Director Jane Goetzman taught at the now-defunct Edgecliff College years ago. The Woolgatherer last January. It's an evening of songs drawn from classic myths and contemporary religious stories. The grandson of Richard Rodgers, many think he's likely to rise to the Broadway pantheon, a young composer in the mode of Sondheim. There is limited seating for this production in CCM's Studio Theater.
Somebody needs to clue in several local theaters that winter's knocking.
At any rate, you can do so at Northern Kentucky University, through Dec. 10. If you like it there and want more, you can see another production of the same show in Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 14-17. Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre is staging it at Parrish Auditorium on Miami University's branch campus. Margaret Edson's provocative play WIT is the tale of a brilliant woman whose intellect alone is not enough to overcome cancer. An excellent production of the show at the Cincinnati Play-house last March was named the year's best premiere and production at the Nov. 27 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards.