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March 15, 2015 · 10:56 am

Auditions Announced for Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID at La Comedia

LAC_logoLocal auditions for Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID on Saturday, April 11

La Comedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio, will hold an open audition for their production of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID on Saturday April 11, 2015, at 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, Ohio.

9:00am. – Children – Boys and Girls ages 7-17. Will be used throughout show and in production numbers.
*The role of FLOUNDER is a young boy (10-14) and will be cast from this audition.

10:00am. – Principals

  • ARIEL 18-22 Soprano with strong belt. Beautiful, adventurous, and headstrong.
  • URSULA 25-40 Alto with strong belt. Manipulative, cunning, and devious, yet humorous.
  • PRINCE ERIC 18-24 Lyrical tenor/baritenor. Charming prince, strong singer and actor.
  • KING TRITON 30-50 Strong baritone. Ruler of the sea, strong, commanding yet sensitive.
  • SCUTTLE 20-30 Tenor. The funny, off-beat seagull. Good singer with great comedic timing.Must display tap dancing skills.
  • SEBASTIAN 20-30 Caribbean style voice/baritone. The anxious crab, strong singer, mover, and actor
  • FLOTSEM, JETSAM 20-30 Tenors with strong falsetto range. Ursula’s underhanded, devious eel spies. Strong movers.
  • CHEF LOUIS 30-50 The over the top chef, excellent feature role for comedic actor.

11:30am. – Dance/Chorus Call – Men and Women
Seeking actors/ singers and movers to play various ensemble roles and cover Principals.

Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a musical theatre song appropriate to the show.

Director/Choreographer is Chris Beiser
Rehearsals begin June 22, 2015. Performances July 8-August 30, 2015.
Questions call Joe (937) 746-4537
Non-Equity

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March 13, 2015 · 10:44 am

Auditions Announced for XANADU Presented by The Villa Players

TMC_logoThe Villa Players of Thomas More College present XANADU! April 23-26 at The Thomas More Theater. Directed by Ian O’Donnell.

Auditions are March 18th and 19th at at 6pm in The Performing Arts Studio in The Saints Center at Thomas More College (333 Thomas More Parkway , Crestview Hills, Ky)

Please bring a headshot, resume, clothes for dance, and have a one-minute audition piece ready (recorded accompaniment preferred).

Show Description
This TONY Award-nominated hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures’ cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, XANADU is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired.

XANADU follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it’s 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds. – See more at: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000347#sthash.NhzYpIN8.dpuf

Character Breakdown

  • CALLIOPE (APHRODITE) Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. The Muse of epics.
    Female, 30-60 yrs old
    Range: G3 – A5
  • DANNY MAGUIRE (ZEUS) The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny, but has since let money and greed consume him.
    Male, 50-70 yrs old
    Range: A3 – C6
  • ERATO One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of lyrics and erotica. As Eros, she is responsible for shooting Kira with the arrow of love brought on by Melpomene and Calliope’s spell. Actor doublings include: Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros, and Hera.
    Female, 25-45 yrs old
    Range: G3 – C6
  • EUTERPE One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of music. Actor doublings include: Siren, Andrews Sister, and Thetis.
    Female, 20-35 yrs old
    Range: G3 – A5
  • KIRA (CLIO) The youngest of Zeus’s daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses.
    Female, 18-25 yrs old
    Range: G3 – A5
  • MELPOMENE (MEDUSA) Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy.
    Female, 40-60 yrs old
    Range: G3 – A5
  • SONNY MALONE A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer.
    Male, 20-30 yrs old
    Range: B3 – C6
  • TERPSICORE One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of dance. As Hermes, the messenger of the gods, he is deeply masculine in voice but sassy and flippant in attitude. Actor doublings include: Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, and Centaur.
    Male, 25-40 yrs old
    Range: C4 – C6
  • THALIA One of Kira’s older sisters and fellow muse. Muse of comedy. Actor doublings include: Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer, and Cyclops.
    Male, 20-35 yrs old
    Range: C4 – C6

See more at: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000347#sthash.NhzYpIN8.dpuf

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March 11, 2015 · 9:02 am

Auditions Announced for MAN OF LA MANCHA at Lebanon Theatre Company

LTC_logoThe Lebanon Theatre Company has announced dates for auditions for their upcoming production of the classic musical MAN OF LA MANCHA.  The auditions will be held at 7 p.m. on Mon., Mar. 16 and Tues., Mar. 17 at the Mechanic Street Playhouse, 10 S. Mechanic Street, Lebanon, Ohio.

The show’s director, Steven Haines, asks that those auditioning simply prepare a song from the standard musical theatre repertoire (1950’s through 1980’s).  The song does not need to be memorized, and an accompanist will be provided at the audition.  Other songs may be workshopped at the auditions, and scripts for coached scene readings will be available. Those auditioning must be at least 18 years of age and are welcome to come to both of the audition sessions.

Haines is looking to cast an ensemble of 15-18 singing actors who will play the 6 principal characters and the 10+ secondary characters that populate the musical.  The actual production will open on May 8 for a two weekend run of 6 performances.

MAN OF LA MANCHA is a multiple Tony Award-winning musical that vividly imagines the later life of the great Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes as he awaits his trial in a dungeon at the height of the Spanish Inquisition.  The musical moves seamlessly between the prison and Cervantes’ own outsized imagination, where his noble idealism finds expression in his greatest literary creation, Don Quixote.  MAN OF LA MANCHA, with a heartfelt score that includes the worldwide hit The Impossible Dream, is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

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March 10, 2015 · 11:12 am

Local Dance Company Seeks Seniors and Mature Adults for Performance Extras

MamLuft&Co. Dance, Cincinnati

MamLuft&Co. Dance, Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, OHIO — Modern Dance organization and performing company, MamLuft&Co. Dance, is premiering a new work entitled Memoriam (In Memory of Memory) at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, on May 22 and 23, 2015.

Memoriam is a work about both celebrated and lost memories.

The work’s choreographers, Elena Rodriguez, Susan Honer, and Jeanne Mam-Luft, seek to juxtapose experiences of youth with those of aging.

As such, the organization is seeking seniors and mature adults to appear in the performance as extras.

MamLuft&Co. Dance is recruiting mature adults who can rehearse with the company on Wednesday evenings, starting with an audition or first meeting on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (3711 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220).

The extras will not be dancing, necessarily, and absolutely no prior theatrical or dance experience is necessary. All body types are welcome. The organization asks that extras be comfortable working in somewhat dim theatrical lighting, in addition to being comfortable with learning and building upon material week-to-week.

Interested parties are encouraged to visit MLCo.org/auditions for more detail and to complete a registration form on the website. They may also call 513-494-6526 or email dance@mlco.org for more information.

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March 10, 2015 · 10:45 am

Auditions Announced for BUS STOP at Mariemont Players

mpi_logoDirector Tom Peters will hold auditions for the Mariemont Players production of BUS STOP, a comedy by William Inge, at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just east of Mariemont) from 7:00-9:00pm on Thursday, March 29th and 3:00-5:00pm on Sunday, March 26th. Callbacks, if needed, will be 7:00-9:00pm on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015.

In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked and the weary travelers will have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse in a sparkling gown and a seedy fur-trimmed jacket, is the passenger with the most to worry about. A belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana.

The director is looking to casting age appropriate actors of any ethnicity for all the roles. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. The cast consists of 3 women and 5 men:

  • Elma Duckworth: Elma is an innocent and naive high-schooler, full of dreams, working as a waitress at the Bus Stop diner. (Age: 15-18)
  • Cherie: A nightclub chanteuse (a singer – ability to hold a tune not important, doesn’t have to be a ‘great’ singer), pretty, fragile, grew up too fast. She wears too much makeup, and is from the Ozarks. She has a southern accent. (Age: 18-24)
  • Grace Hoyland: Owns the diner. Her husband deserted her years ago and she’s finally come to terms with life. She’s wise and motherly, but can be a bit of a flirt if the right man is around. (Age: 35-60)
  • Bo Decker: Ranch owner, attractive, cowboy, brash, impulsive, naive, child-like, innocent and simple. (Age: 18-24)
  • Virgil Blessing: Ranch hand, good-hearted simple cowboy, like a father to Bo, laid back, plays guitar a bit. (Age: 40’s-50’s)
  • Will Masters: Sheriff, big, stern, means business but friendly. (Age: 40-mid 50’s)
  • Dr. Gerald Lyman: Former professor. Graying, alcoholic, divorced, struggling with his inner demons. (Age: 50-60’s)
  • Carl: Bus driver, hearty, a flirt, has seen just about everything. (Age: 30-60)

The production will be staged July 10th through July 26th, 2015.

Anyone with questions or would like a perusal script, please contact the director at sloanpeters@hotmail.com or 513-379-4502.

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