Miami’s “Avenue Q” Not Your Ordinary Street
Think “Sesame Street on Crack†and you will get a little insight into what Avenue Q the musical is all about, now onstage at Miami University. Avenue Q presents a whole unique set of challenges for any theatre, especially a college theatre. That being said, Miami University’s production handles...
Untethered’s “August: Osage County” Emotional, Bold
Any family has its ups and downs, issues and secrets. The Westons have that and then some. As literature, “August: Osage County†by Tracy Letts is a masterful work. It is multilayered and multi textured but not all of the layers are things you really want to explore. The...
Falcon’s “Heat of the Night” Warms Cincinnati Audiences
So says black Pasadena Homicide Investigator, Virgil Tibbs, strongly played by Derek Snow in the Falcon Theatre’s production of In the Heat of the Night. It’s the early sixties, and Tibbs is traveling in the deep South. He is waiting for a bus in Argo, Alabama when he arrested...
Mad Anthony’s “Any Given Monday” A Rewarding Production
If you stick with Mad Anthony Theatre Company’s production of “Any Given Monday,” you will be amply rewarded. Overall, the show got off to a rocky start opening night, but the second act fulfilled the play’s promise. The plot gets started with a potentially trite action – wife cheats...
Know Theatre’s “A Handmaid’s Tale” is Relevant and Thought-Provoking
Submitted by LCT Panelist If I’m being honest, I was skeptical walking into the Know Theatre’s production of The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood has long been my favorite author, and I spent a full semester of English studying this book in particular. While I was excited to see it...
Covedale’s Irreverent “Greater Tuna” Provides Oceans of Laughs
Submitted by LCT Panelist Two hardworking actors playing 21 zany characters are the comedic centerpiece of Greater Tuna. Justin Smith and Matt Wilson earn the audience’s laughter and ovations in the production now playing at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. The setting is Tuna, the third-smallest town...
Update on Unified Auditions 2015
The League of Cincinnati Theatres will not be hosting a Unified Audition in 2015. Each of our professional member theatres holds auditions at various points during the year. We strongly encourage interested actors to contact individual companies for which they may be interested in auditioning; links are provided under...
New Changes to the LCT Paneling/Review Process!
For the winter/spring season this year, LCT is excited to announce a new format for reviews. Instead of a formal rating system, we will be posting a full review from one of our panelists on our review page here. We are hoping this approach will give theatre goers more...