Monthly Archives: April 2016

Actor Needed for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at WIT-Women in Theatre

MISC_Casting call2WIT-Women in Theatre has a small but important role in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE available for a male in his 40’s – 50’s.  The role is for the character of Steve Hubbell who owns the apartment building in which he and his wife, Eunice, (they are a boisterous couple) and Stanley and Stella Kowalski live.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE goes up on July 15 with additional performances on July 16, 19, 22, 23.  Rehearsals for this character are minimum and the director is willing to work with conflicts.  General rehearsals will begin on May 23.  All rehearsals and performances are on The Avenue Stage which is on the lower level of St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, KY.

Please email the director, Donna Hoffman, with questions or interest at Sumytra@fioptics.com.

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Playhouse in the Park’s 2016 Summer Day Camp Offerings

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK’S 2016 SUMMER THEATRE DAY CAMP FEATURES NEW PERFORMANCE ACADEMY AS WELL AS ONE-WEEK SESSIONS,
JUNE 13 – JULY 29

PIP_logo(CINCINNATI) – Cincinnati’s Tony Award-winning theatre once again offers its popular one-week Summer Theatre Day Camp programs for school-age children this summer, along with an exciting new option: a three-week Performance Academy for young theatre enthusiasts entering grades seven to 12. The Playhouse’s six one-week Theatre Day Camp sessions begin June 13 and continue through July 29; the single three-week Performance Academy runs from July 11 through July 29.

The Performance Academy, geared to middle and high school students, offers the opportunity to create a play from beginning to end. The ensemble will develop a play based on a classic book, creating everything from the script to the sets, costumes and props. The three-week Performance Academy, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, will culminate in a performance for friends and family. No audition is necessary.

Theatre Day Camp sessions consist of one-week, full-day sessions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays for children entering grades one through 12. Each of the six sessions offers acting and improvisation. Other classes may include circus training, Shakespeare, musical theatre, puppetry, playwriting, stage combat, theatre design and more. Because classes and instructors vary for each session, campers interested in participating in multiple camps will have a different experience each week.

In addition to the camp sessions, the Playhouse offers before and after care for parents who need additional schedule flexibility.

All Playhouse camp classes are taught by theatre professionals who bring years of experience and a strong focus in education to their students. The instructors are trained to adjust the classes to challenge all students’ skills and talents. All experience levels are welcome.

Register now for the best availability. The cost is $1,050 for the Performance Academy, and $295 for each session of the Theatre Day Camp.

Before Care (8-9 a.m.) and After Care (4:30-5:30 p.m.) may be added for $30 each per week. Register online at www.cincyplay.com or call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888.

The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of the community contributors to the ArtsWave campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

The Playhouse also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation.

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CITY FUSION: A Weeklong Performance Arts Workshop Festival

City Fusion is a weeklong festival of performance workshops. Acclaimed artists from Cincinnati Chicago, Boston and will bring vast expertise to an exciting array of styles and disciplines, culminating in a live event for the students
April 23-30th 2016 | Cincinnati

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHO: City Fusion is a weeklong festival of performance workshops that will join artists and experienced instructors from Cincinnati and partner cities to share resources and to intentionally cross promote the unique performance resources that each city provides. With the mission to offer educational opportunities through the use of theatre, music, and other live performance techniques, City Fusion will culminate in a live performance on Saturday April 30 at The Monastery in Walnut Hills.

WHAT: Workshops include Songwriting, taught by the leaders of one of America’s best bands, Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker of Cincinnati’s Wussy; Sketch Comedy Writing, taught by award winning playwright, film, television actor, and former cast member of Chicago’s Second City, Kevin Crowley; Theatre Piece Creation, taught by Professor Emeritus of Dramatic Performance at University Of Cincinnati’s CCM, Michael Burnham; and Musical Improvisation (no singing experience required) led by the Artistic Director of Improv Boston, former Music Director, and teacher at Chicago’s Second City, Mike Descoteaux.

WHEN: Saturday April 23- Saturday April 20. All information, enrollment, times, dates and directions: cityfusioncincinnati.com

WHERE: The Monastery Walnut Hills and WNKU (Songwriting Workshop Sat April 23)

REGISTER: cityfusioncincinnati.com. 2016 workshops are offered at a special introductory fee of $25 dollars per class. This enrollment fee includes the option for students to perform live on Saturday, April 30th at The Monastery Studio (sketch writing students will have their work read live by professional actors from The Clifton Players).

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The Passing of Elinore Dial

Published in the Kentucky Enquirer on Apr. 17, 2016– See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nky/obituary.aspx?n=elinore-dial&pid=179583877#sthash.R2N8Eyp8.dpuf

MISC_Elinore DialElinore Dial, 91, most recently residing at Providence Pavilion, died Sunday, April 10. Although Elinore leaves no relatives behind, she will be remembered by all the people she met in community theatre as a strong, opinionated, talented, unique individual who touched so many lives. She graduated from Marysville, Ohio, High School and Ohio State University. After teaching for several years, and working at WCET when it first began as educational television, she went on to a long career at Cincinnati Gas and Electric. But her beloved avocation was directing plays for community theatres. She was an immensely talented director. She understood plays with an instinctive intelligence, honed through much training and vast experience. She won many awards for her shows, the most impressive of which was a Corbett Award for a musical revue that won a national amateur theatre competition and was performed before Princess Grace in Monaco.

 

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Village Players presents GIRLS OF THE GARDEN CLUB

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Photo courtesy of Amy Hamilton.

[Fort Thomas, Kentucky] –  Village Players of Fort Thomas presents its spring production, GIRLS OF THE GARDEN CLUB by John Patrick, April 22-30, 2016. Performances for this production will be Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Thursday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3 p.m.   Village Players will donate the proceeds from this production to the Fort Thomas Garden Club.

Rhoda Greenleaf lives to garden.  It’s her obsession and her house looks like a jungle.  She’d love to expand her plant collection to a greenhouse behind her home, and husband Vincent remarks that if she’s ever elected president she’ll have a greenhouse – only he didn’t say president of what!  Thanks to Vincent’s comments, Rhoda’s newest passion is seeking the presidency of the local Garden Club, and she’ll do everything she can to achieve her dream.  She plots to oust the long-time president by winning the local flower show. But fate comes up with obstacles to her quest that she must overcome with the help of her Garden Club friends.  The cast includes Jeri Nakamura, Elaine Michael, Gretchen Gantner, Gaylene May Schumacker, Jessica Moore, Kaitlyn Sansom, Kaylee Michael, Meredith Conner, Lori Bowling, Teresa Myers, Megan Schultheis, Leslie Hillner, Judy Littlefield, Jenetta Anderson, Betsy Evans, Erica Brady, Doug Bruening and Hunter Bruening.

Tickets for GIRLS OF THE GARDEN CLUB are $17 and can be purchased online at www.villageplayers.biz or by calling 859-392-0500.

Village Players began in 1966 when members of the Fort Thomas Woman’s Club formed a community theatre department and renovated the lower level of the building to house a unique and intimate 102-seat three-quarter thrust stage. Village Players is a member of KTA, OCTA, ACT-Cincinnati and AACT. Located at 8 North Fort Thomas Avenue, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, Village Players mounts four productions each year and donates the proceeds of its spring production to charity. For more information, www.villageplayers.biz or 859-392-0500.

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