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Talent Needed for Healthcare Training Videos

MISC_Casting call26/17/19 – All roles have been cast. Thank you for your interest.

Seeking a combination of 5-10 non-union actors/actresses ages 25 and up (we are particularly in need of male actors) for a series of healthcare training videos for Cincinnati-based client.

Must be available between 9am and 6pm on June 26th, 2019 for filming at Greater Cincinnati area location.

Stipend paid.

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Properties Master Sought by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

TCTC_new logoPROPERTIES MASTER

Job Description
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is seeking a highly skilled Properties Master. The Properties Master will assist the acclaimed organization in fulfilling its mission of educating, entertaining and engaging audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. Note: While this is an 11-month contracted position, it has great potential to evolve into a full-time position next June.

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TCT is committed to dismantling structures which may prevent anyone from applying for employment with us. Please submit by any means that you would like (Cover letter, video, video letter, resume, portfolio, etc.). It is important to submit whatever best represents you and your work. Include and highlight any skills or experiences you think would be most crucial to this position. Letters of recommendation and/or professional references are welcome. You may submit via email to: submissions@tctcincinnati.com, Subject line: PROP MASTER SUBMISSION by June 17th, 2019!

Position Summary
The Properties Master will have the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated artists to create props for whimsical stories to inspire and entertain the next generation of theatre lovers. The Properties Master will be directly responsible for obtaining and creating props for TCT’s Productions and promotional events, in collaboration with the design, production, and artistic teams. They will be responsible for maintaining, tracking, and organizing additions to our prop stock as well as coordinating arrangements and documents for props leaving storage for use within the company or for an outside rental.

The Properties Master should be available for production meetings, technical and dress rehearsals and other meetings as assigned and meet the deadlines established by the Technical Director (TD) and Production Stage Manager.

The Properties Master will have access to a company vehicle for transporting items as necessary, tools, stock, and facility use in our Scenic Shop. Standard health and safety protocol must be used when working in the shop.

The ideal candidate should be able to creatively blend existing stock with their own design, build props from scratch, or purchase creative solutions to satisfy the director’s vision for the productions within budget.

Minimum Skills and Qualifications

  • Experience with photoshop(or like software), carpentry, woodworking, sewing, crafting, upholstery, and artistic painting
  • Working knowledge of basic electrics and implementing electronic functions
  • Able to work with power tools
  • Basic puppet building, welding
  • Driving up to a 26’ Box Truck and forklift operations a plus
  • Able to lift up to 75lbs with assistance.
  • Create or otherwise obtain props for all MainStage and Touring productions
  • Produce quality work within a given deadline and in adherence with the production schedule
  • Creative Shopping for necessary materials with budgetary mindfulness
  • Track spending, retain receipts, and submit expense reports to TD
  • Alter existing props to fit the scenic designer and director’s vision
  • Check-in with the directors on props with specific vision or needs
  • Coordinate transportation with the TD of props to and from TCT and outside locations
  • Repair and maintain props as necessary during performance
  • Create a master prop list for each show with Stage Management Teams
  • Read and respond to daily rehearsal and performance reports in a timely manner
  • Build relationships with other arts organizations, share prop stock as available

TCT Season Timeline
The Properties Master will work within the following timeline:

SEASON PREP: (July)
Re-Organize and prep prop storage; Prepare and transport props for upcoming Touring rehearsals of the first two productions; Assist summer programming with prop check out and return; Attend production and design meetings as assigned.

TCT ON TOUR (smaller shows performed with 4 actors)

  • SUFFRAGETTES: With Liberty and Voting for All: Rehearses Aug. 5-16 (Strike Nov. 4, 2019)
  • DOROTHY IN OZ: Rehearses Aug 19-30, 2019 (Strike May 31st, 2020)
  • MRS. CLAUS SAVES THE DAY: Rehearses Nov. 4-15(Strike Dec. 22, 2019)
  • CORETTA SCOTT KING: Rehearses Jan. 6-17, 2020(Strike May 31, 2020)

TCT ON TOUR (One-Person touring shows)

  • BAH-HUMBUG: Rehearses Nov. 4-15 (Strike Dec. 22, 2019) (Remount! Show Props Exist)
  • HARRIET TUBMAN: Rehearses Jan 6-17, 2020 (Strike April 1, 2020) (Minimal Props)
  • CINDERELLA WORE COWBOY BOOTS: Rehearsals begin April 1, 2020 (Strike TBD) (Minimal Props)

TCT MAINSTAGE (large scale, Broadway-style shows at The Taft Theatre)

  • CASPER THE FRIENDLY MUSICAL: Rehearsals begin Sept. 7 (Strike Oct. 21, 2019)
  • A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: Rehearsals begin Nov. 4 (Strike Dec. 16, 2019)
  • ANNIE JR.: Rehearsals begin Jan 25, 2020 (Strike March 9, 2020)
  • ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL.: Rehearsals begin March 14, 2020 (Load out May 4, 2020)

Contract Amount: $25K

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Actor Needed for Staged Reading of FALL WITH ME at FutureFest 2019

DPH_logoAfrican American actor needed for a staged reading of the new play FALL WITH ME for FutureFest 2019 at Dayton Playhouse.

One performance July 21 at 10:00 AM – light rehearsal schedule.

Jasper (J.J.) Johnston (mid-30s. Male. African-American.) the once charismatic captain of the 369th Infantry Regiment (a.k.a. the Harlem Hellfighters, known for their distinct bravery) during World War I; over time has become more routine and knows it; an employed steelworker who struggles with the mundanity of civilian life; continually sleepless over his seemingly singular success during a depression; loves learning and his family.

If interested, please email dawns1210@gmail.com

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Actor Needed for Daniel in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS at Incline Theatre

CLPCincinnati Landmark Productions is seeking one, male, triple threat, to play the role of Daniel in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.

Specifically seeking an actor of color/ non-white actor to fulfill this role.

Daniel – A brother. He is rough-and-tumble, unkempt, and talkative. Falls in love with Liza.

Male Age: 20 to 25 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: C4

Rehearsals begin June 30th

(Performances August 14 – September 8, 2019)
Wed., Aug. 14, Thurs., Aug. 15, Fri., Aug. 16, Sat., Aug. 17, Sun., Aug. 18
Wed., Aug. 21, Thurs., Aug. 22, Fri., Aug. 23, Sat., Aug. 24, Sun., Aug. 25
Wed., Aug. 28, Thurs., Aug. 29, Fri., Aug. 30, Sat., Aug. 31, Sun., Sept. 1
Wed., Sept. 4, Thurs., Sept., 5, Fri., Sept. 6, Sat., Sept. 7, Sun., Sept. 8

If interested, please email headshot and resume to Jennifer Perrino at jenniferperrino@clpshows.org

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Call for Female Actors for 10_WOMEN

MISC_10 Women logoUpdated 5/31/19 10:15am
Thank you for your interest but all roles have been cast.

10_Women, a project powered by a People’s Liberty grant, is seeking 5-10 female actors to interpret and portray the historic women being celebrated during the scope of the project.

Actors will perform in period dress at an event in the evening on June 12. Although the majority of the interpretation will be unscripted, actors will perform a 2-5 minute scripted monologue that will be filmed to be integrated with the project long-term. Actors will be provided with a variety of resources to assist with the interpretation.

The project will provide costume, hair, and make-up assistance, if needed.

If actors are interested but not available for the event, they may still be engaged for the filmed monologue.

Each performer will receive an honorarium of $175 for the event/filming, or $100 for the filming only. If interested:

  •         Please read over the short bios for the 10 women.
  •         Electronically submit a headshot and resume to:
            Kristin Suess, Project Lead, 10_Women
    at 
    kms.artsguru@gmail.com
  •         Indicate which woman or women are of interest for your portrayal.

*Please note that there are 2 roles for black actors.

Bios & Photo References: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CAFruQ_b58Yw223UGmJhkAZ5_tNSTjjE

Available Roles:

  • Theda Bara, the first sex symbol of the silent film era.
  • *Virginia Coffey, civil rights activist who helped desegregate Coney Island.
  • Dorothy Dolbey, the first woman to serve as mayor of Cincinnati.
  • Cora Dow, the entrepreneur of the Dow’s Drugs chain of drugstores.
  • *Sarah Fossett, an operative in the Underground Railroad who desegregated the city’s streetcars.
  • Dottie Kamenshek, a champion baseball player of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • Edna Murphey, the founder of Odorono anti-perspirant who changed advertising.
  • Sister Anthony O’Connell, a nun who worked as a field nurse during the Civil War.
  • Jessie M. Partlon, a pioneering journalist and women’s rights activist.
  • Venus Ramey, the former Miss America who turned to politics.

 

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