Announcing the 2014-2015 season from Untethered Theater and The Clifton Players
THE RIVERSIDE
September 11-27
Written & directed by Kevin Crowley
Certainly, 1989 was a seminal year: Tiananmen Square, the fall of the Berlin Wall and, in Cincinnati, icon Pete Rose was permanently banned from the game of baseball. As the denizens of the Riverside bar in Cincinnati closely follow the Rose saga, other big changes are afoot and decisions regarding the future of this family owned bar will irrevocably change the family and its patrons. Featuring Michael Shooner, Mike Dennis, Christine Dye, Buz Davis, Daniel Britt, Mindy Heithaus and many more.
ALL NEW PEOPLE
November 7-30
Written by Zach Braff, directed by Jared Doren
Charlie’s birthday first goes wrong when Emma stumbles in, disrupting his suicide attempt. Taking this as divine intervention, Emma demands that she, Milton — a firefighter with some interesting extra-curriculars — and the bubbly Kim throw Charlie a party to convince him to keep living. Throughout the course of the night, aided by flashbacks, the group learns that everyone is running from something, but in the end, life is what you make it.
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Winter 2015, dates TBA
Written by Tracy Letts, directed by Buz Davis
The funeral of patriarch Beverly brings the large Weston family back to their Oklahoman homestead. But what’s being buried is nothing compared to what’s dug up. Incendiary family secrets, generational conflict and repressed truths explode in this portrait one of the most dysfunctional families the stage has ever seen. Hilarious, taut and truthful.
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
May 1-24, 2015
Written by Richard Greenberg, directed by Leah Strasser
Walker, Nan and their childhood friend Pip meet for reading of their father’s will, where an unexpected bequeathment triggers a rift in their friendship. Three Days of Rain takes us from the lives of these friends to the formative years of their parents, exposing secrets that would come to be buried under decades of expectation, estrangement, mental illness. A heartbreaking, unexpectedly romantic family story.
Special Productions*
But there’s more! In addition to our mainstage shows, we’re bringing you special productions and encores of Fringe Festival shows!
SARGE and THE MONKEY’S PAW
Oct 10-19
SARGE was the critic’s pick in the 2014 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, hailed as “a solid, unflinching portrayal of a woman in a state of crisis, yet trying to hold her life together.”
THE MONKEY’S PAW is a hilarious, surreal look at parenting and marriage. Mike and Tish’s son is missing. Tish can’t leave home until he returns and Mike can’t ever get the house clean enough. This play has been produced in London and NY and will have a limited run with
Sarge. Both are written by Kevin Crowley.
SHE’S CRAZY (MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER MYTHS)
January 22-25
This cabaret-style piece explores how our society approaches mental illness, with the goal of reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Features music by Sherry McCamley, stories and interactive media.Written by Cathy Springfield and Sherry McCamley.
THE IRISH CURSE Gala Weekend
March 20-21
This audience and critic favorite returns for one weekend! THE IRISH CURSE chronicles five Irish-American men who meet in a Catholic Church basement at a self-help group for men with small penises, i.e, “The Irish Curse.” March 21st features a band and catered party after the show!
*Season passes cannot be used for special productions
The storefront Clifton Performance Theatre is quickly becoming known as a small theatre with BIG talent. The intimate evolving stage at the CPT is home to the critically acclaimed Clifton Players and Untethered Theater. It has been a big year for CPT. Last season alone the CPT performances garnered 7 League of Cincinnati Theater Nominations and 3 honorable mentions. ALL NEW PEOPLE by Zach Braff, directed by Jared Doren Fri. Nov. 7- Sun. Nov. 30.
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 