Monthly Archives: December 2018

December 18, 2018 · 11:49 am

Cast Announced for MARY POPPINS at Hamilton Rotary

HR_logoCongratulations to the following people who have been cast in Rotary presents MARY POPPINS which will be at Parrish Auditorium at Miami University Hamilton March 28-31, 2019. More details will be at www.hamiltonohiorotary.com.

The cast includes:

  • Bert: Clancey Butts
  • George Banks: Jason Lakes
  • Winifred Banks: Sarah Grace McCollough
  • Jane Banks: Ryleigh Doss & Evie Sias
  • Michael Banks: Gabe Neal
  • Katie Nanna: Marijo Farley
  • Policeman: Adam Blount
  • Miss Lark: Holly Meyer
  • Admiral Boom, Bank Chairman: Mike Massie
  • Mrs. Brill: Mary Vosseberg
  • Robertson Ay: Chase Engel
  • Mary Poppins: Chelsey Cavender
  • Miss Andrews: Karen Scott-Vosseberg
  • Mrs. Corry Kelly Massie
  • Park Keeper: Bill Balfour
  • Neleus: Dylan Tuner
  • Bird Woman: Erica Sammond
  • Northbrook: Matt Guion
  • Von Hussler: Greg Henderson
  • Miss Smythe: Molly Wanko
  • Fannie: Josie Halverson
  • Annie: Ella Pfirman
  • Queen Victoria: Alexandra Lander
  • Valentine: Evan Blust
  • Teddy Bear: Lacey Parsons
  • Mr. Punch: Andie Angel
  • Doll: Olivia Jones

Ensemble: Dylan Turner, Molly Wanko, Mike Massie, Kelly Massie, Chase Engel, Holly Meyer, Bill Balfour, Lacey Parsons, Greg Henderson, Andie Angel, Matt Guion, Olivia Jones, Adam Blount, Marijo Farley, James Karr, Erica Sammond, Kevin Rife, Makayla Longfield, Dan Schindler, Megan Rademacher, Jake Spicer, Emily Muench, Kristina Stoddart, Maria Helbig, Alexandra Lander, Logyn Sanchez, Katie Cooke & Sam Murray

Young Ensemble: Evan Blust, Katie Schwartz, Kaiden Thomas, Josie Halverson, Peter Waning, Elizabeth Carruthers, Tim Massie, Naomi Wanko, Tyler Hull, Kaylee Beck, Rogue Carruthers, Amy Massie, Patrick Ferrell, Ella Pfirman, Clark Pfirman, Angela Rusche, Ben Brown, Ava Martin, Grace Martin, Makayla Platt & Samira Platt

Show directed by Rodney Neal
Produced by Mandy Gambrell

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December 18, 2018 · 11:32 am

Assistant Production Manager Sought by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

PIP_logoCincinnati Playhouse in the Park is an equal opportunity employer and encourages inquiries about this position from a broad spectrum of candidates reflecting the diversity of the community we serve.

Job Title: Assistant Production Manager

Reports to: Production Manager

Position Responsibilities include:

  • Scheduling of Design and Production meetings
  • Manage Production Dept. communications
  • Create and update Tech and Production schedules
  • Update Production Materials and Labor Budgets (coordinate w/Finance)
  • PO/Invoice processing including entry into Accounting system
  • Update SharePoint site and coordinate access
  • Hire and coordinate over-hire, non-union Run Crew
  • Coordinate Travel/Housing for visiting designers
  • General logistics and miscellaneous show related tasks
  • Time Card processing
  • Track Production Department purchasing, including Credit Card bill processing and entry into Accounting system
  • Other duties as assigned

Competencies include:

  • BA in Theater (or related field) and a Minimum of three years professional experience in a similar position.
  • Self-motivated and detail oriented with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proficient with a variety of computer programs.
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
  • A valid driver’s license and good driving record

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The position also requires the ability to frequently stand, walk, sit, climb a ladder and bend as necessary. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This is a full-time, salaried position. Benefits include medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, and 401k and 403b pension plans.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

To Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume with three references to:
Sharon Weber
Human Resources Manager
sharon.weber@cincyplay.com
No phone calls, please.
Deadline to apply: Friday, January 18, 2019

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December 18, 2018 · 11:22 am

Auditions Announced for HOT L BALTIMORE at CenterStage Players

CSPOH_logoCenterStage Players (centerstageplayersinc.com) announce auditions for Lanford Wilson’s award-winning play, HOT L BALTIMORE, directed by Burt McCollom.

When:  Sunday, January 20 (CANCELLED)
Monday & Tuesday, January 21 & 22 at 7pm-9pm
with callbacks Tuesday, January 22

Where:   Lockland High School Auditorium (Door #10 up steps).  249 W. Forrer, Cincinnati 45215

Better than GPS directions or how to actually get to the school:
From Southbound I-75: Take exit 12 – turn right off the exit, right again at the light onto E. Wyoming Ave and then take the first left onto Forrer.
From Northbound I-75: Take exit 12 – turn left onto Davis St, right onto Central Ave, left onto E. Wyoming Ave and then right onto Forrer.

Showdates:  April 26-27-28; May 3-4-5, 2019

Auditioners:
Prepare a one-minute monologue …followed by cold readings from the script. Also bring resume, headshot and rehearsal conflicts beginning March 18, 2019

HOT L BALTIMORE by Lanford Wilson
10 Men   7 Women

Set in the lobby of a rundown hotel so seedy that is has lost the “e” from its marquee. The play focuses on the decaying, condemned hotel and the upcoming eviction of its residents. Ranging in age from young to old, from defiant to the resigned, these soon-to-be homeless inhabitants meet, talk and interact with each other during the course of one day. This drama/comedy is of the passing events in their lives, of everyday encounters and of the human condition, with conversations often overlapping. The resulting mosaic of each character emerges clearly and is perceptively defined, and the sum total of what they are–or wish they were–becomes a poignant, powerful call to America to recover lost values and to restore itself in its own and the world’s eyes.

Characters:

  • Mr. Katz…hotel manager…40’s/50’s
  • Mrs. Oxenham…day desk clerk…mid 40’s
  • Bill Lewis…night clerk…early 30’s
  • Paul Granger…student…early 20’s
  • Mrs. Bellotti…mother of former tenant…mid 50’s
  • Mr. Morse…craggy…early 70’s
  • Millie…retired waitress… 50’s/60’s
  • The Girl…a call girl…19
  • April Green…a prostitute… 30’s
  • Suzy…a prostitute…30’s
  • Jackie…tough-sounding /street wise…mid 20’s
  • Jamie…Jackie’s small, “slow” brother…late teens
  • Cab Driver/Suzy’s John/Delivery guy…20’s/30’s

Questions: Contact Burt McCollom… bmccollom@cinci.rr.com…513-235-8554

For more information about CenterStage Players and the rest of our season go to centerstageplayersinc.com  and follow us on Facebook CenterStage Players (of Ohio)

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December 17, 2018 · 2:39 pm

The Second City—IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME Sends Up Break-Ups and Make-Ups

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WORLD-FAMOUS SECOND CITY TRAVELS TO CINCINNATI IN JANUARY

(CINCINNATI)—The world’s number one name in comedy returns to Cincinnati with a brand-new show. THE SECOND CITY — IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME runs for only three weeks in the Shelterhouse Theatre from Jan. 20 through 27, 2019.

The Second City has been laughing at love and its infinite scroll of side effects for decades. In the world-famous comedy company’s latest laughter-inducing undertaking, THE SECOND CITY—IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections and the mire of human relationships. Your friends, your parents, even your blind date will find something achingly familiar to laugh at, thanks to comedy’s newest generation of writers and performers…who all fit squarely into the “it’s complicated” category!

“We’re delighted to bring The Second City back to the Queen City,” says Blake Robison, artistic director of the Playhouse. “Their hilarious, razor-sharp style brings sell-out crowds every time they visit. This new production will offer bright comedy to shine on January’s dreary days.”

ABOUT THE SECOND CITY
Since opening its doors 1959, The Second City has grown to become the world’s premier comedy club, theater and school of improvisation, entertaining 1 million theatergoers a year around the globe. Alumni of The Second City’s resident stages, touring companies, and theatrical divisions across Chicago and Toronto include some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more.

TICKETS
To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana at 800-582-3208) or visit www.cincyplay.com. Call 513-345-2248 for Telecommunications Device for the Deaf accessibility.

Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Individual tickets start at $50. Student tickets are just $15 on the day of the show.

EVENTS

IMPROV WITH THE SECOND CITY 
Saturday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to noon at the Playhouse
Adult Workshop | Cost: $50

Learn the basics of improvisation from members of Chicago’s acclaimed comedy troupe while they’re here for THE SECOND CITY— IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME. The Second City’s Improv for Beginners class focuses on teaching the building blocks of improvisation to adults with little to no experience as they have a great time learning and playing with the troupe’s touring company members. The Second City’s educational programs are based on the idea that improvisation in all forms can improve your life by encouraging teamwork and collaboration, building confidence, tying success to a model of listening and support of others, and creating a safe space to take risks and encourage creativity.

YP PARTY — THE SECOND CITY
Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Playhouse

Join us for a YP night full of Cincinnati eats, drinks and laughs! Tickets range from $65 to $100 and include pre-show food and drinks from Eli’s Barbecue and Bakersfield, an 8 p.m. performance of THE SECOND CITY— IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME and a post-show party! More details to come.

SPONSORS
Production Sponsor The Seven Hills Group at Morgan Stanley. Artist sponsor is Geiler. Season Sponsor is Heidelberg Distributing Company and Season Design Sponsors are Allan Berliant and Jennie Rosenthal Family Fund. Season Sponsor of New Work is the Rosenthal Family Foundation.

The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of almost 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community 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.

ACCESS
The Playhouse is fully accessible. Audio enhancement receivers, large print programs, and complete wheelchair access are available.

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December 17, 2018 · 2:21 pm

Crossroads Church’s AWAITED at the Aronoff Center

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Crossroads Church’s 2019 Production of AWAITED

December 20-23, 2019
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

Pre-sale tickets available online only
Mon., Dec. 17 at 10:00 AM – Fri., Dec. 28, 2018

CINCINNATI, OH – Crossroads Church’s popular Christmas show, AWAITED, will premiere at the Aronoff Center for the Arts’ Procter & Gamble Hall from December 20-23, 2019 (see full schedule below). We are thrilled to bring AWAITED next December to this prestigious theater in downtown Cincinnati.

Pre-sale tickets will be available for purchase online only from Monday, December 17 at 10:00 AM through Friday, December 28, 2018 at www.CincinnatiArts.org.  Ticket prices are $100,  $85, $65, $45, $25.  Tickets for children 10 years old or younger are $25 for any seat location.  Additional service fees may apply. Ticket prices subject to change.

When Crossroads’ Senior Pastor Brian Tome came to Cincinnati more than twenty years ago, he took his family to see A Christmas Carol and reflected on how much the people of Cincinnati love traditions, especially around the holidays. Brian and Crossroads had a vision to create a Cincinnati Christmas institution that told the Christmas story from a spiritual perspective. And not just for Crossroads, but for all of Cincinnati. No one could predict that AWAITED would grow to fulfill that vision.

Now Cincinnati’s largest Christmas show, AWAITED has become a beloved holiday tradition. In 2017, 120,000 people experienced AWAITED at Crossroads, and the show has touched the lives of more than a half-million people during its eleven-year run. A generation of children have been raised with Awaited as a part of their Christmas holiday.

This family-friendly theatre experience is a creative retelling of the classic Christmas story told through an immersive, live, large-scale production. Using video projection mapping, dance, and live music, AWAITED connects its audience to the wonder and nostalgia of Christmas. Original arrangements of traditional Christmas songs bring new life to familiar and beloved holiday music. AWAITED’s art direction combines both ancient and modern cultural expressions of Christmas to create moments of childlike delight in a recognizable, yet unexpected, world all its own.

The story of Christmas is a universal one. Crossroads is honored to continue to bring hope to our city at Christmas through AWAITED’s story.

AWAITED Performance Schedule

  • Friday, December 20, 2019 – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, December 21, 2019– 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, December 22, 2019 – 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM
  • Monday, December 23, 2019– 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:00 PM

For more information, visit awaitedshow.com.

About Crossroads
We started this church for our friends who didn’t like church. People who wanted church to be relevant to their day-to-day lives. A place you could find hope, find biblical truth and be yourself. A place that wasn’t stagnant, but fought for justice and built into communities with sweat equity and love. Apparently, a lot of people wanted the same thing, and Crossroads grew from backyard meetings to tens of thousands of people with one mission—to get to know Jesus and follow him in radically changing the city and the world. Crossroads began in a rented middle school in Hyde Park in 1996 and now has 13 locations across Ohio and Kentucky and 35,000 attendees.

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