Cincinnati Shakespeare 'Tops Out' Today with Last Beam

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (CSC) continues construction with a "Topping Out" event today with the placement of the last steel beam. This will be an opportunity for key supporters and community leaders to make their mark by signing the final beam that will form the structure for the new theater!

Then at 3:30pm, all will watch as the final beam is lifted and placed to complete the framework of the Otto M. Budig Theater.

Afterwards, everyone is invited across the street to The Transept for a champagne toast, lite bites, and brief remarks from Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips and Executive Director, Jay Woffington.

Last November, CSC announced a $17 million capital campaign titled "Making History Unexpected" to construct a new theatre at 12th and Elm Streets, in the heart of Over-the-Rhine. The new facility will incorporate space for modern theatrical technology, increased seating capacity and lobby, expanded education and community outreach opportunities, as well as on-site production areas and administrative offices. The theatre will also become the "finale" of a planned "Classical Arts Corridor" connecting Music Hall, Memorial Hall, the School for Creative and Performing Arts, and Washington Park.

The project is on schedule and on budget to begin operations this summer and for the first production's opening on September 8, 2017.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages. Currently located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season. In the summer of 2017, the theater will relocate to the Otto M. Budig Theater, a brand new facility in OTR. CSC's repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations, and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors' Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's Education and Outreach Programs reached over 50,000 young people and underserved community members each season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions. In 2015, CSC was proud to become one of the first five theaters in the United States to "Complete the Canon" by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati's stage for the classics! Production dates and information on the season are available online at www.cincyshakes.com.

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