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Art Will Endure

While our stages were closed for our 2020-21 season, we commissioned 10 local playwrights to write monologues on the theme of hope. Each of these monologues was performed by a local actor and shared on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as on this page. Scroll down for more detailed artist information and to watch the complete series.
 

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Hope

Written by Jennifer Joplin*
Performed by Annie Fitzpatrick*

 
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Fifty-Eight Cents

Written by Trey Tatum
Performed by Jordan Trovillion

 
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Bella Ciao

Written by Joseph McDonough
Performed by Kevin Crowley*

 
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Hope Deconstructed

Written by Torie Wiggins
Performed by Ernaisja Curry*

 
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Our Diner

Written by Paul Strickland
Performed by Justin Baldwin

 
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The Imitation Challenge

Written by Darnell Pierre Benjamin*
Performed by Caitlin McWethy*

 
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Play for Our Time

Written by Brant Russell
Performed by Barry Mulholland*

 
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Love Gives

Written by Paul Shortt
Performed by Burgess Byrd*

 
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Jellybean

Written by Sakinah Hofler
Performed by Candice Handy

 
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An Ancient Prayer

Written by Caroline Stine
Performed by Maggie Lou Rader*

 
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Artists

Brant Russell

Apr 14, 2020, 16:36 PM
Role : Playwright
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Brant is so pleased to be a part of this project. Brant is Associate Professor in the Acting program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He runs the CCM Playwrights Workshop and is Drama Editor at the Cincinnati Review. He has directed frequently at CCM, the Know Theatre of Cincinnati and in New York City with Queens Theatre. Originally from Chicago, he has worked with Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Writers’ Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Next, Theatre 7 and others. His writing has appeared on stages in Chicago and Cincinnati, and his play Bankers was just a semi-finalist for the Blue Ink Playwriting Award at American Blues Theatre in Chicago. He lives in Pleasant Ridge with his wife and two sons. He is a graduate of Kenyon College (BA) and Northwestern university (MFA), and is a proud member, AAUP and SDC. Visit www.brantrussell.com.

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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.