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MOVING THE MOUNTAIN On March 20

MISC_Moving the Mountain promoMy name is Abby and I’m a non-binary puppeteer based here in Cincinnati. I’m performing my solo show, MOVING THE MOUNTAIN, here in Cincinnati before I leave to go back on tour, and wanted to invite you all!

The performance is at Liberty Exhibition Hall on March 20th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 and available online at www.abbypalen.com/actor. I hope to see you there!

Award-winning, punky, and bright, MOVING THE MOUNTAIN uses unconventional storytelling to illustrate joy’s ability to smash our demons so we can kiss them goodbye. Abby, a charismatic storyteller, physically dismantles a symbolic mountain of lies and insecurities. The kinetic narrative travels from playful to introspective, and the mode of communication defies expectation.

MOVING THE MOUNTAIN is a unique, delicate, and intimate piece of theatre; packaged like a comedy, but with the depth of a drama.

MOVING THE MOUNTAIN is the winner of the Social Good Award at Tampa Fringe, the Best Voice Award at Atlanta Fringe, and was funded by the 3 Arts Grant in Cincinnati, Ohio as part of the Rising Empowerment Award.

You can learn more at my website, https://www.abbypalen.com/actor

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TRANSMIGRATION 2022 Runs March 9-11

CCM_TRansmigration 2022 logoTRANSMIGRATION 2022: A Festival of Student-Created New Works
UC College-Conservatory of Music
March 9-11
CCM Village [University Heights]

Produced by Brant Russell

Transmigration, so named for “the movement from one place to another” or “the transition from one state of being to another,” features six teams of CCM Acting students who craft and then perform original 30-minute shows simultaneously in different locations throughout CCM Village. The artists of tomorrow are talking, come hear what they have to say. Transmigration audience members will have the opportunity to experience four different works of their choosing in one spectacular evening:

  • THE DOGHOUSE – The Good, the Bad, and the Ruff
  • 404 PLAY-NOT-FOUND – Connection Interrupted
  • K.I.D.S – Korrupt Individuals Destroy Society
  • XMAS – For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 6:23 ESV
  • QUIET! THE KIDS ARE TALKING – How much chaos can this family handle?
  • UP YOURS! – Put a sock in it

3/9/21 – Covid-19 Update

  • Wed-Fri, March 9-11 at 7-8:30pm

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SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Runs April 7-10

CCM_Sunday in the Park with George logoSUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
UC College-Conservatory of Music
April 7-10
Cohen Family Studio Theater [University Heights]

Directed & choreographed by Vincent DeGeorge
Music directed by Julie Spangler

Inspired by the painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art. One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, this moving study of enigmatic painter Seurat won a Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for an astounding 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

3/9/21 – Covid-19 Update

  • Thu-Sat, April 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 10 at 2pm

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PIPPIN Runs March 3-6

CCM_Pippin logoPIPPIN
UC College-Conservatory of Music
March 3-6
Patricia Corbett Theatre [University Heights]

Directed by Eric Santagata,
Music directed by Roger Grodsky
Choreographed by Katie Johannigman

With an infectiously unforgettable score, Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.

2/3/22 – Covid Policy (scroll down)

  • Thu-Fri, March 3-4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, March 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 6 at 2pm

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BLUE STOCKINGS Runs Feb. 9-13

CCM_Blue Stockings logoBLUE STOCKINGS
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Feb. 9-13
Patricia Corbett Theatre [University Heights]

Directed by Susan Felder

A moving, comical and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the backdrop of women’s suffrage in 1896 Britain. Tess Moffatt and the other first-year women of Girton College are determined to win the right to graduate, but little do they anticipate the hurdles in their way. The play follows them in their fight to change the future of education.

2/3/22 – Covid Policy (scroll down)

  • In preview Wed, Feb. 9 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 1 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 13 at 2pm

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