Reduced Shakespeare Company comes to Xavier Professional performers visit Xavier to lead an improvisation workshop

14 Nov 2013

By: Patrick E. Phillips The Department of Music and Theatre welcomes the acclaimed Reduced Shakespeare Company to Xavier University to lead students through comedy and improvisation workshops. The group is coming during a visit to Cincinnati for the run of its upcoming show “The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)” at Playhouse in the Park. The most jaw-dropping trait of the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s productions is that they are performed by only three actors: Dominic Conti, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe that performs reduced, shortened versions of major literary works and broad … Continue reading Reduced Shakespeare Company comes to Xavier Professional performers visit Xavier to lead an improvisation workshop

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“Of Mice and Men” is touching and honest

7 Nov 20137 Nov 2013

By: John Appeldorn John Steinbeck’s written works, in their power and simplicity, often seem to beg for stage or screen adaptation. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company brought Steinbeck’s prose to life in its most recent production of “Of Mice and Men.” Under the direction of Drew Fracher, the cast and crew presented a careful and touching interpretation of Steinbeck’s novella, depicting well the struggle for family and future stability. “Of Mice and Men” tells the story of George Milton (Jeremy Dubin) and the cognitively disabled Lenny Small (Jim Hopkins), two migrant ranch workers who work their way from farm to farm across … Continue reading “Of Mice and Men” is touching and honest