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March 6, 2020 · 11:09 am

Auditions Announced for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Mason Community Players

Mason Community Players is auditioning its summer musical, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN online!

This light-hearted telling of the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, born and raised in Southwest Ohio, is slated to grace the stage in July.

The cast includes 14 principals, an additional 8 named roles, and a large ensemble portraying the performers in two Wild West Shows, New York socialites, and avid fans from cities across the country.

Since the show is in July, there are not plans at this time to cancel or postpone.

MCP will continue to monitor the current situation and will inform the theatre community as soon as possible about plans for this show.

To Audition:

Please fill out and submit the online audition form.
Please prepare an uptempo song showing your musical range; one which is not from the score of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Those under 10 who audition may sing a song from memory. (It can be as simple as “Happy Birthday” or be more complex such as a song from a favorite Disney movie.) Video yourself in a full body shot performing the song. Consider it your opportunity to impress the audition panel.
Prepare a resume that includes your theatrical training and experience. Please be specific about your experience in the field of dance. Have you had dance training? If so, in which styles and at what level? For how long have you studied dance and with whom? Do you have collegiate training in dance? Is your experience in dance from doing shows? Please list all shows in which you were required to dance, the role in that show and if you were a featured dancer.
Supply a head shot – it can be a selfie. This is mostly for organization purposes to identify all those interested.
Click here to access the audition form.
Submit the resume and the photo to agyg@masonplayers.org

Complete the submissions by April 20, 2020.

Rehearsals will tentatively begin in mid-May.

The show will be presented July 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 8:00 PM and July 19th at 2:00 PM

Visit masonplayers.org for show synopsis and character descriptions.

Auditions for Mason Community Players’ Annie Get Your Gun will not be occurring in-person on Tuesday, March 24th, Sunday, March 29th or Tuesday, March 31st.

We are in the process of developing an online solution for auditions and will announce that soon! Be looking for more information within the week.

Since the show is in July, there are not plans at this time to cancel or postpone. MCP will continue to monitor the current situation and will inform the theatre community as soon as possible about plans for this show.

From all of us to all of you … you remain in our thoughts and hearts as we walk through this journey, keep safe!

MCP will audition its summer musical, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, this month. This light-hearted telling of the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, born and raised in Southwest Ohio, will grace the stage in July.

The cast includes 14 principals, an additional 8 named roles, and a large ensemble portraying the performers in two Wild West Shows, New York socialites, and avid fans from cities across the country.

Auditions will be held

~~Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM~~
~~Sunday, March 29, 2020 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM and~~
~~Tuesday, March 31, 2020 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM~~

at Theatre 42, 2752 S. US Rte 42, Lebanon, OH 45036

Rehearsals will begin May 11th.
The show will be presented July 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 8:00 PM and
July 19th at 2:00 PM

Those auditioning should prepare an uptempo song showing their musical range; one which is not from the score of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Please bring sheet music – an accompanist will be provided.
Those under 10 who audition should be prepared to sing a song from memory. (It can be as simple as “Happy Birthday” or be more complex such as a song from a favorite Disney movie.)
Be prepared to learn a short dance for the choreographer.
The audition will include cold readings from the script.

Families are welcome to participate together. There are four roles for performers age 13 and younger, as well as opportunities for young performers to be a part of the ensemble.

The show will be directed by Laureen Catlin and produced by Rebecca McLaughlin. The production staff will include Vocal Director Sara Davis, Instrumental Director Larry Hirth, Choreographer Eric Grimm, and Stage Manager Stephanie Dalsfoist.

If you are unable to attend auditions but are interested in being a part of the cast, please contact the director, laureen.catlin@gmail.com, for alternative arrangements.

A show synopsis, character descriptions and more information about the show can be found at masonplayers.org.

The direct link is
https://www.masonplayers.org/j15/index.php/more-about-mcp/stagedoor-news/177-auditions-announced-for-annie-get-your-gun.

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March 2, 2020 · 11:37 am

Auditions Announced for SNOW. APPLES. at InBocca Performance

Hey, folks! While we WILL still have auditions tomorrow, we will be eliminating the movement portion of auditions, as we want to keep people from touching each other. This means we will only be performing cold readings and doing some mild devising. So please be prepared to be picked up (or to pick up your child) at approx. 11:30am unless you intend to audition for dance! Thank you!

In an effort to practice a healthy audition environment, we will be sanitizing the space, ourselves, and doing dance auditions in small groups. Thank you for your patience!

Announcing auditions for our summer production, SNOW. APPLES.

This production is unlike anything anyone is offering in the Greater Cincinnati Area for kids in theatre this summer! Working with InBocca, your child will create an original devised theatrical production containing original music, dance, and writing. This means that our kids write their theatre themselves over the course of a month–and this isn’t ‘children’s theatre,’ but amazing, bleeding edge theatre made by kids but polished and presented to all audiences.

This summer, we are exploring the fairy tale of Snow White:

“Once upon a time in midwinter, when the snowflakes were falling like feathers from heaven, a queen sat sewing at her window, which had a frame of black ebony wood. As she sewed she looked up at the snow and pricked her finger with her needle. Three drops of blood fell into the snow. The red on the white looked so beautiful that she thought to herself, ‘If only I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood in this frame.’ Soon afterward she had a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood, and therefore they called her Little Snow-White.”

A Queen. A Girl. An apple. This is the story we know, but it’s not the story you’ll see. Join us this summer and turn the familiar tale on its head–and find that a walk through the forest is perhaps darker and more frightening than ever.

When: March 14th

Time: 10:30am-1:30pm.

Cold readings and movement at 10:30, Dance auditions begining at 11:30am. Dance is optional.

Where: TBA

Prepare: Nothing. Actors will be asked to do cold readings and movement. Please come dressed for movement. Dancers please come ready to dance.

Who is eligible: Incoming grade 3-outgoing grade 12; All schools, races, sexualities, identities. All are welcome.

Show Times: Rehearsals begin July 6th, with shows July 31st-Aug. 2nd.

Price: Camp costs $200/child for the month. That being said, we want all kids to be able to enjoy theatre. If, for some reason, this price is not available to you, please contact us privately.

Questions can be sent to Caroline Stine: info@inboccaperformance.com

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March 2, 2020 · 10:04 am

Open House Event for All School Theater on March 5

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Many schools across Hamilton County have reduced or lost their theater programs due to budget cuts. To support schools and students, ArtsConnect, a non-profit arts organization of Springfield Township, has partnered with Dramakinetics and Mt Healthy School District with funding from The Ohio Arts Council to bring an All School Community Theater Program to our region. This program gives a unique opportunity to area students.

Students between the ages of 10-17 from any school can have the opportunity to be a part of a live community theater production. ArtsConnect and Dramakinetics will kick off this exciting project with an All School Theater Open House event on Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt Healthy High School cafeteria. (Please enter through the main door and arrive no later than 6:30 p.m.)

The Open House will be an opportunity for students to learn more about the project, auditions and schedule. Students will have a pizza dinner provided and will quickly get to know one another through fun improv theater games. Unique to this project, the students will actually choose the show they want to be a part of at the Theater Open House event. There will be three choices and the opportunity to vote via secret ballot. The final show selection will be revealed at the Open House.

AFTER THE OPEN HOUSE
Auditions for the selected show will be held Sunday, April 5th beginning at 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 7th, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Mt Healthy Jr/Sr High School auditorium. (Dates subject to change. Please see www.theartsconnect.us to confirm the audition schedule.)

Rehearsals will run twice a week in the evenings, May 18 – June 5th. Once school is out for the summer, rehearsals will run three days a week, 9-11 a.m. Three performances will be held at the Mt Healthy Theater, June 26th and 27th.

Cast fees will be $100 per student and crew fees will be $50 per student. Students are not required to participate in the Open House Event to be in the show, however are highly encouraged to do so. A limited number of scholarships are available to students who demonstrate a financial need. Scholarship applications are due no later than May 18th. Each scholarship approved covers 50% of the cost. (Cast $50, Crew $25) APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
ArtsConnect is actively seeking parent and college students interested in theater as volunteers to assist with the production. A background check will be conducted with volunteers. Volunteers can SIGN UP ONLINE AT www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Njg5NzI=

For more information on the Open House or the All School Theater Project, call ArtsConnect at 513.522.2108.

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February 24, 2020 · 3:54 pm

2020 OVERTURE AWARDS FINALS COMPETITION AND AWARDS CEREMONY | Sat., March 7 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Overture Awards

CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2020 Overture Awards Finals Competition. The Overture Awards provides $4,000 to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction.

The Overture Awards Finals Competition and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater. Winners will be announced immediately following the competition. Tickets are $15, $10 and available online at www.CincinnatiArts.org, by phone at 513.621.ARTS [2787] or at the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

Visual Art Finalists Exhibition will showcased in the Aronoff Center’s Center Stage Room (adjacent to the Weston Art Gallery on 7^th Street) from Tuesday, March 3 – Saturday, March 7, 2020.

This year, 369 students were nominated by their schools or studios to compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. The Overture Awards was developed to recognize, encourage, and reward excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12. It also provides students an opportunity to share their talents and interests among their peers in a supportive environment outside of their individual schools. There are three levels of competition: Regional, Semi-Final, and Final.

The Overture Awards Regionals Competitions were held on January 25 at the Immanuel School of Music, Northern Kentucky University, and Mount Saint Joseph University. The top twenty percent of the competitors in each discipline advanced to the Semi-Finals, which were held at the Aronoff Center on February 6-8. Twenty-five finalists will compete in the Finals Competition at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater on March 7.

Now in its 24^th year, The Overture Awards was launched in 1996 by the Cinergy Foundation (now Duke Energy) and Leadership Cincinnati (a program of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber). The Overture Awards is funded and administered by the Cincinnati Arts Association, which operates and manages the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. The Overture Awards also relies on hundreds of volunteers from the community who help raise funds, adjudicate and manage the competitions, and nurture the program.

THE OVERTURE AWARDS ARE ENDOWED BY THE OTTO M. BUDIG FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Overture Awards Presenting Sponsors: TriHealth; The Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.; Otto M. Budig Family Foundation; Summerfair Cincinnati

Scholarship Sponsors: Arthur Murray – Cincinnati, Douglas Beal, Doreen Beatrice, Bonita Brockert, Brandon Etheridge, Maura Garuccio, Jozsef Parragh, Pebble Creek Group, Phoenix Rising Ballroom, Summerfair Cincinnati, Josh Tilford, Western & Southern Financial Fund, The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation

Competition Sponsors: Immanuel School of Music, Mount Saint Joseph University, Northern Kentucky University

Printing Sponsor: Graphic Village

THE 2020 OVERTURE AWARDS FINALISTS

CREATIVE WRITING

Sam Bowden, grade 12, Wyoming High School
Clara Conover, grade 12, Mount Notre Dame High School
Sylvia Nica, grade 12, Cincinnati Country Day School
Deeya Prakash, grade 10, Sycamore High School

DANCE

Alicia Gan, grade 10, The Seven Hills School / Just Off Broadway
Judi Hu, grade 12, Mason High School / Bing Yang Chinese Performing Arts Center
Trista Mullenix, grade 9, School for Creative & Performing Arts / Just Off Broadway
Ava Sine, grade 12, School for Creative & Performing Arts/ Just Off Broadway

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Kathryn Guo, grade 10, The Seven Hills School / Won-Bin Yim
Meagan Hipsky, grade 12, Homeschool / Cincinnati Young Artists
Arun Kamath, grade 11, Sycamore High School / Van Dyke Piano Studio
Kasey Shao, grade 11, Walnut Hills High School / Ran Dank

THEATER

Jalaysia Bell, grade 12, School for Creative & Performing Arts
Micah Day, grade 12, Turpin High School / Xan Jeffery
Payton Hines, grade 10, Sycamore High School / Karl Resnik
Jake Jervis, grade 11, Sycamore High School / McCready Voice Studio

VISUAL ART

Gabrielle Grace P. Chiong, grade 12, Walnut Hills High School
Cailee Plunkett, grade 12, Oak Hills High School
Olivia Sheldon, grade 12, Indian Hill High School
Halle West, grade 11, Kings High School

VOCAL MUSIC

Anna Gaddie, grade 12, Conner High School / Moss Performing Arts Academy
Annalyn Gauger, grade 12, School for Creative & Performing Arts / Angela Powell Walker Studio
Luke Randazzo, grade 10, School for Creative & Performing Arts / Kathy Cammett Studio
Grant Shields, grade 12, Kings High School / Kathy Cammett Studio
Mary Wilkens, grade 11, Ursuline Academy / Melody Wallace Studios

Arts Educator Award For Excellence in Arts Instruction

The Arts Educator Award promotes and rewards excellence in arts instruction throughout Greater Cincinnati. An educator who teaches any of the following arts disciplines may be nominated: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. They can be a high school arts specialist, teaching artist working with high school students, or an arts professional or educator providing private lessons or instruction. Nominations for the award must come from students between the ages of 14-19 who are currently enrolled in high school. Nominations are made by submitting an on-line application with a three-minute video about why the nominee is an exemplary arts educator.

The winner of the 2020 award will receive $2,500, and two finalists will receive $500 each. The recipients of the Arts Educator Award may utilize the monetary award to strengthen their program or practice, e.g. an artist fee for a guest lecturer or master class, the purchase of equipment, or a professional learning opportunity such as tuition assistance for either the educator or for students to study with the recipient or another professional.

Arts Educator Award Finalists

Matt Eckerle, Notre Dame Academy
Discipline: Visual Art
Nominated by Kenzie Eberhart

Trio Jeng, CCM Prep
Discipline: Vocal Music
Nominated by Ishana Galgali

Melody Wallace, Private Teacher
Discipline: Vocal Music and Piano
Nominated by Ava Huelskamp

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of two of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 700,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.8 million students.

CAA is proud to be a member of Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education, Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, and Performing Arts Center Consortium.

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