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April 10, 2024 · 10:38 pm

Fairfield Native Brady Seals Performs at the FCAC April 27

FCAC_Brady SealsFAIRFIELD, OH – Fairfield native singer-songwriter Brady Seals has sold over 11 million albums, topped three genres simultaneously, and is excited for his homecoming performance at the Fairfield Community Arts Center (FCAC) on Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. During his six years as keyboardist and co-lead singer for the multi-platinum group Little Texas, they celebrated three consecutive number-one hits with What Might Have Been, God Blessed Texas, and My Love.

Tickets are $25 for Balcony/Mezzanine seats, $30 for Orchestra seats. Call the FCAC Box Office at 513-867-5348 or purchase online at www.FairfieldOH.gov/tickets. This performance is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.

During his tenure in Little Texas, they were voted ACM’s Vocal Group of the Year and received two Grammy nominations. In 2002, Seals formed Hot Apple Pie (DreamWorks). Comprised of extraordinary musicians, the music industry dubbed the band “Music City’s Super Group.” Hot Apple Pie’s self-titled debut was released in 2005 featuring country music icon, Willie Nelson. The band quickly made history when they became the highest-selling debut country group in the Neilson SoundScan era. Their entry single, Hillbillies Love it in the Hay went Top 20. The video shot to #1 on VH-1 Country and was among CMT’s “Top 20 Sexiest Videos.”

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April 9, 2024 · 5:13 pm

2024 Cincinnati Fringe Festival Announces Lineup

CFF_24 logoThe 2024 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Celebrating 21 Years of Extraordinary Live Performance in Over-the-Rhine
Announcing this year’s incredible Festival Lineup! 

Know Theatre proudly presents The 21st Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival – the region’s largest and longest-running annual performing arts festival – May 31-June 15, 2024! A 14-day celebration featuring hundreds of live performances from independent local, national, and international artists, the Cincy Fringe is Cincinnati’s Summer Theatre Party.

This year we march onward carrying the torch of creative community care and radical self-expression with:

  • 26 Primary Lineup Performances!
  • 35+ Productions! (Including 4 FringeDevelopment projects, 5 Special Events, and Kids Fringe) to entertain at 5 venues across Over-the-Rhine: Know Theatre, Art Academy of Cincinnati and Gabriel’s Corner.
  • Kids Fringe Performances on Weekend Afternoons!
  • Free Nightly After Hours Events in the Know Theatre Underground Bar!

TICKETING INFORMATION

  • 50% of all Box Office revenue is given to the Producing Fringe Artists.
  • Single tickets to the 2024 Cincy Fringe are $18.
  • The All-Access Pass ($300) is good for one entry into as many productions as one person can see.
  • Our 6-ticket Flex Pass ($90) can be used in any combination of shows and is transferable among individuals.
  • All passes are currently on sale at cincyfringe.com

Primary Lineup Details

This year’s Primary Lineup totals 26 productions and features new work from 12 local creators, 12 productions from across the country, and 2 international artists from Toronto, Canada.

With 12 world premieres, 12 regional premieres, 1 national premiere and 21 producing companies that have never-been-seen-before in Cincinnati, audiences are guaranteed to experience something extraordinary! 

The 2024 Cincy Fringe Festival Primary Lineup

1-MAN NO-SHOW
Isaac Kessler
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The show that gave Oscar Wilde a nosebleed!

A Migration of Crones
Performance Gallery
Cincinnati, OH
A migration of crones toward authenticity through movement and sound.

A Perfect Day Away
Dead Cat Productions
Cleveland, OH, Athens, OH & Chicago, IL
Dylan loses his cat, gains a delivery guy, & uncovers his past.

As If You Will Remember
Gerry Grubbs, Pauletta Hansel, Rachel DesRochers, Katie Chal, Rob Keenan, Adam Petersen, & Michael Burnham
Cincinnati, OH
Words, Music and Dance Exploring Dementia’s Love and Loss

Bloody Mary
Kelly Collette
Cincinnati, OH
A demon is summoned, and is forced to go to high school.

BODIES
Can’t Stand Sitting Productions
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
One man explores body insecurities through live body painting.

CANCEL THIS MUSICAL
Wesley Zurick
New York, NY
Identity politics? Yikes. Social media? Ew. Musical? I’M INTERESTED!

CASTAWAYS
Silver Linings Productions
Cincinnati, OH
Gilligan’s Island meets Waiting for Godot in memory care.

Cyrano on the Moon
Arcane Arts
Hayward, WI
Fifteen years after his death, Roxanne writes about Cyrano’s afterlife.

Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany
Ingrid Garner
Los Angeles, CA
The Award-Winning WWII memoir performed by the author’s granddaughter.

Esther Made Me Do It
Nell Adkins and Elizabeth Sacktor
Lexington, KY
A heart-felt comedy about best friends auditioning for a Purim shpiel.

Gender? F*ck!
Rachel Baker
Cincinnati, OH
Gender is a performance, and I’m being booed off stage.

I’m Finally Going to Ask Elizabeth Hopkins to the Homecoming Dance and Nothing’s Going to Stop Me, Not Even the Ghost of My Dead Grandmother Who Watches Me Masturbate
Queen City Flash
Cincinnati, OH
A “Choose Your Own Adventure” Romantic Comedy About Second Chances.

Knight, Knight
Madeleine Rowe
Minneapolis, MN
Knight & horse. Sword & stone.  Love & loss. A wild medieval romp.

Le Spectacle De Merde (“Welcome to our Sh*t Show”)
Megan Flynn & Teresa VanDenend Sorge
Troy, NY & Cincinnati, OH
Aging. Adulting. Good luck trying not to slip in it!

Meet Me at the Bathtub: The Short Life & Tumultuous Times of Charlotte Corday
Samantha Joy Luhn
Covington, KY
A bathtub assassination immersed in the tempestuous French Revolution.

Mounting Washington: The Story of a Mountain & a Miracle
Penny: For Your Thoughts
Rochester, NY
The true story of a miracle…that almost killed me.

No f*cks given. None taken. All done.
Pamela L Paek
Los Angeles, CA
A darkly comedic TEDesque talk on our complicity in humanity’s demise.

NO PASSENGERS
Gideon Productions
Queens, NY
Alan and Diane hold a seance to resurrect Alan’s ex-wife.

SeaMAN
2 Sleepy RatGuys (Amica Hunter & Bruce Ryan Costella)
Portland, OR, & Orlando, FL
A one-man-show, by two. Like The Lighthouse meets Gilligan’s Island.

Singing Into The Dark, 1933
Big Empty Barn Productions
New Orleans, LA
In a ruined theatre one man recreates a forbidden show.

Songs Without Words (or, The Mendelssohn Play)
Jennifer Vosters
Chicago, IL
Two geniuses + one actor = sibling dramedy with a classical twist.

Strong Bear
Jack Fogle
Cincinnati, OH
A Palestinian-American family, their grief, and a teddy bear.

The F-Files
Solasta Theatre Lab
Cincinnati, OH
A choose-your-own-adventure exploring the assumed paranormal.

The Last Witch in Ireland: The Story of Bridget Cleary
InBocca Performance
Cincinnati, OH
Was it folklore hysteria or gender-based violence?

Waiting for Laura
Ben & Justin Present
Cincinnati & Columbus, OH
Two friends anxiously wait to interview Oscar Winner, Laura Dern.

The 2024 Cincy Fringe Festival Special Events

Absurd It Through the Grapevine: Paul Strickland
Paul Strickland Presents
Covington, KY
Paul Strickland’s new weird-lightful acoustic-blues-infused story/song concoction.

Alphas: Origin Story – A Comedy Variety Show
Alphas Comedy
Cincinnati, OH
A joyful women’s variety show with improv, sketch, music, & dancing!

Methtacular!
Steven Strafford
Athens, OH
A funny and harrowing musical romp through meth addiction.

The Stork Files: True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice
Julie Coppens
Cincinnati, OH
Unswaddling secrets. Terminating shame. Bearing witness. Fostering community.

trueFRINGE 2024
True Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
True stories told by the Fringe Artists who lived them.

The 2024 Cincy Fringe Development Productions
One-night only productions of works in development.

Cracks
Claire Lochmueller
Chicago, IL
Trans comedian explores her Catholic military upbringing- a heartfelt journey.

Ford’s Escape (or a Honda’s Civic Lesson)
Zamudio Theatre & The Milford High School Drama Dept.
Milford, OH
A high school roadtrip turns into high school road R.I.P.

Tea Sips and Tells
Leila Kubesch
Cincinnati, OH
Powerful solo performance: Triumph over adversity, hope for all.

Webcam
Kirk Sheppard
Cincinnati, OH
A play about intimacy, loneliness, and sex work.

The 2024 Cincy Fringe Kids Fringe

The Emu that Ate Cincinnati (and Other Curious Tales)
Autumn Kaleidoscope
Cincinnati, OH
A puppetry show where curious and even curiouser tales abound! 

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.

The 21st  Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival is made possible by a generous partnership with our neighbors and the Art Academy of Cincinnati.

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 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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April 8, 2024 · 5:53 pm

CIRQUE KALABANTE: AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE | Thu., Oct. 24, 2024 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Afrique en CirqueCirque Kalabanté:
Afrique en Cirque

October 24, 2024
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

Tickets on sale Friday, April 12

[Cincinnati, OH] – Inspired by daily life in Guinea, Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque makes its Cincinnati debut on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall. This amazing show for the whole family shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture. The show is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2024-25 Season.

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 12 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Prices start at $20.00. For groups of ten or more, call (513) 977-4155. Applicable services fees may apply. Prices are subject to change.

Filled with color and impressive scenery, costumes, and staging, the performance vibrates with energy and represents the strength, agility, and joys of young Africans. The breathtaking production includes acrobats who execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey!

Kalabanté Productions was created by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin. Yamoussa’s dream was the founding of a school of circus arts to direct his own multidisciplinary company specializing in the African arts.

Yamoussa first became interested in the Circus Arts as a young man growing up in Conakry, Guinea in the 1990s. He studied the circus performers he saw on European TV and practiced on the beach and dirt around his home. He also studied the Nyamakala tradition of circus, practiced by the Fula people of West Africa. He eventually joined Guinea’s original circus company, Circus Baobob, with whom he toured Africa and Europe.

In the early 2000s, Yamoussa was recruited to come to Canada with Cirque Éloize, a Montreal based Canadian cirque company.  While in Canada, he also performed with Cirque du Soleil and Cavalia (cirque with horses).  In 2007, Yamoussa realized his dream and opened his own company – Kalabanté Productions in Montreal, Canada. He recruited many of his extended family members to join the company, including his twin sisters, brothers, and cousins.

The company began doing shows in Quebec and over the years expanded to all of Canada and the USA, and now performs all over the world. In 2018, Kalabanté opened their own studio and school in Montreal, where they offer classes in African dance, cirque, and drumming.

Kalabanté Productions is proud to be able to share their work, achievements, and skills to inspire others and to assist with the humanitarian mission to help the Guinean community from which Yamoussa and many of his company members come.

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque

WHEN:                Thursday, October 24, 2024 – 7:30 PM

WHERE:              Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

PRICES:               Start at $20. 10%-off groups of ten or more. Additional service fees may apply. Prices subject to change.

INFO:                  Filled with color and impressive scenery, costumes, and staging, Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque vibrates with energy and represents the strength, agility, and joys of young Africans. The breathtaking production includes acrobats who execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. Prepare for an unforgettable journey!

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale Friday, April 12 at 10:00 AM

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4155

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

The Cincinnati Arts Association is supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Harlan Graphics, Heidelberg Distributing, Kinley Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth

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April 8, 2024 · 5:52 pm

Sinclair’s FREE EXPRESSIONS Tackles Depression

SCCT_A Super Happy StorySinclair Theatre Offers FREE EXPRESSONS SERIES Tackling Depression 

Sinclair Theatre presents a FREE EXPRESSIONS SERIES production of “A Super Happy Story About Feeling Super Sad” by Jon Brittain with original music by Matthew Floyd Jones, on April 16-19 in Sinclair’s Black Box Theatre, building 2, downtown Dayton Campus.

Tickets for this musical are FREE but must be reserved on the website: www.sinclair.edu/tickets.

This fun, silly and sad musical that tackles depression and suicide with honesty is directed by Gina Neuerer, chair of Sinclair’s Music, Theatre and Dance Department. Cast includes Tracie Puckett-Knight, Kelly Boehm, Sunny Fox, Ryan Hulsman, Feather Norman, Hannah Ramey, Anna Senyk, and Sierra Ward.

Ticket holders will be seated first and walk ups welcome 10 minutes before curtain. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Tuesday/Friday, April 16 and 19. There will be two noon performances, geared toward campus and school groups, on Wednesday/Thursday, April 17 and 18.

A chair lift is available for anyone who needs assistance on the stairs leading to the Black Box Theatre. Early arrival is requested as no one can be seated after the production begins. Mature subject matter not intended for children. 

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April 8, 2024 · 5:49 pm

Modern Musical ALICE BY HEART Opens at Anderson Theatre

AHS_Alice By Heart

(Sitting) freshman Henry Weddle, sophomore Audrey Mendralski, senior Chad Bowling, sophomore Sydney Ventura, freshman Easton Gliebe, senior Chrisanthi Burch, and senior Ashley Gildenblatt, as well as (standing) senior Olivia Weddle, senior Sam Harper, junior Ben Hartong, junior Callie Ziegler, and senior Sam Chandler.

Anderson High School is entering their seventh decade of spring musicals by presenting “Alice by Heart,” a new musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, who won two Tony Awards in 2007 for their musical “Spring Awakening.”

“Alice by Heart” is a poignant and lyrical re-telling of the Lewis Carrol classic through the eyes of a group of teenagers trapped in an underground bunker in WWII London. Alice Stuart uses the familiar tale to distract herself and her best friend, Alfred, who has tuberculosis, from the horrors of their isolation.

As Alice tells the story of “Alice in Wonderland,” the teens and adults around her transform into characters from Wonderland, from the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts. Alfred becomes the White Rabbit, and as he grows weaker the characters explore the ways we deal with grief, loss, and love.

Director and Theatre and Film Teacher Chad Weddle chose this work, in part, “because this generation of young people are still dealing with the pain and loss and isolation of their Covid experience. This musical shows all of us a path forward—a way to use imagination and story to  process emotion and to heal.”

“Alice by Heart” runs April 25-28 at Anderson High School. Tickets are $15 at the door, with special $10 senior and student pricing available in advance through http://www.ShowTix.com. For more information, visit AndersonTheatre.com.

The cast of Anderson Theatre’s “Alice by Heart” includes (sitting) freshman Henry Weddle, sophomore Audrey Mendralski, senior Chad Bowling, sophomore Sydney Ventura, freshman Easton Gliebe, senior Chrisanthi Burch, and senior Ashley Gildenblatt, as well as (standing) senior Olivia Weddle, senior Sam Harper, junior Ben Hartong, junior Callie Ziegler, and senior Sam Chandler. Visit AndersonTheatre.com for information and tickets.

Alice at AHS Tracks:

Anderson Theatre’s “Alice by Heart” runs April 25 through 28. Cast members include (front row) freshman Easton Gliebe, senior Chad Bowling, sophomore Audrey Mendralski, senior Olivia Weddle, sophomore Sydney Ventura, freshman Henry Weddle, and senior Ashley Gildenblatt, (back row) junior Ben Hartong, senior Sam Harper, senior Sam Chandler, junior Callie Ziegler, and senior Chrisanthi Burch.

Alice at AHS stairs:

Students from Anderson Theatre’s production of “Alice by Heart.” The show runs April 25 through 28 at Anderson High School, and tickets are available at the door and by visiting their website, AndersonTheatre.com.

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