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February 12, 2018 · 2:35 pm

Auditions Announced for THE LITTLE MERMAID at Dayton Playhouse

DPH_logoDisney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, Book by Doug Wright

May 4 through 20, 2018

Auditions: March 12 & 13, 2018 @ 7pm both nights.

Dayton Playhouse
1301 E Siebenthaler Ave
Dayton, Ohio 45414

Directed by Matthew W. Smith
Music Direction by Lorri B. Johnson-Topping
Produced by Matt Lindsay
Choreography by Juangabriel Encarnacion Serrano and Kiersten Farmer

Costumes by Janet Powell
Properties by Heather Campbell Martin
Lights by Richard Lee Waldeck
Sound Design by Gary Thompson
Scenic Design by Chris Red Newman
Technical Direction by Bob Kovach
Stage Management by Melanie Brenner

www.daytonplayhouse.com

Vocal Auditions: Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song from musical theatre that demonstrates your range and voice. An accompanist will be provided or you may bring a CD with which to sing. No a capella singing, please.

Dance Audition: Please wear comfortable clothes and appropriate shoes and be prepared for a basic movement audition.

Character Breakdown
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE

Ariel – A mermaid and King Triton’s youngest daughter. She is obsessed with everything about the human world, and dreams of becoming a part of life above the water. Hardheaded, naive, and emotional, but also kind hearted.

Gender: Female
Age: 16 to 25
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Prince Eric – a human monarch who has no interest of taking the crown. A handsome, affable lad with a buoyant, adventurous nature. After Ariel saves his life, he becomes obsessed with finding her and hearing her voice once more.

Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Grimsby – Prince Eric’s British guardian. Droll, stuffy, and constantly urging Eric towards his royal duties, specifically marriage.

Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: C4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Flounder – A fish and smitten with Ariel, his best friend. Rambunctious but cautious, fearful of the dangers that lurk in and above the water.

Gender: Male
Age: 15 to 20
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Scuttle – A disheveled seagull and expert in human artifacts. Loudmouthed, optimistic, and a bit ignorant, despite his supposed expertise.

Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3

King Triton – King of the Sea and Ariel’s father. Beneath his imposing presence and commanding nature lurks a harried single father who will do anything to protect his daughters. The death of his wife has also given him an irrational fear of humans.

Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2

Sebastian – A crab and advisor to King Triton. A musical virtuoso who is constantly distraught from keeping after Ariel. Despite his paranoia, he can’t bring himself to stand in Ariel’s way.

Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Flotsam – An eel and one of Ursula’s lackeys. Oily and spineless, he will say anything you want or need to hear.

Gender: Male/ Female
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: E3

Jetsam – An eel and one of Ursula’s lackeys. Oily and spineless, he will say anything you want or need to hear.

Gender: Male/ Female
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Ursula – The banished Sea Witch and sister of King Triton. Supposedly spurned at childhood, she will use whatever method necessary to steal the kingdom and claim it as her own. Malevolent, calculating, and deceptive.

Gender: Female/Male
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Chef Louis – The French palace chef, diabolical and violent. A culinary perfectionist with an affinity for blades, seafood in particular.

Gender: Male/Female
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Ensemble – Crew Members (Pilot, Sailors); Sea Creatures; Mersisters (Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella, Allana); Gulls; Maids; Chefs; Animals; Princesses

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February 12, 2018 · 12:57 pm

Auditions Announced for IF/THEN at Sunset Players

SSP_logoCINCINNATI, OH – February 12, 2018 — Sunset Players announces auditions for the Cincinnati community theater premiere of the musical IF/THEN, music by Tom Kitt with lyrics and book by Brian Yorkey.

Directed by Jerry Yearout with music direction by Allen Lindsey, IF/THEN will run at Sunset Players July 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, and 21.

Music auditions will be held February 25 and 27 from 7:00-9:30 pm at the Art Center at Dunham at 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238. Callbacks will be held March 7 at 7:00 pm. Audition slots will be held in 10-minute increments. To sign up for an audition time, visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4caea72fabff2-auditions3. Bring a Broadway or pop song that will show off your range. Piano accompanist will be provided. For questions, contact Jerry Yearout at gyearout72@gmail.com.

With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning creators of Next to Normal, IF/THEN is a fascinating, ambitious and original new musical that simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives that we lead, as well as the lives that we might have led.

Elizabeth, a city planner, moves back to New York to restart her life in the city of infinite possibilities. When her carefully designed plans collide with the whims of fate, Elizabeth’s life splits into two parallel paths. IF/THEN follows both stories simultaneously, as this modern woman faces the intersection of choice and chance.

IF/THEN is a contemporary Broadway musical about living in New York today and all of the possibilities of tomorrow. With a powerhouse role for a leading lady and rich and complex supporting roles, this show celebrates dynamite talent and the power of great storytelling.

Cast requirements:

  • Elizabeth: An urban planner, newly returned to New York City. Female. Able to play late 30s, Vocal range: top – E5 and bottom – A3 
  • Kate: Elizabeth’s neighbor, a kindergarten teacher. Female. Able to play 30s. Vocal range: top – F5 and bottom – A3 
  • Lucas: Elizabeth’s college friend, a community activist. Male. Able to play late 30s. Vocal range: top – Ab4 and bottom – B2 
  • Josh: A doctor and Army Reservist. Male. Able to play 30s. Vocal range: top – A#4 and bottom – C2 
  • Stephen: Elizabeth’s grad-school colleague, a city planner. Male. Able to play early 40s. Vocal range: top – D4 and bottom – D3 
  • Anne: Kate’s girlfriend. Female. Able to play 30s. Vocal range: top – C5 and bottom – E4 
  • David: A pediatric surgeon. Male. Able to play 30s. 
  • Elena: A city planner. Female. Able to play in 20s. Vocal range: top – C5 and bottom – E4 
  • Ensemble: Various citizens of New York City. Gender: Both

Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. Founded in 1979, the group performs at the Arts Center at Dunham and has produced more than 120 plays. Its mission is to bring a smile, and its plays include comedies, farces, dramatic comedies and musical comedies—as long as there is some “comedy” in the performance somewhere. For more information about the 37th season, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.

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February 7, 2018 · 11:26 am

Auditions Announced for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Beavercreek Community Theatre

bctBeavercreek Community Theatre
3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Auditions are March 5-6 at 7pm

Director: Jeff Sams

Performance Dates: April 27-May 6, 2018

There will be cold readings from the script. A monologue is not necessary.

Rehearsals will typically be Monday through Thursday, 7:00-9:30pm. There may be a few Saturday rehearsals. A draft of the rehearsal calendar will be available to view at auditions.

Those auditioning are asked to list all potential conflicts between March 7 and May 6, 2018.

A headshot is not needed, but a resume is appreciated.

Roles

*Age ranges are not firm. We may cast outside of the listed age ranges depending on what we see at auditions. There may be some potential doubling with the smaller female roles. Unless specified all roles may be played by actors of any ethnicity.

Blanche DeBouis: Female, late 20s-30s. Stella’s older sister. Raised with money but now destitute, her grip on reality is far too loose. She carries eternal guilt, has a way with words and possesses an alarming internal dialogue.

Stella Kowalski: Female, late 20s-30s. Blanche’s younger sister who left the fancy estate in Mississippi and moved to New Orleans as a teenager where she lives with her husband, Stanley, to whom she is attracted like an animal. She is torn between Blanche and Stanley and ultimately sides with her husband, even after Blanche accuses him of raping her.

Stanley Kowalski: Male, late 20s-30s. Stella’s husband. Lean and vibrant, he radiates a primal energy. He has dirt under his nails and an unshakeable worldview. He sees his commonness as above Blanche’s pretensions. He hits his wife, rapes her sister, and shows no remorse.

Harold “Mitch” Mitchell: Male, late 20s-30s. Stanley’s buddy from the war, work, and poker. His mom is quite ill and he quickly falls for Blanche, as if she’s the eternal answer. He sweats through his awkwardness, but is sensitive and a gentleman – until he learns the truth about Blanche’s sordid past. Yet, at the end, he and Stella are the only ones who lament Blanche’s fate.

Eunice: Female, 25-40. Stella’s friend, upstairs neighbor, and landlady. We see the low-class life of the French Quarter through her and her husband, Steve. Eunice lets Steve beat her, yet remains affectionate. And it’s her urging that propels Stella at the end to disbelieve Blanche’s accusation against Stanley.

Young Collector: Male, 15-19. A teenager who comes to collect for the newspaper when Blanche is home alone. He’s just an innocent kid on whom Blanche hits, showing us how far she’ll stoop to feel power.

Steve: Male, 25-40. Eunice’s husband. A quick-to-anger brute, fit like Stanley and one of Stanley’s poker buddies.

Pablo: Male, 25-40. Latino/Hispanic. Another of Stanley’s poker buddies.

[Negro] Woman: Female, 25-40. Traditionally cast African American. A neighbor.

Mexican Woman: Female, 25-40. Latino/Hispanic. We hear her selling flowers for the dead in plaintive calls. She frightens Blanche.

Doctor: Male, 30-65. Arrives at the end to escort Blanche to an asylum. Cold at first, he shows warmth by offering Blanche his arm, much like the kind of man Blanche would have admired on the plantation.

Nurse: Female, 25-50. Arrives with the doctor at the end of the play.

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February 6, 2018 · 2:49 pm

2018 Live Show Auditions Announced at Coney Island Cincinnati

misc_coney-island-logoSat, Feb. 24 CANCELLED Due to Flooding
New Date to be Announced

Coney Island Amusement Park
6201 Kellogg Ave
Cincinnati OH 45230

Come out and SING! Coney Island is looking for Singers and Dancers with some vocal ability for the 2018 Summer Season Live Shows!

  • Prepare a pop or rock song with backing track
  • CD/MP3 player will be provided
  • Bring clothes to dance – combination will be taught
  • Performers must be at least 16 years of age
  • Auditions will be held on a first-come-first-serve basis
  • Please bring resume and a recent photo

Questions, or to send a video audition: email Katy at tutufuncincy@gmail.com

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February 5, 2018 · 4:09 pm

Auditions Announced for ROCK OF AGES at Playhouse South

PS_logo2It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock and roll fairy-tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri, and the gang save the strip–and themselves–before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer. Show dates are May 11-13 and 18-20!

Initial auditions for ROCK OF AGES will take place on March 5th and 6th from 7–10pm. Auditioners should prepare between 16 and 32 measures (30-60 sec.) of an 80’s rock song. Please have sheet music of your audition song. Karaoke tracks are allowed, but they can often lead to technical difficulties. Have a backup plan! Traditional Broadway musical songs do not show off the correct style of singing that ROCK OF AGES will require. Look to the bands used in the musical’s soundtrack if you need inspiration.

You should bring a change of clothes and comfortable shoes, as there will be an element of choreography in the initial audition to assess your ability to learn choreography and see your dance moves!

Callbacks will take place on Wednesday, March 7th. If called back, auditioners will receive a cut of a song from the character(s) they are being called back for. We will have another element of choreography to learn for callbacks, so bring clothes/shoes for this, as well. Auditioners will be dismissed as soon as they are able, but callbacks may go as late as 10:00 pm.

*Please do not come to both nights of auditions as this will take time away from others. If there is a reason you are unable to come to callbacks, we can discuss whether or not you are needed to come for the second night of auditions.

If you have any questions about auditions, please contact the director, Aaron Eechaute-Lopez (eechautelopez@gmail.com).

Below is a breakdown of the character/roles. The age range is what age the character should look, not the age the actor must be.

DREW (Male; 18-28; Tenor)- An appealing, good-guy rocker with great, easy comedic timing, a boyish charm, vulnerability and a very strong rock tenor voice. Drew works at the legendary Bourbon Room hoping and waiting for his dreams to come true.

SHERRIE (Female; 17-25; Mezzo-Soprano/Alto)- An in-shape, pretty, fresh faced, innocent Midwestern girl stepping right off the bus into a new world to pursue her dreams of stardom. Strong comedic timing, strong rock belt, good movement ability. Should be comfortable in revealing/skimpy clothing and has very suggestive choreography. Rock and roll belting is a huge plus.

LONNY (Male; 20-35; Tenor) – The narrator of the piece, charming, mischievous, welcoming, vibrant personality, a guy who would be fun to spend one drunken night with. Strong, honest comedic timing and strong rock vocals. Improv skills are a must, as Lonny interacts with the audience throughout the show.

DENNIS DUPREE (Male; 27-45; Baritone)- Rough, scruff, bar type guy who runs the famous Bourbon Room club. Torn about whether he should sell the club to Hertz, a German businessman. Very strong comedic timing. A laid back, easy going dude real dude. Bari-tenor rock vocals.

STACEE JAXX (Male; 25-35; Tenor)- A sexy rock star (a la Bret Michaels). Decided to leave his successful hair/metal-rock band to try it solo. Self important, confident intriguing in all the wrong ways, the ultimate bad boy; he is all about sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. Great strong comedic timing and strong rock tenor voice.

JUSTICE (Female; 25-50; Mezzo-Soprano/Alto) African American (traditionally) female, strong presence, an easy sensuality about her, once a performer, she now operates a strip club where Sherrie winds up working. Takes on the maternal role for the girls that work for her. Strong, soulful vocals and belt needed.

HERTZ KLINEMANN (Male; 40-55; Baritone)- An attractive older German male. Uptight, cold, intimidating businessman trying to buy up the Strip to develop it. The bad guy of the piece. Strong comedic timing and baritone vocals.

FRANZ KLINEMANN (Male; 17-25; Tenor)- Hertz’s son, young German male. Works for his father but not by choice. Pressured and intimidated by his father. Shy, gentle with a big heart. Portrays many effeminate characteristics. Strong vocals and comedic timing.

REGINA (Female; 20-30; Mezzo-Soprano/Alto) – A fun, hippie type, earthy girl who fights against the attempted takeover of The Strip. Strong comedic timing, belt vocals and comfortable in revealing/skimpy clothing.

MAYOR – (Male or Female; 30-50; Tenor/Alto) Mayor of West Hollywood, who is faced with the decision to sell-out to Hertz. Strong vocals and comedic timing

JA’KEITH (Male; 25-50; Bari-tenor)- A strong character actor with good comedic timing, strong rock tenor and strong dance/movement ability. Boy band agent who lures Drew away from the Bourbon Room with a promise to make him a star.

JOEY PRIMO (Male; 17-30; Bari-tenor) A young male with the rocker sensibility, strong rock tenor and strong/dance/movement ability.

FATHER Sherrie’s conservative father, who objects to Sherrie’s move to LA. Will also appear as a member of the ensemble. Strong vocals.

MOTHER Sherrie’s conservative mother, who objects to Sherrie’s move to LA. but still remains in contact. Will also appear as a member of the ensemble. Strong vocals.

WAITRESS #1 (Female; 18-28; Alto) Featured singer- works with Sherrie – hilariously referred to as “Waitress #1” in show. Strong vocals, will also be member of Ensemble.

FEMALE ENSEMBLE (Female; 18-35; Various Vocal Ranges) – Three of the sexiest female singer/dancers around. Sassy, in shape, beautiful. Must be comfortable in very skimpy/sexy clothing. Strong dancers proficient in jazz and modern, comedic ability and strong rock vocals

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