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Auditions Announced for THE WEDDING SINGER at Sunset Players

SSP_logoTHE WEDDING SINGER
Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin

Tue, June 28 from 6-8pm
Thu, June 30 from 6-8pm

Performances in October: 7-8, 14-16, 20-22, 2016. All show times are 8pm with the exception of the Sunday Matinee which starts at 3pm, and the Thursday show which starts at 7:30 pm.
Rehearsals begin late July.

Go back in time to 1985 when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer was the coolest guy in the room. New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer Robbie Hart is the life of the party, until his fiancée leaves him at the altar. Enter a winsome waitress, Julia, who is engaged to a Wall Street shark and captures Robbie’s heart. Now he must pull off the performance of a decade before the girl of his dreams is gone forever.

  • ROBBIE HART – Rock Tenor, low B to high A to high C (optional strong falsetto) Age Range 20?30. Strong singer, ability to play guitar preferred but not an absolute requirement. Great comedic timing. Basic movement required. A musician and lead singer for a trio that plays for weddings. Very charismatic, yet insecure with a “puppy dog” appeal.
  • SAMMY – Baritone, to high F, Age Range 20-30. Singer, ability to play guitar preferred but not an absolute requirement. Basic movement required. Robbie’s friend and guitarist for the trio, not terribly bright but means well and is supportive. Sammy is a typical man’s man, rock star wannabe.
  • GEORGE – Baritone, to high F (strong falsetto), Age Range 20-30. Strong character singer who can rap and has good falsetto. Plays keyboard for the trio. Boy George type.
  • JULIA SULLIVAN – Soprano, low G to E, Age Range 18-25. Strong singer, with good movement ability. The role is to be played sweet and innocent, she is a waitress who longs to be married and live the perfect married life.
  • HOLLY – Pop belt to middle E, Age Range 20-25. Must have good dance ability and be a strong actor with comedic timing. Holly is Julia’s cousin, very uninhibited and forward. Based on Madonna of the 80’s.
  • GLEN GUGLIA – Baritone, to high G, Age Range 20-35. Strong acting skills and requires singing and basic movement. Julia’s fiancé, a calculating, money-loving Wall Street type. Probably a former frat bro. Slimy.
  • ROSIE – Mezzo Soprano that can rap, Age Range 60+. Must have great comic timing and a singing voice that suits both classic musical theatre and rap. Basic movement required. Robbie’s sweet and spicey, but totally loveable Grandmother.
  • LINDA – Rock belt, to middle D. Age Range 20-25. Strong voice and movement required. Robbie’s trashy, oversexed girlfriend. Pat Benatar type.
  • ANGIE- Julia’s mom. Divorced and still bitter about it. Age: 45-50. Good singer. Large, highly featured ensemble with several opportunities for supporting roles

Auditioners are asked to prepare 32 bars from a contemporary musical theater song or uptempo 80’s selection and come prepared to dance. Please bring sheet music in appropriate key. No acapella auditions, please.

Questions? Contact Amanda Borchers, Director: ajborchers@gmail.com. Please sign up for an audition slot: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b45a8ad2da20-thewedding

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Auditions Announced for STILL at Magnolia Theatre Company

MTC_logoSTILL by Jen Silverman, is the first play in MTC’s new staged reading series. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Please bring one copy of your headshot and resume. Director is Kaela Smith, Stage Manager is Ashleigh Marie Beckman.

Breakdown:

  • Constantinople – (pre cast: Mathys Herbert) He is a giant new-born baby, dead. He should be played by a fully-grown, very tall man. He is slippery, as unclothed as possible. Unearthly, disturbing, and charming.
  • Morgan – Constantinople’s mother, 41, fierce, grieving, all angles.
  • Dolores – 18, at odds with the world, beautiful in an alien way, from time to time a dominatrix.
  • Elena – A midwife, a young 30, strongly principled, scared.

10 hour rehearsal process- July 8-10, Staged Reading on July 10. No pay, non union only.

Auditions will be in half hour slots. To reserve a spot: Respond in the comments section with your time, email info@magnoliatheatrecompany.com or call 937-985-4851.

Parking downtown is free after 6pm.

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Auditions Announced for RAVENSCROFT at Mariemont Players

MPI_logoMariemont Players Announces Auditions for RAVENSCROFT 

Audition Dates/Times:

  • Monday, August 1st – 7 PM
  • Tuesday, August 2nd – 7 PM

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

Performance Dates: November 4th-20th, 2016

Synopsis: On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick’s demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself.

Character Descriptions

  • Ruffing, an Inspector (30-60)
  • Marcy, a governess (25-45)
  • Ravenscroft (35-50)
  • Gillian, her daughter (17-20)
  • Dolly, the maid (20-40)
  • French, the housekeeper (30-45)

Accents: Accents will be used for this production.  We have an excellent dialect coach as part of the production team.  You do not need to use an accent for auditions, although you are certainly welcome to try one on.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Bring resume and known conflicts for the period September 12th through November 20th.  Rehearsals will be determined by the availability of those who are cast. Headshot not necessary but welcome. Questions about auditions? Contact the director at jefwi1f@gmail.com. Interested in working behind the scenes? Contact the producers at kirschwe@earthlink.net or astier@fuse.net.

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Auditions Announced for BILLY ELLIOT at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre proudly announces auditions for BILLY ELLIOT, THE MUSICAL

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday June 26, 27 and 28, 2015
7:00 p.m.

Clifton United Methodist Church
3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT

Please reserve your time as soon as possible by emailing Catherine Shultz at cfshultzy@gmail.com or leaving a message at 513-314-5941. Please include your contact information, including both your phone number and email address and two choices for your audition time.

Walk-ins are welcome and will be seen in the next available slot.

PLEASE PREPARE & PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR AUDITION:

  • Shoes and clothing appropriate for a dance audition;
  • 16-32 bars of a Broadway-style song that showcases your vocal range;
  • Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked.
  • An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or a cappella numbers);
  • A copy of your resume and headshot.

Callbacks are June 29, 7-10 pm

Rehearsals will begin in late August. Performances are November 4-12, 2016 at the Jarson-Kaplan  Theatre of the Aronoff Center.

BILLY ELLIOT, THE MUSICAL is directed by Skip Fenker, produced by Kathy Beiting, with music direction by Kendra Struthers and Todd Florin.

For a complete cast breakdown, including vocal ranges, please visit www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org

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Youth Auditions Announced for ADVENTURES OF SHERWOOD FOREST at Milford Theatre Guilde

MISC_Auditions2Milford will hold an audition for their summer youth show , ADVENTURES OF SHERWOOD FOREST.

This will take place on Thurs, June 9 from 7-8:30 pm at the Day Heights Fireman’s Building, 1313 SR 131, Milford.

Show dates are the last weekend in July, 1st weekend in August.  (Ages 7 and up).

No special preparation is needed to audition. Hope to see some of you there.

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