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August 8, 2018 · 11:27 am

Auditions Announced for ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at SSCC Theatre

SSCC_logoSSCC Theatre is pleased to announce their upcoming auditions for the fall production of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE by Joseph Kesselring.

We meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers; the antics of their nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other nephew—these require no further description or amplification here.

Auditions, open to community members and students, will be held on Friday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. in The Edward K. Daniels Auditorium at the Central Campus of Southern State Community College, in Hillsboro, OH. Those interested in auditioning should prepare and memorize a comedic one to two-minute monologue. Those interested on working in available crew positions will be asked to complete an interview during auditions. If you’re interested in auditioning, but unavailable to attend the audition date, please contact Rainee Angles (rangles@sscc.edu) to schedule an alternate audition date prior to August 24.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, directed by Rainee Angles, will be performed November 2 – 4.

For more information about ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, available roles, and a rehearsal schedule, please visit www.sscctheatre.com.

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August 8, 2018 · 10:42 am

ROCK OF AGES: Tenth Anniversary Tour | Nov. 15, 2018 | Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

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CINCINNATI, OH – Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce the mind-blowing, face-melting, nothin’-but-a-good-time, audience-favorite ROCK OF AGES will return to the stage with a Tenth Anniversary tour beginning this fall. Nominated for five Tony Awards® including Best Musical, the all- new production will play the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one night only on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 17 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Group discount tickets for ten or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

It’s 1987 on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip when a small-town girl meets a big-city rocker. As they fall in love in L.A.’s most famous rock club, ROCK OF AGES allows fans to rock out once again to their favorite ‘80s hits. Featuring the music of iconic bands such as Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake among many others, this Tenth Anniversary production features a dynamic new cast revisiting the larger-than- life characters and exhilarating story that turned ROCK OF AGES into a global phenomenon.

ROCK OF AGES opened April 7, 2009 on Broadway and played more than 2,300 performances at the Brooks Atkinson and Helen Hayes Theatres earning five Tony Award® nominations including Best Musical.  The show also enjoyed successful national and international tours and, in 2012, was turned into a major motion picture by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures.  With a book by Chris D’Arienzo and arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp, the tenth anniversary tour is being directed by Martha Banta and choreographed by Janet Rothermel.

Casting and additional tour information will be announced at a later date.

For more information, visit http://rockofagesmusicaltour.com.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS 

SEASON SONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The  P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Hyatt Regency-Cincinnati, Macy’s, Pepsi, Prosource, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, USI

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 600,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.6 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.

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August 8, 2018 · 9:57 am

BLEACHERS On Sept. 11

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Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Sept. 11
Aronoff Center Fifth Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

Written by Leo Bradley

Bleachers is a romp back into some local and national history of “America’s Pastime,” enhanced by some very sing-able tunes—as if Roger Miller had had season tickets to Crosley Field. Baseball’s uniqueness has given it a special place in the life of our nation. Just about every other major sport—football, basketball, soccer, tennis—is played “horizontally,” from side to side. Baseball alone features circular patterns that keep it interesting despite its more leisurely pace than the aforementioned. That’s why a visit to the ballpark is as much social occasion as a spectators’ event.

Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) is a grassroots, non-profit arts organization of Tri-State playwrights, directors, actors, and theater supporters dedicated to developing new plays written by local playwrights. CPI strives to provide a forum for playwrights to explore the possibilities contained within their work by providing a community of playwrights within which individual initiative can seek its fullest expression.

  • Tue, Sept. 11 at 7:30pm

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August 8, 2018 · 9:50 am

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Runs Sept. 5-29

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Matthew Lewis Johnson as Pseudolus. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Sept. 5-29
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips
Music directed by Erin McCamley
Choreographed by Vince DeGeorge

Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a story of shenanigans, hijinks, and tomfoolery as a lowly servant endeavors to scheme his way to freedom in this antic romp through Rome with desperate lovers, scheming neighbors, and scandalous secrets behind every toga.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Sept. 5-6 at 7:30pm. All seats $43.
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm SOLD OUT

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August 7, 2018 · 3:59 pm

THE CEMETERY CLUB Runs Sept. 7-23

MPI_The Cemetery Club logoTHE CEMETERY CLUB
Mariemont Players Inc.
Sept. 7-23
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn

Cast: Mary Ann Smith as Ida, Chessie Vigran as Doris, Barbara H. Russell as Lucille, Arny Stoller as Sam & Susan Schapiro as Mildred

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea to share the joys and struggles of their lives before visiting their husbands’ graves.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu, Sept. 20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 21 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 22 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm

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