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May 14, 2020 · 1:40 pm

IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Cancelled at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts

CCPAProgramming Updates:

Without an established timeline for the suspension of the mass gathering ban, and with deadlines to begin rehearsals and create sets, props and costumes, CLP senior staff and board must make the difficult decision to cancel the following productions.

Covedale Season Finale IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Cancelled

CLP officials announced this weekend that the scheduled run of IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: CELEBRATING 100 SHOWS AT THE COVEDALE, which was designed to replace the April run of ALL SHOOK UP, has been officially cancelled.

CLP Executive Artistic Director Tim Perrino explained in a letter to ticket-holders that the company has no way of getting this new production on its feet this month, even if the mass gathering ban were to be lifted in time to re-open our doors.

CLP is asking ticket holders to please consider donating the value of their ALL SHOOK UP/IMPOSSIBLE DREAM tickets to Cincinnati Landmark Productions to help the organization through this difficult period.

Until and unless we hear from ALL SHOOK UP/IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ticket holders, in the meantime, your account in the Cincinnati Landmark Productions ticketing system would be credited the amount of your ticket purchase. This could be used for (1) additional tickets to future productions or (2) as a credit for future subscriptions at either the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater or at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts.

Contact the Box Office at (513) 241-6550 – 11am to 5pm, Monday through Friday – if you wish to make other plans. Or email Box Office Manager Denny Reed at dennyreed@clpshows.org.

Stay tuned, though, because we really want to celebrate with you the milestone of our 100th show at the Covedale Center. We’re hopeful we can try the idea again in the future, and we’ll alert you when we do!

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May 12, 2020 · 9:00 am

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Ready, Set Auction!

Bid on unique experiences, trips and items
while furthering the mission of TCT!

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The cast of ANNIE. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Monday, May 11,, 2020, CINCINNATI:   Starting this Wednesday May 13, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) will be auctioning a number of fun and unique items and experiences to raise funds to sustain its mission of educating, entertaining and engaging audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming.

TCT’s Ready, Set, Auction! is ready for launch with a robust, nationwide, online auction through the Bidding for Good platform. It will be open from Wednesday, May 13 at 12 noon until Sunday, May 24 at 11:59 PM, with a goal of $30,000.  All proceeds will benefit The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

There are 59 fabulous items and unique experiences to bid on, including:

  • Cincinnati Fire Department 31 – Oakley Station – Dinner at the Firehouse for up to four (4) people.  Enjoy a homemade firehouse dinner with the firefighters in Oakley.  Also includes a tour of the fire station.
  • TCT_Grand Teton Adventure 2Full-day guided Grand Teton Wildlife Safari with gourmet picnic lunch for two (2) on guided scenic Snake River float and lunch for two (2) with a 3-night stay in a standard guest room at the Rustic Inn Creekside Resort & Spa, The Lodge at Jackson Hole, The Wort Hotel, or similar venue in Jackson Hole, WY.
  • Cincinnati Date Night Package with Food, Relaxation and Fun! — Take your special someone and enjoy time together across Cincinnati and beautiful flowers too!  Your package includes dinners out at amazing local Cincinnati restaurants like Sotto, Salazar, Balance Café, Montgomery Inn and more, plus a Cincinnati Pedal Wagon and Mural Tour for two (2), a spa package from Mitchell’s Salon and Day Spa, flowers from Adrian Durban Florist, and much, much more!
  • TCT _Family Holiday Photo

    Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

    With the help of the TCT costume shop, dress your family in iconic holiday attire and have your photo taken with a holiday backdrop. Session will last 1 hour in total and you are welcome to include grandparents, grandchildren, parents, children and up to 2 dogs if desired.

Preview the items as you plot your bidding strategy.

For 100 years, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati has provided education and entertainment for children and the young at heart through the art of stage performance. TCT is the oldest children’s theatre in the nation, and the only professional theater in the region that devotes its entire MainStage season to children. TCT directly impacts the lives of nearly 200,000 families and children annually, through Broadway-quality TCT MainStage performances as well as TCT on Tour touring productions and TCT Academy performing arts instruction for children ages 18 months to 18 years.

For more information about the TCT mission, check out our website or enjoy our programming through TCT EVERYWHERE. 

In March of 2020, in response to COVID-19 and school closures, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati launched TCT EVERYWHERE  — an online resource for parents, teachers and students featuring crafts, acting and vocal exercises and contests from the professional artistic staff of TCT Academy; along with study guides, podcasts, videos of past productions, and more.

The TCT Ready, Set, Auction! is designed to raise funds for TCT so that the nonprofit organization may continue to create online programming and plan for the time when we are able to gather again and benefit from the magic of live theatre.

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May 12, 2020 · 8:36 am

PIPELINE and PHOTOGRAPH 51 Cancelled at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

ETC_new_logo_bannerAs the devastating global pandemic continues to unfurl and impact communities near and far, ETC’s leadership and staff have been charting a responsible, viable way forward for when the curtain will rise again. In the meantime, we have adapted many of our programs to share digitally and stay connected with our audiences and we hope you’ll visit us online right now.

In March, we shared our intention to reopen Pipeline later this spring and present Photograph 51 shortly thereafter; we also announced the cancellation of 20th Century Blues. Like many of our arts peers, ETC has had to make extraordinarily challenging choices in response to this rapidly evolving crisis. After thorough consideration, we have made the heart-wrenching decision to cancel the remainder of our 2019-2020 Season and to put our efforts into rebuilding a strong, meaningful season for our audiences and artists for the fall. It remains our hope, though, to share one or more of these shows someday with you if possible.

Your Unused Ticket Options
Below are your options as a current ticket holder. For your convenience, you may complete quick online instructions for how to handle your unused tickets. Alternatively, you may contact our box office and leave us a message; we will return your call within 24-48 hours.

Online Instructions

Call Box Office: 513.421-3555 M-F, 10am-5pm

Convert your ticket(s) into a fully tax-deductible donation
Donate the cost of your ticket(s) in place of requesting a refund. Your generosity will help to ensure ETC’s future by offsetting some of the lost revenue incurred from having to cancel more than a third of our season. ETC will, of course, honor any refund requests.

Credit the cost of your ticket(s) to your account
This credit may be applied towards any future ticket or subscription package. This will help us remain financially stable as we resiliently plan for another compelling season.

Consider a subscription, gift voucher, or contribution
It’s admittedly awkward to ask for your help at the very time we can’t actually fulfill our mission, but such is the tenuous predicament in which we find ourselves. For anyone financially able to, we humbly request you subscribe for next season, purchase gift vouchers, and/or make a tax-deductible gift. If ever there were a time to subscribe, renew your donation, or make your first contribution, now is that time and truly anything helps.

Join us online
We invite you to participate in digitally-adapted free programs, such as: our weekly Meet the Artists live series where guests answer your questions on-air; our crowd-sourced Prelude-at-a-Distance, a choose your own adventure-style script and performance; and weekly audition tips, plus much, much more!

With your help, ETC will emerge from these challenges to become stronger than ever. All of us at the theatre—staff, board, artists, and volunteers—appreciate you immensely. Thank you for considering our requests. We wish you and your loved ones good health.

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May 11, 2020 · 9:34 am

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Cancelled at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoIt is with great sadness we announce the Beechmont Players Board has made the difficult decision to cancel our summer production of CHARLOTTE’S WEB due to the restrictions and guidelines surrounding COVID-19.

While we were eager to bring this production to life over the summer, the health and safety of our cast, crew, orchestra and patrons is far more important.

We hope to add this production to a future season and most importantly, hope you will he join us when we do.

Thank you for your understanding and please watch our website as well as, social media accounts for more updates in the coming months.

Stay healthy!

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May 9, 2020 · 12:28 pm

ACT/OCTA Festival Scheduled for June 18th-20th Going Virtual

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ACT of Greater Cincinnati.

Dear ACT Members,

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of our members, and the financial well-being of our organization, ACT-Cincinnati has made the difficult decision to move this year’s ACT/OCTA Festival scheduled for June 18th-20th to a virtual event.

This was put to a vote of the ACT-Cincinnati member theaters, and the result was 14-0 in favor of the change with one group abstaining and two groups not responding.

Unfortunately, this means no excerpts will be held. The ACT-Executive Board along with the support of the Long-Range Judging Committee will host the awards online starting at 7 PM EST on Saturday, June 20th.

Details will be forthcoming, but we still encourage members to dress up in the comfort of their own homes, tune in, share photos to social media, and celebrate the season. It will be different, for sure, but the show will go on in a way that we can maintain the safety of everyone involved.

Please stay safe, stay healthy, and we look forward to when we come together as a theater community again.

Sincerely,

Dan Maloney, President of ACT-Cincinnati
Amanda Emmons Shumate – 1st VP of ACT-Cincinnati/Conference Chair

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