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HEATHERS the Musical Runs April 23-May 1

CSP_Heathers the musical logoHEATHERS the Musical 
CenterStage Players
April 23-May 1
Lockland High School

Directed by Amanda Borschers
Produced by Mark Culp and Fred Hunt

Cast: Liz Koch as Veronica Sawyer, Jake Schaub as JD, Mary Vosseberg as Heather Chandler, Kate Coyne-Chailland as Heather McNamara, Emery Cunningham as Heather Duke, Grant Zentmeyer as Kurt Kelly, Sean Walker-Mize as Ram Sweeney, Allison Kalfas as Martha Dunstock, Michelle Shaffer as Ms. Fleming, Fred Hunt as Kurt’s Dad/JD’s Dad, Mark Culp as Ram’s Dad/Veronica’s Dad/Coach Ripper & Cathy Alter as Veronica’s Mom
Ensemble: Izz Allison, Elizabeth Travnik, Cassandra Homan, Megan Rademacher, Victoria Marie Garcia, Allie Webber, Chris Brown & Tara Tucker

Put on your shoulder pads, grab your Walkman and peg your jeans! With book, lyrics and music by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy, Heathers: the Musical is a bitingly satirical romp through high school during the golden age of MTV. You know… when they played music? Hey, what’s your damage? This dark comedy is based on the 1988 cult classic movie, Heathers and was adapted to the stage in 2013. After playing to sold out crowds in Los Angeles during previews, it moved to Off-Broadway in spring of 2014.

  • Sat, April 23 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 1 at 2pm

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Cast Announced for HEATHERS the Musical at CenterStage Players

CSP_logoYO WESTERBURG ! – CenterStage Players is excited to announce the cast of HEATHERS the Musical to open on April 23.

  • Veronica Sawyer – Liz Koch
  • JD – Jake Schaub
  • Heather Chandler – Mary Vosseberg
  • Heather McNamara – Kate Coyne-Chailland
  • Heather Duke – Emery Cunningham
  • Kurt Kelly – Grant Zentmeyer
  • Ram Sweeney – Sean Mize
  • Martha Dunstock – Allison Kalfas
  • Ms. Fleming – Michelle Shaffer
  • Kurt’s Dad/JD’s Dad – Fred Hunt
  • Ram’s Dad/Veronica’s Dad/Coach Ripper – Mark Culp
  • Veronica’s Mom – Cathy Alter
  • Ensemble – Izz Allison, Elizabeth Travnik, Cassandra Homan, Megan Rademacher, Victoria Marie Garcia, Allie Webber, Chris Brown, and Tara Tucker.

For additional information visit www.centerstageplayersinc.com

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CenterStage Players to Present World Premiere of INCORRIGIBLE

CSP_Incorrigible logo(Cincinnati, OH) – The CenterStage Players are scheduled to stage the world premiere of ‘Incorrigible’ which will open on Friday, February 18 and run for two weekends. INCORRIGIBLE is the second full length play written by local playwright Teri Foltz.  Her first production (The Faculty Lounge) was premiered at Ft. Thomas’ Village Players in 2016 and was subsequently produced by Chicago’s Oil Lamp Theatre in 2017.  The cast and crew of INCORRIGIBLE features individuals from throughout the tri-state area.

INCORRIGIBLE follows the story of a high school senior who deals with his inner grief in a rebellious manner.  As the story progresses, the audience is shown how other characters deal with emotions of grief, shame, and anger.  Sigmund Freud said, “Unexpressed emotions will never die.  They are buried alive and will come forth later in ugly ways.”  Every character in INCORRIGIBLE is dealing with grief, shame, and anger.  And they suffer silently and alone.  Everybody has a past . . . some people still live there.

Performances will be February 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 8:00 PM, and February 20 and 27 at 2:00 PM.  All performances will be at Lockland High School – 249 W. Forrer Avenue – Cincinnati, OH.  There will be a special talkback session with the playwright on Sunday, February 20 immediately following the matinee performance.  Advance tickets are available at www.centerstageplayersinc.com.

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Online Auditions Announced for HEATHERS the Musical at CenterStage Players

CSP_logoCenterstage Players
HEATHERS the Musical Auditions

Step into our candy store! If you missed the original 2020 auditions, here’s your chance to join the reboot. Centerstage Players is now accepting video auditions for our May 2022 production. We are retaining some of our pre-pandemic cast and as a result some roles are already filled. Listed below are the available roles.

About HEATHERS
HEATHERS The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass…but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.
Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, “Desperate Housewives”), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man). HEATHERS The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time. With its moving love story, laugh-out-loud comedy, and unflinching look at the joys and anguish of high school, Heathers will be the most heart stopping musical in Cincinnati this season. Are you in or are you out?

Directed by Amanda Borchers
Music Directed by Carolyn Youngquist
Choreographed by Robert Fields
Produced by Mark Culp and Fred Hunt

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Please prepare 32 measures of an up tempo musical theater or contemporary pop piece and submit your recording to ajborchers@gmail.com with Heathers-Centerstage in the subject line.
  • You may be asked to perform a cold read from the script via a zoom callback scheduled with the director, creative team, and members of the existing cast. This will only be done if necessary.
  • Please include your known rehearsal conflicts for Feb-May 2022 and a theatrical resume.
  • Submission Deadline: February 5th, 2022

Casting decisions & notifications will be made by February 7th, 2022
Show dates: April 22-24 & April 29 May 1
Rehearsals will be determined by cast availability, 3 nights per week (likely Monday,Thursday,Sunday from Feb- May) until tech with the possibility of a few optional rehearsals added closer to tech week.

Open Roles

  • JD – 17. He is darkly charismatic, compelling, attractive, charming on the outside yet very damaged on the inside. Keen smarts and strong inventive comedy. Voice: Strong, confident belt to at least an Ab, A preferable; wide emotional range.
  • HEATHER DUKE – 17. Whipping-girl of the 3 Heathers. When she finally becomes Queen Bee she wields power like a bulldozer. Alto for chorus. Voice: Strong belt to C, D preferred. Alto for chorus. NOTE: in certain choral songs Heather Duke and Mac can switch vocal parts as needed.
  • MARTHA DUNNSTOCK – 17. Nicknamed “Martha Dumptruck”, the opposite of hot, confident, or popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in the face of rejection. Voice: Strong belt to E or F, wide vocal expression.
  • RAM SWEENEY – 17, Linebacker. Big, insensitive to the feelings of others, ruled by appetites. Voice: Strong Baritone, belt to G, some Falsetto useful.
  • MS. FLEMING/VERONICA’S MOM – 45 to 50. Ms. Fleming: Aging hippie teacher, still yearning for the day the Age of Aquarius reaches Ohio. Hungry for the spotlight, resentful of entitled youth. Also plays Veronica’s Mom: easygoing, distant, yet capable of laying down the law. Voice: Great belt up to C, higher always welcome.
  • BOY 1 – Bitter Geek 16-18. A put-upon, bitter geek. Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).
  • BOY 2 – Blowdried Preppy 16-18. A blowdried 80’s preppy. Voice: Bass (up to E) or Bari (up to G#).
  • BOY 3 – Hipster Dork 16-18. Thinks he’s Ducky from ‘Pretty In Pink.’ Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).
  • GIRL 2 – Stoner Chick 16-18. A fuzzyheaded stoner chick. Voice: Belt to at least C# (a Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).
  • GIRL 3 – Young Republicanette 16-18. A tennis-playing, uptight Student Council type. Voice: Belt to at least C# (Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).

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INCORRIGIBLE Runs Feb. 18-27

CSP_Incorrigible logoINCORRIGIBLE
CenterStage Players
Feb. 18-27
Lockland High School

Directed by Mark Culp
Produced by Lisa Hunt

Cast: Parker Culp as Robby, Neil Geoppinger as Jake, Fred Hunt as George, David Little as Davis, Izz Allison as Chelsea & Jessie Faye as Aunt Debbie

In this World Premiere, local playwright Teri Foltz gives us a story of men and how they deal with emotions of grief, shame and anger.  Sigmund Freud said, “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in ugly ways.”  Every character in Incorrigible is dealing with grief, shame and anger. And they suffer silently and alone. Everybody has a past…some people still live there.

1/20/22 – Covid Guidelines

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 18-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 20 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 25-26 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 27 at 2pm

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