Virginia Butley (Karen Ziemba, right) attempts to sway new neighbor Tania Del Valle (Sabina Zuniga Varela, left) to her point of view in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s world premiere of Karen Zacarías’ Native Gardens, which runs through Feb. 21 in the Robert S. Marx Theatre. A disagreement over a longstanding fence line spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege and entitlement with hilarious results. For NATIVE GARDENS tickets call 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, 800-582-3208) or visit http://www.cincyplay.com. Photo – MIKKI SCHAFFNER; Date – January 2016.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY –Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will visit Northern Kentucky University to speak with students about her life and career on Tuesday, February 16 from 3-4pm. The event is open to the public and will take place in the Stauss Theatre in the Fine Arts Center.
Ziemba is currently appearing in the world premiere of Native Gardens at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
Karen Ziemba is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre. Ms. Ziemba received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in Contact at Lincoln Center Theater. Other Broadway, off-Broadway and regional credits include Bullets Over Broadway; Chicago; Curtains (Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination); Crazy for You (Jeff Award); Never Gonna Dance (Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination); And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk Award); Steel Pier (Tony nomination); I Do! I Do! (Drama Desk nomination); A Little Night Music; Sweeney Todd; 110 In the Shade; The Most Happy Fella; Hello, Dolly!; Boeing-Boeing; Much Ado About Nothing; Brighton Beach Memoirs; Broadway Bound; Heresy; Sylvia; and Six Degrees of Separation. She’s appeared on The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Scrubs and The Kennedy Center Honors in tributes to Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris, as well as for PBS’ Great Performances in My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, Gershwin at 100 and Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall.
WHO
Karen Ziemba, Tony Award winning actress
Hosted by Northern Kentucky University | School of the Arts | Theatre and Dance
WHEN
February 16, 2016 | 3-4pm
WHERE
NKU Fine Arts Center | Stauss Theatre | 100 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
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