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August 5, 2015 · 2:54 pm

A LITTLE BUSINESS AT THE BIG TOP Runs Sept. 3-5

CFF_A Little Business at the Big TopA LITTLE BUSINESS AT THE BIG TOP
Part of Know Theatre of Cincinnati’s 2015/16 Fringe Encore and Extra Season
Sept. 3-5
Over-the-Rhine

Written and performed by David Gaines

From the creator of 7(X1) SAMURAI, a fast-paced spectacular circus comedy full of danger and romance – like Popeye meets Chaplin in a Bugs Bunny cartoon! The aerialists, the animals, the clowns, the brutal ringmaster!

The drama, the fight, … the thrilling escape across the high wire, … all by just one performer! “A tour de force of storytelling and physical theatre.  Mr. Gaines is an extraordinary theatre artist.  … It’s dazzling!” – Milwaukee Mag

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 3-5 at 8pm

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August 5, 2015 · 2:11 pm

Cincinnati Lab Theatre Announces Summer Workshop Production IDENTITY

CINCINNATI LAB THEATRE ANNOUNCES SUMMER WORKSHOP PRODUCTION OF
“IDENTITY – AN EVENING OF THREE TWENTY-MINUTE ORIGINAL PLAYS”

CLT_logo(Cincinnati, OH) Cincinnati LAB Theatre announces its Summer Workshop production of IDENTITY – An Evening of Three Twenty-minute Original Plays. Falcon Theatre once again is the presenting host of Cincinnati LAB Theatre at the Monmouth Theatre in Newport, KY.

Performances are August 13, 14, & 15, 2015, 8:00pm.

About the Cincinnati LAB Theatre Workshop Process
This year Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s challenge was to assemble three different creative teams to each produce a twenty-minute original play. Each team was directed to incorporate “Identity” as a theme and to use the recent US Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage as a major event in the story. Each creative team consists of a local Playwright & Director and a cast of up to three local actors. Some of Cincinnati’s finest talent has assembled for this workshop. Cincinnati LAB Theatre will present all three plays each performance and will conclude each evening with a post-show discussion of all of the pieces presented.

About The Creative Teams

Team #1: Title of Play: NOW WHAT?

Playwright: Elizabeth a. Harris
Director: Ben Raanan
Cast: Alexa Glaser & Carolyn Parsons

Team #2: Title of Play: #lovewins

Playwright: Leah Strasser
Director: Jared D. Doren
Cast: Adam Jones, Rachel Mock & Tracy Shoster

Team #3: Title of Play: THE GAY DIVORCE

Playwright: Brian Griffin
Director: Bob Allen
Cast: Carter Bratton & Jeffrey K. Miller

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Performances are August 13, 14, and 15, 8:00pm at the Monmouth Theatre, 636 Monmouth St., Newport, KY, 41071.

Save on tickets by purchasing online in advance for $10 or purchase at the door for $15. Student tickets at the door are $10 with a valid student I.D. To purchase tickets online visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2125686.

About Cincinnati LAB Theatre
Cincinnati LAB Theatre is an organization for established and emerging artists in the Greater Cincinnati area dedicated to a collaborative creative process that will present established works of drama and develop new plays through a traditional workshop model. Cincinnati LAB Theatre will provide a solid platform for artists to cultivate, strengthen and hone their artistic crafts and talents and offer quality theatre for Cincinnati audiences.

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August 5, 2015 · 12:24 pm

Auditions Announced for CALIFORNIA SUITE at Beavercreek Community Theatre

bctOpen auditions for CALIFORNIA SUITE at
Beavercreek Community Theatre
3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Beavercreek, OH 45432

Auditions are August 31-September 1 at 7PM

Directed by Mike Rousculp
Performance Dates: October 30-November 8, 2015

It’s a humorous confection divided into four parts: In Visitor from New York, Hannah, a magazine writer is joined by her ex-husband, the question being with whom should their daughter spend the next six months? The Visitor from Philadelphia is a wife who arrives at the suite, catching her husband “en flagrante delicto” with a drunken hooker. Visitors from London brings a British star as Academy Award nominee. Diana returns from the ceremony empty-handed to husband Sidney whose homosexuality will be no comfort tonight… The Visitors from Chicago are two couples ending a disastrous vacation they should not have shared.

Roles include: (actors/actresses within age range of 35 to 50, or actors able to portray 40 year old characters)

  1. Visitors from New York:
    Hannah Warren
    William Warren
  2. Visitors from Philadelphia:
    Marvin Michaels
    Millie Michaels
  3. Visitors from London (must have British accents):
    Sidney Nichols
    Diana Nichols
  4. Visitors from Chicago:
    Mort Hollender
    Beth Hollender
    Stu Franklyn
    Gert Franklyn
  5. Call girl (21 to 45 age range)

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August 5, 2015 · 12:06 pm

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Coming to the Arts Center at Dunham

Petrea Whittier as Puck with fairy played by Kyle Brumley. By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Petrea Whittier as Puck with fairy played by Kyle Brumley. By Mikki Schaffner Photography.

CINCINNATI, OH – August 6, 2015 —  The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will offer a free family-friendly performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Arts Center at Dunham (1945 Dunham Way Cincinnati, OH) on Saturday, August 15 at 2:00 pm. The performance is part of the 2015 FREE Shakespeare in the Park Tour.

Set in a traditional Elizabethan design with lush costuming for the fairies and Athenian lovers, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare shows what happens when feuding fairies meddle in the love lives of human couples. Comical adventures, mistaken identities, and a silly play-within-a –play are part of the mayhem that ensues. In this whimsical forest, a happy ending is guaranteed for both sprites and mortals alike.

Admission to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare in the Park Tour is free. Reservations are not required but can be made online at www.sunsetplayers.org. Arriving early is recommended for best seating.  Special thanks to Kroger as the Community Sponsor.

About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages. Located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season. The repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs reached nearly 30,000 young people and underserved community members last season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions at its home on Race Street. Last season, CSC was proud to become one of the first five theaters in the United States to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati’s stage for the classics!

About the Arts Center at Dunham
The Arts Center at Dunham is a fine arts center for the west side of Cincinnati. Housed in one of the three remaining buildings of what was the first municipally owned tuberculosis sanatorium in the United States, the Arts Center includes a 350-seat performance venue as well as extensive studio and programming space. The Arts Center is located in the Dunham Recreation Complex. See what is happening at the Arts Center at Dunham on Facebook.

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August 5, 2015 · 11:37 am

THE SECRET GARDEN Runs Sept. 5-Oct. 3

PIP_The Secret Garden promoTHE SECRET GARDEN
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Sept. 5-Oct. 3
Eden Park

Directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Music directed by Sariva Goetz

Cast: Cameron Bartell as Dickon, Dan Beckmann as Captain Albert Lennox, Brandi Burkhardt as Lily, Caitlin Cohn as Mary Lennox, Carlyn Connolly as Claire Holmes, Kevin Earley as Archibald Craven, Anthony Frederickson as Colin Craven, Charlotte Maltby as Martha, Timothy McDevitt as Lieutenant Peter Wright, Adamn Monley as Dr. Neville Craven, Gayton Scott as Mrs. Medlock, Vishal Vaidya as Fakir, Jessican Van Kipp as Rose Lennox, Anita Vasan as Ayah, Dathan B. Williams as Ben Weatherstaff, Michael Yeshion as Major Holmes & Talia Noelle Zoll as Alice

This soaring musical version of the beloved family classic won three Tony Awards on Broadway. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox is alone in the world until she is sent to live with her inattentive uncle in his foreboding English manor. When she discovers the locked-away secrets of an abandoned garden, Mary coaxes far more than its flowers back to life. With a gorgeous score, The Secret Garden comes alive on the intimate Playhouse stage for a new generation, perfect for fans of the novel, lovers of grand-scale musicals or those discovering its delightful story for the very first time. Ages 8 and up.

  • In preview Sat, Sept. 5 at 8pm and Sun, Sept. 6 at 2pm. $30 seats available.
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, Sept. 8-9 at 7:30pm. $30 seats available.
  • Thu, Sept. 10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 12 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 13 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 15-17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 19 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 20 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 22-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 26 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 27 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, Sept. 29 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, Sept. 30 at 1pm
  • Thu, Oct. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Oct. 2 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 3 at 4pm & 8pm

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