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April 16, 2014 · 10:49 pm

THE IRISH CURSE Comes Back to Clifton

This wickedly delightful and heart wrenching play by Martin Cassella is getting a second run in May due to popular demand. The Clifton Performance Theatre had a sold out run in March with lines winding outside the door on nights with a full house. The company decided to bring it back for 6 more shows. Originally the Clifton Players had planned to stage “Riverside” by Kevin Crowley in May. Schedule conflicts for the rather large cast of actors has now moved that to next season. The opening now gives the wildly talented cast to respond to requests for tickets by offering additional shows.

The League of Cincinnati Theatre’s gave the production 4.5 out of 5 stars with an LCT member adding “a hilarious and touching show…I was completely captivated…I got: emotional depth, laser-quick dialogue, and electric chemistry between characters.” David Lyman of the Cincinnati Enquirer adds, “This is as good an ensemble as any local stage has assembled all season. There is an enviable intimacy among them. Some of it is the familiarity built in to Casella’s script. But most of it stems from the remarkable interaction of these veteran actors.” The cast includes veterans Kevin Crowley, Buz Davis and Michael Bath and introduces Pete Wood to the Clifton audience.

What THE IRISH CURSE is — and how it manifests itself — is the raw centerpiece of this wicked, rollicking and very funny new play. From it’s blistering language to it’s brutally honest look at sex and body image, THE IRISH CURSE is a revealing portrait of how men, and society, define masculinity. In doing so, it dares to pose the fundamental question that has been on the minds of men since the beginning of time: “Do I measure up to the next guy?”

Size matters to this small group of Irish-American men who meet every Wednesday night, in a Catholic church basement, at a self-help group for men with small penises. This allegedly Irish trait is the focus of they’re weekly whining as they feel this “shortcoming” has ruined their lives.

One evening, when a twenty-something blue-collar guy joins the group, he challenges everything the other men thought about “the Irish curse” …tackling their obsession with body image and unmasking the comical and truthful questions of identity, masculinity, sex, relationships, and social status that define their lives.”

THE IRISH CURSE Show times

Friday, May 9 at 8pm
Saturday, May 10 at 8 pm
Sunday, May 11 at 3 pm
Thursday, May 15 at 8 pm
Friday, May 16 at 8pm
Saturday, May 17 at 8 pm

Tickets are on sale NOW 513-861-SHOW (7469) http://theirishcurse.brownpapertickets.com/

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April 15, 2014 · 11:10 pm

HARVEY Actor Commended by LCT

Nathan Neorr as Elwood P. Dowd.

The League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) recognizes the work of Nathan Neorr in HARVEY, playing now through April 27 at The Carnegie Performing Arts Center in Covington, KY.

“Whenever Neorr was not on stage, I just wanted him to come back on,” stated on LCT panelist. Another noted “he did his job, though clearly inspired by his predecessor, Jimmy Stewart.” Finally, “he breathed life into the character, adding humanity to the crowd of archetypes.”

Panelists noted that HARVEY is a “delightful and charming comedy/fantasy” which is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, a well-liked and inexhaustibly happy man from a respected family…and his best friend is an invisible man-sized rabbit named Harvey. Committing Elwood to a sanitarium, his social-climbing sister Veta is herself mistaken as loony while Elwood and Harvey gleefully carry out their bon vivant cocktail calendar with the hospital staff in hilarious pursuit.

[HARVEY continues through April 27.]

League of Cincinnati Theatre panelists evaluate productions on a 5 star scale and recommend shows at either a 4 star or 5 star level. Nominations for LCT awards will be determined and announced at the end of the season and winners awarded at the annual LCT gala in the spring.

The League of Cincinnati Theatres was founded in 1999 to strengthen, nurture and promote Cincinnati’s theatre community. LCT provides its member companies and individual members with education, resources and services to enhance the quality and exposure of the theatre community in Cincinnati and increase community awareness, attendance and involvement. More information about the League can be found at www.leagueofcincytheatres.com.

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April 15, 2014 · 10:57 pm

CCPA’s GYPSY Actresses Commended by LCT

Brianna Barnes as Louise. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

The League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) recognizes the work of Brianna Barnes as Louise and Sherry McCamley as Mama Rose in the Covedale Theatre’s GYPSY, playing now through May 4.

One panelist noted “Brianna Barnes (Louise) captured my attention from the moment she entered the stage. She managed to give us a range of emotion carrying us through self-consciousness humbleness, rage, pity, sorrow, and love, played with truthfulness and energy.” Another noted “the highlight of this show was Brianna Barnes as Louise who was completely authentic and charismatic throughout this show, has great poise and vocal talent, and made a stunning transformation from Louise to Gypsy Rose that never seemed forced or faked. She is truly a star.” Barnes is a junior Musical Theatre major at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music (CCM).

The panelists commended local veteran actress Sherry McCamley. “I particularly liked that she made this iconic role a human being. I was rooting for her character the entire time and felt she earned her song in Rose’s Turn.” McCamley “plays the tour de force role with great commitment and some knockout vocals!” Finally, “Mama Rose is a star vehicle with one of the best female roles in Broadway musicals and Sherry McCamley is up to the task both as a brash actor and singer. The songs “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” and the climax, “Rose’s Turn” are key to the show and Sherry delivered on both.”

Contact www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com for tickets to GYPSY.
League of Cincinnati Theatre panelists evaluate productions on a 5 star scale and recommend shows at either a 4 star or 5 star level. Nominations for LCT awards will be determined and announced at the end of the season and winners awarded at the annual LCT gala in the spring.

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April 10, 2014 · 12:41 pm

CSC Announces REVEL AND FEAST Event on April 23, 2014

Cincinnati Shakespeare Celebrates 20 years and Completing the Canon

CINCINNATI, March 19, 2014 – Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to announce their new event titled “Revel and Feast”, an inspired Awards Ceremony and Celebration marking Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 20th Anniversary Season, on April 23 – Shakespeare’s 450th birthday – at Memorial Hall. That evening, CSC will commemorate 20 years of bringing Shakespeare and Classical Theatre to the Queen City and its completion of Shakespeare’s 38-play Canon – a rare accomplishment and distinction among US theater companies.

This event will take place at Memorial Hall in OTR. The evening will begin in the Memorial Hall Auditorium with a performance featuring the CSC Company joined by 38 students from 38 different schools in the region celebrating the 20th anniversary and completing the canon! Guests will then be invited into the Memorial Hall Green and Gold Rooms for custom cocktails at the open bar and a Shakespeare inspired dinner menu (see below). Guests can also take pictures in the Shakespeare Photo Booth, wearing and posing with props and costumes from productions at Cincinnati Shakespeare over the last 20 years!

In addition to the event’s performances, retrospectives, live music, open bar and dinner, CSC will bestow the very first Globe Award to Dr. William McKim. Emeritus professor of English at Northern Kentucky University, Bill has been dedicated to making Shakespeare accessible and exciting through his university career and longtime leadership of the Mercantile Library’s Canon Club. The Swan Award will honor Dr. Niamh O’Leary of Xavier University for her passion and commitment to Shakespeare in our schools. Finally, CSC will present the Rose Award to local student Katherine Sallee in recognition of excellence in bringing the Bard to life.

The evening will kick off with a pre-performance VIP reception in Memorial Hall’s elegant Park View Room, and then the evening’s entertainment and awards ceremony in the Historic 1908 Auditorium. Afterwards, guests will gather in the Green and Gold rooms for classic cuisine and a toast to the first 20 years of CSC with many, many more to come.

Over the last 20 years, CSC has brought classical theatre and literature to life for over 200,000 students from 150 schools in more than 100 zip codes across three states. This close connection with students and educators has inspired them to take on an exciting new endeavor. On the evening of April 23rd, CSC will unveil an initiative called PROJECT 38, which will bring students, schools and communities together across the Cincinnati Region. PROJECT 38 will provide the company with opportunities to create art not just for, but with students.

For additional information please contact Jennifer Joplin by email Jennifer.joplin@cincyshakes.com or by phone 513.381.2273 x. 3205 or visit http://www.cincyshakes.com. The event planning committee consists of Al Lopez, Vicky Reynolds, Dick Westheimer, Jay Woffington and Sue Ann & Mark Painter.

About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Revel and Feast Event

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

A celebration marking Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 20th anniversary season and their completion of Shakespeare’s 38 play Canon, the evening will include the special announcement of Project 38, CSC’s newest innovative arts education experience.

6:00 p.m. VIP Reception – Memorial Hall Park View Room
7:00 p.m. Performance and Awards Ceremony – Memorial Hall Auditorium
8:00 p.m. Gala Celebration – Memorial Hall Green and Gold Rooms

Globe Award: Dr. William McKim, Emeritus Professor, Northern Kentucky University
Swan Award: Dr. Niamh J. O’Leary, Professor, Xavier University
Rose Award: Katherine Sallee, Campbell County

Tickets are available online at http://cincyshakes.com/events/revel-and-feast/ or by phone 513-381-2273

Tickets are $150
VIP Tickets are $250
Subscriber Tickets are $100

About the 20th Anniversary Season:
The 20th Anniversary 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. The season design sponsor is Mark & Sue Ann Painter. Production dates and information on the 20th Anniversary are available online at http://www.cincyshakes.com. 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.

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. This season, CSC is proud to become one of only 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!