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Cincinnati Shakespeare Announces 9-Show 2020-21 Season

In addition to its namesake playwright, the season will feature work by August Wilson, Mike Bartlett, Kate Hamill, and Lee Hall.

The season includes world premieres, classics, and two stories of Cincinnati’s history.

Among the new works will be a play by Vichet Chum and adaptations of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ and a Chekhov classic.

This season will feature the premiere of Benjamin Benne’s ‘Alma,’ as well as the company’s first production of an August Wilson work.

Stolowitz’s new work will be presented alongside three finalists as part of the Blue Ink Festival this May.

The playwright of ‘graveyard shift’ talks about football, spoken-word poetry, and finding a home in the theatre.

The season will feature three world premieres and tributes to Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra.

The Chicago theatre will feature a world premiere from Joshua Allen as part of its upcoming season.

A festival of politically themed performances kicks off a program of civic engagement across disciplines.

The season will conclude Court Theatre’s staging of the Oedipus Trilogy, and a new adaptation of ‘Othello.’