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November 13, 2014 · 5:27 pm

Actor Needed for SOLDIER’S CHRISTMAS

NETDue to a family illness, Actor’s and Playwright’s Collaborative and New Edgecliff Theatre are seeking to cast a replacement for the role of Sergeant MacDougal in the upcoming production of SOLDIER’S CHRISTMAS..

The Christmas Truce of 1914 receives a rare dramatic interpretation in the world premiere production of SOLDIER’S CHRISTMAS, playing December 12 – 21 at Northern Kentucky University’s Corbet Theatre. Produced by Actors & Playwrights Collaborative with New Edgecliff Theatre, SOLDIER’S CHRISTMAS is written by Philip Paradis and directed by Robert Allen.

Inspired by The Christmas Truce of 1914, Soldier’s Christmas is set in Belgium in late December 1914, and presents the story of how British and German soldiers met in the middle of No-man’s-land, negotiated a truce, and celebrated Christmas together during a temporary ceasefire.

The character is a Scottish Sergeant in His Majesty’s Army during WWI.  The ability to do a Scottish brogue is requested. This is a paid position.

Rehearsals have just started.

Auditions will be held at Northern Kentucky University Sunday 11/16/14 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and will be reading from the script.

To schedule an audition, please email jimstumplct@aol.com.

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November 13, 2014 · 2:51 pm

BCT Announces Auditions for NEXT TO NORMAL

bctOpen auditions for NEXT TO NORMAL at
Beavercreek Community Theatre
3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Beavercreek, OH 45432

Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, NEXT TO NORMAL is an unflinching look at how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 TONY Awards including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, this musical is an emotional powerhouse that addresses issues such as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life

Directed by Matt Owens

  • Prepare one minute of a Broadway-style song that demonstrates your vocal abilities and range. An accompanist and CD player will be provided.
  • Please bring to auditions a complete list of schedule conflicts from December 15 through March 16.

Performance dates are March 6-15, 2015

This is an Edge of the Creek production, so anyone under 18 auditioning will need parental consent

  • Diana (mezzo with strong belt): to play late 30s-early 40s; the mother – smart, sharp, sexy; put-together suburban soccer mom with an urban sensibility; delusional, bipolar, and depressive; constantly on the edge of a breakdown.
  • Dan (bari-tenor): to play late 30s-early 40s; the father – a handsome, genuine, dependable, devoted husband and father, beginning to grow frustrated and tired.
  • Gabe (tenor): to play 18; the son – the perfect teenager (everything a mother could want); bright and thoughtful, athletic and handsome, dashing and playful yet dangerous.
  • Natalie (mezzo with strong belt): to play 16; the daughter – intelligent, hard-working, and stressed from trying to be perfect; ironic and whip smart; her world could shatter at any moment; piano skills a plus.
  • Henry (tenor): to play 17; the boyfriend – a musician, philosopher, slacker, and stoner; optimist, he is romantic, charming, and adorable.
  • Doctor Madden (bari-tenor): “on the young side of ageless”; the doctor – assured and successful with a powerful presence, calm and steady, glimmers of a rock star.

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November 13, 2014 · 11:10 am

XACT Announces Auditions for I HATE HAMLET

xactI HATE HAMLET
Directed by Al Yarcho

Open Auditions Monday and Tuesday Nov 17 & 18 at 7pm
Cold readings from the script.

Auditions are held at the Xenia Area Community Theater, 45 E. 2nd St., Downtown Xenia

3 Men & 3 Women are needed plus backstage and technical volunteers.

THE STORY: Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew’s series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew’s agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew’s apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew’s life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor’s destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew’s deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.

Performances January 30 through February 8

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November 10, 2014 · 4:09 pm

SSCC Announces Auditions for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

SSCC_logoSSCC Theatre is pleased to announce their upcoming auditions for the spring production of Tracy Letts’ AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major new play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY was the winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Auditions, open to community members and students, will be held on Friday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 203 at the Central Campus of Southern State Community College, in Hillsboro, OH. Those interested in auditioning should prepare and memorize a dramatic, one to two-minute monologue. Those interested on working in available crew positions will be asked to complete an interview the night of auditions. If you’re interested in auditioning, but unavailable to attend the audition date, please contact Rainee Angles (rangles@sscc.edu) to schedule an alternate audition date prior to December 5.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, directed by Rainee Angles, will be performed March 27 – 29. For more information about AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY available roles, and a rehearsal schedule, please visit www.sscctheatre.com.

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November 10, 2014 · 3:38 pm

GHCT Announces Auditions for SORDID LIVES

GHCT_logoAuditions for SORDID LIVES are scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at The Creative Center at the Palace. Please be prepared to read from a script. The show is directed by Brett Sandlin. Email him at brettsandlin@cinci.rr.com with questions.

Synopsis: A black comedy about white trash! From the author of Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got the Will?), SORDID LIVES is the story of a colorful family from a small Texas town who must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman’s family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.

Date: Sunday November 23 and Monday, November 24, 2014
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: The Creative Center at the Palace, 215 South Third Street, Hamilton, OH 45011

Roles: 6 men, 6 women

  • BITSY MAE HARLING – the guitar playing ex-con bar singer.
  • TY WILLIAMSON – 27, a handsome gay man on a journey.
  • SISSY HICKEY – mid 50s, the caretaker who picked the wrong day to quit smoking.
  • NOLETA NETHERCOTT – early 40s the angry overweight betrayed housewife.
  • LATRELLE WILLIAMSON – early 50s, Ty’s uptight, proper mother.
  • LA VONDA DUPREE – late 40s, Latrelle’s liberal-minded, worldly sister.
  • G.W. NETERCOTT – late 40s, the distraught legless Vietnam Vet.
  • WARDELL “BUBBA” OWENS – late 40s, the former gay-bashing remorseful bartender.
  • ODELL OWENS – mid 40s, Wardell’s worthless story-telling brother.
  • DR. EVE BOLINGER – late 40s, the over-sexed pill-popping, alcoholic therapist.
  • EARL “BROTHER BOY” INGRAM – late 40s, the Tammy Wynette obsessed transvestite.
  • REV. BARNES – the Southern Baptist preacher.

Please be prepared to read from the script. If auditioning for the role of Bitsy, please be prepared to play a short song on the guitar and sing a few bars.

Note, ages may shift slightly depending on actors/actresses and group dynamics.

Performance dates are Feb. 5-8.

For more information, contact the director (Brett Sandlin) at 513-518-3705 or brettsandlin@cinci.rr.com.

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