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April 3, 2017 · 6:05 pm

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Announces the 2017 PROJECT38 Festival Featuring 38+ Student Shakespeare Events, Workshops, and Performances – now with Shakespeare’s Globe!

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CINCINNATI, OH, March 30, 2017 –  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is pleased to continue their groundbreaking arts education initiative titled PROJECT38 with the public FREE PROJECT38 Festival!  CSC teaching artists have spent over 250 hours this school year working with over 1,600 students at more than 45 different schools to bring each of Shakespeare’s 38 plays to life in creative ways.  On April 20-23, 2017 all of the Cincinnati community will get to experience these amazing performances at a weekend-long free festival in downtown Cincinnati!  Running from Thursday, April 20 and concluding on Sunday April 23 (Shakespeare’s birthday), Memorial Hall will be full of 45 hours of free arts events for the entire community! Additional free Performances and Workshops will occur in Washington Park on Sunday April 23, in celebration of the Bard’s birthday. Last year, the PROJECT38 Festival drew over 5,000 people to OTR.

Student Performances will run in blocks from 9:00am-5:30pm and present Shakespeare through every medium imaginable: dance, computer animation, snap chats, dramatic adaptations, visual art, puppet shows, and much more! These performances will give students the chance to perform in Memorial Hall’s newly renovated theater. Director of Creative Education and PROJECT38 Artistic Director, Jeremy Dubin said “This year we are working with more schools than ever before, well beyond the 38 we originally envisioned (we’d change the name of the project, but, you know, we already had the t-shirts). We are seeing a wider variety of mediums than ever before, from traditional performance, to music, to dance, to visual art and make-up design (on display in the PROJECT38 Gallery), to a feature-length Shakespeare film!”.  All performance are free and opens to the public.

GLOBE Workshops and Performances: Mr. Dubin continues to say “most exciting of all, PROJECT38 has gone international. While we unhesitatingly aver that our Teaching Artists are the best in the city, we would never be so presumptuous as to claim they’re the best in the world. So we’ve brought in the best in the world. CSC has partnered with none other than Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. The Globe was incredibly excited when they learned about PROJECT38, and this past fall sent out two of their practitioners to run a series of workshops for our P38 Teachers and Teaching Artists, equipping them with knowledge, insight and exercises to take with them into the classroom throughout the year.  The experience was simply too amazing not to share, and so during this year’s festival we will have two more Globe practitioners in residence, running workshops for students, teachers, and even interested members of the public. Exciting, right? But wait, there’s more! One of the practitioners is also an official Globe Storyteller, and throughout the festival will be giving Storytelling performances of some of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays.” 

PROJECT38 Festival Schedule
All Performances and free and open to the public

Thursday 4/20/17

  • 9-11:30am  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 12-2:30pm  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 3-5:30pm    School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 6-8:30pm         School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)

Friday 4/21/17

  • 9-11:30am  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 12-2:30pm  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 3-5pm         School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 8-9pm         The Globe Storytelling Presentation The Tempest  (Memorial Hall Main Stage) 

Saturday 4/22/17

  • 9-11:30am  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 12-2:30pm  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 3-5:30pm    School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 6-7pm         The Globe Storytelling Presentation Macbeth (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 7:00pm       Miami University Hamilton screening of film Cymbeline  (Memorial Hall Main Stage) 

Sunday 4/23/17

  • 9-11am       Screening of Student Projects (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 11-12pm     The Globe Storytelling Presentation The Tempest (Washington Park Civic Lawn)
  • 12-2:30pm  School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)
  • 2-3pm         The Globe Storytelling Presentation Twelfth Night (Washington Park Civic Lawn)
  • 3-5:30pm    School Performances (Memorial Hall Main Stage)

For information about how to support or get involved with PROJECT 38, please contact Kristen Race, PROJECT38 Coordinator at kristen.race@cincyshakes.com or 513.381.2273 ext. 3210, or visit www.cincyshakes.com.

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About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company:
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages.  Currently located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season. In the summer of 2017, the theater will relocate to the Otto M. Budig Theater, a brand new facility in OTR. CSC’s repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations, and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs reached over 50,000 young people and underserved community members each season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions.  In 2015, CSC was proud to become one of the first five theaters in the United States to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati’s stage for the classics!

About The 2016-2017 Season:
This season is generously sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company receives operating support from The Ohio Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation and is supported, in part, by the generosity of thousands of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Production dates and information on the season are available online at http://www.cincyshakes.com.

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April 3, 2017 · 5:56 pm

Matthew 25: Ministries Presents MALCHUS, AN EASTER STORY by Reverend Wendell Mettey

A Reader’s Theater Rendition of the Easter Story as Told by Malchus, the High Priest’s Servant 

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April 3, 2017  CINCINNATI, OH – Matthew 25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization located at 11060 Kenwood Road in Blue Ash, presents Malchus, an Easter Story by Reverend Wendell Mettey at 7:00 PM on April 13th.  Who was Malchus, the high priest’s servant whose ear was cut off by Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane?  Why did John feel compelled to mentioned him by name in his Gospel and what part in the larger story of Easter could he have played?  Join us at Matthew 25: Ministries on Maundy Thursday, April 13 to experience the Easter story in an entirely new way, as seen through the eyes of a real person who witnessed the story first hand.  Malchus, an Easter Story adheres closely to the Gospel story and portrays the events as they actually took place, while exploring possible relationships and interactions between the characters that help the audience to see the characters as human and to appreciate the struggles these people went through, better identifying with them and understanding the motives that may have caused them to act in the way they did.

Malchus, an Easter Story is based on the short story Malchus originally written by Matthew 25’s Founder and President Reverend Wendell Mettey as part of a collection of stories (Meet Those Who Met the Master pub. 2012) about people in the New Testament who met and were affected by Jesus.  Malchus, an Easter Story is performed in reader’s theater style, on stage and set against a backdrop of beautifully rendered scenic sketches by local set and encounter designer Joe Leonard, who also designed and created Matthew 25’s Global Village Experience.

Malchus, an Easter Story will be performed Thursday, April 13 at 7:00 at Matthew 25: Ministries – 11060 Kenwood Road Cincinnati, OH 45242.  The performance is free and open to the public.  More details available at http://m25m.org/event/maundythursday/.

More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 also welcomes volunteers six days a week at their Blue Ash facility.  For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at http://www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest http://pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram http://instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.

ABOUT MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 20,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 is highly ranked on Forbes’ list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator.  Matthew 25: Ministries is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.

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Matthew 25: Ministries is top-ranked among over 2,000 4-star charities by Charity Navigator and has been ranked by Forbes.com as one of the most efficient large US charities.  Matthew 25: Ministries was awarded the “Best Charities in America” seal from the Independent Charities of America and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. Matthew 25: Ministries was named Non-Profit of the Year by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and is a winner of the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics and the ONE Award for Process Excellence.  Matthew 25: Ministries participates in the Combined Federal Campaign, the Federal Government’s workplace philanthropy program that requires all non-profit participants to meet the highest standards of transparency and efficiency in the industry.  More than 99% of M25M’s cash and in-kind donations go toward programs.

Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor and disaster victims locally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion.  By rescuing and reusing products from major corporations and manufacturers, Matthew 25: Ministries provides basic necessities, nutritional supplements, educational materials, building supplies, medical care, community development and disaster relief across the US and worldwide.

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March 29, 2017 · 11:40 am

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Wraps up the Arts Center at Dunham’s Free Family Fun

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CINCINNATI, OH – March 24, 2017 — Walk through the wardrobe into Narnia for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Productions of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE on Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at The Arts Center at Dunham (1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238).

Courtesy of a grant from Price Hill Will and supported by The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation and John C. Griswold Foundation, the adaptation by Le Clanché du Rand introduces audiences to a vast array of C.S. Lewis’ classic literary characters played by two actors from the Playhouse’s 2016-17 Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern Company, including Richard Buchanan, Ernaijsa Curry, Tatum Hunter and Taha Mandviwala.

Brian Isaac Phillips, Artistic Director of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, is directing the play. “The thing that excites me the most about working with the team is the variety of imaginations coming together to work on the same story,” says Phillips. “The script is minimal in what it demands, but it inspires many different takes on how to tell the story. I was first exposed to this story in elementary school. My hope is that our production will be an introduction for a new generation and make the same lasting impression.”

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE tells the story of Narnia, beginning when the Pevensie children are taken to Professor Digory Kirke’s house in the height of the World War II Blitz. Though they’ve escaped the dangers that lurk over London, England, the siblings grow bored in the quiet house. Trying to make the most of their dreary situation, their adventures begin with an innocent game of hide-and-seek. Lucy Pevensie stumbles upon a land she never could have dreamed of when she chooses a lone wardrobe as a hiding place from her siblings.

The original C.S. Lewis novel was published in 1950 after the tough times of the war ended. Lewis takes the audience’s imaginations to their full capacities with mythical characters, including fauns, dwarves and talking lions. The adaptation begins with Lucy and Peter talking about what happened to them in Narnia. Lucy then prompts Peter to share their experiences with the audience.

With only two actors and a traveling set, the show is a performance in trunk-style theatre, with wardrobe and props emerging from a single place throughout the show. Even very young children can see themselves in the characters, as the structure of this adaptation mimics children at play.

Daunielle Rasmussen, Director of Education and Community Engagement says, “This adaptation will be a completely magical experience for little ones. It definitely meets them on their level because the way that our team is going to play is how they play: with their imaginations.” 

The show is recommended for ages 5 and up.

Reservations are recommended for the FREE Family Fun Series and can be made online (www.sunsetplayers.org) or by calling 513-588-4988.

The Arts Center at Dunham is a fine arts center for the west side of Cincinnati and its vision is to provide affordable creative and performing arts for Price Hill and surrounding communities. Housed in one of the three remaining buildings of what was the first municipally owned tuberculosis sanatorium in the United States, the Arts Center includes a 350-seat performance venue as well as extensive studio and programming space. The Arts Center is in the Dunham Recreation Complex. See what is happening at the Arts Center at Dunham on Facebook.

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March 14, 2017 · 6:20 am

Cincinnati Playhouse Off the Hill Tour Presents THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

PIP_The Lion the With and the Wardrobe promoThe magic of Narnia comes to Cincinnati communities April 7

(CINCINNATI) Cincinnati Playhouse’s popular Off the Hill series explores the magical land of Narnia with THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, touring community centers throughout greater Cincinnati from April 7 to May 26.  Combining inventive staging with playful performances, the beloved C.S. Lewis novel becomes a play the whole family will enjoy.

Click here for the most up to date schedule.

The adaptation by Le Clanché du Rand introduces audiences to a vast array of C.S. Lewis’ classic literary characters played by two casts of two actors from the Playhouse’s 2016-17 Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern Company, including Richard Buchanan, Ernaijsa Curry, Tatum Hunter and Taha Mandviwala.

Brian Isaac Phillips, Artistic Director of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, is directing the play. “The thing that excites me the most about working with the team is the variety of imaginations coming together to work on the same story,” says Phillips. “The script is minimal in what it demands, but it inspires many different takes on how to tell the story. I was first exposed to this story in elementary school. My hope is that our production will be an introduction for a new generation and make the same lasting impression.”

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE tells the story of Narnia, beginning when the Pevensie children are taken to Professor Digory Kirke’s house in the height of the Blitz during World War II. Though they’ve escaped the dangers that lurk over London, England, the siblings grow bored in the quiet house. Trying to make the most of their dreary situation, their adventures begin with an innocent game of hide-and-seek. Lucy Pevensie stumbles upon a land she never could have dreamed of when she chooses a lone wardrobe as a hiding place from her siblings.

The original C.S. Lewis novel was published in 1950 after the tough times of the war ended. Lewis takes the audience’s imaginations to their full capacities with mythical characters, including fauns, dwarves and talking lions. The adaptation begins with Lucy and Peter talking about what happened to them in Narnia. Lucy then prompts Peter to share their experiences with the audience.

With only two actors and a traveling set, the show is a performance in trunk-style theatre, with wardrobe and props emerging from a single place throughout the show. Even very young children are able to see themselves in the characters, as the structure of this adaptation mimics children at play.

Daunielle Rasmussen, Director of Education and Community Engagement says, “This adaptation will be a completely magical experience for little ones. It definitely meets them on their level because the way that our team is going to play is how they play: with their imaginations.”

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE is the third and final Playhouse Off the Hill production for the 2016-17 season. The Playhouse Off the Hill series is supported by The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation and John C. Griswold Foundation. To see where this play is touring near you, visit cincyplay.com.

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March 10, 2017 · 2:30 pm

RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles | Mon., April 17 | Aronoff Center

COME CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF
THE SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND ALBUM!

JOIN RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES AS THEY BRING THE ALBUM TO LIFE IN ITS ENTIRETY
ALONG WITH ALL OF YOUR OTHER BEATLES FAVORITES!

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One Night Only! – Monday, April 17, 2017
Aronoff Center

CINCINNATI, OH – Join RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the release of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album! The celebration comes to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one performance only on Monday, April 17 at 7:30pm as part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2016-17 Season.

As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. In addition to the updated sets that include brand new LED, High-Definition screens and multimedia content, RAIN will bring the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album to life in its entirety with its 2017 Tour.

Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. Let RAIN take you back with all of the songs from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band along with all of your other Beatles favorites such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,” “Hey Jude” and more! This adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right.

“Just turn off your mind, relax and float downstream for a quick fix of nostalgic cheer!” – Entertainment Weekly

“A fun-filled family crowd-pleaser!” – Toronto Star

“A two-hour homage to pop music’s most brilliant gem.” – Los Angeles Times

“The enraptured audience relives the soundtrack of its life!” – Chicago Tribune

“Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right…as The Beatles, they triumph!”  – The Boston Herald

“An adoring Valentine to The Beatles!” – The Washington Post

“RAIN is a spectacular extravaganza…did the audience love it?  Yeah, yeah, yeah!” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Parents (and grandparents) and kids were on their feet bopping like crazy!” – The Courier Post

For more information, visit www.raintribute.com.

Become a fan of RAIN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RainTribute, follow RAIN on Twitter @raintribute, Instagram: @RainTribute and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RainTribute.

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS 

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Pepsi, Skyline Chili.

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES PERFORMANCE SPONSORS:  Macy’s, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES MEDIA PARTNER:   103.5 WGRR- FM

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 600,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.5 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org

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