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New Acting, Improv & Standup Comedy Classes for Women Now Enrolling from Alphas Comedy

ALPHAS_logoCreating comfortable environments for female-identifying talent to thrive is primary goal

(Northside) Cincinnati, OH – Local women’s improv and sketch comedy group Alphas Comedy, is launching a new session of classes under the umbrella of their education initiative “Alphas Comedy College”.

Classes run July-August and feature stand-up, improv comedy, and acting classes from local professional female-identifying instructors.

According to Alphas Comedy Artistic Director Patricia Mullins, “The purpose of our new education initiative is to create a space where women feel safe to fail and develop as artists and people. And along the way we want to help them find a community of like-minded people where they can feel confident enough to express the funny, talented people that they are.”

Offerings include:

  • Ladies’ Acting Level 1 w/ Miranda McGee
    When: Mondays July 15 – August 26, 7-9pm
    Price: $195-$235 (register by June 23rd for the early-bird pricing)
    Location: Hoffner Lodge, Northside
  • Ladies’ Level 1 Improv Comedy w/ Patricia Mullins
    When: Mondays July 10 – August 21, 6:30-9pm
    Price: $175-$230 (register by June 17 for the early-bird pricing)
    Location: Hoffner Lodge, Northside
  • Ladies’ Level 1 Stand-up w/ Kelly Collette
    When: Tuesdays July 09 – August 06, 6:30-9pm
    Price: SOLD OUT – but keep an eye out for future openings!
    Location: Hoffner Lodge, Northside

You can see all classes here: https://alphascomedy.fourthwalltickets.com/classes

Registration is now open, and students who sign-up at least 3 weeks in advance will get special early-bird pricing. Questions about classes or shows or want to know more? Go to alphascomedy.com, or connect with Alphas on social media: @alphas_improv on Instagram and Facebook.

About Alphas Comedy:
Alphas is an all-female identifying Cincinnati-based sketch and improv comedy group who have been writing, performing, and improvising shows together since April 2022. Their show “Alphas: Origin Story – A Comedy Variety Show”, is featured as a special event at Cincy Fringe, 2024.

Their mission is to amplify women’s voices in comedy, while providing an inclusive, safe space for exploration, performance, and learning.

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2024 Encores Announced at Cincy Fringe

CFF24_ Songs without WordsSat, June 15 at 5pm at Know Theatre
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (or, The Mendelssohn Play)
 from Jennifer Vosters
Two geniuses + one actor = sibling dramedy with a classical twist.
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Songs Without Words (or, The Mendelssohn Play) is the humorous, heartbreaking true story of one artistic soul inhabiting two very different artists. One actor brings composers Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn to life with a tour-de-force performance that wrestles gender and genius, family and fame, siblinghood and the power of art.


CFF24_The Last Witch in IrelandSat, June 15 at 6:45pm at Know Theatre
THE LAST WITCH IN IRELAND: The Story of Bridget Cleary
 from InBocca Performance
Was it folklore hysteria or gender-based violence?
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The Last Witch In Ireland: In 1895 Michael Cleary declared his wife had been replaced by a changeling whom he’d burned and buried as he waited for his real wife to be returned. Who was Bridget Cleary, the last witch burned in Ireland? Who are we women – the wife or the changeling?


CFF24_1-Man No-ShowSat, June 15 at 8:30pm at Know Theatre
1-MAN NO-SHOW
 from Isaac Kessler
The most theatrically anti-theatre show you’ve ever seen.
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WINNER: Artists’ Pick Award — Edmonton Fringe Festival
An artistic tour-de-force examining the question, “What is Theatre?” as only #CanadianComedyAward Nominee Isaac Kessler can.
“An utterly bizarre, hilarious experience. It’s a must-see.” – Intermission Magazine
“★★★★★ = #HighArt” – ChatGPT
P.S. (plz call/text me at 402-782-5338 when/if I/you need help)

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR Runs July 11-14

LSC_James and the Giant Peach JrJAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR
Loveland Stage Company Youth Summer Workshop
July 11-14
[Loveland]

Directed by Michael Yarick
Vocal Direction by Erica Wethington
Choreographed by Jenna Schroeder
Produced by Kiya Fix

A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure, a boy and his insect friends take an amazing journey across the ocean. This is a family friendly show, executed by the youth in our summer workshop.

  • Thu-Fri, July 11-12 at 7pm
  • Sat, July 13 at 4pm & 7pm
  • Sun, July 14 at 4pm

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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Runs July 10-Aug. 4

WFIT_Peter and the Star CatcherPETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
July 10-Aug. 4
[East Price Hill]

Directed by Stacy Searle
Co-directed & choreographed by Zac Holman
Music direction by Greg Dastillung

Cast: Aaron Schilling as Boy/Peter, Zoe Zoller as Molly Aster, Douglas Fries as Black Stache, Ben Miller-Jones as Prentiss, Cody Combs as Ted, Tyler Gau as Smee, Nick Godfrey as Alf, Emily Borst as Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher, Flowy Ebony as Lord Aster/ Mermaid, Randolph Geers as Falcon Scott, Ryan J. Poole as Grempkin/Fighting Prawn, Gabe Schenker as Slank/Hawking Clam, Trey Finkenstead as Sanchez/ensemble/u.s Peter/Prentiss/Smee/Slank, Caitlin Walsh as Seafarer/narrators/ensemble/understudy for Molly/Bumbrake/Teacher/Ted/Hawking Clam and Mack Ensemble and Zac Holman as Swing: Aster/Alf/Fighting Prawn/Grempkin/Scott/Sanchez)

Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.

  • Wed-Thu, July 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 14 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, July 17-18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, July 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 21 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, July 31-Aug. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 4 at 2pm

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Rummage Sale at Middletown Lyric Theatre on June 15

MLT_logoMLT IS HAVING A RUMMAGE SALE

So if you’re looking to expand your stock or hunt for something you don’t have, we just might.

  • Men’s & Womens Clothing
  • Loads of 60’s and 70’s Vintage
  • Oklahoma Costumes
  • Biblical Costumes
  • Modern & Vintage Outerwear
  • Modern & Vintage shoes & Boots
  • Loads of Christmas Costumes & Decorations
  • LED Costumes
  • Accent Furniture
  • Scenery Practicals
  • Lots of Miscellaneous

SATURDAY, JUNE 15
9am – 3pm

Middletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Avenue
Middletown, Ohio 45044

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