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MOMUS AND APHRODITE On May 21

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Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
May 21
Downtown

Written by Fred Rothzeid
Directed by Charlie Goetz

Cast: Erica Lanzilotta as Aphrodite, Steve Reger as Momus, Andrew Hensley as Herc, Clint Bramkamp as Mayor, Linda Wylie as Mrs. Mayor & and Blanchard Nash as the Bartender

Momus, the God of Criticism, Satire and Blame, challenges Aphrodite to find a modern man willing to love her unconditionally. Will she succeed? Does love conquer all? More importantly, can two Greek gods actually find purpose and relevance in small town America?

  • Tue, May 21 at 7:30pm

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Three Short Holocaust Stories On April 9

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Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
April 9
Downtown

Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich

FULL CIRCLE

Cast: Xander Wells as German Boy 1, Brody McKinnon as German Boy 2, Drue Larkin as Jewish Girl, Michael Loos as Gestapo, David Bezona as Hans, Joe Markesbery as Alfred], Megan Marshall as Carol & Chessie Vigran as Alma

A Hitler-Youth boy spares the life of a Jewish Girl. Forty-five years later, distinct generations entwine against all odds.

ONE SIMPLE DIGIT

Cast: Dennis Blom as Moishe, Jim Rogers as RONI, Arnie Shayne as HENRY & Charlie Goetz as Pinek

An Israeli born-again Jew, a taxi driver, helps an elderly American tourist, a Holocaust survivor, to start a new life.

SARALE

Cast: David Bezona as Announcer, Drue Larkin as Sarale, Michael Loos as David/Bernek, Chris Bishop as Bogdan, Adrianne Underhill as Malina, Charlie Goetz as Judge & Arnie Shayne as Jewish Official

A Jewish man in Nazi-occupied Poland pays his former Polish employee to shelter his 12-year-old daughter from the Nazis’ claws while he and the rest of the family relocate to the near-by Jewish ghetto. The girl’s uncle, a Holocaust survivor, learns her unexpected fate in a most bizarre way.

  • Tue, April 9 at 7:30pm

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THE DISAPPOINTED on Jan. 8

The Trumpet Never Sounded . . .

The Trumpet Never Sounded . . .

THE DISAPPOINTED
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Jan. 8
Downtown

Written by Barbara M. Harkness
Directed by Deondra Kamau Means

Cast: Blanchard Nash (Delmar), Joanna Tyler (Rosalie), Chris Stewart (Benjamin), Adrianne Underhill (Charlene), Drew Blakeman (Grant), Deborah Brock-Blanks (Miranda/Bessie Mae), Dennis Blom (Reporter/Richard/Boss), Susan Blom (Graciebelle), Kobie Smith (Tyron), Jim Stump (Hammit), Alana Ghent (Meggie), and Cameron Cumbee (Narrator)

What does one do when there are no angels, no heavenly choirs, and God does not deliver?

  • Tue, Jan, 8 at 7:30pm

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WRONGFULLY BITTEN on Nov. 13

WRONGFULLY BITTEN
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Nov. 13
Downtown

Written by Tammy Brady
Directed by Cynthia Emmer

Cast: Tommy Dishman as Andrew, Rebecca Caspersz as Percy, Dennis Blom as Dr. Lewis, Greg Schlairet as Drake, Bonnie Emmer as Katrina, Alyssa Cousineau as Becca, Nick Castle as Spencer, Ed Barzee as Lance & Alice Minges as Narrator

The blood thirsty hosts of a Halloween party graciously conceal their dark side from the vulnerable guests until the party goes awry when soul mates meet and lives are at stake.

  • Tue, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm

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CPI New Voices Series Competition

CPI New Voices Series Competition: We are seeking new scripts.

Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) invites playwrights who are residents of the Tri-State area (OH, KY, IN), or who currently live and work in the Tri-State counties, to submit one full-length play script (which must not have been previously produced) or up to three one-acts (which must not have been previously produced), for consideration for public staged readings in the New Voices Series. There is no deadline-submissions are accepted year round.

For Submission Guidelines visit CPI Website: http://www.cinciplaywrights.org/submissions.php 

If you are not already a member of CPI, a $20 entry fee (1-year membership), payable to CPI, must accompany the manuscript(s).

Receipt of manuscripts will be acknowledged via e-mail.

Entries and payment should be sent to: CPI New Voices Series, P.O. Box 19969, Cincinnati, OH 45219-0969.

Selected Scripts
Members of CPI Play-Reading Committee read each of the submitted scripts. They are unaware of who wrote the plays. The committee follows a specific evaluation criteria and a vote is taken. Submission of scripts does not guarantee acceptance.

A selected script will be given one public staged reading under the auspices of Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative’s New Voices Series.

CPI’s New Voices Staged Readings are performed at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Fifth Third Bank Theater (Black Box), and occasionally at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Downtown.

For more information contact:
Kalman Kivkovich (CPI President)
513-861-0004 kivi1@cinci.rr.com

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