Category Archives: Casting Call

DATE/TIME: Saturday May 26 1-4 p.m.

LOCATION: Dramakinetics of Cincinnati, 4222 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati Ohio, 45223

Actors should provide a photo/resume and prepare 2 contrasting contemporary monologues totaling 2 minutes. Appointments not required.

Shows and Roles:

Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian
Directed by Buz Davis
Rehearsals: Aug 26-Sep 21/Performances: Sep 22-Oct 13

Sid Greenberg – host of finance radio show
Bernie – Sid’s producer operator
Spike – radio sound engineer
Dan Woodruff – late 30’s to late 40’s, Barry’s operator and best friend, the Ying to Barry’s Yang
Stu Noonan – 40’s to 50’s, radio station producer
Linda MacArthur – late 20’s to mid-30’s, attractive associate producer
Barry Champlain – late 30’s to late 40’s, a Jewish radio personality with a caustic sense of humor and a knack for cutting people down with his controversial political views
Kent – teenager, smart ass prankster
Dr. Susan Fleming – radio psychologist
Dr. Fleming’s Operator

The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris, as adapted by Joe Mantello
and The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben
Directed by Lewis Magruder
Rehearsals: Nov 4-30/Performances Dec 1-22

Crumpet – early 30’s
Mary – late 20’s to mid-30’s

Slow Descent from Heaven by Catie O’Keefe
Directed by Ed Cohen
Rehearsals: Jan 13- Feb 8/Performances Feb 9-Mar 2

Molly ages 26 to 43 years old – Strong willed, independent scientist
Sid ages 31 to 39 years old – Grounded, practical guy in love with Molly
Dietrich ages 30 to 44 years old – Ambitious Russian scientist, Molly’s former coworker and lover
Beth ages 59 to 66 years old – Midwestern mother wanting more for her son (Sid) in his relationship

Miss Witherspoon by Christopher Durang
Directed by Mark Seamon
Rehearsals: Mar 17-Apr12/Performances Apr13-May4

Veronica – A smart but worried woman, mid-forties to late fifties

Maryamma – A spirit guide in the netherworld, she may be any age. She is intelligent, and has a grace of movement and loveliness of spirit. She is also forceful when she needs to be. She wears a sari, and her ethnicity is Indian – that is from India.

Actress 1 – plays Mother 1 (thirties, a new mother somewhere in Connecticut, thrilled to have a new baby, sensible, nice) and Mother 2 (thirties, drug addict much of the time; cranky to have a baby; not trying to be mean, but not fighting it either)

Actress 2 – plays Teacher (any age, but best forty to fifty-five, African American, a bit over-worked, but a good teacher, intelligent, wants to help when she can) and Woman in a Hat (African American, a surprise visitor in the netherworld, proud of her appearance, wears an impressive “going-to-church” hat, sassy and pointed in her comments)

Actor – plays Father 1(thirties, also thrilled at have first baby, prosperous, sensible, nice), Father 2 (Hell’s Angel type, a drug addict, zones out a lot), Sleazy Man (British guy named Stanley, hangs out in the playground selling drugs to children), Dog Owner (nice guy, thirties, pretty average, loves his dog), Soothing Voice and Wise Man (another visitor in the netherworld, dressed in long white robes, he is articulate and a somewhat powerful wizard.)