James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses (based on epic Greek myth The Odyssey) charts the life of an Irishman, Leopold Bloom, on June 16, 1904, proving that even an ordinary day can be extraordinary. June 16 is now celebrated annually as Bloomsday worldwide. In the regional premiere of Bloomsday at Ensemble Theatre, playing April 4-23, playwright Steven […]
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Thomas More Theatre Students Take Reins as Directors of 2 Shows
A student-directed play project debuts this weekend at Thomas More College with Sofie Veitas helming Irena’s Vow running March 31 to April 2. The play is based on the extraordinary true story of 19-year old Irena Gut. In World War II Poland, she was housekeeper to a Nazi commandant. When she learned that the Jewish […]
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What We Saw at Louisville’s Humana Festival of New American Plays
What’s on this year’s schedule for the Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville’s famed annual showcase of new American plays? I made a quick, day trip down to Louisville to catch a couple of early shows (the festival runs in rep through April 9). This edition has an emphasis on young and new voices, many […]
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Carnegie’s “Disenchanted!” Explores After “Happily Ever After”
The prince rescues the princess. They embrace. He effortlessly lifts her onto his horse or into his carriage. They gaze speakingly into each other’s eyes for a suitable moment. They ride off into the sunset to happily ever after. Not. Disenchanted! is next up at The Carnegie, in a regional premiere beginning March 25. It […]
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Falcon Theatre Offers a Little Bit of Everything in New Season
Falcon Theatre’s 2017-18 season lineup has a little of everything, all of it intriguing – a 20th century American classic, troubling tales that explore issues facing today’s society, a powerful, contemporary reimagining of a certain classic tale of horror still relevant to our modern world. Production dates have not been set. Plays listed in alphabetical […]
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Minotaur – and NKU Senior – at Center of Latest Show at Know Theatre
Asterius the Minotaur turns 30 tomorrow, and he’s facing more than just your average birthday blues… “I’m sitting on my rock in the middle of the Labyrinth,” muses Landon Horton, a Northern Kentucky University senior. “I’ve just had a recurring dream about my mother.” So the Minotaur has mommy issues? “Oh, yeah.” Favorite Know Theatre […]
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Cabaret to Celebrate Life of David Herriman
A cabaret is planned to celebrate the life of David Herriman, a fitting tribute to one of the region’s most passionate arts philanthropist. The businessman and longtime downtown Covington advocate – who developed the Riverside Terrace and Plaza on the city’s riverfront – died earlier this month at the age of 85. A Cabaret Celebrating […]
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Theatre Mini-Reviews: “Something Rotten”, “This Wide Night”
RCN Arts writer Jackie Demaline offers these mini-reviews of two shows currently on local stages. Something Rotten, Broadway in Cincinnati The opening night audience at touring Something Rotten wasn’t just laughing. They were howling. You can’t ask for better than that. The Tony Award-winning musical continues through March 5 at the Aronoff in a first-rate […]
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Two World Premiere Comedies Highlight NKU’s New Play Series
The 18th Biennial Year End Series (Y.E.S.) Festival at Northern Kentucky University brings the funny this year with a pair of world premiere comedies April 20-30. Unfrozen by Mark Eisman is an oddball lark in which an ice princess, a team of competitive Latin students, and a talking penguin collide. Poor Michelle has inherited none of […]
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New Play – from House of Cards Writer – Resonates in 2017 Political Climate
When We Were Young and Unafraid is set in the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence against Women Act. Agnes, a single mother and former nurse, has turned her quiet bed and breakfast on secluded Whidbey Island into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. And […]
