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July 9, 2012 · 10:29 am

MCP Announces Auditions for OF MICE AND MEN

Mason Community Players presents OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck

Directed by Rich Schmaltz
Produced by Tessa Catlin

Auditions to take place at the Mason Grange Hall
205 N. Mason Montgomery Rd., Mason 45040

Monday August 6 & Tuesday August 7 from 7-10 pm

Auditioners will be asked to perform cold readings from the script.

Several characters have “non-negotiable” physical characteristics where noted. All character ages listed are stage ages and are flexible.

  • George Milton – (30+) An everyman of average size.
  • Lennie Smalls – (30+) Lennie is very large and childlike; 6’4”+ and 250+ lbs preferred but “just plain big” will do; the performance is more important.
  • Candy – (60+) An old and at least somewhat pathetic man.
    Slim – (30s-40s) Well respected team leader. He’s supposed to be handsome too but we have some leeway here.
  • Curley – (20s-early 30s) The Boss’ son, he is mean spirited and suffers from a Napolean complex. There is no specific height/size requirement but he needs to be shorter that the other actors (stage combat experience helpful).
  • Crooks – (30+) The African American stable hand.
  • Curley’s Wife (F) – (20s) Must be able to play the ingénue and the tramp at the same time.
  • Carlson – (30+) A somewhat pushy ranch hand.
  • Whit – (20s-30s) A ranch hand.
  • The Boss – (50s) A stern but fair man.

WARNING: There is substantial PG-13 language in this play as well as the relevant use of some specific racist and sexist language. Please be aware of this when you audition.

Rehearsals will begin with table reads in December/January. Full rehearsals begin in February.

Tentative show dates are April 5-7 & 12-14, 2013

Questions? Contact rschmaltz@cinci.rr.com.

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June 14, 2012 · 9:14 am

Stagecrafters Announces 2012-2013 Season Auditions

Auditions for the 2012 – 2013 Stagecrafters season will be held on June 27 & 28 from 7:30-9:30pm  at the Sharonville Fine Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road in Sharonville. Some parking is available on either side of the building or in the municipal lot on Walnut Street.

Stagecrafters first production of the 2012-2013 season will now be “Death Defying Acts” which is three one acts by David Mamet, Elaine May and Woody Allen. Directed by Cynthia Emmer.

Production dates are October 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 2012.

This long-running Off Broadway hit features the work of three gifted playwrights. David Mamet’s AN INTERVIEW is an oblique, mystifying interrogation. A sleazy lawyer is forced to answer difficult questions and to admit the truth about his life and
career. In HOTLINE by Elaine May, a neurotic woman with enough urban angst to fill a neighborhood calls a suicide crisis hotline late one night. The counselor who gets the call is overwhelmed – it is his first night on the job. In Woody Allen’s CENTRAL PARK WEST, a well-to-do psychiatrist has just discovered that her best friend is having an affair with her husband. She has invited the friend over for a confrontation after getting thoroughly soused. Meanwhile, the husband is about to run off with a college student.

Cast requirements are 6 – 8 men able to play ages 20s to 60s and 4-5 women able to play ages20 to 50s/60s.  

There will be cold readings from the scripts. You may audition for more than one show.

…IN THE TIME OF OLD AGE is a comedy by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists award-winning Canadian playwright Gord Carruth and is directed by Dee Dunn. Production dates are March 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 2013.

Two elderly gentlemen, a New Yorker and his friend, an Irish World War II veteran, both with little time left to live, unexpectedly come into a fortune. With their new status and the help of a beautiful lawyer they have some fun pulling off a brilliant sting on a bank manager of questionable integrity and morality, all to the benefit of elderly people.

Cast requirements – 2 men able to play late 70s, 1 man able to play mid 50s, 1 man able to play late 30s to early 40s, 1 woman able to play late 60s, 1 woman able to play mid 30s

Characters –

  • Reuben Ludlow, a 78-year-old Jewish widower
  • Isolde Trampler – Reuben’s cleaning lady, German
  • Tony Manucci – Reuben’s bookie, Italian
  • Mickey Flaherty – 80-year-old Irish American
  • Anna Collins – a lawyer, very good looking
  • Clarence Stickley – a bank manager

ELEEMOSYNARY by Lee Blessing will be directed by Michael L. Morehead. Production dates are May 11. 12. 17, 18 and 19, 2013.

Staged with utmost simplicity, using platforms and a few props, the play probes into the delicate relationship of three singular women: the grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to assert her independence through strong-willed eccentricity; her brilliant daughter, Artie (Artemis), who has fled the stifling domination of her mother; and Artie’s daughter, Echo, a child of exceptional intellect – and sensitivity– whom Artie has abandoned to an upbringing by Dorothea. As the play begins, Dorothea has suffered a stroke, and while Echo has reestablished contact with her mother, it is only through extended telephone conversations, during which real issues are skirted and their talk is mostly about the precocious Echo’s single-minded domination of a national spelling contest. But in the end, after Dorothea’s death, both Artie and Echo come to accept their mutual need and summon the courage to try, at last, to build a life together – despite the risks and terrors that this holds for both of them after so many years of alienation and estrangement.

Cast requirements – 1 woman able to play 50s – 60s, 1 woman able to play 30s and 1 teenage girl.

Characters –

  • Dorothea – a woman of some means
  • Artie – her daughter
  • Echo – her granddaughter

Questions – vsrraff@yahoo.com or call 513 288-4613

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June 7, 2012 · 4:29 pm

MPI Announces Auditions for THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY

Mariemont Players Announces Auditions For Ken Ludwig’s THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY

Director Patrick Downey will hold auditions for the Mariemont Players production of THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY, a comedy by Ken Ludwig, at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just east of Mariemont) at 7:00pm on Friday, July 6th and at 2:00pm on Sunday, July 8th, 2012.

THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY is a madcap comedy about love, life and man’s eternal love affair with golf from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy for You). Inspired by the English farces of the ’30s and ’40s, this fast-paced show is filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and romantic hijinks, letting loose mayhem at a stuffy country club in the style of the Marx Brothers.

Cast requirements are: 2 women and 2 men playing age 30’s or 40’s and 1 man and 1 woman playing age 20’s.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

The production will be staged September 7th through September 23rd, 2012.

For more information or questions about auditions, contact the director at actone64@aol.com.

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June 7, 2012 · 3:59 pm

Old West Festival Auditions

The Old West Festival in Williamsburg, Ohio is looking for Volunteers for this year’s street cast. We are looking for atmosphere characters to interact with guests.

We are looking to fill all roles, but have a specific need for the following:

  • Gamblers (We need a couple of these to staff a Parlor and have enough that they don’t have to spend the whole day in the hall)
  • Saloon Girls and Can Can troupe.
  • Melodrama Cast (We are redoing the melodrama and many of the recurring characters are no longer needed so we will be looking to cast the new ones).
  • Master of Ceremonies (for the Riding show)
  • Anyone with special talents (Musicians, singers, storytellers etc.)

The Audition dates for this year are Saturday June 9, 2012 and Sunday July 1, 2012 at the Old West Festival Grounds.

The Old West Festival is located conveniently to all areas of the Cincinnati Tri-State area.From Cincinnati, take I-275 to exit 63B, State Route 32 East towards Batavia. You will follow State Route 32 approximately 14 miles before turning right on Eastwood Road. In one-tenth of a mile take another right on Cobb Road.The Old West Festival is located on the right in one-half mile at 1449 Greenbush Cobb Road.

Old West Festival Link.

If you are planning on being a part of cast this year and are unable to make either of These dates, please email me before July 3 2012. If you have any further questions, please let me or Pat know. You can email me, or call me at 859-630-6242.

Thanks,
Don Dodson

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May 29, 2012 · 9:13 am

Falcon Announces Auditions for HOW DO YOU SPELL M-U-R-D-E-R

Falcon Theatre is proud to announce Auditions for its first summer Murder Mystery:

HOW DO YOU SPELL M-U-R-D-E-R?
An Interactive Mystery in three acts
Written and Directed by Isaac B. Turner

What could be more delightful than a classic case of Who Done It? Victim and suspects trapped under one roof, vital clues in full view, and the ever present question, Who? This 1920s caper set in St. Louis, rolls into action when two couples arrive on a paddlewheel steamboat headed for the Tallstacks Music, Arts and Heritage Festival in Cincinnati. The Youngs are honeymooning. The Crazees are on a little get away, before heading off to Paris. An unexpected guest arrives on the levee, and things get messy for everyone onboard, including the crew. Captain Grant and his daughter, must do what they can to keep everything under control when one of their guests turns up…..dead! Who Done It? How is this group of strangers connected to this murder? Only the detective can resolve this mystery, relying on the audience to help solve the crime. With five possible endings, the outcome of each performance is controlled by the audience!

Auditions: Monday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 19 at 7pm at the Monmouth Theatre, 636 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071

Rehearsals begin Monday, June 25. Sunday-Friday, 6:30-10:30pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm

OFF: Friday, June 29 and Wednesday, July 4

Performances: July 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and August 3, 4. Friday and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm

Each Actor will be paid a performance stipend.

We are looking for actors with a strong sense of stylized period comedy. Actors must also be comfortable with light Improv. The audition is by appointment only, and will consist of cold readings. All auditionees should arrive at 7pm to fill out audition forms and receive scripts. Please bring a picture and resume for our files.

Because this is a new play, sides are available by request, upon scheduling an audition appointment. To reserve an audition appointment, contact the director, by replying to this email. Please let the director know which day you wish to audition, and whether or not you’d like an electronic copy of the sides sent to you.

Cast of Characters:

Ulysses S. Grant IV: A kindly riverboat captain, with a timeless nature. Knowledgable, but somewhat befuddled, his mind is cluttered with way too many useful things…think Peter Falk as Columbo. A loving father and a passionate boater, the “Ulysses S. Lee” is his home.

Allison Grant: a 1920s dame. Though quite feminine, she is strong and she doesn’t shy away from work. Not prone to gender stereotypes, Allison is the Purser aboard the “Ulysses S. Lee”, her father’s steam boat. Born and raised on the water, Allison uses her travel to spread the word that women can do anything men can, but better.

Jack Young: a 1920s banker, handsome, confident, intelligent and business minded. Jack is very much in love, and wants nothing more than to provide for his lovely wife, who he is trying to convince to give up her dreams of the silver screen, and start a family. (Also plays ROBERT.)

Robert Young: Jack Young’s twin brother, alike in most every way, except that Robert practices law. He is not married. Appearance aside, Robert is a complete stranger to everyone, or is he?

Marcel Crazee: a 1920s gentleman, charismatic, enigmatic, sincere but mysterious. He speaks in an exaggerated French dialect. He is a renaissance man, who dabbles in fine art, aviation and rare jewels. Marcel is “married” to Vivienne. He is dressed in 1870’s clothing.

Vivienne Crazee: a 1920s femme fatale. She is attractive, boisterous and somewhat superficial. A bit too mysterious, she speaks in an exaggerated French dialect. Vivienne has held many “careers” in her lifetime. She is dressed in 1870’s clothing.

Loretta Young: a 1920s ingenue, pretty, sincere, intelligent but naive. She comes from a long line of film actors, and aspires to get her big break in the family business…one day. For now, Loretta is so much in love, that she’s happy just being Mrs. Jack Young. Newly married, she and Jack are off to Cincinnati for their honeymoon.

You can contact Isaac B. Turner at Barry638NYC@aol.com for audition appointments and information.

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