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September 11, 2017 · 12:14 pm

Auditions Announced for I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at Kincaid Regional Theatre

KRT_LogoKincaid Regional Theatre in Falmouth, KY (45-50 minutes from Northern Kentucky) announces auditions for this season’s Christmas show, I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.  With a backdrop of the early 1940s, the show is a musical set in the magic of radio days, as the nation was struggling to come out of the Great Depression and facing the certainty of World War II.  The show addresses timeless family challenges while mixing in the high-spirited, madcap behavior of early 1940’s entertainment.

This is a paid production.  No roles have been pre-cast.

Auditions by appointment. Walk-ins will be seen in the next available slot.

Friday, September 22:  5–10 PM at Grants Lick Baptist Church, 941 Clay Ridge Rd, Alexandria, KY 41001

Saturday, September 23:  5:30 – 10 PM at Thomas More College Theatre, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Callbacks will be Sunday, September 24 from 3 – 7 PM, place TBD.

To schedule a time slot, please go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A054FACA82BA64-auditions

What to prepare:

  • Resume and headshot are required.
  • Please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. A cappella auditions, or those with pre-recorded accompaniment, will not be considered.
  • You may also be asked to read from the script.
  • There will be a short movement audition during callbacks. Ballroom dancing a plus.

Rehearsals begin Friday, October 20.  Performances December 1 – 3, 8 – 10, 15 – 17.

Directed by Curt Combs
Assistant Directed by Aimee Zimmer

Roles available (do not need to be actual ages, but need to be able to look the part):

  • Howard (45-65) – wry, occasionally obstinate, but ultimately very wise patriarch.
  • Norma (26-30) – older daughter of Howard, mother of Micky/Vera, single mother while husband is off to war
  • Angie (18-26) – younger daughter of Howard, little sister who is impulsive, dramatic, but sensitive and loving
  • Micky / Vera (boy or girl, 7-10) – son/daughter of Norma, inquisitive, adventurous, high-spirited
  • Danny (any age) – clumsy, hapless mailman, charming
  • Sid (25-65) – retired car salesman who lives downstairs, classic eccentric
  • Lil (36-45) – building’s maintenance supervisor, no nonsense woman
  • Jerry Brainerd (any age) – quintessential radio announcer, smooth, charismatic voice
  • Stella (25-65) – radio personality and diva
  • Frankie (18-30) – radio crooner with a smooth, velvet voice
  • Olivia Orange (25-55) – quirky radio personality, a la Carmen Miranda
  • Ricardo Fortsando (18-50) – radio voice who sings Italian arias (experience with Italian songs a plus)
  • Men, Women and Teen Ensemble

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September 6, 2017 · 4:42 pm

Auditions Announced for GENDER BENDER HALLOWEEN FUNDRAISER at Mason Community Players

MCP_logoWe are looking for a diverse group of performers from all over the Greater Cincinnati area. Join us for a rare opportunity to perform pieces like they’ve never been done before. This is your chance to perform a song, dance, or spoken word traditionally performed by another gender.

When:

  • Sunday September 10th 6pm- 8pm
  • Monday September 11th 7pm- 9pm

Where:

Theatre 42
2752 S US Route 42, Lebanon, Ohio 45036

Sign up at http://signup.com/go/dunSHKu for an audition time.
We will also accepting video auditions. Please send your video to bonnie.emmer@gmail.com by Sunday, September 10th if you wish to be considered.

What to prepare:
Come ready to perform your selection. If necessary, please bring sheet music in the appropriate key or an accompaniment track. Please also bring a picture and resume.

Guidelines:
Bring something not traditionally performed by your gender – dressing in drag is not required but you certainly may
Remember this will be a Halloween themed evening

Performance:
One Night Only! Saturday October 28th @ 8pm at Theater 42
More details on the performance (and after party!) to come.

Questions: Contact bonnie.emmer@gmail.com

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September 5, 2017 · 4:00 pm

Auditions Announced for URINETOWN at Footlighters

fli_logoMusic and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis

Directed by Bunny Arszman
Vocal and Music Direction by Alan Masters
Choreography by JV Katz
Produced by Mary Stone

Auditions:

  • Sunday, December 3rd 5:30-8:30pm
  • Monday, December 4th 7-9pm

Callbacks: Wednesday, December 6th 7pm-9pm

Location: The Stained Glass Theatre, 802 York Street, Newport KY 41011

  • Please prepare 16 bars of a song that demonstrates your best vocal ability, preferably musical theatre, not from “Urinetown”.
  • Monologues are not necessary.  Acting ability will be judged by the “selling” of your song.
  • Please come dressed and prepared for an energetic dance audition.
  • Callbacks will include singing songs from the show and performing cold readings from the script.

Sign up for an audition time slot here: AUDITION for URINETOWN at Footlighters

Performance dates: May 3-18, 2018

Synopsis: A hilarious satire that earned 3 Tony Awards, URINETOWN is a story set in a Gotham-like city, where a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs.

Cast Size: Ensemble Cast of 8-10 Men/5-6 Women + Possible small Ensemble

Dance Requirements: Strong sense of rhythm, musical theatre movement & lots of energy

Character Breakdown:

  • Officer Lockstock
    The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.
    Gender: male
    Age: 35 to 60
    Vocal range top: A4
    Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Penelope Pennywise
    The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell’s one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper.
    Gender: female
    Age: 35 to 55
    Vocal range top: C6
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Bobby Strong
    The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.
    Gender: male
    Age: 25 to 35
    Vocal range top: C5
    Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Little Sally
    A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play’s logic.
    Gender: female
    Age: 20 to 30
    Vocal range top: E5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Dr. Billeaux
    Head of Research and Development at UGC. Optional Doubling as TINY TOM.
    Gender: male
    Age: 25 to 50
    Vocal range top: A3
    Vocal range bottom: E3
  • Mr. Mcqueen
    Cladwell’s sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant.
    Gender: male
    Age: 30 to 45
    Vocal range top: E4
    Vocal range bottom: B2
  • Senator Fipp
    A greedy politician in Cladwell’s pocket. A bumbling coward.
    Gender: male
    Age: 40 to 55
    Vocal range top: F4
    Vocal range bottom: C#3
  • Officer Barrel
    Lockstock’s patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.
    Gender: male
    Age: 25 to 50
    Vocal range top: F4
    Vocal range bottom: G2
  • Hope Cladwell
    Cladwell’s ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father’s evil.
    Gender: female
    Age: 25 to 35
    Vocal range top: A5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Joseph “Old Man” Strong
    Bobby’s rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Optional Doubling as HOT BLADES HARRY.
    Gender: male
    Age: 40 to 65
  • Tiny Tom
    One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child. Optional Doubling as DR. BILLEAUX.
    Gender: male
    Age: 25 to 50
    Vocal range top: A3
    Vocal range bottom: D3
  • Soupy Sue
    One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Optional Doubling as CALDWELL’S SECRETARY.
    Gender: female
    Age: 25 to 40
    Vocal range top: B4
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3
  • Little Becky Two-shoes
    One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Optional Doubling as MRS. MILLENIUM.
    Gender: female
    Age: 20 to 40
    Vocal range top: F5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3
  • Caldwell B. Cladwell
    The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor.
    Gender: male
    Age: 50 to 65
    Vocal range top: G4
    Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Josephine “Ma” Strong
    Bobby’s mother and Joseph’s wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Optional Doubling as OLD WOMAN.
    Gender: female
    Age: 55 to 65
    Vocal range top: D5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3
  • Hot Blades Harry
    One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon. Optional Doubling as JOSEPH “OLD MAN” STRONG.
    Gender: male
    Age: 40 to 60
    Vocal range top: F4
    Vocal range bottom: A2
  • Optional Ensemble

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September 1, 2017 · 3:38 pm

Auditions Announced for CHESS at Playhouse South

PS_logo2Auditions are Monday September 18 and Tuesday September 19 at 7 PM with callbacks on Wednesday September 20 at 7 PM.

Playhouse South
3750 Far Hills Ave
Kettering, Ohio 45429

Director: Carrie Thurston
Assistant Director: Jenni Cypher
Music Director: Andrew Hackworth
Choreography: Nick Bellmyer

Please prepare a one minute musical style song, not from the musical Chess. Please make sure that the selection showcases your vocal range and ability. Ladies, a song that shows off your ability to belt is highly encouraged. An accompanist, CD player and speakers will be provided. Be prepared to do cold readings from the script, and a

Please bring a list of ALL conflicts from September 20 through November 12. The show runs November 4-12. Please contact Carrie Thurston at carrie.thurston@gmail.com or Jenni Cypher at jennic42@gmail.com with any questions.

Synopsis:
Chess is used as a metaphor for romantic rivalries and the US-Soviet rivalry during the Cold War. The main characters form a love triangle: the ill-mannered American Grandmaster, the intense Russian champion who plans on defecting to the West, and the Hungarian-American female chess second, who arrives at the international championships with the American but falls in love with the Russian. From Bangkok to Budapest, the players, lovers, politicians and spies all struggle to get the upper-hand.

Characters:

  • FLORENCE – strong belt voice (to E). Born in Hungary has been brought up in America since 1956. She is clever, theatrical, touching, vivacious, volatile. Frederick’s chess “second.”
  • FREDDIE – Rock tenor (to C). Mid-thirties. An American chess champion. A cross between Bobby Fisher and John McEnroe. Arrogant and temperamental, but a genius; his chess playing revolutionary. We need to see his artistry along with his danger and his obsessiveness.
  • ANATOLY – Baritone (to G sharp). A Russian chess champion. Unexpectedly charming. He doesn’t seem a romantic hero at first, but becomes one through his personality. An intelligent, feeling, passionate man.
  • MOLOKOV – Bass (down to F sharp). Fifties. Not a fake, comic, stage Russian. Intellectually formidable. Seemingly a father figure to Florence. Anatoly’s chess “second.” An actor who sings well.
  • SVETLANA – Strong belt voice. Anatoly’s wife. Domestic, wholesome, homey. A dramatic contrast to Florence – not a contemporary cosmopolitan woman.
  • WALTER – Bass-Baritone (down to G sharp). A marketing agent. Seemingly respectable, substantial, trustworthy. An actor who sings well.
  • ARBITER – rock high baritone (up to A). International businessman. Smooth, but with a quick temper.
  • GREGORY VASSY
  • YOUNG FLORENCE
  • NIKOLAI
  • JOE
  • HAROLD
  • ENSEMBLE

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August 31, 2017 · 2:17 pm

Auditions Announced for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Mariemont Players

MPI_logoMariemont Players and director Jerry Wiesenhahn announce auditions for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.

Audition Dates/Times:
7 PM – 9:30 PM Wednesday, October 18th
7 PM – 9:30 PM Thursday, October 19th

Please sign up via Sign-Up Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4aa9a92fa3f85-auditions.

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

Rehearsals:
Read-through Wednesday, 12/6. Weekday evenings starting mid-January. Tech week starts Sunday, 3/4.

Performance Dates:
March 9th-25th

Synopsis
A small troupe of actors takes on a global collection of unforgettable characters in this imaginative and theatrical re-imagining of the classic adventure. Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashed slapstick and snarky asides! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to travel the globe faster than ever before (a daunting task, even without being tracked by the detective who thinks Fogg is a robber on the run). Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show. H.G. Wells meets Monty Python!

Characters (4 men, 1 woman):

  • Phileas Fogg (M-30s-50s): The quintessential English gentleman – controlled, cool, and always dignified. Excellent British accent required.
  • Actor #2 (Male-20s-50s): Passepartout (Fogg’s unflappable French servant) + 3 British characters
  • Actor #3 (Female-20s-30s): 3 female characters, 2 male characters (Indian and British accents)
  • Actor #4 (Male-20s-60s): 10 different characters (British, Indian, and American accents)
  • Actor #5 (M-20s-60s): 17 characters (British, Indian, Chinese, and American accents)

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and some improvisation. Seeking quick-change character actors able to adopt outrageously broad characters in the blink of an eye and switch of a hat.

Please bring a current head shot and resume.

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