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January 31, 2024 · 5:18 pm

Auditions Announced for FOUR OLD BROADS at Fairfield Footlighters

fflAuditions announced for Fairfield Footlighters upcoming production of FOUR OLD BROADS.

Directed by John Vanderplough
Produced by Dan Schindler

Auditions will be held Monday, February 5th, and Tuesday, February 6th from 630-8:30pm at the Fairfield Community Arts Center. (411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014)

Retired burlesque queen Beatrice Shelton desperately needs a vacation – and NOT another trip up to Helen, Georgia to see that “precious little German village for the umpteenth time.” A Sassy Seniors Cruise through the Caribbean may be just the ticket if she can just convince her best friend, Eaddy Mae Clayton, to stop praying and go with her. Unfortunately, things have not been very pleasant at Magnolia Place Assisted Living since Nurse Pat Jones began working there. A mystery unfolds with laughter as the gals try to outsmart the evil Nurse Pat Jones and figure out why so many residents have been moved to “the dark side,” what exactly IS that mysterious pill, and what happened to Doctor Head? If they can solve the mystery, they may make it to the cruise ship after all.

Roles available:

  • Beatrice Shelton – Senior citizen; a former stripper with an attitude.
  • Eaddy Mae Clayton – Senior citizen; a former nurse and “religious” lady.
  • Imogene Fletcher – Senior citizen; the newest resident at Magnolia Place.
  • Maude Jenkins – Senior citizen; a funeral and soap-opera-obsessed frump.
  • Sam Smith – Senior citizen; former Elvis impersonator and all-around Casanova.
  • Pat Jones – A rude and pushy nurse/director of Magnolia Place; stage age 30-40s.
  • Ruby Sue Bennett – A quiet, romance-novel-loving nurse; stage age 30s.

Auditions will be cold readings from the script.

Rehearsals will be two to three nights a week, dependent on cast availability, beginning in mid-April. Please come to auditions with a list of possible conflicts for April through the final weekend of May.

Performances are Friday, May 24th at 7:30pm, Saturday, May 25th at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday, May 26th at 2:00pm.

Please email John Vanderplough with any questions at johnvanderplough@hotmail.com.

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January 30, 2024 · 6:45 pm

Auditions Announced for ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at Beavercreek Community Theatre

bctONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS By Richard Bean
Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
With songs by Grant Oldin

FEBRUARY 12 AND 13 at 7pm

AUDITIONS WILL CONSIST OF COLD READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT

CAST REQUIREMENTS

  • FRANCIS – M – mid 30s – Ex-skiffle band member hired by two guvnors
  • STANLEY STUBBERS –M- Late 20s to 30s – Privately educated, 2nd Master
  • RACHAEL CRABBE – F (disguised as brother Roscoe) – mid 20s to 30s – 1st Master
  • HARRY DANGLE –M- 60s – Crooked solicitor
  • CHARLIE “THE DUCK” CLENCH – M- 50 to 60 – sketchy businessman, Pauline’s father
  • LLOYD BOATENG – M – 50s- a Jamaican, friend to Charlie Clench
  • PAULINE CLENCH – F- 20s – Clench’s daughter, fiancé of Alan & Roscoe
  • ALAN – M- 20s – Son of Dangle, fiancé of Pauline
  • DOLLY – F – late 20s to mid 30s- Charlie Clench’s book keeper
  • GARETH –M- 30s – Head Waiter
  • ALFIE – M- Plays 86 – waiter, moves slow and gingerly but has much physical comedy
  • POLICEMAN/CAB DRIVER
  • EXTRAS

Brighton, England. 1963. Change is in the air, and Francis Henshall is looking to make his mark. Fired from a skiffle band and in search of work, he finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe, in town to collect a fee from his fiancee’s gangster father. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother, herself in love with Stanley Stubbers (her brother’s killer) who, in turn, becomes our hero’s other ‘guvnor’. Fighting a mounting sense of confusion, Francis goes out of his way to serve both bosses. But with the distractions of a pneumatic book keeper, a self-important actor and select members of the criminal fraternity (not to mention his own mammoth appetite) to contend with, how long can he keep them apart? Richard Bean’s hilarious comedy received 5-star reviews from every London newspaper and was the hit of the 2012 Broadway season.

Production dates: April 19-28

For more information visit www.bctheatre.org/auditions.

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January 28, 2024 · 6:56 pm

Auditions Announced for 2024 Cabaret at SingOUTCincy

MISC_SingOUTCincyAudition for SingOUT Cincy’s 2024 Cabaret

Auditions will take place on February 11, from 1:30-3pm and February 12, from 6:30-8pm at the Cincinnati Ballet (Gilbert Avenue Studio – 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202).

An audition slot can be claimed at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CA4AB2FA0FCC52-47087444-singout#/

Visions of Us: Songs of Queer Representation is a celebration of the songs and media that make us feel seen. Singers will be paid $100 for 1 rehearsal the week before Cabaret, 1 sound check on March 22, and the performance of 3 songs aligned with the theme. Visions of Us is on Friday, March 22 at 8pm at The Birdcage. 

Please prepare 1 to 2 complete songs that fit your understanding of representation and visions of the LGBTQIA+ community. Bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided. 

Please contact singoutcincy@gmail.com with any questions or for alternate audition arrangements should the dates and times below not work for you. 

SingOUTCincy is a multi-generational, queer-centric singing organization built to highlight voices of the LGBTQIA+ community, bridge generational divides, and showcase music by and for LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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January 25, 2024 · 6:43 pm

Auditions Announced for YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce auditions for our July 2024 production of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue by Michael Mayer; additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa; directed by Angelo Cerniglia.

Audition Dates/Times: Please arrive at the audition start time and be prepared to stay the entire time, if needed.

  • Friday, February 16 from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, February 18 from 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Mariemont Players – 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Audition Requirements:

  • Please prepare to sing, acapella, 16-32 bars of any musical theatre song about being happy!
  • Dress in comfortable attire for learning and performing a short section of choreography that will be taught to you during your audition time.
  • Auditionees must be 18 years of age or older at the start of the rehearsal process.

Callbacks: Callbacks, if needed, will happen on the day you audition. You’ll be asked to sing a section of music from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and sheet music will be provided at that time. This also applies to any readings we might ask for too.

Production Dates: July 11 – 28, 2024

A general outline of the rehearsal schedule can be found below.

Synopsis: Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. Musical numbers include “My Blanket and Me,” “The Kite,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.” Guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!

Casting (ages 18 and up)

  • Charlie Brown – male identifying, baritone
  • Lucy Van Pelt – female identifying, mezzo-soprano
  • Linus Van Pelt – male identifying, baritone
  • Schroeder – male identifying, tenor
  • Snoopy – tenor, male or female identifying
  • Sally Brown – female identifying, soprano

Along with the named characters, we are looking for actors who will play:

  •  Linus’ blanket (in the form of a dancer)
  • Woodstock (multiple, to be dancers with Snoopy)
  • Actors who will fill out additional Peanuts roles such as: Little Red-Haired Girl, Pig Pen, Marcie, and Peppermint Patty.

Rehearsal Schedule:
Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning on May 13, 2024, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Beginning on June 1, 2024, Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. will be added to rehearsal schedule.

May 2024

  • May 13 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 15 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 20 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 22 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • May 29 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)

June 2024

  • June 1 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 3 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 5 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 8 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 10 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 12 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 15 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 17 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 19 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 22 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • June 24 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 26 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • June 29 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

July 2024

  • July 1 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
  • July 6 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Tech:
July 7 – 10, 2024

Performances:  July 11 – 28, 2024

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January 25, 2024 · 6:23 pm

Auditions Announced for DEATH BY FATAL MURDER at Beechmont Players

BPI_logoBeechmont Players, Inc. Announces Auditions for DEATH BY FATAL MURDER, a comic thriller by Peter Gordon 

Directed by jef brown
Produced by Pam Kaesemeyer

February 12th & 13th at 6:30p.m.

Cherry Grove United Methodist Church
1428 Eight Mile Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45255

Inspector Pratt’s record of crime detection at Bagshot House isn’t enviable. On his two previous visits, the body count mounted, as he looked on, hopeless and helpless. Now, he’s back – and, as usual, chaos reigns supreme. Pratt meets Nancy Allwright, the new owner of the house, and is soon embroiled in yet more mystery and mayhem, aided and abetted by Miss Maple and Constable Thompkins.

The cast will consist of four actors and four actresses, 20s and older:

  • Inspector Pratt – middle-aged, clumsy, inept.  British.
  • Constable Thompkins – shy, but capable.  British.
  • Enzo Garibaldi – Italian, with an eye for the ladies.
  • Squadron Leader Roger (Stiffy) Allwright – devil-may-care RAF Officer.
  • Nancy Allwright – bright, open and friendly.  British.
  • Ginny Fahrquar – Annoyingly posh, with an annoying laugh.  British (of course).
  • Miss Joan Maple – ‘mature’ local tweedy crime-solver.  British.
  • Blodwyn Morgan – middle-aged. Overwhelming.  Welsh.

Death by Fatal Murder will be staged May 3-11, 2024 at the Anderson Center.

Auditions will consist of readings from the script.

Questions about auditions? Contact the director at jefwi1f@gmail.com.

Interested in working behind the scenes? Contact the producer at pkaesey@gmail.com.

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