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September 29, 2015 · 8:17 am

Know Theatre’s 18th Season Continues With a Flippant Trip Back in Time, THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE

KNOW THEATRE’S 18TH SEASON CONTINUES WITH A FLIPPANT TRIP BACK IN TIME 

THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE

by ​Charise Castro Smith
directed by ​Brant Russell
a co­production with the ​University of Cincinnati College­Conservatory of Music  

An irreverent comedy about what it takes to rule the world. Almost. 

KTC_Hunchback of Seville logoThe year is 1504. It’s a freakishly cold day in Spain, and the hunchbacked, adopted sister of the dying queen Isabella has to use her formidable intellect to contend with colonial genocide, a forbidden lover, a hellion of an heir, and the mess that is politics in a changing world. An irreverent comedy that turns historical atrocities on their heads in a Tarantino­esque romp, it’s a collaboration that brings CCM drama students to Know Theatre’s stage for a twisted history you never learned in school.

Know Theatre ​continues its 18th season (“We’re Adults Now!”) by heading back to college and joining forces with ​UC’s College-­Conservatory of Music (CCM)​ for the regional premiere of THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE, a play that will make you think about and laugh at 16th Century Spanish monarchical politics and European colonialism like never before…especially if you never have at all (honestly, we hadn’t either.)

This production marks CCM Associate Professor of Drama and ​Hunchback director Brant Russell’s Know Theatre debut, along with the Know debut of 8 CCM Drama students. About playwright Charise Castro Smith, Russell says,

“​[She] artfully weaves history and anachronism. The subtle variances of tone, the frequently less­-subtle humor, and the savoring of the language all speak to me. In terms of content, this play is very much about anyone who’s ever been marginalized. This is the story of a woman who is denied so many privileges that others enjoy because she was born in a body different from those around her. And ultimately it’s a story about privilege, ethics, power, and the way we tell the story of our shared history.”

Adds Know Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford, about the co­production aspect,

“We’re thrilled to enter into this partnership with CCM, the school where 50% of Know’s full time staff received our training. It’s a great way for us to reconnect with our alma mater, to offer students a chance to step outside of academia and into small professional theatre, and to continue to build connections across Cincinnati’s artistic scene. We’re so excited to get to play with this cast, this creative team, and this great script.”

CCM senior ​Colleen Ladrick​ plays the titular role of ​Maxima Terriblé Segunda, The Hunchback of Seville, a brilliant, agoraphobic atheist faced with some difficult decisions. Joining Colleen on stage are fellow CCM students​ ​Sydney Ashe​, ​Rachel Baumgarten​, ​Andrew ​Iannacci​, ​Julia Netzer​, ​Meg Olsen​, ​Alice Skok​, and ​Emily Walton​.​ ​Rounding out the cast are another Know newcomer, ​Brandon St. Clair Saunders​,​ ​an ensemble member of Strawdog Theatre Company in Chicago who just finished his sixth summer season with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, and ​Derek Snow​, who has appeared on numerous stages across the city for over 20 years, including Know Theatre, Performance Gallery, and Falcon Theatre.

Opening October 9th, ​THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE re-imagines history in the irreverent style you’ve come to expect at Know Theatre, Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. Come in and play!

Cast 

  • Sydney Ashe ​as 1
  • Rachel Baumgarten​ as ​HRH, Queen Isabella of Spain
  • Andrew ​Iannacci​ as Christopher ​Columbus/Deputy Governor
  • Brandon St. Clair Saunders​ as ​Talib Furozh
  • Colleen Ladrick ​as ​Maxima Terriblé Segunda (The Hunchback)
  • Julia Netzer ​as Innocenzia
  • Meg Olsen​ as 2
  • Alice Skok​ as ​Espanta
  • Derek Snow​ as Abdul Haseem
  • Emily Walton​ as Infanta Juana

Production Team 

  • Director — Brant Russell
  • Stage Manager — Andi ​Radujkovic
  • Scenic & Lighting Design — Andrew Hungerford
  • Costume Design — Noelle Wedig
  • Sound Design — Jason Sebastian
  • Scenic Charge, Associate Scenic Designer​ — Sarah Beth Hall
  • Technical Director — Nick Koehlke Fight Choreographer — K. Jenny Jones

Calendar Listing 

Production: THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE by Charise Castro Smith a co-production with UC’s College-­Conservatory of Music

When: ​October 9th ­ October 24th, 2015
Wednesdays ­ Saturdays @ 8PM, Sundays @ 3PM

Where: Know Theatre of Cincinnati. 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. In historic Over-­the-­Rhine.

Tickets:

  • $20 in advance
  • $10 Rush tickets​ at the door 10 minutes prior to curtain (when available)
  • FREE​ ​performances​ on Wednesdays​, ​as part of Know Theatre’s ​Welcome Experiment. (Subject to availability; reserved Welcome Experiment tickets must be claimed 15 minutes before the performance or be subject to redistribution.)
  • 6 Ticket Flex­Passes​ are available for ​$100​ and can be used in any combination of patrons and shows for all MainStage and SecondStage programming at Know Theatre.

Since 1997, Know Theatre has been dedicated to creating explosive and evocative live entertainment. We value a playful artistic community where artists can collaborate and grow.  

Know Theatre’s work is made possible 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 is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank 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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September 28, 2015 · 4:37 pm

Politically Charged Drama PENTECOST Opens CCM’s 2015-16 Mainstage Series

David Pruitt as soldier & Annie Grove as Yasmin. Photo by Mark Lyons.

David Pruitt as soldier & Annie Grove as Yasmin. Photo by Mark Lyons.

CCM opens its 2015-16 Mainstage Series with David Edgar’s captivating drama Pentecost, playing Oct. 1 – 4 with a special preview performance on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The worlds of art and politics violently collide in this award-winning thriller, which the New York Times calls “a smashing ideological epic.”

Directed by CCM Drama Chair Richard Hess, Pentecost brings art, language, conflict and current events to life in Patricia Corbett Theater.

Pentecost details the discovery of a painting stunningly similar to Giotto di Bondone’s The Lamentation of Christ in an abandoned church in Eastern Europe. If proven to pre-date the master’s work, the fresco will revolutionize Western Art and the Renaissance as we know it. A dramatic power struggle ensues, as representatives from the worlds of art history, religion and politics stake their claims for the ultimate prize. The unexpected arrival of 12 asylum seekers speaking eight different languages sets events spiraling toward an explosive climax.

Edgar’s 1994 play remains remarkably relevant in the current political and cultural climate. “I never would have guessed that the daily headlines during every day of the rehearsal process would be filled with stories of the greatest wave of asylum seekers that the world has witnessed since World War II,” says Hess. “To be confronted each day with harrowing images of individuals so desperate for a new life was  a sobering reminder that not only does life imitate art, but our art must also imitate life.”

A bureaucratic and humanitarian debate is written into the very fabric of the play, one that raises challenging questions about moral and legal obligations presently confronting the world’s leaders today. On the one hand Pentecost is a fascinating tale of art, intellect and history, but on the other hand it is also a stimulating commentary on sociopolitical realities that transcend historical context.

Learn more about CCM’s Mainstage Series production of David Edgar’s Pentecost, courtesy of the Cincinnati Enquirer, by visiting www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2015/09/25/pentacost-addresses-difficulties-immigrants/72817356.

Learn more about the cast and production team by visiting ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/pentecost.

This production contains mature subject matter.

About Richard Hess
Richard E. Hess has been Chair of CCM Drama for the past 20 years. Recent directing credits at CCM include The Crucible, The Laramie Project, Coram Boy, RENT, You Can’t Take It With You (ACCLAIM Award winner Outstanding University Play), Anon(ymous)(ACCLAIM Award winner Outstanding Play), Brigadoon (Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Outstanding Musical) and Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Best Ensemble Acting).

He made his New York directing debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd Street directing AN EVENING OF (Mostly) TRUE SONGS (with Andrea Burns), a new incarnation of Don’t Look Down, the music and lyrics of Adam Wagner, first seen in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Favorite directing credits at the Human Race Theatre Co., where he has been a resident artist since 1996, include Race, Red, Doubt, Proof, I Am My Own Wife, A Delicate Balance and Miracle on South Division Street. Other credits include the Los Angeles staging of the one-woman show Besame Mucho, O.K. That’s Enough (with Diana Maria Riva), and the smash hits The Pages of My Diary I’d Rather Not Read and The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity, both of which enjoyed sold out runs at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. For five years Hess was the artistic director of Hot Summer Nights in Cincinnati, where he directed Violet (with Ashley Brown), Hello, Dolly! (with Pamela Myers), Godspell (with Shoshana Bean and Leslie Kritzer) and the premiere of We Tell The Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, in collaboration with Stephen Flaherty.

He studied with the internationally acclaimed director Anne Bogart and members of the Saratoga International Theatre Institute (SITI Co.) in New York and Los Angeles for the past decade. He has worked with Know Theatre of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Chautauqua Institution, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops and Cincinnati Opera Education. He is proud of fostering the new work of playwrights, and has directed first productions of Richard Oberacker and Rob Taylor’s Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Parenting, Mark Halpin’s The Kid in the Dark, Ben Magnuson’s Four Minutes and Tom Korbee’s Will It Ever Stop Raining?

He made his debut as a playwright/creator in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival with (UN)Natural Disaster, created with 13 actors, performed in an abandoned building in Over-the-Rhine, and named the Producer’s Pick of the Fringe. (UN)Natural Disasterwas subsequently re-mounted on the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

In June of 2011 Hess directed The Collapsible Space Between Us with the Dadaab Theater Project, comprised of five CCM Drama students, which was presented with eight refugees from the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya for World Refugee Day sponsored by the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. He returned to Kenya as a Fulbright Scholar in 2014 and taught acting and directing and Kenyatta University in Nairobi and researched the creation of original works by creating KUMI NA MBILI (12), a stage show and a short film.

Hess was named Ernest Glover Outstanding Teacher at UC in 1999 and again in 2012 and was named the ACCLAIM Award Theatre Trailblazer in 2009. He is an associate member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC).

Performance Times

  • 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sep. 30 (preview)
  • 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1
  • 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2
  • 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4

Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to Pentecost are $27-31 for adults, $17-20 for non-UC students and $15-18 UC students with a valid ID. Tickets to the Sept. 30 preview performance are just $15.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/pentecost.

Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visituc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

Community Partner: ArtsWave

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September 28, 2015 · 7:53 am

TAYLOR 2 Brings Legendary Dance to NKU This October

NKU_Taylor2 logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University / School of the Arts / Program of Theatre and Dance presents a one-night-only performance by TAYLOR 2.

Repertory:
Junction
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Roses Duet
The Uncommitted
Company B

Northern Kentucky University
Fine Arts Center / Corbett Theatre
Friday, October 9, at 8:00PM

Tickets: $10 (General); $8 (Students)

TAYLOR 2 will present a program comprising a unique window into Paul Taylor’s extensive repertoire — now numbering 142 dances! Paul Taylor is one of this country’s legendary choreographers and a pioneer of modern dance culture. His choreography is known for its physicality and grace, as well as its cultural relevance. In selecting repertoire for TAYLOR 2 (established in 1993), he chooses dances that span the broad spectrum of his work. Several of the dances performed by TAYLOR 2 have been re-worked from the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s version to enable the smaller ensemble of dancers to perform them. Critics and audiences cheer as TAYLOR 2 introduces the athleticism, humor, and range of emotions found in Mr. Taylor’s work to audiences around the world. Taylor 2 has had engagements in over 400 cities, 46 states, and as far as Africa and Asia.

“Taylor 2 is a kind of a miracle… All of the dancers are considerable talents [who] unite fearlessness with skill.” — Gia Kourlas, New York Times

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

One of the seminal artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Paul Taylor continues to shape the homegrown American art of modern dance that he has helped define since he became a professional dancer and pioneering choreographer in 1954. After 60 years as Artistic Director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, he blazed a new trail in 2014 by establishing an institutional home for the art form: Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance. Mr. Taylor will curate and present great modern dances of the past and present alongside his own works at Lincoln Center and other preeminent venues throughout the world, nurturing a new generation of choreographers so that modern dance flourishes long into the future. Mr. Taylor first gained notoriety as a dance maker in 1957 with Seven New Dances and has since received nearly every important honor given to artists in the United States. In 1992 he was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and received an Emmy Award for Speaking in Tongues, produced by WNET/New York the previous year. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton in 1993. In 1995 he received the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts and was named one of 50 prominent Americans honored in recognition of their outstanding achievement by the Library of Congress’s Office of Scholarly Programs. He is the recipient of three Guggenheim Fellowships and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees from California Institute of the Arts, Connecticut College, Duke University, The Juilliard School, Skidmore College, the State University of New York at Purchase, Syracuse University, and Adelphi University. Awards for lifetime achievement include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award. Other awards include the New York State Governor’s Arts Award and the New York City Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture. In 1989 Mr. Taylor was elected one of ten honorary members of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Having been elected to knighthood by the French government as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1969 and elevated to Officier in 1984 and Commandeur in 1990, Mr. Taylor was awarded France’s highest honor, the Légion d’Honneur, in 2000 for exceptional contributions to French culture. Today Mr. Taylor’s dances are performed by the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the six-member Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company (begun in 1993), and companies throughout the world including the Royal Danish Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Ruth Andrien became Rehearsal Director of Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company in 2010. She danced with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1974 to1983, originating roles in such works as Esplanade, Runes, Airs, Images and Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal). She has restaged Mr. Taylor’s work for professional companies and universities around the world. Ms. Andrien has been on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Swarthmore College, Harvard University, MIT, Southern Methodist University, The School at Jacobs Pillow, New York State Summer School of the Arts, The Taylor School and the American Dance Festival, where she directed the Paul Taylor Project for the past three years. She has worked closely with The American Dance Legacy Institute at Brown University, which focuses on preservation and access to American dance heritage. She served as master teacher for the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts in Miami and for the U.S. State Department’s cultural exchange program in Tunisia. She was the recipient of Towson University’s Rosenberg Award for Distinguished Artists in 2002 and the Balasaraswati/ Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching in 2009 with Carolyn Adams and Sharon Kinney. Ms. Andrien received her MFA in Dance at Hollins University in 2007.

For more information call the NKU School of the Arts Box Office at 859.572.5464

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September 25, 2015 · 1:45 pm

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati presents DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. this October at the Taft Theatre!

Brookie Steele as Ariel. Photo by Philip Groshong.

Brookie Steele as Ariel. Photo by Philip Groshong.

Audiences will dive into the new season of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati with Ariel and her aquatic friends in DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. which has been adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production. The show runs October 16-18, 24 & 25 at the Taft Theatre. The show will be directed and choreographed by Roderick Justice. Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, Music by Alan Menken. Book by Doug Wright. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen Story and the Disney Film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Puppets by The Frisch Marionettes. Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc.

In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and be part of the world above. But first she’ll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she’s the girl with the enchanting voice that he has been seeking.

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR., The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, through October 25. 7:30 p.m. Friday October 16; Saturday October, 17 & Sunday, October 18 & Sunday, October 25 at 2 PM, Saturday, October 24 at 2 PM and 5 PM; Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets $7-$25. 1-800-745-3000 and www.ticketmaster.com.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. is made possible by the generous support of Edyth B. Lindner. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is supported by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Children’s Theatre’s Season Sponsors are the Charles H. Dater Foundation and the Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Media sponsors are Cincinnati Enquirer, LOCAL 12 and Q102. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Kids Club is presented by Time Timer.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Family Gala sponsored by Macy’s and Sea of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015. This unique family event features a private performance followed by dinner, games, dancing and fun for all ages at the Taft Theatre Ballroom. Tickets are $150 for adults and $75 for children. Seating is limited. Email mary.wright@thechildrenstheatre.com for more information.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati also presents an additional nine performances of DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. for school students. Ticket prices are $7 per student with one free adult admission for every 15 students. School performances are during the daytime October 16, 20-23, 2015. Call Pam Young at 513-569-8080 ext. 13 for details.

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September 25, 2015 · 8:28 am

Bruce Cromer Returns to Cincinnati Shakepeare’s Stage as Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Cincinnati Shakespeare’s 2015-2016 season continues with this much anticipated production

Bruce Cromer as Willy Loman.

Bruce Cromer as Willy Loman.

Cincinnati, OH, September 24, 2015— Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues their 2015-2016 mainstage season with the award-winning American classic, DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller playing October 16- November 7, 2016.  This production is directed by CSC Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips and features the Cincinnati Shakespeare Resident Ensemble including Bruce Cromer, Annie Fitzpatrick, Justin McCombs, and Jared Joplin.  The ensemble is generously sponsored by Oswald and the costume design is generously sponsored by Fifth Third Bank.

Arthur Miller’s award-winning American classic, DEATH OF A SALESMAN tells the poignant story of a salesman and his quest to make it big. In the land of the free, every man controls his own destiny and the right to try and achieve the elusive American Dream. But as his days grow shorter and the times tougher, can Willy Loman (Bruce Cromer) achieve this long cherished dream for his family? Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, multiple Tony Awards, and deemed one of the greatest plays of the Twentieth Century, Arthur Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN is an exploration of failure and success that still resonates today.

Starring as Willy Loman, Bruce Cromer, has been a member of the CSC resident ensemble for 11 seasons.  He was most recently seen on CSC’s stage in the critically-acclaimed sold out 2015 production of “Waiting for Godot”.  In the previous season, he appeared in the also acclaimed CSC productions of “Hamlet” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”.  His previous credits at CSC include Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Thomas More in “A Man for All Seasons”, Benedick in “Much Ado About Nothing”, Salieri in “Amadeus”, Prospero in “The Tempest”, and the title role in “King Lear”.  Bruce has performed with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey, Santa Fe Stages, St. Louis Rep., Milwaukee Rep., Human Race Theatre, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, and more as well as at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, appearing as Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” for the past 12 years.  Bruce has taught Acting and Movement in the BFA Professional Actor Training Program at Wright State University for twenty-five years.

Performances of DEATH OF A SALESMAN are scheduled from October 16- November 7, 2015 on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm.  There is no performance on Sunday Oct. 16.  Preview performances are on Wednesday Oct. 14 and Thursday Oct. 15 at 7:30pm and tickets are $25.

The theater is located at 719 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati, two blocks west of the Aronoff Center.  Single ticket prices range from $22-$35 on Thursdays and Sundays and from $26-$39 on Fridays and Saturdays.  Previews are $25.  If available, $14 student rush tickets may be purchased 30 minutes before a show with a valid student ID.  This production is a part of this season’s subscription package. Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted.  Ticketing fees may apply.  Discounts are available for students, seniors and groups as well as AAA members.  To purchase tickets or for more information, call the CSC Box Office at 513.381.BARD (2273) ext. 1, or go online at www.cincyshakes.com.

About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company:
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages.  Located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season.  The repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs reached nearly 30,000 young people and underserved community members last season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions at its home on Race Street.  Last season, CSC was proud to become one of the first five theaters in the United States to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati’s stage for the classics!

About the 2015-2016 Season:
This season is generously sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company receives operating support from The Ohio Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation and is supported, in part, by the generosity of thousands of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave.  Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s productions of “Julius Caesar” and “Antony and Cleopatra” are part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.  The season design sponsor is Mark & Sue Ann Painter.  The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Production dates and information on the season are available online atwww.cincyshakes.com.

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