Cincinnati Shakespeare Celebrates 20 years and Completing the Canon
CINCINNATI, March 19, 2014 – Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to announce their new event titled “Revel and Feast”, an inspired Awards Ceremony and Celebration marking Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 20th Anniversary Season, on April 23 – Shakespeare’s 450th birthday – at Memorial Hall. That evening, CSC will commemorate 20 years of bringing Shakespeare and Classical Theatre to the Queen City and its completion of Shakespeare’s 38-play Canon – a rare accomplishment and distinction among US theater companies.
This event will take place at Memorial Hall in OTR. The evening will begin in the Memorial Hall Auditorium with a performance featuring the CSC Company joined by 38 students from 38 different schools in the region celebrating the 20th anniversary and completing the canon! Guests will then be invited into the Memorial Hall Green and Gold Rooms for custom cocktails at the open bar and a Shakespeare inspired dinner menu (see below). Guests can also take pictures in the Shakespeare Photo Booth, wearing and posing with props and costumes from productions at Cincinnati Shakespeare over the last 20 years!
In addition to the event’s performances, retrospectives, live music, open bar and dinner, CSC will bestow the very first Globe Award to Dr. William McKim. Emeritus professor of English at Northern Kentucky University, Bill has been dedicated to making Shakespeare accessible and exciting through his university career and longtime leadership of the Mercantile Library’s Canon Club. The Swan Award will honor Dr. Niamh O’Leary of Xavier University for her passion and commitment to Shakespeare in our schools. Finally, CSC will present the Rose Award to local student Katherine Sallee in recognition of excellence in bringing the Bard to life.
The evening will kick off with a pre-performance VIP reception in Memorial Hall’s elegant Park View Room, and then the evening’s entertainment and awards ceremony in the Historic 1908 Auditorium. Afterwards, guests will gather in the Green and Gold rooms for classic cuisine and a toast to the first 20 years of CSC with many, many more to come.
Over the last 20 years, CSC has brought classical theatre and literature to life for over 200,000 students from 150 schools in more than 100 zip codes across three states. This close connection with students and educators has inspired them to take on an exciting new endeavor. On the evening of April 23rd, CSC will unveil an initiative called PROJECT 38, which will bring students, schools and communities together across the Cincinnati Region. PROJECT 38 will provide the company with opportunities to create art not just for, but with students.
For additional information please contact Jennifer Joplin by email Jennifer.joplin@cincyshakes.com or by phone 513.381.2273 x. 3205 or visit http://www.cincyshakes.com. The event planning committee consists of Al Lopez, Vicky Reynolds, Dick Westheimer, Jay Woffington and Sue Ann & Mark Painter.
About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Revel and Feast Event
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
A celebration marking Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 20th anniversary season and their completion of Shakespeare’s 38 play Canon, the evening will include the special announcement of Project 38, CSC’s newest innovative arts education experience.
- 6:00 p.m. VIP Reception – Memorial Hall Park View Room
- 7:00 p.m. Performance and Awards Ceremony – Memorial Hall Auditorium
- 8:00 p.m. Gala Celebration – Memorial Hall Green and Gold Rooms
Globe Award: Dr. William McKim, Emeritus Professor, Northern Kentucky University
Swan Award: Dr. Niamh J. O’Leary, Professor, Xavier University
Rose Award: Katherine Sallee, Campbell County
Tickets are available online at http://cincyshakes.com/events/revel-and-feast/ or by phone 513-381-2273
Tickets are $150
VIP Tickets are $250
Subscriber Tickets are $100
About the 20th Anniversary Season:
The 20th Anniversary is generously sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company receives operating support from The Ohio Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation and is supported, in part, by the generosity of thousands of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The season design sponsor is Mark & Sue Ann Painter. Production dates and information on the 20th Anniversary are available online at http://www.cincyshakes.com. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company:
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages. Located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season. The repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs reached nearly 30,000 young people and underserved community members last season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions at its home on Race Street. This season, CSC is proud to become one of only five theaters in the United States to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati’s stage for the classics!
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