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February 12, 2019 · 1:05 pm

Miamisburg High School Theatre Wins National Competition

MISC_Miamisburg High School Theatre logoMiamisburg High School Theatre is proud to announce that they have been chosen as one of ten winning high schools who will receive a royalty-free license agreement to produce John Kander and Fred Ebb’s CHICAGO: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION. MHS Theatre was the only school chosen in Ohio and one of two schools in the entire Midwest.

The national competition was created by Samuel French, Inc. in celebration of CHICAGO composer Kander’s 90th birthday. The “Razzle Dazzle Competition” asked how students “razzle dazzle” their school community, by demonstrating how musical theatre impacts their lives, inside and outside the school community. The entries were adjudicated by representatives from Samuel French, Right On Cue Services, iTheatrics, and the Educational Theatre Association.

The MHS Theatre program, in it’s third year of existence, submitted a document telling their story of how the program began, it’s impact on a very diverse socioeconomic community, and how it has impacted the lives of Miamisburg students. The submission also talked about how having the rights to the show would create a substantial savings for the program. The intended use of the savings (approx. $3,000) would allow the program to explore adding a Fall play into their season (currently producing a Spring musical once a year) or the possibility of purchasing needed technical equipment.

MHS Theatre is currently in the audition phase for their upcoming production of The Addams Family, which will be performed on April 26 at 7:00 p.m. and April 27 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm at the Memorial Auditorium in Miamisburg.

“On behalf of Miamisburg High School Theatre, I’d like to personally thank Samuel French for this wonderful opportunity. You have helped us move our new program toward growth. As we continue to fundraise, our ultimate goal is to grow the program so that we are able to produce more than one production a year. Additionally, we’d like to be in a place where we no longer have to rent needed technical equipment.” said Melissa Fogle, Board Member and Producer.

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February 12, 2019 · 12:56 pm

Set Builder/Designer Sought by Marketing Agency

MISC_Set DesignerExperiential Marketing Agency has an immediate need for a set builder and/or designer to fabricate a structure for upcoming client activation. Previous build experience required. Paid opportunity.

Contact lmbgossett@gmail.com by February 14th for more information and next steps.

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February 12, 2019 · 12:48 pm

The Drama Workshop’s LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Opens February 22

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The Drama Workshop proudly presents LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE for ten performances beginning February 22 and playing thru March 10. Performances will be held on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., with a special Thursday evening performance on March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Performances will take place at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave., Cheviot, OH 45211.  Tickets are $18 if purchased online or by phone.  $20 if purchased at the door on the day of the performance. Tickets may be purchased by calling the TDW ticket line at 513-598-8303 or ordering online at www.thedramaworkshop.org. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more by calling the ticket line.

LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE was written by superstar movie-writer sisters Nora and Delia Ephron. Nora wrote the screenplays for Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, and Heartburn, among others.  Delia Ephron wrote such favorite films as You’ve Got Mail and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Their play is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman and has played to sell-out audiences on six continents and more than eight countries.

The play employs items of women’s clothing and accessories in order to trigger stories that are funny, startling, and emotional. The result is an intimate collection of stories that every woman (and the men who love them) can relate to.  The all-female cast is led by Linda Callahan as Gingy, the play’s central storyteller.  She is ably supported by actresses Lindsey Pullum, Kristy Rucker, Holly Sauerbrunn, and Mary Stone, who play a wide variety of roles. The play does include mature subject matter.

The TDW production will be directed by Rose Vanden Eynden, who is making her Drama Workshop directorial debut.  Ms. Vanden Eynden says she wanted to direct this play because “It is filled with hilarious, poignant stories told from the perspective of real women. To me, this play is a celebration of who women truly are – both magnificent and flawed creatures who need to tell their stories and who deserve an audience to hear them. I hope people who come to see this show will enjoy all of these marvelous ladies and their stories, and that they will see their own truths reflected back to them.”

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February 12, 2019 · 10:56 am

The End of the World is Just the Beginning in ALWAYS PLENTY OF LIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT ALL-NIGHT DINER

ktc_always plenty of light at the starlight all night diner logoA world premiere play by Darcy Parker Bruce
Running February 22 – March 16 

When an asteroid threatens the earth, the logical escape is your favorite diner, right? Especially when that diner just might be… a Time Machine.

It’s just your average night at the Starlight All-Night Diner – coffee, cigarettes, secret longings begging to be confessed, a mysterious comet in the night’s sky – you know, the usual.

Overnight janitor Sam and her very pregnant compatriot, late-night waitress Jessa, are passing the time polishing the fixtures and polishing off some coconut cream pie.

But just as Sam is ready to spill her heart, in bursts the frantically brilliant Dr. Moxie and his graduate assistant, Danni, with a revelation that the comet isn’t just a pretty celestial event – it’s the end of the world as we know it.

Armed with a coffee maker, a backup generator, and a conveniently-timed scientific breakthrough, Dr. Moxie has a plan to get the ladies of his favorite diner out of harm’s way.

But of course, even the most brilliant scientist can’t account for every variable…

In this charmingly queer love story, the stakes are more than life-and-death – they’re life-or-extinction. Previously workshopped at New York’s Fresh Fruit Festival in 2016, Darcy Parker Bruce’s Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner is a world premiere adventure story about finding hope and connection in the face of insurmountable odds.

Know Theatre’s own Community Relations Manager Alice Flanders returns to the director’s chair after 2018’s hit comedy Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood by Adam Szymkowicz. And she has assembled a cast of some of Cincinnati’s brightest stars to breathe life into the Starlight:

Leah Strasser returns to the Know MainStage, after her unforgettable turn as Alanna Dale in 2018’s Marian…, as the very pregnant, very conflicted Jessa; whose friendship with overnight janitor Sam is…complicated. Played by Lormarev Jones, fresh from her onstage adventures at The Carnegie in Hunchback of Notre Dame and Dreamgirls, Sam has a lot more emotional baggage than she can fit in her trusty pick-up truck – and even more devotion to Jessa.

The one and only Michael Burnham, whose production of Corpus Christi in 2003 made the Know just a little bit infamous, joins us onstage for the first time since 2010 as Dr. Moxie, whose devotion to the Starlight diner, its denizens, and its coffee is exceeded only by his hunger for scientific knowledge (and his desire to survive the apocalypse).

And making her Know Theatre MainStage debut as his beleaguered but optimistic graduate assistant Danni is Maggie Cramer, who comes to us after spending a season with our neighbors at Ensemble Theatre as part of their apprentice company.

What can you expect from Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All-Night Diner?

Witty banter, rich relationships, tender moments, wacky antics, lesbian love stories. And maybe a dinosaur. Producing Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford chose this play to carry us through the February doldrums because:

At its core, Starlight is about people who love each other coming together in a time of darkness to confront the impossible. Who and what do we rely on when we run out of road? Clearly the answers are, in no particular order: friends, love, coffee, science, and pie. I think that’s an important message for everyone to hear in a bleak midwinter. 

See what happens when you run out of places (and time) to run from your problems in Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All-Night Diner by Darcy Parker Bruce, playing February 22 – March 16 at Your Theatrical Playground.

Cast in Alphabetical Order

  • Dr. Moxie – Michael Burnham
  • Danni – Maggie Cramer
  • Sam – Lormarev Jones
  • Jessa – Leah Strasser 

Production Team

  • Director –  Alice Flanders
  • Scenic & Lighting Designer – Andrew J. Hungerford
  • Costume Designer – Noelle Johnston
  • Sound & Projections Designer – Douglas Borntrager
  • Prop Designer – Rebecca Armstrong 

Calendar Listing

Production:  ALWAYS PLENTY OF LIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT ALL-NIGHT DINER by Darcy Parker Bruce – a world premiere

When:

  • 8:00 pm February 22, 23, 27, 28; March 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
  • 3:00 pm February 24; March 3*, 10
    *A pre-show brunch is available on this date with purchase of $35 “Brunch + Show” tickets in advance.  Brunch provided by Water Tower Fine Wines.

Where:
Know Theatre of Cincinnati. 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
In historic Over-the-Rhine.

Tickets:

  • $25 regular price tickets
  • $35 “Living Wage” tickets, supporting working artists in Cincinnati
  • $15 Rush tickets at the door 10 minutes prior to curtain (when available)
  • FREE walk-up tickets are available on Wednesdays, as part of Know’s Welcome Experiment.
    Advance reservations to Welcome Experiment performances are $5.00.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting knowtheatre.com or calling 513.300.5669 (KNOW). 

This production made possible through the generosity of Joshua Wallace. 

Season Design sponsorship provided by Travis McElroy. 

Additional MainStage support provided by
The Louise Taft Semple Foundation
The John A. Schroth Charitable Trust, PNC Bank Charitable Trust Committee 

Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible. 

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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February 11, 2019 · 4:08 pm

Auditions Announced for MAMMA MIA! at Dayton Playhouse

DPH_logoMAMMA MIA!
Music and Lyrics by: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
Book by Catherine Johnson
May 3 through 19, 2019

Auditions: March 11 & 12, 2019 @ 7pm both nights.
Possible Callbacks March 13, 2019 @ 7pm

Director: Richard Lee Waldeck
Assistant Director: Dawn Roth Smith
Producer: Tim Rezash
Music Director: Andrew Hackworth
Choreographer: Kara Castle

www.daytonplayhouse.com

Dance Requirements: Heavy

Please prepare 16-32 bars of music in the style of Pop, Europop,Disco, or Pop Rock from 1972-1982 with cuts clearly marked. We also ask that you do not sing any material from the show itself. Cuts may be made after your vocal audition. An accompanist will be provided. ALL vocalists must sing with piano accompaniment. No acapella,or use of digital tracks or electronic media will be permitted. ALL conflicts must be provided at auditions. Headshots are not required but are helpful. Please come dressed to impress, you will be given time to change into your dance attire before the dance portion of your audition.

***There may or may not be a call back. If so, not all of you may be called back so please do not feel as though you will not be cast. Until you receive a call or an email from us, you are not yet out of the running for a role in this production.

Synopsis and Character Descriptions:

On a small Greek island, Sophie dreams of a perfect wedding — one which includes her father giving her away. The problem? Sophie doesn’t know who he is! Her mother Donna, the former lead singer of the 1970s pop group Donna and the Dynamos, refuses to talk about the past, so Sophie decides to take matters into her own hands. Sneaking a peek in her mother’s old diaries, she discovers three possible fathers: Sam, Bill, and Harry. She secretly invites all three to the wedding, convinced that she’ll know her father when she sees him. But when all three turn up, it may not be as clear as she thought! Told through the legendary music of ABBA, Mamma Mia! has become a worldwide sensation that has audiences everywhere dancing.

DONNA (late 30s-early 40s – the mother of a 20 year old girl) Attractive and free-spirited. A former lead singer in a group called “Donna and the Dynamos” who now owns and runs a hotel/casino on a Greek island. A strong feminist who also has a zany and vulnerable side. Principal role.

SOPHIE (18-25) A very special young woman who is determined to find the romance and happiness she feels eluded her mother. Has a wild, zany spirit even though she pursues a conventional marriage. Pop soprano. Principal role.

TANYA (late 30s-early 40s) A former singer in the “Dynamos”. Rich, sophisticated, acerbic, funny, and witty. Supporting Principal role.

ROSIE (late 30s-early 40s) Also a former singer in the “Dynamos” who now writes for and runs a feminist press. She’s confident, strong, and funny on the outside but shy underneath. Kooky and fun, good comic actress, bit of a clown. Actress who sings. Supporting Principal role.

LISA (18-25) Sophie’s friend who arrives to be a bridesmaid. Very energetic and kooky. Should be African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Native American or any non Caucasian young woman. Should sing and dance well. Featured Ensemble role.

ALI (18-25) Sophie’s friend. Impulsive and fun. Should contrast to Lisa and Sophie. Featured Ensemble role.

SAM (35-45) May be Sophie’s father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, successful architect. Actor who sings. Baritone. Supporting Principal role.

HARRY (35-45) May be Sophie’s father. British financier, weathy, buttoned-up, and conservative but trying to reconnect with his freer, youthful self. Must do a very convincing English accent. Also an actor who sings. High baritone, tenor. Supporting Principal role. Preferably able to play guitar.

BILL (35-45) May be Sophie’s father. A travel writer with no possessions or strings. Good-natured, always ready for adventure. Funny, preferably a big or imposing man. Supporting Principal role.

SKY (late 20s) Sophie’s fiance. Athletic, attractive – has given up his life as a successful young businessman in order to make over Donna’s taverna and marry Sophie. Featured Ensemble role.

PEPPER (20s) Sky’s friend. Helps run the hotel. Charming, loves women, always flirting. Must be a good mover/dancer. Acrobatic skills a plus. Baritone/tenor. Featured Ensemble role.

EDDIE (20s) Another friend of Sky and hotel worker. Laid-back, easygoing. Also a mover/dancer role. Baritone/tenor. Featured Ensemble role.

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