One of the things that’s most fun about Cincinnati Fringe is it’s a great place for new ideas. Sometimes, the idea is a theater collaborative. Meet Tongue of the Mind, a collaborative by four Northern Kentucky University new and recent grads: playwrights Robert Macke and Alexx Rouse, and directors Nate Netzley and Victoria Hawley. It’s […]
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Ft. Thomas Teen Takes to Stage with Story About Teenager Antics
Among the things Highlands High School senior Ellie Conniff learned about herself this year? “I took a directing class and discovered I have a knack for comedy. Which surprised me – I’m an angsty teen.” And she “realized how important comedy is.” So for her playwriting lab, she wrote a comedy, inspired by Joshua Ferris’s […]
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What You Should Check Out at the 2016 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Twelve days, 50 productions (25 plays, four musicals, 10 solo shows, four dance, seven ‘other’), 14 venues, 150 performances, the nightly bar series, art projects – It’s FRINGE – that is, the 14th edition of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, opening May 31, continuing through June 11 and headquartered at Know Theatre and being performed across […]
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Bernie Sanders, Flint, War & Other Social Issues Explored by NKY Artsist at SOS
If you’re a supporter of peace and justice issues, a fan of Cincinnati Fringe or both – check out the annual SOS Art show from May 27 through June 5 at Art Academy of Cincinnati, and look for the work of veteran and debuting Northern Kentucky artists on exhibit. SOS, now in its 14th edition, […]
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Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati Captured in Image from International Space Station
Amazing! Talk about a shout-out… An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured an image of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky that was shared on Facebook by NASA Earth. Here’s what NASA wrote: Cincinnati An astronaut on the International Space Station caught this glimpse of the Ohio River, with its sweeping bends and brown color. Cincinnati’s […]
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With Social Change at Hearts of Its Tales, Pones, Inc. Creates New Piece for Fringe
Pones Inc. is taking it to the streets for this year’s Cincinnati Fringe. Kim Popa co-founded Pones in 2008, not long after graduating (summa cum laude) from Northern Kentucky University (theater/dance). The group has never strayed from its vision of using dance and movement to address social themes, always through collaboration, connection, and community. Graphic […]
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Article in Congressional Newspaper Lists Brent Spence Nation’s Top Infrastructure Emergency
The Brent Spence Bridge is the number one infrastructure emergency in the United States and is threatening “both the economy and public safety”, according to a report in the Washington-based The Hill newspaper that covers Congress and the federal government. In a story posted Monday on the paper’s website, the story “Five big infrastructure emergencies” featured […]
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Theatre Review: “Violet” at Ensemble is One of Season’s Best
Ensemble Theatre closes its season with a wow – a heartfelt, rousing and thoroughly feel-good, toe-tapping revival of Violet. Director D. Lynn Meyers, her creative team, and acting ensemble deliver one of the best productions on an area stage this season. Never heard of it? Long before composer Jeanine Tesori won her Tony Award last […]
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Listen: “Cabaret” Stars Randy Harrison & Leeds Hill Return to Cincinnati
Two actors with Cincinnati connections are back in the Queen City as part of the company of Cabaret, the iconic Broadway musical that is now touring the country. Randy Harrison – well known to fans of the groundbreaking Showtime series Queer as Folk – and Leeds Hill, a Mason native who graduated from the School for the […]
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Free Circus, Benefit to be Held at Incline Public House on Wednesday
This evening, join West Sixth Brewing and the Circus Mojo Foundation at the Incline Public House to celebrate the West Sixth Pay it Forward Program and to kick-off the Circus Mojo World Tour. For every six-pack of Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter sold at the free event, West Sixth has committed to giving $.50 to […]
