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March 20, 2014 · 10:42 am

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Is 90 Years Young

TCT_logoThe Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati celebrates its 90th birthday with a world premiere, an educational rock-and-roll spectacular – featuring one of Cincinnati’s favorite bands on stage – plus two Disney favorites. The 2014-2015 season includes:

  • Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. (October 17 – October 19 and October 25, 2014).
  • The Snow Queen (December 5 – December 7 and December 13, 2014).
  • Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. (February 13 – February 15 and February 21, 2015).
  • Disney’s Aladdin JR. (April 10 – April 12 and April 18, 2015) 

“Our 90th birthday celebration is going to be very exciting, fun and entertaining for greater Cincinnati students and families,” said Artistic Director, Angela Powell Walker. “We will bring you one of our most requested shows, a world-premiere holiday production, the hippest band in town, and high-flying, live circus performers.”

Beginning the season is “…a tale as old as time,” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Book by Linda Woolverton. Originally directed by Robert Jess Roth. Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. Directed by Angela Powell Walker. (October 17 – October 19 and October 25, 2014). The brainy and beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life…and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted when she becomes a captive in the Beast’s enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in this beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati last produced the show in 2009. The Family Gala will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014.

The world-premiere musical, The Snow Queen, will be brought to life for the holidays by local wunderkind, Stephen Goers and his writing partner, Alyn Cardarelli. Directed by Jay Goodlett. (December 5 – December 7 and December 13, 2014). Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” a prince and princess find themselves torn apart by a powerful witch with the power to freeze hearts. When the Snow Queen steals Prince Kai, Princess Gerda and her comrades must enter the unknown and battle winter forces to find him. Stephen’s collaborations with Chicago playwright/lyricist Alyn Cardarelli on musicals for children include world premiere adaptations of Where the Wild Things Are, Stellaluna, and How I Became a Pirate. Productions of The Snow Queen were featured twice in the history of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati — once in 1965 performed at the Emery Theatre and once in 1975 performed at the Taft Theatre.

Based on the Emmy(r) Award-winning Saturday morning animated educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon which aired on ABC-TV from the 1970’s -1980’s, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. hits the Taft Theatre stage with a rock-and-roll revue, headed up by local rock sensations, The Rusty Griswolds! Originally conceived and directed by Scott Ferguson. Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, George Keating. Music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall and Tom Yohe. Directed by Angela Powell Walker. (February 13 – February 15 and February 21, 2015). Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “Just A Bill,” “Three is a Magic Number,” and “Conjunction Junction.” Since 1999, The Rusty Griswolds have been performing; bringing energy as only they can to the best music of the 80’s and Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. will be no exception!

Carpets will fly in April 2015 when Disney’s Aladdin JR. takes off. Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Book adapted and additional lyrics by Jim Luigs. Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle. Based on the screenplay by Ron Clements and John Musker; Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Directed by Roderick Justice. (April 10 – April 12 and April 18, 2015). Everyone’s favorite characters are here in this stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin, Jasmine, and of course, the Genie. Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, spirits will soar with excitement! This show will feature an onstage collaboration with The Cincinnati Circus Company- bringing jugglers, aerial acrobats, stilt walkers and more to the Taft Theatre stage! The Disney version of Aladdin was last produced by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati in 2006, but the Aladdin story has a long history performed five other times: in 1949, 1958, 1968, 1975 and 1986.

Season Tickets to the 2014-2015 Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati season will be available in May after renewals are completed. Prices range from $78 for the popular 4-Show Orchestra or Box Seats Season Ticket Package to just $21 for a 3-Show Season Ticket package in the Second Balcony. Single tickets go on sale August 18. For information call 513-569-8080 ext. 10 or visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is supported by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

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March 4, 2014 · 6:01 pm

PIP Unveils Vibrant, Varied Play Lineup for the 2014-2015 Season

PIP_logo(CINCINNATI) – Artistic Director Blake Robison announced the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s 2014-15 season today. The Playhouse’s 55th season — which is Robison’s third as artistic director — boasts a homegrown world premiere, two Tony Award-winning plays, recent New York hits and musical tributes to Johnny Cash and Tri-State native Rosemary Clooney.

The 2014-15 season includes:

  • A world premiere by up-and-coming playwright and Cincinnati native Keith Josef Adkins, SAFE HOUSE, inspired by his Kentucky ancestors.
  • The latest Tony Award-winning best play, Christopher Durang’s smash hit VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE.
  • PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the magical, family-friendly Peter Pan prequel that hooked five Tony Awards.
  • Inspiring tributes to two musical legends: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, directed by and featuring Broadway’s Jason Edwards; and TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL, which traces America’s favorite girl singer from her Cincinnati childhood and Hollywood stardom to triumphant comeback.
  • Jeffrey Hatcher’s electrifying new whodunit featuring the world’s favorite detective, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB.
  • The charmingly comic off-Broadway hit CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, winner of the Obie Award for best new American play.
  • The second U.S. production of a new, offbeat love story, CHAPATTI, and a tasty new comedy of misadventures in love, I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI, adapted from Giulia Melucci’s hilarious memoir.
  • A compelling, darkly funny new play by Tracey Scott Wilson, BUZZER.

“The new season features the variety of world class plays and musicals that is the Playhouse’s hallmark,” says Robison. “I’m thrilled that we can feature recent Broadway hits as well as new works by an exciting slate of contemporary playwrights. We want to be at the forefront of the city’s cultural conversation, and this season puts us there.

“I’m especially excited that the season celebrates our city’s heritage with a world premiere by Cincinnati-born Keith Josef Adkins and a new production of TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL. These are Cincinnati stories, and they belong at the Playhouse.”

The Robert S. Marx Theatre Season
Presented by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Season Sponsor of New Work: The Lois and Richard Rosenthal Foundation
Marx Season Design Sponsor: Macy’s

The Marx Theatre season opens with Jeffrey Hatcher’s electrifying new whodunit, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB (Sept. 6 – Oct. 4, 2014; opening night: Sept. 11), based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and “The Suicide Club” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Sherlock Holmes has never shied away from danger, but as members of London’s Suicide Club play a harrowing game of Russian roulette, the brilliant sleuth’s life hangs in the balance — and it’s not clear whether he wants to be saved. The Arizona Daily Star called the show “a thrilling comic mystery … complete with a wow-I-didn’t see-that-coming ending.” Playhouse Associate Artist KJ Sanchez will direct this intricately woven thriller. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB is sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation.

The world premiere of Keith Joseph Adkins’ SAFE HOUSE (Oct. 18 – Nov. 15, 2014; opening night: Oct. 23) is the compelling second production of the Marx Theatre season. The Pedigrews are free people of color, a unique position in antebellum Kentucky. While one brother strives to open a business and support his family, the other risks it all to help slaves escape, a pursuit that tests their freedom, loyalty and dreams for the future. SAFE HOUSE, one family’s fascinating story within the history of our region’s role in the Underground Railroad, will be directed by Playhouse Associate Artist Timothy Douglas and is sponsored by Tony Alper.

Cincinnati’s beloved holiday tradition, Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, presented by U.S. Bank, returns for its 24th season (Nov. 26 – Dec. 28; opening night Nov. 28). Cincinnati favorite Bruce Cromer will once again play the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge in the Playhouse production, which will be directed by Associate Artist Michael Evan Haney for his 22nd year. The lovingly faithful adaptation by Howard Dallin features a cast of nearly 30 actors, elaborate period costumes and thrilling special effects. A CHRISTMAS CAROL is not part of any subscription package, although subscribers do receive discounts and early buying opportunities.

RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (Jan. 17 – Feb. 15, 2015; opening night: Jan. 22) will feature and be directed by Jason Edwards, who starred in the show on Broadway. The rousing portrait of home and family, love and loss, redemption and faith will include nearly three dozen of Cash’s classic songs, including “I Walk the Line,” “Jackson” and “Folsom Prison Blues.” RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, created by Richard Maltby Jr. and conceived by William Meade, was adapted from the Broadway production by Richard Maltby Jr. and Jason Edwards.

Tony Award-winning smash hit PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (March 7 – April 4, 2015; opening night: March 12) by Rick Elice from the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, follows starcatcher-in-training Molly and an orphan boy on the adventure of a lifetime. A daring sea mission, not-so-swashbuckling pirates and singing mermaids combine in this imaginative Peter Pan prequel. New York Magazine said, “Spectacle, wit and joy spill out of it like treasure.” Playhouse Artistic Director Blake Robison will direct.

The Marx Theatre season finale is Christopher Durang’s VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (April 25 – May 23, 2015; opening night: April 30), winner of the 2013 Tony Award for best play. Hailed as “hugely entertaining” (USA Today) and “deliriously funny” (The New York Times), the show features siblings Vanya and Sonia, who live uneventfully in the farmhouse of their youth until their movie star sister Masha shows up unannounced with her 20-something boy toy Spike, sparking a madcap weekend of rivalry and raucousness. Playhouse Associate Artist Michael Evan Haney will direct.

The Thompson Shelterhouse Season
Presented by Heidelberg Distributing Company
Season Sponsor of New Work: The Lois and Richard Rosenthal Foundation
Shelterhouse Season Design Sponsor: Humana

The Thompson Shelterhouse season opens with the delectable I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI (Sept. 27 – Oct. 26, 2014; opening night: Oct. 2), adapted by Jacques Lamarre from Giulia Melucci’s popular foodie memoir. For Giulia, a new date is the perfect opportunity to show off her Italian home cooking. While preparing a three-course dinner from scratch, she recounts stories of good food and bad boyfriends. This mouth-watering new comedy, sponsored by Digi and Mike Schueler, will be directed by Rob Ruggiero (High, Last Train to Nibroc, Ella).

America’s favorite girl singer comes home in TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL (Nov. 15 – Dec. 28, 2014; opening night: Nov. 20). Directed by Blake Robison, this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman offers a remarkably personal and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend. Through it all — from her Cincinnati childhood and rise to Hollywood stardom to her battles with depression and triumphant comeback — she topped the charts for nearly five decades with signature songs.

Two senior citizens bond over their shared affection for animals in CHAPATTI (Feb. 7 – March 8, 2015; opening night: Feb. 12), a warm and offbeat Irish love story by Christian O’Reilly. Betty spends most of her time alone, when she’s not acting as a caregiver to her friend or her 19 cats. Dan, still grieving for the love of his life, finds his most faithful friend is his dog, Chapatti. When Betty and Dan cross paths unexpectedly, they rediscover the joy that comes with human companionship. CHAPATTI will be directed by Playhouse Associate Artist KJ Sanchez.

When Jackson, a young black lawyer, moves back to the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of his youth in BUZZER (March 21 – April 19, 2015; opening night: March 26), he struggles with the opposition between what he used to be and what he’s become, and with the racial and sexual tensions simmering inside and outside the apartment he shares with his girlfriend and troubled best friend, both of whom are white. Playhouse Associate Artist Timothy Douglas will direct this compelling, darkly funny new play by Tracey Scott Wilson.

The charmingly comic off-Broadway hit, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION (May 9 – June 7, 2015; opening night: May 14) will wrap up the Shelterhouse season. Annie Baker’s play explores unanticipated revelations among five people enrolled in a community center acting class. Secrets are disclosed, relationships begin and end and real-life drama supplements the make-believe in this Obie Award-winning play. CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION will be directed by Wendy C. Goldberg (Leveling Up, Durango, Doubt).

Subscriptions to the 2014-15 Playhouse season are available now in a variety of packages. Prices range from $150 for the popular preview performances to $388 for the five-show Robert S. Marx Season or the five Thompson Shelterhouse shows and $300 to $696 for the full 10-show combination series package.

The popular Build Your Own subscription allows patrons to create their own season of four to nine shows in either theatre. Once again this season, all price levels will be available in the lower level of the Marx Theatre. The Playhouse offers two-, three-, six- and nine-month payment options for subscribers. Some restrictions apply.

A student Build Your Own package allows full-time students to pick as few as four shows and as many as 10 from either theatre for as little as $15 per show. The Baby Sitter Rebate Series allows a couple purchasing two full subscriptions in the Marx Theatre to attend any performance and receive $100 at the end of the season to help cover the cost of baby sitters.

The Playhouse is supported, in part, by the generosity of the tens of thousands of individuals and businesses that give to ArtsWave.

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

The Playhouse also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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March 3, 2014 · 2:08 pm

TDW Announces 2014-2015 Season

TDW_VERT(Cheviot, OH) The Drama Workshop, the award-winning community theatre based at The Glenmore Playhouse in Cheviot, is pleased to announce its shows for the 2014-2015 season. For the first time in its history, TDW will offer its patrons six productions, spanning the gamut from small-town Texas matrons to British butlers, and from classic plays to musicals.

In July, 2014, The Drama Workshop is proud to welcome to its stage the one-woman-played-by-one-man show, “Precious Heart”, written by Ted Karber, Jr, and directed by Blake Senseman. Miss Fleeta Mae Bryte is a solid, ordinary looking country woman in her mid-sixties who lives life to the fullest in a small town in southwest Texas. She will welcome you to her home, and make you a cup of coffee and share stories and memories of her past, her family, her friends, and her enemies and her dreams of the future. Fleeta Mae is the type of woman you would expect to find in any small town in America. Her charm rests in her ability to tell a story, her bustling good nature, her sense of humor, and her old world notions of life in general. A gut-busting comedy which may remind you of Tyler Perry’s Madea character, “Precious Heart” will run from July 25 through August 3, 2014.

September 2014 will usher in the comedy classic, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Lynn Aronson. This farcical comedy revolves around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide; a brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts’ victims); and a murderous brother who has received plastic surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein, to conceal his identity – he now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff. This classic, laugh-a-minute comedy is a must for all audiences. It will run from September 12 through September 28, 2014.

Following will be Ken Kesey’s masterpiece, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, directed by Joe Penno. With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, this play is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McMurphy is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama’s boy Billy and silent Native American Chief Bromden. The ward is presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched, and Ratched and McMurphy quickly recognize that each is the other’s worst enemy: an authority figure who equates sanity with correct behavior, and a misfit who is charismatic enough to dismantle the system simply by living as he pleases. Also a classic movie starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” runs the range from hysterical to poignant. Show dates are November 7 through November 23, 2014.

In December, we are proud to present “Putting it Together”, by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Adam Drake, with music direction by Jay Myers and choreography by Pam Blessing. A humorous, poignant and sophisticated musical review, “Putting it Together” is a celebration of the stage and screen work of multiple Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim, the foremost theatrical composer and lyricist of our time. Putting It Together weaves a lyrical story around the emotions and relationships of five guests attending a Manhattan holiday cocktail party, studded with material from a number of Sondheim’s original musicals and films including “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, “Anyone Can Whistle”, “Company”, “Follies”, “A Little Night Music”, “Sweeney Todd”, and “Into the Woods”. “Putting It Together” will run from December 5-21, 2014.

TDW’s Winter 2015 offering will be Neil Simon’s “Rumors”, directed by Julie Jordan. “Rumors” is a farce which takes place in the upscale home of New York City’s deputy mayor, Charley Brock. Charley and his wife, Myra, have invited friends to a party there to celebrate their 10th anniversary, but before the party begins, Charley has suffered a gunshot wound to the earlobe which may or may not have been self-inflicted. Myra is nowhere to be found. As guests arrive, each learns of the situation but tries to keep it hidden from the next guest to arrive. As the play progresses, the guests share rumors about the party’s hosts and about each other. What will happen when the police arrive? Come see this comedic tour-de-force and find out! Show dates are February 27 through March 15, 2015.

Finally, May 2015 will see the return of the classic P.G. Wodehouse character, the lovable butler Jeeves, in “Jeeves in Bloom”, adapted by Margaret Raether and directed by Dennis Murphy. Bertie Wooster has been summoned to the country house of his aunt and uncle, and is accompanied by his trusted butler, Jeeves. Thank goodness for that, as Jeeves is called upon to rescue Bertie and his upper-class friends and relations from the ridiculous situations they create for themselves. All too quickly, Jeeves’ many talents are called into service as nefarious plots, bizarre escapades and romantic interludes play out in the quiet English countryside. We dare you not to laugh! “Jeeves in Bloom” will run from May 1 through May 17, 2015.

Season tickets will go on sale in March, 2014. If you would like to be added to the TDW mailing list and receive a season brochure, please leave your contact information at the TDW ticket line at 513.598.8303, or by contacting us through our website at www.thedramaworkshop.org. Season tickets may also be ordered at one of the performances of TDW’s current production, “Twelve Angry Men”, running from March 7 through March 23.

THE DRAMA WORKSHOP was founded in 1954. TDW is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. The Drama Workshop is widely recognized as one of greater Cincinnati’s most accomplished community theater organizations, garnering dozens of awards annually from the Cincinnati Association of Community Theatres. TDW productions have been regularly selected to represent the Southwest Ohio region at the Ohio Community Theatre Association annual conference, and TDW was also honored to represent the state of Ohio at the American Association of Community Theatre regional conference in 2013. The Drama Workshop recently was 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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February 26, 2014 · 6:52 pm

CSC Announces 2014-2015 Season

Here is a quick listing of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 2014-2015 Season:

  • WAITING FOR GODOT featuring Bruce Cromer and Joneal Joplin. Photo by J. Sheldon Photo.

    WAITING FOR GODOT featuring Bruce Cromer and Joneal Joplin. Photo by J. Sheldon Photo.

    THE GREAT GATSBY
    Sept. 5-Oct. 4
    Featuring Jared Joplin and Sara Clark
    It is the height of prohibition and young Nick Carraway has taken up residence in Long Island’s “West Egg”, home to the nouveau riche. He is soon befriended by his neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, and drawn into his glitzy, if garish, world of lavish parties and secret speakeasies. But as Gatsby’s secretive past is uncovered and his intentions revealed, Nick finds himself a pawn in a love triangle so scandalous, it threatens to destroy all those around him.  This American classic is a poignant examination of America in the early twentieth century, exploring the notions of love, morality, identity and the corruption of the American Dream.  F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best known and most beloved work, The Great Gatsby finally comes to the stage in this exclusive new adaption by Simon Levy.

  • THE BIRDS
    Oct. 17-Nov. 8
    The classic Hitchcock thriller that’s been terrifying audiences for generations is winging its way toward Cincinnati for Halloween. For reasons unknown, the birds have turned against man, attacking them maliciously and relentlessly. In a small seaside cabin, a group of strangers find themselves thrust together, each seeking sanctuary from the savage avian menace. But as the situation becomes increasingly dire and the tension between the survivors inexorably grows, it isn’t long before the atmosphere turns ugly, and they discover that the horror hovering outside is nothing compared to that which lurks within.
  • THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
    Nov. 21-Dec. 13
    Double the antics! Double the hijinks! Double the twins! That’s right, Shakespeare’s earliest and wackiest comedy features not one, but TWO sets of identical twins, leading to twice the confusion, and twice the fun. Twin masters Antipholus and Antipholus and their twin servants Dromio and Dromio, separated at birth and each unknown to the other, just happen to end up in the same town on the same day. What ensues is an increasingly unlikely string of misunderstandings and mistaken identities as the twins unintentionally wreak havoc on each other’s lives.
  • WAITING FOR GODOT
    Jan. 16-Feb. 7
    Featuring Bruce Cromer and Joneal Joplin
    The greatest play of the Twentieth Century returns to the CSC stage for the first time in over a decade!  In a vaudeville of cosmic proportions, the two loveably hapless vagrants, Gogo and Didi, grapple with the mysteries of the universe, trading barbs and banter as they await the arrival of the eternally truant Godot. A profound comedy punctuated with instants of dread.
  • LITTLE WOMEN
    Feb. 20-March 21
    Louisa May Alcott’s treasured classic, Little Women tells the enduring story of the March family – a lively, American household living in refined poverty.  With her husband away in the American Civil War, Marmee is left alone to bring up their four girls; romantic Meg, shy Beth, willful Amy and of course, fiery and independent Jo.  Through the intertwining lives of the sisters we see the familiar frustrations, contradictions and duties that constitute family life and love. We share in the hardships and heartbreak, humor and humility of these passionate and unique young women.
  • THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
    April 3-25
    Baptista has a problem, and her name is Kate. His eldest daughter is so strong-willed, stubborn and downright shrewish that, despite her considerable family fortune, not a single man in Padua is willing to marry her. That is until the arrival of Petruchio, a brash and bumptious fortune-seeker who has come “to wive it wealthily in Padua.” Confident in his ability to “tame” the cantankerous Kate, he takes her to wife. Is he up for the challenge, or has Petruchio finally met his match? Who will end up taming who?
  • HENRY V
    May 8-30
    Featuring Justin McCombs
    The prodigal Prince Hal has cast off the unruly ways and unruly companions of his youth, and has ascended to the throne of England. But the civil wars that allowed his father, Henry IV, to ascend to the throne, have taken their toll. The country is bankrupt, and civil unrest bubbles just under the surface, threatening to erupt again. In order to refill the royal coffers and unify the country against a common enemy, the young King Henry sets his sights on the conquest of France. But his fervent army of nobles and commoners soon find themselves in hostile territory, surrounded and woefully outnumbered. At the center of Shakespeare’s history cycle, and featuring some of the most powerful oratory in the canon, Henry V tells the unforgettable tale of those few, those happy few, that band of brothers who stood up against overwhelming odds to fight for God, King and Country.
  • ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
    June 12-July 5
    The Tony-award winning smash comedy that wowed audiences in London’s West End and on Broadway now comes to Cincinnati! Fast-talking Francis Henshall finds himself in a sticky predicament when, in his constant quest for a quick buck and a bite to eat, he ends up simultaneously working for two rival masters. Can he prevent his bosses from meeting face-to-face, or has Francis bitten off more than he can chew? This raucous new adaptation of Goldoni’s classic Italian comedy, Servant of Two Masters is filled with improvisation, audience interaction, and even a real live skiffle band. Lauded as “comic perfection” and “the funniest show in the western world”

Productions not included in subscription packages

  • THE COMPLETE WORK OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
    July 25-Aug. 16, 2014
  • EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)
    Dec. 17-28

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February 19, 2014 · 12:28 pm

Stagecrafters Announced 2014-2015 Season

SC_logoStagecrafters is pleased to announce their 2014 – 2015 season.

The first production will be Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9, 2014, directed by Dee Dunn. The second production will be From Door to Door by James Sherman March 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15, 2015 ( director to be announced) and the final production is Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, May 9, 10, 16, 17 & 18, 2015, directed by Michael Morehead.

All productions will be at the Sharonville Fine Arts Center.

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