Monthly Archives: March 2022

Actress Fluent in Spanish Sought for FOOLSFEST at Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative

MISC_Casting call2Director Jessie Faye is seeking a female actress who is fluent in Spanish for a staged reading as part of CPI’s FOOLSFEST.

As this is a staged reading, the role will not need to be memorized. Rehearsal time is minimal and scheduled with the actors involved.

The performance is on Tuesday April 12th in Cincinnati. If interested please email makethedarksmall.faye@gmail.com.

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SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS the Musical Runs April 7-10

RISEUP_Spongebob logoSPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS the Musical
Rise Up Performing Arts
April 7-10
Sorg Opera House [Middletown]

The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world! 

  • Fri, April 8 at 7pm
  • Sat, April 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, April 10 at 2pm

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SNOW WHITE Runs April 7-10

CB_Snow White promo 2022SNOW WHITE
Cincinnati Ballet
April 7-10
Aronoff Center Procter & Gamble Hall [Downtown]

Who’s the ‘fairest of them all?’ Find out this season in a regional premiere of our Family Series: Snow White. It’s the treasured fairy tale of a jealous Queen, her beautiful stepdaughter, and a kiss from a handsome Prince. Snow White is just over an hour long, narrated, fun, fully-staged ballet, featuring Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2 dancers. It’s the perfect introduction to dance, even for the youngest members of your family.

3/8/22 – Covid-19 Policies

  • Thu-Fri, April 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sat-Sun, April 9-10 at 11am & 2:30pm

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Auditions Announced for LITTLE SHOP OR HORRORS at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoLITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Audition Dates:

  • Monday, May 2 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Tuesday, May 3 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Wednesday, May 4 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm (this evening may be used for call-backs as well)

Audition Requirements:
Please prepare 2 songs (up to 32 measures) that show your range, strength and character.  You may be ask to do cold readings from the script. Accompanist will be provided.

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Roles Available:

  • Mr. Mushnik: The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour’s nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative. Vocal range top: F4 – Vocal range bottom: G2
  • Audrey: Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour’s life. She has poor self-worth and education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor. Vocal range top: D5 – Vocal range bottom: G#3
  • Audry II – The Plant: Male or Female – The actor/actress needs a powerful voice/belt. A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best. The plant will have a more human persona and needs a lot of sex appeal and charisma. Vocal range top: G4 – Vocal range bottom: G2
  • Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette: Female or Male –  Street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart,  the only ones who have a grip on reality. Must be able to harmonize. Vocal range top: F5 – Vocal range bottom: Ab3
  • Seymour Krelborn: An insecure, put-upon florist’s clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. Vocal range top: G4 – Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Orin Scrivello: An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey’s abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour. Vocal range top: G4 – Vocal range bottom: G2
  • CHORUS: Several people will be cast as townspeople, skid row bums, back-up singers, etc.

Performance dates: Aug. 19-27

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Auditions Announced for THE LEGEND OF GREORGIA MCBRIDGE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoTHE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
By Matthew Lopez

Audition Dates:

  • Sunday, April 3rd – 4pm – 5:30pm
  • Monday, April 4th – 7pm – 8:30pm
  • Tuesday, April 5th  – 7pm – 8:30pm

Roles Available:

  • Casey/Georgia McBride: Male, late 20’s to early 30’s Southern, charismatic and good-looking small town high school football star turned Elvis impersonator; a loyal, loving husband who dreams big, if not practically; lived a charmed life until now, and though he’s never dumb, he hash’t yet had to grow up and take responsibility for his life/family. Georgia: a drag queen with Elvis, country, and rock ‘n’ roll roots, but ultimately a wholly original creation and a force of nature; sexy, flirtatious, and fierce.
  • Jo: Female, late 20’s to early 30’s Southern; Casey’s wife; a hard-headed woman married to a soft-hearted man; a realist who’s prone to being fatalistic; grounds her husband while he enables her to breathe and dream; tough without being bitchy; works hard in a service job and it’s taken a toll run down; insecure about her appearance; she is perhaps not the striking, sexy girl she once was, but those qualities are just below the surface.
  • Eddie: Male, needs to look and act over mid 30’s Eddie: the easily flustered, hot-headed owner of a struggling dive bar; a bit rough around the edges; still longing for the dimly remembered glory days of high school; later in the play, he becomes an amateur showman who loves the spotlight; cousin to Tracey Mills.
  • Miss Tracey Mills: Needs to look and act over mid 30’s Spirited, sassy, energetic and filled with the desire to perform and create. She wants to create and be a great drag performer.
  • Rexy: Male, late 20’s to mid 30’s Bitchy in a mean way, but very funny; feisty and sharp-tongued with a dark past; a fairly trashy gal who fancies herself the most sophisticated in the room; thrives on conflict and is a bit of a hot mess, but she has great respect for the history and art of drag.
  • Jason: Male, late 20’s to mid 30’s  the sweet best friend of Jo and Casey. Helvetica: a mellow, confident, unflappable drag queen.(this role can be combined with Rexy)

Audition Requirements: Cold reading from the script

Production dates: June 17-25

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