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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The Last Witch In Ireland: In 1895 Michael Cleary declared his wife had been replaced by a changeling whom he’d burned and buried as he waited for his real wife to be returned.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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Cast Announced for GILLIGAN’S ISLAND the Musical at Kincaid Regional Theatre

KRT new_logoThe cast includes:

  • Dylan Perez as Gilligan
  • Darin Hart as Skipper
  • Delaney O’Toole as Ginger
  • Emma Wright as Mary Ann
  • Gunnar Shoemake as The Professor
  • Bethany English as Lovey
  • Patrick Stanley as Thurston
  • Hannah Conrad as The Alien

Performances run July 19-28.

For more information visit www.krtshows.com

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CFF24: My Fringe Show Rankings

CFF24_Eleanors StoryThe question I get asked most by people with limited time and resources is, which shows are a “must see.” And I give them my bias answer, based on how I reacted to the shows. Please understand that differences between shows in the rankings can be infinitesimal. And I guarantee everyone’s list is different and just as valid.

And if you do decide to attend, I highly recommend you look at all the options. Aside from the fact that there are still plenty of shows I just haven’t seen yet. If a show sounds interesting to you, I highly encourage you to see it. Grab a friend, split a flex pass and hit three shows. You never know what you might discover. Happy Fringing.
-Rob

Updated 6/11/24

My Rankings

  1. ELEANOR’S STORY
    Powerful, engaging and immaculately acted.
  2. SONGS WITHOUT WORDS
    Jennifer Vosters is riveting in her performance as Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn.
  3. I’M FINALLY GOING TO ASK ELIZABETH HOPKINS TO THE HOMECOMING DANCE AND NOTHING’S GOING TO STOP ME, NOT EVEN THE GHOST OF MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER WHO WATCHES ME MASTERBATE
    A clever and entertaining choose your own adventure story for adults. High school friends reconnect and travel back in time to solve a mystery from their first date.
  4. NO PASSENGERS
  5. METHTACULAR!
  6. ABSURD IT THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE
  7. MEET ME AT THE BATHTUB
  8. CANCEL THE MUSICAL
  9. SINGING IN THE DARK, 1933
  10. MOUNTING WASHINGTON
  11. NO F*CKS GIVEN. NONE TAKEN. ALL DONE.
  12. ESTHER MADE ME DO IT
  13. A PERFECT DAY AWAY
  14. CASTAWAYS
  15. TEA SIPS & TELL
  16. BLOODY MARY
  17. KNIGHT, KNIGHT
  18. 1-MAN NO-SHOW
  19. BODIES
  20. WAITING FOR LAURA
  21. SEAMAN
  22. CYRANO ON THE MOON

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