Cincinnati is hot these days — no, not outside. We’re talking inside — specifically, inside theaters, both those with big screens and those with stages.

From movies filmed in the Queen City earning stellar reviews or showing at the Sundance Film Festival, to new plays being produced here from up-and-coming playwrights Lauren Gunderson and the screenwriting team of Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek, Cincinnati’s theaters continue to earn national attention for the region.

The Know Theatre produced Gunderson’s "Toil and Trouble" in 2013 and is gearing up for her drama, "Silent Sky," opening in April. (Gunderson's "The Revolutionists" also is at Playhouse in the Park in February.