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al Dura: Truth or Deception?
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
April 24
Downtown

Loosely based on a tragic incident in the Middle East, as well as a follow-up notorious round of court battle in Paris, France. On September 30, 2000, France 2 TV broadcast footage of a shootout in Gaza, zooming in on a Palestinian father and his 12-year-old son taking cover behind a concrete drum. According to the report, filmed by a Palestinian reporter for the state-run French network, the boy, Mohammed al Dura, was gunned down by the Israeli forces . . . but was he really . . . ? What you hear from the media is not always the truth, and too often the media become the NEWS. . . .

Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich

Cast: Ed Barzee as Philippe Karsenty, David Bezona as Marc Levy, Clint Bramkamp as Professor Richard Landes, Angela Forbes as Radio Reporter, Dennis Blom as TV Reporter, Chessie Vigran, Dee Dunn, Tim Bessler, Jay A. Goldfarb & J. Lee Rasmussen

• Tue, April 24 at 7:30pm

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Free Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative public cold reading of a two-act play by Irvon Clear.

Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 7:00 PM (CPI SALON)

Sponsored by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI).

STEAM by Irvon Clear
In spite of the efforts of many dedicated professionals a hospital visit is comparable to visiting a casino.success is still attached to random rewards that are carefully controlled but never fully understood.

Q&A segment will follow the reading. We have a good group of actors who will read the script. General seating: RSVP is required. Please contact Sandi.

The venue is FREE, but we ask 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 Sandikivi2@cinci.rr.com or 513-861-0004.

Try to park on Jefferson Ave (free). Do not park on Campus, unless in a garage.

EDGE WALKING
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
March 13
Downtown

Parents are suddenly confronted with a child who is claiming he is the reincarnation of their deceased oldest son who died in Vietnam as a prisoner of war. Arousing long dormant feelings of grief, loss, and anger, the encounter allows each member of the family to reexamine the ways, remembered but also surprising, that a son’s/brother’s death had affected their lives.

Written by Barbara Harkness
Directed by Patrick Downey

Cast: Steve Myers as John, Angela Klocke Forbes as Mary, Traci Taylor as Lisa, Mark Waldfogle as Jeff, Teresa Myers as Samantha/Pierrot, Sophie Kroger as Brad, Susan Fleckinger as Marjorie/Columbine & Patrick Downey as Bert/Harlequin/Mitch

• Tue, March 13 at 7:30pm

WRAPPED IN CLOVER
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Feb. 14
Downtown

Experience the ultimate Christmas gift of true love between a young married pair. The couple lived in dysfunctional families in their past, which spawns discord in their present until an affair brightens their future.

Written by Tammy Brady
Directed by Mike Sherman

Cast:  Ginny Utz as Amanda, Chad Boggs as Eddie, Brad Nicholas as Donnie, Ed Barzee as Peter, Angela A. Nalley as Mother, Helen A. Raymond as Nicole, Kate Joos Glasheen as Dee, Bob McCain as the priest, Chuck Beatty as Craig, Mindy Heithaus as Andrea & Laura Boggs as the narrator

• Tue, Feb. 14 at 7:30pm

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