Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre 2015-2016 District Series Program

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WELCOME TO THE WARSAW FEDERAL INCLINE THEATER! From the new parking garage to the stunning lobby view, from the comfy seating to the intimate connection between audience and actor, this theater is a destination attraction where thousands have already found some hot entertainment attending our Summer Classics Season. And that’s just the beginning. The future is bright for this theater, this neighborhood and the regional performing arts scene.

With the fall comes our new District Series—a distinctly different slate of shows—featuring contemporary issues, classic modern drama and noholds-barred comedy. These performances are designed to bring audiences to the edge of their seats throughout the rest of the year.

Stop in for one show or subscribe to the whole season. It’s easy to find great friends, great shows and the best in local performers and performances at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater.

Thanks for coming!

Tim Perrino Executive Artistic Director

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The Premiere 2015–2016 District Series at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater Extremities, September 30– October 18, 2015 Rent, December 2–20, 2015 Avenue Q, February 17–March 6, 2016 Glengarry Glen Ross, April 6–24, 2016 Subscriptions now available—$84 for all 4 shows Subscribers enjoy: • Best seating • Lowest prices • Free exchanges Call (513) 241-6550 to purchase yours today!

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EXTREMITIES SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 18, 2015

BY WILLIAM MASTROSIMONE • TIM PERRINO, DIRECTOR

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t’s a vicious encounter. Marjorie is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist.

She manages to turn the tables on him, imprisoning him in her fireplace. But when her roommates come home to find the assailant bound and blinded, tensions rise to a raging fever pitch. All the players must now deal with their own pasts and their future decisions—

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should the attacker pay with his life or not? A searing story that featured Farah Fawcett on Broadway and in the film.

From its explosive beginning to its unnerving end, this psychological thriller is simultaneously intriguing and profoundly disturbing. It follows Raul’s attempted rape of Marjorie, and the lengths to which she goes for revenge.

“A white knuckle psychological thriller.” -USA Today Author William Mastrosimone is a master of surprise, subverting the initial setup by transforming victim into attacker, predator into feeble prey. He thereby taunts the audience’s idea of empathy as sympathy shifts from one character to the other.

Other works from Mastrosimone include: The Woolgatherer, Shivaree and Cat’s Paw. Screenwriting credits include Into the West

and the adaptation of his play Extremities.

He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Bang, Bang You’re Dead and was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy for Into the West and The Burning Season.

Is the only way to defeat male violence with an equal level of masculine brutality?

Extremities suggests that anyone is capable of violent behavior if pushed to the limit.

WHY THE DISTRICT SERIES? In the District Series, Cincinnati Landmark Productions will produce “big-name” titles that explore the edges of human experience. As I started to choose this first District season, my thoughts turned immediately to Extremities—a famous and searing drama that pushes its performers and audiences to the limit. In it, we graphically experience the crime, the criminal mind, the victim’s rage. Our own prejudices go on trial and we must decide: what is justice? What is vengeance? – Tim Perrino, Executive Artistic Director

NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE RISE

If you haven’t visited the Incline District in East Price Hill lately, prepare to be amazed at the progress.

Still here and going strong is Primavista, the elegant, upscale Italian restaurant with a gorgeous view. Located on the first floor of the Queens

Tower on Matson Place (right across from the theater), Primavista has been serving Price Hill for more than 25 years. Pre-show reservations are recommended.

Also across from the theater is the Incline Public House. This pub entered the

picture in 2013, and what an addition! Scratch-made meals include gourmet sandwiches, salads and wood-fired pizzas to go along with an exhaustive local craft beer list and its incomparable deck view.

Reservations are not accepted so plan your visit early.

Just need a pick-me-up or light bite? Hit up the neighborhood coffee shop, the BLOC Coffee Company on Price Avenue. Savvy enough to satisfy the most discerning of java drinkers but casual enough to welcome everyone, the BLOC is a great stop.

There’s also the Flats Gallery—a quaint art gallery with rotating shows—as well as the newly renovated Price Hill Recreation Center, along with several new restaurants, bars and new living spaces on the way.

The Incline District is truly on the rise!

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RENT DECEMBER 2–20, 2015

BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JONATHAN LARSON MATTHEW WILSON, DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER MICHAEL KENNEDY, MUSIC DIRECTOR

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n inspiring musical about friends struggling with addiction, poverty, AIDS and most of all, love. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for

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Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme,

WHY THE DISTRICT SERIES? A candle glows in the darkness of the ending year. At a time when we all look back on the past 12 months of our lives and we try to look into a misty future, Rent shows us that love is the only way forward, even as lost love draws us ceaselessly into the past. A truly great modern musical, we couldn’t have conceived the District Series without it.

– Tim Perrino, Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general.

How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Larson had been a “starving artist” living the bohemian life for several years, when, in 1989, his friend and fellow struggling playwright, Billy Aronson suggested a contemporary, American version of Puccini’s La Boheme. Instantly, Larson saw the possibilities of exploring AIDS, homelessness, sexuality, and the struggle for art in an East Village setting. He envisioned a “Hair for the 90s,” that could “bring musical theater to the MTV generation.”

“Rent is theatre at its best: passionate, exhuberant, uplifting, and joyous.” –Theatremania ABOUT CINCINNATI LANDMARK PRODUCTIONS also became the producer for the summer stock Showboat Majestic utilizing paid performers of all ages.

In May 2002, CYPT purchased the Covedale Cinema at 4990 Glenway Avenue, converting it into a live performance venue. In Fall 2002, “the Covedale” began a subscription series featuring paid performers of all ages. Since then, the Covedale has completed its original five-phase renovation plan, attracting nearly 44,000 patrons annually.

In 2006, Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre was reorganized as Cincinnati Landmark Productions, comprised of the Showboat Majestic, the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, and Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre.

In 2013, CLP ceased operating the cityowned Showboat Majestic.

In September 2014, CLP broke ground on its new venue, the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater Cincinnati Landmark Productions (CLP) began in East Price Hill. The new 229-seat venue as Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre (CYPT), a opened on June 3, 2015 to 45 straight sell-out theatre for teenagers, in 1982. In 1990, CYPT performances.

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AVENUE Q FEBRUARY 17–MARCH 6, 2016

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ROBERT LOPEZ AND JEFF MARX BOOK BY JEFF WHITTY • ELIZABETH A. HARRIS, DIRECTOR JACOB PRIDDY, MUSIC DIRECTOR • MELODY NORDMOE, CHOREOGRAPHER

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uppets are friends, monsters are good and life lessons are learned.

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Avenue Q is not your ordinary neighborhood. Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, Avenue Q has become a favorite for audiences everywhere.

Princeton moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, they’re all struggling to find jobs, dates and the ever-elusive purpose in life.

The show draws inspiration from the characters and format of Sesame Street. Jeff Marx, one of the show’s creators, interned at the program early in his career, and three of the puppet characters in the show are

recognizable parodies of classic Sesame Street puppets.

Avenue Q opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in March 2003, where it received rave reviews and had its run extended four times before moving to Broadway.

The unexpected success of this raunchy and somewhat controversial musical also spawned sit-down productions in Las Vegas and London, two national tours, and a vast array of international productions.

WHY THE DISTRICT SERIES? When I was a teenager, I stayed home from school for two days with an ear infection. I watched public television because my equilibrium was affected and I didn’t feel like getting up to change the channel. Inspired by the Children’s Television Workshop, I wrote an “adult” version of Sesame Street which I thought was hilarious. My mother found it and ran it down the garbage disposal. Years later Avenue Q steals the idea and makes it funny as hell! Another fortune I missed. – Tim Perrino, Executive Artistic Director

“Of all the musicals hatched in the post-2000 age of irony, Avenue Q has remained the freshest and funniest!” -Variety 2015-2016 MARQUEE SEASON AT COVEDALE CENTER Presented by Cincinnati Federal and TriHealth Cincinnati Landmark Productions also owns and produces the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts on Glenway Avenue. Don’t miss these great shows at that landmark venue.

A Chorus Line Sept. 3–27, 2015 A Chorus Line is a stunning musical-vérité about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. A powerful metaphor for all human aspiration.

The Fox On the Fairway Oct. 22–Nov. 15, 2015 A tribute to the great farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp that pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club.

Mary Poppins Nov. 27–Dec. 27, 2015 Everyone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragil-

isticexpialidocious musical adventure.

Chapter Two Jan. 21–Feb. 14, 2016 George, a recent widower, is encouraged by his younger brother to start dating again.

Along comes Jennie Malone and she’s a keeper. Still, it’s a bumpy trip for these not-soyoung lovers.

She Loves Me Mar. 10–Apr. 3, 2016 Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who more often than not, don’t see eye to eye. The movies The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail are both based on this romantic tale!

Brigadoon Apr. 28–May 22, 2016 Experience this classic Scottish fantasy about a town that disappears into the Highland mist and returns for only one day every 100 years.

This is a tribute to simplicity, goodness and the power of true love.

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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS APRIL 6–24, 2016

BY DAVID MAMET • GREG PROCACCINO, DIRECTOR

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or two days we see into the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents as they lie, bribe, betray, flatter, intimidate and even burglarize their way to elusive, illusory success.

As they do anything to win—selling worthless real estate to unwitting prospec-

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tive buyers—the men hustle others and fool themselves into thinking that they have what it takes to make an “honest” living.

This scalding play—winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama—took Broadway and London by storm. Author David Mamet is at his very best, writing about small-time,

“Crackling tension… ferocious comedy and drama.”

–The New York Times

WHY THE DISTRICT SERIES? This show is not for the faint of heart. For me it’s not about the language—Mamet’s famous for his poetic profanity in Glengarry Glen Ross. It’s about the intrigue—the plots, sub-plots, double-crosses, feigned alliances and soulless ambitions that underpin this Pulitzer Prize winning drama. If you condense The Sopranos, The Godfather and Game of Thrones down to a shabby real estate office outside of Chicago but keep the stakes just as high, you get Glengarry Glen Ross. – Tim Perrino, Executive Artistic Director

cutthroat salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream. Revived on Broadway in 2005 and 2012, this masterpiece of American drama also became a celebrated film that starred Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin and Alan Arkin.

In Glengarry Glen Ross, Mamet earns his notable reputation as he leads his audiences into the coarse and unforgiving world of 1980s real estate sales. In classic Mamet fashion, characters speak in speedy fragmented bursts and bulldoze their way through one another in what is ultimately one long, desperate struggle for professional dominance.

2016 SUMMER CLASSICS SEASON Presented by TriHealth Don’t miss this sweet slate of summer-time theatrical entertainment at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater. The 2016 Summer Classics Season includes: Baby July 6–31, 2016 Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? This musical examines how parents-to-be weather the stresses and triumphs, as well as the desperate lows and the comic highs that accompany the anticipation and arrival of their bundle of joy.

Anything Goes June 1–26, 2016 A boat-load of crazy characters, including a bungling gangster, an English gentleman and a bevy of dazzling American showgirls cross the Atlantic in an ocean liner that makes the Love Boat look like a leaky canoe.

Chicago August 10–September 4, 2016 It’s the roaring twenties in Chicago when chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap...until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of fame, fortune and acquittal.

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