Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 season!
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Brieabi Productions is proud to announce their 2012-2013 Season:
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COVINGTON, KY- The Carnegie Theatre Series has a lot to celebrate in 2012-13; a fifth season of self-produced plays and musicals in the beautifully restored Otto M. Budig Theatre, the successful expansion to a four-show season, a 49% increase in subscription sales from the previous year and a bevy of awards for excellence. The season-long party in 2012-13 includes collaborations with new friends and old, a world premiere thriller, some of the nation’s top emerging theatre talent, and yes, a roller disco.
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (The Carnegie) is pleased to announce its 2012-13 Theatre Series, beginning in August with the funny and feel-good roller skating musical XANADU, featuring the directorial return of Cincinnati product Alan Patrick Kenny. In the fall, The Carnegie joins forces with Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company to present the November world premiere of the taut psychological thriller UNDER A RED MOON, by Michael Slade. January 2013 sees a reprise of the popular “in concert” format at The Carnegie with Lerner & Loewe’s beloved CAMELOT, featuring musicians from the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. The series closes in April 2013 with the stirring, Tony Award-winning musical PARADE, featuring an all-CCM Musical Theatre cast under the direction of Ed Cohen & Dee Anne Bryll.
The Carnegie’s 2012-13 Theatre Series
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center presents
XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter
Music & Lyrics by Beane Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Based on the Universal Pictures Film
Screenplay by Richard Danus & Marc Rubel
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Ahrens, Dan Vikckey, Tara Smith/B. Swibel, Sara Murchson, Dale Smith & Cari Smulyan
Directed by Alan Patrick Kenny
Musical Direction by Brian D. Hoffman
Weekends August 11 – 26, 2012
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Special 7:30pm performance on Sunday, August 26
Beautiful Greek muse, Kira, has journeyed from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in a quest to inspire a struggling chalk artist, Sonny, to create the most resplendent and staggering work of art the world has ever known… the roller disco! But can Sonny capture the imagination of a jaded landlord to save his disco from the wrecking ball, and will Kira’s jealous muse sisters destroy Sonny and Kira’s forbidden love?
Roll up your leg warmers for an “all-skate” of funny and feel-good 80’s pop-rock pandemonium, featuring musical hits including “Magic,” “All Over The World,” “Suddenly” and “Evil Woman.”
Tickets $19 – $26
Eight Performances:
Saturday, August 11, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 12, 3:00pm ● Friday, August 17, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 18, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 19, 3:00pm ● Friday, August 24, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 25, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 26, 7:30pm
AUDITIONS for XANADU will take place on Tuesday, May 22 from 6pm – 9pm at The Carnegie. Actors interested in auditioning should contact Adrianne Eby at aeby@thecarnegie.com for more information and to register.
XANADU is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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The Carnegie and The Human Race Theatre Company present the World Premiere of
UNDER A RED MOON
By Michael Slade
Directed by Margarett Perry
Weekends November 2 – 18, 2012
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Special Thursday, November 15 Performance at 7:30pm
It’s 1949. John George Haigh, Britain’s infamous Acid Bath Killer, has been arrested after six years of homicide and somewhere from six to nine murders. He has confessed to the killings, but a big question remains – is he sane or insane? One answer means hanging, the other life in a psychiatric ward. A female psychiatrist comes to examine Haigh, and as the tension mounts and he twists and turns her thoughts, you begin to wonder just who is examining whom.
A taut psychological thriller in the mold of Silence of the Lambs, UNDER A RED MOON receives its world premiere production at both The Carnegie and Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company.
Tickets $16 – $23
Nine Performances:
Friday, November 2, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 3, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 4, 3:00pm ● Friday, November 9, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 10 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 11, 3:00pm ● Thursday, November 15, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 17, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 18, 3:00pm
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The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center presents
CAMELOT, In Concert
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Original Production Directed and Staged by Moss Hart
Based on “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White
Presented In Concert with Musicians from the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Musical Direction by Mischa Santora
TENTATIVE DATES: Weekends January 25 – February 10, 2013
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
In the magical age of Merlin and the Round Table, Arthur and Guenevere preside over tranquil Camelot in enlightened bliss, until bold Sir Lancelot and the queen succumb to a romance that betrays Arthur and threatens to tear his kingdom and his ideals asunder.
With cherished songs including “If Ever I Would Leave You” and “How To Handle a Woman,” Lerner & Loewe’s lyrical score enchants under the baton of Mischa Santora and members of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
Presented in concert, with an on-stage orchestra and limited costumes and scenic design.
Tickets $19 – $28
TENTATIVE PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, January 25, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 26, 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 27, 3:00pm ● Friday, February 1, 7:30pm ● Saturday, February 2, 7:30pm ● Sunday, February 3, 3:00pm ● Friday, February 8, 7:30pm ● Saturday, February 9, 7:30pm ● Sunday, February 10, 3:00pm
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The Carnegie and CCM Musical Theatre present
PARADE
Book by ALFRED UHRY
Music & Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN
Co-Conceived and Directed on Broadway byHAROLD PRINCE
Directed by Ed Cohen and Dee Anne Bryll
Music Direction by Steve Goers
Weekends April 5 – 21, 2013
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
In the sweltering intolerance of 1913 Atlanta, northerner and Jewish factory manager Leo Frank is wrongfully accused of murdering of a thirteen year-old girl under his employment. As press frenzy and public outrage whip his trial into a referendum, Frank’s only hope lies in a brave crusade by the southern wife he never understood, among a people that never understood him.
The 2000 Tony Award winner for “Best Book” and “Best Score,” PARADE is a transformational story of a country at odds with its declarations of equality, brought to life by the remarkable talent of CCM’s musical theatre program.
Tickets $19 – $26
Nine Performances:
Friday, April 5, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 6, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 7, 3:00pm ● Friday, April 12, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 13, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 14, 3:00pm ● Friday, April 19, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 20, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 21, 3:00pm
PARADE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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2012-13 Auditions
AUDITIONS for XANADU will take place on Tuesday, May 22 from 7pm – 10pm at The Carnegie. Actors interested in auditioning should contact Adrianne Eby at aeby@thecarnegie.com for more information and to register.
UNDER A RED MOON, CAMELOT In Concert and PARADE will not have open auditions.
Ticketing
The 2012-13 Theatre Series has two subscription packages available:
Full Subscription: Patrons attend all four 2012-13 Theatre Series offerings, selecting one performance of their choice for each. Full Subscriptions are $82; $76 for Carnegie Members.
Pick Three Subscription: Patrons attend three 2012-13 Theatre Series offerings of their choice, selecting one performance of their choice for each. Pick Three Subscriptions are $69.
Single ticket pricing is as follows:
XANADU
$26 Adults
$23 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
UNDER A RED MOON
$23 Adults
$21 Carnegie Members, Enjoy The Arts Members
$17 Groups of 8 or More
$17 Students
CAMELOT, In Concert
$28 Adults
$25 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
PARADE
$26 Adults
$23 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
Subscriptions for the 2012-13 Theatre Season will be on sale beginning Tuesday, June 19 at noon. Single tickets will be on sale beginning Tuesday July 3 at noon. Tickets may be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at 859.957.1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5:00pm, or online at http://www.thecarnegie.com.
About The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
THE CARNEGIE THEATRE SERIES produces professional, innovative stagings of an eclectic range of popular and rarely-performed works. Striving to unite the greater Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati theatre community through partnerships and collaborations, the series engages and nurtures both emerging and established talent, including working professionals, committed part-time theatre artists, university performing arts students, and younger students. Carnegie Theatre Series productions bring together these forces to provide quality theatre for Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.
THE CARNEGIE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is a multidisciplinary arts venue serving the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Over the course of the past ten years The Carnegie has “morphed” from a grassroots gallery with an education component into an all-inclusive arts organization offering professional theatre, art exhibitions showcasing the best of local and regional artists, and a comprehensive arts education program.
The Carnegie is home to The Carnegie Galleries, comprised of more than 6,000 square feet of gallery space where emerging and established artists exhibit in multiple shows throughout the year; the Eva G. Farris Education Center, which provides arts education to thousands of children, many of whom are at or below the poverty level; and the newly renovated 465-seat Otto M. Budig Theatre, which offers an affordable theatre space for local, up-and-coming and established production companies and is home to The Carnegie’s Theatre and Concert Series. The Carnegie is the largest arts venue in Northern Kentucky.
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.
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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is excited to share with you our electrifying 27th season of premiere theatre! As always, we are committed to bringing our audiences the very best in entertaining and imaginative contemporary theatre.
Don’t get closed out of a show next season: renew or subscribe today to lock in your place for our thrilling 2012-2013 season. Save significantly over single ticket prices while receiving exclusive subscriber benefits and access to tickets to all our shows before the general public as well as unlimited exchange privileges.
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REGIONAL PREMIERE
Good People
by David Lindsay-Abaire
September 5-23, 2012
2011 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play
Margie Walsh can’t catch a break. Laid off from her job at the dollar store, Margie is faced with the reality that South Boston is providing her the same level of opportunity it always has: none. Wry, rough around the edges and ready to make a change, she goes to seek out the one who got away-both from “Southie” and from her. Instead, she finds herself in the ‘burbs and out of her element, facing the question: is opportunity granted or earned? Good People takes an affectionate, humor-laced look at the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ through the eyes of characters who won’t be ignored.
REGIONAL PREMIERE
Mrs. Mannerly
by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Ed Stern
October 10-28, 2012
Inspired by hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the world of a ten-year-old studying manners. Set in 1967, Mrs. Mannerly is a demanding teacher, and no student in her thirty-six years of etiquette classes has ever achieved a perfect score. But, when he discovers her secret past, Young Jeffrey is determined to be the first to achieve this feat. This unique comic tale reveals truths about the face we present and the real selves that lie inside. A note on etiquette: this production contains strong language.
Alice in Wonderland
Book by Joseph McDonough
Lyrics & music by David Kisor
November 28-December 30, 2012
A magical musical retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic story, this sassy version is the toe-tapping tale of a lost girl, a cool cat, a wild hare, and the original “dancing queen.” The Queen of Hearts is back to dish up her special recipe for justice and all of Wonderland awaits Alice’s trial.
To Be Announced
January 23-February 10, 2013
For winter 2013, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will present an exciting regional premiere TBA.
REGIONAL PREMIERE
Black Pearl Sings!
By Frank Higgens
March 13-31, 2013
Black Pearl Sings! is a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, being black in a white world, and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity. In the midst of the Great Depression, Susannah travels the country, recording lost traditional songs for the Library of Congress. Hoping to find the one song that will bring her long-awaited recognition, she discovers Pearl Johnson in a Texas prison. With a silky, soulful voice and a wealth of African-American spiritual songs, Pearl seeks information and a chance at freedom. Now each woman must decide how much of herself she is willing to give to get what she wants in return.
REGIONAL PREMIERE
Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns
By Roger Bean
May 1-19, 2013
Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns takes you to the Springfield High School graduation where we reunite with the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, and take a peek into their futures, we are treated to the girls performing classic ’50s and ’60s songs such as “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Dedicated To The One I Love,” “Rockin’ Robin” and over 20 other classic hits!
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In 1998, building on a concept of locally-produced professional theater that he first experienced at Edgecliff College in the 1970’s, Executive Director Michael Shooner established New Edgecliff Theatre. “I wanted to create a theatre company where the connection between actor and audience was the essential element,” says Shooner. Now entering its 15th season, NET continues to present works featuring local talent that focuses on the actor’s craft. Over the years, Cincinnati audiences have enjoyed such shows as “I Stand Before You Naked”, “Master Harold and the Boys”, “American Buffalo”, “Equus” and “Title of Show” and has collaborated with such organizations as The Carnegie Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Xavier University and The Freedom Center.
“As we approach our fifteenth season, I’ve been thinking about what’s next for our audiences,” says Artistic Director Jim Stump. “Audiences have come to know us as a theatre where the audience is drawn into the story by quality actors performing excellent scripts, and they frequently ask, “What’s next?” This sense of anticipation inspired the theme for our fifteenth anniversary season: “Next”. Whether it’s the excitement of plans for the future, the monotony of endless days of routine or the uncertainty of the unknown – there is always the exquisite sense of discovery as a story unfolds.”
“We’re also making changes to our performance schedule,” adds Managing Director Devon Campailla. “Each of our main stage shows will run four weeks, opening with a Saturday performance. The second weekend will have performances on Friday and Saturday and the subsequent weekends will run Thursday through Saturday. This will give audiences a wider selection of weekends to choose from to attend our shows.”
Tickets and NET/FLEX Subscriptions go on sale in June and will be available through their website: www.newedgecliff.com. New Edgecliff’s popular NET/FLEX Subscriptions allow patrons to purchase 4 tickets for the price of 3 or 8 for the price of 6 and can be used in any combination.
Season Schedule
September 22nd-October 13th, 2012 – “Talk Radio” by Eric Bogosian
Directed by Buz Davis, “Talk Radio” opens our 15th anniversary season, commemorating NET’s inaugural, CEA-nominated production of Bogosian’s “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” in 1998.
Rush Limbaugh doesn’t hold a candle to Cleveland’s WTLK radio host, Barry Champlain. On the eve that Barry’s show is to go national, he shows no loss for words with his callers, who range from a desperate, soon-to-be-teen-mom, a man knowledgeable in nuclear power and those who just want to hear their voice on the radio. Fueled by coffee, Jack Daniels, cocaine and the voice on the other end of the phone line, he puts on his finest performance yet. Immersed once again in the pool of boring, emotionless, uneducated voices that feed his career, he is left to question his ability to maintain his role. With every passing minute of airtime, not even Barry knows if it’s a performance for the new syndicate or perhaps a final show for just himself.
“The most lacerating portrait of a human meltdown this side of a Francis Bacon painting…”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times
October 20th, 2012 – “The Canterville Ghost” by Oscar Wilde, adapted for the stage by Catie O’Keefe
NET’s annual Sweet Suspense Radio Drama returns with a family friendly radio style adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic. This one night only event includes a recreation of an early radio studio complete with live sound effects by Mike Martini. Intermission will feature an assortment of desserts and sweets from some of Cincinnati’s finest bakeries, restaurants and caterers.
Where others have run screaming in terror, the Otis family seems quite comfortable in their new haunted house. After moving to England and into Canterville Chase, this family of Americans finds nothing frightening about the famous Canterville ghost. In fact, his attempt to replenish an old blood stain is nothing but annoying and his efforts to scare the family members usually end in the ghost hiding in fear. It’s not until the young daughter, Virginia, takes an interest in helping the murderous spirit, that the family and the ghost find peace and quiet. The production will once again be under the direction of Bob Allen.
December 1st-22nd, 2012 – “The Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris (adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello) and “The 12 Dates of Christmas” by Ginna Hoben
Everyone’s favorite elf Crumpet, the elf fixated on spastic children, obnoxious parents, nutty co-workers and, oh yeah … “One Life to Live,” is back in this alter native holiday favorite.
Then, in “12 Dates of Christmas”…what happens when Mary sees her fiancé making out with his co-worker on national TV at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? She dumps him and then spends the next year being set up, hooked up, strung up, and fed up as she navigates her life “alone” as a New York actor in her thirties.
“Hoben has created a woman’s show to join the annual, male-dominated Christmas lineup, but like “The Santaland Diaries”, it is a tale of real life and holiday hope touching us all.” — Eric Minton, Shakespeareances.com
February 9th-March 2nd, 2013 – An original play by Resident Playwright Catie O’Keefe
We bring resident playwright Catie O’Keefe and director Ed Cohen together for our winter show with the world premiere of a new full-length play. NET produced “Darker” in the Fringe Festival last year to rave reviews and she has adapted the last two Radio Dramas. We are making final decisions between two of her plays and will announce our choice in our season brochure this summer.
April 13th-May 4th, 2013 – “Miss Witherspoon” by Christopher Durang
In the wonderfully delightful and strange world of Christopher Durang, Veronica finds herself flung between different lives as she is reincarnated again and again. She emerges as a new baby and even as a dog – reliving different lives to clear her aura. Miss Witherspoon is the name given Veronica by her spiritual guide Maryamma, and it seems to follow her through every life she enters into. But there is more than just a name that connects Veronica to her many reincarnations. Her life, her experiences and those around her all seem to be connected. As she ventures from one life to another looking, she searches for many of the same things that all people search for… answers to life’s biggest questions…like, “What come next?” NET brings back Mark Seamon who directed their recent production of Neil LaBute’s “reasons to be pretty.”
“This is Durang at the top of his metaphysical, apocalyptic, high-and-pop cultural game…thoroughly lovable. And funny.” —NY Newsday.
“A delightful eighty-minute crazy-quilt fantasy.” — Associated Press.
Artistic Director’s Notes:
As New Edgecliff Theatre approaches our fifteenth anniversary season, I’ve been thinking about what’s next for our audiences. We’ve come to be known as a theatre where the audience is drawn into the story by quality actors performing excellent scripts, and they frequently ask, “What’s next?” This sense of anticipation inspired the theme for our fifteenth season, “Next”. Whether it’s the excitement of plans for the future, the monotony of endless days of routine, or the uncertainty of the unknown – there is always the exquisite sense of discovery as a story unfolds.
We start off with Eric Bogosian’s “Talk Radio”, which features one of contemporary theatre’s most selfconfident, if not most egotistical, characters. Poised on the brink of stardom, radio talk show host Barry Champlain is on the air with his last broadcast before going national. It’s all go until one caller disrupts Barry’s show and could destroy everything Barry’s worked for.
Catie O’Keefe’s new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost” is a story about the power of hope…illustrating how, in the face of utter futility, it can change everything.
When I read “The 12 Dates of Christmas” it seemed like a great pairing for “The Santaland Diaries”. Both characters are thrown a curveball which makes them approach the holidays differently. It was great fun discovering what was next for each of them.
Catie O’Keefe’s work with us has been fantastic. Her ability to keep the audience guessing has been truly wonderful. I felt the next logical step for us was to mount a production of one of her full length plays.
I enjoy Christopher Durang’s sense of humor and it really comes through in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated comedy “Miss Witherspoon”. I love the irony of a woman trying to avoid what’s next by ending her life, only to find the last thing she expected: reincarnation – over and over – until she learns the importance of engaging in life instead of avoiding it.
– Jim Stump, Artistic Director, New Edgecliff Theatre
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