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LOVE KNOTS

LOVE KNOTS
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’12
Emery Theatre
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: CityBeat | Behind the Curtain |

What love makes us do! We all know how love ties us up. To tie or untie. That is the question! How many love knots can you name? Romantic. Platonic. Self love. Unrequited. Brotherly…? Love Knots is five short comedy/dramas–OMG, it’s.a short play fest.a mini-play festival within a Festival! Love Knots stand alone — and together — Whistle Stop Romance. Happy Family at Lui’s Golden Dragon. The Next Table. Holey Swiss Duet. Sunny Side Up. Short plays about the ties that bind. Each short is ten to fifteen minutes long.

Written by Philip Paradis
Directed by Bob Allen

Cast: Paul Eisenman, Ryan Fissel, Mindy Heithaus, Marisa Holzman, Connor Lawrence, Barbara Manning, Tom Manning, Madeline McKenzie, Rachel Mock, Callie Schuttera, Nick Tsangaris, Sarah Vargo, Nathan Wallace, Anne Wrider & Trey Wright

  • Fri, June 1 at 8:45pm
  • Sun, June 3 at 7:15pm
  • Mon, June 4 at 8:30pm
  • Thu, June 7 at 9pm
  • Fri, June 8 at 7pm

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LATITUDE

LATITUDE
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’12
Hanke 1
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: CityBeat | Enquirer |

MamLuft&Co. Dance celebrates its fifth anniversary in Cincinnati in 2011-2012, and uses its five years here as inspiration to explore themes of change and place and how the two are entangled. Latitude consists of two parts by Jeanne Mam-Luft and Susan Honer (ML&Co. Assistant Choreographer) choreographed in collaboration with the performers. The project will use a combination of site-specific dance-on-camera and live action dance on-stage. The first section, Here celebrates Cincinnati locales. The second section,Milkweed takes its inspiration from the amazing migrational patterns of Monarch butterflies.

  • Thu, May 31 at  at 7:15pm
  • Sat, June 2 at 4pm
  • Tue, June 5 at 8:45pm
  • Thu, June 7 at 9:15pm
  • Sat, June 9 at 6:30pm

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KISS KISS MISSILES: A RETROSPECTACLE

KISS KISS MISSILES: A RETROSPECTACLE
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’12
Hanke 1
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat |

KISS KISS MISSILES: A RETROSPECTACLE brings together three classic company works in a festival-style dance concert dedicated to exploring social and contemporary dance communication. Partnerships will be fleeting. Direction changes will surge. Line dances will twinkle and dissolve. Missiles will kiss. So bow to your partner and join the fun.

  • Fri, June 1 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 2 at 7pm
  • Sun, June 3 at 4:45pm

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GRIM AND FISCHER: A Deathly Comedy in Full-Face Mask

GRIM AND FISCHER: A Deathly Comedy in Full-Face Mask
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’12
Know Theatre
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: CityBeat | Enquirer | Behind the Curtain |

Death meets his match in Mrs. Fischer, a tenacious granny not ready to breathe her last. In this acclaimed work of imagination and whimsy, an aging grandmother confronts the question that we all must face: what is it to know your end is nigh? Can you ignore it? Can you escape it? Can you hit Death in the face with a frying pan? The recipient of four Best of Fest awards and named a “Fringe treasure”, “utter magic” and an “absolute must-see.” Watch as one woman’s fight for survival takes fantastical flight in a showdown with Death himself!

  • Wed, May 30 at 9pm
  • Thu, May 31 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 2 at 8:15pm

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FEMALE DESIRES

FEMALE DESIRES
Presented as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’12
Hanke 1
Over-the-Rhine 

Reviews: CityBeat |

What’s behind the female facade? This dramatic collection of monologues attempts to uncover the truth of the complex female mind. Witness women grapple with modern day issues of love, lust, sexuality, religion and immigration as they give voice to their deepest insecurities and boldest desires. Every story is as intricate and unique as the woman behind it.

  • Wed, May 30 at 7pm
  • Sun, June 3 at 2:30pm
  • Thu, June 7 at 7pm

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