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Men Needed for PARADE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre seeks two men immediately for the musical PARADE.

Rehearsals begin immediately production runs in September. Gas stipend is possible.

Age: Both men could be anywhere from their mid-twenties to early forties

  • Tom Watson: Overzealous Newspaper Editor of the Jeffersonian with deep roots and beliefs in the church.
  • Luther Rosser: Well-mannered and ambitious attorney of Leo Frank

It would be our preference to have both males as singers. The role of Luther Rosser could be a non-singing role. The role of tom Watson sings both ensemble and has several solo moments.

Please contact Charley Shafor at cshafor@middletownlyric.org to arrange an audition.

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Cast Announced for PARADE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre is happy to announce our cast for PARADE. At 20 members (and counting) this is one of our largest cast in over 7 years!

Cast:

  • Leo M. Frank: Kevin Stout
  • Lucille Frank: Julia Abanto-Bethune
  • Britt Craig: Jason Easter
  • Mrs. Phagan: Kristen Erdman
  • Gov. John Slaton: Nathan Greer
  • Sally Slaton: Angie Markham
  • Hugh Dorsey: Duane Gordon
  • Lizzie Phagan: Victoria Garcia
  • Jim Conley: Darien Wynn
  • Frankie: Seth Allen
  • Angela: Alicia Moore
  • Mary Phagan: Ashley Shamp
  • Lola Stover: Emma Janson
  • Judge Roan: Joe Cunningham
  • Monteen: Elizabeth Lindon
  • Young Soldier/Luther Rosser: Chris Scheid
  • Essie: Kayla Blair
  • Mrs. McDaniel: Pam Steiniger
  • Ivey/Guard: David Jenkins
  • Det. Starnes: Joel Butch
  • Tom Watson: TBA
  • Riley: TBA
    Newt Lee: TBA

Orchestra: TBA

Production:

  • Director/Musical Staging: Charley Shafor
  • Musical Director/Conductor: Brett Greenwood
  • Pianist: Mary Ellen Clinard
  • Scenic Design: Charley Shafor
  • Costume Design: Charley Shafor/ Angie Markham
  • Lighting/Sound Design/Projections: Edwin Toy
  • Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Long

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Auditions Announced for THE COUNTRY HOUSE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre
1530 Central Avenue
Middletownlyric.org
513-425-7140

August 3rd & 4th 7pm

This is the OHIO Premiere for this Broadway hit!
THE COUNTRY HOME By David Margulies
Nov. 6-14

Directed by Charley Shafor

A brood of famous and longing-to-be-famous creative artists have gathered at their summer home during the Williamstown Theatre Festival. When the weekend takes an unexpected turn, everyone is forced to improvise, inciting a series of simmering jealousies, romantic outbursts, and passionate soul-searching. Both witty and compelling, THE COUNTRY HOUSE provides a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Ages are used as guidelines.

  • SUSIE KEEGAN: early twenties, a college student, the plainly lovely daughter of Walter Keegan and the recently deceased Kathy
  • WALTER KEEGAN: sixty-six, a successful film and stage director; granddaughter of
  • ANNA PATTERSON: the matriarch, a great and famous actress; Susie’s grandmother.
  • ELLIOT COOPER:  forty-four, a failed actor and aspiring playwright. Susie’s uncle and brother to her late mother
  • NELL MCNALLY, Walter’s girlfriend an actress in her early forties, an intelligent, inscrutable beauty.

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Part-time Technical Director Sought by Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoMiddletown Lyric Theatre a Thirty-Seven year old community theatre located in downtown Middletown, Ohio is looking for a, part-time, Technical Director for their five show season beginning in Mid-July.

We are looking for a person with strong carpentry skills and the creative ability for “repurposing.” The desired candidate will also have a strong knowledge of electrics and a working knowledge of sound. You should be a self-starter and able to work safe and independently. In addition to technical responsibilities there may, on occasion, be light maintenance or other general up-keep projects. We are a down and dirty theatre and do what it takes to get the job done. We desire someone with a great sense of humor, a passion for theatre and an attitude to be the best you can possibly be. This is an excellent opportunity for a current or recent graduate of a technical theatre program looking to build their resume. Design opportunities are available for the right person if so desired. You will work closely with in-house scenic and lighting designers.

Middletown Lyric Theatre is built on a solid foundation and beliefs of community theatre and portion of this paid position will be a certain amount of volunteer hours per show.

Please forward your letter, resume and pictures of work (if available) to: Charley Shafor, Managing Artistic Director – cshafor@middletownlyric.org or you can mail to Middletown Lyric Theatre P.O. Box 1656, Middletown, Ohio 45042. DEADLINE JUNE 30, 2015

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Male Roles Available for PARADE at Middletown Lyric Theatre

MLT_logoOpening in September with rehearsals beginning at the end of July, first of August is Jason Robert Brown’s Musical PARADE.

In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor’s false testimony seal Leo’s fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion.

ROLES:

  • Newt Lee: African American Male – Mid 40’s to early 50’s
  • Judge Roan/Older Soldier: Ideally over 50
  • Young Confederate Soldier/Luther Rosser: Mid 20’s to early 30’s
  • Tom Watson/Detective Starnes: late 20’s to early 40’s

All roles are a part of the ensemble.
Interested performers should contact Charley Shafor at cshafor@middletownlyric.org for more information or appointment to set up an audition.

Possible Gas Stipend available if you live more than 20 miles, one way from Middletown Lyric Theatre.

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