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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Sets 2017-18 Season of Classics

The season will be the first in the company’s new home, the Otto M. Budig Theater.

The Chicago-based director will be brought on as part of the creative team for a Goodman production.

A study of a recent season in the Windy City found that women wrote just 25 percent of plays and directed 36 percent.

The season will feature 13 productions, including world premieres, a holiday favorite, and a short-play festival.

Why Silk Road Rising is embarking on a reading series about Israel-Palestine.

The company will present two world premieres, four musicals, and partner with three theatres.

Six playwrights and composers from Northeast Ohio will receive mentorship and resources to develop new work.

Puppet designer Blair Thomas explains how he created talking puppets for the Lookingglass Theatre production.

ATC will work with the National Public Housing Museum to create a curriculum for students about public housing.

The Chicago theatre’s lineup next season will feature the Midwest premieres of ‘The Oregon Trail’ and ‘De Troya.’