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Cast Announced for HOME BREW THEATRE 10 at The Drama Workshop

HOME BREW THEATRE, The Drama Workshop’s weekend-long celebration of short plays by local playwrights, has completed the selection and casting processes for our 10th Home Brew event!. Ten plays will be staged at The Glenmore Playhouse, the home of The Drama Workshop, on the  weekend of January 15-17, 2027. Each performance will be followed by a “Meet the Artists” reception featuring beer from a local craft brewer. 

The cast for Home Brew Theatre 10 includes:
David Abbott, Isabel Breithaupt, Lisa Breithaupt, Allie Cascio, Mike Chiseck, Elias Dean, Jeff Hamilton, Michael Hudson, Devin Knott, Ray Lebowski, Colleen McElroy, Mike Meymann, Sarah Louise Rogers, Michael Scarpelli, Megan Schultheis, Eric Thomas, Lisa White, and Tim Zang

The final selections for Home Brew Theatre 10 are as follows:

Ad Hominem by Eric Thomas
Directed by Judy Berrens

Breaking Up by Emily Turner
Directed by Benny Mitchell

Cliff by Teri Foltz
Directed by Olivia Klosterman

Crow at a Wedding by Craigory Billet
Directed by Steve Phalen

Hate by Wendy Vogel
Directed by Kat Reynolds

Karen’s Uber by Greg Dastillung
Directed by Trey Reeves

PMA and the Beast by Peter Savros
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Louie Rogers

Seventeen by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Michael Scarpelli

Trick or Treat by Steve Phalen
Directed by Kent Smith

Worst Song to Play at a Funeral by Holly Sauerbrunn
Directed by Mark Culp

Ten very different plays from ten authors means there will be something for every taste, including silly comedies, compelling dramas and a musical this year!

Tickets to Home Brew Theatre are $20. 

Show dates and times are 

  • Friday, January 15th, 730pm
  • Saturday January 16th, 2pm and 730pm
  • Sunday January 17th, 2pm 

The Glenmore Playhouse is located at 3716 Glenmore Ave in Cheviot. Tickets can be ordered through The Drama Workshop’s ticket line at 513-598-8303, or ordered online via the TDW website at www.thedramaworkshop.org.

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Plays Selected for HOME BREW THEATRE 10 at The Drama Workshop

Home Brew Theatre is The Drama Workshop’s celebration of the short play format. It features short plays by local playwrights, and beer from a local brewery served at the Meet the Artists reception after the performance. This January will be the 10th such staging since Home Brew started back in 2016. There were a record number of submissions for Home Brew Theatre 10, with the below being the final selections.
 
There will be four performances the weekend of January 15-17, 2027. Tickets are available at thedramaworkshop.org or by calling (513)598-8303.

AD HOMINEM by Eric Thomas
Directed by Judy Berrens

BREAKING UP by Emily Turner
Directed by Benny Mitchell

CLIFF by Teri Foltz
Directed by Olivia Klosterman

CROW AT A WEDDING by Craigory Billet
Directed by Steve Phalen

HATE by Wendy Vogel
Directed by Katrina Reynolds

KAREN’S UBER by Greg Dastillung
Directed by Trey Reeves

SEVENTEEN by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Michael Scarpelli

TRICK OR TREAT by Steve Phalen
Directed by Kent Smith

PMA AND THE BEAST by Peter J Stavros
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Louise Rogers

WORST SONG TO PLAY AT A FUNERAL by Holly Sauerbrunn
Directed by Mark Culp
 

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Auditions Announced for HOME BREW THEATRE 10 at The Drama Workshop

HOME BREW THEATRE is The Drama Workshop’s celebration of short plays by local authors. There will be four performances the weekend of January 15-17, 2027.

Friday 1/15 730pm. Saturday 1/16 2pm. Saturday 1/16 730pm. Sunday 1/17 2pm.

Auditions are:

  • Tuesday October 6: 630-930pm
  • Wednesday October 7: 630-930pm

Location: The Glenmore Playhouse: 3716 Glenmore Ave. Cheviot, OH 45211

Use this link to sign up for an audition slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=70A094FA8A622A6FC1-66107974-auditions&useFullSite=true#/

Scripts will be made available once play selection is complete. 

Audition Requirements: All actors will be asked to fill out an online audition form, and upload a headshot and resume. Auditions will consist of readings from selected scripts. You may be requested to stay past your audition time to read with other actors. Auditions will be in front of a panel of directors, and will be recorded on video for any director unable to make it.

Rehearsals likely begin in November. Rehearsal schedules will be determined per each play’s director and cast availability.

If cast, you will be required to 

  • Become a member of The Drama Workshop. Membership fee is $20.
  • Sign and abide by TDW’s Code of Conduct.

For questions regarding Home Brew Theatre 10, please email tdw.homebrew@gmail.com

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MISERY at The Drama Workshop Runs Oct. 2-18

MISERY
The Drama Workshop
Oct. 2-18
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Louise Rogers

Cast: Keith Cassidy as Paul Sheldon, Kate Matthews as Annie Wilkes & Christie Bishop as Buster

MISERY follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. This William Goldman adaptation of the Stephen King novel is not to be missed!

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 2-3 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 4 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 9-10 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 11 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 15-17 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 18 at 2pm

Official page | 

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Auditions Announced for MAN OF LA MANCHA at The Drama Workshop

The Drama Workshop, director Dennis Murphy and musical director Linda Abbott will hold auditions for the musical MAN OF LA MANCHA on September 27 and 28, 2026. 

Auditions will be held at the Arts Center at Dunham, 4356 Dunham Lane, Cincinnati, 45238. 

Those wishing to audition are asked to sign up for a time slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094FA8A622A6FC1-65438045-manofla

Rehearsals for MAN OF LA MANCHA will begin in early January and performances will run March 4 -22, 2027 at the Glenmore Playhouse.

Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of a ballad from a classic Broadway musical written prior to 1970. (Bring sheet music in the correct key or your own taped or electronic accompaniment.) Those auditioning will also be asked to read selected scenes from the script and to participate in a short movement audition.

One of the Muleteers plays the guitar. If you are interested in auditioning for this role, please bring your guitar and prepare a song to play at the audition.

Callbacks will be held by invitation on Wednesday, September 30 beginning at 7 p.m.

MALE ROLES

  • Miguel de Cervantes (also plays Don Quixote and Alonso Quijana) – actor/author, imprisoned by the Inquisition – [Tenor/High Baritone]
  • Cervantes’ Manservant (also plays Sancho Panza, Don Quixote’s squire) — [Tenor]
  • Barber — a traveling barber [Tenor]
  • Padre — the local priest [Tenor/High Baritone]
  • Duke – (also plays Dr. Sansón Carrasco — Antonia’s fiancé and the Knight of the Mirrors) [Baritone/Tenor]
  • Governor – (also plays Innkeeper, Maria’s husband) [Baritone]
  • Seven Muleteers:
    • Jose – smallest of the muleteers
    • Tenorio – also plays Rocinante, Quixote’s Horse
    • Paco – also plays Dapple, Panza’s Donkey
    • Juan – uses whip
    • Anselmo – most villainous [Tenor + falsetto]
    • Pedro – leader, largest of the muleteers [Tenor]
    • Guitar Player

Non singing roles:

  • Captain of the Guards
  • 3 Guards (also play Attendants to the Knight of the Mirrors and the Inquisition)

FEMALE ROLES

  • Aldonza (Dulcinea) – kitchen wench/love interest of Quixote [Mezzo-Soprano]
  • Antonia – Alonso’s niece, fiancé to Carrasco [Soprano]
  • Don Quijana’s Housekeeper [High Alto]
  • Maria – the Innkeeper’s wife
  • Fermina – a servant at the inn
  • Moorish dancer

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