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Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce auditions for our November production, THE BOOK OF WILL by Lauren Gunderson, directed by jef brown.

Audition dates/times:

• Monday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. 

Performance Dates: November 2 – 19, 2023 

Please sign up for a time slot here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4CA5AA23A7FC1-auditions1 

Location: Mariemont Players, 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227  

Audition Requirements:

• Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
• Resumes are appreciated.
• Please bring all known conflicts between September 11 – November 19.

The production team encourages actors of all races, ethnicities, identities, abilities, experience levels, etc. to audition – all are welcome!

Please contact the director at jefwi1f@gmail.com with questions or accommodation needs.

​Synopsis: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

Character Descriptions:

Note: ages listed are stage ages; some roles may be doubled.

• Henry Condell: 40; Feisty and hopeful, Shakespeare’s friend, and actor in the King’s Men.
• John Heminges: 50; Reasonable and serious, Shakespeare’s friend, and financial manager of the King’s Men. He is a good man, a gentleman, and owner of the Globe Tap House.
• Richard Burbage: 50s; A seasoned lion of the stage, loud and proud, and famous across England.
• Elizabeth Condell: Savvy and fun, Elizabeth is Condell’s wife.
• Alice Heminges: 35; John’s daughter and alewife, knows everyone, and hangs with the boys.
• Rebecca Heminges: John’s wife, Rebecca is strong, busy with their grocery business, and a woman who has weathered much but loves her husband, her sons, and God. She is a good wife.
• Ben Jonson: Poet laureate of England and friend/rival of Shakespeare, Ben is an amazing drunk, a bear of a man, and surprisingly weepy.
• Ed Knight: “Stage manager” for the King’s Men, Ed is self-serious and particular.
• Ralph Crane: Humble scrivener of the King’s Men, Ralph is quick, sure, and quiet.
• William Jaggard: Successful if shady publisher of books, plays, and playbills, William is confident in his ability to get what he wants. He is very experienced, very connected, willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, but an ass.
• Isaac Jaggard:  William’s son, Isaac will inherit the business. He is sensitive, an artist at heart.
• Marcus: 20; Printer’s apprentice at the Jaggard print shop, Marcus is nosy but honest.
• Compositor: Works for Jaggard, young.
• Emilia Bassano Lanier: 50; A fiery Italian feminist and poet, an independent woman, and a lover of life (and of Shakespeare).
• Sir Edward Dering: 60; A book and theatre lover.
• Anne Hathaway Shakespeare: 60; Shakespeare’s now ailing wife, Anne is strong-willed, a classy lady, a survivor.
• Susannah Shakespeare: 30; A good girl and daughter of Shakespeare.
• Boy Hamlet: A young actor.
• Two Barmen: Drunk ruffians.
• Crier: A newsboy.
• Bernardo, Francisco, Horatio, Marcellus: Actors playing these roles
• Fruit Seller

Production Dates:

• November 2 – 19, 2023
• November 2 – 7:30PM
• November 3 – 7:30PM
• November 4 – 7:30PM
• November 5 – 2:00PM
• November 9 – 7:30PM
• November 10 – 7:30PM
• November 11 – 2:00PM
• November 11 – 7:30PM
• November 12 – 2:00PM
• November 16 – 7:30PM
• November 17 – 7:30PM
• November 18 – 7:30PM
• November 19 – 2:00PM

Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce auditions for our September production, Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling, directed by Megan Horton and produced by Jennifer Day, Eric Day, & Bill Geraghty.

Audition dates/times:

• Saturday, April 15, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• Sunday April 16, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Callbacks: If necessary, callbacks will be held on Monday, April 17 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Please sign up for a time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449A9AF2EA46-steel

Location: Mariemont Players, 4101 Walton Creek Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Audition Requirements:

• Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
• Auditionees must be 20+ to audition.
• Headshot and resume are appreciated.

The production team encourages actors of all races, ethnicities, identities, abilities, experience levels, etc. to audition – all are welcome!

Performers must show proof of Covid-vaccination status at the first rehearsal.

Note from the director:  These characters are real, strong Southern women. I’m looking for performers who can embody these roles & not make them carbon copies of the movie or caricatures. No roles have been pre-cast.

Please contact the director at megan.hudson1988@yahoo.com with questions or accommodation needs.

​Synopsis: The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

Character Descriptions:

Truvy Jones – stage age 40 to 50 – Owner of the beauty shop. She knows everyone’s business and shares it with anyone who will listen. She always has advice. Vivacious.

M’Lynn Eatenton – stage age 50-55 – Shelby’s mother. She is overprotective and finds the need to have a firm grasp on things at all times. She is a busy woman who worries about her daughter.

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – stage age 20-25 – Very shy hair-dresser & assistant to Truvy. She goes from a very soft spoken and timid person at the beginning of the show to a bible loving Christian.

Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – stage age 20 – 30 – Daughter of M’Lynn. Prettiest girl in town. Loved by all. Strong-willed. She has a bit of sass to her. Confident in her own life decisions, in spite of her mother’s protests.

Clairee Belcher – stage age 60+ – Widow of the mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and knows everyone’s business. She loves to laugh and poke fun at the little things that others cry over. She is very close with Ouiser.

Ouiser Boudreaux– stage age 60+ – She is a wealthy old bitty and a loveable, miserable lady. Her unique personality and sense of humor and personality provides comedic relief in the show. Quick-witted.

Rehearsal times: Rehearsals will begin the first week of July. Please bring conflicts to the audition.

Production Dates: September 7-24, 2023

• September 7 7:30PM
• September 8 7:30PM
• September 9 7:30PM
• September 10 2:00PM
• September 14 7:30PM
• September 15 7:30PM
• September 16 2:00PM
• September 16 7:30PM
• September 17 2:00PM
• September 21 7:30PM
• September 22 7:30PM
• September 23 7:30PM
• September 24 2:00PM