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October 27, 2026 · 6:41 pm

Auditions Announced for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN at Footlighters, Inc.

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed 
Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc.
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Production Staff

  • Directed and Choreographed by: Genevieve Perrino
  • Produced by: Cathy Lutts, Molly K. Sexton, and Jane Culp
  • Music and Vocal Direction by: Joseph Rivers

Audition Dates

  • Sunday, December 6, 2026: 5:30 PM–9:00 PM
  • Monday, December 7, 2026: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
    ​Invited Callbacks: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM

Show Dates: April 8–25, 2027

Location:
Stained Glass Theatre – 802 York Street, Newport, KY 41071

Audition Materials and Requirements

  • Please sign up for an audition time using the SignUpGenius link below. Walk-ins are welcome and will be assigned the first available audition slot.
  • Please prepare a 32-bar cut of a Golden Age song that is not from Singin’ in the Rain and that demonstrates your vocal range and personality. Please bring printed sheet music in the correct key, with all cuts clearly marked for the accompanist. Recordings will not be accepted.
  • Please wear clothing and shoes appropriate for a dance audition. Tap shoes are encouraged if you have them. Otherwise, please wear hard-soled gym shoes.
  • Auditionees auditioning only for R. F. Simpson or Miss Dinsmore are not required to attend the dance call, although they are welcome to participate if they wish.
  • Please bring a copy of your theatrical résumé and headshot.
  • Please bring a list of scheduling conflicts between January and April 2027. Conflicts during the listed tech week will not be accepted.
  • Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled audition time.​

Note: Auditionees must be at least 18 years old.

Dance Video and Call Portion:
Please review the linked dance video prior to auditions for the tap section. The jazz section of the call will be taught in-person. Please still audition even if you don’t own tap shoes. If cast, you will need to purchase or borrow your own tap shoes.

Tap Video Link: https://youtu.be/9C0WIRxtu_I

Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AEAE2BABFC1-65575423-audition

Questions: For any questions, please email us at footlighters.ky@gmail.com  or DM us on the Footlighters, Inc. Facebook or Instagram page.​

Character Breakdown:

Don Lockwood
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Male-presenting to play late 20s/early 30s. A suave Hollywood actor and dancer. Cosmo’s best friend and Lina’s regular co-star. Must dance, both tap and jazz.

Cosmo Brown
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: C3.
Male-presenting to play late 20s/ early 30s. A wacky and playful on-set pianist for silent films. Don’s best friend and former dance partner. Must dance, both tap and jazz.

Kathy Selden
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3.
Female-presenting to play early 20s to 30s. An earnest, talented actress with wit and charm. She falls in love with Don and performs as Lina’s speaking and singing voice. Must dance, both tap and jazz.

Lina Lamont
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4.
Female-presenting to play early 20s to 30s. A slow-witted silent film diva with a big personality and a harshly unpleasant voice. She is Don’s regular co-star. Must move very well.

R.F. Simpson
Male-presenting to play 40+. A successful, magnanimous, film producer. He leads the other characters in creating a new musical movie. Sings with the ensemble, does not need to dance.

Roscoe Dexter
Male-presenting to play 30+. A famous film director with theatrical mannerisms and tendencies. Frequently frazzled who directs Lina and Don. Will double as an ensemble member, will need to move well and pick up basic tap skills.

Rod
Male-presenting to play 30+. An excitable film agent bordering on manic. He works for Simpson. Will double as an ensemble member, will need to move well, and pick up basic tap skills.

Production Singer
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Db3.
Male-presenting to play early 20s to 30s. The lead tenor in Monumental Pictures’ first movie musical. This role sings “Beautiful Girls”. Will double as an ensemble member, will need to move well, and pick up basic tap skills.

Zelda Zanders
Female-presenting to play late 20s to 30s. A flapper socialite and actress on her ninth marriage, she is Lina’s friend and informant. Will double as an ensemble member will need to move very well, and pick up basic tap skills.

Miss Dinsmore
Female-presenting to play 40+. Lina’s vocal coach. She is upper class with a booming round voice. Funny and articulate. Will sing with the ensemble, does not need to dance, but a plus if you can move well.

Ensemble
Male and Female-presenting of all ages to play several ensembles and featured roles in the show. Pedestrians, Stars, Fans, Policeman, Party Guests, Chorus Girls, Broadway Chorus, Guests, Stagehands, Sound Crew, Screening Guests, etc. (All ensemble roles must move extremely well and be able to pick up basic tap skills.)

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October 27, 2026 · 6:40 pm

Auditions Announced for RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (Junior Edition) and ANNIE (Kids Edition) at Fitton Stage Academy

FITTON STAGE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS

Hamilton, OH – After a successful pilot production in February, the Fitton Stage Academy returns to the Fitton Center for Creative Arts this fall, offering interested young theater artists an opportunity for a hands-on learning experience by being part of a live musical performance.

The Fitton Stage Academy now offers two different age groups – 5 to 8 and 9 to 13 – each of whom will put on their own show in early December. We are looking for casts of about 20 student artists in each production.

Auditions run 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, October 29, at the Fitton Center. The younger age group will perform Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Junior Edition), while the older group performs Annie (Kids Edition). 

Younger auditionees should prepare 16 to 32 bars of their favorite Christmas carol; the older age group should sing 16-32 bars from either “Tomorrow” or “You’re never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” Children in either age group may sing with a track or a capella (with no accompaniment).

Signups and additional audition information are available online right here.

Fitton Stage Academy productions not only rehearse and perform children’s versions of popular musicals, students also learn fundamental elements of stagecraft like movement, dance, costumes, makeup, sound, lighting and more.

Rehearsals typically will run 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays for the younger cast and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays for the older cast starting November 2. Technical and dress rehearsals run 4-5 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, November 30, Tuesday, December 1, and Wednesday, December 2. (Parents will receive a specific breakdown of the rehearsal schedule after casts are selected.)

Performances for Rudolph take place at noon Saturday, December 5, and 1 p.m. Sunday, December 6.  Annie performances run at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 5, and 3 p.m. Sunday, December 6. 

Performance tickets for both shows cost $12* for Fitton Center members, $15* for non-members and will be available online at www.fittoncenter.org, by phone at 513-863-8873, ext. 110 and in person at the Fitton Center box office. (* Plus a $3 service fee per ticket.)
 
Cost to participate in the Fitton Stage Academy is $170 per student for Fitton Center members, $190 for non-members. The Stage Academy’s all-in pricing covers any and all instruction and rehearsal time, show licensing, professional rehearsal tracks and costuming expenses for each production. Scholarships are available for participants who many need assistance; scholarship recipients are confidential.) There is no cost to audition for either production. Fees are due from cast members by the first rehearsal. 

The Fitton Stage Academy employs theater professionals and educators, all fully background checked and cleared to work with children. Amanada Marasch-Brinkman – a veteran educator, director and performer – serves as Fitton Stage Academy Associate Producer overseeing the program. Please contact her with any additional questions at FSA@fittoncenter.org.

The Fitton Center for Creative Arts is located at 101 S. Monument Avenue on the Riverfront in downtown Hamilton, Ohio.

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October 27, 2026 · 6:39 pm

Auditions Announced for A DOLL’S HOUSE at Xenia Area Community Theater

A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen

Directed by Anna Blair

Synopsis: An ordinary family finds their lives disrupted by past crimes that threaten to come to light. Over the course of one Christmas Eve, secrets are revealed, illusions shattered, and difficult decisions are made. In this classic Norwegian play written in 1879, the themes of personal agency and living authentically remain shockingly relevant to audiences today.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

  • NORA HELMER: a seemingly content housewife who would be happy to have plenty of money and no worries. But when she must take drastic measures to preserve her family, can she be more than just the pretty doll everyone assumes her to be?
  • TORVALD HELMER: on the surface, a doting husband and scrupulous bank manager who values appearances and propriety.
  • DR. RANK: a close family friend who treats Nora as an intelligent person capable of making her own choices, instead of a fragile doll.
  • CHRISTINE LINDE: a childhood friend of Nora’s. She is pragmatic, choosing security over romance, which has left her feeling empty.
  • NILS KROGSTAD: one of Torvald’s employees. Both of the Helmers have their own reasons for disliking him, which he exploits to improve his own situation.
  • ANNE MARIE: Nora’s childhood nanny, who is now nanny to Nora’s own children. She is a mother figure to Nora, and perhaps the only person who fully understands the difficult choices Nora has to make.
Auditions will be held Monday, Nov 9 and Tuesday, Nov 10 at 7pm at Xenia Area Community Theater front lobby. You need only attend one audition day. If you would like to audition, but are unable to attend those dates, please email Anna at anna.blair.97@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at auditions!

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October 26, 2026 · 6:25 pm

Auditions Announced for NOISES OFF at La Comedia Dinner Theatre

La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio, is holding an open call audition for its upcoming production of NOISES OFF on Saturday, November 7 at 9:00 a.m. at 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, Ohio.

Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage, intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy. Chaotic slapstick and physical comedy reigns as forgotten lines, misplaced props, and love triangles make it nearly impossible for the show to go on. Everything that can go wrong does, and with a rotating set showing the antics both onstage and backstage–there is nowhere to hide.

Noises Off is a physically demanding show. Actors that are considering auditioning for this production should be in good physical shape. We are looking for hard-working, physical actors who can commit to the upbeat, in the moment style of the play and fully inhabit the characters with an understanding of comedy.
We encourage and welcome all race/ethnicity/nationalities to audition for any role that interests them.

Seeking:

  • Dotty Otley – A middle-aged television star and one of the principal investors in the play-within-the-play.
  • Lloyd Dallas – Male, the temperamental, exacting director of the play within a play Nothing On.
  • Garry Lejeune – Male; the play’s leading man, a solid actor prone to stuttering and jealousy.
  • Brooke Ashton – Female; A young, inexperienced actress who is oblivious to the chaos around her.
  • Poppy Norton Taylor – Female; Assistant Stage Manager and understudy to female roles, emotional and skittish.
  • Frederick (Freddie) Fellowes – Male; a well-meaning but insecure actor who struggles with his lines and the unfolding drama.
  • Belinda Blair – Female; cheerful, sensible, and the company’s peacemaker.
  • Selsdon Mowbray – Male; elderly, half deaf “pro” actor with a long career and a drinking problem.
  • Tim Allgood – Male; over worked, flustered Stage Manager.
Please provide a current headshot and resume. Prepare 60 second (or less) comedic monologue and be prepared to do cold reads from the show.

All rehearsals and performances take place in Springboro, OH.

Rehearsals: December 21,22,23,26,27,28,29,30,31, Jan 2,3,4 (9 AM – 6 PM).

Tech: January 5-7.

Performances: January7-February 7. Thurs-Sun matinees and evenings.
Performers are paid biweekly. Meal each performance, gym membership, workman’s comp provided.

Non-Equity.

If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, you may send resume, headshot, and video with physical movement and monologue before that day to submissions@lacomedia.com.

Please review all rehearsal and show dates. Scheduling conflicts will not be accepted.

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October 26, 2026 · 6:04 pm

Auditions Announced for THE COVER OF LIFE at Mason Community Players

The Cover of Life is the second show of Mason Players’ 2027 Season. The production is being directed by Gail Rudolph, produced by Mary Stan Fizer, and stage managed by Melodie LaNicca and will be presented April 23 through May 1, 2027.

The show, written by R.T. Robinson, is set in rural Louisiana in 1943 and follows three young brides – Tood, Weetsie, and Sybill – each married to a Cliffert brother. With their husbands away at war, the women live under the care of their mother-in-law, Ola, navigating the challenges of domestic life and societal expectations. A local news story about their resilience catches the attention of Life Magazine publisher Henry Luce, who sends war correspondent Kate Miller to cover their story for the magazine’s cover.

Auditions will be held at the Mason Community Playhouse, 5529 Mason Road in Mason:

  • Sunday, November 22nd, from 2:00 to 5:00pm
  • Monday, November 23rd, from 7:00 to 9:00pm  

Those who wish to audition are asked to fill out a form and share their choice of audition times. The form is accessible here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0qBApnDBGhbtTdhYcS2O1e44nX-YiYW8Re31_OVzF8Yy5Uw/viewform.

Walk-ins are also welcome.

For auditions:

  • Please bring a resume. An audition form will be provided to be filled out, if you have not done so online.
  • Be prepared for cold readings from the script.
  • Expect to audition with a Southern accent.

The show includes three women in their early to late 20s, three women 40 to 60, and one male in his early 20s.

A complete list of characters and a description for each is available on MCP’s web site here – https://www.masonplayers.org/j30/index.php?view=article&id=510:page-232&catid=2.

Questions or concerns are welcomed by Director Gail Rudolph, gfrudolph@gmail.com.

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