FAIRFIELD American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco will host an interview Friday with veteran actor Ken Ruta.
He will be interviewed by Tony Award-winner and ACT Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon as part of “Virtually Speaking,” a series of in-depth conversations with prominent icons of the i
Cincinnati Magazine
April 8, 2021
ETC’s streaming production of “Side Man” features Spencer Lackey (top), Jennifer Joplin, Charlie Clark, and five other actors.
Photograph provided by Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati has had to be scrappy over its 35-year history, long before Over-the-Rhine was a go-to destination, surviving and thriving thanks to the creative leadership of Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers. Like theaters everywhere, ETC screeched to a halt in March 2020 when the pandemic shut down the world, especially venues where audiences gathered. They’d presented one performance of Dominique Morisseau’s
Pipeline when Ohio was suddenly locked down.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park resuming in-person shows, announces spring events
In-person performances are returning to the Marx Theatre at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
The Playhouse announced a slate of new events for the spring - and they include the first in-person performance in over a year. The performances will be limited engagements featuring nationally recognized theatre artists, according to a press release.
In true pandemic style, the theatre will also have three outdoor performance events, two new pod plays, 25 different virtual enrichment workshops and two streaming productions.
The virtual enrichment workshops will be for kids, teenagers and adults this spring. They are taught by professional theatre artists and include a variety of crafts, writing, design and performance activities. The workshops begin the week of April 22. Cost is $30 - $60, depending on the number of sessions in the workshop.
Cincinnati Playhouse Announces New Events For Spring
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will present a slate of new events for the spring - including the first in-person performances in the Marx Theatre in over a year with two limited engagements featuring nationally recognized theatre artists. Also planned are three outdoor performance events, two new pod plays, 25 different virtual enrichment workshops and two streaming productions. We are thrilled to be re-opening the Marx Theatre and re-entering the realm of live, in-person performances in more than a year, says Artistic Director Blake Robison. The outdoor events and virtual programs provide a variety of alternatives for anyone who s craving a theatrical experience.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 3/13/2021 9:44:01 AM
Lisa Bostnar still gets butterflies when the curtain opens and the lights get bright. But not the nervous fluttering kind, more like an excited anticipation of performing in front of an audience, there to capture her every move on stage.
Since moving to New York City in 1986, acting has not only been Bostnar’s career, but it has fulfilled a passion for creativity and imagination that really began as a child playing in the backwoods of Ohio.
“I consider myself so fortunate because this is what I’ve been doing for a living since 1986,” Bostnar said.