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About the World Premiere

Emery Harris has lived alone in a treehouse named Mabel for over a decade performing research on plants. Except for her overbearing sister Hazel, Emery’s only connection to the outside world is through her YouTube channel where she documents her research and has garnered several thousand followers. No one is more stunned than she, though, when strangers begin gathering beneath Mabel, chanting and singing. As the crowd grows larger and louder, Emery learns she’s been unwittingly elected as her followers’ botanical, new-age messiah. A follow-up to Deborah Zoe Laufer’s hit play Be Here Now, this warm-hearted world premiere comedy studies the power of plants and the idiosyncrasies of people.

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Advisory

Rooted introduces you to memorable human characters named Emery, Hazel and Luanne - and memorable plants named Mabel, Cynthia and Gerald, among others. While the plants don't use strong adult language and explore mature themes like mental health, the humans do, so we recommend that human audience members be at least 14 years or older to attend.

 

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You can view the Digital Program now online. QR codes will also be around the theatre for quick access, as well as printed programs.

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Juan Arturo

Oct 4, 2023, 10:35 AM
Role : Rafael
Order : 10

Juan is thrilled to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park! His New York credits include The Oregon Trail (WP Theater); The Rivals (New York Classical Theatre); The Rafa Play (The Flea Theater): Salty, Buffalo Buffalo, Between the Bars (HERE Arts Center); and I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet (59E59 Theaters). Regional credits include Shane (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park/The Guthrie) as well as the Contemporary American Theater Festival and Miami New Drama. On television, he has appeared in Blue Bloods, The Good Wife and Educated Fleas. His film credits include The Invisible Worm, Prometheus Bound, Among the Beasts and Shadows, which was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. He received his BFA from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Juan dedicates this performance to his family, especially his father, who cannot be here to see his son shine. You can follow him on Instagram @juanarturo.

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Juan Arturo

Oct 4, 2023, 10:35 AM
Role : Rafael
Order : 10

Juan is thrilled to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park! His New York credits include The Oregon Trail (WP Theater); The Rivals (New York Classical Theatre); The Rafa Play (The Flea Theater): Salty, Buffalo Buffalo, Between the Bars (HERE Arts Center); and I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet (59E59 Theaters). Regional credits include Shane (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park/The Guthrie) as well as the Contemporary American Theater Festival and Miami New Drama. On television, he has appeared in Blue Bloods, The Good Wife and Educated Fleas. His film credits include The Invisible Worm, Prometheus Bound, Among the Beasts and Shadows, which was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. He received his BFA from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Juan dedicates this performance to his family, especially his father, who cannot be here to see his son shine. You can follow him on Instagram @juanarturo.

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