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July 29, 2021 · 9:01 am

Comedic Fun You Don’t Want to Miss – THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Opens August 6

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Peggy McDonald Allen, Eric Thomas & Chris Bishop.

Attend THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) by The Drama Workshop

The Drama Workshop invites everyone to attend HE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED).

See all of Shakespeare’s plays in less than 2 hours (97 minutes to be exact)! Crazy costume changes, multiple wigs, props galore and more gags than you can shake a stick at… this fast-paced, irreverent review runs August 6 – 22.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. and one Thursday evening performance on August 19 at 7:30 p.m.  All performances are at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore, Ave. Cheviot, OH.

Tickets are $18 if purchased online or by phone and $20 at the door.  Tickets may be purchased by calling the TDW ticket line at 513-598-8303 or by ordering online at www.thedramaworkshop.org.

Director Becky Collins wanted to do this show because it is a “fun, silly celebratory welcome back to kickoff the 2021-22 season and a celebration seems deeply appropriate right now. And if that was not enough, there is an open invitation in this script to play! We took that invitation and embraced it fully.”

HE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) {REVISED} by Long, Singer & Winfield

Directed by Becky Collins, Produced by Jason Cox (sound design).

Cast: Chris Bishop, Peggy McDonald Allen and Eric Thomas.

Production Staff: Betsy Bossart (assistant director, backstage manager), CJ Bossart (set design, master carpenter), Sara Briggs (stage manager, light execution), Jessie Faye (dresser), Sophie Grant (dresser), Dennis Murphy (costumes, lighting design), Jeff Neiman (fight choreographer), Veronica Thomas (dresser), Elaine Volker (props, program design).

HE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. NYC.

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About The Drama Workshop The Drama Workshop (TDW) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. Founded in 1954, TDW is widely recognized as one of greater Cincinnati’s most accomplished community theater organizations, garnering dozens of awards annually from the Association of Community Theatres (ACT) of Greater Cincinnati. It has been recognized by the Cincinnati Preservation Association for their efforts to rehabilitate the former Glenmore Bowl into The Glenmore Playhouse. Prospective members, and individuals or businesses interested in becoming involved or in helping advance TDW’s mission are encouraged to contact the group through our website at www.thedramaworkshop.org, or by phone at 513-598-8303.

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July 26, 2021 · 11:19 am

2021-2022 Season Announced with Performance Dates and Directors at Falcon Theatre

FT_logoGUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
By Todd Kreidler
September 24-October 9, 2021
Directed by Piper N. Davis

Joanna Drayton’s unannounced early return from a Hawaii holiday causes a stir when she brings to her childhood upper-class home her new fiancé, John Prentice: a widowed, black physician. Joanna’s parents—newspaper publisher Matt Drayton and his wife art gallery owner Christina Drayton are purported liberals who have instilled in her the idea of racial equality. But to her surprise, Joanna’s parents are deeply upset that she is planning to marry a black man. The Draytons’ black maid, Tille, is just as horrified, suspecting that John is trying to “get above himself” by marrying a white woman. What was intended to be a sit-down steak dinner for two turns into a meet-the-in-laws dinner party, and during the pre-dinner period, John, Joanna and her parents have to work through their differences.

WELL
By Lisa Kron
November 19-December 4, 2021
Directed by Burgess Byrd

“This play is not about my mother and me,” begins the character of Lisa. But, of course, it is about her mother, and her mother’s extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this “solo show with people in it,” the playwright asks the provocative question: “Do we create our own illness?” The answers become highly complicated as the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory.

RED SPEEDO
By Lucas Hnath
January 28-February 12, 2022
Directed by Tara Williams

Ray has swum his way to the eve of the Olympic trials. If he makes the team, he’ll land a marketing deal with Speedo…a deal that means he’ll never need a real job. So when someone’s stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, threatening the entire team’s Olympic fate, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors…or risk losing everything. Red Speedo is a sharp and stylish play about swimming, survival of the fittest, and the American dream of a level playing field—or of leveling the field yourself.

SILENT SKY
By Lauren Gunderson
March 18-April 2, 2022
Directed by Bridget Leak

This true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, a time when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

SPUNK
By Zora Neale Hurston
Adapted for stage by George C. Wolfe
May 6-21, 2022
Directed by Candice Handy

Hurston’s evocative prose and Wolfe’s unique theatrical style blend to create an evening of theater that celebrates the human spirit’s ability to overcome and endure. The story glows with wit, humor, and energy and resonates with soulful music. These three tales of survival are told in the key of the blues.

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July 20, 2021 · 10:08 am

SPRING AWAKENING Coming July 29-Aug. 8 to Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

CASA_Spring Awakening logoSPRING AWAKENING runs July 29th-August 1st & August 5th-August 8th at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

Join CASA on this journey as we explore the importance of taking teenagers seriously in a world that demands so much from them.

Cincinnati, OH – July 19, 2021
What is at risk when we fail to communicate?

The award-winning musical “Spring Awakening” is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind, whose work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of theatre of the absurd. Wedekind was also a life-long guitar player and surely would have been a rock star today. Hence, the 21st-century musical blends the 19th-century play with an alternative rock score.

Ticket and Production Details
Performances will be on Thursday, July 29th – Sunday, August 1st, & Thursday, August 5th – Sunday, August 8th all at 7:30 pm. All performances will be at Essex Studios (2511 Essex Place, Studio 282B, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Tickets are $15 for students/seniors and $20 for adults and can be purchased online https://casastudio.booktix.com or at the door.

SPRING AWAKENING has a warning for mature content. Masks are REQUIRED for the audience OR proof of vaccination at the box office. The cast is fully vaccinated and will be performing without masks.

For more details, visit www.casastudioacademy.com or CASA’s Facebook page.

*Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International*

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • Director/Choreographer: Gina Cerimele-Mechley
  • Assistant Director: Meg Roulier
  • Stage Manager: Jess Cooper
  • Assistant Choreographer: Cecilia Gries
  • Music Director: Joseph Ivan
  • Vocal Coach: Kate Stuard
  • Mask Coach: Cheryl Couch
  • Assistant to Mask Coach: Aidan McCracken
  • Scenic Artist: Sara Detwiler
  • Social Media: Sara Detwiler
  • Dramaturg: Sarah Dykhuizen
  • Costumer: Julie Simmons
  • LIVE Videographer: Lorelai Goodwin
  • Videographer Coach: Evan Holzman
  • Sound Design/Board Op: Mickey Masterson

CAST

  • All Adult Women: Alaska Stoughton
  • All Adult Men: Justin Huddilston
  • Anna: Frankie Montazemi
  • Ernst: Alex Simpson
  • Georg: Ethan Baker
  • Hanschen: Worley Stidham
  • Ilse: Maddi O’Connell
  • Martha: Chloe Price
  • Melchior: Alex Pletikapich
  • Moritz: Nick Swope
  • Otto: Jason Coffenberry
  • Thea: Claire Adams
  • Wendla: Cassandra Reeves
  • Ensemble: Dani Underdown, Bryn Studer, Connor Williamson, Elliet Malatesta, Kayamarie Roll, Sabrina Mack, James Pinkley, Sean Britton, Grace Davis

SCHOOLS BEING REPRESENTED IN THE CAST AND CREW: NKU, TAYLOR HS, SCAD, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, BALDWIN WALLACE, OHIO UNIVERSITY, MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN UNIVERSITY, BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, SIENNA COLLEGE, CCM ACTING-UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, TURPIN HS, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, LOVELAND HS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
“Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical and the play tell the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality, and the brutality and hypocrisy of the adults in their world, both of which are unfortunately timeless themes. Frank Wedekind takes the position that an entire society is destroying the children it claims to love. In the end, the only thing that really matters to teenagers is that they are taken seriously. The key to that is communication: healthy communication between teens and adults, and listening to the past and to “those you’ve known and lost” all the while looking ahead to the future. Failure in communication is always the catalyst for the tragedy in the story. These messages of the play often get overlooked in the musical due to the spectacles of ecstasy and obscenity. CASA explores returning to the ghostly roots of the play, and the heart of comedy, tragedy, and vulnerability it expresses.

As usual, CASA has set the production up with the audience as a part of the action, as we want you to enter the story, not the theatre. As always, we hope to create dialogue to create change. A portion of the proceeds from this run will be donated to Lighthouse Youth and Family Services.” — Gina Cerimele-Mechley, director

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July 19, 2021 · 11:46 am

TOM SEGURA: I’M COMING EVERYWHERE – World Tour | Fri., May 27, 2022 | Aronoff Center

TOM SEGURA ANNOUNCES
I’M COMING EVERYWHERE – WORLD TOUR
IS COMING TO CINCINNATI’S ARONOFF CENTER

CAA_Tom Segura headshot2May 27, 2022 | Aronoff Center
Tickets on sale Friday, July 23 at 10:00 AM

[CINCINNATI, OH] – TOM SEGURA announced the second leg of his I’M COMING EVERYWHERE – WORLD TOUR. The comedian/podcast host will be at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM.  

Tickets go on-sale to the public on Friday, July 23 at 10:00 AM at CincinnatiArts.org and (513) 621-2787 [ARTS}. Due to the pandemic, the Aronoff Center Ticket Office is closed for in-person sales and will reopen on Monday, August 2.

Actor/Comedian/Writer Tom Segura is one of the biggest names in the comedy business. He recently performed to sold-out audiences on his 100+ city TAKE IT DOWN TOUR. He is best known for his Netflix specials, Ball Hog (2020), Disgraceful (2018), Mostly Stories (2016), and Completely Normal (2014). Paste Magazine described him as, “…having a natural and capable storytelling ability, one that lifts his narratives out of average anecdote fare and plants them firmly in hilarious ground.” Your Mom’s House Studios is home to his hit podcasts Your Mom’s House, which he co-hosts with his wife, comedian Christina Pazsitzky; 2 Bears 1 Cave, which he co-hosts with Bert Kreischer; and many more. Additionally, YMH Studios was one of the first networks to create wildly successful livestream podcast events as an outcome of the pandemic.

Segura can be seen in the STX Film Countdown opposite Elizabeth Lail, Instant Family opposite Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, Opening Act, and Flinch. Segura’s television credits include The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, Workaholics, Happy Endings, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central Presents: Tom Segura, Mash Up, and How To Be A Grown Up.

Segura has an increasing social media following (@seguratom on IG, @tomsegura on Twitter). When he isn’t performing on stage or recording a podcast, he’s watching College Football or waiting for college football to come back.

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July 12, 2021 · 2:24 pm

Know Theatre of Cincinnati Brings You a Musical, Medieval, Muppety Outdoor Romp in ALL’S FAIRE

KTC_Alls Faire promoBy Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
July 23 – August 8, 2021

The Ren Faire: a world full of magic, merriment, romance … and CRIME

The Know Theatre returns to live in-person performance with its outdoor touring performance of All’s Faire, a brand-new musical comic caper set at a Renaissance Festival. This zany romp is packed with original music, absurdist gags, puppets, pirates, magical creatures, and a dynamic private-eye duo (she’s cynical and hard-nosed; he’s wide-eyed and naïve). Join us on an adventure where, if you lighten up and have a little fun, real magic can happen.

When a crime wave rocks a Renaissance Faire, the bigwigs are ready to close the place down for good unless the culprit can be nabbed. Crime-fighting duo Johnson and Josh are on the case! They’re here to catch a thief, adventure with pirates, find a little magic, and maybe fall in love with a beautiful elf maiden along the way.

All’s Faire began life back in 2018 as a contender in Serials!, our annual episodic competitive theatre party. Audiences loved the scrappy little musical/crime caper, and voted it through all five episodes. Northern-Kentucky based playwrights Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson, along with local songwriter James Allen, knew they’d hit on something special, so they adapted their fan-favorite Serials! concept into a full-length play, which we’re delighted to present in its world premiere!

As we ease back into in-person production, we decided we want to meet our audience where you are – out in your communities. All’s Faire was created to be an outdoor experience that can travel to locations around Greater Cincinnati – just like an old fashioned “trunk show.” You’ll find a list of dates and venues at the end of this release, and we’ll be announcing more tour stops as we confirm them. 

Why kick off season 24 with this show? Here’s what Producing Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford has to say, “It seems a perfect fit to kick off this season of new storymaking with a show by local artists that grew out of our Serials! Monday night

theatre party. In its creation and content, All’s Faire is a celebration of the storymaking power of community: Cincinnati’s deep community of theatrical artists as well as the community of Renaissance Faire folk across the country. It’s an opportunity to remind ourselves what it’s like to come together and collectively imagine another world.” 

Making his MainStage directing debut with the Know is All’s Faire co-author (and the Know’s Artist and Community Relations Manager) Zach Robinson. And while Music Director James Allen has regularly created music for Know productions ever since 2014’s Moby Dick, this is their MainStage debut as lyricist! 

All’s Faire also features some of Cincinnati’s favorite onstage talent. Jordan Trovillion (previously at the Know in Puffs, The Absentee, and Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere) stars as Johnson, with Andrew Ian Adams (previous Know credits include Puffs, Mercury, Hearts Like Fists) as Josh, Brianna Bernard (Puffs) as Glethien, and James Creque (Mercury, The Fisherman’s Wife, All Childish Things) as the Bard.

And while we’re thrilled to return to in-person performances, we know there are still lots of folks who won’t be able to join us for outdoor shows here in Cincinnati. So, we’ll be putting what we learned over a year of digital programming to work and offering a video-on-demand version of All’s Faire, which will be available July 30 – August 31.

It’s been a tough year. Let’s have some fun. All’s Faire is for anyone who could use a little whimsy, a lot of heart, and a hearty helping of absurdity. Come find us in a neighborhood near you starting July 23!

For an up-to-date schedule of tour stops, and to purchase tickets, visit our website at knowtheatre.com.

Current dates and locations include:

  • Friday, July 23, 7:30 PM: The Carnegie, Covington
  • Saturday, July 24, 7:30 PM: The Carnegie, Covington
  • Sunday, July 25, 3 PM: Wyoming Fine Arts Center, Wyoming
  • Thursday, July 29, 7:30 PM: Humble Monk Brewing Co, Northside
  • Friday, July 30, 7:30 PM: The Fitton Center, Hamilton
  • Saturday, July 31, 7:30 PM: The Carnegie, Covington
  • Sunday, August 1, 3 PM: Artsville, Madisonville
  • Thursday, August 5, 7:30 PM: Humble Monk Brewing Co, Northside
  • Friday, August 6, 7:30 PM: BonBonerie Parking Lot, O’Bryonville
  • Saturday, August 7, 7:30 PM: The Carnegie, Covington
  • Sunday, August 8, 3 PM: Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Kennedy Hts 

CAST

  • Andrew Ian Adams as Josh
  • Brianna Bernard as Glethien
  • James Creque as the Bard
  • Jordan Trovillion as Johnson

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • Director: Zach Robinson
  • Scenic & Props Designer: Kayla Williams
  • Costume Designer: Noelle Wedig-Johnston
  • Lighting Designer: Andrew J. Hungerford
  • Sound Designer: Douglas J. Borntrager
  • Original Music: James Allen
  • Stage Manager: Cole Sweasy
  • Technical Director: Henry Bateman
  • Puppets by Madcap Puppets 

AT A GLANCE

Production: All’s Faire, by Zach Robinson and Alexx Rouse

Dates: July 23 – August 8, 2021

Where: Parking lots around Cincinnati

Tickets: The standard ticket price is $25. Audiences may opt to support the Know’s initiative to pay all artists and employees a living wage by selecting the $35 Living Wage Ticket. Low-cost admission available for $15. On Wednesdays, as part of our Welcome Experiment, tickets are $5 in advance or FREE beginning one hour prior to the show. 

Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible. 

Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. 

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. 

Know Theatre is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving. 

Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.

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