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The CenterStage Players, Inc. will hold auditions for JUNIE B. IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS.

Saturday, August 22nd, 3-5 PM and Sunday, August 23rd, 1:30-3:30 PM

Casting young actors (grades K-5) and adults for this non-musical comedy. Youth roles may be double-cast. No monologue or headshot necessary.

Auditions

CenterStage Players will hold auditions for their December performance of JUNIE B. IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS at their performance venue – The North College Hill City Center (1500 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231)

Auditions will take place on Saturday, August 22nd (3-5 PM) and Sunday, August 23rd (1:30-3:30 PM).

No appointment necessary.  Auditioners will be taken in the approximate order of arrival.

Auditioners will be asked to do cold readings from the script.

Rehearsal schedule will be determined based on availability of those cast and will be announced at a later date.  Rehearsals should begin in October.

Show dates are December 10th, 11th, 12th (2 shows) and 13th (2 shows), 2015.

Show Details:

JUNIE B. IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS
Written by Allison Gregory

Directed by Colin Thornton
Produced by Fred Hunt

Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.’s fun. So when Junie B. draws May’s name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson! But will the Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill interfere before she can give you-know-who what she deserves? A hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park.

If you have questions about the production, please feel free to contact the Director, Colin Thornton (ticktock.colin@gmail.com or 513.225.0615).

CenterStage Player’s auditions for ACAPULCO, a new play by David Hughes, are at the North College Hill City Center 1500 W. Galbraith Rd. on Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19, 7pm.

Cold readings from the script. Familiarity with the play is not expected. Just creativity and an open mind.

Performances are Oct. 9 – 17. Rehearsals begin mid-August.

A hard copy of the script or electronic is available on request by e-mailing David at vine1313@aol.com. An electronic copy is also available at www.centerstageplayersinc.com.

A newly-married couple, each with a dark past, face foreclosure on their home. They must question their assumptions about love, art and faith.

• LIZZIE: Age range: 40 to 60. Fiercely driven by her artwork. Rarely smiles but when she does the sky opens.
• BEN: 35 to 50. Kind but drifting through relationships until he meets LIZZIE.
• JACK: 45 to 65. LIZZIE’S ex-husband. A jealous English professor with a drinking problem.
• RICHARD/FATHER HANNIGAN: Over 30. RICHARD- an aggressive loan officer. HANNIGAN- a boisterous, very likeable priest. Same actor.
• EDNA: Over 60. Jack’s mother. Struggling physically but a sense of humor.
• FATHER O’REILY Domineering. The pedophile who drives LIZZIE’S artwork. Possibly played by the actor who plays JACK.