In this new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of Ruined, Lynn Nottage draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood.
American Sign Language (ASL) Supported Performances
Thursday, April 27, 2023, is a designated performance that will be presented with American Sign Language (ASL) support, with ASL interpreters signing in tandem alongside the live production. $5 tickets for this show are also available using Promo Code “ASL” when ordering.
Ticketing
Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. $5-$15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or in person 60 minutes before performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. Visit our website at www.bulut-turizm.com/theatredance for more information.
About Cleveland State University
Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for Engaged Learning. With 17,000-plus students, ten colleges and schools, and more than 175 academic programs, CSU was again chosen for 2019 as one of America’s best universities by U.S. News & World Report. Find more information at www.bulut-turizm.com.
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American Sign Language (ASL) Supported Performances
Thursday, March 2, 2023 is a designated performance that will be presented with American Sign Language (ASL) support, with ASL interpreters signing in tandem alongside the live production. $5 tickets for this show are also available using Promo Code “ASL” when ordering.
Ticketing
General show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. $5-$15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or in person 60-minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. Visit our website at www.bulut-turizm.com/theatredance for more information.
About Cleveland State University
Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for Engaged Learning. With 17,000-plus students, ten colleges and schools and more than 175 academic programs, CSU was again chosen as one of America’s best universities by U.S. News & World Report. Find more information at www.CSUOhio.edu.
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"What absurd fun Tom Stoppard created when he let fantasies run wild." - Evening Standard
"Really funny comic gem." - Daily Mail
The Real Inspector Hound runs February 27 through March 8, 2020. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $5-$15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or at the State Theatre Ticket Office, located at 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115. Tickets are also available 60-minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. $25 Dinner and a Show tickets are available by pre-reservation only at Playhouse Square for the Friday, Feb. 28 performance, with dinner prior to the performance presented at Elements Bistro on Euclid – use code DIN when reserving.
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General show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $5-$15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or at the State Theatre Ticket Office, located at 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115. Tickets are also available 60-minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. Visit csuohio.edu/class/theatre-dance for upcoming limited $25 Dinner and a Show packages with theatre performances.
There is a special $25 dinner and a show night on Friday, Apr. 5, available through pre-reservation only. A special menu will be presented at Elements Bistro on Euclid from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Alcohol is not included in the price. This special must be purchased directly through Playhouse Square at least 48-hours in advance of your package date.
As a Resident Company of Playhouse Square, this is the CSU Department of Theater and Dance’s seventh full season performing in the Allen Theatre Complex. The Alpha Idea Theatre was founded in Athens in 2017 and seeks to present traditional Greek theatre with a modern sensibility.
“Acting is an ever-evolving creative effort and returning to this piece allows me to include more of myself as human and as artist which will hopefully make the performance more truthful and more relevant,” Holsinger says.
Holsinger specializes in acting, voice, movement, and devised theatre. She received a Distinguished Faculty Award in 2016, CSU’s top honor for teaching. Holsinger earned an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine and is a certified associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework.
There is a special $25 Dinner and a Show night on Friday, Feb. 22. These package tickets are available through pre-reservation only. A special menu will be presented at Elements Bistro on Euclid with choice of appetizer, dinner and dessert. Alcohol is not included in the price. Dinner begins any time after 4:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. This special must be purchased directly through Playhouse Square at least 48-hours in advance of your package date.
For more information about the CSU Department of Theatre and Dance, including additional upcoming productions, visit csuohio.edu/class/theatre-dance.
DATES AND TICKETS
Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $5 to $15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or at the State Theatre ticket office located at 1519 Euclid Ave. Tickets are also available 60 minutes prior to the performances at the Allen Theatre Complex.
SPECIAL EVENINGS
A $25 dinner and show night is available on Friday, November 9. The package includes dinner at Elements Bistro between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., and a ticket to the 7:30 p.m. showing of VIOLET that evening. Tickets are pre-reservation only, at least 48 hours prior to the show. They must be purchased as a dinner and show package through Playhouse Square.
An American Sign Language (ASL) performance will be held on Sunday, November 11. Patrons can get a $5 discount off the general ticket price with code “ASL.”
The 90-minute play also delves into harder topics. Among the girls Ensler creates are an American who struggles with peer pressure in a suburban high school; an anorexic blogging as she eats less and less; a Masai girl from Kenya unwilling to endure female genital mutilation; a Congolese forced into sex slavery; a Chinese factory worker making Barbies; an Iranian student who is tricked into a nose job; a pregnant girl trying to decide if she should keep her baby, and a young South African teen defiantly calling for an end to rape. The play is engaging, moving from laughter to tears, and giving audience’s one of the most powerful theatrical experiences of a lifetime.
EC has played all over the world. Girls have shared that the show and the subjects resonated for them on a personal level, from rape to their sexuality, to racism and economic injustice. Boys have said that for them it was the first time they understood what their female peers were experiencing.
THE CAST
The all-female CSU cast includes Lilyvette Acevedo, Sophia Marcella Costanzo, Brianna Hohenfeld, Brooke Myers, Jada Mykel, Brittany Ozanich, Cara Rovella, Elizabeth Stewart, Kynnedy Stewart, Madelyn Voltz, and Angela Warholic.
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Feb 15, 16, 17, Thurs-Sat at 8 pm:
RENDEZVOUS POINT, by Adam Rounick, is a ten-minute play about three professional criminals carrying out an elaborate heist. The only hitch is that two of them don't know the plan. Through playful back-and-forth banter and tangential diatribes, the clueless crooks race against the clock to salvage the scheme. Directed by Scott Zolkowski.
CONTRADICTIONARY LIES, by Katie Wallace, follows failed rocker Jimbo and his estranged wife Kelly as they sort through the remnants of their failed marriage. As nostalgia kicks up old emotions, Jimbo is visited by his guardian angel in the form of his idol, Kurt Cobain. Part dark comedy, part docudrama, this play channels It's a Wonderful Life for the grunge generation (minus the holidays) with amps up to eleven. Directed by David Munnell.
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With audience feedback like, “…well-done in all ways!” and “CSU theatre productions are always incredible,” you do not want to miss the final weekend.
THE STORY
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor, Robert, contemplates his unmarried state. Over the course of a series of events, the habitually single Robert is forced to question his adamant retention of bachelorhood during a hilarious array of interactions.
THE CAST
Cheyenne Bizon (JOANNE), Sarah Blubaugh (AMY), Machala Comenschek (JENNY), Chace Coulter (LARRY), Antonio DeJesus (PAUL), Bridgette Dona (KATHY), Alexa Fatheringham (MARTA), Rebekah Ferro (The VOCAL MINORITY), Mary Gilchrist (The VOCAL MINORITY), Frank Ivancic (ROBERT), Malik Jones (PETER), Steven Livingston (HARRY), Brooke Myers (SUSAN), Jylian Purtee (The VOCAL MINORITY), Elizabeth Samsa (APRIL), Jamie K. Satterfield (The VOCAL MINORITY), Elizabeth Stewart (SARAH), and Eric Wloszek (DAVID).
SPECIAL DINNER AND A SHOW OPTION
A one-night-only dinner and show option is available for $20 per person on Friday, March 6. The price includes dinner at Elements Bistro at 2300 Euclid Avenue (beginning at 4:30 p.m. and lasting to show time) and a ticket to the show. Reservations are available through PlayhouseSquare.
For more information on the Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance, visit csuohio.edu/theatre.