Director Craig Smith and XACT say “Congratulations!” to the cast of MAY 4TH VOICES:
Performances run May 6-15.
For more information visit www.xeniaact1.org
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Cincinnati Ballet’s Family Series is a narrated, hour-long ballet just for kids!
Cincinnati, OH (March 24, 2022) – Cincinnati Ballet’s Family Series returns to the Aronoff Center, April 7-10 with SNOW WHITE! The Family Series is an hour-long, narrated ballet performed by the Second Company – CB2 and Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy students, staged by Second Company – CB2 Director Suzette Boyer Webb. We are so pleased to welcome families back to the Aronoff for an interactive dance performance created with children in mind. SNOW WHITE is the third installment of our Family Series, a regional premiere co-commissioned by Cincinnati Ballet and Ballet West. SNOW WHITE features magic elements – the poisoned apple and talking mirror – that audiences know from the classic story. Young dancers from the Otto M. Budig Academy perform the roles of Snow White’s trusted friends – the Seven Dwarfs and woodland animals – who guide her on her journey to find true love. The production, choreographed by Pamela Robinson Harris, is also narrated by actors playing the Brothers Grimm, making the story easy for even the youngest members of your family to understand and enjoy. The production runs a little over an hour and includes free, fun, fairy-tale themed lobby games and activities before performances.
Tickets start at $20 and are on sale now. For more information visit cballet.org.
Audiences are no longer required to wear face coverings or show proof of vaccination for Cincinnati Ballet performances at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. All Cincinnati Ballet dancers and Academy students are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and will perform without face coverings. Please refer to cballet.org for the very latest Covid-19 health and safety guidelines.
WHO: Cincinnati Ballet
WHAT: Family Series: SNOW WHITE
WHEN:
WHERE: Aronoff Center for the Arts – 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio
TICKETS: Call 513.621.5282 or visit cballet.org
Cincinnati Ballet 2021-2022 Season Sponsors:
About Cincinnati Ballet
Since 1963, Cincinnati Ballet has been the cornerstone professional ballet company of the region, presenting a bold and adventurous array of classical, full-length ballets and contemporary works, regularly with live orchestral accompaniment. Under the artistic direction of Victoria Morgan, Cincinnati Ballet has become a creative force within the larger dance community, commissioning world premiere works and exploring unique collaborations. With a mission to enrich, expand, and excel in the art of dance through performance, a high-caliber academy, and impactful education and community engagement in local to global communities, Cincinnati Ballet reaches beyond the stage in programs that allow every person in the region to be part of the continued evolution of dance. To that end, Cincinnati Ballet presents exhilarating performances, provides extensive education and community engagement programs, and offers top-level professional ballet training at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.
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INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Human Race Theatre Company
April 14-May 1
Loft Theatre [Dayton]
Directed by Margaret Perry
Produced by Tara Lail & Kevin Moore
Cast: Christine Brunner as Josephine (Jo) O’Shea, Cecily Dowd as Linda O’Shea, Mierka Girten as Theresa (Terri) Carmichael, Lizzie Huelskamp as Becky O’Shea & Jason Podplesky as Mike O’Shea/Father Lovett/Betty Heckenbach
A money-strapped family tries to cope in 1973. 19 year-old Linda O’Shea is our narrator and she is attempting to re-enact the most turbulent day of her life, but her family keeps interrupting to tell their side of the story. The 70’s were a time of old school living; no social media, and public ridicule in a close-knit community was the ultimate nightmare. When her parents ask her to explain to her younger sister about the birds and the bees, somehow the blunt explanation is overheard by the parish priest and he is not amused. When he confronts her parents about the “corruption of their eldest daughter’s very soul,” all holy hell and hysteria break loose in this nostalgic comedy.
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“Whose bricks? My bricks!”
THE TWUNNY FO’ by A.J. Baldwin
April 15 – May 8, 2022
A world-premiere comedy about work and the work.
To close out our 24th season of new works, the Know is delighted to present a brand-new workplace comedy, set in the third shift of a 24-hour convenience store and written by Cincinnati playwright and performer A.J. Baldwin.
As rents go up and people move away, Tyra works to finish her M.B.A. so she can move out of the neighborhood for once and all. By night, she works at her local corner store, which has just been bought out by “family owned” chain The 24, open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. When a life-changing event rocks the store, Tyra and the rest of the third shift push back to reclaim the block for the future of their neighbors.
The Twunny Fo’ comes to you from the mind of A.J. Baldwin, an Over-the-Rhine based actor and playwright familiar to audiences at both the Know and at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s touring and MainStage productions. And bringing A.J.’s vision to life is director Candice Handy, Cincinnati Shakespeare’s Education Director, who makes her Know directorial debut after having previously appeared on our MainStage in Marian: or, The True Tale of Robin Hood (2017).
A sharp-tongued comedy with plenty of edge, The Twunny Fo’ is a story of community and solidarity, set against the grind of a corporatized retail job in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. Fast, funny, and full of characters pulled straight from life, The Twunny Fo’ asks tough questions, like “What does it mean to get ahead?” and “Who does it mean you’ll leave behind?”
Know Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford immediately knew there was something both timeless and immediate about this world premiere.
Says Hungerford, “The Twunny Fo’ exists at the crossroads of theatrical traditions like the workplace comedy and the purgatory play. But more than that, it’s an opportunity to spend a couple hours with compelling characters, great actors, and a story that feels tailor-made for not only our neighborhood, but all the neighborhoods like ours across the country. What a fantastic way to cap off our 24th season!”
The Twunny Fo’ began its life as a pitch for a Cincinnati Fringe Festival show, but it was clear to us that it had potential beyond a two-week Fringe run. Following developmental readings with both the Know and the Cincinnati Black Theatre Artists Collective (co-founded by director Candice Handy), a selection from the play was featured in To Be Black, a collaboration between the CBTAC and Falcon Theatre in April 2021.
This story speaks to our own history here on Jackson Street, as well – where we’ve watched the kind of rapid change that The Twunny Fo’ explores, as well as the toll it takes on the people who aren’t included in the “redevelopment” plans.
Who is this show for? The Twunny Fo’ will speak to anyone who’s found a community at a grinding job, anyone who has had to hold a friend’s hand even as they’re barely holding it together themselves, and anyone who has had to face the choice to either walk away or stay and fight.
Playwright A.J. Baldwin appears as Tyra, whose ambition stretches beyond the convenience store where she works the night shift. Her previous Know credits include the Beacon in The Absentee (2019), Gina in Zack (2020), and in Theatre: A Love Story (2021).
Fan-favorite James Creque returns to the Know to play Kingsley, the store’s pre-buyout owner who has been reduced to just a regular customer in the business he built. Know audiences will remember James from Hearts Like Fists (2015), The Fisherman’s Wife (2016), Mercury (2019), and All’s Faire (2021).
Jasimine Bouldin (previously seen at the Know in Serials!, OTRimprov shows, and Cincy Fringe) makes her MainStage debut as Rissa, the new girl whose flippant exterior hides a wise and generous heart. Also making his Know Theatre debut is CCM student Eli Lucas. Lucas plays Shaw, whose divided loyalties threaten his place in the workplace hierarchy (and whose interest in Tyra is more than just collegial).
Join us for this edgy new comedy that asks “Whose bricks are these?” and highlights the human cost of “improving” a neighborhood without considering the people who already live there. The Twunny Fo’ runs April 15 – May 8, live at the Know, and livestreaming on select dates to your home.
Tickets are available on our website, knowtheatre.com, or by calling our box office at 513-300-5669.
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PRODUCTION TEAM
AT A GLANCE
Production: The Twunny Fo’ by A.J. Baldwin
Dates: April 15 – May 8, 2022; Wednesday – Saturday shows are at 8 PM; Sunday matinees are at 3 PM.
Where: Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson Street in Over-the-Rhine.
Livestreaming on select dates TBA.
Tickets: The standard ticket price is $25. Audiences may opt to support the Know’s initiative to pay all artists and employees a living wage by selecting the $35 Living Wage Ticket. Low-cost
admission available for $15. On Wednesdays, as part of our Welcome Experiment, tickets are $5 in advance, or FREE at the door.
The Welcome Experiment is bright to you this season by Judge Mark P. Painter (Ret).
Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible.
Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.
The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Know Theatre is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.
Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.
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THE ODD COUPLE
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
April 28-May 1
Parrish Auditorium [Hamilton]
Directed by Rhonda Lucas
Produced by Brett Sandlin
Cast: Scott Christian as Oscar, Tyler Parsons as Felix, Mike Blessing as Murray, Adam Drake as Roy, Jacob Campbell as Vinnie, Brian Smith as Speed, Brandie Gill as Gwendolyn & Sydney Higgins as Cecily
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
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