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Theatre Roulette 2019
Theatre Roulette 2019
MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St.
Contact: 614-221-5418, www.madlab.net
Details: In its twentieth year, Central Ohio’s longest running shorts festival presents three very distinct nights of new works rotating over three weekends culminating in the final day when all three nights of programming are More...
Best of 2019
Ohio Designer Craftsmen's annual juried members' exhibition, "Best of 2019," showcases exemplary work in clay, glass, fiber, metal, wood and mixed media by 74 artists. More...
Robin and Marian | Secret People (Richard Lester, 1976) (Thorold Dickinson, 1952) DOUBLE FEATURE
In Robin and Marian, Sean Connery stars as Sherwood Forest’s fabled archer, who returns to England after fighting in the Crusades to find peace and rekindle his romance with Hepburn’s Maid Marian. Also with Robert Shaw and Richard Harris. (106 mins., 4K DCP)
In Secret People, Hepburn and Valentina Cortese star as refugee sisters More...
The Vultures by Mark A. Ridge
In the vein of And Then There Were None, Clue and Murder by Death, The Vultures puts a modern, comedic, gay spin on the haunted house/ mystery genre. Relatives gather for the reading of a will and they are”…swooping in like a wake of vultures ready to pick the carcass clean.” The night progresses, a storm rages, sanity More...
Mural Series: Harlem Renaissance at 100
The Short North Arts District is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance's 100th Anniversary with a temporary mural series showcasing 12 incredible Columbus-based, black artists: Antoinette Savage, Debbie Jackson, Edmond Boateng, Omar Shaheed, Wriply M. Bennet, Terry Norman, Annie Chrissy Burley, Cameron Granger, April Sunami, Malcom J., More...
Zen for Nothing (Werner Penzel, 2016)
This portrait of a Japanese Zen monastery follows a novice as she arrives and begins to navigate the new rules and rituals that will govern her life there: how to bow, sit in the meditation hall, and carry out movements with chopsticks. But there’s more than just meditation, farming, and maintenance—there are picnics, music, and More...
Actors' Theatre of Columbus presents Romeo and Juliet
“Knowledge will brighten the sunshine; right is more beautiful than private affection; and love is compatible with universal wisdom.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson knew what William Shakespeare was capable of in his Romeo and Juliet – a love story that is honest, compassionate, funny, and tragic. These “star-crossed” lovers and all of More...
Actors' Theatre of Columbus 2019 Opening Gala
Join us for the opening of Actors’ Theatre's 2019 summer season, “Tainted Love.” This season’s theme focuses on all of the mishaps and miseries of love: familial, romantic, human. As Lysander predicted in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”
Enjoy a splendid More...
Two XX Sketch - Live@ MadLab
It's finally here, summer! . . . We think. . . this is Ohio we are talking about here. Two XX Sketch is back at it again with their Friday Late Night Show! Come shake off the last three winters put on your summer sandals and join us for our 1 year anniversary!
Dalia and Hannah are bringing in the heat with live sketches about More...
by Liang
In a celebration of creative vision, by Liang features three works from globally celebrated choreographer and BalletMet Artistic Director, Edwaard Liang. Two works with an understated poignancy, Symphonic Dances and Beautiful Child, will be premiering for the first time in Columbus. Wunderland, Liang's first ballet set on More...
Swingin' 4th Saturdays at Basil/UA
RedHotBux is playing swingin' Jazz Age music every 4th Saturday from 6-8pm! Come on in for savory Thai food and tasty tunes! No cover More...
PJ Masks Live! Save the Day
PJ MASKS LIVE: is back with an all new super-heroic, live musical show, featuring the heroic trio from your favorite series: The PJ MASKS! Watch Catboy, Owlette and Gekko along with their new friend PJ Robot, as they try to save the day from the sneaky villains - Romeo, Night Ninja and Luna Girl! Fluttering Feathers! Leaping Lizards! More...
Holmes and Watson
Sherlock Holmes is dead … or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor Moriarty. But as Holmes’ body was never retrieved, several frauds, fakes and charlatans have since come forward to lay claim to his identity, and it falls to Dr. Watson to disprove them. By More...
Between the Lines (Joan Micklin Silver, 1977)
At a moment when independent journalism is under pressure from multiple directions, this forgotten gem by the trailblazing Joan Micklin Silver (Crossing Delancey) is as relevant as ever. A portrait of the lives and loves of the employees of a Boston alt-weekly newspaper as they’re facing a possible corporate takeover and unemployment, More...
Jack & Jill
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the revival of Jane Martin's romantic drama "Jack & Jill."
This production will run from May 30, 2019 until June 16, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an hour before curtain. Parking is available in the lot across from the More...
Kingdom Night of Poetry
Community members of all ages are invited to explore the innovative and creatively expression art from of spoken word poetry with inspirational themes such as social obstacles, being a agent of positive changes, creative a legacy, and mental health balance. Kingdom Night of Poetry will feature Ezekial, Preston Perry, and other soul More...
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy
Grammy Award winner Arnie Roth conducts the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in a live performance of music from one of the world’s best-selling video games of all time, FINAL FANTASY. Accompanied by breathtaking, high-definition video direct from video game producer Square Enix, fans will be transported by the More...
Barbara Hammer No No Nooky T.V. (1987)
Made with a 1980s Commodore Amiga computer and shot on 16mm film, No No Nooky T.V. is a playfully subversive exploration of the social constructs that inform our views on women and sexuality. Combining early digital graphics and computer-generated narration with explicit language, Hammer forces the viewer to consider the differences More...
Jason Moran
Best known as a star jazz pianist and composer, Jason Moran is also a visual artist whose fascinating work explores the interplay between objects and sound, sculpture and stagecraft. This exhibition, the first to showcase his visual work in a museum context, presents Moran’s mixed-media installations based on such historically More...
Barbara Hammer: In this Body
Best known for her pioneering films that offer daring depictions of lesbian life and sexuality, Barbara Hammer (1939–2019) created a striking body of work—including photographs, collages, sculptures, and installations—in her more than 50-year career as an artist. Organized by the Wex, Barbara Hammer: In This Body captures the full More...
Cecilia Vicuña: Lo Precario/The Precarious
Chilean-born artist Cecilia Vicuña has garnered her reputation through evocative, multidimensional works that span performance, poetry, drawing, and film. Lo Precario/The Precarious features more than 50 of her lyrical, intimately scaled sculptures made from cast-off items—shells, glass, plastic, net, seeds, and stones, to name a More...
Highland West Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! For information on this event visit More...
Young Masters Summer Art Camp: eARTh Elements
Earth, Fire, Water and Air are all around us! Explore these elements in the art you create in this camp for kids entering grades More...
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Transgendered rocker Hedwig returns to Short North Stage after a smash-hit run on Broadway. Outrageous, heartbreaking and often hilarious, the indomitable Hedwig tells her story, which begins with a botched operation and continues through her travels as an “internationally ignored song stylist.” Inspiring for anyone who has felt life More...
Superb Bluegrass for Free: The Relentless Mules in Concert
The Relentless Mules may have one of the most unusual band names in the country, but don’t let that keep you from enjoying their totally outstanding brand of bluegrass music. These four guys perform high-energy, electrifying instrumental bluegrass, plus beautiful 3-part vocal harmonies on sensitive bluegrass ballads.
And get More...
Rigoletto
Verdi's masterpiece comes to life at the Southern Theatre for two nights only. Robert Kerr stars in the title More...
Savage Tech Presents: “The Sick World of Doctor Show in… CULT-O-RAMA!”
Savage Tech Presents: “The Sick World of Doctor Show in… CULT-O-RAMA!”
DATES/TIMES: FRIDAY 6/7 + 6/14 @ 10:00PM // Friday Night Afterwords
GENRE: (sketch comedy / variety show) DESCRIPTION: Your favorite high concept horror comedy show is BACK! Doctor Show, The Creature, and Trixie the Dancing Skeleton More...
Columbus Arts Festival
The Columbus Arts Festival, presented by American Electric Power, returns to the downtown riverfront to kick off summer with more than 260+ professional, juried visual artists, five performing art stages, a Hands-On Activities Village, a Big Local Art village, scores of food vendors including popular local food trucks, and local craft More...
BalletMet Academy Spring Performance 2019
See what our Dance Academy students have learned this year at the annual Spring Performance held at the Davidson Theatre. Watch as students Level 1-Trainee grace the stage while showcasing their talent and skills as young artists. This is a can’t-miss community More...
FFN's 26th Anniversary Spectacular!
FFN, MadLab’s resident improv troupe, celebrates 26 years of improv with the return of former members and formats, along with some new wrinkles and improv More...
RedHotBux at The Shops at Worthington Place
RedHotBux will kick off the summer concert series at the Shops at Worthington Place! Come hear us fill the mall with sweet Jazz Age More...
Capitol Square Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! For more information visit us at More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Improv for All (Grade 4 and up)
This camp features a full week of improvisation! Campers will learn improv games, as well as techniques for scene creation, memorization, characterization, and more. Perfect for all ages and skill levels, this camp can be a great introduction to theatre, or it can serve as a master class in the art of improv comedy and drama. The camp More...
Teen Summer Workshop: Fantasy Characters or Ceramic Water Bottle
Teens can choose from these 2 workshops: Fantasy Characters, design and sculpt a 3D fantasy figure with a poseable body and clothing; or Ceramic Water Bottle, color, handbuild and carve clay to create a unique water bottle. Open to teens entering grades More...
Teen Summer Workshop: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry or Navajo Woven Bag
Teens can choose from one of the following workshops: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry, explore ancient Egyptian jewelry and create your own bracelet set using real gemstones; or Navajo Woven Bag, construct a simple loom, learn weaving techniques, incorporate symbolic patterns and create a colorful, Navajo-inspired bag. Open to teens entering More...
Jim James: Uniform Distortion
Jim James has spent the better part of almost two decades as the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of My Morning Jacket. With an illustrious solo career of his own, James’ Uniform Distortion tour will celebrate his 2018 record of the same name and include other career-spanning More...
Gallery Night
Join us on Franklinton Fridays for opening and closing gallery nights for our illustrator gallery at Close Quarters Social Gaming Club. Party starts at 7. Special thanks to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for their generous support of this year's gallery series. More...
German Village Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! More information is available at More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Full Day Camp #1 (Middle & High School)
Our most popular camp for middle and high school students has been super-sized! Each day will feature a new technique, from memorization and blocking, to improv and character creation. We’ll also dive into set construction, painting, scenic design, and costuming. This camp concludes with a pre-show performance on June 21 prior to More...
Young Masters Summer Art Camp: Games, Games, Games!
Design your own game board! Explore games from the past, present and other cultures in this camp for kids entering grades More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Adults Camp #1 (High School-School of Life)
Why should kids have all the fun? Adults need summer camp, too! Whether you’re a beginner or need brushing up on your skills and direction, this is an exciting stress-free week designed for all from juniors in high school to students in the school of life. Class performance will continue on Sunday, June 23.Registration Fee: $150 (or More...
Actors' Theatre of Columbus presents Little Women
“Be worthy of love, and love will come.”
Louisa May Alcott wrote the first great American novel – a story of longing, love, and patience that has stood the test of time. With genuine family affection, tragedy, and finally, hope, Little Women is a classic, buoyant romance that gives the sentiment, wisdom, and humor that makes us More...
Brewery District Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! More information is available at More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Choose Your Own Adventure (Elementary)
What if you could create any story ending you wanted? Now you can! In this camp, actors will create a play featuring a plethora of endings, and the audience will get to choose their own adventure. We’ll start with campers’ imaginations, then add in costumes, theatre games, movement, and more to create our final play! The camp will More...
Young Masters Summer Art Camp: Fabulous FiberArt
Explore the many possibilities of fiberart through weaving, felting, quilting and more in this camp for kids entering grades More...
Grease
Bad boy Danny and good girl Sandy fall for each other during summer break, but when the school year begins Danny has to find balance between his feelings for Sandy and his image with the T-Birds and Pink Ladies. Follow these two love birds through their senior year of high school put to a rock and roll More...
Journey Through the Open Door
The Cultural Arts Center’s own Tom Baillieul presents a retrospective of his art spanning a career of almost 50 years. Works in a variety of paint, fiber, and mixed media invite viewers to journey across the Kalahari, out into the stars, over Caribbean waters, or into a Columbus back alley. Inspiration can be found anywhere. The More...
RedHotBux at Comfest
RedHotBux opens the Let There Be Jazz Stage on Saturday with toe-tappin' 20s-30s Jazz Age More...
Merion Village Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! More information is available at More...
Near South Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! More information is available at More...
Teen Summer Workshop: Express Yourself Pajama Set or Leather Journal/Sketchbook Cover
Teens can choose from 2 sessions: Express Yourself Pajama Set, learn basic sewing skills, use a pattern to cut and construct a pair of pj pants then create a design on a t-shirt you bring to class; or Leather Journal/Sketchbook Cover, learn basic leathercraft tooling, stamping and dyeing techniques to make a leather cuff and a More...
Teen Summer Workshop: Glass Fusion or Metalsmithing Basics
Teens can choose from 2 sessions: Glass Fusion, combine a variety of colorful layers of glass to create a colorful mobile or decorative wall hanging; or Metalsmithing Basics, learn basic metalsmithing techniques while creating 2 to 3 pieces. Open to teens entering grades More...
Nighthawks
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the revival of Johnrick Hole's comedy "Nighthawks."
This production will run from July 11, 2019 until July 28, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an hour before curtain. Parking is available in the lot across from the theatre More...
Young Writers 2019
MadLab’s Young Writers Short Play Festival, featuring a collection of ten short plays written by 10 area high school students, will take place July 12 - 27, 2019 at MadLab, 227 N. 3rd St., in Columbus. Admission is $18 for the general public, $15 for students and seniors and $13 for MadLab members. Tickets are available online at More...
Discovery District Art Walk
Whether you live up the street or are visiting from another city, join these FREE walking tours to discover the unique art, history and architecture of Columbus neighborhoods. Tours will begin promptly at the time and location listed. No need to register in advance – just show up! More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Full Day Camp #2 (Middle & High School)
Round two … Our most popular camp for middle and high school students has been super-sized and this time we’re adding in some Shakespeare! Each day will feature a new technique, from memorization and blocking, to improv and character creation, set construction, design, and more. And we’ll have some fun diving into Shakespeare’s More...
Young Masters Summer Art Camp: Recyclart
Discover ways to upcycle used or found objects into amazing works of art in this camp for kids entering grades More...
The View UpStairs by Max Vernon
This unique, groundbreaking new musical tells the story of Wes, a young fashion designer from 2017, who buys an abandoned building in the French Quarter of New Orleans and he finds himself transported to the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant 70’s gay bar. As this forgotten community comes to life, Wes embarks on an More...
Actors' Theatre of Columbus presents As You Like It
“Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.”
As Amiens says in As You Like It, relationships are fraught with deceptions and false identities. William Shakespeare’s bright and brilliant comedy is light and joyful, yet beneath that surface is a wealth of wisdom about what it means to be human, to turn life’s More...
The Medes
Travis Kendall and Matt Schlichting return to the stage as The Medes, performing an improvised 30-minute play inspired by the audience's historical suggestions.
While More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Play Creation (Elementary)
Campers will start off the week by choosing their favorite script, and then dive right into the rehearsal process. We’ll memorize, rehearse, and perform our chosen play in just one week! This camp is terrific for students who are new to theatre or who simply love dressing up and pretending. Campers will have fun and hone their skills More...
Young Masters Summer Art Camp: A Miniature View
Shrink your view of the world by creating miniature scenes, art, environments, and discover the miniaturist in you. This camp is open to kids entering grades More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: End of Summer Improv (Grade 4 and up)
Celebrate the end of summer break with a full week of improvisation! Campers will play improv games, improv games, and more improv games. Perfect for all ages and skill levels, this camp can be a great introduction to theatre, or it can serve as a master class in the art of improv comedy and drama. The camp concludes with a pre-show More...
En Común = Comm-Unity
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the world premier of Red Herring Productions/Avanza Together's production of "En Común = Comm-Unity."
This production will run from August 15, 2019 until September 1, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an hour before curtain. More...
Actors' Theatre of Columbus presents Dangerous Liaisons
“I resolved to write a book which would make a sensation and echo over the world after I left it.”
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos’ Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) is the pinnacle of scandalous novels. Published in 1782, the story of scheming aristocrats, coersion, and manipulation makes a stunningly More...
ATC GLOBE SCHOOL: Adults Camp #2 (High School-School of Life)
Adults need summer camp 2, too! Whether you’re a beginner or need brushing up on your skills and direction, this is an exciting stress-free week designed for all from juniors in high school to students in the school of life.Registration Fee: $150 (or two for More...
Who Killed Joan Crawford?by Michael Leeds
On a dark stormy night, five men arrive at a cabin for a soap star's surprise birthday party. Each guest has been asked to dress as the birthday boy’s favorite actress, Joan Crawford, in one of her signature roles - and the results aren't pretty. As they wait for the star, the five "Joans" begin drinking and dishing, More...
Pat Metheny: Side Eye
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has won countless polls and awards in his more than 40-year career, including 20 Grammy Awards, three gold records, and induction into the Downbeat Hall of Fame. Often performing more than 100 shows per year, “Side Eye” is a platform designed by Metheny to showcase a rotating cast of new and upcoming More...
Cabaret
The classic Kander and Ebb musical with book by Joe Masteroff. In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the CABARET. As the story unfolds, the bawdy, dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and More...
Knives in Hens
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the regional premier of David Harrower's play “Knives in Hens.”
This production will run from September 19, 2019 until October 6, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an hour before curtain. Parking is available in the lot More...
Peppa Pig Live! Peppa Pig's Adventure
Peppa Pig Live! is here with the ALL NEW action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as life size puppets and costume characters in her new live show, Peppa Pig’s Adventure! Come join Peppa on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. More...
Opening Night
Promusica Chamber Orchestra Presents Opening More...
The Turkey Men by Douglas Whaley
World premiere by local playwright. Presenting sponsors Robin & Peter Hersha. Set in 2016, two ex-soldiers, Alex (the Yank) and Web (the Confederate), ghosts are still inhabiting their home on the abandoned turkey far. These men have lived through much of gay history and have had a wonderful adventure and a great romance. More...
The Humans
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the regional premier of Stephen Karam's comedy “The Humans.”
This production will run from October 24, 2019 until November 10, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an hour before curtain. Parking is available in the lot More...
Schubert and Scofano
Promusica Chamber Orchestra Presents Schubert And More...
Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power!
Kratt brothers Chris and Martin of the hit television series “Wild Kratts” take to the stage to activate new “Creature Powers” and go “off to the creature rescue!” With some help from Aviva and the rest of the Wild Kratts team, who will be animated and on screen at the Tortuga HQ, the brothers confront a comic villain and More...
When the Animals Took Christmas (Don't Worry, They Give it Back)
Red Herring Productions is proud to present the world premiere of Steve Emerson's musical comedy "When the Animals Took Christmas (Don't Worry, They Give it Back)."
This production will run from November 29, 2019 until December 22, 2019. The show begins at 8:00 PM Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. The doors open an More...
Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition - Opera Columbus
This internationally-recognized vocal competition engages impressive young operatic talent from all over the world. The Cooper-Bing Competition aims to encourage emerging artists and celebrate the next generation of opera stars. Join us for an afternoon of outstanding singers as they compete for a top prize of More...
