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DOUBT Runs Jan. 19-Feb. 12

ccpa_doubt-logoDOUBT
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Jan. 19-Feb. 12
West Price Hill

Directed by Lindsey Augusta Mercer

Cast: Rory Sheridan as Father Brendan Flynn, Martha Slater as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, Maggie Lou Rader as Sister James & Joy Rolland as Mrs. Muller

In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of an improper relationship with one of the male students. All the elements come together like clockwork in this gripping story – that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty. DOUBT is a lean, potent drama…passionate, exquisite, important and engrossing.

  • Thu, Jan. 19 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm
  • Thu, Jan. 26 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 3-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm
  • Thu, Feb. 9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 12 at 2pm

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2016 CYPT Alumni Awards

CYPT_logoEvery year at the Benefit, several notable alumni are recognized for their contributions to the organization or as great ambassadors after their years in CYPT.

Two award recipients are being announced in advance of the Party and two – the Hall of Fame voting winners – will be announced at the event.

It is with great pleasure that we honor the following:

Jen Martin
CYPT Founder’s Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the success and long term development of Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre and Cincinnati Landmark Productions. Jen Martin was CYPT’s choreographer for 7 summers. Her tremendous work was featured in Children of Eden, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Godspell, Crazy for You, and more. Plus, she choreographed multiple CLP shows at the Showboat Majestic and Covedale seasons. As a CYPT performer, Jen danced in Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph… Dreamcoat, as well as performing in multiple shows in CLP season shows.

Previous honorees: Mark Mueller, Tony Hungler, Steve Papin, Doug Ridenour, Nicola Burgun, Greg Dastillung, Joe Bunke, Mayor John Cranley.

Kevin Frisch
The Matt Gunnels Memorial Award for Distinguished Alumni – Performing Arts

This award recognizes notable achievements in the performing arts after one’s participation in CYPT. Kevin Frisch played the bumbling leading man Axel Magee in CYPT’s 1986 production of Don’t Drink the Water. He is being honored for his theatrical achievements in his professional life – the creation of the Frisch Marionette Company. After 1986, Kevin moved to New York City and joined Nicolas Coppola and The Puppetworks, developing the craft and skills of a puppeteer and artist. He spent 9 years touring and performing in The Puppetworks theaters in Brooklyn and Macy’s Herald Square. In 1995, Kevin moved back to Cincinnati to found The Frisch Marionette Company. Today, the Company thrives as an exceptional entertainment and educational experience for children and adults alike.

Previous honorees: Richard Oberacker, Allen Kendall, Eric Bricking, Aaron LaVigne, Brandy Rice Bailey, Amy Miller, Matt Wilson and  Steven G. Kennedy.

2016 CYPT Hall of Fame Nominees
The nominees for the CYPT Hall of Fame award (Westwood Town Hall era) are: Daniel Bayer, Karen Husman Davis,  Jeff “Ffej” Hartman,  Jenny Stratton Johnson (aka Chinstrap) and  Rich Roedersheimer.  And the nominees for the CYPT Hall of Fame award (Covedale era) are: Tim Hein, Kalie Kaimann, Jonathan Papin, Alex Sunderhaus and Dorsey Ziller. Both Hall of Fame awards will be announced at the Party.

Congratulations to the recipients and to all nominated!

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Auditions Announced for DAMN YANKEES, BLITHE SPIRIT and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater

WFIT_Sign at nightSat, Jan. 7 from 1-5pm & Sun, Jan. 8 from 4:30-8:30pm
Callbacks are Mon, Jan. 9 from 6-10:30pm

Warsaw Federal Incline Theater – 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, OH  45204 (East Price Hill).

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

For the musicals, DAMN YANKEES and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE:

  • Please prepare 24-32 bars of a classic musical theatre song (30 seconds – 1 minute) that best demonstrates your voice.
  • Bring sheet music in the correct key.
  • Please dress appropriately for a dance audition.
  • A theater jazz dance combination will be taught at the initial audition.  Please note: You WILL NOT need to do the dance audition if you are auditioning for a non-dancing role.
  • 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.

For the play, BLITHE SPIRIT:

  • Prepare a 30-60 second comedic, British Monologue.
  • 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 ONE COPY of your resume (and headshot if available) for EACH production you are auditioning for.

For the Callbacks on January 9th:

  • 6-7:30pm Callbacks for DAMN YANKEES include singing and reading from the script.
  • 7:30-9pm Callbacks for THE DROWSY CHAPERONE include singing and reading from the script.
  • 9-10:30pm Callbacks for BLITHE SPIRIT include reading from the script.

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

No more than two conflicts will be accepted during the rehearsal process for each production.  All roles are paid positions.  No roles have been precast.

DAMN YANKEES
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Book by Douglass Walop and George Abbott
Based on the novel The Year The Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop

Directed by Matt Wilson
Music dircection by Steve Goers
Choreography by Kate Stark

Rehearsals begin Sun, April 9, 2017
Performance dates: May 24-June 18, 2017

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. Transformed into young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he leads the hapless Washington Senators to the final game for the pennant, only to realize the true worth of the life he’s left behind. Light, fast-paced and devilishly clever, Damn Yankees is a home-run hit featuring all-American subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. Featuring classic songs like “Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets!)”, “You Gotta Have Heart” and “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO.”, Damn Yankees is a wicked, romantic comedy – winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical!

BLITHE SPIRIT
Book by Noel Coward

Directed by Bob Bruner

Rehearsals beging Tue, May 30, 2017
Performance dates: June 28-July 23, 2017

The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when she calls up the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira! Elvira then hilariously haunts Charles’s marriage second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost! As things go wildly out of control, Charles will do anything to restore order in this world – and the next!  The 2009 Broadway production won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play – and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress: Angela Lansbury! 

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin AND Don McKellar

Directed and choreographed by Angela Kahle
Music directed by John Slate

Rehearsals begin Tue, June 27, 2017
Performance dates: Aug. 2-27, 2017

The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz age musical featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. The show comes to life on stage as the man guides the audience through crazy plot and characters: two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not so bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone – all mixed up in an evening of madcap delight.  Featuring great songs like “I Don’t Wanna Show Off”, “Cold Feets” and “As we Stumble Along”, The Drowsy Chaperone is the winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score.

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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THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 1-23

ccpa_the-nights-before-christmas-promo1THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 1-23
West Price Hill

Book & Lyrics by Tim Perrino
Music by Steve Goers

Directed by Tim Perrino
Music direction by Steve Goers
Choreographed by Maggie Perrino

Cast: Matt Dentino as Clement C. Moore, Kalie Kaimann as Mary Clarke Moore, Sarah Viola as Catherine E. Moore, Jordan Darnell as Charity Moore, Phoenix Hagis as Young Clement Moore, Nora Darnell as Emily Moore, Bob Brunner as Lorenzo DaPonte, Julia Hasl Miller as Henrietta Steward, Gabriella Francis as Bridget, Brandon Bentley as Frederick, Lesley Hitch as Wihelmina, Dylan McGill as James Ogden & Greg Bossler as Dr. Rush
Ensemble: Ashley Colbert, Will Reed, Heather Pfeiffer, Jamie Steele & Emily Carroll Martin

Filled with romance, heartbreak and mystery, The Nights Before Christmas reveals the dramatic life of Clement C. Moore and the writing of the poem he gave to the world, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Could such a sour-faced scholar write a trifle about a jolly elf in a red suit? Did he really pen the poem on a Christmas Eve sleigh ride? Could the rumors that he is not the author be true? But what secret prevents him from claiming it for his own?

  • Thu, Dec. 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 4 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 8 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 11 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 15 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Dec. 16 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 18 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Dec. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Dec. 23 at 8pm

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Auditions Announced for Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre

CYPT_logoCincinnati Young People’s Theatre (CYPT) announces audition for its 36th Annual Summer Musical. Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BAST. Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice; Book by Linda Woolverton

AUDITION DATES:

  • Saturday, May 13th,
  • Sunday, May 14th
  • Monday, May 15th

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

Auditions are by appointment and may be set up as of Wednesday, March 1st. Must be 13 – 19 years of age at the time of the audition.

The Show: The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

What is CYPT? Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre (CYPT) provides a summer of great experience for performers and techies alike. Many of our members are now professional actors, singers, dancers, technicians and musicians. Others are Drama, Opera, Music Theatre, Voice, Music and Broadcasting majors at colleges all over the country. To date, over 2,200 teens have been a part of CYPT!

CYPT has produced 35 years of exciting shows, including: Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, 42nd Street, Children of Eden, Hello Dolly, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Godspell, Les Miserables, Crazy For You, The Wedding Singer, Grease, Footloose, Hairspray, West Side Story and many more!

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Complete Performance Dates:

Thursday July 27 7:30 pm
Friday July 28 8:00 pm
Saturday July 29 8:00 pm
Sunday July 30 2:00 pm

Wednesday August 2 7:30 pm
Thursday August 3 7:30 pm
Friday August 4 8:00 pm
Saturday August 5 8:00 pm.
Sunday August 6 2pm and 7:30 pm.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Adult $18; Senior $16; College Students $16.00; High school/younger $14.00. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 513 241 6550 OR via the web AT www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com

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