A Soldier's Play
1/30 - 2/15/2026
Set on a segregated Army base in 1944, A Soldier’s Play opens with the shocking murder of a polarizing sergeant, prompting a determined officer to ...
Othello
3/6 - 3/29/2026
Jealousy, betrayal, and passion collide in this classic Elizabethan staging of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. When the esteemed General Othello succumbs to the cunning Iago’s deceptions, ...
Pericles
4/17 - 5/3/2026
Blast off on an interstellar adventure in this bold reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Pericles ! In this tale, Prince Pericles embarks on an epic voyage ...
Emma
5/22 - 6/14/2026
Step into the charming world of Jane Austen with Kate Hamill’s witty and unexpected adaptation of Emma . Follow the headstrong matchmaker—convinced she can’t possibly ...
Photos: DOGBERRY AND VERGES ARE SCARED Premieres At Philadelphia Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2025
Slippery Trout Productions and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have joined forces to bring a new take on Shakespeare to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Dogberry and Verges are Scared,written by Michael Doherty and Will Mobley, follows the two clowns from Much Ado About Nothing on an antic journey t...
DOGBERRY AND VERGES ARE SCARED to be Presented at Philadelphia Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 22, 2025
Slippery Trout Productions and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have joined forces to bring Dogberry and Verges are Scared to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Learn more! ...
THE COLOR PURPLE Launches The Carnegie's 2025-26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2025
The Carnegie kicks off its 2025-26 musical theatre season with THE COLOR PURPLE, running June 27 – July 6. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis,...
Ensemble Theatre Presents THE SOUND INSIDE Beginning In April
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will present the haunting psychological thriller The Sound Inside that will leave you wondering who you can trust. This drama by Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter) is playing April 5–27, 2025....
Review: A ROOM IN THE CASTLE at Folger Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - March 13, 2025
A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew – and demands that we reconsider the tale from other viewpoints. The well-paced story is engaging and infused with humor....
MACBETH Begins At Cincinnati Shakespeare Company This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2025
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will present Shakespeare's Macbeth, a chilling and electrifying adaptation that blurs the boundaries between free will and control, playing February 28 - March 23, 2025....
Folger Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Lauren M. Gunderson's A ROOM IN THE CASTLE
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2025
Folger Theatre and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have announced the world-premiere production of A Room in the Castle, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspectives of the women within the troubled castle walls....
I NEED THAT Comes to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
by Stephi Wild - January 16, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will kick off the new year with the regional premiere comedy I Need That, by award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck. Learn more here!...
Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards
by BWW Awards - January 13, 2025
Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN Announced At Merrimack Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2024
The Merrimack Repertory Theatre will bring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by David Catlin to life....
Past Shows
Every Christmas Story Ever Told
12/10 - 12/28/2025
CSC's holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is back again for another season of holiday hilarity! What begins as another ...
Love's Labour's Lost
11/12 - 12/6/2025
Get ready for a retro twist on a Shakespeare comedic gem! Transported to a totally tubular 80s-inspired high school setting, this production blends all the ...
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
10/1 - 11/1/2025
Sink your teeth into a hilarious new take on the world’s most famous vampire! Filled with outrageous twists, playful innuendo, and more laughs than you ...
An Enemy of the People
9/3 - 9/20/2025
An Enemy of the People is a riveting exploration of what happens when one person’s truth becomes a community’s greatest threat.
FREE Shakespeare in the Park
7/29 - 9/7/2020
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 Hound of the Baskervilles
6/7 - 6/30/2013
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
5/3 - 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
3/20 - 4/21/2013
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: - William Shakespeare; dir: Jeremy Dubin....
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. ...
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
2/13 - 3/10/2013
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: - Christopher Hampton; dir: Drew Fracher....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Where We Stand
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (1/31 - 2/22)
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The House on Watch Hill
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (5/9 - 5/31)
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Lalovavi
Cincinnati Music Hall (7/9 - 7/11) | |
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C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters
Aronoff Center for the Arts (3/21 - 3/21) | |
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Salome
Cincinnati Music Hall (6/18 - 6/20) | |
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Pericles
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (4/17 - 5/3) | |
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The Lion King at Procter & Gamble Hall
Procter & Gamble Hall (6/10 - 7/5) | |
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