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October 28, 2019 · 12:10 pm

Auditions Announced for OLIVER! at Hamilton Rotary Presents

RP_100 logoWe are excited to begin the journey for what is sure to be another amazing show.  Auditions are one evening only, December 16th with audition slots available from 6-9pm.  Callbacks will be Dec 18th from 6-9pm at the same location.

Directed by Rodney Neal
Music voice direction by Betsy Horton
Music conducted by Benjamin Price
Choreographed by Sam Murray
Produced by Angie Neal

Come prepared with a song: approximately 30 bars of music in the style of a Broadway Musical.

Rehearsals will start in January and are currently scheduled for Mondays and Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 and Sundays 3-6.

Oliver! Character Descriptions:
(Ages listed are to be considered stage age and are only a guidline)

  • Oliver Twist: An orphan workhouse boy, age range 8-13, singer (smooth boyish soprano)/actor. British (not cockney) accent, bright and innocent. This character is in approximately 80% of the scenes, parents should note he will be required at rehearsal more than any other person in the show.
  • Fagin: Middle aged leader of a children’s band of thieves, age range 35- 50s, singer/actor. Cockney accent. Described as devious, a user, sly fox, con man, very personable.
  • Artful Dodger: A street kid, age range 13-18, singer/actor. Cockney accent. Very energetic, highly personable, intelligent and savvy beyond his years, Fagin’s right hand “man”.
  • Bill Sykes: Also worked for Fagin as a youth now a feared master criminal, age range 25-40s actor/singer (baritone). Cockney accent. Good looking in a rough sort of way, sociopath, a killer who only looks out for himself.
  • Nancy: When she was younger worked for Fagin, now a “barmaid” at the Three Cripples Bar, age range 20-30s, singer (good belt)/actress should have decent movement skills. Cockney accent. She lives with and loves Bill Sykes, pretty, intelligent, longs for a better life.
  • Bet: Nancy’s friend, may also have worked for Fagin, age range 15-25, singer/actress should move well. Cockney accent. She idolizes Nancy.
  • Mr. Bumble: The Master of the Workhouse, age range 35-55, singer (tenor)/actor. Cockney accent. A large, pompous and corrupt bureaucrat.
  • Widow Corney: The Mistress of the Workhouse, age range 30-50, singer (soprano belt)/ actress. Cockney accent. Sharp tongued widow, also corrupt.
  • Mr. Brownlow: Older gentleman, age range 40-60, actor/singer. British (not cockney) accent. Kind upper class gentleman, Oliver’s grandfather.
  • Mr. Sowerberry: The undertaker, age range 30-45, actor/singer (baritone). Cockney accent. Kind of creepy, “buy” Oliver from Bumble to work in the funeral home as a coffin follower, may be an alcoholic.
  • Mrs. Sowerberry: The undertaker’s wife, age range 30-45, actress/singer (mezzo). Cockney accent. More business savvy than her husband.
  • Noah Claypole: Undertaker’s apprentice, age range 18-25, actor. Cockney accent. May have also come from Workhouse. Feels threatened by, dislikes and torments Oliver.
  • Charlotte: Sowerberry’s daughter, age range 16-25, actress. Cockney accent. Attracted to Noah, kind of flirty.
  • Dr. Grimwig: A doctor, age range 35-55, actor. British (not cockney) accent. Upper class, friend of Mr. Brownlow.
  • Mrs. Bedwin: A housekeeper, age range 35-55. British (not cockney) accent. Works for Mr. Brownlow. Warm personality.

Workhouse & Fagin KIDS
Will cast boys AND girls. Including Dodger’s friend Charley. Singers/actors, let us know if you have any “special skills” example: acrobatics, tumbling, juggling, dance etc. We are looking for boys and girls who are bright and personable.  Boys and girls will be in one or more of the following: Workhouse Boys, Workhouse Assistants, Bow Street Runners, Street Vendors (Criers) Crowd of Onlookers and Passersby.

Adult Featured Ensemble
Singers (all voice types), characters with cockney and traditional British accents. Include in this are the “featured” soloists: The Rose Seller (mezzo), Strawberry Seller (soprano), Milk Maid (soprano), Knife Grinder (baritone) and Long Song Seller (Tenor); featured roles Old Sally and Old Lady (cockney accents), & the Chairman. Let us know if you have dance training.

Date: 12/16/2019 (Mon.)
Time: 6:00pm – 9:30pm EDT
Location: The Fitton Center for Creative Arts – 101 S Monument Ave, Hamilton, Oh 45011

Performances are March 19-22.

Reserve your audition slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a054faca828a64-rotary

 

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October 28, 2019 · 11:57 am

Auditions Announced for CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoCHEAPER BY THE DOZEN Auditions
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
215 S. Third St., Hamilton OH

December 9 & 10, 2019

  • 6:30pm Younger kids (ages 3 – 10)
  • 7:30pm Older kids (ages 11 – 18) & Adults

Cast Requirements:

  • 1 Adult Male (stage age 40 – 60)
  • 1 Adult Female (stage age 40 – 50)
  • 2-3 Adult Females (stage age 30 – 70)
  • 1 Adult Male (stage age 50 – 70)
  • 2 Teen Males (stage age 17 – 18)

The Children:

  • 3 Girls (stage age 14 – 18)
  • 3 Boys (stage age 10 – 15)
  • 6 Children (stage age 3 – 10)

Rehearsals: Sunday afternoons, Tuesday and Friday evenings starting December 15 (no rehearsal December 24 or December 31)

Children up to 10 years old will be released from week night rehearsals by 8:00pm until the week of the show, when all attempts will be made to release them by 9:00pm on Monday – Wednesday. The nights of the shows, the children will not be done until close to 10pm.

Performances are Feb. 13-16.

Questions can be sent to the director, Tracy Botos, at tracy.botos211@gmail.com.

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October 21, 2019 · 1:24 pm

Auditions Announced for EARTH AND SKY at Mariemont Players

MPI_logoMariemont Players and director jef brown announce auditions for EARTH AND SKY by Douglas Post.

Audition Dates/Times:

  • 7 PM Monday, November 11th
  • 7 PM Tuesday, November 12th

Location: 4101 Walton Creek Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45227

Performance Dates: March 13-29, 2020

Synopsis
Earth and Sky is about would-be poet and part-time librarian Sara McKeon, whose lover of ten weeks, David Ames, is found dead one hot August morning in the city of Chicago. It appears that David may have been involved in illicit activities, including kidnapping, rape and murder. Sara begins her own investigation of the crime and is led deeper and deeper through the urban labyrinth into the contemporary underworld. As the detective story moves forward in time, scenes from the love affair take us back to the moment when Sara and David first met. The plots converge, and Sara finds herself face to face with David’s murderer.

Characters
(AGES PROVIDED HERE ARE PROVIDED IN THE SCRIPT; MOST ROLES MAY BE CAST OLDER OR YOUNGER)

  • Sara McKeon – late 20s – a would-be poet and part-time librarian. Driven to find the truth about David.
  • David Ames – early 30s – Sara’s lover of ten weeks, who is found dead. Sara thought he was a nice guy, but was he really?
  • Detective Al Kersnowski – mid 30s – one of the detectives assigned to the murder investigation. An earnest crime-fighter. Fond of food. He may be brighter than he appears.
  • Detective H.E. Weber – 40 – the other detective assigned to the murder investigation. Cynical, tired – a curmudgeon.
  • Joyce Lazlo – early 20s – Sara’s co-worker, a librarian. Pleasant. She has a secret.
  • Billy Hart – early 30s – owner/bartender of Billy Hart’s Bar and Grill. He’s single. A good listener.
  • Carl Eisenstadt – 50 – a mysterious man with information. Can he be trusted?
  • Marie DeFaria – early 30s – an old friend of David’s. Does she know more than she’s telling?
  • Julius Gatz – 40 – another mysterious man. He’s not very pleasant.

Rehearsals will begin on or about Monday, January 13th with a read-through prior to that date, if possible. Questions? Contact the director at jefwi1f@gmail.com.

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October 21, 2019 · 10:35 am

Auditions Announced for YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Fairfield Footlighters

fflFairfield Footlighters would like to announce auditions for YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN!

Directed by Nicholas Brown
Choreography by Kait White-Ross
Vocal Direction by Sam Downs
Produced by Dan Schindler and Abby James

Auditions:
Monday, November 18th at 6:30PM-9:00PM
Tuesday, November 19th at 6:30PM-9:00PM

Auditioning will be held at the Fairfield Community Arts Center
Address: 411 Wessel Dr, Fairfield, OH 45014

If necessary, Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:30PM

Please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theater song that best displays your vocal capabilities. An accompanist will be provided, and it is preferred that you bring sheet music. There may be a small dance requirement at the audition, so plan accordingly.

It is also preferred that auditionees sign up for an audition slot before the audition dates.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050449ADAD2EA0F58-auditions

Walk-ins will be accepted. Additionally, if auditionees have a headshot and resume, they should bring it along with a filled out version of the audition form, which will be provided at the audition or can be found at the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JaOLOCerW1HypwpIPUhGmRiQZrDqgg0-/view?usp=sharing

Rehearsals:
When auditioning, please have a list of conflicts readily available so if cast, the production team can work out when rehearsals will be. Two rehearsals will occur before Christmas, dates TBD. After January 6th, rehearsals will take place Monday-Thursday depending on cast availability. Actors will be expected to have NO conflicts on tech week (February 10th-13th).

Show Dates:
TWO weeks of performances
Friday February 14th, Saturday February 15th, Sunday February 16th
Friday February 21st, Saturday February 22nd, Sunday February 23rd

Synopsis:
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Based on the Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schultz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

This musical is set in the average day in the life of Charlie Brown. Made up of various little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from Valentine’s Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together on the string of a single day, from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening.

Roles:

  • Charlie Brown (Lead, male) Vocal Range: Baritone
    A young boy lacking self confidence, but making up for it in persistence. Kind and compassionate, he is lead by his friends to discover ‘Happiness’
  • Lucy Van Pelt (Lead, female) Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano
    The older sister of Linus. She is bossy and tough. Also in love with Schroeder.
  • Sally Brown (Supporting, female) Vocal Range: Soprano
    The younger sister of Charlie Brown. She is young and childish, and very impressionable. Has a crush on Linus.
  • Linus Van Pelt (Supporting, male) Vocal Range: Baritone
    Linus is the younger brother of Lucy and Charlie Browns best friend. He constantly carries around his security blanket. Linus is deceptively intellectual.
    *Preferred Tap Dance Experience, but NOT Required*
  • Schroeder (Supporting, male) Vocal Range: Tenor
    Schroeder is very passionate about music. Usually very reserved. Schroeder needs to have a very “show-off” voice.
  • Snoopy (Supporting, male/female) Vocal Range: Tenor
    Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s loyal dog. A very extroverted beagle. This actor will have to be very dynamic in their acting, as Snoopy has many personalities he portrays and is a very melodramatic character himself.

*All characters can be played by actors of any age, 17+*

If you have any questions about the audition, please contact the director at nicholasanthonybrown1@gmail.com or the stage manager Ali Lander at a_lander@outlook.com.

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October 15, 2019 · 9:36 am

Auditions Announced for HONK! the Musical at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players, Inc is excited to announce auditions for their production of HONK! the Musical. 

HONK! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling and winner of the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical.

Directed by Liz Ingram
Produced by Maggie Ingram King

Auditions:

  • Monday, October 28th from 7:30-9:30pm
  • Tuesday, October 29th from 7:30-9:30pm
  • Invited callbacks will be Wednesday, October 30th from 7:30-9:30pm

Auditions and callbacks with be held at:
Cherry Grove United Methodist Church
1428 Eight Mile Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255

  • Auditionees should be at least 14 years of age. *At this time, we will only be auditioning teens to adults for this production. If children are needed to help fill our ensemble, auditions for them will be held at a later date* 
  •  Please prepare 16-32 measures of a song that best showcases your vocal ability. An accompanist will be provided. 
  • Auditionees will also be asked to read from the script.
  • Please dress comfortably as a dance/movement audition will occur as well. 
  • Bring a resume and headshot (if available) as well as a list of conflicts from November 7, 2019 – February 8, 2020. No conflicts after February 9, 2020 are permitted. 

Performance Dates:
February 14-16, 2020 and February 21-22, 2020

Performances will be held at the Anderson Center Theatre

To sign-up for an audition slot, please visit:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44ADAB2EA0F58-auditions

Walk-ins will be seen when a slot is available

For questions, please email the producer, Maggie Ingram King, at maingram87@gmail.com.

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