CCM student-created new works hit the stage in Transmigration 2023

Performances are free, but ticket reservations are encouraged

Story by CCM Graduate Student Chet Rhodes

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents six new works in Transmigration 2023 at 7 p.m. on March 8-10 at Liberty Exhibition Hall. Tickets are FREE, but phone or in-person reservations through the CCM Box Office are encouraged.

Named for “the transition from one state of being to another,” Transmigration has been the home of the next generation of theater’s ideas for the past 13 years. Constructed by teams of CCM Acting students, each year’s festival sees CCM students produce six original 30-minute shows. With performances happening simultaneously throughout Liberty Exhibition Hall, Transmigration attendees will have opportunities to view a personally curated program of their choosing. More information about each student-created work is below.

Student-designed promotional graphic for "Coconut Mall is Burning Down."

Student-designed promotional graphic for "Coconut Mall is Burning Down."

Coconut Mall is Burning Down: Here are my two weeks

Do you wanna play a game? Riddle me this. If you hold a door open for a toad, the sheep won’t come out till noon. Hint: Don’t mess with the toad. BFFR. Content warning: Crude humor, strong language, violence, flashing lights, loud sounds and drug use. 

  • Group Members: Gavin Duffy, Cyrus Fontenot, Dash Green, Sean Haffey, Jordyn Hill, Debra Najor, Lyd Noll, Ava Panagopolous* (Producer), Malik Smith* (Producer), Palini Sunkara, Lilia Villaflor
  • Location: Great Hall
  • Performance times: 7:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Student-designed promotional graphic for "A Night at Le Grand Fromage."

Student-designed promotional graphic for "A Night at Le Grand Fromage."

A Night at Le Grand Fromage: The Best Worst Night of Our Lives

Le Grande Fromage is renowned for its customer service and luxury. But everyone makes mistakes. For the first time in history, someone f***ed up. Not one, not two, but THREE events are taking place at the SAME time in the SAME room. What would you do if the best day of your life was someone else’s worst? Content warning: Mentions of death, depictions of substance use, language.

  • Group Members: Galen Arnett, Nick Casey, Austin James Cleri* (Producer), Brandon Cook, Luke Danni, Lily Jean Olsen* (Producer), Emma Sanchez, Amanda Sant, Wyatt Toloczko
  • Location: Great Hall
  • Performance times: 7 p.m., 9:15 p.m.

Untitled Artwork

Student-designed promotional graphic for "Mom Come Pick Me Up."

Mom, Come Pick Me Up S@*T HOLY F#$K!: These kids and their damn phones!

An unpredictable situation has occurred at a bizarre middle school sleep-over, and the kids are now forced to navigate through big emotions, and awkwardness that is all new to them. Content warning: Adult language.

  • Group Members: Shaylee Bowman, Inha Choi, Maddie Gaughn* (Producer), Kiki Hellerman, Chloé Hill, Erin Lynch, Carson Mehlbauer, Yodeet Nymberg, Lydia Robison* (Producer), Hannah Toronto, Bethany Untener
  • Location: Office Space
  • Performance times: 8:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m.

Student-designed promotional graphic for "RSVP."

Student-designed promotional graphic for "RSVP."

RSVP: Sorry about the holdup!

A high-profile wedding is struck by disaster and the servers at the reception are left scrambling in more ways than one. Welcome to a night of third glasses of wind, second husbands, and… first heists? Lots of blood, sweat and tears have been put into the preparations and the big day is finally here. The guests and staff at The Moonglade request the pleasure of your company (and your wallets) as we celebrate this important union. Content warning: Alcohol, drug use, language.

  • Group Members: Becca Anderson, Staylie Brunner, Madi Burnett, Ava Duvall* (Producer), Nico Graves, Nik Gray, Nicholas Kaufmann, Bryce Nevison Zoë Peterson* (Producer), Maya Joi Robinson, Sydni Charity Solomon
  • Location: Tiki Room
  • Performance times: 7:45 p.m., 9:15 p.m.

Student-designed promotional graphic for "The Left Soft Club."

Student-designed promotional graphic for "The Left Soft Club."

The Left Sock Club: Purgatory’s lounge room

Are bad deeds forgotten and are they even bad to begin with? Who decides what’s bad? Is that decision made for the convenience of conformists to dispense of the outsiders? Is it the fate of the outsider to be lost forever? “Get lost!” with The Left Sock Club in the space in-between, where the only bad deed is not doing any deed at all. Content warning: Crude humor, strong language, alcohol/drug use, violence, mentions of graphic death.

  • Group Members: Gabi Adams, Mallory Bolser, Dinithi Fernando, Nathan Flesh, Katie Kinman, Rachel Larson* (Producer), Jahmiya Quarles, Nick Raihala, Cassandra Reeves, Hunter Trammell* (Producer)
  • Location: Tiki Room
  • Performance times: 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Student-designed promotional graphic for "Lucky Dee's B&B."

Student-designed promotional graphic for "Lucky Dee's B&B."

Lucky Dee’s B&B: 2.7 stars out of 5 on TripAdvisor (13 reviews)

Welcome to Lucky Dee’s B&B. A rustic watering hole for weary travelers and excited sightseers alike. Our hostel is also our home. We put our love into every part of it, and have done so over the past 50 years! Come selbrate our 50th anniversary with us. We’re offering a special deal of 50% off for this weekend only ! So pack your bags and stop by the Cincinnati of the West, sunny San Diego, and come rest and relax at Lucky Dee’s. Content Warning: Mature language, drugs/alcohol and mature sexual themes.

  • Group Members: Peggie Dona, Katherine Harb, Nora Kovasckitz, Evan Kuppersmith, Maria Leigh, Reece Martin, Kevin Naddeo* (Producer), Kenny Rayborn, Joysoline Ivory Smith, Jake Weinheimer* (Producer)
  • Location: Office Space
  • Performance times: 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m.

Transmigration takes place off campus at Liberty Exhibition Hall, 3938 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45223. Tickets are FREE and reservations are encouraged. Reserve your tickets through the CCM Box Office in-person or over the phone at 513-556-4183; online ticket reservations are not currently available.

Performance Times

  • 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9
  • 7 p.m. Friday, March 10

Location

Liberty Exhibition Hall, 3938 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45223.

 If possible, please plan to arrive 10-15 minutes earlier than usual for your performance.

When you arrive at Liberty Exhibition Hall, please proceed to the Box Office check-in station. Student staff will confirm your event registration and will share more details about the Transmigration performances.

Reserving Tickets

Tickets are FREE, but reservations are encouraged. Tickets can be reserved in-person at the CCM Box Office or over the phone at 513-556-4183. Online reservations are not currently available.

CCM Box Office Operating Hours:

  • Monday-Friday: 1-5 p.m.
  • One hour prior to the start of ticketed performances.

CCM Box Office Contact Information:

  • Location: CCM Atrium Lobby next to Corbett Auditorium in the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts on UC’s Uptown West Campus
  • Telephone: 513-556-4183
  • Email: boxoff@uc.edu
Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust
Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Dance Department Sponsor
All-Steinway School Sponsor
Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.
Community Partners
The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel
Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Sponsor
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer 
Greg Mathein 
Gary & Barb Cummins 
Jim & Linda Miller 
George & Carroll Roden
Musical Theatre Department Sponsors
Genevieve Smith
Opera Production Sponsor
Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
Opera D’Arte Sponsor
An Anonymous Donor
Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander
Mrs. William A. Friedlander
Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
Ariel Quartet Sponsors
Jan Rogers
Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Choral Studies Sponsors
Anonymous
  Classical Guitar Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
Orchestral Sponsor
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Starling Pre-Collegiate Sponsor
Starling Strings Sponsor
Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
Organ Department Sponsors
Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
Louis and Susan Meisel
Piano Department Sponsors
Kevin and Nancy Rhein
   Wind Studies Sponsor
Buddy Rogers Music
LINKS Sponsor
Sponsors listed as of Sept. 7, 2023

Headshot of Chet Rhodes

Chet Rhodes

CCM Graduate Assistant, Marketing + Communications

Currently a Bassoon Performance master’s student at CCM, Chet received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Utah. He has held positions with the Salt Lake Symphony and the Utah Philharmonia.

Related Stories

1

See a concert or show at CCM: Fall schedule of major events now available

August 15, 2023

Experience world-class performances by the next generation of performing and media artists at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)! The college’s fall 2023 schedule of ticketed events is now available; tickets are on sale beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 through the CCM Box Office website.

2

CCM shares fall 2022 schedule of performances and public events

August 12, 2022

Audiences are invited to return to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) concert halls and theaters to experience world-class performances and presentations by the next generation of performing and media artists! The college’s fall 2022 schedule of free and ticketed events is now available. Tickets go on sale beginning on Monday, Aug. 22, through the CCM Box Office website.

3

Next OnStage: CCM shares spring schedule of major events

November 13, 2023

Experience world-class performances by the next generation of performing and media artists at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)! The college’s spring 2024 schedule of major events is now available; tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.