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May 29, 2024 · 5:20 pm

THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY | Oct. 11-12, 2024 | Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater 

CAA_The Improvised Shakespeare Company“Staggeringly Brilliant” and “Downright Hilarious!” – Time Out Chicago

October 11-12, 2024
Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

Tickets on sale Friday, May 31

[Cincinnati, OH] – One of the most critically acclaimed improv troupes in the world, The Improvised Shakespeare Company®, will make its Aronoff Center debut on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM and Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the intimate Jarson-Kaplan Theater. The show is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2024-25 Season.

Tickets start at $60.00 and go on sale Friday, May 31 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. For groups of ten or more, call (513) 977-4155. Applicable services fees may apply. Prices are subject to change.

Based on one audience suggestion (a title of a show that has never been written), The Improvised Shakespeare Company® creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Prepare for an evening of spontaneous comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Nothing has been planned out, rehearsed, or written. All of the dialogue is said for the first time, the characters are created as you watch, and if ever you’re wondering where the story is going… so are they! You’ve never seen the Bard like this before!

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® is one of the funniest and most critically acclaimed improv troupes in the world. The ISC was founded in Chicago in 2005 where it ran to sold-out audiences at the iO Theatre for over a decade. Now it performs regularly at Los Angeles’ Largo at the Coronet for audiences that the LA Times calls “Beatlemaniacal.” The ISC has sold out raucous shows at The Kennedy Center, Bonnaroo, San Francisco Sketchfest, the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, The Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, and Outside Lands in San Francisco. It is featured regularly in NYC at 92nd St. Y and Theatre 80 St. Marks where it “plays to packed theaters with an atmosphere more like a rock club than a repertory house” (The New York Times). In 2018, Sir Patrick Stewart presented The ISC at the Soho Theatre in London. In the 2019-2020 season, The ISC was featured in the Broadway Series at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts where it wowed audiences throughout its 178-show residency.

ISC guest performers have included Jason Alexander, Bradley Whitford, and Patrick Stewart. It has been named Chicago’s best improv group by both the Chicago Reader and the Chicago Examiner and has received numerous awards in LA (Best of LA – LA Weekly), New York (New York Nightlife Awards), and Chicago (The Chicago Improv Foundation). It has been called “Indisputably Great” (Centerstage Chicago), “Mad Genius” (LA Times), “Hilarious” (LA Weekly, Seattle Times, Chicago Reader, TimeOut Chicago, Naples Daily News, CBC Manitoba, Winnipeg Free Press), and TimeOut New York simply says, “Don’t Miss Them. Seriously.”

For more information, visit www.improvisedshakespeare.com.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

The Cincinnati Arts Association is supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), ARTSWAVE, FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Harlan Graphics, Heidelberg Distributing, Kinley Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth

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CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

WHEN:                Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 8:00 PM

Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:00 PM 

WHERE:              Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

PRICES:               Start at $60.00. 10%-off groups of ten or more. Additional service fees may apply. Prices subject to change.

INFO:                  Based on one audience suggestion (a title of a show that has never been written), The Improvised Shakespeare Company® creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Prepare for an evening of spontaneous comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Nothing has been planned out, rehearsed, or written. 

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale Friday, May 31 at 10:00 AM

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org  
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4155

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May 29, 2024 · 5:19 pm

Cincinnati Music Theatre Celebrates 60 Years

CMT_On with the ShowCincinnati, Ohio – The City of Cincinnati will recognize Cincinnati Music Theatre’s 60th anniversary with a proclamation by Mayor Aftab Pureval declaring Friday, May 31, CMT Day in Cincinnati.

The recognition coincides with the opening-night performance of On With the Show, CMT’s season-ending Studio Series production in the Fifth Third Bank Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts (7th and Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202).

“We are proud to be Cincinnati’s downtown community theater and proud to be the first resident company at the Aronoff Center,” said Kathy Beiting, president of the CMT board and co-producer of On With the Show. “We’re grateful to Mayor Pureval and to the city for their ongoing support of the arts in general and CMT in particular.

“This is a wonderful honor, especially since our residency at the Aronoff Center has been just one year shy of half of CMT’s 60 years.”

The formal proclamation will be read in the Fifth Third Bank Theater immediately prior to curtain at 7:30 p.m.

On With the Show distills 60 years of CMT history into a 90-mimute burst of nostalgia, taking audiences on a musical journey from CMT’s first show (The Most Happy Fella) to its most recent mainstage production (Children of Eden) and many points in between. It even offers a glimpse of the future with a musical medley highlighting the upcoming 2024-2025 mainstage season with music from Matilda and Sweet Charity.

Written and directed by CMT board historian Mark D. Motz, On With the Show features the talents of John Beiting, Marypat Carletti, Amelie de la Nuez, Kelly Even, Mike Fielder, Gregory Good Jr., Brett Parr (who also serves as co-producer) and Elizabeth Zerhusen Pille.

“Creating a new work from the ground up and telling the story of CMT with this cast is a singular privilege,” Motz said. “I’m excited for audiences to see these amazing performers and to celebrate this major milestone with us. That the city decided to bestow this honor on CMT makes it all the more special.”

In addition to its inaugural performance, On With the Show also plays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, as well as 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8 and closes with a 7:30 p.m. performance June 8.

Tickets to On With the Show are $26 and are available online, by phone at 513-621-ARTS or in person at the Aronoff box office.

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May 29, 2024 · 5:18 pm

MOMENTS OF TRUTH Runs June 28-30

VP_Moments of TruthMOMENTS OF TRUTH: 5 New Plays About Milestones, Turning Points, and Memories
Village Players
June 28-30
[Fort Thomas]

Featuring plays by Teri Foltz, A.K. Forbes, and Ryan Vaughan
Co-produced by Angela Klocke Forbes and Peggy Kenney

ELEVEN
Written and directed by Teri Foltz
Cast: Clint Bramkamp, Doug Bruening, Garrett Cady, Jen Fischer Davis, Angela Klocke Forbes, Jimmy Jackson, Bethany Kassen, Ray Lebowski, Laura Petracco, Judy Sceifres & Suzanne Stymiest

IT’S THE BIG ONE
By A.K. Forbes
Directed by Drue Harris
Cast: Garrett Cady, Ashley Gore, Quinton Jefferson, Elaine Michael & Carla Oetinger

SO AM IT
By Ryan Vaughan
Directed by Drue Harris
Cast: Anna Grace Rose & Karen Wiebe

THE GAMES WE PLAY
By Ryan Vaughan
Directed by Drue Harris
Cast: Jake Beckelhimer, Rebecca Sams & Miranda Smith

THIRTY-NINE
By A.K. Forbes
Directed by Drue Harris
Cast: Jimmy Jackson & Kathryn Muck

  • Fri-Sat, June 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 30 at 2pm

Official page | Facebook event |

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May 29, 2024 · 5:17 pm

MATILDA the Musical Runs June 28-30

RTC_MatildaMATILDA the Musical
Royal Theatre Company
June 28-30
Mason High School

Official cast list |

Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, Matilda is the story of a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other’s lives, as Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but appreciate Matilda’s extraordinary personality. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

  • Fri, June 28 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 29 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, June 30 at 2pm

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May 28, 2024 · 6:37 pm

HORIZONS OF GOLD Opens on June 6th

BB_Horizons of GoldHORIZONS OF GOLD
Bart’s Bards
June 6-9

Don’t miss your chance to experience this beautiful story of the power of family, second chances, and the strength to find home and healing in the face of unrelenting hardships.

A STORY OF PERSEVERANCE AMIDST SHATTERED DREAMS
Rose is a young Mexican migrant, abandoned and lost in turbulent 1930s California. She clings to Margaret Thomas, a Kansas farm wife displaced by the Dust Bowl. Together, they grieve a lost family and search for home and healing in the midst of unrelenting hardships. Could John Bollen, the generous wheat farmer down the road, be a savior for them both? A powerful journey of the heart unfolds for three people who find their lives intertwined, each desperate to heal the past and embrace a new future.  Lush, full-bodied orchestrations and soaring melodies take us back to the sweeping wheat fields of America’s Great Plains. With its cast of vibrant characters, this thoughtful script is packed with heart-rending drama, laugh-out-loud humor, and gentle romance.

TICKETS AND INFORMATION
Tickets are on sale now.  Tickets can be purchased in advance at the link below or at the door 1 hour prior to each performance.

TICKETING LINK: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/80044

VENUE: Krumpe Activity Center – 9375 Winton Rd., Cincinnati, OH, 45231

SHOW DATES AND TIMES

  • Thursday, June 6 at 7:30pm
  • Friday, June 7 at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, June 8 at 2:00pm
  • Saturday, June 8 at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, June 9 at 2:00pm

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