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August 19, 2019 · 2:13 pm

JIMI’S GUITAR on Sept. 15

OPC_Jimis Guitar logoJIMI’S GUITAR
Ohio Playwrighters Circle
Sept. 15
Dayton Theatre Guild [Dayton]

JIMI’S GUITAR, a new comedy by acclaimed playwright Dan Owens.  When two brothers are called home for their ailing father’s birthday, a battle ensues for who will inherit a highly valued original guitar, played and owned by musical legend Jimi Hendrix. Its comedy all around as old grievances, past slights, and new fears fuel the scheming and conspiracies to win Jimi’s guitar.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

  • Sun, Sept. 15 at 2pm

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Dan Owens is a Dayton resident who’s work as been performed on stages in New York, Chicago and Seattle. Village Voice theatre critic Michael Feingold wrote, “Owens is a cunning and complex writer…” His credits include, “Hello Darlin’s”, a one woman show about the legendary Black comedienne Jackie “Moms” Mabley. His two act play, “Mutambi and Lindstrom” was produced at the 15th Annual National Black Theater Festival in North Carolina and was later performed in a reading with stage, screen and theatre actor John Amos in a title role. While living in New York City, Mr. Owens had his work produced by The New Federal Theater, The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, The Negro Ensemble, The George Street Playhouse in New Jersey and The Westport Summer Playhouse in Connecticut. He was a two time participant in the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference in Connecticut and was the recipient of a Rockefeller Grant for Playwrighting.

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August 19, 2019 · 2:02 pm

Script Writing Class at Ohio Playwrights Circle Begins Sept. 14

OPC_logoPut Your Stories On Stage

Do you have a great story? Do you think it would make a great play? Hear actors bring your writing to life each week in a class offered by The Ohio Playwrighters Circle running Saturdays at 10am from Sept. 14-Nov. 3.

Michael M. London, who’s plays have been produced in the United States, Canada and the UK, will guide you through the process with weekly assignments and instruction, culminating in a public reading of your writing onstage at the Dayton Theatre Guild. No prior experience necessary, just a desire to tell your story. Space is limited.

For more information and a complete listing of classes and programs offered by Ohio Playwrighters Circle, contact OCP.PR.steve@gmail.com, go on Twitter at OhioPlaywrightsCircle (@OHPlaywrightsC) or visit ohioplaywrightscircle.wordpress.com.

OPC is a project of the American ArtWorks Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation. OPC is hosted in Dayton by the Human Race Theatre Company & The Dayton Theatre Guild.

Michael M. London is an Ohio playwright who has worked with the artist-in-residence program at the Ohio Arts Council since 1986. His plays have been performed in the US, UK and Canada. He has taught workshops and seminars on playwrighting over many years. Recently, he was a Guest Professor in Playwrighting at Otterbein University. Michael is a lifetime member of the Dramatists Guild.

 

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August 19, 2019 · 12:54 pm

Final Call – Items Still Available at Milford Theatre Guilde

MTG_logo_newMilford Theatre Guilde has helped five groups so far. We still have wall décor, long trim, assorted wood bracing, numerous undersized flats and platforms, plates and other props, chrome and glass coffee table and other decor. Any interested groups must contact Betty Coulter, Linda Roll, or Heidi Beck this week for these items.

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August 19, 2019 · 12:20 pm

Auditions Announced for NARNIA: The Musical at Dare to Defy Productions

D2D_logoYouth Auditions (Ages 7-21)
Sept. 21 from 6:30-10pm
Sept. 22 from 9am-noon & 6:30-10pm

  • Please prepare 32 bars of a musical song of your choice and a 1-minute monologue. An accompanist will be provided.
  • Bring sheet music! Please no pre-recorded tracks or singing a capella.
  • Sign up for an audition slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094faea72da46-narnia.

Adult Auditions (Ages 22 and up)
If you are 22 or older and are interested in applying for one of our adult roles, please send your headshot and resume to leighanna@dare2defy.org. Those selected will be asked to attend call-backs on Sept. 28th at 6:30pm to read lines and sing numbers from the show with the selected youth actors. If you don’t receive a call-back, that does not mean you won’t be cast in the show.

Auditions and callbacks are held at The Metropolitan Arts Center (Loft Theatre) 126 N Main St., Dayton OH 45402.

REHEARSALS: Tentative rehearsal start date: October 7, 2019.
Rehearsals will be in the evenings on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and some Saturdays. Location will be at the Metropolitan Arts Center and then our D2D rehearsal warehouse. Not every actor will be called to every rehearsal. A rehearsal calendar will be handed out at the cast meeting. ​

​​PLEASE NOTE:
There is no fee to participate in this production. However, adult cast members and parents of cast members under 17 will be expected to complete a minimum of 5 hours of volunteer service during the production process (volunteer needs will be outlined at the first cast/parent meeting). Or, if preferred, a $50 “buy-out” option will be available in lieu of volunteer service.

Performances run Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Victoria Theatre

NARNIA: The Musical is a dramatization of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first and most famous of acclaimed British author C.S. Lewis’s world-renowned  series, The Chronicles of Narnia. 

It tells of four English schoolchildren – brothers and sisters – sent away from London during World War II to stay in the manor house of their uncle – who stumble upon (and through) a wardrobe into the magical kingdom of Narnia, held in the power of the White Witch, whose evil spell has frozen the land, so that it is “always winter – and never Christmas.” They are embraced by the talking animals, the good Narnians who resist the Witch’s evil and await the return of Aslan – the Great Lion, who is their rightful ruler. Aslan, who has long been absent from his land (so that some have even doubted his existence) has – at last! – returned, to confront the Witch, and the children are soon caught up in a fierce struggle of good versus evil. 

In this spellbound landscape, filled with creatures of myth and fable, the children face temptation and fear, but learn deep lessons of courage, unselfishness, and wisdom that help them grow in spirit and prepare them for life in our world. 

For a character breakdown, audition forms and conflict calendar please visit https://www.dare2defy.org/narnia-auditions.

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August 19, 2019 · 11:50 am

Auditions Announced for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Dayton Playhouse

DPH_logoAudition: September 16 & 17, 2019 at 7pm

Auditioners are encouraged to arrive at the Dayton Playhouse in advance of the auditions to fill out the Audition Form. Theatre resumes are encouraged, but not required; auditioners need to be prepared to list all conflicts between the audition date and the final performance of the production.

Dayton Playhouse – 1301 E Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45414

Performances: November 1 – 17. 2019

Directed by Tim Rezash

The Dayton Playhouse is excited to announce auditions for an upcoming production of Aaron Sorkin’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. PLEASE NOTE: This is the 2018 version (currently running on Broadway), and is a re-imagining of the original Harper Lee novel. Though based on the same source material as the earlier version of the play, this version is very different in tone and setting. It is, in fact, a memory play, and occurs in the minds of Scout, Jem, and Dill about 20 years after the Tom Robinson trial. These three characters serve as both the narrators and actors, moving in and out of the action as it unfolds, and performing either as adults or children, as needed. As such, there are no child performers in this production. In addition, most roles are slightly (if not largely) different from those in the original production, including some roles that are either expanded or condensed, and no role is the same when it comes to overall character and/or dialogue.

ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
The character breakouts for this production are below (including some potential multiple casting situations under consideration):

  • Scout—30+ female, an attorney, who also plays herself as a child
  • Jem—30+ male, her brother, who also plays himself as a child
  • Dill—30+, male, their friend, who also plays himself as a child
  • Tom Robinson—18+ male, African American, the accused
  • Bailiff/Prison Guard—21+ male
  • Horace Gilmer—“young man,” prosecuting attorney
  • Heck Tate—40+ male, sheriff
  • Mayella Ewell—19 female, Tom’s accuser
  • Bob Ewell—35+ male, Mayella’s father
  • Calpurnia—40+ female, African American, housekeeper for the Finch family
  • Atticus Finch—45+ male, defense attorney, Scot and Jem’s father
  • Judge Taylor—50+ male, trial judge
  • Mr. Cunningham—male, townsperson and client of Atticus
  • Miss Stephanie—female, town gossip/Mrs. DuBose—elderly neighbor/Dill’s Mother—30+ female
  • Link Deas—middle aged male, townsperson/Mob Member #1
  • Dr. Reynolds—male, town physician/Mob Member #2
  • Boo Radley—30’s male/Mob Member #3

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