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Centerstage Players and director Marcha Hunley announce auditions for TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY by Michael Brady at CenterStage Players in Lockland.

Mon-Tue, Feb. 26-27 from 7-9pm

Lockland High School, 249 W Forrer, Cincinnati, OH 45215

You can complete the audition form online until Feb. 23 at https://goo.gl/forms/maBisJFUF9Gc6kbo1.

Walk-ins are welcome, please bring a copy of your acting resume.

Rehearsals are April 16 – May 31 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30-10pm
Performance dates are ​June 1-3 and June 7-9, 2018 .​

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David has not dealt with his grief and continues his relationship with Gillian during talks with her “ghost” on the beach at night.  His daughter Rachel, sister in law Esther and her husband Paul come for a visit and bring an unexpected guest – a woman who might be interested in David, on the very weekend that would have been Gilllian’s 37th birthday.   The play is an examination of grief, love and moving on. It is a bittersweet comedy.

Several of the characters have very specific ages that are clearly expressed in the script.  So actors who look stage age appropriate is very important.

Characters

• David – age 37, college professor temporarily retired.
• Rachel – age 16, David’s daughter
• Cindy – age 16, Rachel’s friend
• Paul – age 38, David’s brother-in-law, married to Esther
• Esther – age 39, David’s sister-in-law, a psychologist, married to Paul
• Kevin – age 28, female, friend of Paul and Esther, recently divorced
• Gillian – age 35, David’s former wife who died in a sailing accident two years prior to the events of the play; Esther’s sister, Rachel’s mom.

CenterStage Players is happy to announce auditions for their February show, THE SECRET LIFE OF GIRLS by Linda Daughtery, directed by Karen Vanover.

Auditions: 

• Friday Sept 22, 2017  6:30-8:30 pm
• Wed. Sept 27, 2017 6:30-8:30 pm

The director is looking for 7 young ladies who will be 12-17 as of Jan 1, 2018 and 3 women (stage age: 35-50).

Read through and company meetings will be held in November.

Rehearsals will start January 5, 2018 and run Mondays-Fridays. (no weekend rehearsals).

Performances: February 16-18 and 22-24, 2018.

All rehearsals and performances will be held at Lockland Sr. High, 249 W Forrer, Cincinnati 45215.

Complete the audition form by September 20:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc55KnNRGqv8KcNuvaC4oWqF6OjXAwjefFF3RqRQnCUL6KMuA/viewform?usp=sf_link

“Take every female you know to see this play, then go somewhere and talk. It is a candid, stark, and artistically brutal look at bullying, peer pressure, self-abuse, and finding one’s own value. … shocking and boldly written.” -Better Than Broadway.com

If you have a daughter under 18, you need to see this show. And if she’s over 11, you need to take her with you. Linda Daugherty’s powerful script …[is] what many say the theater should be—a moment for reflection about what’s true and, in this case, dangerously hidden.” -People Newspapers

In this honest and unflinching dramatization, a window is opened into the tumultuous and destructive world of bullying. Abby seeks to gain acceptance as the newest member of the school championship volleyball team. As she and her teammates struggle to find a friend, a place in the group and themselves, their jockeying for position is sometimes humorous and often heartbreaking. Invitations are extended or withheld, individual friendships sacrificed to collective judgments, and alliances formed and changed daily as they careen from exclusion to isolation to acceptance and back again. Bullying in the form of gossiping, keeping secrets, using friendship as a weapon, name-calling, exclusion, spreading rumors, backbiting, clinging to cliques and manipulation become a prelude to dangerous behaviors such as depression, cutting, eating disorders, and premature sexuality. The adults in the girls’ lives are either unable or unwilling to change their behaviors. Though desperately concerned, Abby’s mother is unable to make contact with her daughter, while the volleyball coach and team mom enable rather than work to effect change. When faced with the consequences of their actions, these young women ultimately resolve—one by one—to change their behaviors. Based upon interviews with girls on the giving and receiving end of bullying, the play highlights the impact of “cyberbullying,” the facilitation of mean-spirited behaviors through the use of cell phones, text and instant messaging, e-mail and chat rooms. The portrayal of the sobering reality of these girls’ lives can start a conversation in homes, schools and communities, providing the opportunity to reveal the secrets and address the complexities which dominate the lives of many young women.