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September 6, 2022 · 2:57 pm

Auditions Announced for A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kincaid Regional Theatre

KRT new_logoAUDITIONS for A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL
Book by Ron Kaehler
Music by Albert Evans
Lyrics by Albert Evans and Ron Kaehler

No appointment needed.

Choose one of the following dates to attend:

  • Monday, September 12th, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
  • Wednesday, September 14th, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Demographics Needed:

  • Men, women and children, ages 10 and up.
  • Musicians who play guitar, banjo, harmonica, or piano.

Requirements:

  • Prepare a one-minute monologue and a musical selection (preferably of the country genre or a Christmas Carol) that is 16-20 bars in length.
  • Be prepared to read a selection from the script.

Rehearsals will begin September 21st with performances December 9th-11th, and 16th-18th.

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September 6, 2022 · 2:50 pm

Auditions Announced for THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE at Troy Civic Theatre

TROY_logoThe trial of the century!! A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is back to his old ways. He is suing Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, for breaking and entering, kidnapping, slander, pain and suffering, attempted murder, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Ghosts employ Solomon Rothschild, England’s most charismatic, savvy, and clever barrister. Scrooge, that old penny-pincher, represents himself. What could go wrong?

Auditions are Monday and Tuesday, October 3 and 4, at 7:00 pm at the Barn in the Park.

Director Don Campbell is seeking actors for the following (some parts might be doubled, or gender-swapped):

  • Mr. Connally – the Bailiff, male, age 25 +, comedic guy who really runs the courtroom under the Judge’s
    thumb, somewhat physical role
  • Judge Stanchfield R. Pearson – male, 45 +, curmudgeon, set in his ways, not a lover of Christmas
  • Solomon Rothschild – male, age variable, solicitor, champion for the underdog, charming
  • Ebenezer Scrooge – male, 50 +, grumpy tightwad who has a fool for a client-himself
  • Bob Cratchit – male, 35 +, goodhearted assistant to Scrooge, a poor family man
  • Mrs. Cratchit – female, 35 +, Bob’s long-suffering wife
    Fred – Scrooge’s nephew, male, age variable, kind-hearted people person
  • Sarah Wainwright – female, age variable, do-gooder for a local charity
  • Jacob Marley – male, age 45 +, dead 7 years, he is the ghost who started all the trouble
  • Ghost of Christmas Past – female, age variable, light-hearted bearer of good cheer
  • Fan -female, age 20-25, Scrooge’s loving sister
  • Belle – female, age 18-30, Scrooge’s one and only true love, when he was a young man
  • Mrs. Dilber -female, age variable, Cockney accent, charwoman employed by Scrooge
  • Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come -male, age 50 +, non-speaking, yet very vocal-this role will be a challenge
  • Translator – female, age 60+, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come’s interpreter (as he doesn’t speak English), sweet and helpful

Audition Requirements: Cold readings from the script, British accents will be used for this production (so please come prepared to demonstrate your best British accent-it does not need to be perfect-just need to see what you can do)

The show will be presented December 2-4, 9-11, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm.

THE TRIAL OF EBENEZER SCROOGE is written by Mark Brown and is being presented by special arrangement through Dramatic Publishing.

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September 6, 2022 · 1:16 pm

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY | Sat., March 25, 2023 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Simon & Garfunkel promoTHE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY
March 25, 2023

Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

Tickets on sale Friday, October 14 at 10:00 AM

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT: THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

WHEN: Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 8:00 PM

WHERE: Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

PRICE: $79.00 | $69.00 | $59.00 | $49.00 | $39.00. Additional service fees may apply.

INFO: This immersive, concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half-a-million fans in attendance.

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale Friday, October 14 at 10:00 AM

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org 
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157

[CINCINNATI, OH] – The internationally acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop by the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Saturday, March 25 at 8:00 PM during its coast-to-coast U.S. tour. The event is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2022-23 Season.

Tickets go on sale Friday, October 14 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Group discount tickets for 10 or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

This immersive, concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half-a-million fans in attendance.

Using state-of-the-art video projection, photos, and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits, including “Mrs. Robinson” (featured in the 1967 film The Graduate), “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” and many more.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel’s perfect harmonies and songs that poignantly captured the times made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they won ten Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, their Bridge Over Troubled Water album was nominated at the 1977 Brit Awards for Best International Album. In 2003, Simon & Garfunkel were awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their “The Sound of Silence” awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

For more Information about The Simon & Garfunkel Story, visit http://www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com.

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT (Producers):
Right Angle Entertainment specializes in the production, marketing, management, and distribution of live theatrical, digital, and concert events. RAE’s proud roster includes: America’s Got Talent Live!, The Price is Right LIVE!, The Masked Singer National Tour, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, The Office! A Musical Parody (New York City and National Tour), Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (National Tour and Grand Old Opry), Together Live with Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle, Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors Tour, among many others. Recently, Right Angle Entertainment has been a trailblazer in the theatrical space producing safe, outdoor, and immersive productions including the Art Heist Experience and The Office! – A Murder Mystery Parody.  http://www.rightangleentertainment.com

MAPLE TREE ENTERTAINMENT (Producers):
Headed by Dean Elliott, Maple Tree Entertainment Ltd is a theatrical production company that specialize in creating, presenting, and producing high quality music, drama, and musicals both in the UK and across the world. Maple Tree Entertainment’s flagship show The Simon & Garfunkel Story has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people across the world and today is still the leading theatrical show about Simon & Garfunkel. The company is committed to extremely high-quality work and will always have the satisfaction of the audience as its main driving goal.  www.mapletreeentertainment.com

QUATRO ENTERTAINMENT (Producers):
Quatro Entertainment co-produces The Simon & Garfunkel Story, The Life and Music of George Michael, and The British Invasion – Live on Stage and promotes national Broadway touring shows. With offices in Calgary and Victoria, they present hundreds of events across North America each year. Recent Broadway touring shows include: Dirty Dancing, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, and The Illusionists. For more information, visit http://quatroentertainment.com/

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Graphic Village, Heidelberg Distributing, Kinley Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth

MEDIA PARTNER:  103.5 WGRR-FM

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September 6, 2022 · 12:24 pm

The Kaplan New Works Series Opens Thursday at the Aronoff

CB_New Works2Cincinnati Ballet’s 22-23 Season kicks off with ‘New Works,’ Sept. 8-18

Cincinnati, OH (September 5, 2022) – Cincinnati Ballet’s 2022-2023 Season begins with The Kaplan New Works Series at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, September 8 – 18. New Works features world and regional premieres of provocative contemporary dance. The program has become a fan favorite with Cincinnati audiences who are often first to experience groundbreaking world premieres by up-and-coming choreographers. This season’s New Works includes world premiere, In Good Company, from Cincinnati choreographer and DANCEFIX founder Heather Britt and a Cincinnati premiere by award-winning British choreographer Cathy Marston entitled Moving, Still. The program also features world premieres from Cincinnati Ballet dancers Daniel Baldwin with his piece Lifeforce, 5 ½ Cliches from Taylor Carrasco, and Melissa Gelfin De-Poli’s Mi Manchi.

This season, Cincinnati Ballet also welcomes a new artistic leader. Jodie Gates assumed her position as Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director, Sue and Bill Friedlander Endowed Chair, and Artistic Director of Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy on August 1, 2022. Ms. Gates was most recently the Founding Director of the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and the Artistic Director and Founder of the Laguna Dance Festival in Laguna Beach, California since 2005. She began her professional career at age 16 with the mentorship of the visionary artistic director Robert Joffrey. Gates went on to become a celebrated principal dancer at Joffrey Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet as well a principal guest artist with prominent companies internationally. She danced title roles in the classical full-length ballets and principal roles in neoclassical and modern dance works and has collaborated with a host of renowned choreographers, including Alonzo King, Agnes de Mille, William Forsythe, Paul Taylor, Martha Clarke, and Mark Morris, among others. Gates is herself an accomplished choreographer having created more than sixty original dance works. She is also an artistic collaborator with choreographer William Forsythe, staging ballets internationally for Forsythe Productions. She is the recipient of the distinguished 2021/2022 Residency Fellowship from the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University. The fellowship acknowledges her most recent work as initiator for the Artistic Directors Coalition for Ballet in America, a group of artistic directors, choreographers, and educators who are addressing systemic racism within the culture of ballet.

Tickets for The Kaplan New Works Series are on sale now. For more information visit cballet.org. Please check the website for the latest health alerts. Masks are currently optional for patrons at Music Hall and the Aronoff Center for the Arts. NOTE: Artists may be masked during performances depending on current health alerts.

WHO: Cincinnati Ballet

WHAT: The Kaplan New Works Series

WHEN:

  • Thursday, September 8 at 7:30 pm
  • Friday, September 9 at 8 pm
  • Saturday, September 10 at 2 pm and 8 pm
  • Sunday, September 11 at 1 pm
  • Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30 pm
  • Thursday, September 15 at 7:30 pm
  • Friday, September 16 at 8 pm
  • Saturday, September 17 at 2 pm and 8 pm
  • Sunday, September 18 at 1 pm

WHERE:
Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

TICKETS: Call 513.621.5282 or visit cballet.org

Cincinnati Ballet 2022-2023 Season Sponsors:
Rhonda & Larry A. Sheakley, Margaret and Michael Valentine, ArtsWave, Mercy Health, Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council, The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation

About Cincinnati Ballet
Since 1963, Cincinnati Ballet has been the cornerstone professional ballet company of the region, presenting a bold and adventurous array of classical, full-length ballets and contemporary works, regularly with live orchestral accompaniment. Under the artistic direction of Jodie Gates, Cincinnati Ballet is  a creative force within the larger dance community, commissioning world-premiere works and exploring unique collaborations. With a mission to enrich, expand, and excel in the art of dance through performance, a high-caliber academy, and impactful education and community engagement in local to global communities, Cincinnati Ballet reaches beyond the stage in programs that allow every person in the region to be part of the continued evolution of dance. To that end, Cincinnati Ballet presents exhilarating performances, provides extensive education and community engagement programs, and offers top-level professional ballet training at Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy.

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September 6, 2022 · 10:25 am

Auditions Announced for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER the Musical at Inspiring Arts Productions

IAP_logoPerformances:
​December 8-11, 2022
Fellowship Baptist Church
247 E. U.S. 22, Maineville, OH 45039

Production Team
Beth Kenniv & Faith Marsh, Directors
Kerry Marsh & Tara Dudley, Producers
​Tara Hill, Vocal Director

Auditions are open to ages 9 and up!

Auditions will be at
Charis Classical Academy
200 Northcrest Dr. in Mason
​**Charis shares a building with Royalmont Academy.
When you pull in, drive to the left of the building and come in the first main door, which is labeled 4B.

Audition Forms due
Thursday, September 15

In-person Auditions
Choose Friday, September 16 or
Saturday, September 17

(Callbacks Monday, September 19 if needed)

Kickoff Rehearsal:
Tuesday, September 27

AUDITION SESSIONS–Fri, Sept 16 or Sat, Sept 17
After you submit your audition form (above), you will receive a link to sign up for an audition time slot. You will present your prepared monologue and song, and possibly some script readings.

FOR YOUR AUDITION:
MONOLOGUE: Learn/memorize your monologue: choose one of the options listed on the document linked to the button below.

SONG: Learn/memorize 1-2 minutes (only) of a Broadway-style song that showcases your range, vocal quality and personality! You can either sing acapella OR you can bring your own karaoke track (we will have a speaker available).

Additional information is available on their official page.

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