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WHO ALL OVER THERE? Runs April 8-30

ETC_Who All Over ThereWHO ALL OVER THERE?
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
April 8-30
[Over-the-Rhine]

Written by Torie Wiggins

Things aren’t always black and white—especially when it comes to relationships. When Dean, a young professional, and Danya, an aspiring singer, go on a refreshingly candid first date, they keep it real about the dynamics of a potential interracial relationship. As they grow comfortable nestled in the cocoon of their budding love, the real world brings a whirlwind of inflammatory race relations, opinionated family and friends, and troublesome pasts. Can love truly be colorblind? This commissioned world premiere inspired by the classic Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner shines a light on what happens when cultures clash in the name of love. This production contains strong language and adult content, including themes of racism and racial slurs; descriptions of alcohol/drug use; and sexual references.

  • In preview, Sat April 8 at 7pm
  • In preview, Tue April 11 at 7pm
  • Wed-Thu, April 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 14 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 15 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 16 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, April 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 21 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 22 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 23 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, April 25-27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 28 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 29 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 2pm

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ETC Hosts Fifth Annual PLAY/WRITE: The Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition

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ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI HOSTS FIFTH ANNUAL
PLAY/WRITE: THE JACKIE DEMALINE REGIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF MARCH 31, 2023

(Cincinnati, OH) Tristate area playwrights, it’s your time to shine! Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati hosts the fifth annual PLAY/write: The Jackie Demaline Regional Collegiate Playwriting Competition, held in memory of writer, critic, and arts advocate, Jackie Demaline. Students currently enrolled full- or part-time at a university or college in the Cincinnati tristate region are encouraged to submit their plays to the competition. Dependent upon submissions, up to three winners will be chosen. Each winner will receive $2,500 from the Jackie Demaline Fund and a professionally staged reading of their script.

Demaline’s love of the arts started at a young age. Throughout her life, she continued to be a passionate believer in the arts as an entertainment writer and editor for multiple newspapers and publications. After moving to Cincinnati in 1994, she covered theatre and the arts for The Cincinnati Enquirer for 20 years and worked as an important catalyst for change and growth during a time when new theatres and companies were popping up all over Cincinnati, helping to secure their place in the community.

After a four-year battle with cancer, Demaline passed away on June 17, 2018. As her final gift to the community, she arranged for her estate to fund the PLAY/write competition. Through this, her legacy lives on—providing new voice development, kick-starting arts careers, and caring for the community through thoughtful programming.

Submission guidelines:

WHO:

  • Students currently enrolled at a university or college in the Cincinnati tristate region

WHAT:

  • Original, unpublished full-length plays (minimum of 50 pages) written in English. Translations, musicals, adaptations, and children’s plays not accepted
  • Plays must be typed and page-numbered
  • Subject matter is open; however, the play should address some of the characteristics Jackie considered when critiquing theatre:
    • Does it tell me something I didn’t know about myself or the world in which I live?
    • Does it hold up a mirror at an angle I’ve never tried so that the things I know now suddenly possess new meaning?
    • Does it move me? Excite me? Provoke me?
    • Does it make me laugh or cry? Make me uncomfortable? Make me think?

WHEN:

  • Submission deadline: 11:59 pm EST, March 31, 2023.

HOW:

  • Submit your script electronically at ensemblecincinnati.org/playwriting-competition
  • If you have questions about the competition or submission process, please email Jared D. Doren, Programming & Events Manager, at jdoren@ensemblecincinnati.org

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2022-2023 Season Presenting Sponsor is the LKC Foundation.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich, and inspire our audiences.

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ETC Presents Regional Premiere Drama MORNING SUN

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Presents Regional Premiere Drama
ETC_Morning SunMorning Sun, February 25 – March 19, 2023

(Cincinnati, OH) Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is thrilled to present the regional premiere drama Morning Sun. Deeply felt and gorgeously imagined by Tony winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), experience the first regional premiere production of this new play following its successful New York debut. This gutsy portrait of unsung woman plays February 25–March 19, 2023. Directed by D. Lynn Meyers.

In a brief flash, Charley’s life is sketched out before her, from the moment she was born through now, fifty years later. Her family, her friends, people she only met once, every moment she’s ever remembered crash through in full vibrancy. In this bold story transcending time and space, three generations of women embark on a journey to embrace life before it’s too late.

“I was looking for something that celebrated the uniqueness of one life,” says Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers. “Simon Stephens’s script absolutely caught me. It’s like being invited inside someone’s mind, soul, and heart. I couldn’t walk away from this play because it insisted to be done. I want audiences to realize they are essential to this world, that the person next to you has a story.”

About the Cast
Christine Dye (Claudette McBride and others) last performed at Ensemble Theatre in A Doll’s House, Part 2, as well as The Humans and When We Were Young and Unafraid. She has also appeared onstage in Much Ado About Nothing, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival; August: Osage County, Riverside, and Sarge, Clifton Performance Theatre; Dracula, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; House of Yes, Untethered Theatre; Jeffery, Parallel Lives, and Valhalla, Ovation Theatre; Power Failure, Night of the Iguana, and Bus Stop, New Edgecliff Theatre; and Vagina Monologues, Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, and Shirley Valentine, Middletown Lyric Theatre. Some of her film credits include Carol, Old Man and the Gun, Donnybrook, A Case of Murder, Mom and Dad, Aftermath, and First Kill.

Annie Fitzpatrick (Charley McBride) last appeared at Ensemble Theatre in The Wolves, and some of her favorite credits include Luna Gale, Hands on a Hardbody, Next Fall, Rabbit Hole, and String of Pearls. Other regional credits include Steal Magnolias, Alias Grace, Owen Meany, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Playhouse in the Park; Richard III, Death of a Salesman, Little Women, A Man for All Seasons, and Blithe Spirit, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and Silent Sky, Pluto, and Collapse, Know Theatre. She has worked with various regional theatres including American Stage, Indiana Repertory Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Geva Theatre, Florida Stage, and Florida Studio. Her TV and film credits include Chicago P.D., Those Who Kill, Army Wives, White Noise, Dark Waters, The Old Man and the Gun, Fun Size, and Milk Money.

Becca Howell (Tessa McBride and others) returns to the Ensemble Theatre stage, where she was last seen in
The Wolves, as well as Red Velvet, The Humans, and Bloomsday. After receiving her BFA from Northern Kentucky University, she completed ETC’s Professional Acting Internship Program. She has also performed locally in Macbeth with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Poor Behavior, Yankee Tavern, and Prelude to a Kiss with Falcon Theatre.

Production team: Brian c. Mehring (Resident Scenic & Lighting Designer), Brooke Arthur (Costume Designer), Matt Callahan (Sound Designer), Shannon Rae Lutz (Properties Curator & Design Assistant), and Jack Murphy (Technical Director). Production Stage Manager is Margot Whitney. Assistant Stage Manager is Lexi Muller.

Performance Information
Performances Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 pm; Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm. Performances vary. A complete calendar of performances is available at www.ensemblecincinnati.org.

Ticket Prices
Tickets start at $35 for adults and student tickets are $28. Half-Price Rush Tickets: All remaining tickets for the current day’s performance(s) are available two hours prior to each show time for half-price (discount only applies to adult tickets) when purchasing by phone or in person. $15 Student Rush Tickets: Students may purchase up to two $15 student rush tickets two hours prior to show time with valid student I.D. Available in person only.

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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich, and inspire our audiences.

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MORNING SUN Runs Feb. 25-March 19

ETC_Morning SunMORNING SUN
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Feb. 25-March 19
[Over-the-Rhine]

In a brief flash, Charley’s life is sketched out before her, from the moment she was born through now, fifty years later. Her family, her friends, people she only met once, every moment she’s ever remembered crash through in full vibrancy. In this bold story transcending time and space, three generations of women embark on a journey to embrace life before it’s too late. Deeply felt and gorgeously imagined by Tony winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), experience the first regional premiere production of this new play following its successful New York debut. This production contains strong language and adult content, including themes/descriptions of violence, pregnancy and abortion, sexual situations, loss, homophobia and homophobic slurs, and alcohol and drug use.

  • In preview Sat, Feb. 25 at 7pm
  • In preview Tue, Feb. 28 at 7pm
  • Wed-Thu, March 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 4 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 5 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 10 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 11 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, March 15-16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 17 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 18 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 19 at 2pm

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Performances Cancelled for Jan. 22

Updated 11:45am

snow-cancellationsCOMEDYSPORTZ MATINEE MATCH
Presented by OTRimprov

We are so sad to cancel today’s match, but to keep our team and Loyal Fanz safe we are calling it.
If you have already purchased tickets please check you email for information regarding refunds and transfers.
We hope to have another matinee soon and we look forward to laughing with you next month!

DEARLY DEPARTED
Mariemont Players

Due to the winter weather and snow advisory, and for the safety of our patrons, cast and crew, we have decided to reschedule today’s performance of Dearly Departed at Mariemont Players (Sunday, January 22).

Patrons are being contacted by the Box Office directly, via email and phone call.

If you had tickets for today’s show, please look out for communication from the Box Office and respond accordingly. We hope you will be able to join us for lots of laughs at our rescheduled performance next Saturday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m.

Please communicate directly with the Box Office for any ticketing-related matters.

We thank you for understanding, and hope to see you at the theatre soon! Be safe and warm!


GRAND HORIZONS
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

Today’s performance of GRAND HORIZONS has been canceled due to weather. Ticket holders can expect a call from our box office and will be able to redeem their tickets for another performance. We hope everyone stays safe and warm today!


HOME BREW THEATRE VI
The Drama Workshop

Due to the snow emergency, The Drama Workshop is canceling today’s performance of Home Brew Theatre 6.

More information will come regarding the possibility of rescheduling the performance.

Thank you and stay safe.


TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV [Over-the-Rhine]
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Today’s (JAN 22) 2PM CSO performance of Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev will go on as scheduled. Please plan your travel ahead so that you can arrive at Music Hall on time for your scheduled performance.

Due to the inclement weather, ticket holders who are unable to attend their performance may exchange into another CSO subscription performance during the 22-23 season. Exchange service fees will be waived; refunds are not available. To exchange tickets, please contact the CSO Box Office at 513.381.3300 no later than Wednesday, January 25.

You may also tune in to our FREE livestream of the performance at cincinnatisymphony.org/live which will be available to stream for 7 days.

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