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Auditions Announced for THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT and OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoSunday, February 14th
Monday, February 15th
Tuesday, February 16th
2:00pm – 8:00pm

Audition dates for The All-American Cabaret and The Importance of Being Earnest will be announced at a later date.

In person auditions will be held by APPOINTMENT ONLY at our theater.
1530 Central Ave., Middletown, Ohio 45044

To schedule an appointment, please complete an addition form here.
Once you fill out our audition form, you’ll be taken to our sign up genius page to schedule your audition slot.

COVID-19 INFORMATION
If you feel sick or have a fever, please cancel your scheduled timeslot.
Please do not arrive more than 15 minutes prior to your audition time.
Your temperature will be taken (using a touch-less thermometer) once entering the building.
A face covering must be worn while in the theatre.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS/SIDES:
Please download the pdf of the sides you will be reading for that particular role from the official MLT website.

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT:

  • JIM FINGALE (20’s) – This role has been cast
  • EMILY PENROSE (40’s – 60’s) Editor-in-Chief at a high-end Manhattan magazine. Possess a great ambition to couple cultural meaningfulness with commercial success. A tiger professionally, it’s all or nothing.
  • JOHN D’AGATA (40’s – 60’s) One of the world’s greatest living essayists. Highly intelligent and often frustrated by what he views as trivial concerns — “trivial,” to him, meaning those things that are not in direct contact with beauty and the divine.

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR:

  • ANTHONY REILLY (40’s) an intense dreamer, dutiful and quiet. His subdued manner masks a full, yearning heart. Resigned to a life alone because he’s afraid to reveal himself. Sensitive and guarded.
  • ROSEMARY MULDOON (40’s) a farmer’s daughter and a tough cookie. A bit of a tomboy, but with a romantic soul. Single-minded, willful, patient and optimistic. Her hopes are fervent, but secret. She’s playing the long game.
  • TONY REILLY (60’s – early 70’s) Anthony’s father. A wily old Irish farmer, cantankerous, set in his ways, and sly. Proud, stubborn, and gruff. A fixture of his part of the Irish countryside.
  • AOIFE REILLY (60’s – 70’s) Rosemary’s mother, in bad health. When we meet her, she is grief-stricken because her husband has just died. A sharp, straight-shooting old bird. Doesn’t suffer fools. Weathered, opinionated, and set in her ways.

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2021 Season Announced by Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoWe are pleased to announce a small but mighty season. We have worked with the Health Department officials to be a COVID Compliant Theatre. You can read about our COVID plan at www.middletownlyric.org/P_COVID.html.

The season incudes: 

GRACE & GLORY
March 5-20

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
April 16-May 1

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR 
June 4-19

ALL-AMERICAN CABARET
July 2-17

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Aug. 6-21

Season Tickets go on sale February 1, 2021. Brochures go in the mail this week and ticket order forms available for download on our website beginning February 1st.

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42nd Season Postponed to March 2021 at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoTHE SHOWS WILL GO ON….eventually

Since the Pandemic we have adjusted, changed and rearranged shows, dates and auditions multiple times. With the future still unsure, the Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone the 42nd Season until March 2021.

When we are confident that we can proceed, without change, we will announce the season and its dates.

If the State lifts enough restrictions to offer our patrons and artists a rewarding theatrical experience we will schedule a variety of performance opportunities in the fall.

Please visit our website: middletownlyric.org or our Facebook page for information as it becomes available.

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Season Update from Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoSeason Update due to Coronavirus:

As we write this, we could have never imagined being at a place where the “trickle-down” effect would be in full motion. Recently we canceled our production of TWELFTH NIGHT. With the financial loss of that show, it set in motion the uncertainty of being able to produce the next show, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.

So by the time two shows have been canceled and or postponed there is no hope for a musical and so IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is but a dream.

While needing to cancel one show can be horrible the need to cancel half your season is mind-numbing. As we locked the doors to MLT we had a lot on our minds and at the forefront was, when will we open those doors again?

We believe, we hope, that Middletown and those that have always supported this organization will do whatever needs to be done, to ensure that the doors re-open on the 42nd. Season. There are still decisions to be made and we will keep you updated.

If you are a SEASON TICKET holder we will soon be sending you a letter explaining all of your options. In the meantime, if you have any questions and or comments please do not hesitate to contact us.

We thank you all for your patience and understanding through this difficult time. We hope that you are healthy and we see you once this is all over.

The Middletown Lyric Theatre Board of Trustees

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All Performances of TWELFTH NIGHT Cancelled at Middeltown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoCORONAVIRUS UPDATE

ALL PERFORMANCES of TWELFTH NIGHT have been cancelled.

We hung on as long as we could. But with the newest mandate from the Governor and recommendations from the CDC, we must CLOSE.

We know this is a loss for everyone involved in the show, as well as our patrons. We thank everyone for their support. More information about the future forthcoming.

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