CCM Acting Students Devise New Work for International Fringe Festival

Students at UC's College-Conservatory of Music have devised a new work to be presented this summer at Scotland’s Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Before the production travels overseas,

H2O: A Play about Water

will premiere in Cincinnati as the final installment of CCM’s 2017-18 Studio Series on

April 19-21

in

Cohen Family Studio Theater

.

The play is an original 60-minute piece of theatre that was created by 30 students from the Acting, Musical Theatre and Technical Production Departments at CCM. Admission to the CCM performances is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16.

CCM Acting Department Chair

Richard Hess

conceived the show and directed the students as they crafted the new work. The play is a theatrical collage of scenes that explore the abundance, scarcity and restorative powers of water.

“Water is life,” Hess says. “Seventy-one percent of our planet is water. Oceans rise. Droughts kill. Water soothes and water heals.

H2O

is an epic theatrical journey. Are you thirsty? Come have a drink of

H2O

.”

Faculty and students will travel to Scotland to present

H2O: A Play about Water

in four performances at the 71st Edinburgh International Fringe Festival on August 4-8, 2018. This is the first time CCM Acting students have presented an original work in the most prestigious Fringe Festival in the world.

“Some dreams can last 37 years, and when they come true, they are more vivid and more magical than expected,” says Hess about this opportunity. “In 1981 when I was a junior in college, I traveled to Scotland for a study abroad experience and stayed for the year studying drama and English at the University of Glasgow. I have dreamed of taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since I first set foot in Scotland 37 years ago. Taking 30 CCM students to Scotland is a dream come true.”

You can see the Cincinnati premiere of

H2O: A Play about Water

in CCM’s Cohen Family Studio Theater from April 19-21. Visit

CCM’s guide to Studio Series tickets

for tips and tricks to secure your seats.

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PERFORMANCE TIMES

• 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19
• 8 p.m. Friday, April 20
• 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21

LOCATION

Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village

University of Cincinnati

ADMISSION

Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16. Please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

PARKING AND DIRECTIONS

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Acting Studio Series Sponsor: Neil Artman and Margaret Straub