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A New Comedy Wrecking Ball By Zina Camblin
October 13 - October 28, 2023
A Hollywood writers' room becomes tense when drama spills beyond scripts and screens into the real world. A team of screenwriters get together to adapt a beloved, yet controversial, classic play for a new television series, but production halts when a shocking truth is revealed. The "Wrecking Ball" demolishes the pristine façade of Hollywood, and this cast of characters must find a way to rebuild in this caustic contemporary comedy that will have you talking the whole ride home.
Run Time: 100 minutes, no intermission
Content Advisory: Contains adult language, descriptions of sexual abuse, and a prop gun. Please contact the Box Office for additional information.
Darnell Pierre Benjamin*
Tyson
Burgess Byrd*
Anita
Victoria Cartagena
Abby
Jeremy Dubin*
Danny
Dale Hodges*
Meg
Sara Mackie*
Chloe
Patrick Earl Phillips*
Seth
Sarah Lambert
Scenic DesignerDaryl Harris
Costume DesignerJessica Drayton
Lighting DesignerZack Bennett
Sound DesignerRobert Carlton Stimmel
Projections DesignerKara Eble Trusty
Properties Designer
Cole Sweasy*
Production Stage ManagerAbby Sherr
Assistant Stage ManageKate Bindus
Production ManagerBeasley
Understudy/Swing*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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World Premieres at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is thrilled to be bringing Cincinnati audiences the World Premiere of Wrecking Ball, A New Comedy by Zina Camblin, commissioned by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company!
CSC believes its purpose lies in not just presenting the Classics, but also actively contributing to the new classical canon. As globally conscious theater makers, it is our responsibility to find and nurture new voices and to activate the Otto M. Budig Theater as a catalyst for new works. Thus, five years ago CSC began commissioning new plays from exciting new voices in the American Theatre. One of these voices is Cincinnati native, Zina Camblin. Camblin has long sought to work with a theater in her hometown, and CSC is delighted for this partnership and to have commissioned this new play, Wrecking Ball.
After all, Shakespeare wasn’t always a classic. He started as a young playwright fighting for his voice to be heard. Who is next? How will we discover the next Shakespeare whose work will stand the test of time?
We hope we can be a place where artists of all backgrounds feel that their voices are encouraged and that their work can flourish, all while meeting the evolving interests and needs of audiences in Greater Cincinnati and beyond.
New Play Development Sponsor:
The McElroy Family
Design Sponsor:
Judge Mark and Sue Ann Painter
Season Sponsors:
