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December 9, 2021 · 1:20 pm

Video Auditions Announced for 2022 Spring and Summer Seasons at Hoosier Shakespeare Festival

HSF_logoHoosier Shakespeare Festival 2022 Spring and Summer Seasons

All roles currently open. Non-Equity. Video Auditions only.

AUDITION DEADLINES:

  • Spring Show: January 15
  • Summer Season: January 31

Spring Show
THE GIRLHOOD OF SHAKESPEARE’S HEROINES by Don Nigro
Director: Dennis Henry
Seeking three to five women of any ethnicity.
Rehearsal on Zoom and in Marion, IN Feb 1- March 24
Performances: Friday-Sundays February 25- March 13

* Stipend $200 for Rehearsals plus $50 per performance (9)
Housing not available for Spring season

Summer Repertory
MACBETH (Director: Doreen Bechtol)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Director: Dennis Henry)

Seeking: Twelve actors of all ethnicities and genders.
Rehearsals May 15-June 4
Rehearsals in-person in Marion, IN. Housing provided for out of town actors.
Outdoor Indiana Tour:  June 5-27 in Marion, Wabash, Fairmount, and Kokomo
Six performances per week.

Stipends range from $900-$1250 for summer six weeks. There are four spots for undergraduate college actors (Graduation May 2022 or later)- $800 stipend. Housing and small per diem provided for all.

Please prepare two contrasting Shakespearean monologues (at least one in verse) and a brief song of any kind that you enjoy singing. If you play an instrument, please demo.

Time Limit 3 minutes with music, 2 minutes without.

Questions? Contact Artistic Director, Dennis Henry at ad@hoosiershakes.com

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December 9, 2021 · 12:35 pm

Auditions Announced for CINDERELLA at Royal Theatre Company

RTC_logoAudition Dates: 

  • Mon-Tue, Jan 24-25 from 6-10pm

Audition Location: FBC Mason Gymnasium (735 Reading Rd., Mason, OH – Enter through FBC Family Life Center entrance)

We ask you to come prepared to sing one of these songs.

Please arrive 15 minutes early and REMAIN in your car. We will text you when it is your turn to come into the FBC Mason Family Life Center entrance.

You must complete the online audition form available here.

If cast in this production, performers must be available for rehearsals which take place on Tuesdays (6-9 PM), Thursdays (6-9 PM), and Sundays (1-5 PM), and Tech Week Rehearsals May 23-26 from 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM each night. Show Dates: May 27-29, 2022. There may be additional rehearsals scheduled if needed for choreography.

All currently known conflicts between auditions and the show should be listed on the audition application. No absences are permitted during tech week or performances unless an emergency occurs. Any additional excused absences must be for school functions required for a grade. These must be shared with the production manager as soon as they are known. Having a large number of conflicts with the rehearsal schedule may restrict someone from being cast in the show, or cause a change in roles.

All Cast communication is via email and the ROYAL website (ROYALTheatreCompany.com)

REHEARSALS:

Sundays: 1-5 PM, Tuesdays: 6-9 PM, and Thursdays: 6-9 PM. Performers will be expected to follow social distancing guidelines as outlined by the Directors during any in-person rehearsals. Rehearsals will be held at either ROYAL Theatre Company’s studio (308 W. Main St., Mason, OH) or FBC Mason (735 Reading Rd., Mason, OH). Performers will be notified of rehearsal location(s) in advance.

Mandatory Informational Meeting for Performers and Parents: Sunday, February 6 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at FBC Mason (735 Reading Road, Mason)

PARTICIPATION FEE: $150 per performer to be paid by February 6. More details will be provided to those cast in the show.

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December 9, 2021 · 10:24 am

INTIMATE APPAREL Runs Jan. 7-23

MPI_Intimate ApparelINTIMATE APPAREL
Mariemont Players Inc.
Jan. 7-23
Walton Creek Theatre 

Cast: Jasimine Bouldin as Esther, Elizabeth L. Taylor as Mrs. Dickson, Cynthia Nesbit as Mayme, Sally Fint as Mrs. Van Buren, Phineas J. Clark as Mr. Marks & Ryan-Chavez Richmond​ as George

The time is 1905, the place New York City, where Esther, a Black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to prostitutes. Her skills and discretion are much in demand, and she has managed to stuff a goodly sum of money into her quilt over the years. One by one, the other denizens of the boarding house marry and move away, but Esther remains, lonely and longing for a husband and a future. By way of a mutual acquaintance, she begins to receive beautiful letters from a lonesome Caribbean man named George who is working on the Panama Canal, and over time the correspondence becomes increasingly intimate until George persuades her that they should marry, sight unseen. Meanwhile, Esther’s heart seems to lie with the Hasidic shopkeeper from whom she buys cloth, and his heart with her, but the impossibility of the match is obvious to them both, and Esther consents to marry George. But when George arrives in New York, is he the man he claimed to be? And can Esther overcome yet another personal setback and fulfill her lifelong dream?

12/9/21 – Health and Safety Policies

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 9 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 13-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 16 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 23 at 2pm

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December 9, 2021 · 10:05 am

Auditions Announced for ADA AND THE ENGINE at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players announces auditions for ADA AND THE ENGINE written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Darren Lee. Auditions will be held at the theater, 4101 Walnut Creek Rd., Mariemont, OH 45227 on the following dates:

  • Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 11, 2022, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please note that Ada, Byron, and Babbage all sing in the show’s finale, and vocal ability is preferred for these roles.

Synopsis: As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul mate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge—a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future.

Production dates: May 6-22

Characters:

ADA BYRON LOVELACE – (18-36) Curious, funny, brilliant, aware of her brilliance, stories, aware of her story.  Never met her famous father, tries to be a “good girl” but just cannot help her curiosity and love of all things impossible.  A woman of our time stuck in hers.

LADY ANABELLA BYRON – (35-55) Ada’s mother, harsh, strict, jealous? Yes. But realistic.  She has had a hard life largely due to Ada’s father. Projects his sins onto her daughter.

CHARLES BABBAGE – (40-60) Ada’s soul mate, friend, mentor. Lauded genius of London. A holder of famous salons, an inventor, a mathematical scholar, a dreamer who just cannot seem to make his dreams into the metal they require to be real. Almost perfect for Ada. Almost.

LORD LOVELACE – (25-45) A gentleman who becomes Ada’s husband. He’d rather that he was more rich and more lordly but he’ll manage with his lot. A proud man. A wanting man. A serious man. Is not madly in love with Ada but she’ll do just fine.

MARY SOMMERVILLE – (40-60) Charles’ friend and colleague and Ada’s mentor. There are no women as successful and respected in science and math as her. Pragmatic, sharply friendly, someone who will tell you when you’re wrong.

BYRON – (36) A charming man, darkly funny, unpredictable, emotional, brooding but self-aware. A poet.

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December 8, 2021 · 12:10 pm

Cast Announced for LITTLE WOMEN the Musical at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoINNOVAtheatre is so excited to share with you our cast for our production of LITTLE WOMEN the Musical. Thank you to all who auditioned, you made it a very tough decision.

The cast includes:

  • Jo- Linnzie Hays
  • Professor Bhaer- Robert Rhodes
  • Amy/Troll- Max Fox
  • Meg/Clarissa- Abby Smith
  • Beth/Rodrigo 2- Abriella Ruby
  • Marmee/Hag- Angela Allen
  • Mr. Laurence/Knight- Jacob Nichols
  • Laurie/Rodrigo- Nicholas Brown
  • Aunt March/Mrs. Kirk- Jovone Lewis
  • Mr. John Brooke/Braxton- Brandon Cole

Co-Directed by Anna Rae Brown & Michaela Cramer
Vocal direction by Alisha McFarlane
Produced by Richard Lee Waldek

Performances run March 3-6.

For more information visit www.innovatheatre.com

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