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August 19, 2024 · 6:14 pm

Auditions Announced for THE SUGAR WITCH by Beavercreek Community Theatre

Beavercreek Community Theatre announces open auditions for THE SUGAR WITCH by Nathan Sanders

September 9 & 10, 7:00 pm

Production dates: October 25 – November 3,2024

3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Beavercreek, OH 45432

Synopsis:
The Bean Family, in Sugar Bean, Florida live under an ancient family curse. The surviving members of the town’s founding family have reached the end of their rope. Just when things can’t possibly get any worse, tragedy strikes as a mysterious and brutal murder takes place in the Bean family home. The crime places “Moses” and “Sisser” in grave danger as “Annabelle”, the last in a long line of so called “Sugar Witches”, attempts to end the curse placed on their heads by the dying words of her very own grandmother. Dark family secrets are revealed and unusual passions ignited as the family confronts madness, truth and the destructive legacy of racism as the spirits of the dead walk the swamp, haunting the hearts of all who reside there. THE SUGAR WITCH is a dark, Southern Gothic play that is perfect for the Halloween season.

AUDITIONS WILL CONSIST OF READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT

Cast requirements:

  • Sisser: (Female, Mid to late 30’s) Southern, Obese, and somewhat mad. A wheelchair bound lover of little Debbie snack cakes. Capable of anything –even murder
  • Ruth Ann Meeks: (Female, mid to late 30’s) Southern, racist, and half insane. A “church-goer”, plain, not very pretty. Probably the product of incest.
  • Annabelle: (Female, African-American, 50s) Southern swamp mystic and conjure woman. Brews magical potions from sugar cane molasses. The last in a long line of “Sugar Witches”.
  • Moses Bean: (Male, mid to late 20’s) Southern, handsome and boyish. A mechanic at the local Texaco station. Innocent and virginal; a “gender-reversed Sleeping Beauty”
  • Hank Hartley: (Male, 30’s) Southern, handsome and strong. The plays “gentleman caller”. Recently returned to Sugar Bean to take over his family’s funeral home business. Madly in love but holding a dark secret.
  • Granddaddy Meeks – (Male, 60s-70s) Southern redneck, racist, abusive and mean. Ruth Ann’s grandfather.

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August 19, 2024 · 6:11 pm

Auditions Announced for LEGALLY BLONDE the Musical at Springboro Community Theatre

Springboro Community Theatre is thrilled to hold auditions for LEGALLY BLONDE the Musical. Book written by Heather Hach and Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Directed by Nick Bellmyer.

Audition Dates and Times: Monday September 16th and Tuesday September 17th at 7:00 PM with potential callbacks scheduled for Wednesday September 18th. Please note that actors auditioning need only attend one day of auditions, not both.

Audition Location: Springboro Performing Arts Center, 115 Wright Station Way, Springboro, OH 45066

Performance Dates: November 15th, 16th, 17th, and 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.

Audition Requirements: Please prepare no more than 32 bars that best showcase your vocal abilities and bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided as well as a bluetooth speaker. No acapella auditions will be accepted. Please bring a change of clothes and proper footwear for a dance/movement call. There may be cold readings from the script as well. You will also be asked to provide any and all rehearsal conflicts from September 23rd – November 9th. No conflicts will be accepted for the duration of tech week and performances.

About the show
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Questions? Contact the director at Nickbellmyer86@gmail.com

Available Roles:
All roles are available. No roles have been precast.

  • Elle Woods – Female – Age 18-30
    The quintessential Valley Girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality.
    VOCAL RANGE: F#3 – F5
  • Emmett Forrest – Male – Age 20-35
    A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing. He is charming, quirky, loveable, and friendly.
    VOCAL RANGE: A2 – A4
  • Paulette Buonofuonte – Female – Age 35-50
    A brash, caring, optimistic hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself.
    VOCAL RANGE: G3 – A5
  • Warner Huntington iii – Male – Age 20-30
    A good-looking but shallow pompous guy who breaks Elle’s heart and heads off to Harvard Law.
    VOCAL RANGE: A2 – G#4
  • Vivienne Kensington – Female – 20-30
    A smart, savvy, and uptight law student and Warner’s fiance who initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend.
    VOCAL RANGE: A3 – Ab5
  • Professor Callahan – Male – 45-55
    A pompous, sleazy and manipulative law professor at Harvard who is highly successful, but completely immoral.
    VOCAL RANGE: A2 – F#4
  • Brooke Wyndam – Female – 25-35
    An exercise mogul who is also a former sorority girl. She is energetic and charismatic, yet currently on trial for murder.
    VOCAL RANGE: A3 – G5
  • Ensemble – All genders and gender expressions – 18-60+
    Greek Chorus, Harvard Students, Delta Nu Members
    All Vocal Ranges (SATB)

Please note that performers of any ethnicity, race, color, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, and who are differently abled are welcome and encouraged to audition. We are actively seeking all ethnicities for all roles. Please note also that no roles for this production have been pre-cast and that all roles are open.

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August 15, 2024 · 5:15 pm

Cast Announced for THE MISS MAGNOLIA SENIOR CENTER CITIZEN BEAUTY CONTEST at Tri-County Players

Tri-County Players is excited to announce the cast of our Fall production:

THE MISS MAGNOLIA SENIOR CITIZEN BEAUTY CONTEST by Leslie Kimbell
Directed by John Vanderplough

Jamie Ball ……………………….Sam
Nan Bongioni……………………Eadie
Lori Bowling…………………….Imogene
Marianne Bradshaw…………..Lurleen
Carla Browning…………………Hazel
Becky Cole……………………….Beatrice
Steve Kreger……………………….Clovis
Elaine Michael…………………..Martha
Cathy Woodruff…………………Maude

September 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 & 28
The Evendale Bell Tower Art Pavilion

Tickets now on Sale!
Ticket line: 513.471.2030
https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/tricountyplayers/buy-tix?landingMessageSeen=true

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August 15, 2024 · 5:15 pm

MR. PARENT Runs Sept. 7-Oct. 6

MR. PARENT
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Sept. 7-Oct. 6
Shelterhouse Theatre [Eden Park]

Conceived with and directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian

Cast: Maurice Emmanuel Parent as Mr. Parent

You’re never too old to learn a thing or two. A struggling actor turns to teaching for a steady paycheck, thinking “how hard could it be?” But as he careens from an urban public school system by day to serious thespian at night, Mr. Parent starts to wonder where he really belongs. Based on personal stories and his own real-life adventures, writer-performer Maurice Emmanuel Parent takes the stage in a deeply felt and hilarious solo performance about crushingly inequitable systems, the brilliance of every kid and how we might all find the space to be ourselves. MR. PARENT is recommended for older teenage and adult audiences. This one-man show details the beauty and struggles of teaching at a public school while relaying stories about sexual identity, racism, profiling and inequitable systems that include descriptions of violence and strong adult language.

  • In preview, Sat, Sept. 7 at 7:30pm
  • In preview, Sun, Sept. 8 at 2pm
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, Sept. 10-11 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 14 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 15 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 17-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 21 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 22 at 2pm
  • Tue, Sept. 24 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, Sept. 25 at 1pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 26-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Sept. 28 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 29 at 2pm
  • Tue-Fri, Oct. 1-4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Oct. 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 6 at 2pm

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August 15, 2024 · 5:15 pm

KSO Summer Series Finale Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

POPS, Inc.
(Faves of Anderson, Hayman & Mancini)

7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024 
Devou Park Band Shell, Covington, KY 

7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
Tower Park Amphitheatre, Ft. Thomas, KY

In the late 1930s through the 1970s, the Boston Pops under Arthur Fielder began playing and recording light classics and novelty numbers which fostered a universal popularity for symphonic gatherings called “Pops” concerts (Erich Kunzel soon followed and took this format to its zenith locally with the Cincinnati Pops.). The short, peppy standards, sometimes zany sounding pieces all had something in common — the fine composers / arrangers that wrote them. The lead “pops” writers of this era were Leroy Anderson, Richard Hayman and Henry Mancini.

The KSO taps into a treasure trove of these 3-4 minute selections that have entertained American audiences in parks and on stages for nearly 80 years. Anderson’s “Waltzing Cat,” “Typewritter,” “Syncopated Clock” and “Bugler’s Holiday” allow the orchestra to musically animate everyday items with wit and charm. Hayman’s “Pops Hoe-Down” and arrangements of “Little Brown Jug” and “When the Saints go Marching In” succeed in getting everyone’s toes tapping. Mancini’s film scores have allowed snippets like “Moon River,” Theme to “The Pink Panther” and others to become beloved standards. In addition, Mancini also teamed-up with tenor Lucianno Pavarotti to arrange Neopolitan songs for his recordings. Pedro Barboso, will sing “Chitarra Romana” and “Rondine al Nido” So, pack up the family for a old-fashioned “pops” concert on the lawn in Devou and Tower Parks.

Join the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 31 in Devou Park in Covington, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 1 at Tower Park in Fort Thomas. The TANK park & ride shuttle from Covington Catholic departs on the half hour starting at 6 p.m. (1$ each way). Concessions are available in Devou Park. Food trucks will be on-site in Tower Park. Bring blankets, picnics or lawn chairs. For more information, registration (for weather updates) and directions, visit the KSO at http://www.kyso.org or call (859) 431-6216. The concert and parking are free, though a $5 (per person) donation to the KSO is suggested.

POPS, Inc.
(Faves of Anderson, Hayman & Mancini)

7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024 
Devou Park Band Shell, Covington, KY 

7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
Tower Park Amphitheatre, Ft. Thomas, KY

Free family-friendly culture & entertainment in the neighborhood.

Leroy Anderson – Belle of the Ball
Anderson – Chicken Reel
Anderson – Syncopated Clock
Anderson – The Typewriter
Richard Hayman – Pops Hoe-Down
Anderson Bugler’s Holiday (ft. trumpet section)
Mancini – Peter Gunn Theme
di Lazzaro / Mancini – “Chitarra Romana” (Pedro Barbosa, tenor)
Mancini – Pie in the Face Polka
Anderson – The Irish Washerwoman

Intermission

Mancini – The Great Waldo Pepper March
Anderson – The Waltzing Cat
Anderson – Classical Jukebox
De Crescenzo/Mancini – “Rondine al Nido” (Pedro Barbosa, tenor)
Anderson – Fiddle-Faddle (ft.violin section)
Hayman – Little Brown Jug
Mancini / Labolt – The Pink Panther
Mancini – Moon River
Willson / Anderson – 76 Trombones
Hayman – When the Saints Go Marching In

Coming Next at the KSO:

Sinister Sonorities (All Hallows Eve meets El Dia de los Muertos)
7:30 November 2 Greaves Concert Hal

Pedro Barbosa, (Tenor)
For over a decade, Brazilian-American tenor Pedro Barbosa has run the gamut of the performing arts: from performing Children’s Theatre in Chicago, to appearing as a featured dancer in the Dance Chicago Festival with the Frasz-Peskov Dance Company, to working with various musical theatre companies across the Midwest. Ultimately, Pedro found his artistic voice in opera. Pedro has performed with the Cincinnati Opera, Tulsa Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Winter Opera St. Louis, Cincinnati Chamber Opera, Queen City Chamber Opera, Opera Louisiane, Cedar Rapids Opera, and Concert: Nova in Cincinnati. Most recently, Pedro reprised the role of Alfred in Opera Project Columbus’ production of Die Fledermaus, and Don Ramiro in Salt Marsh Opera’s La Cenerentola. Pedro resides in Cincinnati, OH, and is the proud father of two girls with his wife, soprano, Dana Pundt

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