Sara Mackie, Actor
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
—Bette Davis
Photo by Brian Offindani
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02/02/2024I never thought I’d play Dolly Levi. I just never thought she’d find me in the regions. And, sure enough, when I got the call, I almost said “oh, I’m too young…” and I realized I wasn’t.
Dolly Levi is a beast of a role in all of the best ways, and I understand why Carol just kept doing it! The show and this character is filled with joy and hustle and grief and hope and absolute humor and wit and anything else you could imagine!
I truly would embrace her in any production until I die.
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Photography: Mikki Schaffner
Links
Review from the League of Cincinnati Theatres:https://www.leagueofcincytheatres.info/review-say-hello-to-dolly-at-the-carnegie/
Review from Broadway World:https://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/Review-HELLO-DOLLY-at-The-Carnegie-20240203
Another review from the League of Cincinnati Theatres:https://www.leagueofcincytheatres.info/review-covington-calls-on-dolly/the [...]
11/30/2023Right on the tail of Wrecking Ball, Zina Camblin teamed up with Composer David Kisor to re-create the beginnings of Fiona the Hippo, a beloved uplifting local story. They wrote the role of Bibi for me – Fiona’s mother. It was a terrific sensation, telling the story of Fiona, a pre-mature Hippo, an underdog, “othered” by the other animals and finding her strength and intention despite the bullying and trials.
I have been doing the holiday shows in this slot (Oct through Dec) for a little over 20 years. When we presented this one to the children we serve through the Fairy Godmother Program, you would have thought we were the most incredible rock band ever seen. I have never heard such a response, and it told me that these children saw themselves someplace on screen!
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Photography: Ryan Kurtz
Links
Review from Behind the Curtain Cincinnati:https://behindthecurtaincincy.com/2023/12/05/fiona-the-musical-review/
Review from the Cincinnati Enquirer:https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/12/05/fiona-musical-ensemble-theatre-review/71769592007/
Interview at WLWT: https://www.wlwt.com/article/fiona-the-musical-cincinnati-zoo-ensemble-theatre-cincinnati/45865528
Review from Talkin’ Broadwayhttps://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/cincy/cincy485.html [...]
10/20/2023And the new works keep coming. Wrecking Ball, commissioned by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to NYC based screenwriter and playwright Zina Camblin, was a gift. It’s a story of a writer’s room filled with everything you would expect from a mixed bag of folks locked in a room and trying to create!
I stepped in for a workshop over the summer, and the original actor became unavailable to take the role. Chloe was complex and funny and everything I find joy in creating. I really can’t wait to see where this piece goes!
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Links
Review from the League of Cincinnati Theatres:https://www.leagueofcincytheatres.info/review-wrecking-ball-by-cincinnati-shakespeare-company/
Review from Talkin’ Broadway:https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/cincy/cincy480.html
Review from Broadway World:https://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/Review-WRECKING-BALL-at-Cincinnati-Shakespeare-Company-20231020 [...]
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