Playwright DAVID SAAR is surprised when I tell him CLEAR STAGE CINCINNATI, which is staging his play THE YELLOW BOAT (Friday through May 1, at the Aronoff Center's Fifth Third Bank Theater), is  

If you're a fan of new plays in Cincinnati, you probably know that heading your list should be ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI (ETC), where a steady diet of premieres is what the season is all a  

Short column this week, but here's a tip for a performance you won't want to miss: One of the city's newest groups, NEW VOICE THEATRE COMPANY, has a star-studded one-night program set for April 19   

This weekend I'll travel to Louisville for the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre. But Cincinnatians need to know that our city has more plays earning recognition than any   

ED STERN, producing artistic director at the CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, is still wrapped up in his 2003-2004 season (I called him in St. Louis, where he's directing a production of Mr. Ro  

It's National Women's History Month, and the Know Theatre Tribe has found the perfect play to mark the occasion and reach out to diverse audiences: It's the regional premiere of Constance Con  

One of Cincinnati's oldest continuously functioning theaters is the SHOWBOAT MAJESTIC, and it's viewed as a treasure. That's an official designation now, since the 'boat has earned a grant o  

There's been a slight change of plans at UC's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), but don't worry -- they're not turning out the lights. In fact, the Department of Drama will be turning on   

Brian Isaac Phillips was named the third artistic director of the CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (CSF) in December. For the group's 11th season Phillips has assembled a set of shows with a comm