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CINCINNATI, OH– New Edgecliff Theatre announced today the cast of The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams, the first show of its 2010-2011 Season. The production will feature two local favorites: Annie Fitzpatrick and Kate Wilford (both members of Actors Equity Association), supported by a strong cast of Cincinnati and Dayton actors.
Ms. Wilford, who won Acclaim and CEA Awards for her portrayal of Linda Loman in NET’s production of Death of a Salesman, will be tackling the role of the lusty Maxine Faulk. The recently widowed hotel proprietor is at the end of her rope, desperate for affection. Kate Wilford playfully refers to the character as the “first 20th century cougar!”
Making her first appearance on the NET stage, Annie Fitzpatrick will play the role of Hannah Jelkes, a beautiful and penniless spinster from Nantucket.
Joining Ms. Fitzpatrick and Ms. Wilford onstage will be Nathan Neorr as the Reverend Shannon. This is a return to the New Edgecliff stage for Mr. Neorr, who was last seen at the Columbia Performance Center in Sam Shepherd’s Fool for Love in 2007.
Also appearing: Bob Allen, Isaac Berger, Jacqueline Carey, Josafat Celedon, Travis Cook, Christine Dye, Mindy Heithaus, Mindy Seibert, Chris Shea and Brandon Wentz and Don Volpenhein.
Says Artistic Director Jim Stump: “We are thrilled to have collected this strong ensemble for such a challenging and enthralling piece of theatre. We are particularly excited to see the work that Kate Wilford and Annie Fitzpatrick bring to the stage.”
The Night of the Iguana runs October 7th-23rd at the Columbia Performance Center. Tickets are already available and may be purchased by phone at 888.588.0137 or online at newedgecliff.com. Special NET/Flex packages are available for groups of 4 or more. The production is made possible by the generous support of season sponsor David Robertson and The Fine Arts Fund.
About the Production: Considered one of Tennessee Williams’ finest plays, The Night of the Iguana is full of intense drama, biting wit and sexual tension. Set in 1940s Mexico, an American widow endeavors to keep both her tropical hotel and her love life intact. Her guests include: the defrocked Reverend Shannon, desperately struggling with addictions to alcohol and young women; the ethereal yet penniless artist Hannah Jelkes; her grandfather Nonno, “the oldest living and practicing poet;” a family of boisterous Germans; and a difficult busload of Baptist women. This Tony Award-winning play by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Tennessee Williams is a provocative exploration of human struggle and passion.
About New Edgecliff Theatre: Established in 1998, New Edgecliff Theatre’s mission is to create a powerful artistic experience utilizing local professionals and stressing the fundamental communion between actor and audience. Now in its 13th season, the company has won numerous awards and accolades for its innovative productions, including American Buffalo, Death of a Salesman, The Cincinnati Directors Competition and most recently, Equus. In addition to The Night of the Iguana, the 2010-2011 lineup includes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Santaland Diaries, the Cincinnati Directors Competition 4 and [title of show]. New Edgecliff Theatre is a member of the League of Cincinnati Theatres.
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Under new Artistic Director Jim Stump, New Edgecliff Theatre will produce a local premiere and bring back The Cincinnati Directors Competition in its appropriately-named 2010-2011 “Contenders” season. As Stump says, “This season focuses on one of the strongest human instincts – to compete, whether against others or ourselves.” Contending first for your attention will be Tennessee William’s The Night of the Iguana. This season-opener is bookended in the spring with the Cincinnati premiere of the Tony-Nominated musical, [title of show]. Along the way, two annual favorites return: the Halloween Sweet Suspense radio drama as well as the surly elf of David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries. But perhaps the biggest news of all is the return in March of the Cincinnati Director’s Competition, now under the guidance of new Associate Artistic Director, Matthew Wilson.
In October, the season opens with what many consider to be not only one of Tennessee William’s finest, but also, most certainly, his ultimate confessional play, The Night of the Iguana. Here, Williams, his sister Rose and his mother Edwina are all present in the persons of the defrocked Shannon, the puritanical Hannah and the matriarchal, lusting hotel proprietress Maxine, each of them contending with each other and with their own “blue devil”. Former NET Artistic Director Elizabeth A. Harris returns to direct.
Also in October, New Edgecliff Theatre presents the fourth annual Sweet Suspense Halloween fundraiser event, this year with a new adaptation (by NET’s own Devon Campailla) of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane must contend with his fears or they will most certainly conquer him. Live and for one night only, this unique theatrical experience takes audiences back to the Golden Age of radio, when the listener’s imagination could run wild. As always, included in the ticket price is a sampling of desserts from excellent Cincinnati restaurants.
In December, the deliciously irreverent tales by David Sedaris are back on the New Edgecliff stage. Directed by Jim Stump, NET promises a bright new production look. Best of all, the outlandish Macy’s Elf and unhinged Jocelyn Dunbarwill have Acclaim winner and multiple-CEA nominee Joshua Steele helping them to tell their tales of Christmas angst and holiday meltdowns. “All in all”, says NET founder and Executive Director Michael Shooner, “this edition of The Santaland Diaries will be a re-tooled and specially-wrapped high-octane Christmas package – do not try this at home.”
In its first three-year run, the Cincinnati Director’s Competition brought together area directors and actors in a wildly successful four-night event, competing for votes from a panel of theatre professionals as well as the audience itself. With former Associate Artistic Director and CDC founder Nathan Gabriel’s departure, the Competition went on a one-year hiatus, but with new AAD Matthew Wilson enthusiastically taking the reins, the Cincinnati Directors Competition 4 expects to pull in the best directors and the best four nights of raw theatre yet.
The season concludes with the Cincinnati premiere of the Tony-nominated musical [title of show], music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell. [title of show] follows the journey of two nonentities, Hunter and Jeff. Determined to enter the New York Musical Theatre Festival, these two witty, struggling writers attempt to create a new show in a mere three weeks. With the help of their friends, Susan and Heidi, they write a show about… writing a show. Nominated for 2009 Tony Award for Best Book by Hunter Bell. With songs like “Secondary Characters” and “Two Nobodies in New York”, [title of show] is a hilarious love letter to Musical Theatre.
The company will return to the Columbia Performance Center (3900 Eastern Ave., Columbia-Tusculum). Single-show
tickets and season subscriptions are available online at www.newedgecliff.com or by calling the box office at 888.588.0137.
All NET productions are held at the Columbia Performance Center, located at 3900 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226. The "Big Pink Church" is a half mile east of Delta Avenue. To learn more about the Columbia Performance Center and the Columbia-Tusculum area, visit our page here.
The Night of the Iguana
October 7-23, 2010 | 
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
October 30, 2010 |
The Santaland Diaries
December 2-18, 2010 |
Cincinnati Directors Competition
March 9-12, 2011 |
[title of show]
April 14-30, 2011 |
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