Hugo West Theatricals

Hugo West Theatricals is the lunatic hobbyhorse of Cincinnati-based writing and producing team Mike Hall and Joshua Steele. Called “smart playwright[s] who know how to surprise an audience in unexpected ways,” their often sold-out productions have been dubbed “smart and funny, amiable and high energy” (River City News), “riotously funny but infectiously endearing” (Cincinnati Citybeat) and “unexpectedly entertaining and thoughtful” (National Review). 

​Founded in 2012, HWT has produced award-winning stagings of original, adapted and existing works, with a special interest in remarkable Cincinnati history topics. Their production history includes DON’T CROSS THE STREAMS: THE CEASE AND DESIST MUSICAL; A KLINGON CHRISTMAS CAROL; HOT DAMN! IT’S THE LOVELAND FROG!; ZOMBIE-LOGUE; CESSNA; THE LETTERS OF VINCENT VAN GOGH: A LIVE PERFORMANCE; SUMATRAN RHINO; THE GOSPEL OF BARABBAS and HARAMBE. Their works have appeared at The Cincinnati and Indianapolis Fringe Festivals, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Art Museum and Falcon Theater (Newport, KY).