre is Excited to Announce THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WAY
    Monty Python’s SPAMALOT Runs April 17-27
  10. Broadway in Cincinnati 2014-2015 Season Announcement
    CYPT Announces Auditions for FOOTLOOSE

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  5. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
  6. Paradise Players
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    League of Cincinnati Theatre Awards

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Lighting Designer Needed Immediately

Traveling Irish Dance Troupe unexpectedly lost their lighting designer. They are looking for a short term sub to leave TOMORROW (Wed) for Wisconsin, and travel through April 7 or 10. They have the equipment. If interested, contact Lauren at 941.350.0652.

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SCCT Presents A FLEA IN HER EAR

Sinclair Theatre students Destre Inlow, Jessica Zula and David Brandt get caught up in the hilarious sex farce, A Flea in Her Ear, presented April 4-12 in Blair Hall Theatre. (photo by Patti Celek)

Destre Inlow, Jessica Zula & David Brandt. Photo by Patti Celek.

Sinclair Theatre will present the hilarious sex farce, A FLEA IN HER EAR, by Georges Feydeau, April 4-12, in Blair Hall Theatre, located in building 2 of the Sinclair Community College downtown Dayton campus.

Translated by director Nelson Sheeley, A FLEA IN HER EAR has been called “the perfect farce” for good reason. It involves a large cast with mistaken identities, faithless and faithful spouses, a letter, a hotel, a naughty maid, a bellhop and a few gunshots.

Cast includes: Skyler McNeely, Katie Beyoglides, David Brandt, Sydney Back, Tray Shelton, Woody Hieb, Jonathan Sheehan, Destre Inlow, John Ray, Anna Sheldon, Jessica Zula, Katie Paeg, Kory Copeland and Bill Styles.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., one Sunday April 6th matinee at 2 p.m., and a Downtown Dayton Thursday Nights performance at 7 p.m. on April 10th.

All seats are reserved and cost $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and Sinclair employees. ALL Thursday tickets cost an additional $5 each and include pre-show appetizers and cash bar beginning at 6 p.m. in the lobby for Sinclair’s popular Downtown Dayton Thursday Nights.

Tickets are on sale now at: www.sinclair.edu/tickets.

If you need further assistance, leave a message at 937-512-2808. A student box office agent will return your call as soon as possible. The box office is open one hour prior to performances.

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ETC’s THE MOUNTAINTOP Earns 4.5 Star LCT Rating

Gavin Lawrence as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Torie Wiggins as Camae. Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

Gavin Lawrence as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Torie Wiggins as Camae. Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

LCT Rating
 
Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Ensemble Theatre’s production of THE MOUNTAINTOP, with a 4 star rating. THE MOUNTAINTOP is an evocative imagining of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his encounter with a hotel maid on the eve of his assassination.

Panelists decribed THE MOUNTAINTOP as “a mind-blowing evening of theater—incredible and imaginative.” Lynn Meyer’s direction was commended: “One of the best directing jobs I have seen from Lynn Myers, possibly ever. Her steady, fluid, unpretentious choices…were dignified and perfectly understated.” Both actors in this two person play, Gavin Lawrence as Dr. King and Torie Wiggins as Camae were praised extensively: “The chemistry between them is engaging from the beginning.” Lawrence was “convincing” and Wiggins showed “depth and range.” Many of the production aspects of the play were also recognized. Set designer Brian C. Mehring’s set depicting the Lorraine Motel was full of detail that “seemed to transport us back in time”, and Mehring’s lighting design, along with Matthew Tibb’s sound design, “collaborated to create a lightning/thunderstorm so realistic I jumped in my seat.”

The Mountaintop continues through April 6th. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.ensemblecincinnati.org.

League of Cincinnati Theatre panelists evaluate productions on a 5 star scale and recommend shows at either a 4 star or 5 star level. Nominations for LCT awards will be determined and announced at the end of the season and winners awarded at the annual LCT gala in the spring.

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