Monthly Archives: March 2022

Teaching Artist Fellowship Program/Summer Camp Counselor Sought by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

PIP_logoCincinnati Playhouse in the Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion in all areas of its work, both on and offstage. Qualified individuals who bring diverse perspectives and life experiences to the workplace are especially encouraged to apply.

Job Title: Teaching Artist Fellowship Program/Summer Camp Counselor (seasonal)

Pay: $480 Weekly

Camp dates:

  • Orientation/Training May31 – June 3
  • Weeks 1-4: June 5 – July 1
  • Holiday Days Off: June 20 and July 4-5
  • Camp Prep and Training: July 6-7, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Weeks 5-8: July 11-August 5

Weekly Trainings: during weeks 1-8, Wednesdays from 6-7:15 p.m., online

The Teaching Artist Training Fellowship at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park provides pedagogical training in a realistic environment for emerging artists interested in pursuing artistry as a career. We are looking for candidates that have an interest in the following:

  • Music Theater
  • Singing
  • Dance
  • Directing
  • Movement
  • Playwrighting

During Playhouse summer camps, fellows will serve as camp counselors, including working as teaching assistants and group leaders. They will learn by doing, observing, assisting, and leading, all while receiving supplemental training throughout the summer. As Teaching Artist Fellows/counselors, participants in the training program will help to facilitate all aspects of camp, including serving as role models who assist and motivate campers. Throughout the day, counselors facilitate their group’s activities, complete check-in and check-out of students, proctor camper breaks, and support Teaching Artists as teaching assistants during classes, among other projects as assigned. 

Position Responsibilities:

  • Group Leader for one group each week or floater as needed
  • Lead morning warm-up and afternoon group activities
  • Escort students to each class & assist Teaching Artists during classes
  • Proctor all student breaks and lunch
  • Assist with room and administrative prep
  • Coach students one-on-one and in small groups
  • Support students in the Launchpad Accessibility program as needed
  • Perform administrative duties, as required for group management
  • Help meet CDC COVID-19 safety/cleaning requirements
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Co-teach and lead teach as designed within the Fellowship program

Ideal Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Experience working with children, particularly in a large group setting preferred.
  • Experience with administrative processes preferred
  • Completed or are working towards a college degree in theater or possess relevant experience
  • Good email communication skills
  • Experience with customer service
  • Organized and able to solve problems quickly and positively
  • Ability to interact and build relationships with diverse backgrounds, personalities, and working styles.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling
  • Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 10 lbs. and occasionally up to 25 lbs.
  • Ability to speak clearly and to hear/listen to campers and other staff via phone or in-person
  • Position may require local travel to other worksites
  • Housing is not available at this time.

This position requires travel to camp locations, including School of the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), Mason Community Center/High School, Evendale Cultural Arts Center, and Wyoming Fine Arts Center/Civic Center. Qualified candidates must be flexible and able to move to a different location if needed by the camp administrative team; therefore, candidates must possess reliable transportation.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park continues to monitor the pandemic situation. Qualified candidates will be expected to comply with Playhouse’s health and safety plan – while at work and outside work – that continues to be updated per latest state and Federal guidelines.

The physical demands and safe working expectations described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job’s essential functions, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

While this description is intended to reflect the current position accurately, it is not necessarily exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, requirements, or expectations. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park reserves the right to revise or amend this description based on business needs or changes to the work environment.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

To apply: Qualified candidates should submit a resume and references by March 31, 2022, to the Education and Engagement Department using this application link https://form.jotform.com/220093890406151 .

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Auditions Announced for Staged Readings at Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative

CPI_logoThere are 3 ten-minute plays for CPI (https://cincyplaywrights.org/) for a single performance: Tuesday, April 12 from 7:30-9:30P at the Aronoff downtown with Richard Zenk as the director. There are 9 ten-minute plays in total being performed that evening.

Multiple roles for men and women are available.

The plays will be performed with basic blocking and with or without scripts.

There will 2 or 3 one hour Zoom rehearsals in early April (TBD) and a rehearsal before the performance at about 5:30P for each play.

Please read the 3 plays: https://tinyurl.com/32jjkksn

Email richardjoseph@gmail.com with the following information no later than 3/27: 

  1. your acting resume
  2. a recent photo – does not have to be a headshot
  3. the roles are you interested in
  4. any conflicts Monday through Thursday evenings starting at 7pm and weekends starting between 1-5pm between April 1 and the performance date
  5. your bio (50 words or less)

The director will contact you after your email with the next steps.

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Auditions Announced for CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoINNOVAtheare is holding auditions for CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD on April 4th & 5th at the historic Sorg Opera House.

INNOVAtheatre will hold auditions on April 4th & 5th for singers/actors and a separate audition at a later date for dancers to perform in Craig Hella Johnson’s, CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD. This infusion oratorio will be presented June 2nd thru 5th at the historic Sorg Opera House, in collaboration with the beginning of Ohio PRIDE.

Singing auditions will be held from 7:00 to 9:30 at Mockingbirds – 1024 Central Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45042.

Singers should prepare a vocal selection that best demonstrates their range and one that best fits the style of music from the show. The selection does NOT have to be from a musical. A professional accompanist will be provided. Acapella will be permitted but please be advised that you will be asked to vocalize with the piano during your audition. All auditionees will be asked to read a small selection from the libretto.  Contact Richard Lee Waldeck at INNOVAtheatre@gmail.com with questions.

Under the musical direction of Sarah Plaugher, visual & staging director, Richard Lee Waldeck and movement by Aaron Washington INNOVAtheatre is an all inclusive theatre company based in Butler & Warren counties and includes talent from the southwest and West Ohio theatre regions.  The group was founded in 2017 and was designed to showcase unexpected talent while putting a spin on the traditional theatre experience audiences have come to expect. Embracing diversity in every way, INNOVAtheatre is a place where artists are free to take artistic risks to create work that is cutting edge and made accessible to everyone.

A stunning work arising from dark violence, CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD explores the beauty of Wyoming, what it’s like to be an “ordinary boy” and the mystery of violence through a startlingly varied and cohesive group of pieces. Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare give us a cowboy’s lonely song, a recitative from the Bible’s first murder, a crucifixion taunt harkening to Bach’s St. John’s Passion, as well as a mens’ chorus richly declaring “We Are All Sons.” The searing poetry of Robert Kyr and Hella Johnson’s own lyrics incarnate the voices of Matthew Shepard’s mother, the deer who sat by Shepard throughout the night of his beating, and the jazz singer who desperately warns us not to bring pain too close. “Considering Matthew Shepard” sinks deep into the soil where all our souls are struggling to grow.

Rehearsals will be minimal and all music and dialogue for the show must be memorized. We will be performing with a live orchestra who will share the stage with us.  We hope to see you at auditions.

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SPRING FLING at Footlighters on April 2

FLI_Spring Fling logoJoin Footlighters, Inc. for our Spring Fling!

April 2, 2022 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm
At the newly renovated Stained Glass Theater – 802 York St, Newport KY 41017

The evening will include:

  • Performances by the cast from our upcoming production of SOMETHING ROTTEN!
  • Announcement of our 2022-23 season
  • An egg hunt for a chance to win tickets to our shows
  • Early opportunities to purchase season tickets
  • …And more!

Food, soft drinks, and wine will be served.
Guests are permitted to BYOB

For questions, please contact Footlighters, Inc. at Footlighters.ky@gmail.com.

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NKU Stages Hilarious Grand Tour of Opera Tropes

NKU_Signor Deluso logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Opera has returned to the stage at Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts with “Signor Deluso,” a hilarious one act opera composed by Thomas Pasatieri. The production runs April 1 and 3, 2022 at NKU’s Greaves Concert Hall.

  • What: “Signor Deluso” by Thomas Pasatieri
  • When: April 1, 7 p.m. and April 3, 2 p.m.
  • Where: NKU Greaves Concert Hall
  • Tickets: nku.edu/tickets or (859) 572-5464

Gorgibus is forcing his daughter Célie to marry the wealthy Valère, but she is in love with Léon and he with her. However, a series of mistaken assumptions and quarrelling ensues after Célie faints in the town square and loses her locket with a portrait of Léon inside. “Signor Deluso” is an English-language, heavily condensed version of Molière’s 1660 comedy “Sganarelle,” or “The Imaginary Cuckold.”

“Since the 1660s, when the play premiered, as well as the 1970s, when the opera was written, the opera community has evolved considerably,” states director Audrey Chait. “Some of these situations and jokes still work, while others no longer quite land. This is where our role as interpreters comes in, approaching the material with modern sensibilities and a modern sense of humor. We hope you enjoy the finished product!”

The NKU cast features Katherine Sharp (Célie), Trevor Gutu (Gorgibus/Magistrate), Madison Boler (Rosine), Zach Felts (Signor Deluso), Ashley Tinch (Clara) and Jimmy Renton (Léon). The show is directed by Audrey Chait. Other creative team members include Damon Stevens (Music Director), Meg Booker (Stage Manager), Allison Jones (Costume Designer), and Faith Greene (Assistant Stage Manager, Costumes/Hair/Makeup Assistant).

About NKU: Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 15,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students’ names. For more information, visit nku.edu.

About SOTA: The Music, Art and Design, and Theatre and Dance programs make up the School of the Arts that sit in the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University. The Music Program provides student-centered instruction to a diverse population of versatile musicians and creative thinkers who are prepared to make a meaningful impact on communities in an ever-changing world. Graduates pursue successful careers as professional performers, college and university faculty, public school music teachers, private studio instructors and in allied fields within the music industry. For more information, visit music.nku.edu.

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