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Auditions Announced for TWO ON THE AISLE, THREE IN A VAN at Oxford Area Community Theatre

OXACT_logoSaturday, February 22nd, from 4:30-6:30pm
Sunday, February 23rd, from 5-7pm

Oxford Community Arts Center
10 S College Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056

Welcome to another stellar season at the Neighborhood Actors Summerfun Repertory Theatre, a friendly little playhouse where, due to a lack of wing space, the company spends their downtime in the parking lot around an aging hippie/now turned techie’s van.

The members of the company are the egos and obstacles that fall into the lap of Mike, a nice-guy director who ends up with far more than he bargained for. Anyone who’s ever seen a show may know these people. Anyone who’s ever done a show may be these people.

Performances: Apr. 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 26

Looking for a cast of six males and four females, aged 18 to 65-plus.

Questions? Contact Kayleigh Swatzell at kaswatzell@outlook.com.

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Auditions Announced for THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Voices of Broadway

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3/16 11:46am – Thank you for your interest in auditioning for PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Included in this email are the instructions for your video audition. There is also a form to submit – on that form, you can upload your video.

Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we seek to navigate these unprecedented circumstances.

AUDITION FORM (can upload video as attachment here): https://forms.gle/h2vY5v7HBLeUfMTe8 

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pTVr43jYdkQ1iXvW4Ly-7JCQgh4POmxHPaM6iZkcVC0/edit?usp=sharing 

SCRIPT SNIPPETS:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16SqVWIyvgtUHbk1pEJCHvbMM9PPys-vuQ8Tr8uYzaeo/edit?usp=sharing

You are welcome to share this packet of links with your networks, as not everyone has signed up on the SIGN UP GENIUS:
PLEASE SUBMIT BY 5:00 PM, TUESDAY, MARCH 17.

Stay safe!



Previous announcement – Now that there are confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area, we have made the decision to take our PIRATES OF PENZANCE auditions virtual, at least for this first go.

I will be reaching out individually to anyone signed up through our Sign Up Genius page via email in the next 24 hours with what script clips we would like you to include in your video, in addition to vocal exercises to show range and at least 32 bars of a song selection that demonstrates your ability. There will also be a form you can submit electronically.

Please continue to spread the word to your networks.

Thanks for your patience.

We are also accepting VIDEO AUDITIONS, if you are uncomfortable coming to the audition. If you are interested in this option, please email info@voicesofindiana.org, and I will send requirements. A video shot on a cell phone is acceptable.

Voices of Broadway is excited to announce auditions for their summer 2020 musical, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Please note: this VOB production is recommended for participants in high school (age 14) and up due to the complexity of the music. Cast will be select – not all that audition will be invited to participate.

Due to generous underwriting of this year’s production, Voices of Indiana is pleased to announce that the participation fee for the 2020 Voices of Broadway production of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE will be reduced from $100 to $35. As always, need based scholarships will be available where appropriate.

Voices of Broadway is an educational program, offering a fully-staged theatrical experience, with instruction for both what goes on onstage and backstage. There is a $35 fee to participate. Cast members will receive a show t-shirt (included in the fee). Limited tuition assistance and scholarships are available. $25 minimum deposit as a script fee upon acceptance of role.

Auditions will be at a location TBA.

  • MARCH 15: 2:30-6 PM Auditions
  • MARCH 17: 6:30-8 PM Auditions

Directed by Fred Tacon.

For your audition, please prepare a song or excerpt from an operetta or musical theater show that best represents your singing voice. Please bring sheet music for the accompanist. Please note: do not expect to sing a cappella or with pre-recorded music.

Auditionees may be asked to read from the script at auditions.

Please bring known conflicts between March 31 and June 28, 2020.

Show synopsis and character descriptions can be found here:

https://www.mtishows.com/the-pirates-of-penzance

For questions, contact info@voicesofindiana.org

Slots are to help with managing the audition times, but be prepared to wait as needed. Walk-ins will be seen as time allows.

If needed, Call Backs will be on March 18, 6:30-8 PM.

Rehearsals will start in late MARCH; performances are JUNE 25 & 26 (evening) and 27 (matinee and evening) at Lawrenceburg High School (LHS) Auditorium.

Draft of the rehearsal schedule: Rehearsal Schedule

ALSO NEEDED:

Stage/Tech Crew, General Volunteers. No participation fee for these positions, but $15 requested for t-shirt. VOB has a new microphone system, and the LHS Auditorium is a traditional proscenium theater with a fly rail system for lighting and scenery. If interested, please sign up here: Tech Pirates

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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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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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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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