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The Drama Workshop Announces their 2021-22 Season of Plays and Musicals

(Cheviot, OH) The Drama Workshop will re-open in August with a full season of six shows including two musicals, three comedies and Home Brew 5 – a slate of short plays by local playwrights.

Subscriptions to TDW’s upcoming season are on sale now! For more information on season subscriptions, visit www.thedramaworkshop.org/subscribe or call (513) 598-8303.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) {revised} by Long, Singer & Winfield
You don’t have to be a Shakespearian scholar to enjoy this fast-paced, irreverent review of all of the Bard’s plays. Imagine if your English teacher wore sneakers, a dress and a wig and had 97 minutes to teach you everything you really need to know about the Shakespeare canon. What a blast!
August 6-22.  Directed by Becky Collins

All Together Now! by Music Theatre International
This one-of-a-kind musical revue is specifically designed to celebrate the return of live theater. Featuring favorite tunes from some of musical theater’s greatest song teams and the Disney songbook, it will be performed globally on the same dates by theaters all over the world! Come join us for this celebration!
November 12-14.  Directed by Linda Abbott

Making God Laugh by Sean Grennan
A touching comedy following a typical American family as they meet to celebrate holidays over a 30-year span.  As Bill and Ruthie’s grown children – a priest, an aspiring actress and a former football star – return home, we learn that our dreams and plans reshape over time, ending at unexpected destinations.
December 3-19.  Directed by Michael L. Morehead

Home Brew 5 by local playwrights
Now in its fifth year of combining home-grown plays with home-grown beer, Home Brew 5 features a slate of ten short plays written by local playwrights. After the show, meet the authors, directors and casts at the after-show reception featuring beer from a Westside brewery.
January 14-16.

Bright Star, a musical by Steve Martin and Eddie Brickell
Set in the Blue Ridge mountains during the 1920s and ‘40s, Bright Star tells a sweeping, tuneful tale of love, loss and re-birth. Inspired by a true story, this heartwarming musical features a bluegrass Grammy and Tony®-nominated score from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell that will have your toes tapping!
March 4-20.   Directed by Dennis Murphy

Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl by Barbara Pease Weber
It’s the Cincinnati premiere for this comedy of three mermaids who fell in love with men and “came ashore” in their youth. 30 years later two are single and running a bed and breakfast, the third is on the verge of losing her man. When a new mermaid arrives … should they warn her of the perils of falling for fallible mortal men?
May 7-23.    Directed by Rose Vanden Eynden

TDW President Eric Thomas shared, “We are elated to return to producing live theater again and can’t wait to invite our audiences back to the Glenmore Playhouse with our full season of musicals and comedies celebrating love, family, music and laughter.”

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About The Drama Workshop
The Drama Workshop (TDW) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. Founded in 1954, TDW is an accomplished community theater organization, annually garnering dozens of awards from the Association of Community Theatres (ACT) of Greater Cincinnati. It has been recognized by the Cincinnati Preservation Association for efforts in rehabilitating the former Glenmore Bowl into The Glenmore Playhouse. Prospective members, and individuals or businesses interested in becoming involved or in helping advance TDW’s mission are encouraged to contact the group at www.thedramaworkshop.org or 513-598-8303.

The Drama Workshop 2021 – 2022 Season

August 6 – 22, 2021
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED
By Long, Singer & Winfield. Directed by Becky Collins

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED features
three actors performing parodies of all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in 97 minutes! It makes for one fast, funny evening. The Shakespearean “canon” gets loaded with jokes! Whether you love, hate or just don’t understand Shakespeare, it’s a blast!
Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc, NYC

November 12 – 14, 2021
ALL TOGETHER NOW!
by Music Theatre International
Directed by Linda Abbott

One Weekend Only! The Drama Workshop and Music Theatre International invite you to attend a unique, one-time only musical revue celebrating the return of live theatre. ALL TOGETHER NOW! is a unique, one-time only revue that features favorite songs from over 20 of Broadway’s most loved songwriters as well as the Disney songbook. This show will be performed on the same weekend by theaters all over the world!
Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, Inc.

MAKING GOD LAUGH
December 3 – 19, 2021
By Sean Grennan
Directed by Michael L. Morehead

MAKING GOD LAUGH is a touching family comedy which follows a family
across 30 years of holidays. Bill and Ruthie’s grown children — a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star – return home, where we learn that their plans and dreams reshape over time, ending at unexpected destinations.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc (www.playscripts.com)

HOME BREW THEATRE
January 14 – 16, 2022
Ten Short Plays by Ten Authors

We’re back! …in January! HOME BREW THEATRE is the fifth installment TDW’s
celebration of local playwrights and local beer. Join us for a selection of witty and thought-provoking ten-minute plays by local authors, and a chance to raise a glass with the actors, directors and writers at a reception afterwards.

BRIGHT STAR
March 4 – 20, 2022
By Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Directed by Dennis Murphy

Featuring the Grammy-nominated bluegrass-based score by Steve Martin and
Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping, tuneful tale of love, loss and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the 1920s and ’40s. Made possible by our show sponsor: Greg Schaper.
Presented by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide

FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL
May 7 – 23, 2022
By Barbara Pease Weber
Directed by Rose Vanden Eynden

FOOLISH FISHGIRLS AND THE PEARL is a feisty fairytale about a mermaid’s
life on dry land after true love is found and lost. Three former deep-sea divas didn’t get the storybook “happily ever after” lives when they followed love and came ashore thirty years ago. Now a new mermaid has appeared, and they try to warn her of the perils of falling for fallible mortal men.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc (www.playscripts.com)

For more information on season subscriptions, visit www.thedramaworkshop.org/subscribe