Fresh from Broadway

Directed by Joanie Schultz and penned by Noah Haidle, a writer described by the New York Times as having "freewheeling ambition", Birthday Candles earned rave reviews upon its Broadway run at the American Airlines Theatre in 2022, marking Haidle's Broadway debut. The heartwarming work now heads to Cincinnati's Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre for a limited run this May!

What Is The Story?

On the eve of her 17th Birthday, Ernestine Ashworth is anguishing over her apparent insignificance in the world. As Ernestine hits her 18th birthday, then her 47th, 70th, and 101st Birthday Candles explores how the seemingly insignificant parts of our lifetimes mold together to make the ordinary extraordinary.