Monthly Archives: May 2015

FOLIE EN FAMILLE on June 9

CPI_Folie en Famille logoFOLIE EN FAMILLE
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
June 9
Downtown

Written by Traci Taylor

What’s a young social worker to do when she encounters a family in which a dead son is not quite gone, but back via rodent reincarnation? Family Madness, indeed, but not so easily dismissed…especially because, before his demise, the late Bobby Cutter had a distinctly hostile relationship with the family cat.

  • Tue, June 9 at 7:30pm

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Auditions Announced for WAIT UNTIL DARK presented by Village Players

vp_logoDirected by Patrick Downey

In this tense thriller, a sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, have traced the location of a heroin-laced doll to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam and his blind wife, Susy. When Sam is implicated in another woman’s murder, Susy decides that her husband’s innocence can be found inside the doll, and a deadly game of cat and mouse begins.

Auditions will be held June 5th at 7pm and June 7th at 1pm at the theatre. 8 N Fort Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script, appointments are not necessary.

Performances are September 18 – 26, 2015.

Performers should bring their schedule for June – September and be prepared to list conflicts. Resumes are encouraged, but not required.

We will be casting for the following characters:

The victims, Playing ages 25-45:

  • Susy Hendrix – Recently blinded.
  • Sam Hendrix – Her husband.

The criminals, Playing ages 30s-50s:

  • Mike Talman – A smooth conman recently released from prison.
    Carlino – Another convict. The muscle.
  • Harry Roat Jr. and Sr. – This actor needs to have the vocal versatility to change between multiple ages and roles.

The neighborhood girl, Playing age 9yrs:

  • Gloria – An intelligent and precocious child. Seems older than her years.

The cops, Playing ages 20-50:

  • There are two walk-on roles at the end of the play with a few lines.

Callbacks will be scheduled as needed.

Please contact the director at actone64@aol.com for further information.

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EXTENDED to May 30! “Extraordinary” OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Now Playing

You’ll Laugh, You’ll Cry with OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
Now extended through May 30!

Jen Joplin as Rosemary Muldoon & Brian Isaac Phillips as Anthony Reilly. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Jen Joplin as Rosemary Muldoon & Brian Isaac Phillips as Anthony Reilly. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Closing out our 2014-2015 Season is OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, which has already been extended to May 30 due to overwhelming demand!

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is one those rare productions where all the right elements have come together at the right time,” -Cincinnati Enquirer

The Muldoon and Reilly families, living side by side for generations, are hotly disputing a sliver of land that has their very farms hanging in the balance.

At the center of it all are rival heirs: Rosemary and Anthony, each filled with enough anger, yearning, and willfulness to keep them apart for years to come. What could possibly end the stalemate, save the farms, and…just maybe…let romance bloom? Full of dark humor and poetic prose, John Patrick Shanley’s tender-hearted portrait reminds us it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is “90 minutes of theatrical excellence…I highly recommend you see it.” -River City News

For more information on the production click here.

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Jerry Seinfeld | Fri., July 31 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Jerry Seinfeld promoJERRY SEINFELD
TO APPEAR ON STAGE AT THE ARONOFF CENTER

CINCINNATI, OH | FRIDAY, JULY 31 at 7pm

Second performance added at 9:30pm

America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at the Aronoff Center.

Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing both nationally and internationally in 2015.

His tour will visit the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati on Friday, July 31 at 7pm & 9:30pm.

Added 9:30pm performance on sale Friday, June 12 at 10am!

Tickets available online at CincinnatiArts.org, the Aronoff Center Ticket Office or charge by phone 513.621.2787.

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Auditions Announced for GUYS AND DOLLS presented by Acting Up

ACTUP_logoYou must sign up for an audition spot on Sign Up Genius. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4facaf29a13-acting1

Who: ages 6-18
When: Monday June 8 or Tuesday June 9, 6:30-9pm. You will sign up for a 20 minute spot, but the entire audition will take about 45 minutes.

Where: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7701 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 (By the Kenwood Mall)

What to prepare and bring:

  • Song: Be prepared to perform 32 measures (no longer than 1 minute) of any song that highlights your voice. This should be a Broadway-type song. You preferably should sing with a CD or ipod karaoke-type music (no vocals,) or you may sing a-cappella. There will not be an accompanist.
  • Monologue: You should perform a monologue of 1-2 minutes that demonstrates your acting ability and range. (you may be cut off)
  • Dress to dance.
  • Please bring a completed Audition Form. Found at http://www.ActingUp.com
  • Photo: Bring a recent photo that looks like you, that you do not need returned. No need at all for professional photos. It is merely to help the casting board recall who is who.
  • Show info: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, “Guys And Dolls” ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including TONY Awards, Drama Desks, and Olivers. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown. Guys And Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

Performances will be Sept. 25-27 at the Mason High School Theater.

Who’s Directing?: Show will be directed by Erin Wallace, Music Direction by Jeanne Bilyeu and Choreography by Jerry Wiesenhahn.

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