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Cast Announced for TRUE WEST at Oxford Area Community Theatre

OXACT_logoThe cast includes:

  • Sam Martini as Austin
  • Jeff Douglass as Lee
  • Cathy McVey as Mom
  • Mike McVey as Saul

Directed by S. Michael McVey, performances run Oct. 10-20.

For more information visit www.oxfordact.org.

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Cast Announced for BROADWAY BOUND at Mariemont Players

mpi_logoMariemont Players is excited to announce the cast of our November show, Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND.

The cast includes:

  • Kate Jerome: Linda Callahan
  • Jack Jerome: Fred Murrell
  • Ben Epstein: Arny Stoller
  • Eugene Morris Jerome: Jake Hart
  • Stanley Jerome: Tanner McDole
  • Blanche Morton: Peggy S. Allen

Part three of Neil Simon’s acclaimed semi-autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene Jerome and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as professional comedy writers while coping with family tensions, parental pressures, and maybe even…love? When their material is broadcast on the radio for the first time, some things about the family portrayed in the sketch seem very familiar…

BROADWAY BOUND is directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn.

Performance Dates: November 8-24

For tickets, call Betsy at 513-684-1236 or visit www.mariemontplayers.com!

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SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD and GRANDMA ROZI Run Aug. 20-22

KP_Double Feature logoSAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD and GRANDMA ROZI
Kivie Productions
Aug. 20-22
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD
Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich

Cast: Alan Kootsher as Mosheh/Mioshe, Nik Pajic as Moti, James Ball as Yossef/Tadek, Michael Loos as Nazi Man & Raine Mari as Little Mottel

A Jewish Orthodox teenager with his strong determination to save another young life earns himself a new beginning. The story is set in 1965 in Israel and 1943 in the Ghetto of Nazi-Occupied Sosnowiec, Poland.

GRADMA ROZI
Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich

Cast: Chessie Vigran as Grandma Rozi, Jeremy Spitzig as Rami & Elizabeth Hickerson as Nomi

An eccentric Israeli grandmother makes a difference in her grandson’s life.
Set in present time in Israel.

  • Tue-Thu, Aug. 20-22 at 7:30pm

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Auditions Announced for GENDER BENDER REVUE at Mason Community Players

MCP_sm logoAfter back-to-back sold out years, the GENDER BENDER REVUE returns to the Mason Community Players!

We are looking for a diverse group of performers from all over the Greater Cincinnati area. Join us for a rare opportunity to perform pieces like they’ve never been done before – this is your chance to perform a song, dance, or spoken word traditionally performed by another gender.

Monday, July 29th 7pm-9pm
Tuesday, July 30th 7pm- 9pm

Theater 42 – 2752 US-42, Lebanon, OH 45036

Sign up at https://signup.com/go/XZnGbvQ for an audition time. Walk-ins are also welcome.

We are also encouraging and accepting video auditions. Please send your video to bonnie.emmer@gmail.com by 9pm on Tuesday, July 30th.

What to prepare:

  • Singers: Bring 32 bars of a Broadway-style song that best shows your abilities. Accompaniment will be available – pre-recorded tracks and acapella auditions are also accepted.
  • Actors: Bring a prepared 1-minute monologue.

You are encouraged to bring a piece that you would like to perform in the actual show. If you are unsure what you’d like to perform, bring whatever song / monologue best shows your abilities. If you only want to be considered for musical numbers, you do not need to prepare a monologue.

Rehearsals:
Performers should expect 2-3 rehearsals per week (except tech week) and the rehearsal schedule will be built as much as possible around each performer’s conflicts.

Performance Information:
Friday, October 18th @ 8pm
Saturday, October 19th @ 8pm
Sunday, October 20th @2pm
More details on the performances (and after party!) to come.

Questions: Contact bonnie.emmer@gmail.com

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The Carnegie Theatre Season Opens With Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT

TC_American Idiot Preview

Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Playing Weekends August 10-25

(COVINGTON, KY) – Are you an American Idiot? Or the Jesus of Suburbia? Do you just want to wake up when September ends? Then get your tickets to see Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT, weekends, August 10-25 at The Carnegie.

The Carnegie’s 2019-20 theatre season kicks off with this two-time Tony Award-winning musical, based on the Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album of the same name. The high-energy rock opera follows three disaffected young men living in suburbia, who have dreams of a different life in the city. They embark on their big move, only to find their friendships breaking down over family responsibilities, military enlistment, and the allure of drug abuse. Each young man must make peace with the circumstances of his life to find his way back home and to the friends he left behind.

“We wanted to start the 2019-20 season with something big, and Green Day fits the bill,” said Maggie Perrino. “’American Idiot’ is a cultural icon of the early 2000s, and the music captures the angst and struggle of a generation.”

The rock opera features all of the songs from the “American Idiot” album, as well as others from Green Day. The hits include “American Idiot,” “Holiday,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Give me Novacaine,” “21 Guns,” and “Wake Me up When September Ends.”

Performances of Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT run weekends August 10-25, Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $32, $29 for Carnegie Members and ArtsPass Members, $25 for students. Tickets can be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office, open Tuesday-Friday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., in person or by phone at (859) 957-1940, or online at www.thecarnegie.com. Patrons seeking group or student tickets should call to make arrangements. 

CONTENT ADVISORY:  Production includes adult themes and language. Not appropriate for children under 13. 

Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. http://www.MTIShows.com. 

The Carnegie’s 2019-20 Theatre Series is presented by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Additional support comes from the Kentucky Department of Tourism. 

Performer Sponsor: Intrinzic
Music Sponsor: Phil Nuxhall 

ABOUT THE CARNEGIE:
The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center.  More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Cincinnati International Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.

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CAST LIST:

  • Johnny – Frankie Chuter
  • Tunny – Ethan Brooks Baker
  • Will – Robert Breslin
  • St. Jimmy – Maddie Vaughn
  • Whatsername – Hannah Gregory
  • Heather – Chandler Bates
  • Extraordinary Girl – Makenzie Ruff
  • Favorite Son/Ensemble – Logan Weinfurtner
  • Ensemble – Arlanders Milan, Jack Walz, Ashley Olivia Morton, Sarah Willis, Jules Shumate

PRODUCTION TEAM:

  • Director/Choreographer – Maggie Perrino
  • Music Director – Danny Manning
  • Assistant Director – Farley Norman
  • Stage Manager – Carissa Gandenberger

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