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Auditions Announced for THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Lumos Players

LP_logo“Sometimes a Revolution needs a woman’s touch!”

Lumos Players, is proud to announce auditions for THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson, also known for the play, The Book of Will. Auditions will be Sunday August 18th with possible callbacks Monday August 19th at 8639 Columbia Rd, Maineville, OH 45039 .

Audition Sign Ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CADAF22A0FAC70-50104735-auditions#/

  • Auditions consist of sides that will be sent out prior to the audition date.
  • Please bring resume, headshot (not required but preferred), and any conflict dates from 9/8-11/23

Important Dates:

  • Auditions: 8/18 with possible callbacks 8/19
  • Rehearsals Start: Sunday 9/8
  • Rehearsals: Sunday (1pm-5pm), Monday (7pm-10pm), Thursday (7pm-10pm)

Synopsis: Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen and fan of ribbons Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold.” – Dramatists Play Services
“Gunderson’s script doesn’t just skew reality by taking liberties with history, but also by playing with the conventions of storytelling, including several winks to theatre fans. Olympe and all the other characters, and actors, and you, are writing themselves into history through their actions, for good or ill.”- River Cities Readers
“…a sassy, hold-on-to-your-seats theatrical adventure…Gunderson, has created a play that is wonderfully wild and raucous…It’s a wild ride, filled with verbal gymnastics that come racing at you so quickly it’s occasionally hard to keep up. Listen closely, though, and hang on tight. If you do, you’ll be treated to an invigorating and enlightening journey.” —Cincinnati Enquirer.
“It’s simply a brilliant script…” —CityBeat Cincinnati.

Production Team:

  • Director- Ashley Herbert
  • Producer- Corey Nieman
  • Production Assistant- Amy Rowland-Haake
  • Stage Manager- Nicole Haake

Character List:

  • Playwright, Olympe De Gouge
  • Haitian rebel, Marianne Angelle – Black actress needed
  • Assassin, Charlotte Corday
  • Former Queen and fan of ribbons, Marie Antoinette

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2023-2024 Orchid & OCTAfest Convention Awards

Scroll down for links to Orchid Awards by Group

NAMED AWARDS 

  • ART ROUSE AWARD – Mary Stone
  • MARIO PITOCCO AWARD – Julie Beelman
  • ROGER GROOMS AWARD – Linda Abbott
  • PRESIDENT’S AWARD – Betsy Obermeyer
  • RISING STAR AWARD – Caleb Redslob (ACTUP), Laura Eaton (BPI), Sean Walker-Mize (CSP), Alex Shaw (CMT), Beth Boland (FLI), Olivia Lovett (GTP), Davis Byrd (INNOVA), Michael Yarick (LSC), Natasha Boeckmann (MPI), Mike Pateras (MCP), Michelle Bellany (QCP), Logan Dunn (SSP), Clare Hingsbergen (TDW) & John Leo Meuthing (VP)
  • SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY THEATRE AWARD – Jennifer Richardson and Greg Schaper

OCTA_logoEXCERPTS INVITED TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHWEST REGION AT STATE

  • ONLY ROSE – CenterStage Players
  • THE TIN WOMAN – The Drama Workshop
  • THE BOOK OF WILL – Mariemont Players
  •  Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS – Footlighters, Inc. (Alternate)

EXCERPT AWARDS 

Below is the list of OCTA awards for the shows that excerpted over the weekend.

DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS
Village Players of Fort Thomas

  • Merit in Acting – Helen Merritt as Larken Barken
  • Merit in Acting – Jimmy Jackson as Norwayne “Baby” Crumpler
  • Merit in Acting – Susan Smith as Caprice Crumpler

ONLY ROSE
CenterStage Players

  • Outstanding in Acting – Nick Dunker as Tom
  • Outstanding in Acting – Mary Jo Bissmeyer as Rose
  • Outstanding in Duo Acting – Nick Dunker and Mary Jo Bissmeyer
  • Outstanding in Original Script – Dennis Murphy
  • Outstanding in Costumes – Dennis Murphy
  • Outstanding in Directing – Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Set Design -Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Cast of Only Rose         
  • Merit in Acting – Amy Eyers as Edwina

Agatha Christie’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Footlighters, Inc.

  • Outstanding in Direction – Becky Collins
  • Outstanding in Costumes- Sophie Grant
  • Outstanding in Acting – Fred Murrell as Hercule Poirot
  • Excellence in Acting – Jennifer Day as Helen Hubbard
  • Excellence in Acting – Hope Pauly as Greta Ohlsson
  • Excellence in Ensemble- Cast of Orient Express
  • Merit in Acting – Barb Timmons as Princess Dragomiroff
  • Merit in Sound Design – Jason Cox

THE TIN WOMAN
The Drama Workshop

  • Outstanding in Acting Dan Maloney as Jack
  • Outstanding in Acting – Christie Bishop as Hank
  • Outstanding in Acting – Jessie Faye as Sammy
  • Outstanding in Ensemble – Cast of The Tin Woman
  • Excellence in Direction – Jerry Wiesenhahn
  • Excellence in Acting – Rose Vanden Eynden as Alice
  • Merit in Acting – Kendra Dunahugh as Joy

ABOVE THE SAND
Mason Community Players

  • Outstanding in Costumes – Gail Rudolph and Linda Geering
  • Excellence in Orchestra – Orchestra of Above the Sand
  • Excellence in Original Script – Thomas Davis
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Corey Meyer as Wilbur Wright
  • Merit in Musical Theatre Performance – Eva Bower as Katharine Wright
  • Merit in Vocal Ensemble – Cast of Above the Sand

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR 
Loveland Stage Company

  • Excellence in Costuming- Carissa Sloan
  • Merit in Acting – Lauren Rinner as Peaches Verdeen Belrose
  • Merit in Acting – Nancy Rzonca as Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen
  • Merit in Acting – Justin Hanks as Newt Blaylock
  • Merit in Acting – Charlie Raider as Purvis Verdeen

THE OUTSIDER
Sunset Players

  • Excellence in Acting – Ray Smith as Ned Newley
  • Excellence in Acting – Brian Costa as A. C. Peterson
  • Excellence in Direction – David Roth
  • Merit in Acting – Rachel Brzezinski as Louise Peakes
  • Merit in Ensemble – Cast of The Outsider

THE 39 STEPS, EVEN MORE ABRIDGED
Tri-County Players

  • Outstanding in Acting – Evan Beckmeyer as Richard Hannay
  • Outstanding in Duo Acting – John Dorney and Kathleen McDaniel as Clown
  • Excellence in Direction – Sarah Hoback and Dane Rogers
  • Excellence in Costumes – Betty Coulter and Cast
  • Excellence in Props – Mindi Emmons, Sarah Hoback, Dane Rogers, and Gregory Smith

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 
INNOVAtheatre

  • Outstanding in Musical Theatre Performance – Jacob Nichols as Quasimodo
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jason S. Lakesas Dom Claude Frollo
  • Excellence in Costumes – Poleena Greely
  • Merit in Musical Theatre Performance – Grace Goodwin as Esmerelda
  • Merit in Vocal Ensemble- Cast of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Merit in Canine Performance – Blaze the Dog as Dog
  • Merit in Choreography – Isadore Karick
  • Merit in Lighting Design- Richard Lee Waldeck

GLADYS NIGHTS
Beechmont Players

  • Outstanding in Acting – Maggie Ingram King as Gladys
  • Excellence in Acting – Scott Unesas Ray
  • Merit in Acting- Pamela Blessing as Pepper
  • Merit in Acting – Mark Waldfogle as Man
  • Merit in Acting- Lisa Marie White as Techie 1
  • Merit in Acting – Lisa Kuhn as Techie 2
  • Merit in Direction – Steve Phelan
  • Merit in Sound Design – Jason Cox

THE BOOK OF WILL
Mariemont Players

  • Outstanding in Direction- jef Brown
  • Outstanding in Costumes- Linda Roll and Faye Crawford
  • Outstanding in Acting -Keith Cassidy as Henry Condell
  • Outstanding in Acting- John Conrard as John Heminges
  • Excellence in Ensemble -Cast of The Book of Will
  • Excellence in Acting – Mary Stoneas Emilia Bassano Lanier
  • Excellence in Dialect Coaching – Ann Nixon
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Alan Jeffries
  • Merit in Acting – Wayne Kirsch as Ralph Crane

ORCHID AWARDS

The Orchid Awards are presented at the end of each season determined by an adjudication system of providing three judges per production for each of the ACT of Greater Cincinnati member groups. Orchid awards for the 2023-2024 Season:

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2023-2024 Orchid Awards for Village Players

VP_new logoDOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Jimmy Jackson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Susan Smith
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Linda Roll, Stephanie Garvey, and Tara Ruggles
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Doublewide, Texas’
  • Excellence in Program – Angela Klocke Forbes
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Stephanie Garvey & Fred Murrell
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Cat Cook
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Helen Merritt
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Megan Schultheis
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Suzanne Stymiest
  • Excellence in Direction – Fred Murrell
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Betsy Bossart
  • Excellence in Producing – Betsy Bossart
  • Excellence in Program Art – Angela Klocke Forbes
  • Excellence in Properties – Rebecca Coots
  • Excellence in Set Construction – C.J. Bossart
  • Excellence in Set Design – Fred Murrell
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Alex Garvey
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – Becky Collins & Penny Britton
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Stephanie Garvey

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Abby Turner
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – C.J. Bossart
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Clare Olliges
  • Excellence in Direction – Amy Waldfogle
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Lauren Davidson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Lydia Bo
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Mark Culp
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Joe Hamzy & Molly Baressi
  • Excellence in Other – Bee Waldfogle – Stained Glass Window
  • Excellence in Program Art – Angela Klocke Forbes
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Hunter Bruening

ART

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Eric Thomas
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Jay Dallas Benson
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Keith Cassidy
  • Excellence in Direction – John Leo Muething
  • Excellence in Ensemble – Keith Cassidy, Jay Dallas Benson, and Eric Thomas
  • Excellence in Producing – Katie Jensen & Aimee Ward

SPREADING IT AROUND

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Adam Drake
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Harold Murphy
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Hunter Bruening
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Amy Waldfogle
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Kat Falk
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – Doug Bruening & Amy Waldfogle
  • Excellence in Properties – Doug Bruening
  • Excellence in Set Design – C.J. Bossart

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2023-2024 Orchid Awards for Tri-County Players

TCP_logoDEARLY DEPARTED

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Jeff Nieman
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Linda Roll
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Sharon Rose Tyahur
  • Excellence in Producing – The Weird Sisters Production Team
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – James Ball
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Katie McDaniel
  • Excellence in Direction – Nancy Hughes, assisted by Michael Hughes
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Dearly Departed’
  • Excellence in Program Art – Gregory Carl Smith
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Sharon Buchtman

GEEZERS

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Burt McCollum
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Michael Knorr
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Arny Stoller
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Diane Minnich-Weber
  • Excellence in Direction – John Vanderplough
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Geezers’

A SESSIFIED CHRISTMAS CAROL & FIVE HOLIDAY SHORTS

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Katie McDaniel
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Michael Knorr
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Wayne Kirsch
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Betty Coulter & Linda Roll
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Lori Bowling
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – Judy Berrens
  • Excellence in Properties – Doug Bruening
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Nathan Courtney
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – Nathan Courtney

THE 39 STEPS

  • Excellence in Direction – Sarah Hoback & Dane Rogers
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘The 39 Steps’
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Adria Whitfill
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Evan Beckmeyer
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – John Dorney
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Kathleen McDaniel
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Mindi Emmons
  • Excellence in Producing – Gregory Smith & Rick Stein
  • Excellence in Properties – Mindi Emmons, Sarah Hoback, Dane Rogers, Gregory Smith, Rick Stein, and Heidi Beck
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Jason Cox
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Nancy Kammer

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2023-2024 Orchid Awards for The Drama Workshop

TDW_VERTTHE MURDER ROOM

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Kaitlin Schiltz
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Jason Cox
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Alicia Friedman
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Susan E. Smith
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Direction – Darren Lee
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Program Art – George Hakim
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Elaine Volker & Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – Jason Cox

THE TIN WOMAN

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Dan Maloney
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Rose Vanden-Eynden
  • Excellence in Direction – Jerry Wiesenhahn
  • Excellence in Producing – Kristen Vincenty
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Christie Bishop
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Rachel A. Brown
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘The Tin Woman’

WINTER WONDERETTES

  • Excellence in Choreography – Mary Ann Sprague
  • Excellence in Musical Direction – Linda Abbott
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Clare Hingsbergen
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Mary Ann Sprague
  • Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Electrical Fixtures Band
  • Excellence in Producing – Dennis Murphy
  • Excellence in Program – Elaine Volker
  • Excellence in Set Design – Greg Schaper
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Linda Abbott & Clare Hingsbergen
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Winter Wonderettes’
  • Excellence in Hair/Wigs – Linda Vennemeyer
  • Excellence in House – Clint Bramkamp & Elaine Volker
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Dennis Murphy, assisted by Kristi Horine
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Wendy Williams
  • Excellence in Lobby Display – George Hakim
  • Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – The Crew of ‘Winter Wonderettes’
  • Excellence in Program Art – George Hakim
  • Excellence in Properties – Elaine Volker
  • Excellence in Set Construction – Greg Schaper, Kent Smith, and Crew
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Linda Abbott & Crew
  • Excellence in Vocal Direction – Linda Abbott

BECKY’S NEW CAR

  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Cat Cook
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Christie Bishop
  • Excellence in Direction – Tom Peters
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Chris Eyers
  • Excellence in Acting in a Play – Devin Knott
  • Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Becky’s New Car’
  • Excellence in Lighting Design – Tom Peters
  • Excellence in Program Art – George Hakim
  • Excellence in Special Effects – Tom Peters, Kent Smith, and Amy Eyers – Leaky Ceiling
  • Excellence in Stage Management – Chris Eyers

DEAR WORLD

  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Clare Hingsbergen
  • Excellence in Costume Design – Amanda Borchers
  • Excellence in Lighting Execution – Wendy Williams
  • Excellence in Musical Direction – Linda Abbott
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jen Drake
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Lisa Breithaupt
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Tim Zang
  • Excellence in Set Décor – Elaine Volker & Adam Borchers
  • Excellence in Sound Design – Jason Cox
  • Excellence in Sound Execution – Jason Cox

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