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Auditions Announced for I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Auditions will be held at Xenia Area Community Theater on Monday 8/26 and Tuesday 8/27 from 7-10pm. Auditionees only need to attend one audition night. Taped submissions will also be accepted through Tuesday 8/27 at 7pm (any submissions received after the cutoff will not be considered). Please email DettyStudios@gmail.com for details on taped submissions.

Where:

Xenia Area Community Theater – 45 E Second St, Xenia, OH  45385

What to prepare:
Auditionees are asked to prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show that showcases your voice and makes us laugh. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key. Please no tracks. While the show has some movement, there will not be a dance call.

Who:
We are seeking 1-2 male identifying actors and 1-2 female identifying actors. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ actors are strongly encouraged to attend. Because of the vignette nature of the show, we are looking for actors who will mesh well vs casting specific performance tracks. Scene assignments will be based on the cast. Must be 18+ to audition. All positions are volunteer.

Show details:
Performances will be two weekends in October, opening 10/18 and running through 10/27. Rehearsals will be weekday evenings beginning Wednesday 9/4. All rehearsals and performances will be at the theater.

Directed by John Detty

If you have any questions, please feel free to email John at DettyStudios@gmail.com.

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Auditions Announced for LITTLE WOMEN the Musical at Brookville Community Theatre

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, LITTLE WOMEN follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested Ð her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.

Sept. 10 & 11th at 7pm

Brookville Community Theatre – 770 Arlington Rd, Brookville, OH 45309

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Cast Announced for DISENCHANTED at Loveland Stage Company

Loveland Stage Company is ecstatic to announce the cast of “DISENCHANTED!” The first show of our 2024-2025 season!

  • SNOW WHITE – Monica Weber
  • CINDERELLA – Pettrina Barresi
  • SLEEPING BEAUTY – Kayla Haas
  • BELLE – Monica Tenhover
  • HUA MULAN – Jun Holubeck
  • THE LITTLE MERMAID – Chloe Jacobson
  • POCAHONTAS – Kim Guzman
  • RAPUNZEL – Heather O’Meara
  • THE PRINCESS WHO KISSED THE FROG – Marvel Gentry Harmon
  • PRINCESS BADROULBADOUR – Shannon Alter Fredenburg

DISENCHANTED! runs November 1-17, 2024

Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Join Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know – the original storybook heroines have come to life to set the record straight.

Tickets will be available starting October 1st! For more info, check out Lovelandstagecompany.org, and read the guide for purchasing season tickets!

PLEASE NOTE: This show contains adult language, content, and humor.

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Auditions Announced for HOLIDAY INN at La Comedia Dinner Theatre

La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio, is holding an open call audition for its upcoming production of HOLIDAY INN on Saturday, August 24, at 10:00 a.m. at 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, Ohio.

SEEKING

  • JIM HARDY – (male, 30s, lyric baritone) A performer and singer-songwriter eager to leave showbiz behind for a simpler life on a farm in Connecticut.
  • TED HANOVER – (male, 30s, lyric baritone) Jim’s best friend and performing partner; a charming ladies’ man looking for his big break.
  • LILA DIXON – (female, 30s, high belt) A determined performer and Jim’s mismatched fiancée.
  • DANNY – (male, 30-50s) Jim, Ted, and Lila’s agent.
  • LINDA MASON – (female, 30s, belt/mix) – a school teacher with the hidden talents of a singer and dancer.
  • LOUISE – (female, 40s-50s, belt) – the local “fix it” woman; tough, no nonsense, and extremely perceptive.
  • ENSEMBLE – (Men & Women 18+) Strong singers to play many roles and understudy leads.
  • CHARLIE WINSLOW – (boy, 9-12) a precocious bank messenger.

All ethnicities (18+) are invited to audition.

  • Prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre song appropriate to the show.
  • Please provide a current headshot and resume.
  • Be prepared to dance.

Rehearsals begin October 14, 2024 (Mon – Sat 9AM – 5PM)
Performances November 1 – December 29, 2024. Wednesday matinees and Thurs-Sun matinees and evenings. 4 days off at Thanksgiving & Christmas.

Director/Choreographer is Chris Beiser.

Questions: artisticdirector@lacomedia.com.

Non-Equity

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HOT DAMN! IT’S THE LOVELAND FROG! Runs Sept. 5-7

HOT DAMN! IT’S THE LOVELAND FROG!
Hugo West Theatricals
Sept. 5-7
Loveland Stage Company

Book, music and lyrics by Michael D. Hall and Joshua Steele

Directed by Kevin Crowley
Music Direction by Steve Goers
Produced by Joshua Steele

Cast: Randy Lee Bailey as Clem Stank, Bethany Xan Kerr as Randi Mae Stank, Ed Cohen as Alvin Schwartzman, Deondra Means as Police Chief Roy Barkley, Paul Morris as Jeb Schmidt, Cian Steele as Luke Honeywell, Chloe Esmeier as Dharla Barkley, Linsey Rogers as The Old Woman/Fiddle, Chris Stewart as Asst. Professor Schroeder Kipling, Tom Highley as Peepaw, Steve Goers on Keyboards, Bill Jackson on Bass/Banjo & Tom Steele on Guitar

Something is lurking in Loveland, the Sweetheart of Ohio, where the disappearance of a community outcast has rekindled the hysteria surrounding America’s most alluring cryptozoological phenomenon: The Loveland Frog. Join Luke Honeywell and a smokin’ bluegrass band on a riotous river adventure with maniacal moonshiners, a strange professor and crooked cops as they rescue Peepaw from the wondrous and elusive Loveland Frog. Based on real accounts.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 5-7 at 7:30pm

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