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Off the Hill Touring Plays

Each year, the Playhouse is proud to partner with many of the region's community arts centers and other community venues to bring three plays "off the hill" to families throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. View our upcoming shows below and check back soon to find a performance at a community arts center near you!

 

2018-19 Off the Hill Season

The Jungle Book 

By GREG BANKS
Adapted from the book by RUDYARD KIPLING


SEPT. 29 – NOV. 2, 2018  

This new adaptation of the beloved story finds Mowgli adopted by all the beasts who call the mysterious wilderness of the Indian jungle home. In a fast-paced retelling, Mowgli comes face-to-face with sneaky monkeys, noisy vultures and his mortal enemy: the tiger, Shere Khan

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

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Cyrano

By JO ROETS
Adapted from the book by EDMOND ROSTAND


JAN. 18 – FEB. 17, 2019  

Cyrano de Bergerac is a master of swordplay and wordplay, but a "magnificent Mount Everest of a nose" blocks his path to true love. Tongue-tied Christian borrows Cyrano's words to woo beautiful Roxane — but is she falling for Christian's looks or Cyrano's soul?

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

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Five Little Monkeys

By ERNIE NOLAN
Adapted from the series of books by EILEEN CHRISTELOW

APRIL 5 – MAY 19, 2019

Going shopping, baking cakes, sitting in trees and jumping on beds! Mayhem ensues in this zany play, told in cumulative verse, as five silly simian siblings insist on doing things their own way.

Recommended for ages 3 and up.

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2019-20 Off the Hill Season

We're excited to announce our upcoming 2019-20 Off the Hill season! Please check back in the summer for more information about these productions.

THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE

Adapted by DWAYNE HARTFORD
Based on the book by KATIE DiCAMILLO

SEPT. 28 - NOV. 1, 2019

STUART LITTLE

Adapted by JOSEPH ROBINETTE
Based on the book by E.B. WHITE

JAN. 18 - FEB. 16, 2020

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS

Adapted by ERNIE NOLAN
Based on the book by ADAM RUBIN and Illustrator DANIEL SALMIERI

APRIL 3 - MAY 17, 2020
 

Frequently Asked Questions

If you don't see the answer to your question below, contact the community arts center you'd like to attend.

Each individual community arts center or venue coordinates the ticket sales for its Off the Hill performances. Contact the center near you for information about ticket sales at that venue.
Admission is free or inexpensive. Tickets are usually available at the door, however pre-registration may be required. For more information, contact the community center you would like to attend.
Recommended ages, as well as additional information about the plays, can be found on the individual production page for your show.
Each show is between approximately 45 and 60 minutes long.
Recording, videotaping and photographing during the performance are prohibited.
 

Community Arts Center Partners

Find a neighborhood near you:

Clifton Cultural Arts Center
513-497-2860
3711 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220

Artsville
5021 Whetsel Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

The Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum
513-473-5745
3738 Eastern Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226

Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center (The Barn)
513-272-3700
6980 Cambridge Ave.
Mariemont, Ohio 45227

Sunset Players at Dunham Recreation Center
513-588-4988
1945 Dunham Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238

Mount St. Joseph University
513-532-7401
5701 Delhi Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

Prospect House
513-921-1613
682 Hawthorne Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45205

Blue Ash Recreation Center
513-745-6261
4433 Cooper Rd.
Blue Ash, Ohio 45242

Cedar Village Retirement Community
513-754-3100
5467 Cedar Village Drive
Mason, Ohio 45040

District A at Nativity School
513-557-3850
5936 Ridge Road
Cincinnati, OH 45213

Evendale Cultural Arts Center
513-563-2247
10500 Reading Rd.
Evendale, Ohio 45241

Springfield Township - Grove Banquet Hall
513-522-1410
9158 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231

Oxford Community Arts Center
513-524-8506
10 South College Ave.
Oxford, Ohio 45056

Campbell County Public Library
Carrico-Ft. Thomas Branch
859-572-5033
1000 Highland Ave.
Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075

Ft. Wright Civic Club
859-331-1150
115 Kennedy Rd.
Covington, Kentucky 41011

Baker Hunt Art and Culture Center
859-431-0020
620 Greenup Street
Covington, KY 41011

  

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Promotional photos by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.