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January 4, 2024 · 3:09 pm

Auditions Announced for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, TICK, TICK…BOOM! and BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical at The Carnegie

TC_logo_newTHE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
June 22 – July 7, 2024
Eric Byrd, Director/Choreographer
Steve Goers, Music Director

TICK, TICK… BOOM!
July 19 – 28, 2024
Lindsey Augusta Mercer,
Director/Choreographer
Erin McCamley, Music Director

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
August 10 – 25, 2024
Dee Anne Bryll & Ed Cohen, Directors
Dee Anne Bryll & Julius Jenkins, Choreographers
Jacob Priddy, Music Director

AUDITIONS BY VIDEO SUBMISSION
Submissions are due by 11:59 PM EST on February 11, 2024.
Performers must be 18 years of age or older by May 28, 2024 to submit an audition.

What to prepare:

  • 32 bars of a song in the style of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW or TICK, TICK… BOOM!
  • 32 bars of a song in the style of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
  • Optional: Submit a 1-2 minute video showcasing your dance/movement abilities
  • Resume
  • Headshot

Actors who play instruments are encouraged but not required to showcase that in their audition — particularly those submitting for roles in TICK, TICK… BOOM! or for Carole King in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL.

Note: Actors interested only in the roles of Don Kirschner or Genie Klein in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL may submit a 1-minute monologue in place of a song.

Audition videos will only be accepted as links. Files requiring download will not be accepted. Please create separate videos for each song and the dance combination. You will be asked to submit them separately in the online form.

Please ensure that privacy settings are such that we are enabled to view by the link only, with no need for password or additional access request. Please film your material in a horizontal/landscape frame on a solid background or plain wall. A ¾ shot is preferred.

Your headshot must be an image file and your resume must be in PDF format. Both should be labeled with you name (i.e. Gabbard_Tyler.pdf)

Please submit your audition here: https://forms.gle/swV3M5Z6eRnZJe5H6

Callbacks
Callbacks will be a mix of live and digital based on the availability of the auditionee and production staff. In-person callbacks are planned for the afternoon/evening of Sunday, March 3 for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and the evening of Monday, March 4 for TICK, TICK… BOOM!

Casting
All auditionees will be notified of casting outcomes by March 17, 2024.

The Carnegie is committed to inclusive casting. All races, ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and mobilities are encouraged to apply. Pronouns listed in the character breakdown refer to the genders of the characters only. Actors should submit for any roles they feel comfortable playing.

Compensation

  • One-time stipends range from $1000-$1400 per contract, dependent on role and swing tracks.
  • Local-hire AEA actors may be considered for principal roles. AEA actors should contact Tyler Gabbard, tgabbard@thecarnegie.com, before submitting.
  • No housing provided.

Rehearsals and Performances
Rehearsals will take place in the evenings and on weekends. Daytime rehearsals may be added based on the availability of the cast and production staff.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Rehearsals
May 28–June 21

Performances
Saturday, June 22 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 23 3:00 PM
Friday, June 28 Midnight
Saturday, June 29 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 30 3:00 PM
Friday, July 5 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 6 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 7 3:00 PM

TICK, TICK… BOOM!
Rehearsals
June 30–July 18

Performances
Friday, July 19 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 20 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 21 3:00 PM
Friday, July 26 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 27 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 28 3:00 PM

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Rehearsals
July 14–August 9

Performances
Saturday, August 10 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 11 3:00 PM
Friday, August 16 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 17 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 18 3:00 PM
Friday, August 23 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 24 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 25 3:00 PM

Conflicts will be accepted on a limited basis. The Carnegie strives to provide flexible opportunities for artists to pursue their craft in an environment that respects work-life balance. If conflicts are too numerous, we reserve the right to retract our offer. No performance conflicts will be accepted.

COVID-19 Policies
The Carnegie fervently encourages all auditioners to seek the Covid-19 vaccination before attending in-person callbacks. Proof of a completed initial vaccine course may be requested before the start of rehearsals for all company members. Rehearsals may be conducted in masks depending on virus transmission rates. Performances and audiences will not be masked.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O’Brien

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW includes sexually explicit scenes and language. Please familiarize yourself with the material before submitting. Actors should feel comfortable performing in revealing costumes.

The roles of Frank ‘N’ Furter and the Narrator have been cast.

BRAD (He/Him)
Quirky, but very much in love with his fiancé, Janet.
Bari Tenor, Bb2-G4

JANET (She/Her)
Good girl who is madly in love with Brad.
Mezzo Soprano Belt, A3-Eb5

MAGENTA/USHERETTE (She/Her)
One of Frank’s servants.
Mezzo Soprano Belt, Bb3-Eb5

RIFF RAFF (He/Him)
One of Frank’s servants.
High Rock Tenor, D3-B4

COLUMBIA/USHERETTE (She/Her)
One of Frank’s servants. Tap skills a plus.
Mezzo Soprano Belt, E4-E5

ROCKY: (He/Him)
Frank’s magnificent creation. An adonis.
Range: Tenor, A3-G4

EDDIE/DR. SCOTT: (He/Him)
Eddie, delivery man. Scott is Eddie’s Uncle.
Range: Baritone, E3-F#4

4 PHANTOMS/TRANSYLVANIANS
A singing, dancing ensemble.

2 ONSTAGE VOCALISTS/SWINGS

TICK, TICK… BOOM!
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

JON (He/Him)
A struggling composer on the brink of his 30th birthday. Piano skills a plus.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2

MICHAEL AND OTHERS (He/Him)
A former actor-turned-market research executive. He is Jon’s roommate and best friend.
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

SUSAN AND OTHERS (She/Her)
A dancer and Jon’s girlfriend.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Book by Douglas McGrath
Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing

CAROLE KING (She/Her)
An aspiring singer/songwriter. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Piano skills a plus.
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3

GERRY GOFFIN (He/Him)
Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: D3

BARRY MANN (He/Him)
A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3

CYNTHIA WEIL (She/Her)
A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend.
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3

DON KIRSCHNER (He/Him)
An influential music publisher and producer.

GENIE KLEIN (She/Her)
Carole’s mother.

12 ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
Various roles including singers, musicians, and artists including Neil Sedaka, The Righteous Brothers, and members of the Drifters and the Shirelles

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January 3, 2024 · 6:36 pm

Auditions Announced for HELLO, DOLLY! at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoSaturday, February 3rd (2-6 pm)
Sunday, February 4th (2-6 pm)

Callbacks: Monday, February 5th (7pm)

Audition Location:
The Creative Center at the Palace
215 S 3rd St. Hamilton, OH 45011

Performance Dates: April 25-28, 2024

Audition Information:

  • Please prepare a 60-90 second musical theater song that best displays your voice. An accompanist will be available and a bluetooth speaker w/ iphone adapter.
  • If you prefer to be featured as a DANCER please come to auditions and meet with our production team!   We seek dancers with classical experience/training.
  • Please bring a headshot and resume if you have one.
  • Please bring a list of conflicts to auditions. Conflicts given after casting may not be accepted.
  • The role of Rudolph has been cast as Sami Shabaan.
  • Rehearsals begin February 2/12 and run Sundays 3:00 – 6:30, Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00. Wednesdays will be added in late March 6:30-9
  • Can’t make in-person auditions? Please send us an audition video! Forward your video or link to: samixalmy@gmail.com. Please include headshot, resume, and conflicts in the email.

Our production team is a diverse group of artists from all over Cincy/NKY. Performers of all races, gender identities, and abilities are encouraged to audition.

Director: Matt Neal
Producers: Sammy Haven, David Stark
Choreographer: Taylor Gorsuch
Music Director: Kristi Hiner
Stage Manager: Brooke Baird
Production Design: Mary Slocum, Ben Houser
Costumes: Katelyn Osborn, Elaine Messerly
Props: Rhonda Lucas
Sponsored by: Max & Teresa Iltzsch

(Cast members do not have to be the actual ages of the characters but must look age appropriate and act accordingly.)

Roles include:

  • Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi (40-55) — A widow with an indefatigable hunger for life.
  • Horace Vandergelder (40-55) — Grumpy, funny, smart. A Saint Bernard exterior with a heart of gold.
  • Cornelius Hackl (33) — Vandergelder’s naïve chief clerk, 33 years old and never kissed a girl.
  • Barnaby Tucker (17) — An assistant to Cornelius, 17 years old and never kissed a girl.
  • Mrs. Irene Molloy (30-35) — A young widow hungry for love and adventure in New York City.
  • Minnie Fay (17-22) — A young girl who works for Irene’s Shop. Supreme comic timing.
  • Ermengarde (17) — The 17-year-old niece of Horace Vandergelder. Strong dancer and comedic timing.
  • Ambrose Kemper (17-21) — An artist seeking to marry Ermengarde. Strong dancer and comedic timing.
  • Ernestina (30-50) — A single woman in need of Mrs. Levi’s services. A wild and free spirit for 1899.
  • Numerous roles will be cast throughout the ENSEMBLE. Seeking strong singer/dancers and performers with unique talents!

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January 2, 2024 · 5:10 pm

Auditions Announced for DEAR WORLD at The Drama Workshop

TDW_VERTThe Drama Workshop, led by director Dennis Murphy and musical director Linda Abbott, will hold a second round of auditions for the musical DEAR WORLD on Monday, Jan 29. The auditions begin at 7 pm with doors opening at 6:30 for sign ups. Auditions will be held at the Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave. Cheviot, OH 45211. 

The production is still in need of 3 middle-aged men, and 1-2 younger men. There are also still roles available for women. One character is mute, playable by any gender. We’d like to cast someone for that role who knows ASL, but someone willing to learn would be good too!

DEAR WORLD has music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, famous for such musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage au Folles. Book is by Lawrence and Lee.

Based on a play called The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, the plot follows the eccentric Countess Aurelia and her struggles against the straitlaced authority figures in her life. She and her cohort defend their Parisian neighborhood against scheming and corrupt developers. The forces of idealism, love, and poetry win over those of greed, materialism, and science.

Performances for DEAR WORLD will be May 3 thru 19, 2024.

An accompanist will be provided for auditions. Please bring sheet music in your key with cuts clearly marked.  Also bring a headshot and resume, and any conflicts February 1 through May 19, 2024.

Please use this link to sign up for an audition slot. http://tiny.cc/cegrvz

For questions please email the director at durfsworld@yahoo.com

ROLES AVAILABLE

Principals

(4 female; 2 male)

  • The Countess Aurelia – the Madwoman of Chaillot. Mezzo/Alto
  • Mme. Constance – the Madwoman of Passy. Mezzo Soprano
  • Mme. Gabrielle – the Madwoman of St. Sulpice. Soprano
  • The Sewerman – an elegant slob with superb manners,authority on underground Paris
  • Nina – a waitress at the Café Francis
  • Julian – a young assistant to the Presidents. Tenor

Supporting

  • The Sergeant – a Police Officer assigned to Chaillot, near the Seine
  • The Waiter at the Café Francis
  • The Mute – a young street urchin
  • President Number One – The International Substrate of Paris, Inc.
  • President Number Two – The International Substrate of Paris, Inc.
  • President Number Three – The International Substrate of Paris, Inc.
  • The Prospector – a Cassius-like cadaver of a man in an oversized raincoat

Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

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January 1, 2024 · 2:30 pm

Auditions Announced for ComedySportz Cincinnati

CSZ_logoWe’re expanding our roster!

ComedySportz is fast-paced, all ages friendly, short-form competitive improv. We are looking for improvisers who want to be a part of the team.

WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH 6:30-8:30

WHERE: Madcap Education Center 3064 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45211

WHO: Performers and improvisers with basic improvisation skills, interested in doing all ages-friendly short form improv (must be 18 years or older).

WHAT: Wear clothing you can move in and a willingness to play! Please also bring a headshot or photo and theatrical/performance resume.

**This does not have to be a professional head shot, but something that will help us remember who you are after a day of seeing performers.**

Learn more and sign up at our website www.cszcincinnati.com.

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January 1, 2024 · 2:01 pm

Auditions Announced for NO EXIT at Xenia Area Community Theatre

XACT_logoAUDITION NOTICE – NO EXIT by Jean-Paul Sartre

Auditions are Monday and Tuesday January 8 and 9 2024 at 7pm at Xenia Area Community Theater (X*ACT), 45 East Second Street, Xenia.

– Auditions consist of cold readings. Email the director (mhtaint@gmail.com) for the audition sides if you’d like an advance copy. Monologues not required (but we’ll be glad to hear it if you wish).

Can’t make the audition dates? Email the director for another option.

– Please bring all schedule conflicts from January 11 through March 10

– An actor’s CV or biography is HIGHLY recommended.

– Rehearsals will be Tuesdays through Thursdays, 7 – 9:15 pm at X*ACT. Note: Valet will normally have only 1 rehearsal per week

– All roles are open.

– There is some very light touching and one small bit of stage combat (stabbing) planned. All of this, of course, will be done with the actor’s full consent. Some productions of this play are rather explicit (undressing, fondling) – this is NOT the plan here. This play is about ideas and dialog, not stage action. Feel free to email the director if you have any questions or want more details.

– For all questions, please contact the director, Mike Taint at mhtaint@gmail.com

Performances are March 1 – 10, 2024

PLOT SUMMARY

Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one ordinary looking room in Hell, with no way out. The irony of this Hell is that its torture is not the traditional “fire and brimstone”, but of the humiliation of each soul as it is stripped of its pretenses by the cruel curiosity of the other two damned. It is an eternal torment. Now almost a century old, Sartre’s morality play remains a masterpiece of Existentialist Theater

CHARACTER LIST

– Ages listed are ages the actors need to be capable of playing

– All 4 roles are open to all ethnicities.

  • Joseph Garcin (some translations as “Vincent Cradeu”)
    Lead. Male. 30ish to 50ish A journalist from Rio who arrives in hell after having been shot twelve times for refusing to fight in an unnamed war; he is cowardly, self-centered, and often cruel.
  • Estelle Rigault
    Lead. 30ish to 50ish A wealthy socialite who is in Hell for infanticide. She relies on her looks to manipulate others; she is vain, shallow, and desperate for attention.
  • Inez Serrano
    Lead. Female. 30ish to 50ish A manipulative and sadistic postal worker; she is blunt, abrasive, and fiercely independent. She is in Hell for seducing a married woman which results in a murder/suicide
  • Valet (“Boy” in some translations)
  • Supporting. Male or Female or Nonbinary. 20ish and up An enigmatic figure who acts as jailer for the three damned.

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