Monthly Archives: April 2018

April 17, 2018 · 9:07 am

THE WEDDING SINGER Runs May 18-19

D2D_Wedding Singer logoTHE WEDDING SINGER
Dare to Defy Productions
May 18-19
[Dayton]

THE WEDDING SINGER is a pop-rock musical based on the hit film of the same name. The Wedding Singer takes audiences back in time when hair was big, greed was good and collars were up. It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.

  • Fri, May 18 at 8pm
  • Sat. May 19 at 2pm & 8pm

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April 16, 2018 · 2:30 pm

Auditions Announced for SHREK The Musical at Acting Up

ACTUP-logoMay 7 & May 9 at 6pm

Mason Intermediate Elementary School
6307 S Mason Montgomery Rd
Mason, Ohio 45040

Sign Up for an audition spot on the Sign Up Genius http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4facaf29a13-auditions8.

Ages 8-18 (and still in high school) years old

Prepare a song (preferably with a backing track) and a monologue (together less than 2 minutes long). Bring audition form, picture. Dress to dance. More information is on the website.

Show info: Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs and a sidesplitting book. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film (Fiona the princess, Donkey, Pinocchio, Gingy the cookie with attitude) to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story than meetsthe ears.

For more information on the show, click here. https://www.mtishows.com/shrek-the-musical

Schedule: Rehearsals will start the second week of July and are expected to be Monday-Thursday 6:30-9:00pm and Sundays 1:00-4:00pm, with the potential for some extended choreography rehearsals on Sunday afternoons. Not all actors will be called to every rehearsal. Performances are scheduled to be September 21-23 at the Mason High School Theater.

Who’s Directing?: “Shrek” will be directed by Caroline Hall, with Music Direction by Jeanne Bilyeu. Assistant director will be Brahm Corstanje.

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April 16, 2018 · 11:36 am

CCM Acting Students Devise New Work for International Fringe Festival

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H2O: A Play about Water will debut in Cincinnati on April 19, 2018, as part of CCM Acting’s Studio Series. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16 through the CCM Box Office.

CCM students have devised a new work to be presented this summer at Scotland’s Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Before the production travels overseas, H2O: A Play about Water will premiere in Cincinnati as the final installment of CCM’s 2017-18 Studio Series on April 19-21 in Cohen Family Studio Theater.

The play is an original 60-minute piece of theatre that was created by 30 students from the Acting, Musical Theatre and Technical Production Departments at CCM. Admission to the CCM performances is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16 through the CCM Box Office.

CCM Acting Department Chair Richard Hess conceived the show and directed the students as they crafted the new work. The play is a theatrical collage of scenes that explore the abundance, scarcity and restorative powers of water.

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“Water is life,” Hess says. “Seventy-one percent of our planet is water. Oceans rise. Droughts kill. Water soothes and water heals. H2O is an epic theatrical journey. Are you thirsty? Come have a drink of H2O.”

Faculty and students will travel to Scotland to present H2O: A Play about Water in four performances at the 71st Edinburgh International Fringe Festival on August 4-8, 2018. This is the first time CCM Acting students have presented an original work in the most prestigious Fringe Festival in the world.

“Some dreams can last 37 years, and when they come true, they are more vivid and more magical than expected,” says Hess about this opportunity. “In 1981 when I was a junior in college, I traveled to Scotland for a study abroad experience and stayed for the year studying drama and English at the University of Glasgow. I have dreamed of taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since I first set foot in Scotland 37 years ago. Taking 30 CCM students to Scotland is a dream come true.”

You can see the Cincinnati premiere of H2O: A Play about Water in CCM’s Cohen Family Studio Theater from April 19-21. Visit CCM’s guide to Studio Series tickets for tips and tricks to secure your seats.
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Performance Times

  • 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19
  • 8 p.m. Friday, April 20
  • 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21

Location
Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Admission
Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, April 16. Please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots

For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Acting Studio Series Sponsor: Neil Artman and Margaret Straub

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April 16, 2018 · 11:25 am

Auditions Announced for NOTHING LIKE A DAME: A CABARET at Cincinnati Music Theatre

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Sign up for auditions for Cincinnati Music Theatre’s next cabaret production, Nothing Like A Dame: A Cabaret Celebration of Broadway‘s Legendary Leading Ladies  presented in partnership with The Cincinnati Arts Association in the intimate Fifth Third Bank Theatre at the Aronoff Center. 

AUDITION DATES: Sunday, May 6 and Monday, May 7, beginning at 7:00 pm.

CASTING REQUIREMENTS:  Looking for six to eight females with strong musical theatre background. Because of the cabaret setting, those auditioning need to be eighteen years and older. 

LOCATION:  The Green Room at Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2517. Please enter through the Westin Gallery entrance on Seventh Street and take the elevator to the third floor. 

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT: Please reserve your audition time on SignUpGenius. Please print and fill out the Nothing-Like-a-Dame-Audition-Form prior to your audition. Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen in the next available slot.  

PLEASE PREPARE & PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR AUDITION:

  • 16-32 bars of a Broadway-style song that showcases your vocal range
  • Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked. An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or a cappella numbers).
  • A copy of your resume and headshot.
  • There will not be a dance audition.

Rehearsals will begin May 20, 2018. Because of the condensed rehearsal schedule, no conflicts will be permitted. Performances dates are June 8, 9, 15 & 16.

Nothing Like A Dame; A Cabaret Celebration of Broadway’s Legendary Leading Ladies is conceived and directed by Skip Fenker with musical direction and arrangements by Michael Spresser. It is being produced by Marypat Carletti and Sarah Mizelle.

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April 16, 2018 · 11:06 am

Suspense and Murder Combine in Sunset Players’ ANGEL STREET

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Rob Bucher as Jack Manningham & Carrie Mees as Bella Manningham.

CINCINNATI, OH – April 14, 2018 — Did he or didn’t he? You’ll be asking yourself that question at Sunset Players’ production of Angel Street by Peter Hamilton and directed by Ivory Mazur with assistant director Tatiana Godfrey.

A Broadway hit that was made into the Academy Award winning film Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman and Angela Lansbury, Angel Street focuses on the Manninghams who live on Angel Street in 19th century London. While everything begins with Victorian tranquility, it becomes apparent the suavely handsome Mr. Manningham is slowly driving his devoted wife Bella to the brink of insanity with a cunning kindness that masks sinister motives. While he is out, Bella has an unexpected caller: Inspector Rough from Scotland Yard. The Inspector is convinced that her husband is a homicidal maniac who committed murder 15 years ago in the same house.

The cast Includes:

  • Rob Bucher as Jack Manningham
  • Carrie Mees as Bella Manningham
  • Jeff Carter as Inspector Roughy
  • Erica Brady as Nancy
  • Kat Reynolds as Elizabeth
  • Jack Miskimens as the Policeman/Muffin Man

Performance dates are May 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19 at the Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238. All shows are at 8PM, except Thursday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3 PM.  Cincinnati State’s Interpreter Training Program will provide sign language interpreting for the deaf community on Saturday, May 12.

Tickets are $14 general admission or $12 for seniors, students or groups of 10 or more and can be purchased online at the Sunset Players website (www.sunsetplayers.org) or at the door. Tickets can also be reserved by calling 513-588-4988.

Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. Founded in 1979, the group performs at the Arts Center at Dunham and has produced more than 120 plays. Its mission is to bring a smile, and its plays include comedies, farces, dramatic comedies and musical comedies—as long as there is some “comedy” in the performance somewhere. For more information about the 38th season, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.

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