BIRTHDAY CANDLES
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
April 19-May 18
Shelterhouse Theatre [Eden Park]
Directed by Joanie Schultz
Cast: Will Allan as Billy/John, Barbara Chisholm as Ernestine, Amira Danan as Alice/Madeline/Ernie, Mierka Girten as Joan/Alex/Beth, Adam Poss as Matt/William & Bill Timoney as Kenneth
The ingredients for the cake are simple: eggs, butter, sugar, salt. Look closer, though, and you’ll see the essence of life itself. Every year, Ernestine bakes a cake and celebrates with her family on her birthday — a delicious ritual that unfolds onstage across 90 years of birthdays. We meet Ernestine and the people who sweeten her life every year on this day as she grows from 17 to 107 years old. Through glimpses of Ernestine’s life as the years go by, Birthday Candles tenderly explores motherhood, family, love, loss and finding your place in the universe. This charming new play, recently performed on Broadway, will warm the soul. Note: Birthday Candles is recommended for older teenage and adult audiences. Using a bit of strong adult language, the play celebrates life and the pain and beauty that comes with it – from serious illness, loss and grief to love, sex, family and birthday cake.
- In preview, Sat, April 19 at 7:30pm
- In preview, Tue-Wed, April 22-23 at 7:30pm
- Thu-Fri, April 24-25 at 7:30pm
- Sat, April 26 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, April 27 at 2pm
- Tue-Fri, April 29-May 2 at 7:30pm
- Sat, May 3 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, May 4 at 2pm
- Tue, May 6 at 7:30pm
- Wed, May 7 at 1pm & 7:30pm
- Thu-Fri, May 8-9 at 7:30pm
- Sat, May 10 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, May 11 at 2pm
- Tue-Fri, May 13-16 at 7:30pm
- Sat, May 17 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, May 18 at 2pm
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