Program:
6:00 - 7:30pm
Festive Libations, Silent Auction, and Dinner-by-the-Bite throughout the Otto M. Budig Theater.
7:30 - 8:00pm
Seated Pre-show Remarks
8:00 - 10:30pm
Benefit Performance of Pride and Prejudice.
Featuring a Dessert Intermission provided by Nothing Bundt Cakes Cincinnati.
10:30pm
Champagne Toast and Sweet Surprises
2021-2022 Season Sponsored by
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation and
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director Presents:
Directed by Sara Clark
Friday, May 20, 2022
Cast
Jane/Miss DeBourgh: Angelique Archer
Mr. Collins/Mr. Wickham/Miss Bingley: Darnell Pierre Benjamin*
Charlotte/Mr. Bennet: Jeremy Dubin*
Lydia/Lady Catherine: Colleen Doughterty
Mr. Darcy: Jared Joplin*
Lizzy Bennet: Courtney Lucien*
Mrs. Bennet: Sara Mackie*
Mr. Bingley/Mary: Crystian Wiltshire*
Creative Team
Scenic Design: Shannon Moore
Costume Design: Clara Jean Kelly
Lighting Design: Nina Agelvis
Sound Design: Kevin Semancik
Properties Design: Kara Eble Trusty
Choreography: Rachel Perin
Production Staff
Production Manager: Kate Bindus
Carpenter: Jacob Dowell
Sticher & Draper: Rainy Edwards
Lighting Technician & Carpenter: Greg Caruolo
Research Dramaturgy: Tracy Hoida
Technical Director and Turntable Operator: Chris Holloway
Costume Shop Manager: Abbi Howson
Carpenter: Daniel Land
Scenic Associate: Justen N. Locke
Carpenter & Scenic Artist: Chase Melendez
Charge Artist: Samantha Reno
Resident Stage Manager: Jason Stewart*
Assistant Technical Director: Robert Carlton Stimmel
Assistant Stage Manager: Cole Sweasy
Properties Supervisor: Kara Eble Trusty
Wardrobe Supervisor: Amanda Winters
Revel and Regency is Generously Presented by:
MONTEVERDI TUSCANY
Signature Sponsors:
Judge Mark and Sue Ann Painter
GBBN
Featured Sponsors:
EY
Graeter's
Community Hosts:
Vicky and Rick Reynolds
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Taft
1919 Investment Counsel
Dessert Sponsor:
Nothing Bundt Cakes Cincinnati
Creative Partner:
Lightborne
Special Thanks to Pride and Prejudice Sponsors:
Show Design Sponsors:
Taft Law
Bartlett Wealth Management
Show Ensemble Sponsor:
Frost Brown Todd
Opening Night Sponsors:
Glenn and Cass Plott
Graeter’s
World premiere production co-produced by Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Primary Stages; June 24, 2017, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kate Liberman, Managing Director) November 19, 2017, Primary Stages. (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director).
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE received a presentation as part of The Other Season at Seattle Repertory Theatre 2016-2017.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Angelique Archer (she/her) (2 Seasons) is delighted to be a part of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s grand reopening after a truly unforgettable year. Originally from Miami, Florida, she moved to Cincinnati during the pandemic to be a part of CSC’s 2020-2021 Touring Company and signed on for another year in May. Angelique has loved playing various roles in the touring company ranging from Macbeth to Snug the Joiner, and is excited for the year to come! Regional credits include Love’s Labour’s Lost (Princess of France) with the Great River Shakespeare Festival and As You Like It (Phoebe) with the Saratoga Shakespeare Company. Special thanks to her family for their continued love and support.
Darnell Pierre Benjamin (he/him) (11 seasons) is beyond ecstatic to return to CSC! He attended University of Houston in 2009 and earned his MFA in its Professional Actor Training Program. His work lives at the intersection of art and activism, which is apparent in his 2020 film 13th & Republic, found at https://13thandrepublic.com/. Most recently, you may have seen Darnell’s work in his CSC mainstage directorial debut of Romeo and Juliet. In performance, recent CSC credits are Titus Andronicus, Fences, and Macbeth. He is also a professor at Northern Kentucky University and College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati. Darnell is a certified educator and performer in the Michael Chekhov Technique from the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. Like James Baldwin once said, Darnell agrees that “Great art can only be created out of love.”
Colleen Dougherty (she/her) (2 Seasons) is so thrilled to be making her CSC mainstage debut! She has been in the CSC’s Touring Company for the last year, where she has played Hermia/Titania/Snout (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Nurse/Paris/Prince (Romeo and Juliet), Seaton/Witch 2/Lady Macduff (Macbeth), and Cassius (Julius Caesar). Other favorite credits include #8 (The Wolves) at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. She received her BFA in Musical Theater from the Conservatory of Theater Arts at Webster University. She would like to thank her Mom and Dad; she couldn’t be here without their love and support! Follow Colleen on the CSC TikTok @cincyshakes!
For performances May 17-21, the roles played by Miranda McGee will be played by Colleen Dougherty
Jeremy Dubin (he/him) (21 Seasons) originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, holds degrees from the University of Evansville and Ohio State University. For over twenty years, he has had the privilege of making and teaching theatre in Cincinnati and beyond. Some favorite CSC projects include Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick), Noises Off (Garry), Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes), The Diary of Anne Frank (Director) ,Titus Andronicus (Director), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Director), and Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Director). Jeremy is also the co-founder of The Puzzle Crawl, a super-nerdy Cincinnati bar crawl for nerds. He would like to thank his family for their unabashed enthusiasm and Kelly for being the greatest.
Jared Joplin (he/him) (11 Seasons) feels absolutely blessed to back at CSC and enjoying live theatre again! He has been a company member of CSC for 11 Seasons and was last seen in August Osage County. Mr. Joplin has appeared locally at Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre, Carnegie, Falcon Theatre, Cincy Fringe and Cincinnati Opera. He has also appeared across the Midwest, in New York and Canada. He is nothing without his wife, his family and his friends. He dedicates this performance to the return of Live Theatre and to the audiences and theatre companies that continue "to hold a mirror up to nature."
Courtney Lucien (she/her) (8 Seasons) is honored to be a part of the grand re-opening with her Cincy Shakes family. Recent CSC credits include Pride & Prejudice (Jane/Miss De Bourgh), Macbeth (Witch 2), The Winter’s Tale (Perdita), A Funny Thing Happened… (Philia), and Othello (Desdemona). She has also worked at Shakespeare Dallas, Theatre at the Center, Towle Theatre, and she recently returned to Cardinal Stage Company for The Great Gatsby (Daisy). She holds a B.A. in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University and is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. A fun fact: she started learning violin at the beginning of the COVID shutdown and loves the challenging instrument! This season, she sends love to those at CSC who worked tirelessly to keep the theatre running and serving its mission during the pandemic. She also sends love to her Grandpa Ron Lucien, who turned 90 this year! CourtneyLucien.com.
Sara Mackie (she/her) (2 Seasons) is a proud Equity and SAG/AFTRA member. Selected Cincy Area Credits: Pride and Prejudice (CSC); Fun Home, Hands on a Hardbody, Wonderettes, Rabbit Hole (ETC); An Act of God, Family Ties, Twelfth Night (HRTC); Pump Boys and Dinettes (Carnegie); and Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune (NET). You can also catch her briefly in the feature films The Public and Dark Waters. Coming up for Mz. Mackie this 21-22 season is Cinderella at ETC and a one night only original concert at The Carnegie, Cov. – being created as you read this – Cheaper Than Therapy. Be sure to catch the remount of Pride and Prejudice! Welcome back, Cincy Theatre. Missed you. www.saramackie.com
Crystian Wiltshire* (he/him) (6 Seasons) is excited to bring indoor theatre back to its rightful home in The Otto. Recent credits include The Tempest (Ferdinand), Fences (Cory), and The Winter’s Tale (Florizel) with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; Kill Move Paradise (Tiny) with Know Theatre of Cincinnati; Ghost (Castle) with StageOne Family Theatre; Dracula (Harker) with Actors Theatre of Louisville. Crystian has also performed in As You Like It (Silvius), Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Henry IV Part II (Poins), and Twelfth Night (Fabian) with the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, and In This Corner... Cassius Clay and Hamlet in Kentucky Shakespeare’s co-production with StageOne Family Theatre.
Sara Clark (she/her) (Ensemble, 16 Seasons) has made a home at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for the past 16 years as an actor, director, teacher, and fundraiser. Currently serving as Director of Development, Sara manages all philanthropic activities for the organization, raising over $1.5MM annually in support of Shakespeare and the Classics. As a member of the CSC Resident Ensemble, she has racked up over 75 productions with CSC, tackling such roles as Rosalind, Juliet, Marc Antony, Elizabeth Bennet, Lady Macbeth, and, in 2021, Hamlet. In 2016, Sara was nominated for the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 40 Under 40 Awards. In 2018, she led the team that produced the Shakespeare Theatre Association Annual Conference, bringing theatre companies from around the globe to Cincinnati. In 2019, Sara delivered a talk at TEDxCincinnatiWomen titled “Hamlet, Thy Name is Woman.” She is the proud wife of founding CSC company member Nick Rose, and proud mama to their beautiful son, Brennan.
Shannon Moore (She, her, hers) (5th season) is a scenic designer with an MFA from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Some of her previous designs with CSC include August: Osage County, Miss Holmes, All The Way, Fences, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Raisin in the Sun, and Elephant Man. She is forever and endlessly thankful to the wonderful team at CSC for choosing her to collaborate to create their art. Shannon gives her love to her husband, their two wee ones, and their families.
Clara Jean Kelly (she/her) (3 seasons) is an Assistant Professor of Costume, Costume Designer, and Costume Technician based in Tuscaloosa, AL. She has her MFA in Costume Design from Florida State University and does freelance costume design all over the United States. Clara Jean has recently designed The Lightning Thief at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL, and will be designing Legally Blonde at the Quincy Players in Quincy, IL this upcoming July ('22). She has previously worked as the Costume Shop Manager and as a Costume Designer here at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and has performed duties as Costume Shop Manager, Adjunct Professor, and Residential Costume Designer at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Other notable positions include the Costume Shop Manager and Costume Designer at Theater at Monmouth in Monmouth, ME and the Residential Costume Designer and Shop Manager at The Hippodrome State Theater in Gainesville, FL. Previous designs here at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company include Miss Holmes, August: Osage County, and Twelfth Night.
Nina Agelvis (she/her) (2 seasons) is a freelance lighting designer, draftsman, and programer currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She recently graduated with her MFA in Lighting Design & Technology, at CCM-University of Cincinnati (2021), and she graduated from the University of California, Irvine (2018) with a BA in Drama and Honors in Lighting Design. This will be her second season back with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company! Recent credits: Associate Lighting Designer for Queer the Ballet (2022) Associate Scenographer for Opera Naples-Festival Under the Stars (2022), Associate Lighting Designer for School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play (2022) at Arkansas Repertory Theater, Lighting Designer for The Brother's Paranormal (2022) with Perseverance Theater, Lighting Designer for Pride & Prejudice (2020 & 2022).
Kevin is a Sound Designer and Audio Engineer who has worked on theatre and dance productions across the country. Kevin was formally the Head Audio Engineer for The Park Avenue Armory and The Second Stage Theatre in New York City before moving back to Cincinnati in 2020. Recent Sound Designs with CSC include: Hamlet, A Flea in Her Ear and last year's radio productions. Kevin also serves as the resident Sound Designer for Xavier University's Department of Theatre, where he designs productions and mentors student designers and engineers. Kevin is the Production Supervisor for the events department at 3CDC, where he supervises events at Memorial Hall, Fountain Square and Washington Park.
Kara Eble Trusty (she/her) (2 Seasons) is delighted to be returning to make art with CSC for a second season. A Cincinnati native, she saw her first CSC production at 12 and is amazed that she gets to collaborate with some of the same people that inspired her love of theatre and art at a young age. Kara has worked locally with the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, The Carnegie, and the Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee. She would like to thank her friends and family, especially her parents Bob and Sue, for their love, support, and encouragement as she continues down this incredible and irrational artistic path.
Rachel Perin (she/her) (3 Seasons) is excited to be back at CSC as a choreographer. Her favorite regional credits include 42nd Street, Damn Yankees, Steel Magnolias, Les Miserables, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, The Odd Couple, Fiddler on the Roof, Sister Act, Fallen Angels, A Funny Thing Happened..., How to Succeed…, The Best Little Whorehouse..., The Will Roger's Follies, Bedroom Farce, Spamalot, Meet Me In St. Louis, I Love a Piano, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Tarzan, Cabaret, Once Upon a Mattress, Sweet Charity, First Date, Godspell, Bells Are Ringing, Young Frankenstein, Awaited, and Lounge at The Edge of Heaven (Asia Tour). Rachel has also served as choreographer to numerous musicals, music videos, concerts, and competitive dance teams around the country. She would love to thank her people…the best people a gal could ask for.
Brian Isaac Phillips* (he/him) (22 Seasons) has been leading the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company since 2003. During his tenure, Mr. Phillips has guided the organization to artistic and financial success, including the opening of The Otto M. Budig Theater, a $17.5MM world-class facility at the corner of 12th and Elm Streets in OTR, as well as the completion of Shakespeare's 38 play canon, making Cincinnati Shakespeare Company one of the first five theatres in the United States to accomplish this milestone.
Mr. Phillips, originally from Pittsburgh, PA, is a graduate of Morehead State University and has been a resident of Cincinnati for over two decades. In that time he has collaborated with virtually every arts organization in the region. He is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and the Stage Director’s and Choreographer’s Society.
In 2020, Mr. Phillips was awarded the international Shakespeare Theatre Association's prestigious Sidney Berger Award for excellence in artistic direction and was also named as one of Cincinnati Magazine's 300 Most Powerful Business Leaders. Mr. Phillips was nominated in 2019 and 2016 for the SDCF Zelda Fichandler Award for outstanding artistic contribution to our region. Mr. Phillips was recognized by both Mayor John Cranley and Mayor Mark Mallory for service at CSC and to the city of Cincinnati. He was also selected for the 2014 Class of Forty Under Forty and a has been nominated for the Ohio Governors’ Arts Awards. In 2016, Mr. Phillips graduated from Cincinnati USA Chamber’s 39th Class of Leadership Cincinnati and is now happy to serve on one of the steering committees. Also in 2016, Mr. Phillips was selected as a finalist for the Business Courier’s 2016 C-Suite Awards for Chief Executive Officer.
Most recent CSC directing credits include All the Way, The Merry Wives of Windsor, August: Osage County, 1984, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Dracula, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest (Co-Director), The Elephant Man, Antony and Cleopatra, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, One Man, Two Guvnors, Waiting for Godot, The Birds, and The Great Gatsby.
Brian is the lucky husband of one of the most amazing actors in town and the proud father of Holden and Annabel.
Maddie Regan (she/her) (7 Seasons) has been serving as executive leadership of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company since 2020. Prior to leading the business operations of CSC, Maddie was the Production Manager (2015-2018) and the Director of Operations and Production (2018-2020). During this time, Maddie facilitated the design, commissioning, and grand opening of The Otto M. Budig Theater, a $17.5MM world-class facility in Over the Rhine and the artistic home of the CSC.
Originally from Falls Church, Virginia, Maddie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with concentrations in Production Technology and Management. Prior to her tenure at CSC, Maddie was the Director of Operations for one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the United States, served as an Associate Producer for an internationally touring musical, and traveled the world as a Production Manager for Royal Caribbean International. Notably, Maddie lived in Papenburg, Germany while the cruise liner Celebrity Reflection was being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard. Maddie oversaw the entertainment systems installation, mounted several mainstage productions, and lived onboard through the vessel’s sea trials and maiden voyage.
Maddie is a 2021 recipient of the Over the Rhine Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year Made Award, a graduate of Cincinnati USA Region Chamber C-Change Class 15, an elected Precinct Executive in Hamilton County, the inaugural recipient of the Golden Quill Award with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and a regular participant of multiple community organizations in Norwood, Ohio. Maddie regularly serves as a guest lecturer for the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, and Miami University covering a wide variety of topics including production budgeting, business planning, and arts administration.
Some of Maddie’s favorite productions at CSC include The Diary of Anne Frank (2016), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2018), Noises Off (2018), and Fences (2019). Institutionally, Maddie is proud of the long-term goals CSC has established in its Strategic and DEIA plans, the adaptability the team has demonstrated as it has navigated the operational and financial hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the immediate inclusion and trust she has received from the staff and Board as she has assumed her executive leadership role.
Maddie is grateful for the support of her partner, Brian, and the ever-present love of their rescue dogs, Monte and Shiloh.
Reviews of Kate Hamill’s original production of her adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Kate Hamill as Lizzy Bennet in Pride and Prejudice
Photo by Nicole Fara Silver, NY Times
“It’s not your mother’s Pride and Prejudice…Kate Hamill’s utterly delightful new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about finding a mate in an age before social media is anything but: it is strong on humor and even stronger on farce. Who knew that the trials and tribulations of getting half a dozen couples married could be so much fun?"
— TheaterScene
“Kate Hamill’s screwball Pride and Prejudice, directed by Amanda Dehnert, is as frolicsome as her earlier efforts. It hasn’t met a rib it can’t tickle…Ms. Hamill’s distinctive spin is to read Pride and Prejudice through the lorgnette of game theory… The strategy: beauty, wit and wiles. The payoff: marriage to a wealthy bachelor. Win and live in luxury. Lose and starve in some cat-infested garret… I’ll go to the mat for Ms. Hamill’s un-Georgian mischief.”
— New York Times
“Hamill’s writing and acting have never been better…There is no doubt that she is one of the creative geniuses of her time and I so look forward to her next adventure…a hysterical and imaginative production…[an] insanely original adaptation.”
— Times Square Chronicle
“Hamill scores again…Hamill has cranked out winner after winner. Her joyous, lovingly painted adaptations of cherished romances are everything fans of these novels could possibly hope for. Hamill’s new play has turned the original story into a farcical, hilarious romp, while earnestly maintaining the integrity and desperate exigences of Austen’s original… She has proven herself a master of this craft.”
— TheaterPizazz
Reviews and image from http://www.kate-hamill.com/
JANE AUSTEN was born at the Rectory in Steventon, a little village in north-east Hampshire, on 16th December 1775. She was the seventh child and second daughter of the rector, the Revd George Austen, and his wife Cassandra Leigh. Of her brothers, two were clergymen, one inherited rich estates in Kent and Hampshire from a distant cousin and the two youngest became Admirals in the Royal Navy; her only sister, like Jane herself, never married.
Steventon Rectory was Jane Austen’s home for the first 25 years of her life. From here she travelled to Kent to stay with her brother Edward in his mansion at Godmersham Park near Canterbury, and she also had some shorter holidays in Bath, where her aunt and uncle lived.
During the 1790s she wrote the first drafts of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey; her trips to Kent and Bath gave her the local colour for the settings of these last two books. In 1801 the Revd George Austen retired, and he and his wife, with their two daughters Jane and Cassandra, left Steventon and settled in Bath. The Austens rented No. 4 Sydney Place from 1801-1804, and then stayed for a few months at No. 3 Green Park Buildings East, where Mr. Austen died in 1805. While the Austens were based in Bath, they went on holidays to seaside resorts in the West Country, including Lyme Regis in Dorset — this gave Jane the background for Persuasion.
In 1806 Mrs. Austen and her daughters moved to Southampton, and then in 1809 to Chawton, where they had a cottage on one of Edward’s Hampshire estates. Here Jane was at leisure to devote herself to writing, and between 1810-1817 she revised her three early novels and also composed another three — Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion. Jane fell ill in 1816 — possibly with Addison’s Disease — and in the summer of 1817 her family took her to Winchester for medical treatment. However, the doctor could do nothing for her, and she died peacefully on 18th July 1817 at their lodgings in No. 8 College Street. She was buried a few days later in the north aisle of Winchester Cathedral. Jane’s novels reflect the world of the English country gentry of the period, as she herself had experienced it. Due to the timeless appeal of her amusing plots, and the wit and irony of her style, her works have never been out of print since they were first published, and are frequently adapted for stage, screen and television. Jane Austen is now one of the best-known and best-loved authors in the English-speaking world.
Biography from The Jane Austen Society (http://www.janeaustensoci.freeuk.com/ )
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism, humor, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
Novels
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Mansfield Park (1814)
Emma (1815)
Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)
Unfinished fiction
The Watsons (1804)
Sanditon (1817)
Other works
Sir Charles Grandison (adapted play) (1793, 1800)
Plan of a Novel (1815)
Poems (1796–1817)
Prayers (1796–1817)
Letters (1796–1817)
Juvenilia — Volume the First (1787–1793)
“Frederic & Elfrida”
“Jack & Alice”
“Edgar & Emma”
“Henry and Eliza”
“The Adventures of Mr. Harley”
“Sir William Mountague”
“Memoirs of Mr. Clifford”
“The Beautiful Cassandra”
“Amelia Webster”
“The Visit”
“The Mystery”
“The Three Sisters”
“A beautiful description”
“The generous Curate”
“Ode to Pity”
Juvenilia — Volume the Second (1787–1793)
“Love and Friendship”
“Lesley Castle”
“The History of England”
“A Collection of Letters”
“The Female Philosopher”
“The First Act of a Comedy”
“A Letter from a Young Lady”
“A Tour through Wales”
“A Tale”
Juvenilia — Volume the Third (1787–1793)
“Evelyn”
“Catherine, or The Bower”
Join Cincinnati’s most buzzed about professional theater company downtown for Cincinnati Shakespeare Summer Camp! We offer unique & fun programs for beginners to advanced students to engage with the arts. These in-person camps take place at our new theater Monday-Friday 9am-5pm for students who have completed grades 1 up to 12.
LEARN ABOUT THE 2022 WEEKS BELOW:
June 6-10, 2022: LOVE IS IN THE AIR…OR NOT (HIGH SCHOOL Grades 10-12)
All romantic comedies have the perfect formula: a hilarious ensemble, romantic mix-ups, and goofy hijinks. Explore comedies with romantic twists, learning Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, and Love’s Labour’s Lost by the original creator of the rom-coms genre.
June 13-17, 2022: WARRIOR TALES (HIGH SCHOOL Grades 10-12)
You’re holding out for a hero, but not a knight on a white horse. Instead of fairy tales, heroes like Othello, Macbeth, and Titus Andronicus are warriors embarking on adventures and fighting bloody battles to get what they want. Learn stage combat, join the action, and brave the fight from these larger-than-life anti-heroes.
June 20-24, 2022: #BADROMANCE (MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 6-9)
Like Romeo and Juliet, pop-culture sensations like Prince Harry and Meghan Markel, Jack and Rose, and Bonnie and Clyde are star-crossed lovers. But instead of just family feuds, these icons deal with social media and viral trends. Explore how these couples, like Shakespeare’s beloved romance, chose true love in the face of what the world deemed a #BadRomance
June 27-July 1, 2022: CHAOTIC CLOWNING (MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 6-9)
Identity mix-ups with two sets of identical twins paired with slap-stick clown bits make the perfect setup for hilarious comedy. The Comedy of Errors workshop teaches jokesters to use delivery and body language to set up the punchline for jokes with the biggest laugh. Join the fun with (maybe) a pun in the sun this summer!
July 11-15, 2022: ONCE UPON A TIME TALES (ELEMENTARY Grades 1-5):
Fantastical fairy tales and mystical myths as old as time unite in A Winter’s Tale. This miraculous story has everything you could dream of: statues come to life with magical spells; curses make time stand still; a beautiful shepherd’s daughter discovers she’s a princess. Explore the themes and characters of Shakespeare’s fairy tale, learning the journey to “happily ever after.”
July 18-22, 202: DOUBLE DOUBLE TOIL & TROUBLE (ELEMENTARY Grades 1-5)
Madness and mayhem fall upon unfortunate souls at the hands of three evil witches. While curses won’t be dealt in camp, this class explores theatre with stage combat, creepy choreography, and bloody arts and crafts. Stir up trouble and embody the weird sisters of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but be careful, don’t utter the name!
July 25-29, 2022: FANTASTIC VOYAGE (ELEMENTARY Grades 1-5)
Embark on an epic journey alongside Pericles, braving storms and seas. Join this hero’s voyage full of action-packed adventure with epic quests, unforgettable adventures, and the goal to reunite a king and queen.
Photography: Mikki Schaffner
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FREE! Shakespeare in the Park
July 15 - September 4, 2022
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s FREE Shakespeare in the Park tour is the only professional outdoor theatre opportunity of its kind in Cincinnati each summer, attracting more than 10,000 patrons to over 40 area parks during the summer months. CSC’s FREE Shakespeare in the Park Tour enhances the vibrancy of neighborhoods throughout the region by creating traveling arts programs that increase the affordability, availability, and accessibility of the arts outside the downtown core.
Shakespeare in the Park presents...
Twelfth Night
Directed by Crystian Wiltshire
What do you get when you combine a shipwreck, an undercover Lady, a lovelorn Lord, a fickle Countess, a drunken uncle, a flamboyant fop, an uptight servant, a mischievous clown, a protective pirate, and an identical twin? You get the kind of delightfully and deliciously twisted knot that only Shakespeare can untie in one of the Bard’s most lively, lovely, and lyrical comedies, Twelfth Night.
Photography: Mikki Schaffner
FRIENDS OF THE COMPANY
“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”
The Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene ii
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company extends thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. The following gifts were received by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022. Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you see a discrepancy, please accept our sincere apology and contact Sara Clark at 513-381-2273, ext. 3208.
Special thanks to our
Show Design Sponsors:
Taft Law
Bartlett Wealth Management
Show Ensemble Sponsor:
Frost Brown Todd
Opening Night Sponsors:
Glenn and Cass Plott
Graeter’s
Bar Activation Partners:
1215 Wine and Coffee Lab
Grainworks Brewing Company
Benevolent and Bold, $25,000+
ArtsWave
Mrs. L.L. Browning
Mr. Otto M. Budig
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Martin Chavez
Fifth Third Bank Foundation
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees
The Limestone Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Patricia and Calvin Linnemann
Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation
Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Monteverdi Tuscany
Debby and Jim Mason, in honor of James R. Bridgeland, Jr.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Valley Foundation
P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation
Don and Linda Tecklenburg
Gallant and Glamorous, $10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Andrew Jergens Foundation
Sally and Joel Davenport
Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation
EY
Frost Brown Todd LLC
GBBN Architects, Inc.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
John and Betsy LaMacchia
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund
Travis and Teresa McElroy
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter, part in memory of Mr. William Baskett
Cass and Glenn Plott
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Shubert Foundation
Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP
The Thomas J. Emery Memorial
Western and Southern Financial Group
Jay and Jodi Woffington
Avowed and Audacious, $5,000 - $9,999
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Clark Schaefer Hackett
Crosset Family Fund
David and Kelley Downing
Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Fund for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Graeter's
Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust
Todd and Tricia James
Marcene and Jim Kinney
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Bill and Karen McKim
Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Messer Construction Co.
Patrick Points and Wijdan Jreisat
Vicky and Rick Reynolds
Mark and Anne Stepaniak
Pete and Ginger Strange
Laura and Tayfun Tuzun
- James Williams and Carole Campbell Williams
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
Woodward Trust
George and Nancy Yund
Devoted and Daring, $2,500 – $4,999
1919 Investment Counsel
Diane Adamec
Jeffrey and Karen Anderson
Bartlett & Company
Mr. Fred Berger
Mr. Scott Bischoff and Teresa Sedlack
Marty Boyer
Kimberly and Dirk Doebereiner
Susan Esler and Steven Skibo
Dan Fales
Carol and Richard Fencl
Sarah Graber
John and Elizabeth Grover
The Gumbleton Family, in honor of Sara Clark
Sam Hatchett
Kevin and Libby Howard
Steve Kane
Steve Kenat and Heidi Jark
David Kern
Richard I. and Susan J. Lauf Fund
Jean and Charles Lauterbach
Ted and Molly Lucien
Ed and Diane Mohlenhoff
Maggie Muething
Chris Nare and Lori Rappold
Redknot Homes
Thomas and Patricia Sullivan
Thompson Hine LLP
Ardent and Astounding, $1,000 - $2,499
Mary and David Adams Charitable Fund
Americana Arts Foundation
Dr. Rubin Battino, In memory of his wife, Charlotte A. Battino
Gale Beckett
Mary Ann and Doug Bell
Dava L. Biehl
Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek
Daniel and Kendra Braun
Dr. Robert Burroughs
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Lee Clapp
Kathy and Michael Clark
Mr. Phillip Clayton
Brian and Elizabeth Coley
Kathy Collins and Joseph Giglia
Dr. Kristen Copeland and Steve Johns
Marjorie Davis Charitable Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel, part in honor of Bill McKim
William J. Gracie, Jr. and Daniel J. Fairbanks
Ellen T. and Dr. Stewart B. Dunsker Designated Fund III of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Rick and Melissa Eder
Joe and Kay Ellis
Laura Leigh Hahn
Mr. Robert Hickey
Ms. Karlee Hilliard
Haleigh Hopkins
Ms. Linda Klump
Thomas P. Lee
Paul Lucky, M.D. and Anne Lucky
Patrick Melugin
Pamela Meyers and Gerald Greenberg
Philanthropub
Norah and Joe Mock
Mark Motley
David and Patricia Papoi
Rick Pender and Joan Kaup
Tarita Preston
Mike and Kathy Rademacher
Mitchell and Karen Rashkin
Maddie Regan and Brian Lloyd
Gates Richards
The Ridgeway Foundation
Patricia Robertson
Matthew Schottelkotte
Ruth Sikorski
Tom Simpson
Dee and Tom Stegman
Thornton-Keith Family Charitable Gift Fund
Mary Ann and Edwin T. Weiss Jr. Fund
Mrs. Donna Welch
Westheimer Rhodes Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Ms. Jo Ann Wieghaus
William P. Anderson Foundation
Justin Zimmerman
Ebullient and Exhilarating, $500 - $999
Christine Adams
Lisa Allgood
Anonymous
Anonymous Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Barbara Hall Baxter and H. Douglas Jones
Merritt Beischel
Maureen Bickley
David and Elaine Billmire
Fred and Kari Boss
Andrew Botschner
Robyn Brands
Judith Briggs
Doug and Dawn Bruestle Family Fund
Jacklyn Bryson
Sharon Burns
Larry and Julie Chandler
Cissell Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Sallie Conley
Tim and Joni Conway Family Fund
Mr. Bradley Corey
Michael Curran and Manisha Patel
Mr. Brad East
Lindsey Faber
Nancy Finke
Mary Ann Fleischer
Ellen Forte
Christopher A. Futscher and Lynn M. Schulte
The Goldman Family Foundation
Tom and Sarah Goodwin
Richard and Barbra Green
Stew and Linda Hall
Herrington Family Charitable Giving Fund
Children of Lloyd Hartsough, In memory of Lloyd Hartsough
Nancy Helwig and Bob Roesbery
Ms. Emily M Hodges
IBM
Dale and Cheri Jenkins
Katie Johannigman
Amy Katz
Emily Kennedy
Gail and Eric Kirchner
Sandra Kohn
Robert and Ellie Lamb
Shellie Leder
Dan and Anne Lovell
Dave and Lee MacKenzie
Carol Miller Meibers
Jeff and Lori Miller Family Fund
Bill and Karen Neyer, In honor of Mark Vella
Dr. Niamh O'Leary
Whitney Owens
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Don and Honor Page Giving Fund
Denise and Doug Peaslee
The Irene and Daniel Randolph DAF of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Stephen and Helen Rindsberg
Nancy Rogers
Bethany Rouch
Susan Schapiro
Jennifer Sebranek
Dr. Catherine Shackson
Saira Shahani and Rick Warm
Dr. Edward B. Silberstein and Jacqueline M. Mack
Jen and John Stein
Mrs. Jan Steinman
Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson
Marty Tomb
Robert and Sue Trusty
Collin Turner
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Don Weinkam
Alexander Welter
Beverly Williams
Valiant and Voracious, $250 - $499
Anonymous (2)
Krista Boyle
Chris and Nancy Christensen
Sara Clark, In honor of the Moms at Lydia’s House
Kristopher Cole
Carol C. Cole
Jeffrey Conner
Ms. Janet Davidson
Emilie and David Dressler Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Deanna and David Eppers
Jill Fritz
Mr. Jeffrey Goldman
Linda Harpster
Mark and Marcy Kanter
Steve Karoly
Beverly Kinney and Edward Cloughesssy
Carol Leslie
Mary K. Mahoney
David Martin
Kim Morrow
Dr. B. Todd Music
George Nielsen
Bruce and Neda Nutley
Maggie and Declan O’Sullivan
Steve Peaslee, In honor of Doug and Denise Peaslee
Alice Perlman
David M. Piatt Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Paul and Marilyn Porcino
Mary Ann Prokop
Elizabeth Robson
Gillian Sella
Greg Terhune and Bo Wachendorf
Sarah Tomes
Judge Lawrence S. and Christena M. Walter
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
Jenny and Bill Watts
Diane West
Christine Whittaker
Stephan Wolfert and Dawn Stern
Leo and Edie Yakutis
Rick and Tori Zimmerman
Grand and Gracious, $100 - $249
Alan Abes
Wayne Adams
Anonymous (13)
Kathy Bach
Todd and Ann Bailey Fund
Katherine A. Barksdale Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Henrietta Barlag
Peter and Victoria Beltramo
Ms. Patricia Beresford
Katherine Berger
Nancy Bergsten
Mark and Tanja Bisesi
Matt and Pam Blankenship
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Jana Braden
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Judith de Luce
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Elizabeth End
Thomas Endress
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Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick
Fluharty Family Fund
Marcia and Jeff Freyman
Jill and Greg Fritz
Terri Gaither
Andrea Galloway
GE Foundation
Michelle Getz
Gary and Trish Glass
Kevin Grace
Katherine Graeter
Dick Gruber
Chris and Hayley Guthrie
Mr. Fred Haaser, In honor of Diana Haaser
Jane Hamilton
Mindy and Eric Hammer
Dan and Helen Hartsman, In honor of Jeremy Dubin and Kelly Mengelkoch
Petrina Hasinski
Heink Charitable Fund
Michael and Janice Hess
Ron and Sandy Hitzler
Dale Hodges
Bonnie H
Mr. Thomas Hogan
Elzie Barker and Joe Hornbaker
Christopher Hunter
Dr. John Hutton and Sandra Gross
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Stephen and Janet Jackson
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Marilyn and Robert Johnson
Janice Kagermeier
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Tim and Beth Kiley Family Trust
John Klingler
Jean Knuth
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Owen and CiCi Lee
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John Leyendecker
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John-Peter and Mary Lund
Mary Beth Martin and Kenneth Oswald
David Mason
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Julia Meister Family Fund
Lon Mendelsohn
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Kay Puryear, In memory of Joseph B. Puryear
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Robert Riehemann
- Royce
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Jay and Kendahl Schloss
David and Linda Schmidtgoesling
Kathryn Schnier
Kit Seibert
Rachelle Sekerka
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Jon and Jackie Seymour
Shakespeare Society of Zanesville
Mary Shukairy
Simmons Family
Natalie Adler Skarzynski
Carol and Harry Sparks
Paul Spearman
Dr. William Spohn and Dr. Margaret Dunn
Kelli and Richard Stein
Bob and Laurie Sternberg
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Georgana Taggart
Valerie Taylor and John Finocharo
John Tergerson
Sue and Tom Terwilliger
Jude Tessel
Steven Turek, In honor of Alan Heitner
Jim and Sandy Uhrig
Eric Urbas
US Bank Foundation
Mr Jeremy Vaughan
Christopher and Nancy Virgulak
Nancy L. Wade
Dave and Shelly Wallace
Hugh and Catherine Walsh
Carrie Walsh
Matthew Jones and Jessica Warren-Jones
Sandra Weiskittel, In honor of Ken Oswald for his generous contributions to the arts
Jim and George Ann Wesner
Carol Wilder
Bill and Kathy Winters
Don and Helena Wong
Hilary and Tim Young
Ms. Karen Zaugg
Monthly Giving Circle
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel CSC’s mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their monthly commitment to support Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for seasons to come.
Jon and Katie Clark
Donald and Victoria Daiker
Ms. Janet Davidson
Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel
Andrea Johnson
Rob and Ellie Lamb
Susan Pace
Kathy and Mike Rademacher
Patty Rosely
Jennifer Sauvey
Georgana Taggart
Christine Whittaker
Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding
Throughout 2020-2022, CSC was the grateful beneficiary in COVID-related relief funds from the following federal, state, and local sources – the direct result of the advocacy of arts supporters like you.
ArtsWave
City of Cincinnati
Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Employee Retention Tax Credit
Entertainment Venue Grant (State of Ohio)
Hamilton County Commissioners
Ohio Arts Council
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
The Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund (State of Ohio)
The SBA Paycheck Protection Program
