Monthly Archives: May 2017

May 29, 2017 · 12:59 pm

CFF17: pet fish are for killing by accident somehow it’s really quite inevitable

CFF_Pet Fishpet fish are for killing by accident somehow it’s really quite inevitable
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
OTR Community Church
Over-the-Rhine

Written by Sara Tripp Swartout
Directed by Shelby Becker

Cast: Sarah Durham, Candice Handy & Erin Ward

Tabitha is questioning her relationship of nine years with Marc – with a “C.” Antioch is smugly secure in her relationship with grad school. And whiskey. Marla has a pet fish. Also, everything is terrible. What is love? Baby don’t hurt me.

  • Wed, May 31 at 8:30pm
  • Sun, June 5 at 6:30pm
  • Wed, June 7 at 6:30pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 5:45pm

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May 29, 2017 · 12:05 pm

CFF17: NINE SHORT PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE

CFF_Nine Short Plays logoNINE SHORT PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Art Academy Studio
Over-the-Rhine

Written & directed by Joe Stollenwerk

Cast: Burgess Byrd, Joe Hornbaker, Barbara Karol, Mindy Seibert & Tara Williams

NINE SHORT PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE is a fast-paced and fun collection of short pieces that explore various facets of theatre, performance, and storytelling, ranging in topics from race and casting to falling in love with theatre, and from Henrik Ibsen to Shirley Bassey. It is an eclectic collage in a variety of styles from realism to meta-theatre, autobiography to absurdism, parody to poignancy, including group pieces and monologues.

  • Wed, May 31 at 7pm
  • Mon, June 5 at 9pm
  • Wed, June 7 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 4:45pm

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May 29, 2017 · 12:04 pm

CFF17: MY DARLING DILOPHOSAURUS

CFF_My Darling DilophosaurusMY DARLING DILOPHOSAURUS
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Know Theatre
Over-the-Rhine

Amateur paleontologist, Artemis “Artie” Lattimer, is obsessed with dinosaurs. Her fiancée would like her to pay more attention to something that hasn’t been extinct for 115 million years. After some progress, Artie’s life gets unexpectedly turned upside down when she becomes the parent of a baby dilophosaurus. To win back her fiancée and show that she can be responsible, Artie comes up with the only plan to save the relationship: Win the State Pet Competition!

  • Wed, May 31 at 6:30pm
  • Fri, June 2 at 9pm
  • Sun, June 4 at 2pm
  • Wed, June 7 at 6:30pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 4pm

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May 29, 2017 · 12:02 pm

CFF17: mOTHER

CFF_mOthermOTHER
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Art Academy Auditorium
Over-the-Rhine

What happens when you find yourself questioning a perceived norm and ultimately choose to step outside of it? This is the query that the solo show mOTHER examines through one woman’s first person journey of exploring and ultimately rejecting motherhood.

  • Thu, June 1 at 9pm
  • Mon, June 5 at 7:45pm
  • Tue, June 6 at 8:30pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 2pm

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May 29, 2017 · 12:01 pm

CFF17: MIND MECHANICS

CFF_Mind MechanicsMIND MECHANICS
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Gabriel’s Corner
Over-the-Rhine

MIND MECHANICS is the product of ongoing research funded by a Faculty Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grant. Throughout the process of building the works featured, much time was spent investing in educating the dancers regarding the illnesses they represent and merging their own, individual movement interpretations with my outward understanding of the mental health field.

  • Thu, June 1 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 3 at 8:30pm
  • Sun, June 4 at 4:45pm

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