GINDEPENDENCE DAY: A Developmental Staged Reading
American Legacy Theatre
Nov. 7-8 | Available on Demand Nov. 11-18
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati [Over-the-Rhine]
Artsville [Madisonville]
Cast: Jovanni Candia as Bailey, Ariana Hodes as Remmy, Rory Sheridan as Doug & Roux Bedrosian as CJ
Three people in recovery. One wildly underprepared musical history of alcoholism in America. What could possibly go wrong?
Filed under On Stage, Staged Reading
MATT AND BEN
Parade
Nov. 20-29
Parade [Northside]
Directed by Timothy Andrew Leonard
Produced by Ellis Quinn
Cast: Regan Utrup as Matt & Natalie Hayslett as Ben
Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power.
Filed under On Stage
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Xavier University
Nov. 19-22
[Evanston]
Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips
When friends conspire to bring the stubbornly single Beatrice and Benedick together, their battle of wits sparks plenty of laughs, while a young couple’s wedding is thrown into chaos by rumor and deception. Packed with clever humor, colorful personalities, happy surprises, and some of Shakespeare’s funniest characters, Much Ado About Nothing is a beloved classic and joyful celebration of love, laughter, and second chances.
Filed under On Stage
WHO GETS GRANDMA’S EYEBALL and WAITING ROOM COMMERCE
Cincinnati Playwright Initiative
Nov. 17
Fifth Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]
WHO GETS GRANDMA’S EYEBALL
One-act play by Paul Bergman
Fun and the unexpected connect with a lucky, lurking eyeball and Grandma’s estate riddle in this one-act play. After the colorful Grandma Maissey dies, how will the rest figure out the mystery? And where does the funky Eyeball land? The challenges and disputes are met with ‘a wink and a prayer’ …and, always, a heartfelt sense of care.
About the Playwright
A retired professional, Paul enjoys writing stories—both meaningful and fun filled. This play represents the first time he has engaged with his son, Alan, and wife, Barb, in creating a script. They were able to help him find some clever, off-kilter instances with the characters in this heartwarming show. He dedicates this show to the ‘Bergman Team” and writers everywhere.
WAITING ROOM COMMERCE
One-act play by Jon Singer
Two patients in different stages of knee replacement surgery engage in conversation while awaiting access to the treatment room. In the holding area, they engage in the friendly banter of sports, kindred lines and commonality of spirit. By the time they are called to physician interaction they are thrust into the commerce of anger and distrust.
About the Playwright
Jonathan Singer, M.D. is Professor Emeritus Wright State University School of Medicine. He has published widely in scientific realms including 100 poems in Emergency Medicine periodicals. He authored an autobiography, anthologies of non-medical poetry and of short stories. He contributed 50 children’s books to print and electronic media. Three of his plays have had staged readings at the Aronoff.
Filed under On Stage, Staged Reading
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Nov. 13-Dec. 5
[Over-the-Rhine]
Directed by Brant Russell
Cast: Geoffrey Warren Barnes II* as Bardolph/Servant, Beasley* as Pistol/Servant, Eva Olivia Catanzariti as Anne Page, Billy Chace* as Ford, Montez Jenkins Copeland* as Rugby, Cary Davenport* as Dr. Caius, Giles Davies* as Sir Hugh Evans, Jeremy Dubin* as George Page, Mierka Girten* as Host/Servant, Matthew Lewis Johnson* as Sir John Falstaff, Jennifer Joplin* as Mistress Quickly,
Sylvester Little Jr.* as Shallow, Courtney Lucien* as Nym/Servant, Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as Mistress Ford, Connan Morrissey*
as Mistress Page, Grant Niezgodski* as Slender, Jay Wade* as Fenton & Colin Waters as Simple
Schemes, disguises, and delicious comeuppance abound in Shakespeare’s merriest misadventure. Set in a sparkling winter wonderland filled with plenty of good cheer, The Merry Wives of Windsor follows two clever women who outwit the devious and debauched Sir John Falstaff. This puffed-up tipsy holiday patriarch, who believes he belongs at the head of the feast, finds himself bundled, baffled, and brilliantly outplayed by wives who refuse to be fooled. Each clever trap lands with festive flair, proving that Windsor’s women really run the show.
Filed under On Stage
