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April 8, 2013 · 3:18 pm

CCM Announces 2013-14 MainStage Series

CCM ANNOUNCES 2013-14 MAINSTAGE SERIES OF
OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA AND DANCE

CCM presents a series of breathtaking operas, masterful musicals, delightful dramas and one timeless ballet as part of an unforgettable 2013–14 season.

CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for the 2013-14 Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre, drama and dance productions.

The 2013-14 Mainstage Series features both classic and contemporary masterworks for the stage, including Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning The Crucible, the masterful comic opera Don Pasquale and an extended run of the musical that swept the world: Les Misérables.

CCM’s student and faculty artists also bring two classics of the screen to life – with Mainstage productions of Singin’ in the Rain and Owen Wingrave. Plus, guest artist D. Lynn Meyers directs CCM’s stars of tomorrow in the Drama Desk and Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of CCM’s Dance program, the 2013-14 Mainstage Series also includes a lavish production of the beloved romantic ballet Giselle.

This year’s must-see Mainstage Series features seven fully staged works guaranteed to fill audiences with delight, with performances scheduled from Oct. 2, 2013, through April 19, 2014. All performances take place in the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Cincinnati campus.

Production and ticketing details are below. Priority subscription packages go on sale May 2013. Single tickets become available in August, but subscribing is the only way to guarantee your seats for these must-see shows!

Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/subscribe.html to register for CCM’s mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this year’s subscription options.

Additional Information
Titles and dates are subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu, email boxoff@uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM 2013-14 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama, Dance

The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller
Richard E. Hess, director

1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. A polarized society wrestles with good and evil in this taut American masterpiece by Arthur Miller. When every action is fraught with life-or-death consequences, what guides us? Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, The Crucible has become a central work in the canon of American drama.

Performance Dates: Oct. 2 (preview), Oct. 3–6, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

Singin’ in the Rain
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Based the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film
Diane Lala, director
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Patti James and Diane Lala, choreographers

One of the most-loved and celebrated MGM film musicals, Singin’ in the Rain comes to the CCM stage in a joyous, graceful and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation. Set in 1927, the musical satirizes the panic surrounding the transition from the “Silents” to the “Talkies” as the revolution in sound sweeps through the Hollywood dream factory. With great songs, lots of flashbacks and buckets and buckets of rain, the musical showers you with good old-fashioned entertainment. The glorious score includes such standards as “Good Morning,” “Make ‘em Laugh,” “You Are My Lucky Star” and the legendary “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2013
Location: Corbett Auditorium

Owen Wingrave
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper
Based on the short story by Henry James
Conductor TBA
Nicholas Muni, director

Commissioned by the BBC in 1966 and based on the Henry James short story of the same name, Benjamin Britten completed this two-act opera for television in August of 1970. Owen Wingrave is a pacifist born into a renowned military family. As he struggles to keep the affection of his would-be bride, he must face disapproval from his family over his beliefs and prove his inner strength – even if it leads to his own mysterious end. Sung in English with supertitles.

Performance Dates: Nov. 21–24, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

Metamorphoses
Written by Mary Zimmerman
Based on a translation of the classic Ovid poem by David R. Slavitt
D. Lynn Meyers, director

From a simple, rippling pool of water, Metamorphoses conjures Ovid’s myths into gorgeous theatrical imagery, provocative moments and magic. The winner of two Drama Desk Awards and one Tony Award after its 2002 Broadway run, this entrancing series of vignettes offers breathtaking storytelling and an escape from the ordinary that dares to brush with the divine.

Performance Dates: Feb. 5 (preview), Feb. 6–9, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

Les Misérables
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Original French lyrics by Alain Boubill and Jean-Marc Natel
English libretto by Herbert Kretzmer
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Aubrey Berg, director
Steve Goers, musical director

Based upon the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo, Les Misérables is one of the world’s most popular musicals, seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries. Set in France in the early 19th century, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean and his quest for salvation after serving 19 years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving sister’s child. Relentlessly tracked and hounded by police inspector Javert, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a student revolution, as a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade. With a score by Claude-Michel Schönberg that has risen to pop-culture status and an Oscar-nominated film version, Hugo’s saga of one man’s lifelong quest for redemption can still sweep a theater audience off its feet.

Performance Dates: Feb. 26 (preview), Feb. 27–March 2, March 4–9, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

Don Pasquale
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini
Mark Gibson, conductor
Omer Ben Seadia, director

Donizetti’s comedic masterpiece Don Pasquale has thrilled audiences since its 1843 premiere. The old, slow-witted and haughty Don Pasquale tries to arrange a marriage for his nephew Ernesto and a series of hilarious twists and turns ensues. Can Ernesto find a way to marry his true love while managing to keep his claim to his uncle’s large inheritance? Find out in this beloved opera buffa! Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Performance Dates: April 3-6, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

Giselle
Composed by Adolphe Adam
Choreography by Jean Corralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Jiang Qi, director
Conductor TBA

Presented in celebration of the 50th anniversary of CCM Dance, Giselle is the quintessential romantic ballet, continuing to stir the emotions of audiences of all ages. The story is based on the German legend about Wilis, female spirits who, jilted before their wedding day, rise from their graves at night and seek revenge upon men by dancing them to death. The noble Duke Albrecht disguises himself to woo the beautiful peasant girl, Giselle, but his deceit ultimately causes her untimely death. Still, it is Giselle’s undying love that saves Albrecht from a terrible fate, proving love’s triumph over treachery and death.

Performance Dates: April 17-19, 2014
Location: Corbett Auditorium

Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2013-14 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions includes subscription packages for six-show, four-show and three-show combinations. New for 2013-14, subscribers also have the ability to add the Mainstage Series production of Giselle to any subscription package for just $20.

Priority subscription packages go on sale in May 2013. Subscription renewal information will be sent to current subscribers during the month of April.

Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/subscribe.html to register for CCM’s mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this year’s subscription options.

New subscriptions will become available this summer. CCM’s customizable subscription packages range in price from $84 – $180.

Concert Series Options
CCM also offers dozens of chamber music, choral, jazz, orchestra, wind ensemble and guest-artist concerts each year. CCM’s Mainstage subscribers receive priority access to Ariel Quartet subscription packages, CCM Concert Series flex ticket packages, prepaid parking and other exclusive perks.

Full programming and package details for CCM’s 2013-14 Concert Series will be announced in April. Visit ccm.uc.edu for more information.

Additional Information
Titles and dates subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. Priority subscription packages go on sale in May, 2013. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

CCM Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

Community Partner: ArtsWave

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the leading conservatories for the performing and electronic media arts, composition, scholarship and pedagogy.

CCM is the largest single source of performing arts events in Ohio with an annual calendar of nearly 1,000 performances and presentations, ranging from solo recitals to full-scale opera and musical theatre performances.

All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events or to view CCM’s 2012-2013 season brochure visit our website at http://ccm.uc.edu.

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music – The Sound of Synergy

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March 27, 2013 · 3:08 pm

SSP Announces 2013/2014 Season

Sunset Players, Inc. is proud to announce its 2013/2014 Season:

HARVEY
by Mary Chase

After Elwood P. Dowd introduces his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare their family from future embarrassment. Hilarity ensues when Veta is assumed to be a lunatic when she explains to the good doctors at the sanitarium that years of living with the hallucination have caused her to see Harvey too! Mistakenly committed, Veta finally clears the confusion and the search is on for Elwood and Harvey. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Eventually, even Veta comes to understand Harvey.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Margaret Ellen Clifford

The classic tale of a princess who becomes a sleeping beauty. When the evil witch is slighted by the king and queen, she places a curse on their infant daughter. On the princess’ 16th birthday, she is destined to prick her finger and fall into an enchanted sleep, never to awaken… unless true love can save the day. A fun story for all ages.

HALLELUJAH GIRLS
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten

Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. After the loss of a dear friend, the women realize time is precious, and if they’re going to change their lives and achieve their dreams, they have to get on it now! Sugar Lee follows her dreams and opens Spa-Dee-Dah. Carlene gives up on romance. Nita tries to keep her son from heading back to the big house. Mavis contemplates how to get out of marriage. All the while, Crystal entertains them all, singing Christmas carols with her own hilarious lyrics and costumes. When an ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, a marriage proposal comes from an unlikely suitor and Sugar Lee’s archrival vows she’ll stop at nothing to steal the spa away from her, the girls find their charming Southern life shaken and have to take drastic action.

THE 39 STEPS
by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan

In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! It’s Hitchcock meets Monty Python in this hysterical thriller!

And introducing our new summer show –

NEXT TO NORMAL
Music by Tom Kitt, Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Pulitzer-Prize winning rock musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Diane Goodman, mother and wife, struggles with bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. Meanwhile, her husband and daughter try to cope with her illness in different ways, one tries to forget while the other confronts. This contemporary musical is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life. With provocative lyrics and a thrilling score, this musical shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact.

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March 18, 2013 · 4:04 pm

CSC Celebrates 20 Years and “Complete the Canon”

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Celebrates 20 Years as Cincinnati’s Stage for the Classics as they also “Complete the Canon”!

Sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company celebrates its 20th Anniversary as they also become one of only five theaters in the United States to Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare.

CINCINNATI, March 3, 2013—Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to announce its 2013-2014 20th Anniversary Season schedule. All productions will feature Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Resident Company of Artists. CSC’s 20th season of bringing the classics to life in Cincinnati is generously sponsored byThe Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. 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. 20th Anniversary Season Subscription packages went on sale February 1, 2013 and experienced a record breaking first day of sales. Single tickets are now on sale and seats are filling up fast!

Cincinnati Shakespeare is proud to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. This feat has only been completed by 4 other theaters in the United States. The final play needed to “Complete the Canon” is William Shakespeare’s “The Two Noble Kinsmen”, which CSC will produce in May 2014. The season also includes William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” which is the next installment of the epic 5 year, 8 play history cycle that CSC began this season with “Richard II”. Other Shakespeare highlights of the 20th Anniversary season include the popular comedy “Twelfth Night” as well as William Shakespeare’s greatest work “Hamlet”. This will be a companion piece to the existential Tom Stoppard comic masterpiece, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”.

As Cincinnati’s only stage for the classics, CSC is delighted to bring to life literary classics adapted for the stage such as the regional premiere of Charles’ Dickens “Oliver Twist”, adapted by Neil Bartlett and John Steinbeck’s classic “Of Mice and Men.” The season ends with the delightful Noel Coward comedy “Private Lives”. As a bonus this July, audiences can also enjoy the West-End smash hit comedy “The 39 Steps” presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

CSC’s Producing Artistic Director Mr. Phillips, who has been a part of the company since 1999, is also celebrating a canon milestone by acting or directing in all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in the same year that he himself turns 38. Mr. Phillips says: “I love anniversaries. One of the unique traits that defines our humanity is an ability to acknowledge and celebrate the passing of time. To recognize achievement and honor the relationships that have thrived through the passing of the years. Anniversaries are opportunities for festivity and launching pads for our ambitions and future endeavors. The 2013/2014 season at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will be an Anniversary to remember! We will be celebrating our 20th season of being Cincinnati’s Stage for the Classics. We will also accomplish a feat that all Shakespeare theatres aspire to. This special season, CSC will become one of only five theatres in the United States to produce the complete canon of William Shakespeare’s dramatic works. All 38 plays staged here in our Queen City, by your resident ensemble.” Mr. Phillips continues to say that “it is also quite a feat to be able to say that CSC is ‘Completing the Canon’, meaning that from the company’s inception in 1993 through today, we will have produced all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. The entire body of Shakespeare’s work has been available to Cincinnati audiences over the last 20 years, which includes audience favorites like ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to obscure titles like ‘The Life and Death of King John’ and ‘Timon of Athens’.”

Over the past 20 years, CSC has had many proud accomplishments in addition to “Completing the Canon.” Those accomplishments include CSC joining Actors Equity Association as one of the few professional theatres in Cincinnati, doubling the operating budget allowing the company to experience a period of significant artistic growth while maintaining strict fiscal responsibility, establishing an endowment fund through the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to ensure CSC’s stability in the future, renewing a deep commitment to education and outreach through robust touring and educational offerings, being honored as a Small Business of the Year nominee at the 2012 Small Business Excellence Awards by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber, being awarded an increase in operating funding from ArtsWave for continued impact on the community and consistently planning an exciting line up of classics and Shakespeare leading to the imminent completion of the entire canon, truly making CSC Cincinnati’s stage for the classics. “We have much to celebrate about where we’ve been, and we are also very excited and inspired about where we are going,” says Mr. Phillips.

The 20th Anniversary Season line up is as follows:

September 6- 29, 2013
Charles Dickens’
Oliver Twist
Adapted by Neil Bartlett
Re-experience the harrowing adventures of the orphan boy who dared to ask for “some more”. The regional

premiere of this riveting new stage adaptation uses a large cast to create the sights, sounds, songs and spirit of Dickens’ London, as well as a rogue’s gallery of literature’s most infamous ne’er-do-wells: the devious Fagin, the crafty Artful Dodger, and the murderous Bill Sikes. CSC kicks off its twentieth anniversary season with this unforgettable journey through the seamy side of Victorian England, seen through the eyes of a child.

October 18- November 10, 2013
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck’s tale of enduring friendship amidst unendurable hardship. Two down-and-out migrant workers travel through California during the Great Depression. As they pursue work and their dream of a piece of land to call their own, the pragmatic George struggles to protect the giant but simple-minded Lenny from his own mistakes and the world’s cruelty. The creative team behind 2012’s The Grapes of Wrath (one of the most critically acclaimed CSC productions of all time) reassembles for another great American masterpiece.

November 22- December 15, 2013
William Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night
In the wake of a shipwreck, Lady Viola washes up on the shores of Ilyria, penniless and alone. Disguising herself as a boy, she procures employment delivering love letters from the amorous Duke Orsino to the object of his infatuation, the aloof Lady Olivia. Things get sticky when Viola herself falls for the lovesick Duke, then stickier still when Lady Olivia falls for the disguised Viola. Add into the mix a drunken uncle, a prudish steward and a wise-cracking fool, and you’ve got a knot only time can untangle. Enjoy a traditional Elizabethan staging of this classic Shakespearean gender-bender.

January 10- February 9, 2014
William Shakespeare’s
Hamlet
The King of Denmark’s mysterious death, and the Queen’s over-hasty marriage to her late husband’s brother lead Prince Hamlet to the inevitable conclusion that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” In his quest for retribution, the eponymous prince wrestles with morality, his own sanity and the very nature of existence itself. The greatest play ever written in the English language, Hamlet paints a startlingly poignant picture of what it means to be (or not to be) human.

February 14- March 9, 2014
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
by Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard’s comedic tour-de-force turns Hamlet on its head, telling the tale from the bewildered perspective of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s tragedy. As the befuddled duo struggle to keep up with the events around them, they become increasingly aware of the possibility that they might just be fictional characters. Can these unlikely protagonists take control of their own destiny, or has their fate already been written? The entire cast of Hamlet returns for this delightfully erudite vaudeville that is part Abbot & Costello, part Locke & Hobbes, and all fun.

March 28- April 19, 2014
William Shakespeare’s
Henry IV: Part 1 & 2
After usurping the throne from King Richard II, King Henry finds he has inherited a country in chaos. Rebellions abound, lines are being drawn and one false step could plunge the country into civil war. To make matters worse, his son Hal (now heir to the throne) has forsaken his duties at court and taken up with a band of brigands under the charge of that notorious drunkard and pot-bellied prankster, Sir John Falstaff. Don’t miss the exciting second installment of CSC’s history cycle, as Shakespeare’s game of thrones continues.

May 2- 25, 2014
William Shakespeare’s
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Captured and imprisoned during war, two friends become impassioned rivals as they fall in love with the beautiful princess Emilia. Deceit and fighting arise in this romance, as Palamon and Arcite both vie for the princess’ love. Originally derived from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, do not miss out as CSC presents the final story in the quest to Complete the Canon!

June 6- 29, 2014
Private Lives
By Noel Coward
Amanda and Elyot’s first marriage was so vicious it nearly killed them, so imagine their surprise when five years later, each remarried and on their respective honeymoons, they find themselves in adjacent suites. The sparks start flying, and soon reignite a passion too powerful to fight. Noel Coward’s trademark wit sparkles in this urbane comedy about the fine line between love and loathing. Special Events These are additional productions happening during the 20th Anniversary Season that are not a part of the subscription series.

July 19- August 11, 2013
The 39 Steps
adapted by Patrick Barlow
from the novel by John Buchan
from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Crime. Conspiracy. Carnage. Comedy! Hitchcock’s classic potboiler gets a tongue-in-cheek twist as four actors rocket their way through over 150 roles in a blood-tingling tale of espionage and murder. This runaway Broadway hit lands at CSC this summer, featuring some of your favorite ensemble members. If you enjoyed the madcap antics of Every Christmas Story Ever Told and The Hound of the Baskervilles, then you won’t want to miss The 39 Steps. It’ll be an evening of comedy… to die for.
(Not part of the subscription package- subscribers receive 15% off tickets!)

Oct. 25- Nov. 3, 2013
The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Co-production with Xavier University Department of Music & Theatre
In Salem in the late 1600s, a group of young girls accuse others of witchcraft sparking an alarming series of events. The leaders of the church respond with suspicion and put those accused on trial for their lives ultimately leaving a town in fear, and the man at the center of it all questioning his faith and morality. One of the greatest American plays of all time and winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, this heart-pounding drama is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society.
(Not part of the subscription package, tickets only available through the Xavier Box Office)

December 15- 29, 2013
Every Christmas Story Every Told (And Then Some!)
by Michael Carleton, James Fitzgerald, and John K. Alvarez
All of your favorite Beloved Holiday Classics crammed into 90 minutes of high octane jollity and frivolity. Three actors (with the help of a slightly tipsy Santa) send up everything from Dickens to Dr. Suess in this everevolving CSC holiday favorite. Back for an eighth straight year!
(Not part of the subscription package)

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues to offer audiences great value with affordable, flexible subscriptions that include eight flexible tickets that can be used in any combination for any performance. Adult Subscriptions are $220, Senior Subscriptions are $186, and Student Subscriptions are $130. Budget-conscious patrons can also subscribe to the company’s preview series. A Preview Subscription is just $125 and includes eight tickets that can be used for any preview performance, typically Wednesday and Thursday evenings before Opening Night. All subscriptions are currently on sale now and may be purchased through the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company website www.cincyshakes.com or box office by calling 513-381-BARD (2273) ext. 1. Single tickets for all shows in the 20th Anniversary season are also now on sale.

The theater is located at 719 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati, two blocks west of the Aronoff Center. Single ticket prices range from $22-$31 on Thursday Nights and Sunday Matinees and from $26-$35 on Friday and Saturday Nights. Weekday Matinees at 10am are available for $12 a ticket for school, community, retirement, home school and other groups. Please contact the education department at 513.381.2273 ext. 3202 for more information about these and other educational offerings. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted. Discounts are available for students, seniors and groups as well as Enjoy the Arts, AAA members, and ArtsWave Fun Card holders. 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.

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Each includes 8 Flexible tickets
Adult Subscriptions $220
Senior (60+) Subscriptions $186
Student Subscriptions $130
Preview Subscriptions $125

SINGLE TICKET PRICES
Thursday & Sunday
Adult $31
Senior $27
Student $22

Friday & Saturday
Adult $35
Senior $31
Student $26

About 20th Anniversary Season:
The 20th Anniversary Season is generously sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company receives operating support from The Ohio Arts Council and is supported, in part, by the generosity of thousands of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The season design sponsor is Judge Mark Painter. Production dates and info on the 20th Anniversary Season are available 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. CSC employs a resident company of actors and artists who live and work in Cincinnati year-round, and performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs see an average of 18,000 students each 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.