After critical success on Broadway, Jocelyn Bioh's Jaja's African Hair Braiding comes to you, directed by Whitney White! Ghanaian-American writer and actor Bioh previously penned the emotional comedy School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, which won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. Whitney White is an award-winning director, musician, and actor and is the recipient of an Obie Award and a Lilly Award.

After its critically lauded sellout premiere run in New York, Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-Winning play Primary Trust comes to Cincinnati's Playhouse In The Park. An innovative production about new beginnings directed by Timothy Douglas the warming comedy follows Kenneth, a 36-year-old bookstore owner whose world is turned upside down when he loses his job.

Sanaz Toossi, the award-winning Iranian-American playwright behind Wish You Were Here, is back with her new play English. A moving comedy set in Iran, the play follows four adults studying for a test in the English language, which for them could open the door to freedom and a future. Humorously exploring the nuances in language which native speakers often are oblivious to, English finds the characters preparing for a new future whilst tackling the subtleties which could hinder their ability to express themselves

This all-new inspirational musical is now heading across 30 states on a brand-new North American tour, beginning performances in fall 2025. Created by playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz and scored by Alicia Keys. Largely drawn from the award-winning singer's own story, the Hells Kitchen is based on Keys' own life growing up in the Bronx. Maleah Joi Moon won the 2024 Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role, with Kecia Lewis winning Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Shakespeare's enthralling island-bound drama is staged by the Cincinnati Shakespeare company in spring 2025! The Tempest is an atmospheric tale of shipwreck and sorcery on a spell-binding isle ruled over by the vengeful Prospero, and his unerring determination to wreak havoc on his former oppressors.

The famed Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth graces the Cincinnati stage, courtesy of a contemporary take from director Christopher V. Edwards for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Since Macbeth's first staging in 1606, the play has been performed many times including throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The story has also been told throughout modern times via theater and film as well as inspiring literature and music, making it one of the most enduring and influential works of all time.