Call Related Links Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca is a thought-provoking exploration of the role artists play in society by one of the world's great playwrights. Veteran community theater actress Ellie Shepherd takes the lead role in this production.
Audiences get to join in, and kids have a great time.
Madcap, one of only four giant puppet theaters in the United States, has performed for more than three million kids in the last decade. Last year critics named Oklahoma the most influential musical in American theater history. Now almost 60 years old, it's still a popular show. Now is the time when CityBeat plans its theater coverage for the fall season. CityBeat is Cincinnati's only publication regularly reviewing community theater productions.