Cincinnati Shakespeare Announce THE TEMPEST, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD & More for 2012-13 Season

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have announced their season line up for 2012-13, featuring a variety of Shakespeare plays and literary adaptations as well as THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. On tour 2012-13 will be Two Hour's Traffic's productions of THE TEMPEST and MACBETH, beginning August 5.

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (Adapted by Christopher Sergel)

MATINEES: Sep. 11, 12, 18, 26, 27 (@ 10am) & Sep. 7 (@ 12pm)

In 1932 Alabama, Atticus Finch challenges the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy. This story is a powerful portrait of a south poisoned by prejudice and the one man with the courage to fight against an injustice, but like the novel from which it comes, is filled with warmth and humor. Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning classic “To Kill a Mockingbird”, in an adaptation that has brought audiences to their feet on two continents, brings this story to life in a fresh and inspirational staging that you will never forget.

Director: Sara Clark. Featuring: Bruce Cromer, DarNell Benjamin and Torie Wiggins. Ensemble Sponsor: Taft Stettinius and Hollister

Romeo & Juliet By William Shakespeare

MATINEES : Oct. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 (@10am) & Nov. 1, 6, 7, 8 (@ 10am) & Oct. 12 (@ 12pm)

One of the most beloved romantic tragedies in Shakespeare’s canon, “Romeo & Juliet” is the tale of Bard’s star crossed lovers, brought to life in a modern world of passion and conflict. In defiance of their families, amidst the animosity of friends and in concealment from their mentors, a young couple will risk everything to be together. Receiving a contemporary staging, this production proves its continued relevance in the lives of young and old alike throughout the ages.

Director: Brian Isaac Phillips. Featuring: Sara Clark, Billy Chace, Annie Fitzpatrick, Sherman Fracher and Paul Riopelle. Production Sponsor: Rippe & Kingston.

Titus Andronicus By William Shakespeare

MATINEES: Oct. 26 & Nov. 9 (@ 10am)

One of the bloodiest plays in the canon, “Titus Andronicus” is full to the brim with revenge, murder, betrayal and crimes most atrocious. “Titus Andronicus” evokes startling, gruesome and tragic imagery as the mighty Roman general Titus faces off with his mortal enemy, Tamora, Queen of the Goths. Titus and Tamora, in a spiral of bloody revenge, trade murder for hideous murder, each more brutal than the last. Perfect for the Halloween season!

Director: Jeremy Dubin. Featuring: Nick Rose, DarNell Benjamin, Miranda McGee & Maggie Lou Rader.

Content may be for more older students only.

The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

MATINEES: Nov. 27, DEC. 5, 12 (@ 10am)

In a classic tale of romance and folly, two beautiful ladies are pursued by two dashing gentleman, but the gentlemen’s brother and friend complicate matters- especially since they don’t actually exist. One of the funniest comedies in the English language – “The Importance of Being Earnest” provides an examination of the hypocrisies and conventions of a so-called well-mannered society.

Director: Kelly Mengelkoch. Featuring: Jim Hopkins, Jeremy Dubin and Brent Vimtrup. Production Sponsor: LPK. Production Design Sponsor: Towne Properties.

Richard II By William Shakespeare

MATINEES: Jan. 16 & 22 (@ 10am)

“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 exiles his noblemen while seizing their land to carry on his own wars. As dissent continues to grow, a fight for the true heart of England begins and one man's celestial right to rule is called into question creating the genesis of the “war of the roses”. Don’t miss as CSC kicks off its last chronological history cycle while presenting the penultimate story in our quest to Finis the Canon.

Director: Brian Isaac Phillips. Featuring: Brent Vimtrup, Giles Davies and Jim Hopkins. Production Sponsor: Charles Parsons and the Mercantile Library’s Canon Club.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses By Christopher Hampton

MATINEES: Feb. 20 & 26 (@ 10am)

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. As their cynical game proceeds, their motives become darker – and more deadly. Filled with seduction, duplicity, and plenty of forbidden passion, this dark comedy paints a portrait of the pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy in all its cynicism and decadence.

Director: Drew Fracher. Featuring: Giles Davies, Sherman Fracher and Corinne Mohlenhoff. Ensemble Sponsor: Champlin Architecture.

Content may be for more mature students, TBD.

A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare

MATINEES: Mar. 26, 27, Apr. 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18 (@ 10am)

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 bewildering game of love in a magical forest where a powerful fairy king and queen are at war while a troupe of ridiculous “actors” attempt to rehearse a play.

Director: Jeremy Dubin. Featuring: Nick Rose, Ian Bond, Justin McCombs and Kelly Mengelkoch
Design Sponsor: Graydon Head.

Measure for Measure By William Shakespeare

MATINEES: May 8 & 14 (@ 10am)

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 one man on a crusade against Vienna’s loose morality. Shakespeare puts hypocritical, ethical and religious double standards on trial in this captivating and deep examination of the value of virtue. Will Isabella she trade her virtue for her brother's life?

Director: Brian Isaac Phillips. Featuring: Kelly Mengelkoch, Brent Vimtrup and Jim Hopkins.

More information: http://www.cincyshakes.com/