Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional ensemble theater located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, focusing on Shakespearean and other classical works.
History
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company originally was incorporated under the name Fahrenheit Theatre Company. Beginning with a small grant in 1993, a group of young theater artists founded the FTC with the mission of producing Shakespeare and the classics for modern audiences. FTC's first production was "The Mourning Dove" by Ken Kawaji, performed at BaseArt Gallery. The company then produced a full season of five plays in various local venues, beginning with Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew at Gabriel’s Corner in Over-the-Rhine.
Staff
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is currently led by producing artistic director, Brian Isaac Phillips. As of 2015 the company employed 46 artists: a company of 27 professional actors and stage managers, 14 professional directors, designers, and technicians, and six arts administration professionals with and operating budget of almost $1.5 million.
Completing the Canon
In 2014, with their production of The Two Noble Kinsmen, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company became one of the first 5 theaters in the United States to complete the canon.
First performance of each play
Source:The Taming of the Shrew - 1995/96 SeasonTwelfth Night - 1995/96 SeasonJulius Caesar - 1995/96 SeasonAs You Like It - 1996/97 SeasonMacbeth - 1996/97 SeasonThe Merchant of Venice - 1996/97 SeasonHenry V - 1997/98 SeasonRomeo and Juliet - 1997/98 SeasonLove’s Labour’s Lost - 1997/98 SeasonMeasure for Measure - 1997/98 SeasonJulius Caesar - 1998/99 SeasonHamlet - 1998/99 SeasonOthello - 1998/99 SeasonMuch Ado About Nothing - 1998/99 SeasonKing Lear - 1999/2000 SeasonThe Wars of the Roses - 1999/2000 SeasonA Midsummer Night’s Dream - 1999/2000 SeasonRichard III - 1999/2000 SeasonThe Two Gentlemen of Verona - 1999/2000 SeasonThe Tempest - 2000/01 SeasonThe Comedy of Errors - 2000/01 SeasonCoriolanus - 2000/01 SeasonMerry Wives of Windsor - 2001/02 SeasonHenry IV, Parts 1 and 2, The Heart of a Man - 2001/02 SeasonPericles - 2004/05 SeasonTroilus and Cressida - 2005/06 SeasonTitus Andronicus - 2006/07 SeasonAntony and Cleopatra - 2006/07 SeasonThe Winter’s Tale - 2006/07 SeasonCymbeline - 2007/08 SeasonTimon of Athens - 2008/09 SeasonAll's Well That Ends Well - 2009/10 SeasonThe Life and Death of King John - 2010/11 SeasonHenry VIII: All Is True - 2011/12 SeasonRichard II - 2012/13 SeasonThe Two Noble Kinsmen - 2013/14 Season
World premieres
The Rewards of Being Frank by Alice Scovell Gaslight by Steven Dietz Wrecking Ball by Zina Camblin A Room in the Castle by Lauren Gunderson Mrs. Dalloway: A New Musical book, music and lyrics by Lindsey Augusta-Mercer