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July 24, 2023 · 11:50 am

ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Runs July 28-Aug. 5 at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

CASA_Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadJoin CASA for this absurdist romp through Shakespeare’s Hamlet!

Why do we feel the need to submit to norms and expectations at the cost of our own identities?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead details the unremarkable lives of two nobodies trying to find their places in a world of chaos and motion. Written by Sir Tom Stoppard and first staged in 1966, the show asks enduring questions about the nature of life, death, art, performance, reality, identity, and most importantly, takes special care to provide not a single answer.

Ticket and Production Details

Performances will be on Friday, July 28th, July 29th, August 3rd-5th, all shows at 7:30pm. All performances will be at Essex Studios (2511 Essex Place, Studio 282B, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at https://casastudio.booktix.com or at the door.
Portions of each ticket will go towards Living With Change, a local nonprofit that specializes in education and advocacy for trans youth.
For more details, visit www.casastudioacademy.com or CASA’s Facebook page
(@CasaStudioAcademy).

*Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals*

CAST:

Rosencrantz: Nick Swope
Guildenstern: Char Adams
Player: Sabrina Mack
Alfred/Gertrude/Player Queen: Aidan McCracken
Claudius/Tragedian/Murderer/Guitarist: Conner Beierle
Hamlet: Kayla Kilgore
Polonius/Player King/Tragedian/Fortinbras: Ally Knizner
Horatio/Fake Rosencrantz/Guard/Tragedian: Lee Trout
Ophelia/Tragedian: Jess Cooper
Fake Guildenstern/Tragedian/Soldier/English Ambassador: Braven Jones

PRODUCTION:
Director: Em Ivanov
Assistant Director: Margaret Roulier
Stage Manager: Nicole Stocks
Assistant Stage Manager: Grace Hoffmann
Costumes: Jaclyn Oen
Sound: Jaclyn Oen
Directing Mentor: Cheryl Couch
Producer: Gina Cerimele-Mechley

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June 27, 2023 · 5:41 pm

[title of show] runs June 29th, July 2nd, July 6th – 9th at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

CASA_Title of ShowJoin CASA for this love letter to the musical theatre — a uniquely American art form — and to the joy of collaboration

Cincinnati, OH – June 27, 2023
What does it take of ourselves when we create?

[title of show], taken from the space on the festival’s application form which asks for the “[title of show],” follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. In the span of 90 minutes, they write and perform their show at the festival and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends, and artists.

Ticket and Production Details
Performances will be on Thursday, June 29th, July 2nd, July 6th – 9th, all shows at 7:30pm. All performances will be at Essex Studios (2511 Essex Place, Studio 282B, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at https://casastudio.booktix.com or at the door.

For more details, visit www.casastudioacademy.com or CASA’s Facebook page
(@CasaStudioAcademy).

*Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals*

CAST:

Hunter: Nick Swope
Jeff: Evan Rogers
Susan: Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Heidi: Sabrina Mack
Mary: Melody Wallace

PRODUCTION:
Director: Kayamarie Roll
Assistant Director: Em Ivanov
Assistant Director/Choreographer: Eva Sias
Stage Manager: Erin Caudill

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
[title of show] is a story about five individuals in New York trying to navigate their way through their own self-doubt and creativity. The two men, Hunter and Jeff have three weeks to write an original musical for a theatre festival. The two decide to write their show about two guys writing a musical. Though a comedy, this show delves into real questions asked by theatre artists every day. This show not only highlights the perseverance it takes to be a theatre artist but depicts the incredible friendships that are made along the way.

So, come and support some of your local theatre artists! You may just make a friend or two.

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July 20, 2022 · 9:27 am

Willkommen to CASA’s Upcoming Production of CABARET

CASA_Cabaret promoCABARET runs July 28th-July 31st & August 4th-August 7th at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

Indifference makes you an accomplice.

Cincinnati, OH – CABARET, based on the book Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood, is a social commentary about the dangers of the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe. Book by Joe Masteroff. Music & lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb.

CASA, in its goal to have an audience enter the story, not just a theatre, has sprinkled this award-winning show with eye-opening truths about society TODAY. Despite having all of the allure of a cabaret: sensuality, sexuality, provoking costuming, dancing, singing, music, aerial artistry, and comedy, this brazen production draws frightening parallels between then and now.

Ticket and Production Details
Performances will be on Thursday, July 28th – Sunday, July 31st, & Thursday, August 4th – Sunday, August 7th all at 7:30 pm. All performances will be at Essex Studios (2511 Essex Place, Studio 282B, Cincinnati, OH 45206.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $20 for “Cabaret Seating” and can be purchased online at https://casastudio.booktix.com or at the door. “Cabaret Seating” tickets include couch options & seats at tables, with waiters to serve you water/tea/lemonade throughout the performance – LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE.

Adult Content: sexual situations, drinking, language, violence, and drug use
Trigger warnings are available on our website.

For more details, visit www.casastudioacademy.com or CASA’s Facebook page
(@CasaStudioAcademy).

*Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals*

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • Director: Gina Cerimele-Mechley
  • Stage Manager: Erin Caudill
  • Assistant Stage Managers: Kat Swift & Ethan Brooks Baker
  • Assistant Directors: Meg Roulier & Elliet Malatesta
  • Choreographers: Gina Cerimele-Mechley & Cecelia Gries
  • Music Director: Joe Montgomery
  • Costumes: Eliana Batsakis
  • Lighting Assistant: Jonathon Armstrong
  • Vocal Teacher: Kate Stuard
  • Marketing: Sara Detwiler

CAST

  • Emcee: Alex Pletikapich
  • Sally: Maddi O’Connell
  • Cliff: Trey Finkenstead
  • Ernst: Nick Swope
  • Fraulein Schneider: Kate Stuard
  • Fraulein Kost: Kayamarie Roll
  • Herr Schultz: Ethan Brooks Baker
  • Rosie: Hannah Hodson
  • LuLu: Sabrina Mack
  • Frenchie: Peyton Wright
  • Fritzie/Gorilla: Cassandra Reeves
  • Helga: Cecilia Gries
  • Texas: Chandler Murray
  • Bobby: Jason Coffenberry
  • Victor: Tre Taylor
  • Herman: Con Williamson
  • Train Officer/Sailor/Max: James Pinkley
  • Bodyguards: Jonathon Armstrong & Kat Swift

SCHOOLS BEING REPRESENTED IN THE CAST AND CREW:  Baldwin-Wallace, CCM, Marymount Manhattan College, NKU, SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ohio U, Walnut Hills HS, and XU

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
MUSICAL SYNOPSIS: In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish.

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“Enter the story, not the theatre.”

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July 19, 2022 · 9:23 am

CABARET Runs July 29-Aug. 7

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8/4 – Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s performance of CABARET has been canceled & rescheduled for Saturday 8/6 at 12pm. If you previously purchased tickets, they have automatically been moved. If you would like to move your tickets to another performance day, please email us at casastudioacademy@gmail.com! Thank you for your understanding!

CABARET
Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy
July 29-Aug. 7
[Avondale]

Directed by Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Music directed by Joe Montgomery
Choreographed by Gina Cerimele-Mechley & Cecelia Gries

Cast: Alex Pletikapich as Emcee, Maddi O’Connell as Sally, Trey Finkenstead as Cliff, Nick Swope as Ernst, Kate Stuard as Fraulein Schneider, Kayamarie Roll as Fraulein Kost, Ethan Brooks Baker as Herr Schultz, Hannah Hodson as Rosie, Sabrina Mack as Lulu, Peyton Wright as Frenchie, Cassandra Reeves as Fritzie/Gorilla, Cecilia Gries as Helga, Chandler Murray as Texas, Jason Coffenberry as Bobby, Tre Taylor as Victor, Con Williamson as Herman, James Pinkley as Train Officer/Sailor/Max & Jonathon Armstrong and Kat Swift as Bodyguards

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Mature content and triggering scenes.

  • Thu-Sun, July 28-31 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, Aug. 4 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Aug. 5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 6 at 12pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 7 at 7:30pm

Official page | Facebook event |

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December 7, 2021 · 1:35 pm

MUCH ADO ABOUT MEAN GIRLS Runs Dec. 29-30

CASA_Much Ado About Mean Girls promoMUCH ADO ABOUT MEAN GIRLS
Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy
Dec. 29-30
[Walnut Hills]

Directed by Gina Cerimele-Mechley

Dramatis Personae: Conrad Bennett, Katie Carpenter, Jason Coffenberry, Emma Dalton, Justin Huddilston, Sabrina Mack, Elliet Malatesta, Aidan McCracken, Carley Millette, Jaclyn Oen, Meg Roulier, Nicole Stocks, Alaska Stoughton, Nick Swope & Dani Underdown

This performance of the 21st-century movie, Mean Girls, rewritten in 16th-century style/iambic pentameter provides CASA students the chance to explore performing in the style of the Original Shakespeare Company and provides the audience the chance to experience an Original Shakespeare Company performance.

This performance includes:

  • Actors using scrolls containing only their character’s lines
  • Audience participation
  • Globe style seating: groundlings and upper class
  • Ability to throw food at the actors while they perform (marshmallows available for
    purchase in the lobby)

12/7/21 – Proof of Vaccination at the door AND a mask required to attend

  • Wed-Thu, Dec. 29-30 at 7:30pm

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