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February 13, 2017 · 5:51 pm

Cast Announced for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Acting Up

ACTUP-logoThe cast includes:

  • JOSEPH – Michael Williams
  • The NARRATORS – Carly Shepherd, Claire Northcut, Kate Shields
  • PHARAOH – Spencer Walsh
  • JACOB – Marcel Goodwin
  • THE BROTHERS – Skye Haruyama, Cammi Caldwell, Connor Hart, Sujaya Sunkara, Elliot Carnicom, Sara Kearney, Alexa Mueller, Alex Kopnick, Anthony Schaeffer, Aiden Holubeck, Kayla Stroud,
  • POTIPHAR – Gerardo Contreras
  • POTIPHAR’S WIFE – Annie Wesner
  • BUTLER – Emma Jenkins
  • BAKER – Frankie Haas
  • THE WIVES – Kylie Corbly, Katie Hill, Rachel Kearney, Anna Kinasewitz, Grace Major, Kara Meoak, Sophie Rothstein, Emma Rismiller, Olivia Scalfaro, Katie Short, Ansley Taylor,
  • FEATURED DANCERS – Maggie Ballard, Claire Connell, Ava Frizzell, Alyssa Hart, Leah Major, Kellie McMickle, Heather Trinity lin Muselin, Andrea Poole, Kelly Stockmann, Ashley Taylor
  • THE ENSEMBLE – Haley Allman, Nathan Butturini, Elizabeth Carras, Anna Kaye Cook, Macie Cunningham, Benny Farbstein, Sarah Goecke, Brandon Goodwin, Amanda Gostel, Samantha Martel, Luke Price, Kyle Rosa, Jenna Lynn Skidmore, J.R. Sodano, Sydney Vargo
  •  YOUTH CHORUS – Leah Allman, Alexa Crociata, Gwen Cullen, Allison Droege, Landon Flaherty, Spencer Flaherty, Marian Carolee Hamilton, Ava Hartmann, Elise Hartmann, Hannah Huisman, Annabel Jasinoski, Owen Kearney, Arielle Lewis, Chlöe Isabella Smith, Casey Simone Smith, Isabelle Stringer, Finlay Tomlinson, Joseph Tomlinson, Morgan Tracy

PERFORMANCE DATES

  • Friday, April 7 at 7 pm
  • Saturday, April 8 at 2 pm (sign-language interpreter provided)
  • Saturday, April 8 at 7 pm
  • Sunday, April 9 at 5 pm

at the Mason Middle School Theater, Mason, OH

Tickets available at ActingUp.com starting Feb. 20

Don’t Miss It!!!

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February 13, 2017 · 5:44 pm

Auditions Announced for OLIVER! at Queen City Productions

QCP_logoQueen City Productions will be holding auditions for its spring production of OLIVER! OLIVER! is the classic tale of the orphan who is welcomed into the charismatic Fagin’s gang. With the help of Dodger, Nancy and others he must find his place in the world. It’s a classic show told with a modern twist!

Auditions will be:

  • Friday, February 24th from 6:30-9:30pm at St. Bartholomew Parish
  • Saturday, February 25th from 1-4:30pm at St. Bartholomew Parish
  • Sunday, February 26th from 1-4pm at Cunningham Dance Studio, 631 Reading Rd, Mason, OH 45040

Invited Callbacks will be Sunday, February 26th from 6-9pm at Cunningham Dance Studio

Auditionees should be at least 8 years old and able to read from a script. Everyone should prepare a portion of a song from the musical theater genre that best respresents your vocal ability as well as your personality. There will not be an accompanist, so auditionees may sing acapella or with backing track on cd or device that can be plugged in via an aux cord. Auditionees will also be asked to read from the script. There will be a short dance combination as well so please dress appropriately.

Performance dates will be April 27th-30th and May 4th-7th
Rehearsals will begin March 3rd.
Rehearsals will be Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings

To schedule an audition or for more information, please email queencityproductions@yahoo.com and include your name and when you would like to audition.

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February 8, 2017 · 7:36 pm

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Runs March 3-12

bct_charlottes-web-logoCHARLOTTE’S WEB
Beavercreek Community Theatre
March 3-12
Beavercreek

All the enchanting characters are here from E.B. White’s original book. Determined to save Wilber Charlotte begins her campaign with the “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “Some Pig”. It’s the beginning of the victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now safe Wilber doing what is most important to Charlotte. This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship that will delight the whole family.

  • Fri-Sat, March 3-4 at 7pm
  • Sun, March 5 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 7pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 3pm

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February 6, 2017 · 8:10 pm

Opera Raps on Feb. 15, 16 & 23 Presented by Cincinnati Opera

co_logoFebruary is “I ♥ Opera” Month!
CINCINNATI OPERA PRESENTS
Opera Raps on February 15, 16 & 23

Featuring opera expert and author Fred Plotkin and CCM professor Emma Griffin

CINCINNATI–Each year, Cincinnati Opera presents a diverse series of informative and entertaining Opera Raps lectures in the months leading up to, and during, the summer performance season. These community programs are created to enlighten and engage opera devotees and newcomers alike, and feature conversations on topics related to Cincinnati Opera’s 2017 Summer Festival. For more information, visit cincinnatiopera.org.

Delights for the Palate: Dishes Inspired by Opera
Fred Plotkin makes culinary music with the help of Cincinnati Opera’s favorite chef, Evans Mirageas. Enjoy a unique evening of delicious dishes, and learn about their interesting–and sometimes surprising–connections to opera.

When: Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Midwest Culinary Institute Auditorium at Cincinnati State, 3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45223
Admission: $30 per person. Cash bar. Reservations required: (513) 241-2742

Going the Extra Mile: Traveling for Opera
Fred Plotkin offers advice on how to be a smart opera traveler and experience magnificent performances at the world’s finest opera houses. Learn helpful hints and insider tips that will inspire you to plan your very own international opera experience.

When: Thursday, February 16, 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Admission: FREE. Reservations required: (513) 241-2742

About Fred Plotkin
One of America’s foremost experts on opera, Fred Plotkin is the author of Opera 101 and Italy for the Gourmet Traveler. He is a regular guest on Travel with Rick Steves, and a writer for the WQXR blog, Operavore.

Women in Opera
Join Emma Griffin as she explores some of the fascinating female characters you’ll encounter at Cincinnati Opera this summer. Lauded by the New York Times for her “intelligent staging,” theater and opera director Emma Griffin is Assistant Professor of Music in Opera/Directing at UC’s CCM, and a frequent collaborator on new music and theater pieces.

When: Thursday, February 23, 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Admission: FREE. Reservations required: (513) 241-2742

Founded in 1920 and the second oldest opera company in the nation, Cincinnati Opera presents a thrilling season of grand opera every June and July. The company’s repertoire includes beloved classics and contemporary masterworks brought to life by some of the world’s most dynamic performers and creative teams.

Cincinnati Opera’s 2017 Summer Festival runs June 15 through July 23, featuring Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, Robert Xavier Rodríguez’s Frida, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute. The season will open with Opera in the Park, a free community concert in Washington Park, on June 11. Cincinnati Opera will also present Missy Mazzoli’s

Song from the Uproar in collaboration with concert:nova. Cincinnati Opera’s 2017 season is made possible with support from ArtsWave, Ohio Arts Council, Macy’s, The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, and many generous individuals, corporations, and foundations.

cincinnatiopera.org

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February 6, 2017 · 7:20 pm

Auditions Announced for THE EVER AFTER, A Musical at Rivertown Players

RP_logoIs Ever After really as happy as everyone expected? In this hilarious parody of daytime TV, a talk show host wonders if time truly heals all wounds. She invites Cinderella and her middle-aged ’beauty-impaired’ stepsisters to reconcile with each other after being estranged for 20 years. What about Snow White and the Evil Queen? This hysterical fractured fairy tale has it all: a trash-talking clairvoyant mirror, an unfortunate prince who is turning slowly back into a frog and even Jiminy Cricket — now an occupational therapist and author of the book “My Life as Your Conscience.”

The musical is punctuated by questions from obnoxious studio audience members and ridiculously funny infomercials for fairy tale related products. Get ready to perform some knee-slapping and hand-clapping with great foot-tapping songs like ’Beauty Impaired’ and ’Dainty Do-Gooder’!

Actors must be 7 to 18 years of age.

Friday, February 10, 6 pm—8 pm
Saturday, February 11, 10 am — Noon.
(you do not attend both auditions)

Possible Callbacks: Monday, February 13 at 6:30

Hamline United Methodist Church
102 W High St.
Lawrenceburg, IN

Please prepare a song to sing and be ready to do “cold reads” from the script.

Show Dates:
Saturday, May 13, 2 pm
Sunday, May 14, 2 pm
Greendale Middle School

Rehearsals
Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 6:30 pm—8:00 pm. The first rehearsal will be Thursday, February 16th. Rehearsals held at Hamline UMC.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

  • HOST -talk show host (“Monterey Jack Chesterfield Williamson” or “Sally Lizzie Jesse Donatello-Griffin”)

THE GUESTS

  • STEPSISTER 1 -Cinderella’s now middle-aged ugly stepsister
  • STEPSISTER 2 -Also still “beauty-impaired”
  • CINDERELLA -Traditional fairy-tale character, but not as young as she used to be
  • SNOW WHITE -Still wearing that same high collar
  • QUEEN -Snow White’s nemesis
  • MIRROR -Human face that protrudes from the queen’s large wall mirror
  • JIMINY CRICKET -Now an occupational therapist
  • EMMETT MANTELLA -Frog-er, man-with a problem

THE ADVERTISERS

  • PAT -Advertiser/ spokesperson for various products
  • BETH -another
  • SAM -another

STUDIO AUDIENCE MEMBERS

  • AIRHEAD -not too bright
  • LOUDMOUTH -Loud and obnoxious
  • OLD WEEPING LADY 1 -Elderly woman; finds everything touching
  • OLD WEEPING LADY 2 -another

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