Cisco Montgomery has always been a fan of professional wrestling, especially the “backstage” drama, so of course it was the ideal setting for “Booty of the Year,” described as “A story of love, betrayal and sibling rivalry set in the world of professional wrestling, where two sisters, jealous of each other's careers and in love with the same man, are manipulated by a greedy promoter into wrestling each other in a Realty TV contest that portends tragic consequences . . .”

“Booty of the Year,” by Louisville playwright Montgomery, is the latest entry in Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative’s monthly series of staged readings. It performs at 7:30p.m. Tuesday at the Aronoff’s Fifth Third Bank Theater. Kevin Crowley directs a classy cast of Khrys Styles, Piper Davis, Reggie Willis and Khisaun Ferguson.

Montgomery's script for the KET documentary, "Jewish Kentucky," is in production by Preservations Films in Louisville.  He is active in the mental health community, a jazz devotee and a frustrated adventurer who has spent time in Cuba and Haiti. He says, “I wanted to be a novelist but switched to plays, believing mistakenly that they would be easier to write.”

“Booty of the Year” was work-shopped in the Playwriting Intensive Program at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Next up is probably "The Magnificent Stephen," about Stephen Bishop, foremost explorer of the Mammoth Cave.

Tickets $7 ($4 students) at the door on night of performance.  Reservations may be made in advance at Aronoff Center Box Office, or by calling 513-621-2787, or online at http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/event_detail.jsp?event_id=753