The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is holding auditions for its CINCINNATI: CITY OF IMMIGRANTS winter/spring ArtReach tour. The tour runs through June 2013 and requires six actors, three male and three female. Actors are contracted and paid per performance. Please email Deondra at deondra.means@thechildrenstheatre.com or call 513.569.8080 ext. 19 to schedule an audition.
Auditions are
- Friday, January 11, 2013 from 4-9pm
- Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 4-8pm
Characters include:
- Katerina – German immigrant girl who arrives in Cincinnati with her family around 1848
- Conner – Young Irish immigrant who arrives in Cincinnati in 1852
- Bessie – Former slave who walked from her home in Alabama to Cincinnati in 1866
- Samuel – Hat maker and Russian Jewish immigrant arriving in Cincinnati in 1897
- Jenny – 16 year-old high school dropout who arrives in Cincinnati in 1949 from Pikeville, Kentucky
- Javier – Early to mid-20’s Mexican-American who arrives in Cincinnati in 2007 from Modesto, California
History comes to life with CINCINNATI: CITY OF IMMIGRANTS, written by celebrated playwright, Joseph McDonough. The story follows six fictional characters that immigrated to Cincinnati over a 150-year period. German, Irish, African-American, Jewish, Appalachian, and Hispanic characters weave together their common experiences-meeting new people, encountering discrimination, overcoming adversity, and bringing parts of their culture to a new home.
CINCINNATI: CITY OF IMMIGRANTS is the perfect forum for both students and members of the community to learn about regional history and gain a perspective and insight into other cultures.
