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August 8, 2018 · 9:57 am

BLEACHERS On Sept. 11

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Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Sept. 11
Aronoff Center Fifth Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

Written by Leo Bradley

Bleachers is a romp back into some local and national history of “America’s Pastime,” enhanced by some very sing-able tunes—as if Roger Miller had had season tickets to Crosley Field. Baseball’s uniqueness has given it a special place in the life of our nation. Just about every other major sport—football, basketball, soccer, tennis—is played “horizontally,” from side to side. Baseball alone features circular patterns that keep it interesting despite its more leisurely pace than the aforementioned. That’s why a visit to the ballpark is as much social occasion as a spectators’ event.

Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) is a grassroots, non-profit arts organization of Tri-State playwrights, directors, actors, and theater supporters dedicated to developing new plays written by local playwrights. CPI strives to provide a forum for playwrights to explore the possibilities contained within their work by providing a community of playwrights within which individual initiative can seek its fullest expression.

  • Tue, Sept. 11 at 7:30pm

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August 8, 2018 · 9:50 am

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Runs Sept. 5-29

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Matthew Lewis Johnson as Pseudolus. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Sept. 5-29
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips
Music directed by Erin McCamley
Choreographed by Vince DeGeorge

Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a story of shenanigans, hijinks, and tomfoolery as a lowly servant endeavors to scheme his way to freedom in this antic romp through Rome with desperate lovers, scheming neighbors, and scandalous secrets behind every toga.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Sept. 5-6 at 7:30pm. All seats $43.
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm SOLD OUT

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August 7, 2018 · 3:59 pm

THE CEMETERY CLUB Runs Sept. 7-23

MPI_The Cemetery Club logoTHE CEMETERY CLUB
Mariemont Players Inc.
Sept. 7-23
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn

Cast: Mary Ann Smith as Ida, Chessie Vigran as Doris, Barbara H. Russell as Lucille, Arny Stoller as Sam & Susan Schapiro as Mildred

Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea to share the joys and struggles of their lives before visiting their husbands’ graves.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu, Sept. 20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 21 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 22 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm

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August 7, 2018 · 3:45 pm

BANNED FROM BASEBALL Runs Sept. 6-23

HRTC_Banned from Baseball logoBANNED FROM BASEBALL
Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 6-23
The Loft Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Margarett Perry

It’s 1989 and a battle for the soul of Major League Baseball is brewing between Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Pete Rose, the reigning Hit King and manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Rose is accused of betting on baseball–even on his own team–an allegation he denies despite the mounting evidence. The intellectual Giamatti wants Rose’s confession, while the larger–than–life Rose wants the Commissioner to believe his denials. This collision of wills comes to a head as they meet face to face. If the charge proves to be true, “Charlie Hustle” could be banned from the game–for life–leaving a black mark on the sport both men love and forever tarnishing a living legend.

  • In preview Thu, Sept. 6 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Sept. 11-12 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 13-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm
  • Tue-Wed, Sept. 18-19 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 20-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm

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August 2, 2018 · 3:21 pm

MISERY Runs Sept. 1-29

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Barbara Chisholm as Annie Wilkes. Photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

MISERY
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Sept. 1-29
Marx Theatre [Eden Park]

Directed by Blake Robison

Cast: Barbara Chisholm as Annie Wilkes, David Whalen as Paul Sheldon & Ken Early as Buster

True life becomes stranger than fiction when an acclaimed romance novelist wakes up in the home of his “Number One Fan.” Rescued from a wintery car crash, Paul Sheldon finds himself incapacitated in the secluded home of Annie Wilkes, a seemingly kind nurse. When events take a nightmarish turn, the injured Paul realizes the unhinged Annie has no intention of letting him leave. This spine-tingling stage adaptation traps you in the room with Paul as he must outsmart Annie if he hopes to escape. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, the tense cat-and-mouse game will grip you until the very end. Suitable for adult audiences and teenagers 17 and older. 

  • In preview Sat, Sept. 1 at 8pm & Sun, Sept. 2 at 2pm
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, Sept. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, Sept. 6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 7 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 8 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 11-13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 14 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 15 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 21 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 22 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 23 at 2pm
  • Tue, Sept. 25 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, Sept. 26 at 1pm
  • Thu, Sept. 27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 29 at 4pm & 8pm

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