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Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI)
started its 2009-2010 season of New Voices Staged Readings
on September 15, 2009.
Please continue to visit this website for comprehensive updates of all CPI’s activities. This HOME PAGE will always feature the upcoming New Voices Staged Readings.
For a complete program, including CPI Board Monthly Business Meeting, Informal Cold Reading / Playwriting Salon, and any other relevant CPI venues, visit the CALENDAR PAGE.
For Informal Cold Reading / Playwriting Salon, visit PLAYWRITING SALON PAGE
If you are a playwright, send us your new work; we are looking for good manuscripts!
CPI’s New Voices Staged Readings are performed at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Fifth Third Bank Theater (Black Box). Corner of Main and Seventh Streets.
Tickets are only $7 ($4 students). Reservations may be made in advance at Aronoff Center Box Office, or by calling 513-621-2787, or online at:
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/index.jsp?eventDetail=1&event_id=993
  
CPI's NEW VOICES STAGED READINGS
CPI continues its 2009-2010 New Voices Series of staged readings.
Tuesday, February 8, 2010, at 7:30 PM 
Tried and True
Written by Juan Drew Miller and directed by Donald F. Schlosser
Michael Egan, an advertising writer, is trying to run from the memory of his late wife who died of cancer. A chance encounter with a woman, who shares many of his hopes, dreams, and aspirations, teaches him that his passion is still alive.
CAST:
MICHAEL EGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Derek Snow
BILL WESTHEIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Campbell
GRACE HENRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Brock-Blanks
DHL DELIVERY MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey Campbell
MR. MARTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Schuster
About the Playwright - Juan Drew Miller
Juan, a native Cincinnatian, playwright and poet, began his theatrical career as an apprentice in Cincinnati Playhouse’s scene shop. In college he majored in Scenic Design and Electronic Media. Juan resides in Cincinnati, Ohio 45205.
About the Director – Donald F. Schlosser
Donald, also a native Cincinnatian, has directed and acted locally for over 20 years. His directing credits include The Trojan Women, Do Lord Remember Me, and God's Trombones. For the past 15 years he has directed the annual St. John's Passion Play. He has acted at The Arts Consortium, Playhouse's Shelterhouse, and at Music Hall. His acting roles include Charlie Cotchipee in Purlie, Selig in Joe Turner has Come and Gone, and Raul in Extremities. Don was educated at The Athenaeum of Ohio and Xavier University.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:30 PM
An Evening of 3-Short Plays
An Apartment for Rent
Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich
Comedy: A bizarre sequence of comical events occurs in the process of renting a luxurious apartment.
CAST:
MARK [Landlord] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Manning
JULIE [MARK'S Wife] . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Manning
LINDA [Tenant, Voiceover] . . . . . . . . . . . .LoraBeth Barr
JOHNNY [Boyfriend, Voiceover] . . . . . . Richard Valitutto
Hell on I-71
Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich
Drama: A son says good-bye to his dad; is it for the last time . . . ?
CAST:
PAUL [Son]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Pavlovich *
PAPA [Spirit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Herb DuVal *
RADIO ANNOUNCER [Voiceover] . . . Hagit Limor 9News
Cicadas on Us
Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich
Comedy: We know that Cicadas can sing, but can they make you dance . . . ?
CAST:
STEVE [Architect]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Pavlovich *
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* Cast member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association
SUPPORT TEAM:
Casey Campbell [Rhythm Guitar],
Craig Boldman [Moderator], Gary Honer [Sound Effects], Sandi Kivkovich [Copyeditor], Lee Rasmussen [Photography], and Carola Timmerding [Video]
About the Playwright - Kalman Kivkovich
Kalman is a retired architect, an artist, author and playwright. He is a man of many continents; born in Kazakhstan in 1945 to Polish nationals, lived in Poland, Israel, Italy and for the last 37 years in the USA. Kalman published his first nonfiction in 1975, in Italy. He finished his first novel, In the Vise of Evils, in 2006 (to be published later this year). To date CPI has selected six of his plays; the first, In the Vise of Evils, based on his novel, was awarded the unprecedented two performances (2007), reaping CPI’s highest attendance record. Embers from the Ashes: A Girl's Holocaust Diary, his second play, received a full-house public staged reading in May 2008. A Stop in Paris entertained a full house in May 2009. He is working on another Holocaust-themed play about a celebrated, world-renowned local violinist, Henry Meyer. Playwright Kalman Kivkovich resides in Cincinnati, OH 45220.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 7:30 PM
Irene
Written by Fred L. Rothzeid and directed by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
A young girl taunted by her older sister tries to find love and purpose as an adult. Will tangled relationships and a chance meeting with a troubled young boy help her discover a new purpose in life?
Art by Kalman Kivkovich
About the Playwright - Fred L. Rothzeid
Fred is a New York transplant who developed a passion for writing poetry while in college. After receiving an MBA he discovered he had a knack for composing songs late one night while taking a break from checking financial statements. He wrote a cabaret act, Occupational Hazards and Other Aggravations, which was performed at a theater on Long Island. More recently his musical New York in June for which he wrote book, lyrics and music was performed at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California. Fred currently writes liturgy and composes songs for his synagogue, Congregation Beth Adam, in Loveland, Ohio. His play Irene is based on the book The Longing Pier written by Rose A. Adkins whom he met at the Mariemont Players Play Reading Group. Fred is currently putting the finishing touches on a full length musical, which he hopes to premiere in the not too distant future.
About the Director – e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo is an award-winning filmmaker, novelist, playwright and poet currently living in Cincinnati. She recently launched the hot buzzwebseries Fallen (The Revolution). www.fallentheseries.com. Previous CPI association: The Global Lovers.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 7:30 PM
Over the Moon
Written by Joni McGary and directed by Arnie Shayne
A married classical cellist is pursued by a much younger, handsome rap star. Is this her mid-life crisis or a genuine wake-up call from the slumber of a marriage that no longer has purpose? She finds her answers in this tender and comic look at living an authentic life.
Art by Clinton A. Deckert [www.clintondeckert.com]
About the Playwright - Joni McGary
Joni McGary’s short play, Dance Lessons for Catherine, recently won a national play contest sponsored by Womensworx at the Vortex and premiered in a four-week run at the Vortex Theatre in Albuquerque, NM in January 2010. Joni scripted the cabaret-style musical review, Practice Makes Perfect: A Diva’s Guide To Life, which was staged in Bloomington, Indiana in January 2010. Her first play, 100% Distracted, was produced at the Bloomington Playwrights Project in 2008 and again in 2009 as part of the Indianapolis Fringe Festival. Joni was a contributing playwright at the 2009 Sewanee Writers Conference and also at Session III of the 2009 Stony Brook Southampton Playwriting conference. She is a member of the Bloomington Playwrights Project Ensemble of Artists and serves on the Board of Directors for Cardinal Stage Company, a professional theatre company in Bloomington, Indiana. Joni holds a degree in Food Science from Cornell University. Prior to becoming a playwright, Joni was a business development manager in the biotech industry.
About the Director – Arnie Shayne
Arnie was born in the Bronx to the Schwartz family who started Yiddish theater in the US. For 40 years, he has directed, produced, and acted in New York City, Houston, and Cincinnati. Arnie won the 2008 Cincinnati Directors Competition. Recent acting credits: The Price and Address Unknown. A few directing credits: LUV, A Thousand Clowns, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Footprints of the Polar Bear, Towards Zero, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? CPI Associations as director: The Beautification of Billy Gruff, God Baseball and Who’s a Psycho Killer Now?
CPI Playwriting Salon
Topic: "Playwriting and the adjustments to movie scripts."
Our evening on January 24 with Playwright Ken Jones was FANTASTIC and his topic ‘Playwriting and the Adjustments to Movie Scripts’—riveting.
NEXT at the SALON:
Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 7:00 PM – Guest Speaker: Playwright Joe McDonough
Topic: "Playwright McDonough's approach to playwriting."
For more information go to the
Playwriting Salon Page
Joe McDonough
FREE EVENT!
As the space is limited, CPI is taking reservations on a first-come first-served basis.
Please e-mail Kalman Kivkovich for reservations:
kivi1@cinci.rr.com, or call (513) 861-0004
Location:
French Hall, University of Cincinnati, 2815 Commons Way (formerly 2824 Scioto Street), corner of W. University Ave. off Jefferson Ave, 4th Floor, Room 4614.
Directions:
It is on the East side of West UC campus. If you go on Jefferson Ave, park your car near intersection with University Ave. Walk toward the campus. Turn left at the rotunda (circle) and go on Commons Way to the 1st building on the right French Hall. Go in and take the elevator to the 4th floor. As you get out of the elevator, turn left to end of hall and then left again to end of hall and then right.. Look for room 4614.
Important Note: At times, Campus Security might lock one of the doors with our signs (‘CPI’). If you find it to be the case, just go around the building, 180°, and try the other door.
For MapQuest:
French Hall’s actual address is 2815 Commons Way, but for MapQuest enter the former address,
2824 Scioto Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
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