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LEADING LADIES Runs March 9-April 2

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Leiren Jackson as Audrey, Drew Davidson as Jack, Daniel Cooley as Leo & Natasha Boeckmann as Meg.

LEADING LADIES
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
March 9-April 2
West Price Hill

Directed by Bob Brunner

Cast: Natasha Boeckmann as Meg, Daniel Cooley  as Leo, Drew Davidson  as Jack, Leiren Jackson as Audrey, Elliot Handkins as Butch, Jamie Steele as Duncan, Harold Murphy as Doc & Peggy Allen as Florence

A crazy-good comedy where two destitute Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania! When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to leave her fortune to her long lost English nephews, they impersonate her beloved relatives and scheme to get the cash. But when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Undaunted, they dress up as the never-before-seen girls, promptly fall head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg and her roller-skating friend Audrey. Throw a few more wacky characters and love-at-first-sight shenanigans and this comedy goes off the charts with laughter and love.

  • Thu, March 9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 19 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 26 at 2pm
  • Thu, March 30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 31-April 1 8pm
  • Sun, April 2 at 2pm

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Auditions Announced for THE MIRACLE WORKER, CABARET and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Cincinnati Landmark Productions

CLPCincinnati Landmark Productions to hold auditions for two of the Covedale’s 2017-18 Marquee Season Shows (THE MIRACLE WORKER and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN) and one of the Warsaw Federal’s 2017-18 District Series Shows (CABARET).

Audition dates:

  • Saturday, May 27th (Noon to 4:30pm)
  • Sunday, May 28th (Noon to 4:30 pm)

Callback dates:
Tuesday, May 30th (6:30pm to 9:30pm)
Please note: Everyone will not have to attend callbacks – you will be asked to attend (and expected to attend if asked). This is when you will read from the script. However, not being asked to callbacks doesn’t mean you won’t be cast.

Where: Auditions will be held at The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, OH 45204

If you’d like the audition forms sent to you in advance, email Jennifer Perrino at jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com.

Important Audition Information!

  • You may audition for more than one show.
  • For THE MIRACLE WORKER please prepare one 30-45 second monologue. Knowledge of sign language and stage combat are a plus for this show too.
  • For CABARET and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN prepare 16 to 32 bars of a song that best demonstrates your vocal ability.
  • You may have to complete a dance audition for CABARET and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – depending upon the role. Will be learn a short theatre dance combo.
  • Non-dancing roles in CABARET are: Clifford Bradshaw, Fraulein Schneider, Herr Schultz and Ernst Ludwig.
  • Must be a minimum of 17 years of age to audition.
  • MUST HAVE A RESUME listing theatrical experience in order to audition.
  • A headshot/picture is appreciated. Please bring a headshot and resume for each show you are auditioning for, e.g. 2 shows =2 headshots and resumes; 3 shows =3 headshots etc.

No more than 2 conflicts will be accepted during the rehearsal process for each of these productions.

All roles are paid positions. No Roles have been precast.

Cast members do not have to be the actual ages of the characters in any of the productions – But must be able to look age appropriate and act accordingly.

Marquee Season Shows at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts:

THE MIRACLE WORKER
September 7 – October 1, 2017
By William Gibson
Immortalized on stage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker dramatizes the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge. Trapped in a secret, silent world, unable to communicate, Helen is violent, spoiled, almost sub-human and treated by her family as such. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the dark, tortured silence. With scenes of intense physical and emotional dynamism, Annie’s success with Helen finally comes with the utterance of a single, glorious word: “water”. Winner of the 1960 Tony Award.
Greg Procaccino, Director; Steven Ducker, Production Stage Manager

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
October 19 – November 12, 2017
Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan; Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. Young Frankenstein has all the panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. With such memorable tunes as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
Bob Brunner, Director; Ron Attreau, Music Director; Jeni Schwiers, Choreographer; Jenny Lutes, Production Stage Manager

District Series Shows at The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater

CABARET
September 28 – Oct 15, 2017
Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb
The scene is the Kit Kat Klub, a night club in Berlin, 1931. The Nazis are rising to power. A young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, is in a very complicated relationship with 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. As he seeks a meaningful life, she claims to seek only its pleasures. Meanwhile, the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor, is headed for tragedy as Germany veers toward Fascism. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies, presenting the songs in the club as ominous political developments seep into the lives and hearts of the lovers. This Tony Award winning Best Musical includes the songs “Willkommen”, “Maybe This Time”, “The Money Song” and the all-time hit “Cabaret”. Angela Kahle, Director/Choreographer; Tim Perrino Co-Director; Carissa Gandenberger, Production Stage Manager

For more information on auditions, contact us at (513) 241 – 6550. Check us out on the web at www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com

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Auditions Announced for ANNIE at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts

CLPCincinnati Landmark Productions to hold auditions for 2017 holiday musical, ANNIE.

  • Sat. Aug. 12th Noon-3pm for LITTLE GIRLS only AND 3-5pm ADULTS only
  • Sun Aug. 13th Noon-3pm for LITTLE GIRLS ONLY AND 4-6:30pm ADULTS only

Callback date/time:
Mon Aug. 14th 7-9pm

Please note: Everyone will not have to attend callbacks – you will be asked to attend. If you are asked to attend, make plans to do so.

Where: Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45238

If you’d like the audition forms sent to you in advance, email Jennifer Perrino at jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com.

Important Audition Information for ADULTS

  • Please prepare to sing a song in the style of the show – 16 to 32 bars of a song that best demonstrates your vocal ability.
  • You will be given a short side to read at the audition.
  • You may have to complete a dance audition. Please dress appropriately.
  • ADULTS Must be a minimum of 17 years of age to audition.
  • ADULTS MUST HAVE A RESUME listing theatrical experience in order to audition.
  • A headshot/picture is appreciated. Please bring a headshot and resume

Important Audition Information for LITTLE GIRLS

  • Please prepare to sing a song in the style of the show – 16 to 32 bars of a song that best demonstrates your vocal ability.
  • You will be given a short side to read at the audition.
  • You may have to complete a dance audition. Please dress appropriately.
  • LITTLE GIRLS MUST be a minimum of 8 years of age to audition.
  • LITTLE GIRLS MUST be able to read well.
  • LITTLE GIRLS DO NOT have to provide A RESUME listing theatrical experience in order to audition. If you have a resume, bring it.
  • A headshot/picture is appreciated but not required.

No more than 2 conflicts will be accepted for this production. All roles are paid positions.
NO ROLES HAVEN BEEN PRECAST

Rehearsals begin Oct 10, 2017

Cast members do not have to be the actual ages of the characters in any of the productions – But must be able to look age appropriate and act accordingly.

ANNIE
November 30 – December 23, 2017
Book by Thomas Meehan; Music By Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Martin Charnin

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow”. Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Tim Perrino, Director;
Steve Goers, Music Director;
Karie-Lee Sutherland, Choreographer;
Holly M. Davis, Production Stage Manager

For more information on auditions, contact us at (513) 241 – 6550. Check us out on the web at www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

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DOUBT Review

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Mary Lou Rader as Sister James & MArtha Slater as Sister Aloysius Beauvier. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

DOUBT presented the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts through Feb. 12. Click here for more information on the production. I attended the opening Sunday matinee performance.

Given the setting for DOUBT, it seemed appropriate Sunday afternoon that the Covedale Center is down the street from the Catholic grade school I attended. The set, costumes, and tone of the performances rang true with my memories of the years I spent there.

Although set in 1964, the play was first produced in 2004, at which time the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal was making headlines around the world. The play focuses on and explores themes such as faith, perception and personal truth that resonate strongly in today’s world.

Director Lindsey Augusta Mercer has assembled an extremely talented four-person cast to tackle this engrossing, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play. Mercer’s steady hand creates real and sympathetic characters and allows the audience to draw their own conclusions as the story unfolds.

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Rory Sheridan as Father Brendan Flynn & Martha Slater as Sister Aloysius Beauvier. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Rory Sheridan, as Father Brendan Flynn, is pitch-perfect as the new, more modern priest who believes that the congregation should be viewed as an extended family. His confrontations with Sister Aloysius had a great balance of patience and bite.

As school principal Sister Aloysius Beauvier, Martha Slater embodies an old-school nun who feels she needs to stay vigilant to the evils of the world, both big and small. As representatives of the faith, she feels it is more appropriate to be feared than loved. Has her outlook on life tainted her faith or are her concerns real?

Maggie Lou Rader nails the role of the young nun. Sister James is energetic, though a bit naive, and happy as a teacher. Seeing Sister James’ open heart as a liability, the elder nun soon has the 8th grade teacher questioning her perceptions of the world around her.

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Joy Rolland-Oba as Mrs. Muller & Martha Slater as Sister Aloysius Beauvier. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Rounding out the cast is Joy Rolland-Oba who portrays Mrs. Muller, the mother of the boy caught in the middle of this he said/she said quarrel. Her circumstances leave the mother stuck with two equally unattractive choices and Rolland-Oba is equal parts concerned and conflicted.

The set consists of three double sided trucks smartly positioned as far downstage as possible. The lighting works well in tightly defining the play areas. I also found the music played between scenes was smartly chosen. The one small thing that briefly drew me out of the moment was when the stained glass window billowed due to a slamming door.

Simply, one of the best drama productions of the season and definitely worth a trip to the west side.

My rating: 5 out of 5

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Cast Announced for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre

WFIT_Sign at nightCincinnati Landmark Productions has announced the cast for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, running Aug. 2-27 at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre.

The cast includes:

  • Van Ackerman as Man in Chair
  • Rick Kramer as Aldolpho
  • Lesley Hitch as The Drowsy Chaperone
  • Kalie Kaimann as Janet Van De Graaff
  • Drew Simendinger as Robert Martin
  • Josh Heard as George
  • Aaron Whitehead as Underling
  • Helen Anneliesa Raymond-Goers as Mrs. Tottendale
  • Mitch Ruth as Feldzieg
  • Merrie Drees as Kitty
  • Tyler Gau as Gangster
  • Christopher Carter as Gangster
  • Joy Rolland-Oba as Trix
  • Ensemble: Cody Roberts, Ryan Mulvaney, Kate Stark, Allison Evans, Renee Stoltzfus & Heather Hale

Directed & choreographed by Angela Kahle. Music directed by John Slate. Assistant choreographer, Kate Stark.

For more information visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/Incline.

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