MY WAY
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
Oct. 5-8
Parrish Auditorium
Directed by Brian Smith
Musical and vocal direction by Ryan Heinrich
Choreography by Olivia Pannek
Produced by Mandy Gambrell
Cast: Jenni Sheets, Gaby Neal, Tom Dierling, Matt Neal
A musical revue with dozens of songs, paying homage to one of America’s coolest crooners.
Filed under On Stage
IN THE HEIGHTS
Victorian Theatre Association
Oct. 3-8
Mead Theatre [Schuster Center]
Before Hamilton, there was IN THE HEIGHTS. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s four-time Tony Award-winning musical tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood — a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions to take with you and which ones you leave behind.
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We are looking for a diverse group of performers from all over the Greater Cincinnati area. Join us for a rare opportunity to perform pieces like they’ve never been done before. This is your chance to perform a song, dance, or spoken word traditionally performed by another gender.
When:
Where:
Theatre 42
2752 S US Route 42, Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Sign up at http://signup.com/go/dunSHKu for an audition time.
We will also accepting video auditions. Please send your video to bonnie.emmer@gmail.com by Sunday, September 10th if you wish to be considered.
What to prepare:
Come ready to perform your selection. If necessary, please bring sheet music in the appropriate key or an accompaniment track. Please also bring a picture and resume.
Guidelines:
Bring something not traditionally performed by your gender – dressing in drag is not required but you certainly may
Remember this will be a Halloween themed evening
Performance:
One Night Only! Saturday October 28th @ 8pm at Theater 42
More details on the performance (and after party!) to come.
Questions: Contact bonnie.emmer@gmail.com
Filed under Auditions
Sept. 6, 2017 til March 18, 2018
CINCINNATI, September 6, 2017 – The 2017 New Works Festival was easily Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s most successful festival in ticket sales and attendance. Cincinnati LAB Theatre is now planning its fifth producing season! Cincinnati LAB Theatre is now accepting new works submissions for our 2018 season. Cincinnati LAB Theatre will be expanding in 2018 and is now accepting submissions to fill four original play readings and two fully staged workshop productions. First, Cincinnati LAB Theatre will be producing two scripts for original staged readings in late winter 2018. Secondly, Cincinnati LAB Theatre will be producing two scripts as staged reading and two fully staged workshop productions over two weekends in a rotating festival format for the New Works Festival in the summer of 2018. All performances will be presented in Cincinnati at Clifton Performance Theatre, 404 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH.
To be considered for a staged reading a playwright must submit an original, unpublished, fully realized script of at least 30 minutes in length. To be considered for a fully staged workshop production a playwright must submit an original, unpublished, fully realized script of at least 45min in length that has previously had at least one verifiable staged reading. Plays previously produced as staged readings by Cincinnati LAB Theatre will be given special consideration for fully staged workshop productions.
Submissions for the two winter readings, the two summer festival readings and the two summer festival productions will be accepted between September 6, 2017 and March 18, 2018. There is no charge for submission consideration prior to January 1, 2018. Beginning January 1, 2018 there be a $10 submission fee until the submission period closes March 18th.
Submissions will be accepted by emailing a script to cincinnatilabtheatre@gmail.com. Please attach the script to the email as a portable document file (.pdf) or as a Microsoft Word file (.doc). In the body of the email, please include the playwrights full contact information. Furthermore, if the play has been previously workshopped and/or had a staged reading, please provide all the pertinent details of the workshop and/or reading. Submission information and details can also be found on our website, http://cincylabtheatre.wixsite.com/cincylab. Please feel free to contact one of the artistic directors directly by emailing us at cincinnatilabtheatre@gmail.com if you have any questions for concerns.
Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s past productions include Buckeye and Judas by Elizabeth a. Harris, An Evening with Stephen Crane by Phil Paradis, Chase the Dragon by Kirk Sheppard, and Identity: An Evening of Three Twenty-Minute Plays by Elizabeth a. Harris, Brian Griffin, and Leah Strasser. LED Thespian by Jason Podplosky and 3Some by Brian Griffin comprised our fully staged productions in 2017.
Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s mission is to provide area playwrights with opportunities to develop their work through a traditional workshop process, while utilizing some of the area’s finest professional actors. Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s New Works Festival is comprised of both staged readings and fully staged productions. Cincinnati LAB Theatre strives to present new and innovative works in various stages of development, encourage open and honest discussions, and allow audiences to participate in the creative process.
Elizabeth a. Harris, Bob Allen and Brian Berendts
Co-Artistic Directors
Cincinnati LAB Theatre
Filed under Casting Call
The beloved story comes to life in April, 2018, and includes a sensory-friendly performance
CINCINNATI. (September 6, 2017) – Cincinnati Ballet is proud to announce a new, annual Family Series, with an inaugural production of Beauty and the Beast, featuring the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company, with dancers from the new Professional Training Division, and students from Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy. Beauty and the Beast comes to the Aronoff Center, with six performances April 6-8, and a sensory-friendly performance April 8 at 10:30 am.
The new series is a perfect introduction to ballet for audiences of all ages, with dazzling costumes and sets, and guided narration, so that even the youngest members of the audience can comprehend the story on stage. The Cincinnati Ballet Family Series will continue as an ongoing, annual production in the seasons ahead, allowing patrons the opportunity to create lasting ballet traditions with family and friends.
Cincinnati Ballet is proud to continue our sensory-friendly offerings with Beauty and the Beast. The 10:30 am sensory-friendly performance on April 8 is designed to create an experience that is welcoming and inviting to any patron or child with sensory sensitivities or specific needs. Accommodations include gentle lighting and sound, increased staffing with on-hand specialists, and a flexible, open-door theater environment with designated spaces where you and your child can take a break from the performance.
The whimsical and timeless Beauty and the Beast ballet is based on the original fairy tale, as told in the late 18th century by Charles Perrault. It follows Beauty and her tragic Beast in a legendary fable of promise, friendship, and love, and is appropriate for any age. The beloved tale is performed in one hour and fifteen minutes with choreography by Pamela Robinson-Harris and Peggy Dolkas, bright and beautiful costumes by Costume Production Director at Ballet West, David Heuvel, and immense and engulfing sets designed by Ballet West Vice President of Artistic and Production Operations, Michael Currey.
Tickets start at just $20. Tickets for the sensory-friendly performance are only available via phone. To request admission or additional details, please call 513.621.5282.
This new Family Series is being announced as Cincinnati Ballet unveils plans to implement a number of exciting initiatives in the 2017-2018 season as part of a long-term strategy for sustained growth and advancement. The “new” Cincinnati Ballet also encompasses an eye-catching, refreshed logo and brand identity for the Company, the launch of the Otto M. Budig Academy’s Professional Training Division, the Company’s return to Music Hall for three productions, and a groundbreaking partnership with Ballet West to co-present a World Premiere production.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND INFORMATION
WHO: Cincinnati Ballet Second Company, Professional Training Division Dancers, Otto M. Budig Academy Students
Choreography: Pamela Robinson-Harris and Peggy Dolkas
WHAT: Beauty and the Beast
WHEN:
WHERE: Procter & Gamble Hall
Aronoff Center for the Arts
650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
HOW: Call 513.621.5282, visit cballet.org, or
visit the Cincinnati Ballet Box Office at 1555 Central Parkway
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About Cincinnati Ballet
Since 1963, Cincinnati Ballet has been the cornerstone professional ballet company of the region, presenting a bold and adventurous array of classical, full-length ballets and contemporary works, regularly with live orchestral accompaniment. Under the artistic direction of Victoria Morgan, Cincinnati Ballet has become a creative force within the larger dance community, commissioning world premiere works and exploring unique collaborations with artists as diverse as Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton and popular, Ohio-based band Over the Rhine. With a mission to inspire hope and joy in our community and beyond through the power and passion of dance, Cincinnati Ballet reaches beyond the stage in programs that allow every person in the region to be part of the continued evolution of dance. To that end, Cincinnati Ballet presents exhilarating performances, extensive education outreach programs and offers top level professional ballet training at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.
CONNECT: READ / WATCH / LISTEN / LEARN / ENJOY at cballet.org
Cincinnati Ballet 2017-2018 Season Sponsors: Artswave, Mercy Health, PNC Bank, Ohio Arts Council, Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, Frisch’s Big Boy, Rhonda & Larry
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