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July 21, 2022 · 12:14 pm

Auditions Announced for THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoFeaturing Original Songs from With music from THAT TIME OF YEAR

THAT TIME OF YEAR is a musical revue of all-original Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s songs. The songs range from funny numbers highlighting the joys and anxieties of the holiday season to beautiful, touching ballads about the meaning behind the holidays. The original Off-Broadway production premiered at the York Theatre Co. in 2006. Mix this with a few holiday classics, silly antics and let the spirit of the season wash over every person that sees this fun filled revue.

Audition Dates:

  • Sunday, August 7th: 2pm – 4:30pm
  • Tuesday, August 9th: 7pm – 8:30pm

Casting Needs:

ADULTS

  • 3 women
  • 2 males
    Each should have versatile singing styles and huge stage presence

YOUTH

  • A mix of young boys and girls Ages: 8 – 17 year olds
    We are looking for young singers with big personalities, lots of smiles and energy with the ability to follow direction and be attentive. Musical theatre experience preferred but not required.

Production Dates: December 9, 10, 16 & 17
Rehearsals will begin: Mid to end of October

Audition Requirements:

  • Adults: Please prepare two songs that show your range and vocal style the best.
  • Youth: Please prepare one song as well as a traditional holiday song. Both songs can be holiday related if absolutely necessary.

An accompanist will be provided. Please provide your music.

Official page with link to audition form.

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July 21, 2022 · 10:55 am

GIRLS WILL BE WOLVES Runs July 28-31

IBP_Girls Will be Wolves logoGIRLS WILL BE WOLVES
InBocca Performance
July 28-31
Village Players [Fort Thomas]

Watch out. Because little girls? They grow up. They become beasts. Or women. Or both.
What happens when a group of girls are sent, year after year, into a dark wood to fight a mythic beast? Join us as we explore the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, twisting it into new avenues and discovering what happens to generations of women as they unravel the stories, trauma, and heartache that weave together our identities and instead discover the meaning of community strength and care.

  • Thu-Fri, July 28-29 at 7pm
  • Sat, July 30 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, July 31 at 2pm

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July 21, 2022 · 10:28 am

JEKYLL AND HYDE Runs Aug. 18-21

INNOVA_Jekyll & Hyde logoJEKYLL AND HYDE
INNOVAtheatre
Aug. 18-21
Sorg Opera House [Middletown]

Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck 
Music directed by Lorri B. Johnson-Topping

Cast: Tanner Brown as Jekyll/Hyde, iz Lindon as Lucy, Laura Bay as Emma, Brian Laughlin as Sir Danvers, Jacob Nichols as Utterson, Forrest Fairley as Bishop of Basingstoke, Terry Neack as Lady Glossop, Matthew Ebersbach as Sir Archibald Proops, Davis Byrd as Spider & Stride, Jeannine Parson as Lady Beaconsfield, Spencer Jones as Bissett/Ensemble, Robert White as Poole/Ensemble, Joey Mason as Featured Engagement Party Dancer/Ensemble, Bri Landrum as Nellie/Featured Red Rat Dancer/Ensemble, Michaela Pandorf as Dance Captain/Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer & Ensemble, Christyn New as Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer & Ensemble and Krista Schaeffer as Featured Red Rat Dancer/Featured Engagement Party Dancer & Ensemble
Ensemble: Bridget Sciartelli, Jamie Pavlofsky, Tamar Fishbein, Joanie Marie Kienlen, Michelle Bellamy, Melanie Brown & Thomas R. Coop

An evocative tale of two men – one a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other a terrifying madman – and two women – one beautiful and trusting; the other beautiful and trusting only herself. Both women are in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret. A devoted man of science, Dr. Henry Jekyll is driven to find a chemical breakthrough that can solve some of mankind’s most challenging medical dilemmas. Rebuffed by the powers that be, he decides to make himself the subject of his own experimental treatments, accidentally unleashing his inner demons along with the man that the world would come to know as Mr. Hyde.

  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 18-19 at 8pm
  • Sat, Aug. 20 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 21 at 3pm

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July 21, 2022 · 9:48 am

SUNRISE COVEN Runs Aug. 12-28

KTC_Sunrise Coven logo8/18 – Folks, we are sorry to report that due to a positive COVID-19 test within the team for SUNRISE COVEN, we need to cancel in-person performances through this Sunday, August 21.

If you had tickets for tonight through Sunday, you should now have a note in your inbox from Associate Artistic Director Tamara Winters with some options for you.

If you have questions, please give us a call at 513-300-5669 or email Tammy at twinters at knowtheatre dot com.

Thank you for your understanding, and take care of each other out there. Your health and safety is important.

(Please note – ensuring artists can make a living making art in Cincinnati is also important to us; all artists will continue to be paid through all cancelled performances. Thank you for helping to make that possible).

SUNRISE COVEN
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Aug. 12-28
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Holly L. Derr

Cast: Denise Dal Vera* as Hallie, Resa Mishina as Annie Gin, MD, Julie Locker as Winter Moon, Ryan-Chavez Richmond as Ethan & Michael Burnham* as Jax

Imagine you’re a beloved Nurse Practitioner in a tiny Texas town that’s beset by every economic and existential struggle one could think up. Now imagine you turn up in the ER one night after taking enough Oxycontin to kill an elephant. What do you do?

If you’re Hallie Heaton, you just might find yourself forging an alliance between your partner in drug dealing and a practicing witch in a scheme to subvert the medical establishment (and hopefully, save your own skin).

Welcome to Buckstop, Texas. Ask your doctor if Witchcraft is right for you.

  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 14 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, Aug. 17-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 21 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, Aug. 24-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 28 at 3pm

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*appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association 

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July 20, 2022 · 12:12 pm

Additional Audition Announced for Male Roles in LET’S MURDER MARSHA at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players and director Greg Hatfield will be holding additional auditions for the male roles only of their fall show, LET’S MURDER MARSHA, a comedy by Monk Ferris! All female roles have been cast.

Synopsis:
A happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to reading murder mysteries, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming birthday surprise with an interior decorator. To her ears, though, it sounds like they are planning to murder her! With the assistance of her next-door neighbor, she tries to turn the tables on them with a poisoned potion. When her own mother shows up for her birthday a day early, Marsha thinks she is in on the diabolical scheme. When her maid’s date, a policeman, shows up to take the maid out, Marsha think he is on to her poisoning attempt. Well, finally, just when you would think all this would be cleared up, Marsha’s intended victims discover what she has supposed, and decide to teach her a lesson by actually pretending to be murderers. This is a terrific show for family audiences who like their comedy broad, fast, and nonstop.

Auditions:

  • August 1st at 7pm

Cherry Grove United Methodist Church
1428 Eight Mile Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255

Please try to arrive at the beginning of auditions. If you will be later, contact producer Narisa Williams at 859-866-8685.

Please bring a resume and conflicts from Aug 22 – Oct 15. Headshot is encouraged but not required. Cold readings will be done from the script.

Characters Needed:

  • TOBIAS GILMORE – a Wall-Street broker
  • VIRGIL BAXTER – a friend and neighbor
  • BEN QUADE – Bianca’s boy friend

Show Dates:
October 7, 8, 9, 14, & 15 2022 at the Anderson Center Theatre

NOTE:  For the safety of our patrons, cast, and crew, all participants in this show will be required to be vaccinated before the start of rehearsals.

Questions? Contact producer Narisa Williams at 859-866-8685 or narisalc79@gmail.com

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