Tina Gutierrez @ Mariemont Players: January 11 - 28, 2024
Photographs by Tina Gutierrez on Stage
Mariemont Players’ production of RUMORS
January 11 - 28, 2024
4101 Walton Creek Road Cincinnati, OH 45227
RUMORS: by Neil Simon, directed by Ed Cohen
image: Tina Gutierrez, Eternal O, Photograph, 40 x 40”
© Image: courtesy of Eisele Gallery and Mariemont Players Inc
The Mariemont Players (MPI) was formed 87 years ago as a church group that performed plays in the village of Mariemont, Ohio. Founded in 1936, the group began a regular season of performances in the 1950s and was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization on August 28, 1956 by its president, Woodrow (Woody) Jarrett. In honor of Woody & Lois Jarrett’s longtime commitment to the theater, the auditorium is named for them. In 1960, for slightly more than $8000, the group bought the old Plainville four-room school building. Volunteer members have been converting the structure into the Walton Creek Theater ever since. The original cornerstone was laid in 1869, but the present solid brick building at the intersection of Walton Creek and Muchmore Roads dates from 1910. We’re fortunate to be one of the few local community theaters with a permanent home. Our continuing improvements to the building include a remodeled auditorium with new seating, aisle lights and an electromagnetic hearing loop for the hearing-impaired. Our elevator to the auditorium accommodates those with physical handicaps, including wheelchairs. A handicap accessible restroom is on the first floor. The Players have had 1000s of members during the past 85 years. Some have even become film actors, Broadway musical directors and played roles in professional theater, TV commercials, corporate videos and voice-overs plus dozens of support roles in media and the creative arts.