PURPLE PAINT
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Sept. 9
Downtown
As though a chapter out of American History flies loose and settles on the stage, the story of the O’Connor family’s struggles and triumphs in the Appalachian mountains comes to life in Ossmann’s PURPLE PAINT.
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A TRIO OF ONE ACTS
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
April 8
Downtown
All three written by Roger Brookfield
Directed by Arnie Shayne
NOSE
A nose runs from a sewers engineer, is caught, but won’t let itself be reattached.
JUST A HOUSEWIFE FROM MINNESOTA
He craves fame; she doesn’t – and for good reason.
POLITICS DEMANDS TOO MUCH
A reporter learns the vicious past about a candidate for governor.
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Playwright Kalman Kivkovich and his wife, Sandra Kivkovich, president and vice president of respectively of Cincinnati Playwrights’ Initiative, have announced their resignation. Fred Rothzeid, CPI Treasurer has assumed the additional role of Acting President and Dennis Blom will continue as Secretary until new officers are sworn in on June 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Kivkovich held office for nearly 4 years, facilitating CPI services to playwrights seeking staged readings of their work, and publicizing the organization’s events. Membership increased substantially during this time. Mrs. Kivkovich chaired a “salon,” which fielded cold readings of new works, allowing authors to hear their words for the first time.
The salon also played host to Cincinnati theater luminaries such as Blake Robison, artistic director of Cincinnati Playhouse, and Brian Isaac Phillips, head of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. At a March 23 salon, to be moderated by CPI member Renee Alper, a panel of actors will discuss “what actors want from playwrights,” at 7 p. m. in the University of Cincinnati’s French Hall, room 2225.
Upcoming CPI staged readings include NOSE, three one-act plays by Roger Brookfield at the Aronoff Center’s Fifth/Third Bank Theater on April 8th at 7:30 PM and IN THE GARDEN: About God, Belief and Stuff Like That, three one act plays by Fred Rothzeid at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson Kaplan Theater on May 20th at 7:30 PM.
Discounted tickets may be purchased for $8 from the Cincinnati Arts Association, (513) 621-2787.
CPI is a grassroots non-profit arts organization of Tri-State playwrights, directors, actors, and theater supporters dedicated to developing new plays written by local playwrights and is a member of the League of Cincinnati Theaters (LCT).
For more information on CPI or upcoming events please visit our website at http://www.cincinnatiplaywrights.org or email dennisb@piap.com or frothzeid@yahoo.com.
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WORTH MORE THAN A NICKEL
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
March 11
Downtown
Written by Tammy Brady
Directed by Tatiana Godfrey
Cast: Ethan Marx as Maxwell, Chance Kilgour as Spider-Man, Amanda Teemley as Emily, Matt Brauch as Raymond, Barbara Manning as Nanna, Agatha Hickerson as Pearl, Jackson Dugan as Sweeth Tooth Jack, Dennis Blom as Sweet Dream Majesty & Traci Taylor as Dr. Fleming
This is a children’s story about a boy who is enchanted by Spiderman on a pumpkin farm in Iowa. Unbeknownst to the parents he suffers from a brain tumor. His mother believes he developed an imaginary friend due to loneliness and encourages him to befriend the girl who moves to the neighboring farm. Reluctant at first, the boy concedes and they become playmates. As the story unfolds, he learns about his brain tumor, and the value of a real friend.
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Equity / non-Equity actors and Playwrights in a public discussion of relevant theatre issues on March 23, 2014 at French Hall at 7pm
Date: Sunday, March 23, 2014, 7:00 PM (CPI SALON)
Sponsored by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI).
General seating: RSVP is required. Please contact Sandi.
The venue is FREE, but we ask the guests to bring appetizers or beverages to share.
Location: 2815 commons Way, (45219) – French Hall on UC Campus. Room 2225 (ground floor).
Please contact Chair Sandi Kivkovich at Sandikivi3@gmail.com or 513-861-0004
http://www.cinciplaywrights.org/
Try to park on Jefferson Ave (free). Do not park on Campus, unless in a garage.
For more information about this e-transmission, contact:
Kalman Kivkovich, CPI-Publicity
513-861-0004 or kivi1@cinci.rr.com
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