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REVIEW: Ripcord
Jan 24Jan 24

REVIEW: Ripcord

There may not be two more different actresses on stage than Dale Hodges and Pamela Myers.  Not in terms of talent, of course, as their resumes speak for…

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Monday Matinee 4.23.18 - This Week in Cincinnati Theatre
Apr 23Apr 26

Monday Matinee 4.23.18 – This Week in Cincinnati Theatre

This week we’re previewing both this week’s openings and a few of next year’s amazing line up of shows in Cincinnati theatre for 2018-2019’s season.  We’ll run down…

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REVIEW: Red Velvet
Mar 10

REVIEW: Red Velvet

RED VELVET is the story of Ira Aldridge, the first African-American to play Othello in the 1800’s, who faced discrimination at every turn.  This long, two-hour-and-twenty-minute production recounts…

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REVIEW: The Humans
Jan 24

REVIEW: The Humans

I think I liked THE HUMANS.  I know I liked the humans in THE HUMANS.  But Stephen Karam’s script is so nuanced, so subtle that I can see…

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REVIEW: First Date
Jan 19

REVIEW: First Date

If you were to read the script for FIRST DATE without hearing the music or seeing it staged, you would probably not like it very much.  While there…

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REVIEW: Cinderella After Ever After
Dec 1Dec 1

REVIEW: Cinderella After Ever After

Ensemble Theatre’s holiday offering is a like a big, creamy wedge of cheese.  But the delicious kind; like a smooth mild cheddar.  Not sharp.  No holes, like in…

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FRINGE REVIEW: The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide
Jun 11May 29

FRINGE REVIEW: The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide

Well, that was weird. That was my first reaction upon lights up at the end of this dark, strange short play from Sean Graney.  It’s a play-within-a-play as…

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REVIEW: Cinderella
Dec 3

REVIEW: Cinderella

Ensemble Theatre is one of my favorite places.   Not just one of my favorite theatres (it is definitely) but its one of my favorite PLACES.  There’s just…

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REVIEW: Luna Gale
Sep 10

REVIEW: Luna Gale

Well. . . I needed that. Ensemble Theatre has begun their 30th season with a sure-fire hit that touches many nerves, pushes lots of buttons, and will likely…

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Monthly Matinee: September 2015
Aug 23

Monthly Matinee: September 2015

Hello all!  I will be running down a list of upcoming shows coming in a monthly preview so that you will have time to get your tickets and make…

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Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a professional counselor, photographer, playwright, and theatre advocate. He is a regular live entertainment contributor to Kings Island's PR Blog and has been published in CityBeat, Lookout Magazine, and others. His favorite place to be is the theatre.

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