Stagecrafters announces auditions for their first production of the season, HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, adapted & dramatized by Tim Kelly, directed by Karen Vanover.
Auditions will be held on Wednesday, July 5 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, July 7 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center.
Show dates are October 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2017.
Cast requires 5 men & 5 women. More details to follow.
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Stagecrafters announces auditions for two upcoming productions.
DADDY’S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL by Del Shores
Directed by Darren Lee
JAKE’S WOMEN by Neil Simon
Directed by Michael L. Morehead
Auditions to be held on Monday, June 26 and Wednesday, June 28 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center.
DADDY”S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL cast requirements are 3 men and 5 women.
Show dates are February 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18, 2018.
JAKE’S WOMEN cast requirements are 1 man, 6 women & 1 12-year-old girl.
Show dates are May 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13, 2018.
Please bring resume and head shot if you have one.
Cold readings from the script.
If you have questions please use the contact form on the web site www.stagecraftersinc.org or leave a message at 513.909.6918.
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THE BEACH BOYS
ARONOFF CENTER
Saturday, October 28, 2017
(Cincinnati, OH – 6/6/17) – You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. To be sure, this band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that it changed the musical landscape so profoundly that every pop act since has been in its debt. Don’t miss The Beach Boys at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on October 28.
Reserved tickets, $64.50, $52.50 & $38.50 (plus applicable fees), go on sale Friday, June 9, 2017, at 11am at www.cincinnatiarts.org, or the Aronoff Center ticket office. Charge by phone at 513.621.ARTS (2787).
Captained by Mike Love, The Beach Boys play an astoundingly busy schedule of concerts, averaging 150 shows a year, ranging from sundrenched summer festivals to gala New Year’s celebrations and special events worldwide. In 1974 Mike Love’s concept album Endless Summer ignited a second generation of Beach Boys fans and stirred a tempest that rocked the music world.
Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston, [Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs”], joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled-in for Brian Wilson, on vocals/bass, when he retired from touring. Highly regarded as a singer-songwriter, Johnston’s vocal work with such legendary artists as Elton John and Pink Floyd firmly established him among rock’s elite artists.
Had this remarkable band been less committed to its art and its fans, it could have retired from the field with honor at dozens of points along the way, confident that it had made a lasting contribution to world culture. It could have rested on the success of the epoch-shifting Pet Sounds masterpiece in 1966 . . . or after recording Love’s co-written Golden Globe nominated “Kokomo” in 1988 and seeing it become its best selling single ever . . . or after being inducted that same year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . . . or after watching its worldwide album sales blow past l00 million . . . or after winning the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 [along with The Who, Bob Marley, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Les Paul]. And still, The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight. In 2012, The Beach Boys scheduled a 74 concert date limited 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour which was scheduled as a limited run reunion tour and ended in the U.S. July 15 and internationally on Sept 28th in which the original members reunited and released “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” the album debuted at # 3 on the Billboard charts, their highest chart position in 37 years and an unprecedented milestone.
The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Jeffrey Foskett, Brian Eichenburger, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. This tour will not feature Brian Wilson, Al Jardine or David Marks.
Few, if any, acts can match The Beach Boys’ concert presence, spirit and performance. They were center-stage at Live Aid, multiple Farm Aids, the Statue of Liberty’s 100th Anniversary Salute, the Super Bowl and the White House. On one day alone—July 4, 1985—they played to nearly 2 million fans at shows in Philadelphia and Washington, D. C.
Love’s role as the band’s front man sometimes overshadows his stature as one of rock’s foremost songwriters. “Surfin’,” The Beach Boys’ first hit came from his pen. With his cousin, Brian Wilson, Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and the Grammy nominated “Good Vibrations.” Years later, he showed he still had the lyrical chops by co-writing the irresistible and chart-topping “Kokomo.”
On The Beach Boys’ near horizon is another national/world tour and continued charity activities through Mike Love’s Love Foundation, which supports national environmental and educational initiatives. Love and The Beach Boys’ recent efforts raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina and made additional contributions to the disaster relief in Haiti.
The band appeared on countless worldwide TV shows throughout the years including: The Ed Sullivan Show, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and The Tonight Show. Other television appearances include performances on Don Imus’ MSNBC show Imus In The Morning, TNT’s NBA All-Star Game, NBC’s Macy’s Day Parade, The Today Show, PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, Good Morning America, Weekend Today, The O’Reilly Factor.
In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy-vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards)—Jeffrey Foskett (guitar/vocals), Brian Eichenburger (bass/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals) and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals) round out the band.
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PICKS OF THE FRINGE ARE IN!
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The 14th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival concludes today with special Encore Performances of select Pick of the Fringe winning shows! Votes were tallied late Saturday night from Cincy Fringe audiences, artists, critics, and staff – and from that slate of fan-favorite shows, we are proud to announce our Encore Performances for 2017!
ALL PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY, JUNE 11:
Tickets are now ON SALE at cincyfringe.com!
Admission to Cincy Fringe Encores can only be guaranteed by purchasing a $15 regular
admission ticket at cincyfringe.com or in person at each venue’s box office, if available.
Existing passes cannot be used for advance booking (this includes Full Frontal All Access, Voyeur, Artist, Volunteer, and Staff passes), and will only be honored once all regular-priced ticketholders have been seated and on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival is proud to offer these Encore Performances as a special honor for our most highly acclaimed artists of the Festival. All ticket sales are split 50/50 after ticketing fees with artists, so every ticket purchase directly supports the creators of these innovative new works of live performing arts.
After the night’s final Encore performance, the Know Theatre welcomes you to one more night of revelry in our Underground Bar as we bid farewell to this year’s Festival that’s Kinda Weird, Like YOU.
Where: Know Theatre of Cincinnati. 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Tickets: $15 per person, available in advance at cincyfringe.com or at each performance’s venue starting 30 minutes before showtime. PLEASE BE ADVISED there is no late seating to any Cincinnati Fringe Festival Performance!
Since 1997, Know Theatre has been dedicated to creating explosive and evocative live entertainment. We value a playful artistic community where artists can collaborate and grow.
Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Know Theatre is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.
Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate member of the National New Play Network.
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