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THE MATCH GAME Comes to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Next Month


by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2024

 Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will present the world premiere dramedy The Match Game by Steven Strafford. Performances run April 13 – May 5, 2024. ...

Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at The Carnegie


by Ana-Brit Asplen - February 03, 2024

With the combination of great direction by Joe Bertucci and an excellent execution by the rest of the team, The Carnegie’s production of Hello, Dolly! is a fantastic example of how a Golden Age musical should be presented through a local company....

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards


by BWW Awards - January 09, 2024

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Cincinnati! Winners include The Carnegie, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre Company and more....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Cincinnati Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Cincinnati Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, SWEAT, Ensemble Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, SWEAT, Ensemble Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards December 5th Standings; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; SWEAT Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; Ensemble Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - November 13, 2023

The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows


From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ...

Pride and Prejudice
5/4 - 6/5/2022


Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen Cincinnati Shakespeare Company...

FREE Shakespeare in the Park


This summer, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company returns to a park near you with FREE Shakespeare in the Park! The popular Shakespearean plays "A Midsummer Night's Dream," ...

The Book of Will
The Book of Will
5/22 - 6/14/2020


This funny, irreverent, and irresistibly charming tale shows us just how close we came to losing the legacy of the most influential writer in Western ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6/21 - 5/24/2020


Touring Production: A Midsummer Night's Dream...

Hamlet
Hamlet
4/10 - 5/9/2020


The mysterious death of a king is followed by his brother's unconventional ascension to the throne. The Queen's bed casts young Hamlet, usurped heir to ...

Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
2/28 - 3/28/2020


It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. One of ...

All The Way
All The Way
1/24 - 2/15/2020


1964. In the wake of an assassination that shook a nation to its core, a larger-than-life figure is propelled into the national spotlight. Faced with ...

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)


CSCs holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is back! What begins as another annual production of A Christmas Carol, soon ...

The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
11/15 - 12/7/2019


The bawdy, bombastic, and chronically cash-poor Sir John Falstaff has been raising hell in the quiet town of Windsor. When his massive bar tab outstrips ...

Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
10/11 - 11/2/2019


This Halloween season, murder, mayhem, and mutilation abound, as Shakespeares bloodiest play descends on the CSC stage. Roman general Titus Andronicus returns victorious from 10 ...

August: Osage County
August: Osage County
9/6 - 9/28/2019


This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning family drama centers around Violet, the pill-addicted and scathingly manipulative matriarch of the Westin family. When her husband ...

Miss Holmes
Miss Holmes
7/19 - 8/4/2019


Sherlock Holmes like youve never seen HER before. When a young newlywed suspects her husband, a high-ranking investigator at Scotland Yard, has murdered his previous ...

1984
10/10 - 11/3/2018


The Gamm breathes fresh life into George Orwell’s landmark novel with a bold retelling of the political satirist’s hauntingly prophetic story. In a totalitarian world ...

Romeo and Juliet
8/3 - 5/27/2018


William Shakespeare; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

Othello
2/26 - 3/16/2018


William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher V. Edwards. CSC Main Stage:...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1/24 - 2/17/2018


November 29, 2013–January 5, 2014 in the Fichandler Stage Broadway and Arena Stage favorite Kenny Leon (every tongue confess) returns to direct a new adaptation ...

The Merry Wives of Windsor
7/14 - 12/31/2017


William Shakespeare; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

Dracula
10/11 - 11/4/2017


Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman ...

The Tempest
4/28 - 5/20/2017


There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...

A Raisin in the Sun
3/24 - 4/15/2017


Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry's celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, ...

Richard III
2/17 - 3/11/2017


William Shakespeare; dir: Brian Isaac Phillips....


William Shakespeare; dir: Brian Isaac Phillips....

Much Ado About Nothing
11/18 - 12/10/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Sara Clark....

Much Ado About Nothing
11/18 - 12/10/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Sara Clark....

The Elephant Man
10/14 - 11/5/2016


In 1880s London, John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – a victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Under the care of celebrated ...

The Elephant Man
10/14 - 11/5/2016


In 1880s London, John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – a victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Under the care of celebrated ...

The Diary of Anne Frank
9/9 - 10/1/2016


adapt: Wendy Kesselman from Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

The Diary of Anne Frank
9/9 - 10/1/2016


adapt: Wendy Kesselman from Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
5/13 - 6/4/2016


Part two of CSC’s special theatrical event, Antony and Cleopatra is the rarely-staged epic sequel to Julius Caesar. The victors of Rome’s civil war have ...

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
4/8 - 5/7/2016


Julius Caesar is brilliant general, a cunning politician, and the most beloved leader Rome has ever known; but when his ambition threatens to topple the ...

Emma
Emma
2/26 - 3/26/2016


Jane Austen’s sparkling wit returns to CSC’s stage! Amateur matchmaker Emma Wodehouse has a penchant for meddling in the love lives of others. Her latest ...

Henry VI
Henry VI
1/22 - 2/13/2016


Shakespeare’s Game of Thrones continues with this first installment of the Henry VI trilogy. King Henry V, one of England’s most beloved monarchs, brought unity ...


William Shakespeare; dir: Brian Isaac Phillips....

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)


Celebrating its 10th anniversary, CSC’s holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is back! What begins as another annual production of ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
11/20 - 12/12/2015


Banished to the Forest of Arden with only her cousin and a fool for company, the clever Rosalind dresses as a man for protection. Once ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
10/16 - 11/7/2015


Arthur Miller’s award-winning American classic, Death of a Salesman tells the poignant story of a salesman and his quest to make it big. In the ...

Death of Salesman
10/14 - 11/7/2015


Arthur Miller; dir: Brian Isaac Phillips....

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
9/11 - 10/3/2015


Cyrano is a man of panache- a dazzling swordsman and a brilliant poet with a wit as quick as his blade. When he falls in ...

FREE Shakespeare in the Park


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to present FREE Shakespeare in the Park performances each year! Since 2006, Cincinnati Shakespeare has traveled to parks and communities ...

The Complete History of America (Abridged)


The brilliant (and deranged) minds that reduced all of 38 of Shakespeare’s plays into one madcap evening of theater do it again, this time reducing ...

One Man, Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors
6/12 - 7/5/2015


The Tony-award winning smash comedy that wowed audiences in London’s West End and on Broadway now comes to Cincinnati! Fast-talking Francis Henshall finds himself in ...

Henry V
Henry V
5/8 - 5/30/2015


The prodigal Prince Hal has cast off the unruly ways and unruly companions of his youth, and has ascended to the throne of England. But ...

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
4/3 - 4/25/2015


Baptista has a problem, and her name is Kate. His eldest daughter is so strong-willed, stubborn and downright shrewish that, despite her considerable family fortune, ...

Little Women
2/18 - 3/21/2015


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...

Henry VI
Henry VI
1/22 - 2/13/2015


Shakespeare’s Game of Thrones continues with this first installment of the Henry VI trilogy. King Henry V, one of England’s most beloved monarchs, brought unity ...

Waiting for Godot
1/14 - 2/7/2015


St. Dunstan's Theatre's Stage 2 presents Waiting for Godot. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Private Lives
Private Lives
6/6 - 6/29/2014


Amanda and Elyot’s first marriage was so vicious it nearly killed them, so imagine their surprise when five years later, each remarried and on their ...

The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Two Noble Kinsmen
5/2 - 5/25/2014


Captured and imprisoned during war, two friends become impassioned rivals as they fall in love with the beautiful princess Emilia. Deceit and fighting arise in ...

Henry IV parts 1 and 2
3/26 - 4/19/2014


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: William Shakespeare; dir: Brian Isaac Phillips....

Henry IV: Part 1 & 2
Henry IV: Part 1 & 2
3/28 - 4/19/2014


After usurping the throne from King Richard II, King Henry finds he has inherited a country in chaos. Rebellions abound, lines are being drawn and ...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead


Tom Stoppard’s comedic tour-de-force turns Hamlet on its head, telling the tale from the bewildered perspective of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s ...

Hamlet
Hamlet
1/10 - 2/9/2014


The King of Denmark’s mysterious death, and the Queen’s over-hasty marriage to her late husband’s brother lead Prince Hamlet to the inevitable conclusion that “something ...


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: Michael Carleton, James Fitzgerald, John K. Alvarez; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

Every Christmas Story Every Told (And Then Some!)


All of your favorite Beloved Holiday Classics crammed into 90 minutes of high octane jollity and frivolity. Three actors (with the help of a slightly ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
11/22 - 12/15/2013


In the wake of a shipwreck, Lady Viola washes up on the shores of Ilyria, penniless and alone. Disguising herself as a boy, she procures ...

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
10/18 - 11/10/2013


John Steinbeck’s tale of enduring friendship amidst unendurable hardship. Two down-and-out migrant workers travel through California during the Great Depression. As they pursue work and ...

The Crucible
10/25 - 11/3/2013


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
9/4 - 9/29/2013


adapt: Neil Bartlett; dir: Michael Evan Haney....

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
7/17 - 8/11/2013


Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for ...


The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are on the job to investigate the mysterious case of the “hound of hell” that ...

Measure for Measure
5/1 - 5/26/2013


“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full ...

Measure for Measure
5/3 - 5/26/2013


Isabella must choose between her vows to the church and the life of her brother when she is offered a truly indecent proposal- from the ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
3/20 - 4/21/2013


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: - William Shakespeare; dir: Jeremy Dubin....

A Midsummer Night's Dream
3/22 - 4/21/2013


On an enchanted summer's evening three stories are woven together into one tale of hilarity and folly. Four young lovers find themselves entangled in a ...

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2/13 - 3/10/2013


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: - Christopher Hampton; dir: Drew Fracher....

Les liaisons dangereuses
2/15 - 3/10/2013


In pre-Revolutionary France, two long time friends and occasional passionate lovers amuse themselves by orchestrating a plot of seduction for two young women of virtue. ...

Richard II
1/9 - 2/3/2013


Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...

Richard II
1/11 - 2/3/2013


Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
5/11 - 6/3/2012


"The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare (May 11 – June 3, 2012) Passion, betrayal, and a bargain with a terrible price. In one of ...

The Grapes of Wrath
3/30 - 4/29/2012


Presented by Anchorage Opera. Narrated Concert Version Please note that this performance is one night only! Described as “one of the best operatic achievements of ...

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
2/17 - 3/18/2012


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...

Henry VIII: All is True
Henry VIII: All is True
1/13 - 2/5/2012


"Henry VIII: All is True" by William Shakespeare (January 13 – February 5, 2012) With a story so explosive it literally set fire to the ...

Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Lost
12/2 - 12/31/2011


"Love’s Labour’s Lost" by William Shakespeare (December 2- 31, 2011) Love and loquacity. Passion and puns. Rhetoric and romance. In Love’s Labour’s Lost, young love ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
10/14 - 11/20/2011


"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare (October 14 - November 20, 2011) Prophecies. Madness. Ambition. Blood. The King has been murdered, but how long will the new ...

A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
9/9 - 10/2/2011


"A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt (September 9 – October 2, 2011) Would you defy a king? In A Man for All Seasons, ...

Bedroom Farce
Bedroom Farce
7/15 - 8/7/2011


Four couples. Three bedrooms. One night—and the morning after. In Bedroom Farce, the lives of four couples intersect to create a sophisticated 1970s comedy, set ...

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