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June 16, 2015 · 12:29 pm

Auditions Announced for RADIUM GIRLS at Mariemont Players

Mariemont Players Announces Auditions For RADIUM GIRLS

MPI_logoDirector Dee Anne Bryll will hold open auditions for the Mariemont Players production of Radium Girls, a drama by D. W. Gregory, at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just east of Mariemont) at 7:00pm on Sunday, August 16th and at 7:00pm on Monday, August 17th, 2015.

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.

Written with warmth and humor, RADIUM GIRLS is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece for 10 to 12 actors, who play more than 30 parts—friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders.

All roles are open. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring a current resume and photo.

Rehearsals will begin November 23rd, 2015. The production will be staged January 8th through January 24th, 2016.

For more information, contact the director at bryllcohen@gmail.com.

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June 16, 2015 · 12:16 pm

Mariemont Players Announce BUS STOP

Leah Baker as Cherie, Vernon Burns as Will. Arny Stoller as Virgil & Joshua Broughton as Bo.

Leah Baker as Cherie, Vernon Burns as Will. Arny Stoller as Virgil & Joshua Broughton as Bo.

Mariemont Players present BUS STOP, a comedy by William Inge, at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just East of Mariemont), July 10th through July 26th, 2015.

In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked and the weary travelers will have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse in a sparkling gown and a seedy fur-trimmed jacket, is the passenger with the most to worry about. A belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana.

BUS STOP is directed by Tom Peters, produced by Zach Riggins,  and features Leah Baker as Cherie, Molly Barresi as Elma, Joshua Broughton as Bo, Vernon Burns as Will, Dan Maloney as Carl, Brieanne Sheehan as Grace, Arny Stolleras Virgil and Kenny Tessel as Dr. Gerald Lyman.

Performances will be at 8:00pm on July 10th, July 11th, July 17th, July 18th  and July 24th; at 2:00pm on July 12th and July 26th; at 7:30pm on July 16th and July 23rd; at 2:00pm and 7:00pm on July 19th; and at 3:00pm & 8:00pm on July 25th.

For more information or to order tickets for Bus Stop call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order on line at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and cost $20 each.

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June 16, 2015 · 11:53 am

The First CINCINNATI ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Runs July 11-12

KTC_One Minute Play Festival logoTHE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF), & KNOW THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
PRESENT
THE 1st CINCINNATI ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY
SATURDAY, JULY 11th at 8pm
SUNDAY, JULY 12th at 2pm & 8pm

AT KNOW THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
1120 Jackson St
Cincinnati, OH 45202

The festival will feature works by:
Linnea Bond, John Brommels, Michael Burnham, Nick Carmine, Kevin Crowley, Bekka Eaton, Kate Fine, Brian Griffin, Mike Hall, Becca Howell, Alan Jozwiak, David Loehr, Robert Macke, Erica MacDonald, Joe McDonagh, Eric Pfeffinger, Maggie Lou Rader, Alison Rampa, Brant Russell, Paul Shortt, Stacy Sims, Andy Simpson, Nathan Singer, Jim Stark, Paul Strickland, Trey Tatum, Eileen Tull, Chris Wesselman, Torie Wiggins and Alison Vodnoy Wolf

Directed by Geoffrey Barnes, Michael Burnham, Ed Cohen, Katie Lupica, Regina Pugh, Brant Russell, Tamara Winters and others.

The One-­Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) America’s largest and longest running short form theatre company in the country, founded by Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea . #1MPF is barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue and consensus building sessions and a performance of many moments. #1MPF works in partnership with theatres sharing playwright or community-specific missions across the country. #1MPF creates locally sourced playwright-focused community events, with the goal of promoting the spirit of radical inclusion by representing local cultures of playwrights of different age, gender, race, cultures, and points of career. The work attempts to reflect the theatrical landscape of local artistic communities by creating a dialogue between the collective conscious and the individual voice.

In each city, #1MPF works with partnering organizations to identify programs or initiatives in each community to support with the proceeds from the work. The goal is to find ways give directly back to the artists in each community. Supported programs have ranged from educational programming, youth poetry projects, teaching artists working in prisons, playwright residencies and memberships, and community arts workshops.

Annual partnerships have been created with theaters in close to 20 cities including: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Trenton, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Boston, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle, Dallas, Austin, Indianapolis, Anchorage, and more, with partnering institutions like Primary Stages, Victory Gardens Theatre, Cornerstone Theatre Company, The Playwrights Foundation, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Actor’s Express, InterAct Theatre, Mixed Blood, Passage Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Kitchen Dog, Salvage Vanguard, ScriptWorks, ACT, Perseverance Theatre, and others.

Notable #1MPF contributors have included: David Henry Hwang, Neil LaBute, Tina Howe, Donald Margulies, Nilaja Sun, Lydia Diamond, Phillip Kan Gotanda, Kristoffer Diaz, Rajiv Joseph, Sam Hunter, Karen Hartman, José Rivera, Craig Lucas, Mike Daisey, Greg Kotis, Michael John Garcés, & close to 600 famous, emerging, and midcareer playwrights. For more information visit: www.oneminuteplayfestival.com

KNOW THEATRE COMPANY, creates explosive and evocative live entertainment. We value a playful artistic community where artists can collaborate and grow. Our goal is to create an artistic playground where artists and audiences can come together to produce and experience work that could not be done anywhere else.

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June 16, 2015 · 11:27 am

Supers Sought for TURANDOT at Cincinnati Opera

CO_Turandot logoCincinnati Opera seeks specific Supers (non-singing extras) for its production of TURANDOT in late July.

  •  Three boys and three girls who are no taller than 5 feet. The children have 11 rehearsal days (day and evening) from July 2 – July 23 and three evening performances July 25, 29 and 31.
  • Prince of Persia.  This individual should be a male of at least 18 years of age but who looks younger rather than older. He should be comfortable onstage in a loin cloth. The other claim to fame is that this character is beheaded at in Act 1 of the opera. This role has 11 rehearsal days from June 29 – July 23 including days, evenings and weekends and three evening performances on July 25, 29 and 31.
  • Ping/Pang/Pong servants.  These are very active roles that involve carrying a fairly heavy backpack and running around a lot throughout the opera after the Princess’ advisors.  The age is not so important as long as they are “adult sized,” and physically able to carry the backpacks. Taller is better as a shorter person may have difficulty carrying the backpacks – they are quite large. These roles have 15 rehearsal days from July 1 – 23 including days, evenings and weekends and three evening performances on July 25, 29 and 31.

Anyone interested can contact the Super Captain atsupers@cincinnatiopera.org or at 216.407.4194.

This is a beautiful new co-production – see the link for photos: http://www.cincinnatiopera.org/performances/turandot/turandot-gallery

The opera TURANDOT is set in China and involves Prince Calàf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot. To obtain permission to marry her, a suitor has to solve three riddles; any wrong answer results in death (i.e. The Prince of Persia). Calàf passes the test, but Turandot still refuses to marry him. He offers her a way out: if she is able to learn his name before dawn the next day, then at daybreak he will die.

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June 16, 2015 · 11:06 am

Auditions Announced for OF MICE AND MEN at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoJohn Steinbeck’s OF MICE AND MEN by the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

Audition times:
7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 and 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015

Location:
The Creative Center for the Palace (Home of the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre); 215 S. Third St., Hamilton

Contacts:
Director Rhonda Lucas; Producers Jane Winkler and Barb Winkler (email: ghctplay@gmail.com)

Show dates:
8 p.m. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, 8 p.m. Oct. 10, 2 p.m. Oct. 11, 2015

Tickets:
(513) 737-PLAY; http://www.ghctplay.com

Synopsis:
OF MICE AND MEN follows a pair of migrant field workers during the Depression in California as they move south from Weed to work on a ranch in Soledad. The novella navigates between the everyday realities of George Milton and Lennie Small — gigantic in stature, well-meaning, but with limited mental capacity — and their dream of settling down on their own ranch, a dream that seems all the more tempting for its impossibility.

Characters needed:

  • George Milton: 20- to 40-years-old
  • Lennie Small: Gentle, giant man, who is mentally challenged (20- to 40-years-
  • Curley’s Wife: 20- to 30-years-old
  • Whit: 20- to 60-years-old
  • Curley: 20- to 40-years-old
  • Crooks: 20- to 80-years-old (black)
  • Candy: 50- to 80-years-old (one arm)
  • Slim: 20- to 50-years-old
  • Carlson: 20- to 50-years-old
  • The Boss: 50- to 70-years-old

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