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Auditions Announced for THIS RANDOM WORLD at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Laura Berkemeier announce auditions for the first show of our 2022-2023 season: This Random World by Steven Dietz (September, 2022)!

Audition Information

Date/Time:

  • Monday, May 23, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

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

Audition Requirements: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Headshot and resume are optional but appreciated.

Rehearsal times: Rehearsals will begin in early June.

Production Dates: Thursday, September 8 – 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September 9 – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 10 – 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 11 – 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 15 – 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September 16 – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 17 – 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 18 – 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 22 – 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September 23 – 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 24 – 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 25 – 2:00 p.m.

Synopsis: We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, This Random World asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own.

Available roles:

NOTE – Ages are highly dependent on the casting pool. The director is looking for an eclectic, diverse cast – all are encouraged to audition!

  • Scottie Ward – a woman in or around her 70s
  • Tim Ward – her son, age: 29ish
  • Beth Ward – her daughter, age: 38ish
  • Bernadette – her aide, age: 30s
  • Rhonda – Bernadette’s younger sister, age: late 20s
  • Claire – Tim’s ex-girlfriend, age: 29ish
  • Gary – Claire’s ex-boyfriend, age: 30s

The director is also seeking a producer who will be the overseer of technical crew and overall production tasks. Please reach out to Laura (laura.berkemeier@gmail.com) if interested.

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Cast Announced for HARVEY at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Jerry Wiesenhahn are excited to announce the cast of our July production, HARVEY, by Mary Chase:

  • Elwood P. Dowd – Eric Thomas
  • Veta Louise Simmons – Peggy Allen
  • Myrtle Mae Simmons – Aimée Ward
  • Dr. Lyman Sanderson – Pat Kramer
  • Ruth Kelly – Katie Jensen
  • Dr. William B. Chumley – David L. Abbott
  • Duane Wilson – Christie Bishop
  • Judge Omar Gaffney – Fred Murrell
  • Betty Chumley – Dava Lynn
  • E.J. Lofgren – Jay Dallas Benson
  • Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet – Amy Sullivan

Performance dates: July 8-24, 2022Synopsis: Harvey is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd, and his best friend, Harvey – a pooka, who is a six-foot tall, invisible rabbit. When Elwood begins introducing Harvey around town, his embarrassed sister, Veta Louise, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, are determined to commit Elwood to a sanitarium. A mistake is made, however, and Veta is committed rather than Elwood! Eventually, the mistake is realized, and a frantic search begins for Elwood and the invisible pooka.

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RIPCORD Runs March 11-27

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3/18/22 – We regret to inform you that tonight’s performance of RIPCORD is cancelled. We are hoping to be back on stage tomorrow night, and will keep you updated here and on our website!

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience! If you purchased tickets for tonight, please contact the box office at 513-501-1718 to exchange for a different performance or arrange a refund.

Thank you for bearing with us, and we look forward to seeing you at the theatre soon!

RIPCORD
Mariemont Players
March 11-27
Walton Creek Theatre

Directed by Becky Collins

Cast: Chessie Vigran as Abby Binder, Sue Breving as Marilyn Dunne, Jake Hart as Scotty, Nate Huitger as Benjamin/Lewis/Clown, Stephanie Klein as Colleen/Woman in White & Juan Suárez Ontaneda as Derek/Zombie Butler/Masked Man

For four years, irritable and sarcastic Abby Binder has kept a room to herself at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, through sheer force of her rude personality. Nursing disappointment at the direction her life has taken, she has no room for distraction. When bubbly, bright, and unbearably cheerful Marilyn Dunne is placed in her room, Abby tries her usual tricks, but fails to scare her annoying new roommate away. RIPCORD is an enemies-to-friends story for a pair of excellently well-rounded, mature women.

2/11/22 – Health and Safety Policies

  • Fri-Sat, March 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 13 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 17-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 20 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, March 26 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 27 at 2pm

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Cast Announced for ADA AND THE ENGINE at Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players and director Darren Lee are excited to announce the cast of our May production, ADA AND THE ENGINE by Lauren Gunderson:

  • Ada Byron Lovelace – Aimée Ward
  • Charles Babbage – Keith Cassidy
  • Lady Annabella Byron – Traci Taylor
  • Lord Lovelace – Ryan Bowron
  • Mary Sommerville – Susan Smith
  • Byron – Corey Meyer

Performance dates: May 6-22, 2022

Synopsis: As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul mate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge—a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future.

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2022-2023 Season Announced by Mariemont Players

MPI_logo 2020Mariemont Players, Inc. is pleased to announce our 2022-2023 season!

September 8-25, 2022
This Random World by Steven Dietz
Directed by Laura Berkemeier

Mining the comedy of missed connections, This Random World asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing. This funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own. (Whimsical Drama)

November 3-20, 2022
The Gods of Comedy by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Jennifer Keith Day

Daphne and Ralph are young classics professors who have just made a discovery that’s sure to turn them into academic superstars, but something goes disastrously wrong. The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounters the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers, and conspicuous consumption. (Comedy)

January 12-29, 2023
Dearly Departed by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones
Directed by Aaron Whitehead

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. (Comedy)

March 9-26, 2023
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn

When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. (Drama)

May 4-21, 2023
Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler
Directed by Becky Collins

In the sweet spot between their yards where both baby monitors get reception, new moms Jessie and Lina bond over coffee during naptime while laughing through the highs and lows of motherhood. A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America. (Comedy/Drama)

July 13-30, 2023
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Directed by Elizabeth Leigh Taylor

Assembled under the expert eye of director/lyricist, Richard Maltby, Jr., Ain’t Misbehavin’ is one of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time and winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical. Not quite a biography, Ain’t Misbehavin’ evokes the delightful humor and infectious energy of this American original.

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