Up Next: Please join us for "The Lion in Winter" by James Goldman. This will be a full production, rather than a staged reading, done with students from the University of Toledo and Notre Dame College. This is a witty and fiery comic drama that pits the world's first Power Couple, Henry II of England and his estranged Queen Eleanor, against each other. Throw in their ambitious, rebellious sons, then add Lady Alyss of Vexin and her little brother Philip II Augustus of France and you have the ultimate historical dysfunctional family. It's a veritable Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf meets King Lear ... It's Bill being Bill ... It's Hillary, before we meet Hillary ... Nothing like political family quarrels to warm us up for the Presidential campaign season. Two week-ends in August, August 1-3 and 8-10 at Notre Dame College

Script Download Option: Bodwin is initiating an exciting new service, making available the original plays of Bodwin Theatre's Artistic Director Peter Manos at no cost for reading and review (all rights reserved for any production).

Unleashing Creativity: From pundits to populace, everybody seems to agree that Northeast Ohio needs to step out in a new direction, using the creative arts to drive an economic resurgence. Read about successful government incentives used elsewhere to encourage film, TV and video production and build a creative economy.

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Why Theater Matters! Antoni Cimolino, the Executive Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival spoke at the Cleveland City Club, offering a ringing summary of theater's vital role in our community. Because Bodwin couldn't agree more, we posted the speech for your review (click for more information about the City Club, "Cleveland's Citadel of Free Speech" since 1912). While on the subject of education and the arts, Bodwin thanks friends and supporters who helped with recent donations to nonprofit social service agency University Settlement, which operates in the south and eastern neighborhoods of the City of Cleveland. Their efforts supported taking kids to see live theater, The Lion King, at Playhouse Square.

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