Monthly Archives: July 2023

Auditions Announced for THE OUTSIDER at Sunset Players

SSP_logoSunset Players is pleased to announce auditions for our winter 2024 production!

The Outsider
A comedy in two acts by Paul Slade Smith

Directed by David Roth

Show dates: February 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 

Auditions will take place Sunday, August 13th, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM and Monday, August 14th, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Callbacks, if needed, will be Tuesday, August 15th, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM.

Sign up for your audition slot herehttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A44A8A829A4FB6-auditions

Auditions will be held at The Arts Center at Dunham Theatre, 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238

Auditionees will be asked to read from the script.

We’re looking for comedic actors with great energy and great memorization skills!

Rehearsals will begin in late November or early December, depending on the actors’ schedules and conflicts.

Scripts will be available for the cast in late August so the cast can begin working on memorization before rehearsals begin.

CASTING REQUIREMENTS:

4 MEN, 3 WOMEN

CAST OF CHARACTERS

PAIGE CALDWELL, female, 20s to 30s. A professional pollster. A smart, confident women with a professional’s view of politics: she sees it as a series of contests to be won.

DAVE RILEY, male, 30s to 40s. The Chief of Staff of the new Governor. Very smart, but – despite years of experience in government – endearingly earnest and naïve on the subject of politics.

LOUISE PEAKES, female, 30’s to 50s. A temporary employess hired as the Governor’s executive assistant. Personable, likable, impressively confident, and entirely inept. Without knowing it, she has the air of a politician about her.

NED NEWLY, male, 50s to 60. The new Governor. A person of impressive ability, but a complete lack of confidence. A man waiting permission to enter a room in which he is already standing.

ARTHUR VANCE, male, 50s to 60. One of the most experienced and successful political consultants in the country. His overbearing personality, and confidence in his own opinions over the opinions of others, should make him dislikable, but his ego is more than tempered by the joy –even glee—he brings into the room.

RACHEL PARSONS, female, 30s. A TV reporter. She has the looks to be an on-air correspondent – though, if television had never been invented, she still would be a journalist. Straight forward, honest, and somewhat cynical.

A.C. PETERSON, male, 30s to 50s. A TV camera man. A quiet, working man with a low tolerance for idiocy.

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Cast List Announced for THE TEMPEST at Fairfield Footlighters

fflFairfield Footlighters is thrilled to announce the cast of our upcoming production of THE TEMPEST.

  • PROSPERO – Robert Buchtman
  • ARIEL – Kayla Swelbar
  • CALIBAN – Brady Dunn
  • MIRANDA – Athena Updike
  • FERDINAND – Caleb Lindsey
  • GONZALO – Jeff Carter
  • ALONSO – Dan Schindler
  • ANTONIO – Chase Engel
  • SEBASTIAN – Kevin Noll
  • STEPHANO – Jacob Campbell
  • TRINCULO – Tony Johnson
  • BOATSWAIN – Chris Bell
  • ADRIAN/FRANCISCO/SPIRIT/REAPER – Sara Bridges
  • IRIS/MARINER/SPIRIT – Bernadette Calvino
  • CERES/MARINER/SPIRIT – Jodi Strother
  • JUNO/MARINER/SPIRIT – Kashia Ellis-Taylor
  • MASTER OF THE SHIP/MARINER/ NYMPH – Abby Hobek

Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned, we cannot wait to get to work.
Show dates are September 22nd through the 24th and stay tuned in the coming months for more information on our current show and upcoming season AT www.fairfieldfootlighters.org.

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Cast Announced for RUMORS at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Ed Cohen are thrilled to announce the cast of our January 2024 production, Rumors by Neil Simon:

  • Ryan Bowron as Ken Gorman
  • Katey Blood as Chris Gorman
  • Eric Day as Lenny Ganz
  • Kathie Labanz as Claire Ganz
  • Forrest Fairley as Ernie Cusack
  • Arlene Balczo as Cookie Cusack
  • Aaron Whitehead as Glen Cooper
  • Kate Mock Elliott as Cassie Cooper
  • Arny Stoller as Officer Ben Welch
  • Altha McNeal as Officer Pudney

Rumors is directed by Ed Cohen, produced by Vicki Rafferty and stage managed by Steve Winslow.

Tickets are available now! Get yours at http://www.mariemontplayers.com

Performance dates: January 11 – 28, 2024

Synopsis:
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it’s only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock’s self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce.​

As their tenth wedding anniversary commences, Charlie lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Myra is nowhere in sight. The first guests, lawyer Ken Gorman and his wife Chris, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.

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THE WIZARD OF OZ Runs Aug. 4-13

SCT_Wizard of OzTHE WIZARD OF OZ
Springboro Community Theatre
Aug. 4-13
North Park Ampitheater [Springboro]

Directed by Matt Kuntzman
Music & Vocal Direction by Judy Mansky
Choreography by Tamar Fishbein

Cast: Emry Acton as Dorothy Gale, Sawyer Everett as Toto, Lillian Robillard as Glinda/Aunt Em, Colson Littrell as Scarecrow, Sam Johnson as Tin Man, Hazen Powell as Lion, Kevin Cooper as Emerald City Guard/Uncle Henry, Jeannine Parson as Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch & Andy Crawford as Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz
Ensemble: Donna Cason as Munchkin Mayor, Eli England as Munchkin Coroner, Lorelai Wetterlin as Munchkin Fiddler/Oz 2nd Woman, Emilio Astudillo as Munchkin Braggart, Jim Rademacher as Munchkin Barrister/Crow/Oz 2nd Man, Mike Pulver as Munchkin Father 1/Crow/Oz Man, Kaleb Smith as Munchkin Father 2/Crow, Ronni Lynn Smith, Brandi Pulver as Munchkin Teachers, Isaac Muniz as Nikko, Braxton Miller as Crow/Winkie General, Catie Carroll as Tree/Oz Woman, Trees: Kate Tamme, Rachel Tepe Evie Wrazen as Jitterbug & Jim Spencer as Vocalist
Munchkin Tots/Flying Monkeys/Winkies: Isaac Muniz, Hudson Bellavia, Weston Pulver, Olive Robillard, Paige Hamant, Isaac Storck, Sophia Iiams & Charlotte Geise
Tough Munchkins/Flying Monkeys/Winkies: Quin Tyler, Sophie Coppock, Grace Rademacher, Lucinda Curry, Sophia Muniz, Aubrey Stiens & Audrey Drake

We’re off to see the wizard! Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. To find her way home, she must journey along the Yellow Brick Road to see the mysterious and all-powerful Wizard in Emerald City. Along the way, she makes new friends, but must also brave many dangers, including the Wicked Witch of the West, who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers. To make it home safely, Dorothy must learn an important lesson: there’s no place like home.

  • Fri-Sun, Aug. 4-6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sun, Aug. 11-13 at 7:30pm

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Performing Arts Academy Presents HELLO DOLLY

PAA_Hello DollyThe Performing Arts Academy in Middletown is proud to present the beloved musical, Hello Dolly! with our MainStage theatre group, August 11 through August 20, 2023. Performances will take place Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm, and Sundays at 3pm.

Jerry Herman’s energetic Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler — but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish, featuring such memorable songs as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “It Only Takes a Moment,” “It Takes a Woman,” and—of course—the title number, “Hello, Dolly!”

Full of humor, romance, and exquisite dancing, this is the classic that everyone needs to see.

Directed by Nina Markle, and choreographed by Mark Norris.  DON’T MISS this theatrical event of the summer!

Tickets are $20 for Adults and $15 for Sr. Adults (65+) and children (12 and under.)  For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit theperformingartsacademy.com For handicap seating call the Box Office at 513-594-7242. The Performing Arts Academy is located at 4400 Lewis Street in Middletown, OH.

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