New Edgecliff Theatre is currently between homes, but by April, it will be rehearsing and performing in a new event space in the old St. Patrick Church in Northside, located at 1662 Blue Rock St.
Grayscale Cincinnati is currently renovating the church, which will also be home to a brewery and taproom.
“We hope to help strengthen the arts in Northside, and bring more vitality to the area,” says Jim Stump, New Edgecliff’s producing artistic director. “Northside has an arts profile already, but it doesn’t have a permanent theater company.”
On Nov. 15, the theater group is performing a murder-mystery fundraiser at Below Zero Lounge. It will feature
The Whodunit? Players, as well as members of the New Edgecliff staff. There’s also a radio drama performance of
Miracle on 34th Street at Northside Tavern this winter. During the extended intermission, the audience will be able to enjoy desserts from Cincinnati State’s culinary arts department.
New Edgecliff is also working on doing bar nights at Northside haunts over the next few months. Stump is performing his one-man show at Below Zero in January to help raise funds for the theater.
“Northside is very similar to our former home in Columbia Tusculum,” Stump says. “It’s a unique community with lots of locally owned and operated businesses. And our new facility has so much potential.”
New Edgecliff’s mission is to create a powerful artistic experience by utilizing local professionals and stressing the fundamental communion between the actors and the audience.
New Edgecliff will christen its new space with its performance of
Race April 9-25. Tickets to all performances are $27, and student tickets are $20. You can purchase them
online or by calling Cincy Ticket at 888-428-7311.
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