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February 10, 2020 · 3:18 pm

Auditions Announced for BRIGHT STAR at The Drama Workshop

TDW_VERTThe Drama Workshop Announces Audition Dates for the Musical BRIGHT STAR

Open auditions for The Drama Workshop’s production of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass musical BRIGHT STAR will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 23 and at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 24. If needed, call backs will be held on Wednesday, February 26 at 7 p.m.

Auditions will be held at the Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave. Cheviot, OH 45211. The doors of the theater will open 30 minutes before the start of each audition.

BRIGHT STAR will open on August 7 and close on August 23. Rehearsals will begin mid-June. The show will be directed by Dennis Murphy with musical direction by Linda Abbott.

Set in Richmond and Asheville and small towns in the Smokey Mountains, Bright Star tells two stories that take place 22 years apart. One story is about a young man returning home from WWII and pursuing a career in journalism. The second story is about a young woman whose newborn child is taken from her and put up for adoption. The two stories are woven together until they reach a magical and  emotional conclusion.

The cast of 18 includes roles for men and women ages 18-70.  There are 6 principal roles for men and 4 principal roles for women.

Those auditioning should prepare 32 bars of a song that shows off their best vocal abilities. Bluegrass songs are encouraged, if possible, but not necessary.  Please bring a picture of yourself, a resume and sheet music in your key.  You will also be asked to read from the script and to participate in a short dance audition.

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February 6, 2020 · 11:28 am

Auditions Announced for Male High School Students for INTO THE WOODS at Mount Notre Dame

MNDT_Into the Woods logoThe Mount Notre Dame Theatre Spring Show is open to MND Students and male High School students throughout the tri state area.

If you are currently enrolled in High School then you are eligible to audition for this production.

AUDITIONS

  • February 11th, 2020  (3:30pm to 5:30pm)
  • February 12th, 2020 (3:30pm to 5:30pm)
  • February 13th, 2020 (3:30pm to 5:30pm)

If callbacks are necessary, they will be held on after auditions on Thursday the 13th.

Auditions are held at MND:  711 E. Columbia Ave. Reading, OH 45215

To Sign Up for Auditions please click the link and sign up for a specific day and time:

Into the Woods Audition Sign Up

For more information concerning auditions please email the Artistic Director, Kyle Imbronyev at kimbronyev@mndhs.org

PREPARE

  • Please prepare 32 bars of a Musical Theatre piece. We are accepting selections from the show.
  • You must supply the sheet music for your audition. An accompanist will be provided. No tracks or acapella singing will be accepted.

Rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday 3:30pm to 6:00pm, and Saturday 3:30pm to 5:30pm. We ask that all conflicts are presented at the auditions.

Performance dates are May 1-9.

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February 4, 2020 · 2:38 pm

Auditions Announced for MAY 4TH VOICES at Xenia Area Community Theatre

xactXenia Area Community Theater is honored to announce the local premiere of David Hassler’s play MAY 4TH VOICES, about the Kent State shootings (this year being the 50th anniversary of the event). The play will be shown at the XACT theater May 1 and 2 at 7:30pm and May 3 at 3pm. The director is Craig Smith. AUDITION DATES ARE FEBRUARY 24 and 25 at 7PM AT XACT, 45 E 2nd St., Xenia, Ohio 45385

Auditioners are asked to bring a rehearsed, but not memorized, passage. The show will be a staged reading so they can read it. It should be a speech of some sort; people’s words, not narrative or descriptions. The character list consists of 20 different, unnamed characters ranging from a junior high school student to an older adult and a narrator. The largest scene consists of 17 characters engaged onstage. Roles will be doubled and tripled as required, potentially in the same scene. Age specific concerns will not be a factor but gender specific MAY be when it is required by the script. Race will not be a factor except as specified in the script (this is germane to the story).

MAY 4TH VOICES by David Hassler recounts the events leading to the shootings at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio on May 4th, 1970 and what followed. The play is an oral history recount collected from members of the Kent Community, The University, The National Guard and members of Ohio Law Enforcement. It is a one act play with nine scenes, several of which include a narrator.

The play will be performed as a staged reading presentation with blocking and movement. Actors may be asked to play multiple roles that could consist of a variety of gender, age and racially diverse characters. The show has some adult language and adult themes.

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February 4, 2020 · 11:45 am

Auditions Announced for Shakespeare Showcase at Queen Mab’s Players

QMP_logoQueen Mab’s Players is hosting auditions for our initial performance of our second season!

Queen Mab’s Players is opening the season with a showcase! We are doing scenes from TAMING OF THE SHREW, HAMLET, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and MADEA.

Be prepared to read sides from any of these. Actors need to bring 2 monologues. Each monologue should be approximately 1 minute in length. One of the monologues must be a Shakespearean piece. The other may be classical or contemporary.

Auditions are Feb. 8th from 1:30-4:30pm, to be held at Alter Hall on Xavier’s campus.

Performances are planned for April 10 & 11.

Additional space information (room number, parking…etc) will be available by email to those who fill out the audition form available here: https://forms.gle/nKZrbCLdGWTSAQCz7

If you cannot make the audition time/location, that’s fine! We are accepting video submissions. Please reference the google form above and complete the information requested.

We hope to see you there!

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February 3, 2020 · 9:48 am

Auditions Announced for THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at Loveland Stage Company

LSC_logoLoveland Stage Company announces auditions for the comedy THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 by John Bishop. Please note: this is NOT a musical.

Directed by Becky Cole
Produced by Jill Gornet

Sunday, February 9th and Tuesday, February 11th from 7-9 PM at Loveland Stage Company
111 S. Second Street, Loveland, OH.

Please bring a list of all conflicts from March – May. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Show dates are May 15- 24. Rehearsals begin in early March on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.

*** Please visit www.lovelandstagecompany.org for parking information ***

December, 1940. An eccentric theatre financier has gathered a team at her mansion in Chappaqua, New York. Everyone believes that they will have a backer’s audition in order to get financing for the newest musical. However, the shadow of the team’s last show hangs over the group–deemed a flop, Manhattan Holiday was ravaged by the “Stage Door Slasher,” a mysterious killer. The undercover police officer is hoping to flush out the killer from this group of suspects–but the killer has other plans. Throw in blizzard conditions and secret passageways to create an Agatha-Christie-meets-Clue formula of whodunnit parody. The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is full of delightful slapstick comedy.

Cast 5 M, 5 W various ages 20 to 70 plus – suggested stage ages

  • HELGA – The German maid. 30’s plus. No nonsense.
  • ELSA VON GROSSENKNUETEN – The Host. 40’s plus. Flair for dramatic and extremely eccentric. Espionage is in her blood.
  • SARGENT MICHEAL KELLY – The Law. 40’s plus Irish, New York City Police Officer . Tough no nonsense.
  • MR. PATRICK O’REILLEY – An Actor. 30’s plus. Rather sinister looking.
  • KEN DE LA MAIZE- The Director. 40’s plus. Self absorbed. Likes to drop names in a most annoying way.
  • NIKKI CRANDALL- An Actress. Mid to late 20’s plus. Considered a typical chorus girl.
  • EDDIE MCCUEN – An Actor. Mid to late 20’s plus. Struggling out of work comedian. Is attracted to Nikki.
  • MRS. MARJORIE BAVERSTOCK – The Producer. 40’s plus. Dresses and carries herself like Royalty. Flatters everybody around her.
  • BERNICE ROTH – The Librettist. 40’s plus. Dresses like a gypsy dancer. Rather odd and emotional. A drinker who has zero espionage in her blood.
  • ROGER HOPEWELL – The Lyricist. 40’s plus. Outrageous, flamboyant song writing partner of Bernice.

Any questions please contact :

Becky Cole, Director at dustyeve71@gmail.com
Or Jill Gornet, Producer at jgornet@yahoo.com

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