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A Final, Hair-Raising Adventure for a Very Meddlesome Duo

RUH-Roh! at the 2023 Cincinnati Fringe Theatre Festival, June 2–June 17

(CINCINNATI, OHIO) – The epic conclusion QCF_Ruh-Roh!to Queen City Flash’s award-winning ZOiNKS! Trilogy (ZOiNKS!, 2019 & JiNKiES, 2022). Perfect for both newcomers and returning fans alike, RUH-Roh! follows the adventures of teen detective Nolan Blackwell and her dog Casper and is a foul-mouthed and irreverent send-up of Nancy Drew and Scooby Doo.

PICK-OF-THE-FRINGE winners Bridget Leak, Jordan Trovillion and Trey Tatum return for the finale of the ZOiNKS! Trilogy.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR QUEEN CITY FLASH
2021 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick- You Will Live Under the Sea
2020 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick – Killjoy, Ohio
2020 The Young-Howze Theatre Awards, Show of the Year Winner – Killjoy, Ohio
2019 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick – Zoinks!
2018 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick- Alabama Monster
2014 Cincy Fringe Artist Pick – Slut Shaming

THE CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Trey Tatum
Directed by Bridget Leak
Performed by Jordan Trovillion & Trey Tatum

TICKETS: Tickets are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at
https://cincyfringe.com/ruh-roh/

VENUE: Gabriel’s Corner, 1425 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

SHOW DATES AND TIMES (60 MINUTES):

  • Saturday, June 3 @ 7:00pm
  • Sunday, June 4 @ 8:45pm
  • Wednesday, June 7 @ 8:45pm
  • Saturday, June 10 @ 4:15pm
  • Friday, June 16 @ 8:45pm

PRICING: $18, Multi-show passes available

RATING: PG-13 (13+)

Previous Queen City Flash Productions at Cincy Fringe:
2022 – JiNKiES!
2021 – You Will live Under the Sea
2020 – Killjoy, Ohio
2019 – ZOiNKS!
2018 – of Monster Descent
2017 – The Disappearance of Nicole of Jacobs
2016 – The Midnight Express
2015 – Shelter (with Pones)
2014 – Slut Shaming

ABOUT TREY TATUM: Trey Tatum is a playwright / composer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent credits include ZOINKS!, a Nancy Drew send-up about the opioid epidemic, Alabama Monster, his solo show about mental illness, family ties and creatures that lie just out of sight, and JALZ, a remake of the blockbuster movie JAWS that examines Alzheimer’s disease, end of life care and family legacy. For the past four seasons, Trey has been composer for Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Education Touring Series. Current Projects include Have Monster, Will Travel, a new audio fiction podcast about road trips, monsters and the meaning of family. Trey makes theatre and mischief with his wife, director Bridget Leak. treytatum.com

ABOUT BRIDGET LEAK: Bridget Leak is a freelance director and co-founder of Queen City Flash. Previous directing credits; Queen (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati), Actually (Playhouse in the Park), Playhouse’s Off-the-Hill Series, and both digital and live productions for the Cincy Fringe Festival. Upcoming productions: more episodes of the podcast Have Monster Will Travel produced by Queen City Flash. Bridget is a People’s Liberty Grant recipient and a Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellow. She was recently featured in Movers & Makers, American Theatre Magazine and had her work highlighted in Teaching Theatre magazine, a publication of EdTA. Bridget teaches at Xavier University and has directed at Xavier and Miami University. Bridget has her M.F.A. in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She calls East Price Hill home with her husband, playwright-composer Trey Tatum, infant Wilder and pups “Pocket” & “Lint” bridgetleak.com

ABOUT QUEEN CITY FLASH
Queen City Flash is Director Bridget Leak and Playwright/Composer Trey Tatum. We are committed to: Creating. New. Plays. Critically-acclaimed original works, emboldened by experiments with form, augmented with original music, and deepened by collaborations with neighbors and partners. Money in people’s pockets, not on the walls. Where a minimum of 51% of the budget goes to paying local artists, not sustaining venues or overhead. Open Access. Creating experiences that an entire family can afford, enjoyed in transformed and relaxed environments.

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ZOINKS! A Live Studio Recording on April 10

QCF_ZoinksA Haunted House? What is so messed up at home that you’d rather be here?

(CINCINNATI, OHIO) –  ZOiNKS! – Queen City Flash presents a Live Studio Recording of their sold-out, Cincy Fringe hit, Zoinks! This award-winning, teen-sleuth comedy follows Nolan Blackwell, amateur detective, and her wise-cracking dog, Casper, as they solve supernatural happenings against a backdrop of the opioid epidemic.

Fans of Nancy Drew and Scooby Doo will delight in this irreverent and foul-mouthed take on the teen detective genre, while asking hard-hitting questions like: “A Haunted House? What is so messed up at home that you’d rather be here?”

Zoinks! features actors Jordan Trovillion and Trey Tatum with script by Tatum, directed by Bridget Leak.

One Night Only: April 10, 2023 @ 7pm

Tickets:  queencityflash.ticketleap.com/zoinks-live/

Venue: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt Adams Cir, Cincinnati, OH 45202 

Tickets: $10 

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park the Arts and Culture Incubator, aims to achieve that by providing resources in our new facility to a selected group of local artists and organizations. Beginning this spring, nine organizations that serve the region through artistic and cultural work have the opportunity to utilize the Mainstage Theatre Complex to continue and build upon existing projects. Queen City Flash is thrilled to be a part of the Arts and Culture Incubator at the Playhouse.

Queen City Flash is Director Bridget Leak and Playwright/Composer Trey Tatum.

Queen City Flash: Bold Stories, Irreverently Told.

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The Further Adventures of a Teen Detective and Her Dog

CFF22_Jinkies logo(CINCINNATI, OHIO) –  JiNKiES! at the 2022 Cincinnati Fringe Theatre Festival, June 3–June 18. A follow-up to their 2019 hit, JINKIES! is the thrilling next adventure in the life of a very meddlesome duo. This hilarious escapade is perfect for both newcomers and returning fans alike and finally answers the question, “What if the Hardy Boys wanted to burn this shit down?”

From the creative force behind 2021’s award winning show You Will Live Under the Sea comes an opioid-fueled dive into the world of latch-key children and the haunted, dangerous places that mischief leads. PICK-OF-THE-FRINGE winners Bridget Leak, Jordan Trovillion and Trey Tatum return with a fresh look at the teen detective genre.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR QUEEN CITY FLASH

  • 2021  Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick- You Will Live Under the Sea
  • 2020 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2020 The Young-Howze Theatre Awards,  Show of the Year Winner – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2019 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick – Zoinks!
  • 2018 Cincy Fringe All-Access Pick- Alabama Monster
  • 2014 Cincy Fringe Artist Pick – Slut Shaming 

INTERNATIONAL PRAISE

  • ★★★★★ STARS – Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Alabama Monster
  • ★★★★ STARS – CBC, Alabama Monster
  • ★★★★ STARS – Winnipeg Free Press, Alabama Monster 

THE CREATIVE TEAM

  • Written by Trey Tatum
  • Directed by Bridget Leak
  • Performed by Jordan Trovillion & Trey Tatum
  • Design: Grayson Halonen (Lighting and Puppet Design), Liam Belluso (Lighting, Set, and Puppet Design), and Lucas Wall (Sound and Puppet Design)

SEE JiNKiES! AT THE CINCY FRINGE FESTIVAL!

TICKETS:  Tickets are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at https://cincyfringe.com/jinkies/

VENUE: Art Academy Room 402 (A402), 1212 Jackson St. Cincinnati, OH 45202

SHOW DATES AND TIMES (60 MINUTES): Saturday June 4 at 3:45pm; Sunday June 5 at 5:30; Thursday June 9 at 7:15pm; Saturday June 11 at 9pm; Sunday June 12 at 2pm; Wednesday June 15 at 7:15pm, Thursday June 16 at 9pm

PRICING: $16 plus $1 ticketing fee. Multi-show passes available

RATING: PG-13 (13+)

Previous Queen City Flash Productions at Cincy Fringe:

  • 2021 – You Will live Under the Sea
  • 2020 – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2019 – Zoinks!
  • 2018 – of Monster Descent
  • 2017 – The Disappearance of Nicole of Jacobs
  • 2016 – The Midnight Express
  • 2015 – Shelter (with Pones)
  • 2014 – Slut Shaming 

ABOUT TREY TATUM: Trey Tatum is a playwright / composer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent credits include ZOINKS!, a Nancy Drew send-up about the opioid epidemic, Alabama Monster, his solo show about mental illness, family ties and creatures that lie just out of sight, and JALZ, a remake of the blockbuster movie JAWS that examines Alzheimer’s disease, end of life care and family legacy. For the past four seasons, Trey has been composer for Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Education Touring Series. Current Projects include Have Monster, Will Travel, a new audio fiction podcast about road trips, monsters and the meaning of family. Trey makes theatre and mischief with his wife, director Bridget Leak. treytatum.com

ABOUT JORDAN TROVILLION: Jordan Trovillion is so happy to be reprising her role of Nolan Blackwell; Teen Sleuth, Girl Detective, from the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival Pick of the Fringe Award Winner “Zoinks!” Interim credits include “Queen” (Ariel) at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, “All’s Faire” (Johnson) at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, “Silent Sky” (Henrietta Leavitt) at Falcon Theatre, and “You Will Live Under the Sea” with Queen City Flash at the 2021 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Other favorite shows include “Puffs” (Susie Bones track) and “The Absentee” (Operator) with Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Jordan is a member of SAG/AFTRA and has performed in various films and television shows, including “The Old Man and the Gun,” “My Days of Mercy,” “Jack Reacher,” and Comedy Central’s “Detroiters.” She is one half of the pair of proprietors of a mysterious magic shop in Covington, a freelance illustrator, and used to be in a cover band.

ABOUT BRIDGET LEAK: Bridget Leak is a freelance director and co-founder of Queen City Flash. Previous directing credits; Queen (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati), Actually (Playhouse in the Park), Playhouse’s Off-the-Hill Series, and both digital and live productions for the Cincy Fringe Festival. Upcoming productions: more episodes of the podcast Have Monster Will Travel produced by Queen City Flash. Bridget is a People’s Liberty Grant recipient and a Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellow. She was recently featured in Movers & Makers, American Theatre Magazine and had her work highlighted in Teaching Theatre magazine, a publication of EdTA. Bridget teaches at Xavier University and has directed at Xavier and Miami University. Bridget has her M.F.A. in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She calls East Price Hill home with her husband, playwright-composer Trey Tatum, infant Wilder and pups “Pocket” & “Lint” bridgetleak.com

ABOUT QUEEN CITY FLASH

Queen City Flash is Director Bridget Leak and Playwright/Composer Trey Tatum. We are committed to: Creating. New. Plays. Critically-acclaimed original works, emboldened by experiments with form, augmented with original music, and deepened by collaborations with neighbors and partners. Money in people’s pockets, not on the walls.  Where a minimum of 51% of the budget goes to paying local artists, not sustaining venues or overhead. Open Access. Creating experiences that an entire family can afford, enjoyed in transformed and relaxed environments.

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Finding Nemo Meets Predator in this Retro-Futurism Hellscape Comedy

CFF21_You Will Live Under the Sea(CINCINNATI, OHIO) –  YOU WILL LIVE UNDER THE SEA  at the 2021 Cincinnati Fringe Theatre Festival, June 4–June 19.  Every year the land gets more and more crowded. More people. More buildings. More roads and more cars. Out there, the sea isn’t crowded at all. It’s just you. And that man. And miles and miles and miles of nothing else.

From the creative force behind 2020’s award winning show Killjoy, Ohio  comes a children’s fable about our dreams for the future. PICK-OF-THE-FRINGE winners Bridget Leak, Jordan Trovillion and Trey Tatum return with a new story of the bizarre in an entirely new format.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR QUEEN CITY FLASH

  • 2020 Cincy Fringe All Access Pick – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2020 The Young-Howze Theatre Awards,  Show of the Year Winner – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2019 Cincy Fringe Full Frontal Pick – Zoinks!
  • 2018 Cincy Fringe Full Frontal Pick – Of Monster Descent
  • 2014 Cincy Fringe Artist Pick – Slut Shaming

INTERNATIONAL PRAISE

  • ★★★★★ STARS – Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Of Monster Descent
  • ★★★★ STARS – CBC, Of Monster Descent
  • ★★★★ STARS – Winnipeg Free Press, Of Monster Descent

WHO DID WHAT
Written by Trey Tatum
Directed by Bridget Leak
Performed by Jordan Trovillion & Trey Tatum
Backstage: Taylor Hauter (Lighting Design), Molly Francis (Sound & Projections 1), Elyse Stieby (ASM/Projections 2), Grayson Halonen (ASM/Fish wrangler)

SEE YOU WILL LIVE UNDER THE SEA AT THE CINCYFRINGE FESTIVAL, VIDEO ON DEMAND!

TICKETS:   $11 General Admission, $16 Love-Your-Artist Ticket

Tickets can be purchased at https://cincyfringe.com/you-will-live-under-the-sea/

For additional questions, please email queencityflash@gmail.com

Previous Queen City Flash productions at Cincy Fringe:

  • 2020 – Killjoy, Ohio
  • 2019 – Zoinks!
  • 2018 – Of Monster Descent
  • 2017 – The Disappearance of Nicole of Jacobs
  • 2016 – The Midnight Express
  • 2015 – Shelter (with Pones, INC.)
  • 2014 – Slut Shaming

ABOUT TREY TATUM: Trey Tatum is a playwright / composer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent credits include ZOINKS!, a Nancy Drew send-up about the opioid epidemic, Alabama Monster, his solo show about mental illness, family ties and creatures that lie just out of sight, and JALZ, a remake of the blockbuster movie JAWS that examines Alzheimer’s disease, end of life care and family legacy. For the past four seasons, Trey has been composer for Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Education Touring Series. Current Projects include Have Monster, Will Travel, a new audio fiction podcast about road trips, monsters and the meaning of family. Trey makes theatre and mischief with his wife, director Bridget Leak. treytatum.com

ABOUT JORDAN TROVILLION: Jordan Trovillion is an actor based in Covington, Kentucky; the endpoint of her Southerly drift from her home state of Michigan. Recent theatre credits are Puffs (Susie Bones track) and The Absentee (The Operator) at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Zoinks! (Nolan) at the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, and JALZ (Dylan), both with Queen City Flash. Other favorite shows include Neverwhere (Hunter) with Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ken Ham’s Journey to the Center of the Earth (Most Women) with Queen City Flash, and Baskerville (Actress) at Falcon Theater. Jordan is a member of SAG/AFTRA and has performed in various films and television shows, including “The Old Man and the Gun,” “My Days of Mercy,” and Comedy Central’s “Detroiters.” She is also a freelance illustrator, and used to be in a cover band. More info at www.jordantrovillion.net.

ABOUT BRIDGET LEAK: Bridget Leak is a freelance director and co-founder of Queen City Flash. She recently made her LORT debut with Actually at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where she has previously directed for the Playhouse’s Off-the-Hill Series. Bridget is a 2019 People’s Liberty Grant recipient for her project Desktop Theatre, an arts-initiative that helps teachers integrate the performing arts with larger-than-life plays made small enough to fit on a child’s desk. She previously collaborated with Cradle Cincinnati to develop a healing-through-storytelling pilot program for Mothers in Price Hill and is a former Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellow. Bridget has her M.F.A. in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She calls East Price Hill home with her husband, playwright-composer Trey Tatum and puppies “Pocket” & “Lint” bridgetleak.com #ADirectorsLife

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KILLJOY, OHIO at 2020 Cincy Fringe

CFF20_Killjoy OH logoA what-dunnit about small towns and bermuda triangles

(CINCINNATI, OHIO) –  KILLJOY, OHIO  at the 2020 Cincinnati Fringe Theatre Festival, May 29-June 13. A stranger new to town and a cat burglar team up in this sleek what-dunnit about small towns, Bermuda triangles and the lengths people will go to recover lost things.

From the creative force behind 2019’s SOLD-OUT show Zoinks! comes a sleek what-dunnit about small towns, Bermuda triangles and the lengths people will go to recover lost things. PICK-OF-THE-FRINGE winners Bridget Leak, Jordan Trovillion and Trey Tatum return with a new story of the bizarre in an entirely new format.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR QUEEN CITY FLASH

  • 2019 Cincy Fringe Full Frontal Pick – Zoinks!
  • 2018 Cincy Fringe Full Frontal Pick – of Monster Descent
  • 2014 Cincy Fringe Artist Pick – Slut Shaming

INTERNATIONAL PRAISE

  • ★★★★★ STARS – Saskatoon Star Phoenix, of Monster Descent
  • ★★★★ STARS – CBC, of Monster Descent
  • ★★★★ STARS – Winnipeg Free Press, of Monster Descent 

WHO DID WHAT
Written by Trey Tatum
Performed by Jordan Trovillion & Trey Tatum
Directed by Bridget Leak

SEE KILLJOY, OHIO AT THE CINCYFRINGE FESTIVAL, ONLINE!

TICKETS:   $10 General Admission, $15 Love-Your-Artist Ticket
Tickets can be purchased at cincyfringe.com

Previous Queen City Flash productions at Cincy Fringe:

  • 2019 – Zoinks!
  • 2018 – of Monster Descent
  • 2017 – The Disappearance of Nicole of Jacobs
  • 2016 – The Midnight Express
  • 2015 – Shelter (with Pones, INC.)
  • 2014 – Slut Shaming

ABOUT TREY TATUM: Trey Tatum is a playwright / composer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent credits include ZOINKS!, a Nancy Drew send-up about the opioid epidemic, Alabama Monster, his solo show about mental illness, family ties and creatures that lie just out of sight, and JALZ, a remake of the blockbuster movie JAWS that examines Alzheimer’s disease, end of life care and family legacy. For the past four seasons, Trey has been composer for Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Education Touring Series. Current Projects include Have Monster, Will Travel, a new audio fiction podcast about road trips, monsters and the meaning of family. Trey makes theatre and mischief with his wife, director Bridget Leak. treytatum.com

ABOUT JORDAN TROVILLION: Jordan Trovillion is an actor based in Covington, Kentucky; the endpoint of her Southerly drift from her home state of Michigan. Recent theatre credits are Puffs (Susie Bones track) and The Absentee (The Operator) at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Zoinks! (Nolan) at the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, and JALZ (Dylan), both with Queen City Flash. Other favorite shows include Neverwhere (Hunter) with Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ken Ham’s Journey to the Center of the Earth (Most Women) with Queen City Flash, and Baskerville (Actress) at Falcon Theater. Jordan is a member of SAG/AFTRA and has performed in various films and television shows, including “The Old Man and the Gun,” “My Days of Mercy,” and Comedy Central’s “Detroiters.” She is also a freelance illustrator, and used to be in a cover band. More info at www.jordantrovillion.net.

ABOUT BRIDGET LEAK: Bridget Leak is a freelance director and co-founder of Queen City Flash. She recently made her LORT debut with Actually at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where she has previously directed for the Playhouse’s Off-the-Hill Series. Bridget is a 2019 People’s Liberty Grant recipient for her project Desktop Theatre, an arts-initiative that helps teachers integrate the performing arts with larger-than-life plays made small enough to fit on a child’s desk. She previously collaborated with Cradle Cincinnati to develop a healing-through-storytelling pilot program for Mothers in Price Hill and is a former Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellow. Bridget has her M.F.A. in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She calls East Price Hill home with her husband, playwright-composer Trey Tatum and puppies “Pocket” & “Lint” bridgetleak.com #ADirectorsLife

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