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PLAYWRIGHT LYNN NOTTAGE IS THE ONLY WOMAN TO HAVE WON the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice. She was awarded the prestigious prize for her plays Ruined and Sweat. Her work – which often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly those who are Black – has been produced on Broadway, across the United States and throughout the world. Clyde’s is the first play we’ve produced by Lynn Nottage here at the Playhouse.
Clyde’s is a comedy about second chances. We witness a lovable group of ex-cons make a fresh start in a sandwich shop owned by Clyde. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote that “the characters that Nottage creates are vivid and just as enticing as the food, making you want to follow their stories when they leave the stage. This show is raucous, bawdy and full of surprises.”
I’m thrilled to welcome back Timothy Douglas to direct Clyde’s. He has a long Playhouse history having directed The Trip to Bountiful (2013), Clybourne Park (2014), Safe House (2014), Buzzer (2015), Mothers and Sons (2016), Jitney (2016) and most recently, Two Trains Running (2019).
In the Rosenthal Shelterhouse, we have another comedy, and it will run through the holidays. Late Nite Catechism is the longest running show in Chicago theatre history. It has entertained millions of people across the country and around the world with its charming performer, incisive wit and fun audience participation. Like previous presentations by The Second City and the Reduced Shakespeare Company, it is a lovingly irreverent evening of stand-up comedy and improvisational theatre. Whether you grew up Catholic or not, this heartfelt romp will be a guaranteed evening of fun.
And speaking of the holidays, everyone at the Playhouse is hard at work to bring our brand-new production of A Christmas Carol to life on stage for you. We can’t wait to share the holiday story you love in spectacular fashion with a production specially designed for Moe and Jack’s Place –The Rouse Theatre.
I’ll see you at the theatre! Cheers!
Blake Robison Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director
OSBORN FAMILY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Blake Robison
MANAGING DIRECTOR Abby Marcus
MOE & JACK ROUSE AND RANDOLPH WADSWORTH PRESENT
DIRECTOR Timothy Douglas
SET DESIGNER Se Hyun Oh
COSTUME DESIGNER Trevor Bowen
LIGHTING DESIGNER Harold F. Burgess II
SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER Matthew M. Nielson
CASTING DIRECTOR Stephanie Klapper, CSA
OCT. 14 — NOV. 5, 2023
Artist Sponsor Jennifer and Woody Taft
Season presented byRouse Theatre Season Design Sponsor
Additional support provided by
World Premiere by the Guthrie Theater
Originally commissioned by Joe Dowling and produced by Joseph Haj, Artistic Directors
Broadway Premiere produced by Second Stage Theater, New York, 2021 (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Khady Kamara, Executive Director)
Clyde’s is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
(In speaking order)
Montrellous Michael Cornelius Chenevert Jr.*
Clyde Maiesha McQueen*
Letitia Shannon Dorsey*
Rafael Juan Arturo*
Jason Austin Kirk*
Stage Manager Brandon T. Holmes*
Assistant Stage Managers Rachel Pelgen Locke*, Shelby Scaffidi*, Andrea L. Shell*
Location: A truck stop sandwich shop - a liminal space.
CLYDE’S WILL BE PERFORMED WIT HOUT AN INTERMISSION.
This production is made possible in part by a generous gift from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States and with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees-Local No. 5.
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Clyde’s
BY RUSSELL FLORENCE JR.
Lynn Nottage, the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama two times (Ruined, Sweat), continues to be an influential, in-demand voice for exploring race, class and culture in America. In her sandwich shop comedy Clyde’s, set inside a truck stop diner, she uses the lives of the formerly incarcerated to paint a relevant portrait of people desiring a second chance through purpose and meaning.
Last year, American Theatre magazine conducted a survey which found that Clyde’s would be the most-produced play in the country during the 2022-2023 season, with at least 11 productions. The survey also found there were 24 productions of Nottage’s plays planned that season, tying her with Lauren Gunderson (Silent Sky, The Revolutionists) as the most-produced playwright in America.
Spotlighted in The New York Times regarding Clyde’s, Nottage said, “Clyde’s is a play about people trapped in a liminal space. It is also about community, healing, creativity, mindfulness and forgiveness.” Set in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Clyde’s also shares social commentary similarities with the
aforementioned Sweat, a poignant, multiracial look at blue-collar industrial workers in Reading (also in Berks County) facing the end of their livelihoods as their factory jobs disappear. Both of these plays take place in the same universe, remaining in conversation with each other and with audiences today.
Timothy Douglas, director of the Playhouse production of Clyde’s, notably sees a connection between Nottage and legendary playwright Eugene O’Neill. “While pondering how Sweat and Clyde’s navigate the same world of Lynn Nottage’s tales of a disenfranchised America, I can’t help but ruminate upon the theatrical parallel of Eugene O’Neill’s ‘sister’ plays Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Ah, Wilderness!, even though his plays decidedly serve as a meditation on a more economically and culturally privileged America,” Douglas explained. “Even still, I do see a compelling playwriting parallel between Sweat and Long Day’s Journey – both being the bleaker and more tragic offerings, while Clyde’s and Wilderness! offer glimpses into those same respective worlds while undeniably infusing them with hope and potentially achievable
goals. It makes me wonder if even the most confident and celebrated of playwrights can allow their tragic plays to exist in the world without balancing them out with their more redemptive counterparts – as if a personal, moral imperative.”
Nottage is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and was included in Time magazine’s 2019 list of the 100 Most Influential People. Her accomplished, predominately female-driven and Black-themed works vary in nuance, setting and style. Her plays encompass the journey of women trying to survive in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (Ruined), a lonely Black seamstress attempting to find love in early 20th century New York (Intimate Apparel) and a Hollywood satire (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark).
Most recently, she wrote the libretto for an opera adaptation of Intimate Apparel
featuring a score by musical theatre avantgarde composer Ricky Ian Gordon, and her Tony-nominated libretto for MJ – The Musical spoke to a new generation of theatergoers in its reexamination of the life, career and music of pop icon Michael Jackson. Her upcoming projects include writing the libretto for a musical version of the 1933 Fannie Hurst novel and subsequent 1959 Academy Award-nominated film Imitation of Life featuring a score by John Legend.
At the core of her playwrighting is a fundamental mission to tell universal stories through a truthful lens of diversity, familiarity and complexity. As Nottage said about Clyde’s in an interview with NPR, “A sandwich is very simple, but you can assemble it in such a way that make those flavor combinations quite complicated. And I like to think of that as a metaphor for what we do as artists.”
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.
Michael is honored once more to perform at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Back in 2016, he portrayed the baseball player Buck O’Neil in the hit play Satchel Page and the Kansas City Swing, co-written and directed by Ricardo Kahn. Other regional theatre credits include TheaterWorks Hartford, Bay Street Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory, Repertory of St. Louis and Crossroads Theater. His television credits include The Equalizer, Terror Lake Drive, New Amsterdam, Godfather of Harlem, Ugly Betty, Boardwalk Empire, The Following and Law and Order SVU. His film credits include Syrup, The Tombs and Interference. Michael has a BFA from University of Detroit Mercy. He has also studied at the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin, the Barrow Group and at the Susan Batson Studio. Michael performs his one-man show, based on the life of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. across the country, including a short run here in Cincinnati at the Aronoff Center back in 2019.
Shannon is so excited to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park! Past Playhouse credits include Trip to Bountiful, Safe House and Two Trains Running (understudy). New York appearances include The Great Mac Daddy (777 Theater), Power of the Trinity (SummerStage in Central Park) and The Man Who Ate Michael Rockefeller (West End Theatre). Regionally, Shannon has performed in almost all 50 states including The Kennedy Center, Round House Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Arena Stage, Studio Theater, Shakespeare Theatre and Perseverance Theatre. Shannon is a company member of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC and has been nominated for several shows there including Fairview, BLKS, An Octoroon, Familiar and Ain’t No Mo’. Film credits include Master (Prime Video). She received dual degrees from Temple University and is a proud recipient of the 2020 TCG Fox Fellowship. Shannon dedicates this healing to her bloodline; for what God has intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine. You can follow her on Instagram @cooldiscoshann and visit Shannd.com.
Austin couldn’t be more thrilled to be making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut with this incredibly special play. His recent credits include The Metromaniacs at Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey. Off-Broadway credits include H+T in P (The Tank NYC) and The Pool’s Washed Up on the Potomac (Flea Theater). Regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); Wellesley Girl, Wondrous Strange (40th Humana Festival of New American Plays); Dracula (Actors Theater of Louisville); and Much Ado About Nothing (Great Lakes Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival). Follow him on Instagram @auskirk and visit www.austin-kirk.com.
Fresh off the critically acclaimed, sold-out run of Come From Away in Gander, Newfoundland, Maiesha is elated to be making her Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut! Earlier this year, she moved audiences in her Henry Award-winning portrayal of Celie in The Color Purple at Denver Center for the Performing Arts. In 2022, she co-starred in the celebrated production of Aint Misbehavin’ at Barrington Stage (New York Times Critic’s Pick). In 2021, she starred alongside Sara Bareilles on Broadway in the smash hit musical Waitress as Becky. Maiesha has left an indelible mark on a number of regional stages throughout her career but is especially known for her ability to embody bold and complex characters in one-woman shows such as Fannie (as Fannie Lou Hamer), His Eye Is on The Sparrow (as Ethel Waters), Until The Flood (as various individuals) and Mahalia! (Suzie Award for “Best Lead Actress in a Musical”). She serves as the Creative Director of the groundbreaking arts education program, A Bite Out of Broadway and Executive Director for The Lucy Project, a production company committed to providing Black women with opportunities to create and develop new works. Follow Maiesha on Instagram @maieshamcqueen and visit www.maieshamcqueen.com.
Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined has received an Obie, the Lucille Lortel Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play (Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodman Theatre). Other plays include Intimate Apparel (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play; Roundabout Theatre, CENTERSTAGE, South Coast Repertory); Fabulation, Or The Re-Education Of Undine (Obie Award; Playwrights Horizons, London’s Tricycle Theatre); Crumbs From The Table Of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por’knockers; and Poof! Nottage is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2007 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant,” the National Black Theatre Festival’s August Wilson Playwriting Award, the 2004 PEN/Laura Pels Award for Drama, and the 2005 Guggenheim Grant for Playwriting, as well as fellowships from the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Dramatists, and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, an alumna of New Dramatists and a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama, where she is a visiting lecturer. www.lynnnottage.net
Timothy is grateful for this long-awaited return to the Playhouse and the opportunity to people the stage of Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre with this production of Clyde’s. Previous Playhouse productions include The Trip to Bountiful, the premiere of Keith Josef Adkins’ Safe House, Clybourne Park, Jitney, Two Trains Running, The North Pool, Buzzer, The Last Firefly and Mothers and Sons
Recent credits include The Color Purple (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award for “Best Musical”); the U.S. premiere of Natasha Gordon’s Nine Night (Round House Theatre); Terence Blanchard’s Champion (Boston Lyric Opera), the premiere of Something Happened in Our Town (Children’s Theatre Company); the U.S. premiere of Tristan Bernay’s adaptation of Frankenstein (Classic Stage Company); and the Great Theatre of China’s production and tour of Disgraced Timothy has made productions for Arena Stage, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Downstage Theatre (New Zealand), Folger Theatre, Guthrie Theater, The Juilliard School, Kennedy Center, Mark Taper Forum, Milwaukee Rep, off-Broadway, Portland Center Stage, Red Bull Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre and the Yale Repertory Theatre premiere of August Wilson’s Radio Golf, among many others. Next up is a new production of Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson’s Blue (New Orleans Opera). You can follow him on Instagram @timdirects and visit timothydouglas.org.
Se is a South Korean set designer based in New York City. Off-Broadway credits include Once Upon A Korean Time (Ma-Yi Theatre and La Mama Theatre); The Unbelieving (The Civilians and 59E59 Theatres); Mister Miss America (All For One Theater and Rattlestick Theater). Selected regional credits include The Chinese Lady and Rooted (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Man of God (Williamstown Theatre Festival and Geffen Playhouse); Underneath the Lintel (Geffen Playhouse); Tiger Style!, A Doll’s House Pt.2, Cambodian Rock Band, Yoga Play and Office Hour (South Coast Repertory); Hold These Truths (People’s Light); and Silent Sky (Perseverance Theatre). He graduated from Northwestern University with an MFA in Theatre Design. Member of USA Local 829. www.sehyunoh.com.
Trevor is excited to be returning to the Playhouse, to be a part of the team for Clyde’s. Regional credits include Hamlet, We Are Proud to Present, Choir Boy (Guthrie Theater); Public Love (WalkerArt Center); Blacklight re:Search part one and two (Cowles Center); Albert Herring, The Fix (Minnesota Opera); In The Heights (Ordway Center for the Performing Arts); An American Tail, Corduroy, Something Happened in Our Town, Last Stop on Market Street and Spamtown U.S.A. (Children’s Theatre Company); Weathering, Girl Shakes Loose (Penumbra Theatre); BBQ, An Octoroon, Safe at Home (Mixed Blood Theatre); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (The Jungle Theater); The Gospel of Lovingkindness and Blood Knot (Pillsbury House Theatre); The Color Purple (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); The Watsons Go to Birmingham, The Day You Begin (Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts); Ride the Cyclone (Arena Stage); pen/man/ship (Contemporary American Theatre Festival); Black Beauty, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Seattle Children’s Theatre); Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre); Sweat (Asolo Repertory Theatre); BLKS, True West (Steppenwolf Theatre); The Knock (Glimmerglass Festival); Moliere’s Turns 400 (French Institute Alliance Française); All is Calm (Sheen Center) and Fellow Travelers, Champion, Bluebeard’s Castle/Four Songs (Boston Lyric Opera). Visit www.trevorbowendesign.com.
Harold is delighted to be making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. Based in Baltimore/Washington D.C, select regional credits include Radio Golf, Nine Night and Nollywood Dreams (Round House Theatre); Breath Boom and My Children! My Africa! (Studio Theatre); Intimate Apparel, Trayf, Broken Glass (Theater J); Aubergine, Thurgood and Grounded (Olney Theatre Center); Jump, Flyin’ West, Pipeline, Murder on the Orient Express, Radio Golf, The Importance of Being Earnest and Sweat (Everyman Theatre); A Doll’s House, Part 2; and Grounded (Northern Stage in Vermont). Harold is a resident designer at Everyman Theatre and a recent resident artist for Round House Theater. A recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist award in 2020, he holds an MFA from the University of Maryland, where he is currently the Director of the College Park Scholars Arts program. He is a member of United Scenic Artists and Local 829. Visit HaroldBurgessDesign.com.
Matthew made his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut in 2012 with The Three Musketeers and has since returned for Abigail/1702, The Book Club Play, 4000 Miles, Sherlock Holmes, Peter and the Starcatcher, Sex with Strangers, Mad River Rising, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Summerland, Treasure Island, Misery, The Last Wide Open, Two Trains Running and Shane. Off-Broadway credits include The Public Theater/NYSF, Lincoln Center Theater and 59E59 Theaters. Regional credits include Guthrie Theater, Denver Center Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Barrington Stage, Round House Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, Theater Alliance, Olney Theatre and Contemporary American Theater Festival. Film and television credits include Death in Time, Elbow Grease, Blue, Epix Drive-In, From Hell to Here and Too Like the Lightning. Matthew is the creator of the audio drama series Troublesome Gap. He has won several awards for his work in the Washington, DC area, regionally and in film. He is currently enrolled in the Songwriting and Music Production program with the Berklee College of Music Online. Samples can be heard online at CuriousMusic.com.
Stephanie is overjoyed to continue her 12th season of collaboration with Blake Robison and the fantastic team that comprises Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Recent shows she has cast for the Playhouse include Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash; Shane; Origin Story; A Chorus Line; Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Rooted; Steel Magnolias; School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play; Need Your Love; The West End; Destiny of Desire; Once on This Island; Alias Grace and many others. Her award-winning work is frequently seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, regionally, on concert stages, film, television and streaming media. She is dedicated to continuing to expand and champion diversity, equity and inclusion in the business. Connecting creative, caring people to each other to make extraordinary things happen is amongst Stephanie’s greatest joys. She is a member of the Board of Casting Society Cares and a mentor with Fordham High School for the Arts and NYU Tisch School of the Arts Women’s Mentorship.
Brandon is thrilled to return to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for a fifth season. Playhouse credits include the world premieres of Shane and The West End as well as productions of A Christmas Carol, Steel Magnolias, The Lion and The Chinese Lady. For eight seasons, he was the Production Stage Manager for Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where he managed over 40 productions. Highlights with ETC include Fun Home, The Mountaintop, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, An Iliad, Grounded, Violet, Pipeline, The Humans, Skeleton Crew and Hands on a Hardbody. During the summer, he is the Production Stage Manager for The Lexington Theatre Company where he has stage managed productions of Memphis, The Sound of Music, Chicago, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, West Side Story and Newsies. Other regional credits include Hello, Dolly!, The Drowsy Chaperone and Side By Side by Sondheim (LOOK Musical Theatre); Red, White & Broadway, Golden: MTWichita at 50 (Music Theatre Wichita); and workshops with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Cleveland Play House. Brandon is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Thank you to his family and his husband, A.J., for their continued love and support.
Rachel is thrilled to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for this production of Clyde’s. She spent two seasons as part of the Bruce E. Coyle Stage Management Internship and has also worked as a Production Assistant for several productions. Some of her most memorable productions at Playhouse include Be Here Now, In the Heights, A Christmas Carol and Destiny of Desire. She also stage managed Higher and Higher in 2021. Other work as a Stage Manager includes Shakespeare in Love and Henry V (Kentucky Shakespeare); A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Interlochen Shakespeare Festival); and The Wizard of Oz (Stage Right Musical Theatre Company). She would like to thank her husband and her family for their continued support.
Shelby is so excited to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and joining the Actors’ Equity Association with Clyde’s. Shelby’s professional career began in 2021, when she joined the Playhouse as a Stage Management Intern and returned the following season as a Production Assistant. In between shows at the Playhouse, Shelby has worked at The Cincinnati Ballet and Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Some of her favorite Playhouse credits include Frida... A Self Portrait, Rooted and Origin Story. Shelby received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and credits much of her early career success to her professors and the connections she made while earning her degree.
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Scenic Artist Payton Epperson
Assistant Lighting Designer Malory Hartman
Restaurant Consultant Gary Leybman
Knife Skills Instructor Chef Meg Galvin
As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation with those Indigenous peoples who were affected most by the Doctrine of Discovery* and broken treaties, we acknowledge the traditional Shawnee and Myaamia (Miami) lands on which we now stand, and on which the city of Cincinnati was built.
*The Doctrine of Discovery is a principle of international law dating back to the late 15th century that specifically sanctioned and promoted the conquest, colonization and exploitation of non-Christian territories and peoples. Hundreds of years of decisions and laws continuing right up to our own time can ultimately be traced back to the Doctrine of Discovery — laws that invalidate or ignore the rights, sovereignty and humanity of Indigenous peoples in the United States and around the world.
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By CHARLES DICKENS
Adapted and Directed by BLAKE ROBISON
MOE AND JACK’S PLACE – THE ROUSE THEATRE
NOV. 24 – DEC. 30, 2023
The holiday story you love unfolds in spectacular fashion with a brand-new production specially designed for Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre! Charles Dickens’ classic tale of the curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge combines with dazzling new set, costume and lighting designs for a magical holiday experience like never before!
TONY ARRASMITH/ARRASMITH AND
In Collaboration With JOANIE SCHULTZ
Directed by JOANIE SCHULTZ and VANESSA SEVERO
MOE AND JACK’S PLACE – THE ROUSE THEATRE
FEB. 3 – MARCH 3, 2024
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OSBORN FAMILY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Blake Robison
MANAGING DIRECTOR Abby Marcus
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS INC. PRESENTS
FEATURING
BETH WARD
DIRECTOR Marc Silvia
SET DESIGNER Jennifer Rhodus
LIGHTING DESIGNER Marly Wooster
STAGE MANAGER Andrea L. Shell*
NOV. 4 – DEC. 17, 2023
ROSENTHAL SHELTERHOUSE THEATRE
LATE NITE CATECHISM WILL BE PERFORMED WITH AN INTERMISSION.
Artist Sponsor
Honorary Producer Charles and Joann Mead
Season presented by The Vontz Family
Additional support provided by
Late Nite Catechism was originally conceived and produced at the Live Bait Theatre in Chicago by Nancy Burkholder, David Csicsko, Maripat Donovan, Pamela Gecan and Vicki Quade, with original staging by Nancy Burkholder.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
On May 28, 1993, Late Nite Catechism premiered at the Live Bait Theatre in Chicago. Since then, the show has been exponentially successful. Let’s break down some of the numbers:
8 SEQUELS, including holiday specials for Christmas, Easter and Halloween
30 YEARS OF PERFORMANCES in Chicago—that’s longer than The Lion King has been running in NYC
6 YEARS OFF-BROADWAY at St. Luke’s Theatre
410 CITIES AND 6 COUNTRIES experienced the show so far, including every U.S. state as well as cities in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Malaysia and Australia
40,000 PERFORMANCES and counting
100 WOMEN have played “Sister”
10 MILLION audience members worldwide
$2 MILLION collected to aid religious sisters with their retirement
We welcome people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexualities, gender identities, ages, abilities, backgrounds, countries of origin and other non-majority communities. This commitment will be reflected in our programming, audience, outreach and all connected with the Playhouse — management, staff, Board of Trustees, volunteers and vendors.
Beth is thrilled to be joining the ranks of the Sorrowful Sisters of the Weeping Nun. A graduate of Salve Regina with a degree in Education, she spent 18 years in public schools and lived to tell the tale. Her resume includes seven years as a producer for WJAR-TV Providence, R.I. Theater has always been in her DNA. Performances include The Glass Menagerie (as Amanda); The Birds (as Messenger); You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (as Sally), The Sound of Music; Oliver and Funny Girl. Beth is the third of nine children in an Irish Catholic family from Newport, R.I. where she once saw John F. Kennedy at the Newport Country Club. She writes screenplays “on spec” and is looking forward to a deal from Netflix.
Maripat originated the role of Sister in Late Nite Catechism and has toured internationally, receiving rave reviews for her work in Chicago, Boston, Providence, R.I., New York, Toronto, Philadelphia, Seattle, Portland, Ore., London, U.K and Dublin. She has worked in Chicago theatre for more than 20 years, winning Joseph Jefferson citations for her work in Portrait of a Shiksa and The Good Times are Killing Me. For her work in Late Nite Catechism, she was nominated for the coveted Outer Critics Circle Award in New York for “Outstanding Solo Performances”. She won the Drama Critics Circle Award for “Best Solo Performance” in Los Angeles.
Vicki is a Chicago writer, poet and editor. In addition to Late Nite Catechism, she and Maripat Donovan have finished a sequel, and also wrote Room for Advancement, which had its world premiere in 1994. Vicki’s comedy, Mr. Nanny, finished a successful nine-month run in 1998. Her newest piece, a musical, Lost in Wonderland, has had staged readings.
Entertainment Events Inc. (EEI) is based in New York City. EEI has made its mark on the theatrical touring industry by offering a variety of new and exciting plays and musicals to an ever-growing list of professional presenting organizations throughout the country. In addition, EEI has performed over 1500 fundraising events for schools, church groups, and private parties. Since 1999, EEI has produced Late Nite Catechism: The Series; Maybe Baby; It’s You; The Yiddish Are Coming, The Yiddish Are Coming!; Shout! The Mod Musical; Tony N Tina’s Wedding; Defending the Caveman; We’re Still Hot! The Musical; and are former producers of Jeanie Linders’ Menopause the Musical. EEI is now proud to present Late Nite Catechism; Sister Strikes Again!: Late Nite Catechism 2; ’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3; Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold; Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go To Heaven?; Sister’s Back to School Catechism; Sister’s Summer School Catechism, Girls Night: The Musical; Twas a Girls Night Before Christmas; and Sex N’ The City: A (super unauthorized) Musical Parody
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Jennifer is excited to be making her regional theatre debut with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Her local credits include Casper: The Friendly Musical; Elf The Musical JR.; Mary Poppins; Santa Claus The Musical; Garfield, The Musical with Cattitude; The Cat in the Hat; The Velveteen Rabbit and Rapunzel’s Hairy Fairytale (The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati), The Pirates of Penzance and Lets Cook Up an Opera (Cincinnati Opera); In the Next Room (The Carnegie); Hello Dolly!; Les Misérables; Spamalot; and Frozen Jr. (Indian Hill High School). She has assistant designed for David A. Centers at the Cincinnati Opera, Victoria Theatre (Dayton, Ohio) and The Loft Theatre (Dayton). Jennifer is also pleased to be returning for her third season as Charge Scenic Artist for the Playhouse. She has been a Scenic Artist for 15 years, working for the Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, being the Scenic Charge for over 50 of these productions. Her favorites include Tosca, The Little Mermaid, Shrek the Musical and Galileo Galilei. She earned her BFA in Theatre Design and Production at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She would like to thank her wife Alicia for all her love and support!
Marly is thrilled to be designing for the first time “on the hill” for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park where she previously designed for the Off the Grid productions 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Children of the Corn Maze. Marly has designed lighting across the Midwest including King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Q Gents, Twelfth Night, Richard II, Hamlet and Peter and the Starcatcher (Illinois Shakespeare Festival); Mr. Burns, Head Over Heels and POTUS (The Contemporary Theatre in Columbus, Ohio); Stellaluna (Madison Children’s Theatre); and many other productions. She received an MFA in Lighting Design from Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. and a BA in Theatre from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Marly is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She would like to thank her family for their unending support.
Andrea is excited to be celebrating her 23rd season with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, having worked on more than 100 productions, including 23 world premieres. Favorite Playhouse credits include A Christmas Carol (2006-2021); A Chorus Line; Murder on the Orient Express; School Girls Or, The African Mean Girls Play; Rooted; Alias Grace; The Last Wide Open; Treasure Island; Mr. Joy; Jane Eyre; Bad Dates; The Revolutionists; I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; Merrily We Roll Along; As You Like It; The Understudy; Blackbird; Durango; Around the World in 80 Days; Altar Boyz; Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming; Reckless; Ace; The Clean House; A Picasso; One; Abracadabra (2002-2007); The Bible … (abridged); and Dark Paradise. She has also stage managed at Dallas Theater Center, The Old Globe, Cincinnati Ballet, Alliance Theatre, The Second City and Ingenuity Festival of Cleveland. Additionally, Andrea heads Playhouse’s stage management department as the Production Stage Manager, serves as a member of Xavier University’s Theatre Program’s adjunct faculty, and is a contributor for Dramatics.org, writing backstage articles for their online content. Andrea is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She would like to thank her family, friends, Dylan and Scott for their unending support.
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SPONSORS
We are grateful to the following friends who have chosen to honor a loved one through a donation to the Playhouse. The following recognition gifts have been received from July 15, 2022, through August 24, 2023.
IN HONOR OF JIM CONWAY
Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis
IN HONOR OF ANNIE FITZPATRICK
Blake Robison and Connan Morrissey
IN HONOR OF NIRVANI HEAD
Richard D. Hannan Family Foundation
IN HONOR OF BLAKE ROBISON
Anonymous
IN HONOR OF MOE AND JACK ROUSE
Daniel Hoffheimer
J. David and Dianne Rosenberg
IN HONOR OF RONNA AND JIM WILLIS
Joyce Elkus
We are grateful to the following friends who have chosen to remember a loved one through a memorial gift to the Playhouse. The following memorial gifts have been received from July 15, 2022, through August 24, 2023.
IN MEMORY OF RENEE ALPER
Gregory Alper
IN MEMORY OF MARTHA GARRISON ANNESS
Tommy and Sarah Evans
IN MEMORY OF KAREN BELL
Edward Lanzit
IN MEMORY OF KIM BLACKLEY
The Blackley Family
IN MEMORY OF BRUCE E. COYLE
Rebecca J. Graham
IN MEMORY OF NADINE ELWERS
Anonymous
Charles Cook
Leo and Lisa Cronin
IN MEMORY OF PAUL FORSTE
David and Marilyn Beran
Stephen Bondurant
IN MEMORY OF SUSAN FRIEDLANDER
Michael and Mary McGraw
IN MEMORY OF GAIL FRIEDMAN
Dr. Dick Friedman
IN MEMORY OF RICHARD AND JEANNE HANNAN
Richard D. Hannan Family Foundation
IN MEMORY OF JACK OSBORN
Meredythe and Clayton Daley
Peggy and William Jackson
Ms. Patricia Smitson and Dr. Walter Smitson
Winslow Turner Upson
Nancy VandenBerg
Diane and Gary West
Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis
IN MEMORY OF MARILYN OSBORN
Gail Bain
David and Marilyn Beran
Meredythe and Clayton Daley
Barbara J. Fitch
Jan Hall
Susan Ingmire and Lynn Hailey
James O. Newman
Timothy and Eileen Oppelt
Susan and Dan Pfau
Tolli Pugh
Ken and Susan Schlachter
J. Dwight and Deanna G. Thompson
Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis
Mark Woolsey
Ellen and Ray van der Horst
IN MEMORY OF LYNDA THOMAS
Sherie Marek
Laurence Weber
Thanks to your vision and commitment to the Playhouse, we can continue to produce extraordinary theatre for Playhouse audiences of tomorrow. We are grateful to you for including the Playhouse in your estate plans. This list recognizes members of the Morse Johnson Society as of August 21, 2023.
Anonymous
Romola N. Allen
Henrietta Barlag
Roderick and Barbara Barr
Peggy Barrett
Martha L. Bell
Mr. Neil Billman
David and Elaine Billmire
Thomas J. Breed
Charlin Briggs
Rosemarie Brown
John and Peg Bruggeman
Susan and Burton Closson
Carol C. Cole
Richard and Teddie Curry
Guy and Cathy DeDiemar
Kelly M. Dehan and Richard J. Staudigel
Jackie Dieckman and Mike Camery
Mrs. James M. Edwards
Barbara Fitch
In memory of Phyllis A. Followell, my heart
Allison Gerrety
Victoria Buyniski Gluckman
Madeleine H. (Mady) Gordon
J. Frederick and Cynthia Gossman
Linda and Gary Greenberg
Jan and Herman Groshoff
Mary Hainline
Cheryl Harden-Love
Mrs. Robert J. Hasl
Robert and Judith Heaton
Andrea and Dr. Edward Herzig
Karlee L. Hilliard
Susan M. Ingmire
Andrew MacAoidh
Jergens
Judith E. Johnson
M. J. Johnson
Jan and Jay Kalagayan
Winifred B. Kessler
David and Janice Klocke
Mike and Marilyn Kremzar
Randolph and Patricia Krumm
Ms. Abby E. Langdon
Minor and Dan LeBlond
Terry Lemmerman
Mary V. Lierl
Barbara Lyons
Jacqueline M. Mack
James A. Markley, Jr.
David L. Martin
David Mason
Ron Matson and Daniel Young
Barbara and Kim McCracken
Charles and Joann Mead
Becky Miars
Lauren and James Miller
David and Diane Moccia
William J. and Mary G.
Moran
Patti Myers and Alan Flaherty
Ronald and Debi Nash
Richard and Julia Okenfuss
Charlotte and Robert Otto
Carolyn Parker
Charlie and Tara Pease
Jenny and David Powell
Betty L. Prince
Pamela Reising
Ellen Rieveschl
Richard Rosenthal
Jack and Moe Rouse
Robert and Dell Ann Sathe
Mark and Rosemary Schlachter
Carol J. Schroeder
Digi France Schueler
John L. Shields
Jerry and Betsy Shroat
Ann M. Simsic
Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld
Adrienne Angst Smith
Louise W. Spiegel
Francis and Susan Stanton
Nancy M. Steman
Sidney Thomas
Diane D. Todd
Marty C. Tomb
Ellen and Ray van der Horst
Margaret and Albert Vontz III
Daniel G. Walker
JoAnn and Paul Ward
Dr. and Mrs. Nelson B. Watts
Jim and Jo Ann Weber
Irwin and Barbara Weinberg
Barbara M. Weyand
Ronna and Dr. James B. Willis
Susan and Don Zaunbrecher
Anonymous
Helen and Charles Abramovitz
Mrs. Thomas Adler
Robert H. Allen
Karen H. Bell
Frank and Rosemary Bloom
Peter Briggs
Jack G. Brown
Leland M. Cole
Eva Jane Romaine Coombe
John V. Crable
John F. Curley
Anne Elkins Didrichsen
Have you included Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in your estate plans?
We would love to hear from you. Please reach out to Lynn Smith at Lynn.Smith@cincyplay.com or (513) 977-2067 so we can properly recognize you for your gift and welcome you into the Morse Johnson Society.
Mrs. Elizabeth Easley
James M. Edwards
Felix and Weta Mae
Elkins
Margaret M. Embshoff
Jerome A. Fey and Robert J. Schlafle
Stona Fitch
William A. and Susan S. Friedlander
Oliver M. Gale
Charles and Caroline Goering
Peter Hainline
Carlyn G. Hamilton
Dr. Robert J. Hasl
Mrs. Morse Johnson
Stanley M. Kaplan, M.D.
Keith Lemmerman
Ron Lyons
Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Morelli
Jack and Marilyn Osborn
Maurice E. Oshry
George Rieveschl
Launcey Roder
Lois Rosenthal
Gene F. Santoro
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schiff, Sr.
Karl and Roberta Schlachter
Mary Louise Schroth
Marsha Shields
Paul G. Sittenfeld
Rick Steiner
Jane K. Steinfirst
Thurza R. Sternberg
Charles and Sue Straus
Charles L. and Joan Thomas, Jr.
Lynda A. Thomas
Dr. Thomas Todd
Howard Tomb
Albert Vontz, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Waite
Digi France Schueler
PresidentJames C. Leonard Vice President
Stephen Lett Secretary
Dean A. Moulas Treasurer
Ellen G. van der Horst Chair
Ronald T. Bates
David A. Billmire, M.D.
Douglas Brauch
MC Brennan
Julie A. Broadwell
Ron Bunt
Robert S. Castellini
James P. Conway, Jr.
Virginia Copley
Deborah Davis
Scott X. Deters
Timothy Douglas
Peter A. Draugelis
Judy Ellis
Elizabeth George
Linda Greenberg
Bernita McCann Hightower
Susan Ingmire
Diane S. Jordan
Thomas M. Keckeis
Bet Koeninger
Terry Lemmerman
James C. Leonard
Stephen Lett
Jacqueline M. Mack
Kevin N. McMurray
Danute Miskinis
Roy A. Mitchell
Samuel Moore, Jr.
Dean A. Moulas
Patti Myers
Sara Phillips
Audra Rance
Robert Reifsnyder
Debbie White
Richardson
Margo K. Ross
KJ Sanchez
Austin Schiff
Digi France Schueler
Jerry Shroat
Woody Taft
Ellen G.
van der Horst
Al Vontz, III
Julia Wesselkamper
Barbara M. Weyand
Susan Whitman
Ronna Willis
Susan B. Zaunbrecher
Otto M. Budig, Jr.
Chuck Carothers
David Herriman
Andrew MacAoidh
Jergens
Morse Johnson
Lois Rosenthal
Jack Rouse
Howard Tomb
Albert Vontz, Jr.
book by Zina Camblin
music
& lyrics by David Kisor
When amazing women come together, great things happen!
Thank you to these 2023-24 season Leading Ladies. This list recognizes members as of August 24, 2023.
Amelia Crutcher
Danute Miskinis
Amelia Crutcher
Kelly M. Dehan
Vickie Buyniski Gluckman
Linda Greenberg
Karlee L. Hilliard
Laurie F. Johnston
Danute Miskinis
Linda Muth
Nancy Sparks
DIVAS
Jacklyn Bryson
Marjorie Compton
Susan Cummings
Marilyn Duke
Louise Head
Marty Humes
Susan Ingmire
Selena McKean
Patti Myers
Karen Neyer
Marcia Philipps
Betty Prince
Moe Rouse
Diane Rumpke
Digi France Schueler
Susie Tweddell
Janice Amatulli
Susan S. Anthony
Elizabeth C. Armitage
Molly R. Barber
Marianne Beard
Mary Ann Bell
Linda D. Brink
Carol Campbell
Nancy B. Carrothers
Melanie M. Chavez
Fran Christensen
Cynthia Cole
Jean Crawford
Judy S. Dalambakis
Debora Del Valle
Kathryn Dierckes
Nancy Steman Dierckes
Joyce Elkus
Barbara Hahn
Nirvani Head
Helene Herbert
Judy Tondi Herd
Linda R. Holthaus
Pat Humphrey
Dr. Linda Huntress
Diane Iseman
Anne Jaroszewicz
Sarah Raup Johnson
Lisa Kagan
Arlene Katz
Heather Krombholz
Trish Larsen
Lynn P. Larson
Terry Lemmerman
Nancy Lippincott
Laurel Markley
Carolyn Ott Martin
Nancy C. Martin
Joann Mead
Kathy Merchant
Mary G. Moran
MaryAnn Pietromonaco
Jane Portman
Margie Rennie
Carol Holland Rentschler
Carol Reubel
Danielle Revelson
Debbie White Richardson
Dr. Jeri B. Ricketts
Buffie Rixey
Mary Ellen Roberts
Gigi Robison
Jeanne Tiber Schmerler
Shelly S. Sherman
Debbie Renick Sims
Lib Stone
Dr. Susan R. Strick
Glenda Suttman
Catharina Toltzis Ph.D.
Nancy A. Virgulak
Judy Wells
Ronna K. Willis
Linda Elam Young
Sue Zimmerman
Bold indicates Steering Committee Members
For companies looking to make a smaller investment in the Playhouse, the Corporate Partner Program is just the ticket. A gift of $1,000 or more is recognized in our show programs, provides invitations to exclusive events, and entitles your employees to receive a 20 percent online ticket discount throughout the season!
$1,000 - $2,499
Graeter’s Ice Cream Co.
Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors
Huntington Bank
Jarrell Media Solutions
New Riff Distilling
ProLink Staffing
Skyline Chili
The Summit Hotel
Towne Properties
For more information about joining these organizations in support of the Playhouse, call Mary Kay Koehler, Interim Director of Development, at 513-977-2026.
We are grateful for our Red Carpet Experience donors who treat their guests to an intimate, behind-the-scenes experience that also supports the Playhouse. To book your Red Carpet Experience, contact Mary Kay Koehler at 513-977-2026.
Richard Goettle, Inc. (2)
Jennifer and Woody Taft
Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates
The Blind Lemon and Eddie Sheppard
Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC
Gray Photo Imaging
Mt. Adams Bar and Grill
Optic Lizard Productions
WGRR-RM
WOSL-FM, 100.3 R&B
WVXU-FM
WXIX-TV, Fox 19
WUBE-FM
Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director Blake Robison
Managing Director Abby Marcus
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Assistant/Board Liaison Stefanie Meyer
Associate Producer Suann Pollock
Company Manager A.J. Ford
Assistant Company Manager/Management Associate
Remy Elton-Alexander
Director of HR, Equity and Inclusion Dawn Mundy
Payroll/HR Specialist Madalaina Welton
Finance Manager Chad Stewart
Finance Associate Brian Anderson
Office Administrator Kathy Durnell
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Bridget Siedlecki
IT Applications Specialist Scott Youger
Facilities Manager Brian Smith
Interim Director of Development Mary Kay Koehler
Director of Donor Relations Kendra L. Struthers, CFRE
Major Gifts Officer Lynn Smith, CFRE
Grants Manager Kimberly Passaro
Individual Giving Assistant Jennifer Radisch
Development Assistant Douglas Fries
Director of Marketing and Communications Kathy Neus
Audience Engagement Manager Piper N. Davis
Multimedia Designer Sean Martin
Digital Marketing Associate Victoria Forbes
Marketing Data and Website Manager Jacob Krismanick
Content Marketing Associate Deja A. Shanks
Marketing Intern Tessa D’Errico
Photographer Mikki Schaffner
Patron Services Director Don Wong
Assistant Patron Services Manager Julia Hasl Miller
Box Office and Parking Staff Amanda Adams, Loic Bertrand, Katie Collier, Olivia Cremisio, Victoria Forbes, Jenny French, Ariana Hooberman-Piñeiro, Chase Johnson, Lucy Obermeyer, Sarah O’Haver, Theresa Richmond, Christine Richtsfeld, Thomas Richtsfeld, Charlie Rusk, Chuck Smith, LaCheryl Steele, Monica Williams-Mitchell
House Managers Amanda Adams, Joellyn Goos, Kayden Hauke
House Staff Olivia Cremisio, Laurel Dobrozsi, Michelle LaMantia, Whitney Menser, Cyrus Newitt, James Racster, Addie Renne, Jacqueline Smith, Natasha Wells, Monica Williams-Mitchell, Kendall Young
Bar Manager Darren Cox
Bartenders Kathy Burr, Clint Collins, Justin Eckstein, Julia Migliara, Lisa Porter, John Simpson, Barb Santel, Niki Sherwood, Kathleen Thorman
Associate Artistic Director Joanie Schultz
Literary Manager Tatiana Godfrey
Associate Artists Wendy C. Goldberg, Karen Zacarías
Education Director Ariana Moses
Artistic Engagement Manager Katie Baskerville
Education and Engagement Coordinator Ariana Hooberman-Piñeiro
Production Stage Manager Andrea L. Shell
Stage Managers Brooke Redler, Brandon T. Holmes
Artistic Engagement Stage Manager Erin Speno-Stout
Director of Production Joshua Escajeda
Technical Director Sam Thompson
House Audio/Projection Supervisor Aaron Stephenson
Assistant Production Manager Valerie Perez
Assistant Technical Director Jo Ruhl
Scene Shop Administrative Assistant MaLeah Mitchell
Staff Carpenters Bryan Bridewell, Timothy Fowler, Michael Lyons, Daniel Bradburn, Brad Kordenbrock
Charge Scenic Artist Jennifer Rhodus
Assistant Scenic Artist Alex Kuntz
Rouse Run Crew Christopher Albaugh
Properties Manager Liz Lyons
Assistant Properties Manager Katie Kim
Properties Bill Coates, Jeff Fowee, Alicia Rhodus
Rosenthal Shelterhouse Properties Running Crew Lead
Debra Hildebrand
Rouse Theatre Properties Running Crew Lead Grant Wendt
Costume Shop Manager Gordon DeVinney
Cutter/Draper Justin Collings
Wig and Makeup Artist Amy Whitaker
First Hand Bridget Kline
Costume Design/Administrative Assistant Heather Sampanis
Lead Rouse Wardrobe Karla Knochelmann
Rosenthal Shelterhouse Wardrobe Julie Hudson
Wardrobe Assistant Grace Hazlett
Production Electrician Julie Cowger
Rosenthal Shelterhouse Light Board Operator Justin Chandler
Rosenthal Shelterhouse Sound Engineer Samuel Sadler
Rouse Theatre Audio Engineer M. Adam Jacob
Managing Director Emeritus Buzz Ward
Music to move you.
THOMAS’ HAMLET
NOV 17 & 19
HOLIDAY POPS
DEC 8-10
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
DEC 29 & 30
BEETHOVEN 7 & DESSNER PREMIERES
MAY 3 & 4
and more!
Tickets on sale now at cincinnatisymphony.org
