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Actor Needed for Readings/Voiceover

MISC_Casting call2The Cultural History Channel based in West Chester, Oh. produces still image videos using readings from vintage magazines seeks a local talent based in the Gtr. Cincy area to read fiction and non-fiction stories from vintage mags for voiceovers.

Must be available as of now for 1-2 hours per week during AM weekday. This is a paid gig.

Please send some brief info about yourself to CulturalHistoryChannel@gmail.com

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Call for Director Sumbissions for Beechmont Players Inc.’s 2016-2017 Season

BPI_logoBeechmont Players, Inc., is seeking directors to direct in the Beechmont Players’ 2016-2017 season.

As the Arts Organization in Residence at the Anderson Center, BPI has the privilege of presenting its productions in the Anderson Center’s beautiful 223-seat proscenium theater.  With our large audience base, BPI typically fills this theater with approximately 1,000 audience-members over each production’s run.  BPI now has a storage/build facility, where set designers and builders can take full advantage of the theater’s plentiful stage space by building the set in advance.  This space can even allow rehearsals on the set at the build facility.  BPI welcomes directors, design teams, and crew-members new to our group, while maintaining an active and talented membership that is ready to step up to help make each show a success.

Interested in joining us for our 57th season?  Please submit up to five plays and/or musicals that you would like to direct in BPI’s 2016-2017 season.  If scripts for the shows you are presenting are not available at the Hamilton County Public Library, please submit a copy for the Play Reading Committee (if you do not have a copy and would like assistance obtaining a copy, please let me know).  Please consider the group, our audience, and our theater when suggesting shows to present.  For additional information about our group and a list of our productions since 2008, please visit our website at www.beechmontplayers.org.

If you are interested in submitting to direct at Beechmont, contact Wayne Kirsch at wayne@beechmontplayers.org.  An Application form will be sent to you.  Please fill out and return this Application, along with a current theatrical resume, by November 2, 2015.  You may submit these items by snail mail at the address above, or via e-mail to wayne@beechmontplayers.org.  Please indicate your availability for production dates, as well as your availability for Director Interviews on the Director Application.

Please note that the group would like to produce at least one musical in the 2016-2017 season.  Also, we prefer the Summer production be a family-friendly show.  This does not necessarily need to be a show with children in it, but should at least be appropriate for children to watch, and it can be a musical or not.

For the Director Interviews, you will be asked to present up to three shows, though the Play-Reading Committee may ask you about the other two shows you submitted.  Director Interviews will take place on Sunday afternoon, November 29, and Monday evening, November 30.

Thank you for your interest in Beechmont Players, Inc.  I look forward to receiving your submission!

Sincerely,

Wayne Kirsch, VP Shows
Beechmont Players, Inc.

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Actor Needed for THE MYSTERY PLAYS at Falcon Theatre

FT_logoFalcon Theatre is looking for one actor to complete our cast for THE MYSTERY PLAYS.  The role calls for a male, age 18-40.

Actors interested in auditioning for the role should send a headshot and resume to Artistic Director, Ted Weil at tweil@falcontheater.net.  Rehearsals will begin immediately.

Performance dates: November 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, 2015

About the play:
THE MYSTERY PLAYS is two interrelated one acts. In the first play, The Filmmaker’s Mystery, Joe Manning, a director of horror films, survives a terrible train wreck—only to be haunted by the ghost of Nathan West, one of the passengers who didn’t survive. As the police investigate Joe, he investigates Nathan, desperate to understand why he survived and what Nathan’s specter could possible want. In the second play, Ghost Children, Abby Gilly travels to a small town in rural Oregon to make peace with the man who brutally murdered her parents and younger sister sixteen years earlier. The man—the murderer—is her older brother. Like the original medieval mystery plays, The Mystery Plays wrestles with the most profound of human ideas: the mysteries of death, the afterlife, religion, faith, and forgiveness—in a uniquely American way.

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Casting Call for THE DINNER DETECTIVE – Cincinnati

MISC_The Dinner Detective logoNow casting paid comedians and actors for the THE DINNER DETECTIVE, America’s largest Interactive Murder Mystery Comedy Dinner Show
www.thedinnerdetective.com/cincinnati

AUDITION DETAILS:

Where:
Huenefeld Tower Room, Cincinnati Main Library Downtown
800 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Library Number: (513) 369-6922

When:

  • Auditions will be held from 12:30pm-2pm on Saturday, October 24th.
  • If you cannot make either audition times, but think you would be right for the role, submit your material for consideration at a later date.
  • Those auditioning should EXPECT TO STAY FOR THE FULL TIME but could be released sooner.

Seeking:

  • Actors/Comedians ages 18-55, for hire as ensemble members.
  • LL ENTHINICITIES ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION
  • Shows are year-round on most Saturday nights, ending by 9:30pm.
  • Actors are scheduled according to their availability, collected each month.
  • Actors are not required to work every Saturday, as there will be a rotating cast.
  • Actors with improv experience are a plus.
  • Actors will be treated as professionals and expected to be professional.

How to Submit:

  • Please send headshot and resume to dylan@thedinnerdetective.com (quality of headshot will not affect your audition, it is simply to be able to tell who you are)
  • If you meet the requirements, you will be contacted via the email you provided and given an audition slot.
  • If selected to audition, please bring a HARDCOPY of your headshot and resume

Additional Details about The Dinner Detective

  • -Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show set in modern day with no costumes required.
  • This is a paid position, and you will get tips in addition to your base pay.
  • No campy dialogue. This is an improv based show, with locations all across the US.
  • Time commitment for regular shows is 4-6 hours including a pre-show rehearsal.
  • No weekly rehearsals required, you rehearse immediately before the show only when you are scheduled to work.
  • Show location is downtown Cincinnati
  • Roles rotate depending on actor availability collected & scheduled on a 1 month basis.

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Associate Artistic Director Position Available at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

TCTC_logoTHE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI JOB POSTING

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Position Overview:

The Associate Artistic Director will assist the organization in fulfilling its mission of educating, entertaining and engaging our young audiences through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. The Associate Artistic Director assists in the productions and administration of all TCTC productions, and maintains the artistic integrity and educational value of each production.

The Associate Artistic Director of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCTC) reports directly to the Producing Artistic Director.

Required Knowledge/Skills for Application

  • Has the skills required to maintain vision and artistic integrity of the show once the production has opened
  • Has the capacity to problem-solve and engage in creative thinking to overcome challenges.
  • Possesses well-developed communication skills
  • Carries themselves with a mature understanding of the artistic process and excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and diplomacy skills
  • Is an experienced musical theatre choreographer
  • Has experience in grand-scale musical and new-work conception
  • Has a strong understanding of costume design, wig design, prosthetics, and stage make-up
  • Understands how to light a big cast on a large stage
  • Comprehends the sound design process, and had a good ear
  • Has a background in puppetry, or a strong understanding of puppetry
  • Reads music and comprehends different musical theatre styles
  • Possesses knowledge of touring productions, stagecraft, playwriting, arts integration, arts administration, and budget management
  • Works well in a stressful environment, managing many people from a wide variety of backgrounds
  • Holds strong understanding of Microsoft Office

Education Level – Bachelor’s degree in theater or related field, or equivalent work experience

Main Responsibilities:

The Associate Artistic Director’s duties include but are not limited to:

Production

  • Reading, researching and editing scripts with the creative team
  • Attend production meetings
    • Creative input on scenic design, script needs, costumes
  • Assist Producing Artistic Director and Artistic Director of Education and Outreach in deciding the season programming
    • Seek new script ideas, research the popularity of past productions
  • Attend all assigned rehearsals, and performances unless otherwise excused
  • Train and direct Touring actors to be excellent communicators, performers and working professionals in the field of theater for young audiences
  • Assist the director with conception, creative ideas, blocking, scene study, and sight-lines
  • Problem solving: bring up issues and discover solutions that may go unnoticed to the director and stage manager
  • Direct or Assistant Direct assigned Mainstage or Touring Productions
  • Choreograph or Assistant Choreograph assigned MainStage or Touring Productions
  • Taking notes for the Director, and giving out notes after rehearsals and performances
  • Work closely with the Producing Artistic Director and the Artistic Director of Education and Outreach to compose Touring and MainStage rehearsal calendars, schedules, costume and set breakdowns, and sound cues in advance of rehearsal periods

Education

  • Program Director for the STAR Season
  • Mailing of Scholarship Letters for STAR
  • Mailing for Acceptance/Decline letters for STAR
  • Coordinate STAR Program Schedule with Producing Artistic Director and Program Coordinator
  • Direct Assigned STAR Program Productions
  • Research and locate sheet music and scenes with STAR Program Coordinator
  • Copy and bind STAR Program musical folders with STAR Program Coordinator
  • Choreograph assigned STAR Program productions
  • Serve as a Teaching Artist for Learning the Craft, stARTS, STAR, and Workshops
  • Lead scheduled STAR rehearsals, appearances, and trips

Casting

  • Attend all auditions and callbacks
  • Organize headshots and resume’s post auditions
  • Season casting with Producing Artistic Director
  • Organize and review audition submissions via internet and mail

Load In / Load Out

  • Driving the touring van, making last minute alterations, changes, buying, etc.
  • Issues and problem solving during tech rehearsals
  • Pick-up rented or borrowed items
  • Unloading the truck after load out from The Taft Theatre
  • Unloading costumes after load out from The Taft Theatre
  • Return rented or borrowed items
  • Oversee strike of all tours

Benefits:

  • Health, vision and dental benefits available, partially subsidized by employer contributions, after a waiting period
  • 403(b) retirement plan participation available, after a waiting period, with eligibility for an employer match after one year of credited service
  • Generous PTO based on years of service
  • Generous paid holiday schedule

How to Apply:

  • Send cover letter, resume, and at least one letter of reference to: Submissions@thechildrenstheatre.com
  • Application deadline: December 14, 2015
  • Start Date: March – April 2016

Organizational Overview:

TCTC’s mission is to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. We fulfill our mission through three primary programs:

  • MainStage at the Taft Theatre – We welcome 90,000 children, teachers, and family members from across the Tri-State, to one of our four family-friendly and professional musical theater productions at the historic Taft.
  • ArtReach – We see over 90,000 children and their families at one of our touring performances or during an arts-integration workshop or residency.
  • Learning The Craft – Over 300 children will be provided fine arts instruction, including the group that participates in the four-week intensive STAR summer program where we offer professional musical theatre training to some of the region’s most talented youth.

Vision:

  • Create smiles, open minds, and touch hearts.
  • Harness theater experiences and the arts as forces for education and understanding.
  • Create meaningful shared arts experiences.
  • Present award winning and nationally recognized productions and arts education programming.
  • Foster a work environment of excellence, creativity, and innovation.

Core Beliefs:

  • We believe in the power of theater to enrich lives and create deeper understandings of people, cultures, and perspectives.
  • We believe that our audiences deserve high quality experiences that are rich with wonder, honesty, compassion, joy, and wisdom.
  • We believe that the arts and education are not mutually exclusive.
  • We believe that the art we create must respect the diversity of our community.
  • We believe in the power of integrated arts education to enrich our lives and our communities.

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