ArtsConnect™ and The Wyoming Fine Arts Center
Host the Cincinnati Playhouse Off the Hill Production of High School Alien at The Grove Banquet Hall

Friday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.

FREE! Wear Halloween Costumes

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Off the Hill family series world premiere production of Allyson Currin’s HIGH SCHOOL ALIEN will be performed at The Grove Banquet and Events Center (9150 Winton Road) with support from ArtsConnect and the Wyoming Fine Arts Center. Recommended for ages 7 and up, the show is free, open to the public and will take place on Friday, October 30^th at 7:00 p.m.  Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the show. An indoor trick-or-treat will take place with the cast after the show! Registration is not necessary for this event. Guests are invited to first-come-first-serve seating.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
HIGH SCHOOL ALIEN spins the typical high school pecking order categories into a new orbit when an alien from outer space enrolls at Maddie’s high school. An eager freshman, Maddie hopes to reinvent her image to fit in with the popular crowd, but that goal is compromised as she gets to know Renata, the outlier alien student who creates quite a stir.

“I am thrilled to be directing HIGH SCHOOL ALIEN because it is so relatable for everyone,” said Bridget Leak, a former Playhouse directing intern who also directed last season’s touring production of Theory of Mind. “Maddie looks forward to starting over as she transitions into her first year of high school — shedding her younger self and trying on a new personality to fit in with the cool group. We all have that one person we want to impress, have moments where we have tried too hard and have to adapt to change.”
The HIGH SCHOOL ALIEN cast includes Serena Ryen as Maddie, Kyle Powell as Charlie, Erin Ward as Robyn, Lilian Wouters as Renata and Law Dunford as Rex, all members of the Playhouse’s 2015-16 Bruce E. Coyle Acting Intern Company. Other production team members include set designer Veronica R. Pullins-Bishop, costume designer Melanie Mortimore, sound designer Trey Tatum and stage manager Tracy Hoida.

            For more information about the Playhouse's education and outreach programs, contact the Playhouse’s Education Department at 513-345-2242 or visit www.cincyplay.com. For more information about ArtsConnect visit www.TheArtsConnect.Us or call 513-522-1410. For more information about The Wyoming Fine Arts Center visit www.MusicArtDance.org or call 513-948-1900.
Off the Hill is made possible by the Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation, PNC Bank, the John C. Griswold Foundation, ArtsWave and the Ohio Arts Council.

Upcoming ArtsConnect Events

NOW-NOV 1           Vote For Your Favorite Halloween Wicked Window Painting

OCTOBER 30          High School Alien

NOVEMBER 6 & 7  ArtLocal Art Show

DECEMBER 5        WinterFest With Madcap Puppets

DECEMBER 6        Cincinnati Civic Orchestra Holiday Concert

FEBRUARY 20      Daddy Daughter Dance

MARCH 19            Mom Prom

ArtsConnect

ArtsConnect is a 501c3 organization established to create an engaged and vibrant community through the arts, events, parks and recreation. ArtsConnect presents a family entertainment series, dinner theater series, concert series and an educational series for Springfield Township. To learn more about ArtsConncect, visit www.theartsconnect.us. To become an event partment, contact Kimberlee Flamm at 522-1410.