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Stephanie Metz
Copy Editor
The Aronoff
The Aronoff hosts a great mix of theater from original plays, community theater, ballet and Broadway musicals. With three performance spaces, there are constant theater performances. If you’re looking for a theater sampler this is it. Starting 9/11 the Aronoff hosts “Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative: New Voices Staged Readings” which will debut new works from local playwrights throughout the year. The Broadway Across America series kicks off with “My Fair Lady” 9/25-10/07. The series will also bring Broadway smash hits “The Drowsy Chaperone” 10/4-10/16, “Wicked” 1/9-2/3, “The Color Purple” 4/15-4/27 and “Jersey Boys” 5/20-6/15, as well as more throughout the year.
Aronoff Center for the Arts
Surf it: cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff
Dial it: (513) 721-3344 or the
Cincinnati Arts Association Ticket Office:(513) 621-2787
Student tickets: each show chooses whether or not to offer student tickets, call ahead to make sure.
Playhouse in the Park
The Playhouse in the Park is a home-grown treasure receiving critical recognition and featuring great theater for all tastes. In 2004, the Playhouse received a Regional Theatre Tony Award (the theater equivalent of an Oscar) and continues to offer great theatre that you can’t find anywhere else in the city. The Playhouse is best known for its annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” which is a spectacular, feel-good show. There’s also classic theater, such as “Othello” 9/22-10/21, or unique plays like “Doubt” 3/4-4/4 which focuses on scandals and prejudices in the Catholic Church of the 60s. Also check out “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)” 11/3-12/23. A conventional plot gets turned upside down as a simple story is told five different ways in the style of five different Broadway composers (Rogers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, etc.) Right now you can enjoy “Dracula” 9/4-10/5 to get ready for Halloween.
Playhouse in the Park
Surf it: www.cincyplay.com
Dial it: (513) 421-3888
Student tickets: half price tickets the day of the show, or $18 tickets (up to two) two hours before the show
The Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
The Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival showcases great classics like “Romeo and Juliet” 9/7-10/7, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 11/30-1/6, “The Glass Menagerie” 2/22-3/16 and “Long Day’s Journey into Night” 5/2-5/25.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
Surf it: www.cincyshakes.com
Dial it: (513)381-BARD
Student tickets: $20, or rush student tickets $12 (20 minutes before show)
Know Theatre
Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s most unique theatre experience. The philosophy behind the group is to provide affordable theater to a group of people as diverse as possible. Hence the free ticket raffle. Their next production will take place at the Aronoff. “The Kid in the Dark” 9/13-9/15 features a song cycle centering on the timeless themes of life and death.
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Surf it: www.knowtheatre.com
Dial it: (513) 621-ARTS
Student tickets: $12, or if you’re feeling lucky, enter a lottery where 10 tickets are given away 20 minutes before the show.
“Superbad” is super good
Brandy Williams
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Newswire Official Rating:
mtv.com
Fake IDs open up a whole new world for the troublesome teens in “Superbad.”
Summed up in one word, “Superbad” is hilarious. From the writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and the newly famous Judd Aptow have yet again tickled our funny bones with another ridiculously funny coming-of-age film.
“Superbad” is about two nerdy high school friends who are excessively dependent on each other. The two main characters Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera, “Arrested Development”) are approaching the end of their senior year and have just found out that they will be attending different colleges in the fall.
This forced separation causes them to evaluate and recognize their dependency on one another. While Evan has pacified his separation anxiety by choosing their sideline buddy Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) as his college roommate, he fears hurting Seth by sharing this news with him.
The movie begins as most teen movies do, with the guys looking to lose their virginity before they start college. Their summer goal becomes obtainable when the obliviously nerdy Fogell informs the guys that he has a fake ID card. The lousy ID, which bares only one name, “McLovin,” is the guys’ only hope for reaching college as “men.”
Trying to obtain alcohol becomes the lifeline of the movie as the guys engage in a mission to supply drinks for a party where their potential hook-ups, who happen, not surprisingly, the popular girls at school, will be. The plan is to get them drunk enough so that they can be the “mistake” that girls talk about when they sleep with the unlikely candidate.
The plot takes its most humorous turn when Fogell attempts to use his fake ID in the liquor store and finds himself making friends with Officer Michael (Seth Rogen) and Officer Slater (Bill Hader), two of the most irresponsible and comedic police officers on the force. He accompanies the officers on their calls for the night and in several comedic scenes, saves the day and becomes the badass “McLovin.”
We have seen this type of premise before in “American Pie” and other teen movies, but the funny twists strategically placed in this film give it an edgier humor and unforgettable characters. Oddly enough, the two co-writers are said to have written the screen play while attending Hebrew School.
While the film is riddled with teenage hormones, foul language and underage alcohol consumption, it does lend our attention to a bigger moral at the end as it deals with friendships, love and letting go.
“Superbad” is rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image—all involving teens. If you are not easily offended, then this is a great movie to see for a bunch of unexpected laughs.
Stephanie Metz
Diversions Editor
Auditions
Like to make people laugh? “Don’t Tell Anna,” Xavier’s premiere improvisational comedy group, is holding open auditions on Sept. 5-6 at 9:30 p.m. No experience is needed. Meet in the lobby of Alter Hall. Feel free to call or email Briana Hansen, (317) 443-7394, Hansenb@xavier.edu with any questions!
B-B-Q
SAC is hosting a welcome back Barbeque Beach Bash from 12-4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 on the greenspace. There will be free food, music and water. The event will be complete with Slip-N-Slide, a dunk tank, water guns and beach accessories! And best of all, it’s free!
Holy Power Hour
If you are interested in a way to celebrate your faith and have fun, then join Life After Sunday’s Holy Power Hour Friday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Bellarmine Chapel. The event will consist of praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction. All are welcome.
Navs Poker Night
Are you feeling lucky? If you think you’re the best at Texas Hold ‘Em, come to the Navigator’s Poker Night. The hands are dealt at 8 p.m. on Sept. 7 in the Husman basement. Food and prizes will be provided.
Classic T.V.
The Student Activities Council will be hosting a marathon of classic “Boy Meets World” episodes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 in the GSC. Come join you fellow Muskies in reliving the show’s most memorable moments. Please contact sac@xavier.edu or call 513 745-3534 with any questions.