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May 4, 2017 · 6:35 pm

FIREBIRD Ticket Auction Benefits The Arts Center at Dunham

MISC_Arts Center At Dunham logoThe Arts Center at Dunham has tickets for 2 “up close” seats to the May 12th, 11am performance of Stravinsky’s FIREBIRD at the Taft Theatre:

Orchestra Level, Row E, Seats 1-2 on the aisle (face value $142 for the pair)

The tickets were donated to help raise funds for the ongoing repair and restoration of the historic Arts Center.  The tickets will be “awarded“ to the best offer.  Bids” will be accepted through midnight Sunday, May 7th.

If interested, please email what you are willing to pay, minimum and maximum, as well as a phone number to contact you, to sunsetplayerscincy@gmail.com.

I will contact the winner of the tickets on Monday morning to arrange payment and delivery of the tickets (- ;

Thanks for your consideration of this special opportunity!

Carrie L. Mees
The Arts Center at Dunham Facility & Fundraising Task Force
Sunset Players Board Member: Historian & Coordination of Season Ads, Passes, Patrons & Sponsors

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April 26, 2017 · 9:07 am

2017-2018 Season Announced by Sunset Players

SSP_logoSunset Players is proud to announce its 38th season line-up:

MOON OVER BUFFALO by Ken Ludwig with performances on September 22 – October 7, 2017. The hilarious MOON OVER BUFFALO centers on fading 1950s stars George and Charlotte Hay who learn they might have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee show and might cast them in his next movie. Unfortunately, everything goes wrong with a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hysterical uncertainty about which play they’re performing caused by Charlotte’s old stage-manager mother who hates George.

GOLDILOCKS ON TRIAL by Ed Monk with performances on December 1 – 10, 2017. Goldilocks is on trial for breaking and entering. Will she be found guilty and sent to prison, or will the truth come out? It’s up to Judge Wallabee and some very silly jurors to decide, after hearing testimony from Goldee, the bickering Three Bears and surprise witness Merwin the Big Bad Wolf, among others.

THE GAME’S AFOOT by Ken Ludwig with performances on February 16 – March 3, 2018. It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired for his Sherlock Holmes portrayal, has invited his cast members for a weekend at his Connecticut castle. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It’s up to Gillette who assumes the role of Holmes, to track down the killer. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

ANGEL STREET by Patrick Hamilton with performances on May 4 – 19, 2018. A Broadway hit, ANGEL STREET focuses on the Manninghams who live on Angel Street in 19th century London. While everything begins with Victorian tranquility, it becomes apparent the suavely handsome Mr. Manningham is slowly driving his devoted wife Bella to the brink of insanity with a cunning kindness that masks sinister motives. While he is out, Mrs. Manningham has an unexpected caller: Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard who is convinced her husband is a homicidal maniac who committed murder 15 years ago in the same house.

Cincinnati community theater premiere of IF/THEN music by Tom Kitt and Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey with performances on July 6 – 21, 2018. From the creators of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Next to Normal, IF/THEN is a fascinating new musical that simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives that we lead, as well as the lives that we might have led.

Sign language interpreters from Cincinnati State will continue to sign for select shows throughout the season.

Tickets remain on sale for the remaining 2016-2017 Season. Performances include:

·        THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. Performances in May 5 – 20, 2017.  A Regional Premiere, meet four Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it is high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their new lives.

·         THE TOXIC AVENGER, Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music and lyrics by David Bryan. Performances in July 7 – 22, 2017. A Regional Community Theater Premiere and winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, The Toxic Avenger is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all — an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play everyone else, from bullies, mobsters, old ladies and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. Featuring a wailing rock score, this comical musical has something for everyone to enjoy and will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house.

Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 pm. Sunday matinee starts at 3 pm, and Thursday performance is at 7:30 pm. Goldilock on Trial performances will be Friday at 7 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm.

To learn more or reserve tickets, call 513-588-4988 or visit www.sunsetplayers.org.

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April 25, 2017 · 6:23 am

Grab a Drink and Join THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY

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Dawn Lindsey, Cathy Woodruff, Carrie Mees & Marcia Grant.

CINCINNATI, OH – April 24, 2017 — Sunset Players is proud to present the regional premiere of The Savannah Sipping Society by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed by Don Frimming at the Arts Center at Dunham (1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238).

Presented through special arrangements with Dramatics Play Service Inc., The Savannah Sipping Society centers on four Southern women, played by Cathy Woodruff, Marcia Grant, Dawn Lindsey and Carrie Mees, who need to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines. The women are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it is high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their new lives.

Performance dates are May 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 & 20. All shows are at 8 PM, except Thursday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.  Cincinnati State’s Interpreter Training Program will provide sign language interpreting for the deaf community on Saturday, May 13.

Tickets are $14 general admission or $12 for seniors, students or groups of 10 or more and can be purchased online at the Sunset Players website (www.sunsetplayers.org) or at the door. Tickets can also be reserved by calling 513-588-4988.

Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. Founded in 1979, the group performs at the Arts Center at Dunham and has produced more than 120 plays. Its mission is to bring a smile, and its plays include comedies, farces, dramatic comedies and musical comedies—as long as there is some “comedy” in the performance somewhere. For more information about the 37th season, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.

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April 6, 2017 · 6:04 am

THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY Runs May 5-20

SSP_Savannah Sipping Society logoTHE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY
Sunset Players Inc.
May 5-20
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Don Frimming

Cast: Cathy Woodruff, Marcia Grant, Carrie Mees & Dawn Lindsey

Meet four Southern women who all need to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it is high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. Over the course of six months filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their new lives.

  • Fri-Sat, May 5-6 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 14 at 3pm
  • Thu, May 18 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 19-20 at 8pm

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March 29, 2017 · 11:40 am

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Wraps up the Arts Center at Dunham’s Free Family Fun

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CINCINNATI, OH – March 24, 2017 — Walk through the wardrobe into Narnia for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill Productions of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE on Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at The Arts Center at Dunham (1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238).

Courtesy of a grant from Price Hill Will and supported by The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation and John C. Griswold Foundation, the adaptation by Le Clanché du Rand introduces audiences to a vast array of C.S. Lewis’ classic literary characters played by two actors from the Playhouse’s 2016-17 Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern Company, including Richard Buchanan, Ernaijsa Curry, Tatum Hunter and Taha Mandviwala.

Brian Isaac Phillips, Artistic Director of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, is directing the play. “The thing that excites me the most about working with the team is the variety of imaginations coming together to work on the same story,” says Phillips. “The script is minimal in what it demands, but it inspires many different takes on how to tell the story. I was first exposed to this story in elementary school. My hope is that our production will be an introduction for a new generation and make the same lasting impression.”

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE tells the story of Narnia, beginning when the Pevensie children are taken to Professor Digory Kirke’s house in the height of the World War II Blitz. Though they’ve escaped the dangers that lurk over London, England, the siblings grow bored in the quiet house. Trying to make the most of their dreary situation, their adventures begin with an innocent game of hide-and-seek. Lucy Pevensie stumbles upon a land she never could have dreamed of when she chooses a lone wardrobe as a hiding place from her siblings.

The original C.S. Lewis novel was published in 1950 after the tough times of the war ended. Lewis takes the audience’s imaginations to their full capacities with mythical characters, including fauns, dwarves and talking lions. The adaptation begins with Lucy and Peter talking about what happened to them in Narnia. Lucy then prompts Peter to share their experiences with the audience.

With only two actors and a traveling set, the show is a performance in trunk-style theatre, with wardrobe and props emerging from a single place throughout the show. Even very young children can see themselves in the characters, as the structure of this adaptation mimics children at play.

Daunielle Rasmussen, Director of Education and Community Engagement says, “This adaptation will be a completely magical experience for little ones. It definitely meets them on their level because the way that our team is going to play is how they play: with their imaginations.” 

The show is recommended for ages 5 and up.

Reservations are recommended for the FREE Family Fun Series and can be made online (www.sunsetplayers.org) or by calling 513-588-4988.

The Arts Center at Dunham is a fine arts center for the west side of Cincinnati and its vision is to provide affordable creative and performing arts for Price Hill and surrounding communities. Housed in one of the three remaining buildings of what was the first municipally owned tuberculosis sanatorium in the United States, the Arts Center includes a 350-seat performance venue as well as extensive studio and programming space. The Arts Center is in the Dunham Recreation Complex. See what is happening at the Arts Center at Dunham on Facebook.

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