Monthly Archives: May 2016

May 26, 2016 · 6:01 pm

CFF16: A NIGHT WITH THE DREAM KEEPER

CFF_A Night with the Dream Keeper logoA NIGHT WITH THE DREAM KEEPER
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’16 FRINGENEXT
Art Academy Auditorium
Over-the-Rhine

Long ago, the Dream Keeper (DK) was assigned the task of watching and recording the dreams of people in a certain region. For the first time ever, she is being put in front of a live audience. DK, over-excited, but underprepared narrates while presenting her favorite group of people’s dreams and subsequent real-life sequences. It’ll be a thought-provoking night supplemented with laughter, music, and dreams—one of the most fascinating complications of the human mind. 65 minutes.

  • Sat, June 4 at 7:15pm
  • Mon, June 6 at 8:45pm
  • Tue, June 7 at 8pm
  • Thu, June 9 at 6:30pm
  • Sat, June 11 at 1:25pm

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May 26, 2016 · 5:58 pm

CFF16: WOODY VS. MIA VS. GWYNETH VS. COLDPLAY

CFF_Woody vs Mia vs logoWOODY VS. MIA VS. GWYNETH VS. COLDPLAY
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’16
Coffee Emporium
Over-the-Rhine

Welcome to our break-up game show! This show imagines its four title characters are all friends, and follow what happens after Gwyneth and Coldplay’s conscious uncoupling unsettles Mia and Woody’s imperfect partnership. Interspersed through this are games requiring the performers to challenge and surprise each other (every night is different), including “It’s All Good! An Exercise in Rationalization,” “The Love Song of J. Gwyneth Paltrow,” and “The Five Stages of Staying the F— Together!” 60 minutes.

  • Wed, June 1 at 8:15pm
  • Fri, June 3 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 4 at 3:45pm

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May 26, 2016 · 5:45 pm

CFF16: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MOST BRUTAL TRAGEDY

CFF_Measure for Measure logoWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MOST BRUTAL TRAGEDY: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’16
Art Academy Studio
Over-the-Rhine

Written and performed by Shannon Knapp & Matthew Russak

MEASURE FOR MEASURE features Isabella struggling to maintain her bodily autonomy amongst several powerful men who desire her. This exploration of Shakespeare’s text highlights the changes between 17th century Verona and today–and what hasn’t changed. 45 minutes.

  • Fri, June 3 at 6:15pmpm
  • Sat, June 4 at 9:30pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 2pm

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May 26, 2016 · 6:57 am

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Runs June 3-12

YAHP_logoCIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
Young at Heart Players
June 3-12
Dayton Playhouse

Directed by Annie Pesch

Cast: Cheryl Mellen as Marty, Dave Gaylor as James, Steve Strawser as Schultz, Megan Cooper as Theresa & Jordan Norgaard as Lauren

In this charmingly comic off-Broadway hit, unanticipated revelations result when five people enroll in a community center adult acting class. Over six weeks, seemingly silly theatre games unwittingly expose their innermost hopes and fears. Secrets are disclosed. Relationships begin and end. Real-life drama supplements the make-believe.

  • Fri-Sat, June 3-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 2pm
  • Sat, June 11 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 12 at 2pm

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May 26, 2016 · 6:47 am

All-Liverpool-Born Beatles Tribute Band Extends U.S. Debut Tour

CAA_Mersey Beatles promoAll-Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band extends U.S. debut tour
Meet John Lennon’s sister and The Mersey Beatles

Friday, July 22, 2016
Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

(Cincinnati, OH) – The Mersey Beatles, an all-Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band and the house band for over a decade at the world-famous Cavern Club, are coming back to the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater on Friday, July 22 at 8:00 PM after a sold-out show last fall.

Tickets are $41.75, $51.75and $71.75-VIP (includes meet & greet with the band and Julia Baird) and are on sale now at www.cincinnatiarts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. The show is appropriate for all ages.

John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird, author and director of the Cavern Club, will be in attendance selling and signing copies of her book Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon at the general merchandise table before, during, and after the show.

The Mersey Beatles are no ordinary tribute band. The lads grew up as childhood and schoolmate friends, just like The Beatles! They are the official Beatles tribute band representing the City of Liverpool, and from 2002 to 2012, they were the resident tribute band at The Cavern Club, the nightclub in Liverpool, England, where The Beatles perfected their act before launching a global rock music revolution in the 1960s.

Since 1999, the band has played sell-out shows in more than twenty countries, recreating The Beatles’ most popular hits. The show spans the Fab Four’s entire catalogue, with four costume changes and authentic Liverpool accents, wit, and charm. The Mersey Beatles recreate The Beatles’ image and sound with amazing accuracy using replica Hofner, Rickenbacker and Gretsch guitars, and VOX and Ludwig gear.

Photo identification: The Mersey Beatles, and all-Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band, will perform in Cincinnati as part of their debut U.S. tour.

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