Monthly Archives: September 2019

Backstage Run Crew Positions Available for THE 39 STEPS at Falcon Theatre

FT_logoFalcon Theatre is looking for 2 people to fill backstage running crew positions for THE 39 STEPS. This is an urgent and immediate opportunity.

Performance Dates: Sept 27, 28, Oct 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12

Must be available for all performances and tech rehearsals.

Position involves:

  • Set Changes
  • Assisting actors backstage with fast paced prop needs
  • Assisting with fast costume changes
  • Assisting Stage Manager with pre-show setup and post-show reset
  • There is a small stipend available for these positions.

Please contact Falcon’s Production Coordinator, Tara Williams at tara@falcontheater.net, if interested and available.

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Musical Theatre Positions Open at Finneytown Secondary Campus

MISC_Finneytown Local School DistrictChoreographer

Position Description
Finneytown Secondary Campus is seeking a Choreographer for the upcoming high school musical theatre production. While the production has yet to be chosen, the ideal individual will be a collaborative creator who has previous experience in dance and/or movement, preferably in a formal environment as an instructor, coach, or teacher. The Choreographer should be prepared to choreograph a majority (if not all) dance numbers in the chosen production, with the possibility of assistance from the Director and/or a Student Dance Captain. When building movement for the show, the Choreographer should aim to challenge the students in the cast to grow while simultaneously being flexible enough to adapt planned choreography for individuals with little to no previous dance experience..

Rehearsals run from November 4th to January 23rd, with performances scheduled for January 24 & 25, 2020. Attendance at every rehearsal is not necessary, and the schedule is negotiable and flexible at this time. Furthermore, in lieu of weekly travel to Finneytown, the choreographer may opt to make specific hours of Teacher In-Service Rehearsal days Dance Intensive Hours, as well as provide videos of the choreography for the director to share with the cast. The previous season’s supplemental rate for this position was $840.00, with an additional $615.00 possible if the Choreographer is available to choreograph the Middle School’s production of Once on This Island, Jr. as well.

If you are interested in this position, please contact the Director Sawyer Shafer via email at SawyerAShafer@gmail.com. Submitting samples of previous work would be helpful, but is not necessary.

Pit Director
Position Description

Finneytown Secondary Campus is seeking a Pit Director for the upcoming high school musical theatre production. While the production has yet to be chosen, the ideal individual will be available twice a week for rehearsals with the orchestra beginning the week of December 2, 2019, with full availability from January 20 – 25, 2020 for tech week and performances. The Pit Director should be prepared for a collaborative process come tech week and would ideally have experience in the realm of musical theatre.

The previous season’s supplemental rate for this position was $615.00, with another $1,090.00 possible if contracted as the Vocal Director for the production as well (See “Vocal Director” below).

If you are interested in this position, please contact the Director Sawyer Shafer via email at SawyerAShafer@gmail.com.

Technical Director
Position Description

Finneytown Secondary Campus is seeking a Technical Director for the upcoming high school musical theatre production. While the production has yet to be chosen, the ideal individual will be experienced in many, if not all, aspects of technical theatre, including set construction and design, sound design, and lighting design. The Technical Director should be prepared to construct a majority of the set pieces and props with assistance from student and parent volunteers. Rehearsals will run from November 4th to January 23rd, with performances scheduled for January 24 & 25, 2020. The Technical Director must be available at least twice a week beginning in November, with the expectation that once design plans are in place, they will create a schedule for set construction that coincides with the production rehearsal schedule and/or volunteer availability.

The previous season’s supplemental rate for this position was $1,494.00, with an additional $1,090.00 available if the individual is able to sign on for the Middle School’s production of Once on This Island, Jr. as well.

If you are interested in this position, please contact the Director Sawyer Shafer via email at SawyerAShafer@gmail.com. Submitting samples of previous work would be helpful, but is not necessary.

Vocal Director
Position Description

Finneytown Secondary Campus is seeking a Vocal Director for the upcoming high school musical theatre production. While the production has yet to be chosen, the ideal individual will be available two to three times a week for rehearsals beginning the week of November 4, 2019. The Vocal Director should be prepared for a collaborative process come tech week and would ideally have performance experience in musical theatre. Tech week is scheduled for January 17 & 20 – 23, 2020 with performances taking place on the 24th & 25th.

The previous season’s supplemental rate for this position was $1,090.00, with another $615.00 possible if contracted as the Vocal Director for the production as well (See “Vocal Director” below).

If you are interested in this position, please contact the Director Sawyer Shafer via email at SawyerAShafer@gmail.com.

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Oscar Wilde’s Classic Comedy LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN Opens CCM’s 2019-20 Play Series

CCM_Lady Windermeres Fan promoCCMONSTAGE Play Series presents Wilde’s 19th-century satire about marriage, sex and gender politics on Oct. 2-6, 2019. Tickets are on sale now.

CINCINNATI, OH — The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) opens its new CCMONSTAGE Play Series with Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, playing Oct. 3-6 with a preview performance on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Dubbed “smart, funny” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this 19th-century satire connects with modern audiences with its biting criticism of a hypocritical society.

“The play examines a time when reputation, gossip and social status were made and lost in the ballrooms and drawing rooms of the Victorian home,” says CCM Acting Professor Susan Felder, director of the production. “Social media moved slower, but it was still as rampant, reactive and harsh as a Twitter account.”

The play opens with plans for Lady Windermere’s coming of age party at 21 years old, but a rumor that her husband is having an affair with a mysterious woman taints the celebration. As she navigates through the Victorian double standards for men and women, Lady Windermere develops an altered understanding of what it means to be “respectable” and “good.”

Lady Windermere’s Fan was Oscar Wilde’s first theatrical success. Full of intrigue, secrets and shocking revelations, the comedy features one of the playwrights most famous lines: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

Cincinnati Magazine named CCM’s production of Lady Windermere’s Fan a “can’t miss” event of Cincinnati’s arts season. Read more about this season’s Play Series in The News Record.

The 2019-20 CCMONSTAGE Play Series presents Lady Windermere’s Fan on Oct. 2 (preview)-6, 2019, at Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office; student discounts are available.

Creative Team

  • Susan Felder, director
  • Haleigh Salo*, production stage manager
  • Lindsey Purvis, scenic designer
  • Rachael Blackwell*, lighting designer
  • Christa Hanks*, costume designer
  • Oran Wongpandid*, wig and make-up designer
  • Zachory Ivans*, sound designer
  • Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, choreographer
  • Rachel Jones*, dance captain
  • Steve Miller, technical director
  • Monica Walker*, assistant technical director
  • Sammi Grant, dialect coach
    * CCM Student

Cast List

  • Zoe Cotzias as Lady Windermere
  • Olivia Buss as Mrs. Erlynne
  • Kristina Steinmetz as The Duchess of Berwick
  • Gabriella DiVincenzo as Anna Andreyevna, his wife
  • Zoe Cotzias as Marya, his daughter
  • Eli Lucas as Lord Windermere
  • Cameron Nalley as Lord Darlington
  • Jack Steiner as Lord Augustus Lorton
  • Jack McElroy as Mr. Cecil Graham
  • Sydney Miles as Lady Agatha Carlisle
  • Briley Oakley as Lady Plymdale
  • Shakoria Davis as Lady Stutfield
  • Liza Lagerstrom as Lady Jedburgh
  • Rachel Jones as Rosalie
  • Isabella Wagner as Mrs. Cowper-Cowper
  • Jason Pavlovich as Mrs. Dumby
  • Leonard Peterson as Mr. Hopper
  • Charles Gidney as Sir James Royston
  • Austin James Cleri as Parker
  • Duncan Weinland as Mr. Guy Berkeley
  • Dustin Parsons as Lord Paisley
  • Julianna Weis-Palacios as Lady Paisley
  • Rin Wallace as Miss Graham
  • Madison Pullman as Mrs. Bowden

Performance Times

  • 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 (preview)
  • 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3
  • 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4
  • 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6

Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets
Single tickets prices start at $32.50; preview performance ticket prices start at $15.50. Student discounts and group rates are also available.

Learn about additional ticket options for current CCM students.

Subscribe to CCMONSTAGE’s Four-Show Play Series for just $89.

Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-box office.

Directions and Parking
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions for detailed driving directions to CCM Village.

Parking is available in UC’s 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 more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors.

CCMONSTAGE Production Sponsor: Macy’s

A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio. All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events, please visit us online at https://ccm.uc.edu/.

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Auditions Announced for A GIFT TO REMEMBER at Brookville Community Theatre

BVCT_logoThe Brookville Community Theatre will be holding auditions for the Christmas drama A GIFT TO REMEMBER adapted by Joseph Robinette and directed by Sherron Henry on Tuesday September 24th and Wednesday September 25th at 7pm.

Come prepared for cold readings from the script, and please bring your conflicts for the months of October and November. The director is looking for 6 males, 8 females and 1 girl, aged 7-10. The show runs November 14th-24th.

On Christmas Eve, during a snowstorm, a group of strangers are on a train to Boston from Bangor, Maine, where the airport had been shut down due to the weather. Once they reach Boston, many of the passengers hope to make connections to various destinations across the United States. A sailor is trying to get to Texas to place an engagement ring on his girlfriend’s finger. A software salesman, returning from a business trip, wants to return to Los Angeles and patch things up with his wife. A recently widowed woman wishes to spend the holidays with her daughter’s family in Boston. A man and his wife are attempting to reach Maryland in time for the birth of their first grandchild. And other travelers have similar desires to reach their destinations in time for Christmas. However, the train develops engine trouble, and there are track problems ahead. The passengers are suddenly forced to disembark and take shelter in a small depot in New Hampshire. Understandably disappointed and dispirited, they try to make the best of things with little success at first. Eventually, however, they begin to bond, despite their circumstances. They even find themselves beginning to accept their fate by finding ways to celebrate the true spirit of Christmas. As the former strangers become collective friends, through patience, understanding and humor, they realize the memory of this night will be a gift to remember.

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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Runs Oct. 17-20

CCM_Curious Incident logoTHE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Oct. 17-20
Cohen Family Studio Theater [University Heights]

Directed by Richard E. Hess

In this 2015 Tony Award winning Best Play, 15-year-old Christopher uses his extraordinary brain to navigate everyday life. He is exceptional at mathematics but has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road. He detests being touched and he distrusts strangers, overwhelmed by sensory overload. When Christopher finds his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, he becomes determined to solve the mystery of who murdered the dog. His detective work takes him on a thrilling journey through London that overturns his entire world.

  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 17-18 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Oct. 19 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 20 at 2pm

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