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September 19, 2014 · 12:46 pm

TDW Seeks Directors for 2015-2016 Season

TDW_VERTThe Drama Workshop is scheduling director interviews for the 2015 – 2016 season.  We will produce a season consisting of 4-5 shows at the Glenmore Playhouse beginning in the fall of 2015.

TDW has a list of 15 plays that are under consideration by the TDW board for the 2015 – 2016 season. We encourage potential directors to read any or all of the plays under consideration. To obtain the list of plays contact Gretchen Gantner (contact info below). It is not necessary to read all of the plays to apply for a directorship.

***We are asking our director candidates to pitch one additional “wild card” show of his/her choosing, suitable for attracting a wide audience in our theater space. These can be a holiday show, musical, comedy, drama, children’s show etc, but should be of a big-draw, widely known caliber. ***

We are asking that interested potential directors attend a scheduled interview at The Glenmore Playhouse.

Interviews will be conducted in mid October. Should you wish to obtain copies of scripts under consideration and/or schedule an interview time, please contact Gretchen Gantner at (513) 470-5516 or at GRoose1876@aol.com.

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September 11, 2014 · 11:53 am

TDW Announces Auditions for PUTTING IT TOGETHER

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The Drama Workshop will be holding open auditions for its December production of Stephen Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER on September 22 and 23, 2014. There are parts for 3 men and two women.

Auditions will be held at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave, Cheviot, 45211. Doors will open at 6:30pm, with auditions beginning at 7 pm. No auditioners will be accepted after 8:00 pm, so please be on time.

The show is being directed by Adam Drake, with Vocal and Music Direction by Linda Abbott, and produced by Ray Persing. Show dates and curtain times are Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 pm, and Dec 7, 14, 21 at 2 pm. Rehearsals will begin on or about Oct 4, 2014.

ABOUT THE SHOW
PUTTING IT TOGETHER is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim (SWEENEY TODD, FOLLIES, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…). Drawing its title from a song in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, it celebrates Sondheim’s incomparable career in musical theatre.

Featuring nearly 30 Sondheim tunes, PUTTING IT TOGETHER is all performed by only five people thrown together at a party in a Manhattan penthouse. With a bit of imagination, the guests transform the apartment into the stage of an abandoned theatre, an estate in Sweden, an island outside of Paris, a street off the Roman Forum, the woods of a fairy tale, and a mythical town in the Southwest.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT AUDITIONS

  1. Please bring a résumé and headshot if available. If you do not have a headshot please be prepared to have your photo taken at the auditions. It will be helpful if you fill out the audition forms prior to arriving; they are available at the TDW website at http://thedramaworkshop.org/auditions.
  2. Come prepared to sing 32 bars of a musical theatre song; bring sheet music for accompanist — no CDs, no a Capella.
  3. We will also work singly and in groups to learn and perform segments of songs from the show.
  4. Actors who are cast will be contacted by the director. Anyone not cast will be contacted by the producer by email within one week of the cast being established.

Any questions may be directed to the producer, Ray Persing, at 937-877-6116, or trpersing@gmail.com. If you are cast and the role is accepted you must become a member of The Drama Workshop prior to receiving your script. Additional details on the show and parts are provided at http://thedramaworkshop.org/auditions.

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September 3, 2014 · 1:06 pm

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at TDW is Murderously Funny

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
AT THE DRAMA WORKSHOP IS MURDEROUSLY FUNNY

TDW_Arsenic and Old Lace logo(Cheviot, Ohio) The Drama Workshop is pleased to present Joseph Kesselring’s perennial favorite comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace. The show opens on Friday, September 12th and runs for three weekends: September 12-14, September 19-21, and September 26-28. Curtain time for Friday and Saturday performances is 8:00 pm; curtain for Sunday matinees is 2:00 pm. All performances take place at The Glenmore Playhouse, 3716 Glenmore Ave., Cheviot, OH 45211.

It’s a quiet day in 1941 Brooklyn. The elderly Brewster sisters, Abby and Martha, are serving tea and spreading charitable joy throughout the neighborhood. Their nephew Mortimer is about to make this the happiest day of his life when an intruder — a very, very quiet intruder — changes everything. And when Mortimer’s two-faced — or is it three- or four-faced? — brother pays an unexpected visit, he sets in motion a frantic — and hilarious — chain of events that’s resolved only at the final curtain.

Lynne Aronson (Anderson Twp.) directs a cast of experienced actors drawn from many areas of the Tri-State, including Dee Dunn (North College Hill), Valeria Ambergey (Ft. Thomas), Dan Maloney (Norwood), Ron Samad (Hyde Park), Doug Tumeo (Hartwell), and Chris Bishop (Covington). Rounding out the cast are Elizabeth Molloy, Jim Busey, Jim Meridieth, Jason Cox, Ray Lebowski, Clint Bramkamp, and Tim Palmer.

The Drama Workshop performs at The Glenmore Playhouse, formerly the Glenmore Bowl, at the corner of Glenmore and Gamble in the heart of the Cheviot Business District. There are many options for dinner and drinks within a short walk from the Playhouse. TDW received a prestigious Rehabilitation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association in November 2013 for their efforts to save the building from demolition and repurpose it.

Tickets may be reserved on-line at The Drama Workshop’s website, http://www.thedramaworkshop.org, or by calling the ticket line at 513.598.8303. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children 12 and younger. Reservations are strongly recommended.

THE DRAMA WORKSHOP was founded in 1954. TDW is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education and promotion of the theatrical arts. The Drama Workshop is widely recognized as one of greater Cincinnati’s most accomplished community theater organizations, garnering dozens of awards annually from the Cincinnati Association of Community Theatres. TDW’s production of NUNSENSE was selected to represent the Southwest Ohio region at the Ohio Community Theatre Association annual conference in 2014, and TDW was also honored to represent the state of Ohio at the American Association of Community Theatre regional conference in 2013. Prospective members, and individuals or businesses interested in becoming involved or in helping advance TDW’s mission are encouraged to contact the group through our website at www.thedramaworkshop.org, or by phone at 513-598-8303.

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August 23, 2014 · 12:23 pm

TDW Announces Cast of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

TDW_Arsenic and Old Lace logoThe Drama Workshop announces the cast of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Directed by Lynne Aronson and produced and stage managed by Betsy Obermeyer. Performances run Sept. 12-28

  • Dee Dunn – Abby Brewster
  • Valeria Amburgey – Martha Brewster
  • Dan Maloney – Mortimer
  • Elizabeth Molloy – Elaine
  • Chris Bishop – Teddy
  • Ron Samad – Jonathan
  • Doug Tumeo – Dr. Einstein
  • Tim Palmer – Officer O’Hara
  • Jason Cox – Officer Klein
  • Ray Lebowski – Officer Brophy
  • Jim Meridieth – Lieutenant Rooney
  • Clint Bramkamp – Witherspoon
  • Jim Bussey – Rev.Dr.Harper

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August 18, 2014 · 2:29 pm

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Runs Sept. 12-28

TDW_Arsenic and Old Lace logoARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Presented by The Drama Workshop
Sept. 12-28
Cheviot

Directed by Lynn Aronson

Cast: Dee Dunn as Abby Brewster, Valeria Amburgey as Martha Brewster, Dan Maloney as Mortimer, Elizabeth Molloy as Elaine, Chris Bishop as Teddy, Ron Samad as Jonathan, Doug Tumeo as Dr. Einstein, Tim Palmer as Officer O’Hara, Jason Cox as Officer Klein, Ray Lebowski as Officer Brophy, Jim Meridieth as Lieutenant Rooney, Clint Bramkamp as Witherspoon & Jim Bussey as Rev. Dr.Harper

This farcical comedy revolves around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide; a brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts’ victims); and a murderous brother who has received plastic surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein, to conceal his identity – he now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff. This classic, laugh-a-minute comedy is a must for all audiences.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 21 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 28 at 2pm

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