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Auditions Announced for PICNIC by The Footlighters Inc.

FLI_logoFootlighters is proud to announce auditions for

PICNIC
By William Inge
Directed by Dennis Murphy

AUGUST 10 and 11 From 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Call Backs will be AUGUST 13, 2015 Starting at 7:00pm

  • Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
  • Also bring a resume and head shot along with a short bio.

Show Dates are January 14 – 30, 2016

Sign up for an audition time:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0448aeae2babfc1-audition1

Please indicate role(s) you are auditioning for.

Description:

In William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize winning “summer romance”, a handsome young drifter stirs up passions in a small Midwestern town during preparations for a Labor Day picnic. Sensual, charming, passionate and delightfully funny, PICNIC is a timeless American classic about life, about love, about dreams…and about the line between restraint and desire. “In a small town, all dreams seem big…”

Characters:

  • Flo Owens – mother to Madge and Millie, stage age 40. Flo has struggled to keep her daughters fed and clothed after their father left them. She hopes Madge will marry Alan, and have the charmed life she didn’t have.
  • Madge – Flo’s pretty older daughter, stage age 18. Madge struggles with being the girl on a pedestal everyone wants her to be and finding out what she really wants.
  • Millie – Flo’s younger tomboyish daughter, stage age 15. Smart, opinionated and living in Madge’s shadow, Millie struggles with finding her own identity.
  • Helen Potts – Flo’s neighbor, stage age 60’s. Sweet and generous, close to the Owens family. Bears the weight of caring for her be-ridden mother.
  • Rosemary Sydney – Flo’s tenant, schoolteacher, stage age 40-55. The “queen bee” of the maiden schoolteachers. Likes to dress well and be the life of the party.
  • Irma Kronkite – schoolteacher, stage age 30-42. Rosemary’s loud, boisterous friend.
  • Christine Schoenwalder – schoolteacher, stage age 28-40. New to town buts fits right in with Rosemary’s gang.
  • Hal Carter *- drifter, former college football star, stage age 20. Though Hal is rough around the corners, he has a charm and natural sexuality that make him popular with women.
  • Alan Seymour – Madge’s boyfriend, town rich-boy and fraternity brother of Hal’s, stage age 20. Alan is smart and has good manners and adores Madge.
  • Howard Bevins – Rosemary’s boyfriend, local shop owner, stage age 40-60. Howard is an easy going bachelor who is more interested in his store than romance and likes things between Rosemary and him just the way they are.
  • Bomber – newspaper boy, stage age 15. Obnoxious teenage boy.

*The role of Hal has been pre-cast.

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2015-2016 Season Auditions Announced for Dare to Defy Productions

Dare to Defy Productions – Open Auditions

D2D_logoWe will be having open auditions on August 2, 2015 at the Dare to Defy Productions Loft at 400 Linden Ave Dayton, OH

Click here to reserve an audition spot

  • Please prepare 32 bars of a song, and have a contrasting selection ready if asked.
  • Bring sheet music in the correct key; and accompanist will be provided.
  • Also prepare a one minute monologue.
  • Be prepared to dance if asked.
  • Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

All roles are open at this time. We are looking for performers for the following shows: 

FOOTLOOSE the Musical
Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, based on th eoriginal screenplay by Dean Pitchford, additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman. 

One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. This show is a great showcase for actors, singers, dancers and is a star vehicle for a triple threat!

Callback auditions will take place later in the day on August 2, 2015

PRODUCTION DATES: November 27 &  28, 2015
Rehearsals will start mid-October
Performances will be held at the Victoria Theatre

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL
With Music and Lyrics by David Nehls and Book by Betsy Kelso, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” began its journey as a series of staged readings and workshops, followed by a sold-out run at The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) in 2004, which led to the 2005 Off Broadway run produced by Jean Doumanian and Jeffrey Richards.  

“There is a new tenant at Armadillo Acres – and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park.  When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband Norbert – the storms begin to brew! This hilarious show is a great showcase for singers and actors with comedic timing.   

Callback auditions will be announced at a later date 

Production Dates: January 8, 9, 15 and 16 2016

Rehearsals will start Early December 2015

Performances will be held at the Mathile Theatre in the Schuster Center

The Wild Party

Book, Music, and Lyrics: Andrew Lippa

Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties,The Wild Party tells the story of one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness (mirroring the time in which they live), they decide to throw a party to end all parties. As the guests arrive, we meet an assortment of people living on the edge. Queenie and Burrs set out to make each other jealous, but Queenie begins to fall in love with her conquest named Mr. Black. After a long night of decadence, Burrs’ jealousy erupts and he comes to a violent end at Mr. Black’s hand. In the stark light of a new day, Queenie moves out into a brighter world, although not necessarily a brighter future, leaving the passed-out revelers in her wake. An award-winning score by Andrew Lippa provides excitement and drive for this tale of passions out of control. Capturing the sound of a bygone era with a nod to the present one, he makes us realize that moral decadence is not only limited to our past.

Callback auditions will be announced at a later date

Production Dates: April 1, 2, 9 and 10, 2016
Rehearsals will start early March
Performances will be held at the Mathile Theatre in the Schuster Center

AMERICAN IDIOT

This sung-through jukebox musical is an adaptation of the 2004 rock opera of the same name, originally written and recorded by punk band Green Day.

Story: Three American youths, Johnny, Tunny, and Will, seek to escape the media-saturated life of suburbia. The boys strike out in various directions, with Johnny seeking solace in the city, Tunny enlisting in the Army, and Will staying home with his pregnant girlfriend. The individual journeys challenge the boys, with each facing considerable hardships and finding few rewards. Eventually they all return home with hard-won maturity and a new outlook on life.

Callback auditions will be announced at a later date

Production Dates: May 20 and 21, 2016
Rehearsals will start late April
Performances will be held at the Victoria Theatre

Click here to download an audition form

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Auditions Announced for BIRDS at Tri-County Players

TCP_logoTri-County Players announces auditions for BIRDS, A Greek comedy by Aristophanes re-imagined by Burt McCollom!

BIRDS is a family-friendly, over-the-top, hilarious  comedy (think Shrek meets Hee-Haw meets Laugh-In…and Benny Hill)  about two humans (think Abbott and Costello) fed up with a world of lawyers, politicians and taxes who flee earth in search of the King of the Birds to find a simpler life. They concoct a crazy plan to build a city in the clouds, ruled by the Birds, which blocks sacrifices and forces both man below and the Olympian gods above to do their bidding.

Auditions are Monday, Aug. 17 and Monday Aug 24th, 7-9pm at the at the Sharonville Library at 10980 Thornview Dr Sharonville, Oh 45241

CHARACTERS:

  • Pithetaerus…(Pith) a conniving human (Bud Abbott-ish)
  • Euelipides…(Euel) a human sidekick (Lou Costello-ish)
  • Trochilus…The Butler/Chef Bird…a “Stuffy” avian
  • Epops…King of the Birds..an “Elvis-like” Hoopoe (Who-Poo)
  • Bird Leader…a French-speaking legionnaire type
  • The Priest Bird…a “heavenly” friar (Irish?)
  • The Poet…”Be Cool…Be Bop”
  • The Oracle…a “gypsy-like” soothsayer
  • The Realtor…a “Million Drachma Club” wheeler-dealer
  • The lst Messenger…a “UPS”-er type
  • The 2nd Messenger…a “Fed-EX”-er type
  • Iris…a small-time, bubblegum-chewing, Goddess
  • Harold…an absent-minded “dim-witter”
  • Stage Manager…the name says it
  • Prometheus…a “disguised” fore-shadower
  • Poseidon…a “sea-weeded”, trident wielding deity
  • Hercules…a “Marvelous” stereotype with sword/shield
  • A Barbarian…”Bam-Bam” incarnate with club
  • Dionysis…a “lover” of the grape with wine sac
  • A Chorus of Birds

Show Dates Oct. 9-10-11-16-17 at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

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Auditions Announced for BYE BYE LIVER by 628 Productions

628_Bye Bye Liver promoCasting Call for the show “Bye Bye Liver” at Below Zero Lounge 1122 Walnut St. 45202

The longest running show here in Cincinnati is looking to add talented actors to the cast! “Bye Bye Liver” first opened here in Cincinnati in March 2014 and has been running every Saturday since the show hit the local scene. It is a social satire that pokes fun at the follies of drinking through hilarious sketches and interactive games with the audience. The show has had rotation of material during its run thus far with opportunities for bringing in new sketches. The show run time is approximately 90 minutes.

Casting Tuesday July 14 7-9pm, Wednesday July 15 7-9pm and July 21, 22 for callbacks if necessary Looking for actors to begin as soon as Saturday, August 1st depending on role.

Roles:

  • Male character actor (20-45)
  • Female character actor (20-45)

Shows to run only on Saturday nights with an open-ended run, but commitments are negotiable. Please bring a resume to auditions, headshot optional.

Contact 628productions@gmail.com to schedule an audition time slot.

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Auditions Announced for THE COUNTRY HOUSE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Avenue
Middletownlyric.org
513-425-7140

August 3rd & 4th 7pm

This is the OHIO Premiere for this Broadway hit!
THE COUNTRY HOME By David Margulies
Nov. 6-14

Directed by Charley Shafor

A brood of famous and longing-to-be-famous creative artists have gathered at their summer home during the Williamstown Theatre Festival. When the weekend takes an unexpected turn, everyone is forced to improvise, inciting a series of simmering jealousies, romantic outbursts, and passionate soul-searching. Both witty and compelling, THE COUNTRY HOUSE provides a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Ages are used as guidelines.

  • SUSIE KEEGAN: early twenties, a college student, the plainly lovely daughter of Walter Keegan and the recently deceased Kathy
  • WALTER KEEGAN: sixty-six, a successful film and stage director; granddaughter of
  • ANNA PATTERSON: the matriarch, a great and famous actress; Susie’s grandmother.
  • ELLIOT COOPER:  forty-four, a failed actor and aspiring playwright. Susie’s uncle and brother to her late mother
  • NELL MCNALLY, Walter’s girlfriend an actress in her early forties, an intelligent, inscrutable beauty.

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