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May 29, 2017 · 9:21 am

Cait Robinson Presents KATES at 14th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival

CFF_katesCait Robinson presents Katharine Sherman’s KATES, a new fairy tale which will have its world premiere as part of the 14th annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, June 2nd – 10th, 2017

Directed by Cait Robinson
Written by Katharine Sherman
Choreography by Carolyn Guido Clifford
Sound Design by Dan Dorff
Show Art by Gordon Stillman
Costume Crafts by Ruth Wartman

Cast: Ernaisja Curry, Candice Handy, Tatum Hunter, Taha Mandviwala, Bari Robinson & Kelsie Rae Slaugh

Performances:

1201 Main St. Cincinnati OH

  • Friday, June 2nd, 6:30 PM
  • Saturday, June 3rd, 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday, June 6th, 7:00 PM
  • Thursday, June 8th, 7:00 PM
  • Saturday, June 10th, at 2:45 PM

Click here to purchase tickets and passes.

 

About KATES
KATES is a new play that reimagines a fairy tale from the Orkney Islands in a surf rock dreamscape. Two stepsisters strike out on their own after one of them is bewitched with the head of a sheep by her jealous stepmother. On their way, they encounter fairy dances, enchantments, sick princes, and pirate queens.  Lyrical, whimsical, and strange, this play is an exploration of identity and sisterhood.

About the Artists
Cait Robinson is a freelance director and the resident assistant director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Most recently, she directed Proclamation Project (American Repertory Theater), Winesburg, Ohio and Carrie (Stoneham Theatre), The Singularity (Science Fiction Theatre Company, featured in American Theatre online), Gideon’s Knot (Dramatic Repertory Company), and The Maids and 4.48 Psychosis (Portland Stage Company Studio Series). Favorite assistant directing credits: Jitney and Little Shop of Horrors (Cincinnati Playhouse) and Some Brighter Distance (City Theatre, Pittsburgh). She is a proud member of SDC and alumna of the Celebration Barn Theater’s devising intensive, Directors Lab West, and Bowdoin College. Up next: Lincoln Center Directors Lab and directing Pinocchio for Cincinnati Playhouse.

Katharine Sherman is a Minneapolis-based playwright whose work has been produced by the Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco, the Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis, and by a company she co-founded, Collective Unconscious Performance. Her next play is an adaptation of Leo Lionni’s SWIMMY, for very young audiences, for Stages Theater Company in Minnesota in August. BA: Bowdoin College. MFA: University of Iowa.

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May 29, 2017 · 9:11 am

Carnegie Executive Director Katie Brass Resigns

TC_logo_new(Covington, KY) May, 26, 2017– The Carnegie announced today that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Executive Director, Katie Brass.  Brass is leaving to spend more time with her family.

Katie came to The Carnegie from the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center in July of 2007 as development director, and was promoted to executive director just sixteen months later. During her tenure The Carnegie completed a $200,000+ front plaza renovation, expanded programming across all departments, underwent a rebranding, and expanded to include a set-building workshop at the Hellman Creative Center, among other accomplishments.

“As a board member for the past nine years I’ve had the pleasure of working very closely with Katie, and know first hand the impact her leadership has had on the organization,” said Molly Prues, Carnegie Board President. “All of us on the Board wish Katie nothing but the best, and will all miss working with her.”

The Carnegie’s Board of Directors will meet in July to discuss next steps in filling the Executive Director role. The Carnegie’s Deputy Director, Kim Best, has been named interim executive director.

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ABOUT THE CARNEGIE

The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center.  More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Cincinnati Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.

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May 29, 2017 · 9:06 am

Auditions Announced by Cincinnati Choral Society

CCS_logoThe Cincinnati Choral Society has been a premiere auditioned chorus in the Cincinnati area for over 40 years.  Auditions are currently being held through June for all voice parts.  There is information about what to prepare for the audition on the website below.  Use the “Auditions” link on the website to email the Artistic Director  (Philip Clary) to schedule an audition.

Potential CCS Singers are expected to:

  • Read Music/Have Sightreading Skills
  • Have Prior Choral Experience
  • Have Had Training in Vocal Technique/Private Voice Lessons/Coachings

http://www.cincinnatichoralsociety.org/

Auditions and Rehearsals will be held at

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
8101 Beechmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH  45255

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May 29, 2017 · 9:00 am

2017-2018 Season Announced by Village Players

Village Players is pleased to announce our 2017-2018 season:

VP_Collected Stories lgooCOLLECTED STORIES 
By Donald Margulies
Directed by Dan Maloney

Audition Dates: July 9 & 10, 2017
Performance Dates: SEPT 29, 30; OCT 1, 5, 6 & 7 (2017)

Six years in the lives of two intensely creative people— Prof. Ruth Steiner and Ruth’s most devoted disciple, Lisa Morrison—are chronicled in this award-winning play. Hoping to become a writer herself, Lisa latches on to Ruth for consul, advice, and moral support. The trouble begins when Lisa gets into print and her reputation begins to surpass that of her mentor.

VP_The Unvarnished Truth logoTHE UNVARNISHED TRUTH
By Royce Ryton
Directed by Steve Phelan

Performance Dates: DEC 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 & 9 (2017)

Tom and Annabel are a reasonably happy couple. But one evening they have an argument as to who loves the other most. A rough and tumble ensues, and to his horror, Tom discovers that Annabel is dead. So starts a hectic evening of black farce. The hysterical ending finds the stage littered with female corpses, frantic males and a potential fifth victim banging on the door

VP_Ring Around the Moon logoRING ROUND THE MOON 
By Jean Anouilh; Adapted by Christopher Fry
Directed by Alan Karol

Performance Dates: FEB 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 & 17 (2018)

A poetic mixture of farce, romance and comedy. Twin brothers—shy, sensitive Frederic and heartless, aggressive Hugo—are embroiled in a love triangle. To save Frederic from an unhappy marriage, Hugo tries to distract him with a beautiful dancer who isn’t all she seems. Not only does she break up the cynical romances that have been going on before she arrived, but she loses her own heart as well.

BingoBasicLogoBINGO! THE WINNING MUSICAL 
By Michael Heitzman, Ilene Reid and David Holcenberg
Directed by Peggy Kenney

Performance Dates: APR 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 28 (2018)

A group of die-hard bingo players will stop at nothing to make their weekly game. In between the number calling, strange rituals and fierce competitions, love blossoms and long-lost friends reunite. Lovable characters Vern, Honey and Patsy spring to life while audiences play bingo right along with them.

Subscription levels:

  • Individual tickets: $20
  • Pick 3 (any three), $45 — a $15 savings
  • All Access (all four shows), $60 — a $20 savings

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May 25, 2017 · 2:37 pm

CFF17: FIGHT FOR 52¢

CFF_Fight for 52 logoFIGHT FOR 52¢
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Coffee Emporium
Over-the-Rhine

Performed by Howard Petrick

V. R. Dunne’s whole life and character had prepared him for the Minneapolis truck drivers strike of 1934. The workers knew him as a good organizer, who smoked union-made cigarettes, was fond of the movies, didn’t get drunk, and was honest. He never raised his voice or wrote someone off without giving them a chance. The men followed his leadership and many of them, if the occasion offered, would be willing to die for him.

  • Wed, May 31 at 7:45pm
  • Sat, June 3 at 4:45pm
  • Sun, June 4 at 8:30pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 7pm

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