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Vocal Directed Needed for HS SEUSSICAL

MISC_keyboardAmelia High School Drama is seeking a vocal director for their upcoming musical, SEUSSICAL. Performances are April 24-27, 2014.

Vocal Director will need to be available for afterschool rehearsals sometime between 2:30pm-3:30pm / 2 days per week. No Band Direction will be needed. Compensation.

Please reply with resume to the AHS Drama Director: sonjah@fuse.net.

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CPI Seeks Actors for A PAIN IN THE NECK in February

CPI_logoCincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) is looking for volunteer actors for a staged reading of a new play at the Fifth-Third Bank Theater (Aronoff center).

TITLE: A Pain in the Neck

PLAYWRIGHT: Jack Lindy M.D.

DIRECTOR: Lynne Aronson

BRIEF SYNOPSIS:
Dr. Maurice Schnellenkopfer, author of the poorly selling book “Better Bedside Manners,” is now a surgical patient with cancer. He enters a farcical hospital world where the only thing left to do is laugh . . ..

SHOW DATE: February 11, 2014 at 7:30

THEATER: Fifth-Third Bank Theater (Black Box).

CHARACTERS still needed:

  • RESIDENTS 1- Young man who is now working in a hospital at the feet of a great surgeon, he is, however, pretty puffed up with his title of MD and a great deal of self-importance.
  • RESIDENTS 2 – Young man who is now working in a hospital at the feet of a great surgeon, he is, however, pretty puffed up with his title of MD and a great deal of self-importance. 

INFORMATION:
We will not have a formal audition, but interested actors should send/attach their Acting Résumé and provide their headshot (JPG).

Send Résumé and headshot ASAP to Director Lynne Aronson at mlaronson@zoomtown.com; You also may call her at 513-624-8665.

Actors will remain on-book.

We will have a read-through and a few limited number of rehearsals of with one will take place at the theater.

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CPI Seeks Actors for TALES FROM ‘NAM

CPI_logoCincinnati Playwrights Initiative (CPI) is looking for volunteer actors for a staged reading of a new play at the Fifth-Third Bank Theater (Aronoff center).

TITLE: Tales from ‘Nam
PLAYWRIGHT: Irvon Clear
DIRECTOR: David Bezona

SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Four women (all wives of Vietnam era veterans) are attending a fishing tournament where their husbands are participants. The tournament is rained out and they end up sitting at card tables drinking beer. They eventually end up in the same room with four veterans (two husbands and two not). The women challenge the men to tell their war stories and it is guided with three questions: What is the funniest thing that happened to you? What is the worst thing that happened to you? And, what is the scariest thing that happened to you? A tale of heroism and sacrifice evolves and ends with a statement of what it means to be a veteran of a war.

SHOW DATE: January 14, 2014 at 7:30

THEATER: Fifth-Third Bank Theater (Black Box).

CHARACTERS still needed:

  • FEMALE ROLE: A woman from Vietnam era – 60 plus
  • MALE ROLE: A woman from Vietnam era – 60 plus 

INFORMATION:

We will not have a formal audition, but interested actors should send/attach their Acting Résumé and provide their headshot (JPG).

Send Résumé and headshot ASAP to Kalman Kivkovich at kivi1@cinci.rr.com

Actors will remain on-book.

We will have a read-through and a few limited number of rehearsals of with one will take place at the theater.

If interested and available we will attach the script.

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Two Young Actors Needed for Independent Film TWINKS

MISC_Casting callTWINKS, an independent feature-length film, is looking for two boys, 9-12, for a short flashback scene in which the actors will play young versions of adult characters. Although the film overall is “PG-13”, this short scene, only 1.5 pages, is “G” to “PG.”

Roles are unpaid. Actors receive credit and a copy of the film. No experience required — just an interest in movies and/or an aptitude for acting! Minimal time commitment — about 2.5 hours max. Location: Northern Kentucky (Fort Thomas area).

This scene is one of three final scenes to be shot! Woot, woot!

For more information, contact
A. K. Forbes, writer/co-producer
emailangelakf@yahoo.com

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CMT Call for Directors, 2014-15 Season

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre is in search of qualified directors for the 2014-15 season.

Established in 1963, Cincinnati Music Theatre has a long and proud history of presenting popular, large-scale, award-winning musicals to enthusiastic audiences from across the Greater Cincinnati area. An all-volunteer group, CMT presents two large- or medium-scale musicals each season, performing in the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

Interested directors should submit the following information:

  1. Name and contact information
  2. Theatrical experience and/or resume
  3. For each musical you are interested in directing, please give the following:
    • Title
    • Cast requirements
    • Production requirements (sets/costumes/ props etc.)
    • Do you have staff or tech people you’ve asked (or plan to ask) to work on this production?
    • Your vision for the production
    • What challenges do you see with this show? How do you plan to meet them?
    • Why is this show a good choice for CMT’s 2014-2015 season?

Please send the above information by October 28, 2013 to Kendra Struthers, V. P. Creative, by email at kstruthers@cinci.rr.com, or by snail mail at 1028 Fisk Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45205. Questions? Call Kendra at 513-977-2024 (work) or 513-471-3595 (home).

Finalists will be invited to present their show(s) to the Creative Committee and CMT board at the board meeting on Sunday evening, November 10. If you are not available at that time, Kendra will present for you.

More information about CMT can be found at our website (cincinnatimusictheatre.org).

Please note that this is an all-volunteer group, and there is no compensation for staff.

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