Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park was founded in 1959 by college student Gerald Covell, and was one of the first regional theatres in the United States. Located in Eden Park, the first play premiered at the Playhouse on October 10, 1960 was Meyer Levin's Compulsion.[1] For nearly 50 years, the Playhouse has maintained a regional and national reputation in the theatre community for bringing prominent plays to Cincinnati as well as hosting national premieres such as Tennessee Williams' The Notebook of Trigorin in 1996 and international premieres such as the Pulitzer Prize-nominated In Walks Ed in 1997 and Coyote on a Fence in 1998.
The Playhouse is comprised of two separate theatres, the larger Robert S. Marx Theatre and the smaller Thompson Shelterhouse. The Playhouse is among the members of the League of Resident Theatres. In addition to a full 10 month season of plays, the Playhouse also offers acting classes and programs for children.
The Playhouse has been under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Edward Stern and Executive Director Buzz Ward since 1992. The Playhouse received a Regional Theatre Tony Award in 2004. [2] Their revival of Company, directed by John Doyle, won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic's Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Revival of a Musical.
