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AACTFest on Jan. 18-19

OCTA_logoAs you might know the Ohio AACTFest will be held here in Cincinnati at Seton High School on January 18th & 19th. Over the past years, the SW region has requested that the state AACTFest should not be held in February because too many shows happen locally during that month. So the excerpts have been moved to January. Now we need YOUR SUPPORT. We need you to come see three great excerpts which will start about 1:15 on Saturday. Remember each excerpt can be an hour in length for the AACTFEST so please join us and show the SW region spirit.

The three excerpts will be:

  • The Drama Workshops, JERRY FINNEGAN’S SISTER
  • MTVArts, HIDDEN IN THE PICTURE
  • Alcove Theatre. CLOSER

There will also be a special preview of an excerpt which was made into a movie. The directors will share some insights about how the film was made.

You are also invited to participate in a computer workshop “Wisely Using the Computer for your theatre” on Saturday morning at Elder High School. This is FREE if you attend the AACTFest or only $10 if you only come to the workshop. Jesse Bernal and Gary Rogers will moderate the workshop.

Have you ever thought about becoming an adjudicator for the OCTA regional festivals? Now is the time to get the training or renew your skills if you were a previous responder. There will be a workshop beginning with the training session at 9:30 AM at Midway School, continuing as the excerpts are viewed and then completing the training with a discussion session after the last show. This is only $10 added to the basic registration. You will get more details when you sign up.

Lastly, ACT-Cincinnati is sponsoring the welcoming party on Friday evening at Dunham Recreation Center and you are invited to come an meet the OCTA board and the actors/crew from the shows. Please contact Peggy Kenney for more details, makenney127@gmail.com. At the last ACT meeting, all SW groups were asked to donate $15 to help offset the cost of this event. There are still some groups who have not given this money. Please send your check made payable to ACT to Joy Sharp. She will then forward the money to the AACTfest committee chair.

Below is a special registration form for local people. We would love for you to join us so please look at the form but act quickly because the deadline is January 10th.

Hope to see you soon,

Peggy Kenney
AACTFest Chair and SW regional OCTA rep

Special Local Registration form

OHIO COMMUNITY THEATRE ASSOCIATION
STATE AACTFest 2013
SETON HIGH SCHOOL, 3901 GLENWAY AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45205
“ALL ROADS LEAD TO CARMEL”
2013 STATE AACTFest Registration Form (January 18-20, 2013)

(Please use one form per person & print or type information)

Name:____________________________________________Badge Name:___ ___________

Address:________________________________________E-mail:_______________________

City:_____________________________State:_______________Zip:____________________

Phone(_______)__________________Theatre Affiliation:__________________________

Cancellation and returned Check Policy

Registration refunds. less a $10.00 administration charge, will be made for cancellations received on or before January 4, 2013. NO

REFUNDS will be made for cancellations after 1/10/13. Refunds will be mailed after event. Registrations posted marked after 1/10/13 can not be guaranteed banquet tickets. A $20.00 fee will be charged for all return checks.

Pre-Registration – Prior to January 10, 2013 $40.00 _______ (includes excerpts, welcoming party, banquet and computer WS if interested)

Banquet/party only – prior to Jan 10th $25.00 ________

Excerpts only- (prior or at door) $20.00 ________

Responders training WS ( you will be contacted with details) $10.00 ________

I also want to sign up for the Computer WS, Saturday AM No charge _______

(Details will be sent to you via email)

“Wisely Using the Computer for your Theatre” Workshop Only $10.00 ________

(FEE ONLY if no other event registration)

Sub- Total _______

Individual OCTA Member 10% Discount- Membership Number ___________ ___________

(Optional) 2013 OCTA Patron Donation ________

GRAND TOTAL _________

Important: If you plan to attend either workshop, please Inform Peggy Kenney before Jan 10th, makenney127@gmail.com or call 513.661.4359

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION

_____Visa _____Mastercard

Name ______________________

Card # ___________________

Expiration Date ______________

Signature ________________________

Make Checks payable to OCTA. Mail this form w/check to:
Aara Wise, OCTA Admin Asst.
464 Sherwood Downs Rd. S
Newark, Ohio 43055
OCTA1953@gmail.com

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RP Announces Auditions for RADIO SUSPENSE THEATER

RP_logoRivertown Players, Inc. Proudly Announces Auditions for RADIO SUSPENSE THEATER, written by Steve Cleburg and directed by Carla Zell.

Auditions will be held Tuesday, January 8th and Wednesday, January 9th at 6:00pm at Hamline Chapel, High and Vine Streets, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025.

This comical and touching tribute to the golden era of radio features a group of performers from the 1940s who prepare to present their weekly radio program. The behind-the-scenes lives of the performers become tangled together as they present the two mysteries.

Roles available for 6-8 men and 7-9 women, ages 15 and up.

The cast calls for someone who plays piano, someone to perform sound effects on stage, two singers, and several performers who can execute multiple accents.

The show is slated for a March production, exact dates TBD.

For more information, contact the director, Carla Zell, at carla-rtp@hotmail.com.

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CMT Announces Cast of SUNSET BOULEVARD

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre is proud to announce the cast of its production of SUNSET BOULEVARD.

LAURIE BRINKMAN…………………………………………Norma Desmond

MICHAEL SHAWN STARKS……………………………….Joe Gillis

WAYNE WRIGHT……………………………………………..Max Von Mayerling

BREE HUNTER SPRANKLE…………………………………Betty Schaefer

JEREMY CHEEK……………………………………………….Cecil B. De Mille

JARED ADAMSON…………………………………………..Artie Green

BILL GERAGHTY………………………………………………Sheldrake

and

DOUG BRUENING, MARYPAT CARLETTI, PATRICK CARNES, LUKE FREEMAN, CHARLIE GREER, AUTUMN GRILLIOT, ALLISON HINKEL, KIM LONG, LINDSEY MORGAN, ALYSSA NEWMAN, KEVIN RUTKOWSKI, JOEY SCHNELL, JILLIAN SCHWAB, CATHERINE FIELDS SHULTZ, JOHN SLOAN, KAREN SOWARDS, E. SHANE TALBOTT, SAMANTHA TOBERMAN, ROBERT WORKLEY

Based on the film by Billy Wilder, SUNSET BOULEVARD features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. It is being produced by Deb Schubert and directed by Skip Fenker, with musical direction by Kendra Struthers and choreography by Brian Anderson.

SUNSET BOULEVARD opens at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center on May 10, 2013 and runs through May 18, 2013. Tickets are available at www.cincinnatiarts.org.

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CSP(O) Call for 2013-2014 Directors

CSPO_logoCenterStage Players is now accepting applications for Directors in our 2013-2014 season.

Generally, CenterStage Players (OH) produce 3-4 shows a year, which have been performed at the North College Hill City Center in Cincinnati, OH.

Interested applicants should send information to Hannah Goodman, Vice-President of Production before the deadline of December 17th, 2012. The CenterStage Board will schedule interviews with applicants in early January 2013.

Please respond to this notice by e-mail to centerstageplayersinc@yahoo.com, or by snail mail:

Attn: Hannah Goodman
2889 Jerri Terrace
Hamilton, OH. 45212

Please include the following information with your response:

  1. Your theatrical resume and contact information.
  2. List any production or technical crew persons that work with you on a regular basis.
  3.  List a play (or plays) you would like to direct and please answer the following questions:

What technical issues does the show present, and how would you resolve them?

Are there any foreseen casting difficulties with the show? How would you over-come them?

What draws you, as a director, to want to work on this show?

4. One copy of the script (s) so that the CenterStage Board can read through it before your interview.

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Casting Call for THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW

MISC_Casting call2Urantia Studios is shooting THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW, feature film in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Casting will be held on Friday, December 7th from 6pm to 8pm and Saturday, December 8th from 2pm to 6pm at 330 W 4th street, Apt #22 Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Shooting will start mid January and will finish late February.

These are not paid positions for the actors but there is a contract for this project that specifies, the film will be submitted to Sundance next year and other film festivals and in case it makes any kind of profit, actors will get a share of it.

Characters:

  • Will, Black male, late 30’s
  • Jerome, Black male,early 40’s late 50’s
  • 4 gangsters, black males, late 40’s
  • Priest,white male, late 40’s
  • Norman, white male, late 40’s
  • Susan, white female, late 40’s
  • 2 Daughters, white females, late 10’s
  • Jasmin, white female, early 20’s late 30’s
  • Party members, 12 white male and females, late 30’s
  • Josue, hispanic male, late 30’s
  • El Perro, hispanic male, late 50’s
  • Diablos, hispanic male, late 50’s
  • Woman 1, hispanic female, late 40’s
  • Woman 2, hispanic female, late 20’s
  • Illegals, 10 hispanic males and females, early 20’s late 40’s

If you are not an actor and don’t fit any of this characters, you are still welcome to come, we will need extras of all ages and races.

For more information email josafatceledon@yahoo.com.

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