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January 28, 2020 · 2:09 pm

Auditions Announced for 13TH AND REPUBLIC at Walterhoope

wh_logoTitle: 13TH AND REPUBLIC
Poetry by Tyrone Williams
Music Composition by Kaleel Skeirik
Produced by Walterhoope (Audrey Bertaux, Producing Artistic Director)

Director/Choreographer: Darnell Pierre Benjamin
Musical Director: Michael Goist

Union Status: Union & Non-Union

All positions are paid.

1st Rehearsal: April 7, 2020
Opening: April 24, 2020
Closing: May 2, 2020

Performance Location: 1st Lutheran Church, Cincinnati

Auditions Date: Monday, February 10, 2020
Audition Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Walterhoope is seeking the following performers for its upcoming world premiere of 13th & Republic, a dance and musical reflection on excessive use of police force in Black communities. The piece will follow a single character who interacts with an ensemble of dancers and chorus of singers to tell their story. Abstracted and refocused, sometimes told out of time, sometimes painfully in time, the story carries the audience through the performance to answer the question, “Where do we go from here?”

Auditions by appointment. Please email your headshot and resume to casting@walterhoope.com to schedule an appointment. Preparation instructions for the audition will be provided once scheduled.

Casting Breakdown:

Apollo: African-American. Strong and vulnerable, between 20s and 30s. Ability to move from hip-hop to modern dance seamlessly. Keen sense of awareness, and physically unapologetic. Experience with classical and poetic text, and ease of facility with making the text come alive. Risk-taker, but also knows how to play by the rules. Strong vocalist, with a voice that commands the space.

2 Dancers: Agile and smooth as butter. Natural ability towards musicality in movement. Can tell a story just with the body, but also has the strength of text work. Ability to shift from character to character with tangible extremes. Vulnerable and able to dig deep.

4 Singers: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass for Chamber Opera Vocal Quartet. Standard ranges. Styles:  Recitation with Percussion improvisation, Chamber Opera and Solo Singing, Contemporary-Renaissance Madrigal, Gospel, 20th Century Classical styles (some dissonant multi-meter and intensely rhythmic singing). Embody the voices of the community and ancillary characters.

Percussionist: Performer will be working alongside the dancers during rehearsals developing percussive elements in an open ended and semi-improvisatory context. Instruments will be provided during the audition.

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January 27, 2020 · 3:04 pm

Auditions Announced for Two Male Actors for LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR at Sunset Players

SSP_logoThe Sunset Players wrap up its special 40th anniversary season with a production of  Neil Simon’s classic LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR with performances on May 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23.

Due to unforeseen issues, two male roles need to be filled.  Auditions for these two roles will be held this Wednesday and Thursday nights (Jan. 29 & 30) at 7pm at the Arts Center at Dunham  – 1945 Dunham Way (in the Dunham recreation complex off Guerley Rd). Rehearsals start in the beginning of March.

Note: This play is a tribute to the late Mike Burke who directed Sunset’s original production 23 year ago and will be in memory of Mike. So it will be a very special run.

 Any question please contact the director, John Wesseling at johnwwesseling6@gmail.com.

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January 27, 2020 · 11:09 am

Auditions Announced for IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Ave Middletown, Ohio 45044
Additional Information: cshafor@middletownlyric.org

DATES:

  • Sunday, February 23 – 3pm – 4:30pm
  • Monday, February 24 – 7pm – 8:30pm
  • Tuesday, February 25 – 7pm – 8:30pm

Production Dates: June 19, 20, 26 & 27 for five performances
Rehearsals will begin end of April first of May

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Please prepare 1 upbeat and 1 ballad. You will do cold readings from the script. Accompanist will be provided.

SYNOPSIS: A world where nothing is what it seems, religions collide, Machiavellian plots are revealed, promises are broken, secrets are exposed and hope springs from the most unlikely of places. This charming, funny and original new musical, It Shoulda Been You invites you to a wedding day that you’ll never forget, where anything that can go wrong does, and love pops up in mysterious places.

The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature. His mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And, when the bride’s ex-boyfriend crashes the party, the perfect wedding starts to unravel. It’s up to the sister of the bride to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after. This is a true ensemble show, featuring a dozen standout roles from old to young. Every character has their moment to shine.

  • Albert: Wedding planner: Pushy, brash, accommodating and full of sass. Your stereotypical wedding aficionado who has panache and flair
    Gender: Male – Age: 30’s to 55
  • Annie Sheps: African-American, co-maid of honor Kind, fun, lively and would do anything for her friend
    Gender: Female – Age: 20’s to 30’s
  • Brian Howard: groom: Good hearted, good looking and ready for love
    Gender: Male – Age: 20’s to 30’s
  • George Howard: Father of the groom.
    Gender: Male – Age: 50’s to 60’s
  • Georgette Howard: Mother of the groom.
    Gender: Female – Age: 50’s to 60’s
  • Greg Madison: Best man.
    Gender: Male – Age: 20’s to 30’s
  • Jenny Steinberg: Co-maid of honor and bride’s older sister.
    Gender: Female – Age: 30 to late 30’s – She should have a big brassy belt
  • Judy Steinberg: Mother of the bride.
    Gender: Female – Age: 50’s to 60’s
  • Marty Kaufman: Bride’s ex-boyfriend.
    Gender: Male – Age: late 20’s to mid 30’s
  • Mimsy/Aunt Sheila: Waiter & bride’s aunt.
    Gender: Female – Age: 40’s to early 50’s
  • Murray Steinberg: Father of the bride.
    Gender: Male – Age: 50’s to 60’s
  • Rebecca Steinberg: The bride.
    Gender: Female – Age: 20’s to 30’s
  • Walt/Uncle Morty: Waiter & bride’s uncle.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 40’s to early 50’s

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January 24, 2020 · 11:59 am

Auditions Announced for HIGHER at American Legacy Theatre

ALT_logoTue Feb. 4 at 6:30pm
Sat. Feb. 8 at 10am

Audition Location TBD.

Five minutes. 16 bars. Short monologue. Original rock musical around the heroin epidemic. ALL TYPES & VOICES.

To guarantee your audition, sign up for a slot at: https://americanlegacytheatre.org/on-stage

HIGHER is an original rock musical around the heroin epidemic.
Music and Lyrics by Mark Levine
Developed by American Legacy Theatre
Musical Arrangement by Eric Knechtges

Production made possible by Ohio Arts Council, Fuel Cincinnati, and other generous supporters.

The director, Jared O’Roark, is seeking actors of all types and all ethnicities to audition for this world premiere of this locally written and developed rock musical. “Tommy meets Spring Awakening”

Each actor will be given 5 minutes within this 30 minute window to do 16 bars and a short monologue. Please bring your headshot, resume, and sheet music. We are still solidifying the exact location of the audition. Once set you will receive an email update.

Callbacks will be the evening of Monday February 10, 2020.

Because this is an original musical we will have a slightly longer rehearsal process.

As of now, rehearsals will begin either the week of April 5 or April 11. HIGHER will open May 15 and run 12 performances over three weekends with a possibility to extend to a fourth weekend. Official dates will be set by time of contracted offer.

This show has six principal characters, six adult ensemble, and two male youths. A.L.T. is seeking to cast an understudy for each role in the show. If successful, the understudies will be guaranteed at least one or two performances.

Characters:

Benjamin (20s, male, tenor) – Benjamin comes from a two-parent home, plays baseball, and goes on to become a marine all while being afraid of talking to girls. After succumbing to drinking and pain killers, Benjamin eventually becomes addicted to heroin and struggles to find his way out.

Mara (20s, female, mezzo) – Mara is addiction personified as the girl next door. While someone the audience falls in love with, she later turns with a mean and vengeful streak.

Mother (40s +/-, female, mezzo) – Benjamin’s mother is a strong woman who sometimes is overshadowed by others, but ends up being a voice of reason and change.

Father (40s +/-, male, baritone) – Benjamin’s father is a loving but dominant personality that struggles with his own drinking problems and desire to see his son aspire to more than he ever did.

Kyle (20s, male, baritone/tenor) – Kyle is Benjamin’s cousin and best friend who is wildly charismatic, the life of the party and becomes a professional baseball player before succumbing to addiction of pain killers and heroin.

Becca (20s, female, soprano) – Becca is Benjamin’s high school crush and becomes the stable force for Benjamin later on in life during his recovery, having been sober herself a number of years. Becca is warm, bright, and has an underestimated strength.

Young Benjamin (10, male, alto/soprano) – Young Benjamin starts the journey of Benjamin before he grows up experiencing his very first sip of beer.

Young Kyle (10, male, alto/soprano) – Young Kyle proves that he has always been the life of the party when he sneaks his father’s beer and seeks to revel in his glory with his cousin Benjamin.

Male Ensemble (x3) – This includes a varying degree of voice types. There is a featured baritone track that will need to have a very good Elvis Presley impression.

Female Ensemble (x3) – This includes a varying degree of voice types.

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January 24, 2020 · 11:52 am

Auditions Announced for JEKYLL & HYDE at Dayton Playhouse

DPH_logoMonday & Tuesday, Feb. 24 & 25 from 6:30-9pm

Dayton Playhouse
1301 E Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45414

Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck

Auditions will take place next door to the Playhouse in the Wegerzyn Administrative building. Please follow the signs that will lead you to the audition room.

Callbacks if needed will take place on Wednesday evening. If you are or will be cast in another local performance of Jekyll and Hyde please feel free to contact us as an audition from you will not be necessary. A few of our artistic team will be attending those local performances and will consider that your audition. If you fit into the parameters of our vision you can begin rehearsal upon closing of your show. We will only cast principals from outside our auditions if the roles cannot be adequately cast from what is presented to us during our auditions. All sides and songs for callbacks will be posted to this event at a later date.

For your audition please prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show and character in which you are auditioning. Due to time constraints we will not allow ANY audition to go over the 32 bar limit. All music must have sheet music clearly marked and no acapella or digital tracks will be permitted. The audition form will be available online for you to print and fill out ahead of your audition.

Production dates: May 1-17

Character Breakdown (Ages listed are suggestive only)

Gabriel John Utterson: Serves as Jekyll’s lawyer and helpful friend. He advises the troubled doctor on personal and professional affairs.
Male, 30-45 yrs old
Range: B2 – F#4

Sir Danvers Carew: Emma’s loving father and Chairman of the Board of Governors. A charming and gentle man.
Male, 60-70 yrs old
Range: C3 – F#4

Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde: Jekyll is a doctor obsessed with discovering the true nature behind the good and evil in man and Emma’s fiancee. After he uses an experimental formula on himself, his evil side – Edward Hyde – takes control. As Hyde, he is violent, commanding, and a sexual deviant attracted to Lucy.
Male, 30-45 yrs old
Range: Bb2 – A4

Simon Stride: The secretary of the Board of Governors and Jekyll’s rival for Emma’s affections.
Male, 30-40 yrs old
Range: A2 – G4

Bishop Of Basingstoke: A hypocritical, sadistic man of the cloth and a member of the Board of Governors.
Male, 40-60 yrs old
Range: C#3 – G4

General Lord Glossop: A pompous retired army man and member of the Board of Governors.
Male, 50-60 yrs old
Range: G#3 – C4

Emma Carew: The daughter of Chariman Danvers and Jekyll’s beloved finacee who is refined and desired by all of the socialite men.
Female, 20-25 yrs old
Range: A3 – C6

Lucy Harris: The gorgeous ‘main attraction’ at a local gentleman’s club. At the bottom of her luck, she becomes the object of Hyde’s obsession. Lucy is feisty and wild, but also cautious and aware.
Female, 20-30 yrs old
Range: G#3 – F#5

Ensemble: Aristocrats; Citizens; Servants; Party Guests; Prostitutes; Policemen

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