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July 9, 2024 · 5:11 pm

FUTUREFEST 2024 Runs July 19-21

DPH_Future FestFUTUREFEST 2024
Dayton Playhouse
July 19-21
[Dayton]

The Dayton Playhouse has announced its 33rd annual FutureFest, a festival of new plays. The 3-day event will take place July 19-21. Since 2020, the event has been limited due to COVID and budget constraints, but this year FutureFest returns once again as a live theatre festival.

  • Fri, July 19 at 7:30pm
    Staged Reading of UNABASHEDLY by Mike Teverbraugh
    Directed by Lynn Vanderpool
    Cast: Deangelo Powell as Young Man, Brandon Shockney as Dave, Dylan Reed Roll as Robert, Kelli Locker as Helen, Addie Imundo as Amy & Cynthia Schindler as Catherine
    Facebook event |
  • Sat, July 20 at 2pm
    Staged Reading of THE FOUR by Catherine Butterfield
    Directed by Debra Kent
    Cast: Cassandra Engber as Joan, Jeff Engber as Jack, Jamie McQuinn as Ken, Ghiovanna Dennis as Didi, Derek Dunn-Melvin as Tyler & Daniel Cox as Zack
    Facebook event |
  • Sat, July 20 at 8pm
    Staged Reading of THE CHRYSALIS by Joe Ricci
    Directed by Aaron Eechaute-Lopez
    Cast: Jim Walker as Dr. John Sicura, Carly Risenhoover-Peterson as Kerrigan Sicura, Jordan Ostrum as Colin, Jackie Randall as Vicki Sicura, Jordan Lopez as Olivia DeSantos
    & Carly Wheeler as Reader
    Facebook event |
  • Sun, July 21 at 10am
    Staged Reading of THE CURE by Alex Dremann
    Directed by Saul Caplan and Sarah Caplan
    Cast: Libby Scancarello as Joan, Tim Welsh as Matt et al, Kerry Simpson as Annette, Jenna Gomes as Amanda, Mandy Shannon as Nancy & Tracie Puckett-Knight as Dagney
    Facebook event |
  • Sun, July 21 at 3pm
    Staged Reading of THE TOTALITY OF THINGS by Erik Gernand
    Directed by Matt Meier
    Cast: Jennifer Lockwood as Judith Benson, Melissa Ertsgaard as Deeann, Cydnie Hampton as Chelsea Carter, Dave Williamson as Principal Frank Benson, Matt Lindsay as Gregg Humphrey & Reed Meeker as Micah
    Facebook event |

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July 8, 2024 · 5:01 pm

Auditions Announced for THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoAUDITION DATES:
Sunday, July 21st: 6pm – 7:30pm
Thursday, 25th from 6:30 – 8:30pm

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
You must fill out an online audition form HERE. Once you fill out your audition form, you will be redirected to our sign-up genius page so that you may sign up for an audition slot.
We will be auditioning with sides from the script.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
Production: November 8, 9 & 15 @8pm – November 16 @3pm
All Day Rehearsal:  Saturday, November 2 – 10am
Rehearsal Schedule: We typically rehearse on a Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday rotation
Dress Rehearsals: November 4 – 7

NOTE FROM PLAYWRIGHT: The adult roles are open to actors of any gender or race/ethnicity. What is important is that the actors be able to “pass” as white. Character age range: 20’s – late 40’s.

ROLES AVAILABLE / CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

LOGAN – Female, Caucasian looking, the high school drama teacher that’s always pushing the envelope in potentially inappropriate ways. Earnest about theatre and proving herself.  “Woke,” vegan, nauseated at the mere mention of turkey. In her note on casting, playwright Larissa Fasthorse writes: “People of color that can pass as white should be considered” and we are very much encouraging actors who identify in this way to audition. Actor must have strong comedic skills & an adventurous sense of play.

JAXTON – Male, Caucasian looking, yoga practitioner/actor. Politically correct to a fault, a big one. He’s that confident guy everyone loves, but his logical PC thinking takes weird turns. Self-described “vegan ally.” In her note on casting, playwright Larissa Fasthorse writes: “People of color that can pass as white should be considered” and we are very much encouraging actors who identify in this way to audition. Actor must have strong comedic skills & an adventurous sense of play.

ALICIA – Female, brunette, Caucasian looking but has looks that would have been cast as ethnic in 1950s movies. Without guile. Sexy and hot, but not bright. In her note on casting, playwright Larissa Fasthorse writes: “People of color that can pass as white should be considered” and we are very much encouraging actors who identify in this way to audition. Actor must have strong comedic skills & an adventurous sense of play.

CADEN – Male, Caucasian looking, the academic. Awkward elementary school history teacher with dramatic aspirations but no experience. His dream is to have his plays performed by semi-professional actors. In her note on casting, playwright Larissa Fasthorse writes: “People of color that can pass as white should be considered” and we are very much encouraging actors who identify in this way to audition. Actor must have strong comedic skills & an adventurous sense of play.

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July 8, 2024 · 5:00 pm

Auditions Announced for POTUS at Falcon Theatre

FT_logoAuditions for Falcon Theatre’s 2024-2025 show POTUS, the first show in our season, are July 15th and 16th!

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Use Falcon’s online Audition Form to submit your information prior to auditions (see below)
  • Must submit a digital version of your resume (PDF Preferred)
  • Headshots must be PDF, or JPEG format
  • Each production has a unique audition form (below). If you wish to audition for more than 1 production, please fill out the form for each production separately
  • For full details and signup links, see Falcon’s Website:  Auditions

POTUS
Directed by Piper N. Davis

Audition Details:

  • Auditions will be held in person on Monday July 15th and Tuesday, July 16th 6:00-8:00 PM.
  • Actors only need attend 1 of the 2 audition days.
  • All actors are requested to submit an audition form prior to attending auditions.
  • Production Dates: September 13th-28th, 2024
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July 8, 2024 · 4:59 pm

Cast Announced for SALLY COTTER AND THE CENSORED STONE at Village Players

VP_new logoVillage Players of Fort Thomas is proud to announce the cast of SALLY COTTER AND THE CENSORED STONE:

  • Sally Cotter – Hana Conte
  • Harmonica – Bee Waldfogle
  • Dave – Rae Thornburg
  • Ursa – Regan Utrup
  • Ed – Dez Hutchens
  • Prof. Albatross Underdrawers – Matt Hudson
  • Prof. Shiftia Shape – Lisa Kuhn
  • Reubenon Ryebread – Stratin Seremetis
  • Censor – Trisha Cooper

Students:

  • Sarah Downes (also Sally U/S)
  • Clare Olliges (also Harmonica U/S)
  • Larkin Miller (also Ursa U/S)
  • Pixi Plasket
  • Faith Hamzy
  • Adler Tomeo
  • Abby Turner

SALLY COTTER AND THE CENSORED STONE by Dean O’Carroll
A comedy running September 27-October 5
Courtesy of Playscripts, Inc.
Directed by Jim Waldfogle

When Sally falls asleep while reading books about a certain juvenile wizard, she dreams that she is a student at Frogbull Academy of Sorcery. There she meets Headmaster Albatross Underdrawers, Gamekeeper Ruebenon Ryebread, and Professor Shiftia Shape. But danger is lurking, and it’s up to Sally and her new friends Dave and Harmonica to defeat the schemes of the evil Lord Murderdeath. Will she become the hero like the one in her favorite series? And who is the mysterious Censor who keeps rewriting the story as it goes along? This loving parody will thrill fans and newcomers alike.

Tickets are available at https://www.villageplayers.org/sally-cotter.

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July 8, 2024 · 4:58 pm

2024-2025 Season Announced by Falcon Theatre

FT_logoEvery show in our 2024-25 season is a regional premiere and we’re so excited to bring these amazing plays to our audience for the coming season. More information will be coming soon, but make plans now to catch everything in our season!

POTUS by Selina Fillinger
September 13-28, 2024

One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.

Selina Fillinger’s brilliant, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in a star-studded production that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.

MINDGAME by Anthony Horowitz
November 1-16-2024

A prominent author of novels and “true crime”stories enters a secluded mental institution to interview a serial killer who has been confined there for thirty years. The superintendent of the institution does not want the interview to take place and is hostile. In an effort to make the writer to understand what it means to be insane, he restrains him in a straight jacket. Then he pulls out a scalpel; he is the serial killer. The inmates have taken over the asylum and killed all of the staff except for “Nurse Plimpton”. Actually a doctor, she tries to intervene and is gruesomely dispatched or so the audience thinks. Mindgame was a riveting hit in London’s West End and later Off-Broadway starring Keith Carradine directed by Ken Russell.

HANGMEN by Martin McDonnagh
January 24-February 8, 2025

It’s 1965, and the death penalty has just been abolished in the United Kingdom. Naturally all of Oldham, northern England, wants to know what Harry, the second-best hangman in the country, has to say about it. As the news breaks, Harry’s pub is overrun with locals and reporters looking for a quote, until a visitor arrives with a darker and more mysterious agenda

MR. PARKER by Michael McKeever
March 14-29, 2025

At 54 years old, Terry Parker finds himself at a crossroads in his life. After the loss of his partner of 30 years, he finds himself suddenly single and unable to adjust to a world that has moved on without him. After a night of heavy drinking, he wakes up with a 28-year-old bartender-slash-Uber-driver. These two very different people begin a tentative relationship, and what starts out as a one-night stand becomes a journey of self-discovery for a man trying to let go of the past and move forward, while dealing with the pressures of being middle-aged, gay and alone in the ever-changing landscape of today’s America.

TBA – Stay tuned for the announcement of the final show of our season. We’ll be posting it very soon!

Ted J. Weil, Producing Artistic Director, says, “This is a season of plays about chaos…from the chaos of dark minds, to the changes that alter our lives irrevocably, to the outrageous (and farcical) inner workings of the White House, this season offers drama, mystery, comedy and pathos.  I am honored by the hard work and artistry of the wonderful people who choose to share their talents and passion with us at Falcon Theatre and am thrilled to have these outstanding plays to offer our amazing artists and audience.”

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