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February 5, 2018 · 2:50 pm

RED VELVET Runs March 6-31

ETC_Red Velvet logoRED VELVET
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
March 6-31
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Theatre Royal, London, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. To the shock of audiences and critics, Ira Aldridge, a young African-American actor, is called in to take over the role. Outside the theatre, the public is rioting in the streets over the abolition of slavery. Inside, another revolution is about to begin. Advisory: This production contains mild adult themes and may not be suitable for younger audiences.

  • In preview Tue, March 6 at 7pm
  • Wed-Thu, March 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 9 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 10 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 13-15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 16 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 17 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 18 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 20-22 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 24 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 25 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 27-29 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 30 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 31 at 2pm & 8pm

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February 2, 2018 · 10:57 am

MARIE AND ROSETTA Runs March 3-31

pip_marie-and-rosetta-promoMARIE AND ROSETTA
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
March 3-31
Marx Theatre [Eden Park]

Directed by Neil Pepe

Celebrated for her fierce guitar playing and swinging gospel music, singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a veritable legend — and a 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, Sister Rosetta performed gospel in the morning and swing music at the Cotton Club at night to inevitably become a major influence on rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest icons. This play with music chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. Marie and Rosetta’s compelling life stories combined with roof-raising, heart-rending gospel songs set the stage for an inspiring evening at the theatre. Contains mild adult language and mature themes.

  • In preview, Sat, March 3 at 4pm & 8pm & Sun, March 4 at 2pm
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, March 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, March 8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 9 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 10 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, March 13 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, March 15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 16 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 17 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 18 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 20-22 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 24 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 25 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, March 27 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, March 28 at 1pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu, March 29 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 30 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 31 at 4pm & 8pm

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February 2, 2018 · 10:38 am

OTHELLO Runs March 2-24

CSC_Othello logoOTHELLO
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
March 2-24
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Christopher V. Edwards

Although a Moor and an outsider in Venice, Othello’s military prowess has earned him the respect of many—and the seething animosity of one. Othello’s long-time underling Iago is resentful of the Moor’s success, and when Othello elopes with a Venetian’s daughter, Iago sets in motion a devious plot to exact revenge. With an insinuation here, a whisper there, and the duplicitous deployment of a purloined handkerchief, he masterfully plays on the virtues and vulnerabilities of those around him, weaving with Machiavellian glee “the net that shall enmesh them all.”

  • In preview, Wed-Thu, Feb. 28-March 1 at 7:30pm. All seats $28.
  • Fri-Sat, March 2-3 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 8-10 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 15-17 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 18 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 22-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, March 24 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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February 1, 2018 · 3:38 pm

HUMBLE PIE on Feb. 20

CPI_HumblePieHUMBLE PIE
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Feb. 20
Aronoff Center – Fifth Third Bank Theater [Downtown]

Written by Barb Timmons

Valentine’s Day comes late for the owner of an Italian restaurant whose food is as good as its ambiance is lacking—facts pointedly pointed out by an attractive food critic. Owner and critic meet, at first not connecting the dots—or grease spots—about the critic’s pan. When they do figure out who’s who relating to the review, it’s too late: they’ve heated up a romantic mutual attraction.

  • Tue, Feb. 20 at 7:30pm

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February 1, 2018 · 12:06 pm

KILL MOVE PARADISE Runs March 2-24

KTC_Kill Move Paradise logoKILL MOVE PARADISE
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
March 2-24
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Piper N. Davis

KILL MOVE PARADISE takes the Elysium of Greek antiquity and flips the script. Set in a netherworld prepared for its newly deceased inhabitants, we follow Isa, Daz, Grif and Tiny as they try to make sense of the world they have been “untimely ripped” from and this new paradise they find themselves in. Inspired by recent events, Kill Move Paradise is a expressionistic buzz saw through the contemporary myth that “all lives matter” and a portrait of the slain, not as degenerates who deserved death but as heroes who demand that we see them for who they are.

  • Fri-Sat, March 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 7-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 14-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 18 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 21-24 at 8pm 

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