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April 29, 2019 · 10:48 am

Casting Call for Strong Brothers Films 2019 Entry in the 48 FILM PROJECT

MISC_48 Hour Film Project logoWe are Strong Brothers Films and have a team participating in the 2019 Cincinnati 48 Hour Film Project! Contact: hargis.kelson@gmail.com.

Want to have some fun?

The project contest runs from May 31—June 2, 2019. Teams pull 2 of 30 genres, from a hat at 6:00 pm EDT Friday May 31st and must turn in a 7-minute film by 6:00 pm EDT Sunday June 2nd. We plan on all filming occurring Saturday June 1st, 2019.

We had a wonderful time with all of the actors we met participating in the 2017 and 2018 48 Hr. Film Projects with us.

  • **Actors cannot be paid per contest rules**
  • The shoot will be catered and have water/pop, etc. all day
  • We are professionals and want to have a fun, productive experience
  • This project is highly visible with a movie theater screening before an audience of hundreds of local people, including other local filmmakers who may want you for projects after the contest.
  • Many films end up on Youtube, etc.
  • There is a chance to win city, Filmapalooza etc which improves your visibility as an actor
  • We do not know what horror genre we will draw
  • So we don’t know what the location is other than in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
  • We currently don’t know what the role is but there will not be anything untoward such as nudity, excessive expletives, general weirdness (e.g., not a Tarantino movie).
  • You DO NOT need to be a professional actor, just have acting experience even if it is just schooling.
  • You MUST be available all day and evening Saturday June 1st, 2019.
  • Even if you have availability and commit you MAY NOT BE SELECTED based upon the genre we draw (e.g., a coming of age movie horror with teens can’t have too many middle-aged people). You may still be able to participate in other ways if you like.
  • Copies of the finished 7 minute film are available upon request.

Contact us at hargis.kelson@gmail.com to sign up!

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April 17, 2019 · 4:12 pm

Chapter Relations Director Sought by Educational Theatre Association

Chapter Relations Director 

EdTA_logoThe Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) seeks a dynamic director to lead, develop and support EdTA’s state and international chapters and national student leadership program.

About Us:  The Educational Theatre Association is an international nonprofit association with more than 135,000 active members.  EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education: honoring student achievement in theatre; supporting teachers by providing professional development, resources, and recognition; and influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills. EdTA is the home of the International Thespian Society, an honorary organization established at nearly 5,000 schools, that has inducted more than 2.3 million theatre students since its founding in 1929. EdTA also produces the International Thespian Festival and publishes Dramatics magazine in print and online for high school theatre students, and Teaching Theatre, a journal for theatre education professionals. The Educational Theatre Foundation is the philanthropic arm of EdTA.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop, implement and manage all chapter leadership activity including finding and growing leaders, operational structure and governance support, and providing day-to-day support for leaders and all chapter events.
  • Visit, seek to understand, and connect with chapter directors’ goals, opportunities, and challenges; develop and implement solutions to support their goals.
  • Assist chapter leadership in financial management, bench building and succession planning.
  • Develop and implement leadership training for Chapter volunteers including but not limited to the Annual Leadership Summit and student leadership course.
  • Collaborate with internal & external stakeholders to develop and establish new chapters and to increase membership footprint.
  • Develop, manage and implement the Student Leadership program (national and chapter level).
  • Manage annual budget development for department and monitor performance to meet monthly budget objectives.
  • Build and implement goals and objectives for Chapter Relations by evaluating accomplishments, challenges, outcomes, opportunities, trends, and best practices, in driving EdTA’s mission, vision and strategic goals.

Education Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Theatre, Education or related field.  Theatre and/or theatre education background is a plus.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • 5 + years’ professional experience, with particular focus in leadership development, client service, or chapter/member relations.
  • Experience leading and training volunteers, preferable in a non-profit setting.
  • Project management experience.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operations model.
  • Exceptional oral and written communications skills.
  • Strong organization, time management and problem-solving skills required.
  • Excellent customer interface, service and relationship building skills to establish effective working relationships with internal and external constituencies.·
  • Ability to travel to chapter events, including weekends, up to 40% of the time.·
  • Job location:  Onsite in Cincinnati preferred.  May consider remote for strong candidate

Please submit cover letter and resume by email (Subject line: Chapter Relations Director 2019-64) to:  HRManager@schooltheatre.org

First consideration will be given to applications received by 5/5/19.

 No phone calls please.

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April 15, 2019 · 2:22 pm

Casting Call for Two Cincy Fringe Roles

CFF_Orange logo text onlyTwo actors needed for Cincinnati Fringe performances:

  1. Mara, a low-functioning autistic teen. She might come off as strange, but inside are hidden depths and a big secret. Age 15-18 female, must be okay with mature topics.
  2. Jacob, a sarcastic and sardonic trans male teen. He doesn’t let his depression stop him from having an opinion on pretty much everything, and no matter the situation, he probably would rather be somewhere else. Age 15-18, transgender male, must be okay with mature topics.

Schedule is 2-3 rehearsals a week in the evening throughout April and May, and show dates on June 1, 5, 7, 9, and 13. Contact Aria Schottelkotte at Macremae101@gmail.com with a video of a one minute dramatic monologue, headshot, and resumé.

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April 8, 2019 · 9:58 am

Auditions or Speaking Roles in Feature Length Film

MISC_Casting call2A full length feature comedy filming in Cincinnati June 24 to July 12, and we need actors! ALL TYPES WELCOME!!!

Holding auditions at Theatre 42 on Sunday, April 28 from 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday, May 5 from 12 PM to 5 PM. Times are first come, first served. 

Location:
Theater 42
2752 S. US Route 42
Lebanon, OH 45036

When:

  • Sunday April 28th 10AM to 6PM
  • Sunday May 5th 12PM to 5PM

We prefer to have you on April 28 as we will be using May 5 for callbacks. However, if you are unable to attend April 28, you are welcome to audition on May 5.

We would appreciate people bringing a headshot/resume to audition.

Please email me if you have any questions: pgermano28@aol.com

Character breakdown:

  • Anna/Mabel – Cast
  • Jake Johnson – Cast
  • Andy – Cast
  • Homeless Guy – Any age, drunk, discheveled
  • Joaquin – Foreign, Film Director, short tempered
  • Small dog – Small Canine-American, Very docile, must wear harnass
  • Carladucci – Mob boss.  35 or older.
  • Goon – Tough Guy
  • Goon – Tough Guy
  • Chad – Arrogant soap opera star.
  • Svetlana – Young actress, any race, age.  Ideally foreign national or very believable accent
  • Davin – Soap Opera Producer.  Arrogant
  • Female Producer – Older (60 plus).  Angry, bossy
  • Brandi – Andy’s sister.  21-29.  Very attractive, bartender.  Sharp witted
  • Beryl – 40+ lesbian
  • Waitress – Sarcastic, conservative
  • Ethnic Shopkeeper – 40 years old or older, any ethnicity but must have an accent
  • Shopkeeper’s Son – 15-25.  Radical looking.
  • John Hard – Sleazy porn Director
  • Artsy Director – Self absorbed and pretentious
  • Nervous Director – Woody Allen type
  • Roadie – Biker type
  • Night Watchman – Very night watchmany
  • Kamil – Young male intern, youthful incompetence, optimistic
  • Baby – Babyish
  • Tangie Turner – 55+ white woman.  Hillbilly.  Very loud with zero filter
  • Mamaw Turner – Elderly white woman.
  • Uncle Leroy – Hillbilly
  • Stump – Hillbilly
  • Roscoe – Hillbilly
  • Large Dog – Large Canine-American
  • Uncle Elmer – Hillbilly
  • Eustis Turner – 8-13 year old hillbilly.   Boy or Girl
  • Preacher – Charismatic pentecostal preacher
  • Strippers – Various body shapes, older
  • Ennis – Hillbilly
  • Boby Joe – Hillbilly

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April 4, 2019 · 10:00 am

Actor Needed for THE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre is in need of two male actors for THE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC by Donald Margulies.

Herbie Loman (mid to upper 30s or at least look like you can pull that age off) – a lighting fixtures salesman who is chronically overworked and underpaid.

Rehearsals begin May 6th.  Production is June 7, 8, 14 & 15

Contact Charley at cshafor@middletownlyric.org  or 513-425-7140 to schedule an audition

Synopsis: The home of a middle-class Jewish family struggling to put up a good front even though continually short of cash. The father, Herbie, who sells lighting fixtures, is chronically overworked and underpaid; his wife, Doris, tells herself (and whomever may be listening) that she loves her life—even though, as the play begins, she is shredding her wedding dress to make a Halloween costume; their older son, Stewie, eagerly awaits his bar mitzvah with an eye less on its religious aspects than on the potential loot to be gained in gifts; and the youngest son, Mitchell, is absorbed in writing a musical version of Death of a Salesman (entitled Willy!) for his class at school. While they all strive to present an appearance of contentment and closeness, the family is beset by underlying tensions which burst forth when Herbie seizes his son’s bar mitzvah money and, after an unseemly confrontation with everyone about how the bills for the celebration should be paid.

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