PREVIEW: 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
It’s almost Fringemas and that means it’s time to preview and highlight what should be some of the most unique and highest quality shows offered at the annual…
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REVIEW: Association of Controlled Dreamers
I love a good new work, especially one that is contemporary and serves its purpose well. ASSOCIATION OF CONTROLLED DREAMERS was the final Studio play this year and…
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REVIEW: Skeleton Crew
The highly anticipated production of Dominique Morriseau’s SKELETON CREW opened Wednesday night at Ensemble Cincinnati. Here’s a synopsis: “Times are tough in 2008 Detroit as a hundred-year-old industry…
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REVIEW: Yeast Nation
When I first heard that CCM was producing a show called YEAST NATION, set in 30 Billion B.C., about a bunch of cells . . . well, honestly…
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“Company” Comes Full Circle at Xavier University
Xavier University’s Theatre Department will open COMPANY by Stephen Sondheim next Friday. The show, has a couple of Cincinnati connections. In 2007, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park won…
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Full Circle: A Story of Mentorship and Collaboration
Last Friday, I was lucky to be invited to a special performance at CCM of an independent study project by graduating senior Zack Triska, directed by Vincent DeGeorge. Triska has…
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REVIEW: The Thanksgiving Play
Have ever known someone who is so sincere in their beliefs that you really want to get behind them . . . but because they are so passionate…
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CCM’s Transmigration an Energetic Festival of New Works!
I love new works; CCM’s Transmigration is a fantastic festival of new plays created by the students in CCM’s Acting program each year. This year I was only…
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CCM Seniors Shine in Showcase
At the end of every year – at least for the last 30+ – the CCM senior class has presented a showcase to agents in New York. And…
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CCM’s “HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME” Caps Off a Long Legacy
CCM’s latest mainstage production – the last to be directed by Aubrey Berg as the chair of the musical theatre program – is “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.”…
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