Queen City Flash

Queen City Flash is Cincinnati's Flash Mob theater company presenting a form of theatrical presentation new to Cincinnati while also offering free community performances to under-served communities in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Queen City Flash's first production, THE COMPLETE TOM, is a new, expanded look at Mark Twain's writings on Tom Sawyer, pulling together alternate sources and combining them with his classic novels. THE COMPLETE TOM is a four play cycle and will be presented throughout the 2014-2015 season at various locations. 

Trey Tatum (Co-Founder / Playwright / Composer) is a playwright / composer originally from the Alabama Gulf Coast. Recent work includes: ZOINKS! (Winner: Best of Fest, Cincy Fringe Festival, 2019) --> a Nancy Drew-esque caper about the opioid epidemic, JALZ --> a retelling of the classic blockbuster JAWS set inside the Alzheimer’s wing of a nursing home, and KEN HAM’S JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH --> a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark concerning the dangers of Young-Earth Creationism. Trey is the resident Composer for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's touring education plays. Trey makes theater and mischief in Cincinnati, OH with his wife, Director Bridget Leak. treytatum.com

Bridget Leak (Co-Founder/Director) recently directed Actually at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where she previously directed for the their Off-the-Hill Series. Bridget is a 2019 People's Liberty Grant recipient for her project Desktop Theatre, an arts-initiative that helps teachers integrate the performing arts with larger-than-life plays made small enough to fit on a child's desk. She previously collaborated with Cradle Cincinnati to develop a healing-through-storytelling pilot program for Mothers in Price Hill and is a former Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellow. Her production Slut Shaming - commissioned by NYC's The Culture Project  -  was produced by Xavier University in coordination with their TITLE IX office and was awarded the Ignatian Medal for Outstanding Commitment to Diversity and Social Justice. She was featured in American Theatre Magazine and had her work highlighted in Teaching Theatre magazine, a publication of EdTA. Bridget has her M.F.A. in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She calls East Price Hill home with her husband, playwright-composer Trey Tatum and puppies "Pocket" & "Lint" bridgetleak.com #ADirectorsLife

 
 

Our programming falls under:

Flashmobs, Community, Rabble-Rousers, Fringe, Podcast and Flash | U

Email us for general inquires or with any press-related questions.

 
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Free (mostly-outdoor) theater around Greater Cincinnati, with an emphasis on transforming space into a stage and introducing locals to hidden gems within their city.  

These include: Seckatary Hawkins and  The Complete Tom  (a 4-part play cycle about Tom Sawyer). 

Plays for a community, made with the help of that community. 

These include: our new partnership with Cradle Cincinnati to help Mothers craft their personal narrative, our collaboration with the Cincinnati Symphony for Friday Orange and a downtown walking tour with PONES, Inc. on POV

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Plays that tackle local issues and national conversations. These include: Slut Shaming - a time travel rape adventure about teenage sexual abuse and Ken Ham's Journey to the Center of the Earth - A Raider's of the Lost Ark parody about Creationism.

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Queen City Flash plays in Cincy Fringe with engaging, close to the action, storytelling. Winner of "The Linda Bowen Full Frontal Pick" for Zoinks! (2019) and Alabama Monster (2018). 

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Meet Riley and Render. Roommates. Best friends. Riley is a young woman and Render is….a monster. Have Monster, Will Travel: they're just two best friends on the adventure of a lifetime.

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Cincinnati-based Theater Rabble-Rousers Queen City Flash partners with university students to create a brand-new play. In 5 days. And then perform it for you. In a mystery location. Because art should feel dangerous. Flash | U

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