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December 23, 2021 · 10:52 am

QUEEN Runs Feb. 19-March 19

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QUEEN
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Feb. 19-March 19
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Bridget Leak

PhD candidates Sanam and Ariel have spent the better part of the last decade exhaustively researching vanishing bee populations across the globe. Just as these close friends are about to publish a career-defining paper, Sanam stumbles upon an error in their calculations, which could cause catastrophic damage to their reputations, careers, and friendship. Now, Sanam is confronted with an impossible choice: look the other way or stand by her principles and accept the consequences? This production contains mature language and may not be suitable for all audiences.

12/23/21 – Health and Safety

  • In preview Sat, Feb. 19 at 7pm
  • In preview Tue, Feb. 22 at 7pm
  • Wed-Thu, Feb. 23-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Feb. 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 26 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 27 at 2pm
  • Tue-Wed, March 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • No performance Thu, March 3
  • Fri, March 4 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 5 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 6 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 8-10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 12 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 13 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 15-17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 19 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 20 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 22-24 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 26 at 2pm & 8pm

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December 23, 2021 · 10:38 am

HAMILTON Runs Jan. 26-Feb. 6

BID_Hamilton promoHAMILTON
Broadway in Dayton
Jan. 26-Feb. 6
Schuster Center [Dayton]

HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

12/23/21 – Health and Safety

  • Wed, Jan. 26 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, Jan. 27 at 1pm & 8pm
  • Fri, Jan. 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 29 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 30 at 1pm & 7pm

All performances will go on as scheduled unless there is a Level 3 Snow Emergency in Montgomery County, Ohio.

  • Tue-Thu, Feb. 1-3 at 7:30pm 
  • Fri, Feb. 4 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 5 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 6 at 1pm & 7pm

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December 22, 2021 · 11:53 am

SERIALS! 12: THUNDER HEDRON Runs Feb. 7-April 7

KTC_Serials 12 logoSERIALS! 12: THUNDER HEDRON
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Feb. 7-March 28
[Over-the-Rhine | Livestream]

15 minute episodes of new plays, every two weeks, for a total of 5 installments–delivered to you in the comfort of your own home.

Every week, YOU, the audience, votes on which 3 plays will continue for another episode, and which 2 will be banished to a dystopian theatrical wasteland.

Watch Episode One through Four here.

Episode Five Line-Up

A LITTLE MERMAID by Emily Borst
A mermaid has to marry a prince. Maybe.

VINCENT & PAUL & MADAME by Jim Stark
Van Gogh and Gaugin were roommates. Really.

THE MACKEY TAPES by Zoe Peterson
You only THINK you know the legend of Bobby Mackey’s

NON-FUNGIBLE by Andrew Hungerford
A crypto scam goes very, very wrong.

HUMAN ZOO by Brandon Leatherland
Humans find themselves abducted and put in a zoo.

  • Mon, Feb. 7 at 7:30pm No in-person performance
  • Mon, Feb. 21 at 7:30pm No in-person performance
  • Mon, March 7 at 7:30pm In-person performance
  • Mon, March 21 at 7:30pm In-person performance
  • Mon, April 4 at 7:30pm In-person performance

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December 22, 2021 · 11:41 am

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Runs Jan. 21-Feb. 12

CSC_Ma Rainey promoMA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
Jan. 21-Feb. 12
[Over-the-Rhine]

Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a fraught recording session. She is a Black woman determined to control her art and her life on her own terms. However, as egos and generational ideologies clash, heated conflicts erupt between everyone present that wrestle with the complexities of racism and artistic exploitation in this Tony Award® nominated powerhouse of a play.

12/22/21 – Health and Safety Policy

  • In preview, Wed-Thu, Jan. 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 27-29 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 30 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 3-5 at 7:30pm Thursday Performance Cancelled
  • Sun, Feb. 6 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Sat Feb. 12 at 2pm* & 7:30pm
    *ASL Interpreted.

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December 22, 2021 · 11:07 am

THE PHATOM OF THE OPERA Runs Jan. 21-30

PAA_Phantom of the Opera logoTHE PHATOM OF THE OPERA
The Performing Arts Academy 
Jan. 21-30
[Middletown]

Based on the 1910 horror novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera is a thrilling and romantic account of the legendary Phantom, a musical genius who dwells deep beneath a majestic opera house in Paris. Shunned by society for his horrible facial deformity, he takes a promising young soprano, Christine, under his wing and grooms her for operatic fame, all the while falling deeply in love with her. As Christine grows ever more successful, and a handsome young man from her past begins to successfully court her, the Phantom descends into a jealous rage and terrorizes the opera company with increasingly dangerous threats. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score soars with such famous tunes as “Think of Me,” “All I Ask of You,” “The Music of the Night,” and the title song, “The Phantom of the Opera,” and Phantom has gone on to become a cultural tour de force, and one of the most successful musicals of all time.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 21-22 at 7pm
  • Sun, Jan. 23 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 28-29 at 7pm
  • Sun, Jan. 30 at 3pm

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