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Auditions for LYSISTRATA on Nov. 28

When Aristophanes wrote LYSISTRATA around 413 B.C., it was a comedy hit. The modern English translation of this rollicking play is still laugh-out-loud funny. WIT, a new acting troupe, will perform LYSISTRATA January 19, 25, 26, 2013, at the First Unitarian Church.

AUDITIONS will be held at the First Unitarian Church, 536 Linton Street, Cincinnati, OH 45209, November 28, at 7 p.m. Please bring a headshop and an acting resume. Auditions will be cold reads.

MALES should look somewhere between 25 and 85 years of age. There is an abundance of male roles. Here’s your chance to be: an armed guard, a herald, a magistrate, an ambassador or delegate, a slave or attendant, the leader of the men’s chorus or a member of the non-singing Greek Chorus.

FEMALES should also look like adults in the same age range. The major roles have been cast. There are opportunities to be a member of the Greek Chorus or to have a secondary role.

Note to potential auditioners : The original acting ensemble looked Greek and spent a lot of time partially or fully nude on stage. You don’t need to look Greek. You will wear a costume .

Want to know more before the audition, you can contact Director Donna Hoffman at sumytra@gmail.com.

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St. Xavier High School Seeks Part Time Acting Teacher

ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
PART TIME TEACHING POSITION – 2 classes per day

The description below is from our Graded Course of Study.

Acting Teacher – Beginning level
Fine Arts Studio 1
Length – 1 Semester Level: Freshmen
Acting/Music/Visual ½ credit

During the semester, freshmen experience each of the arts – Acting, Music, Visual.

Goals and Objectives: Introducing the students to the essential elements of the arts, the course provides basic studio experiences. This method seeks to create opportunities to seek and discover convergence points among all three areas. Moreover, the students will be well prepared to pointedly choose their “major” in one of the arts for the sophomore course.

Content and Method: Hands on studio work is the driving feature of all the arts. Students participate in daily activities featuring techniques and elements of each art form. Basic elements of drawing advance student experience with line, shape, contour line, shading, and beginning perspective. Acting features exercises in movement, emotion, reaction, props use, and character. Presentational skills in performance dominate the study. Music involves students in beginning exercises for understanding the language of music and music-making. Students participate in vocalizing or using instruments, learning basics of notes and scales, melody/harmony, dynamics, and elements of ensemble performing.

Evaluation and Grading: Studio grades will be forthcoming in the following areas: skill development as shown through performance moments; quizzes on basic vocabulary and elements; self-critiquing and teacher assessment of projects; student effort. Each arts area is 1/3 of the semester grade.

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This is a pilot class, new this school year. Freshmen shuttle through all 3 arts venues, Acting, Music, and Visual. If their class begins in Music, they rotate next to Visual, and then to Acting. If they begin in Acting, they rotate next to Music, then to Visual. If they begin in Visual, they rotate next to Acting, then to Music. We are ending our 2nd (out of 6) rotation and will begin a 3rd rotation on Monday, November 26. Each venue lasts 24 to 26 class days.

The curriculum is provided for this course. Close collaboration with the department head will occur daily, in a shared office.

Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree; Transcripts of graduation; experience in directing, work-shopping, teaching high school age students. Call the individuals below for further information.

Michele Mascari William Sandquist
Head of Fine Arts Department Principal
St. Xavier High School
761-7600 ext. 585 761-7600, ext. 128

mmascari@stxavier.org
wsandquist@stxavier.org

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St. Xavier High School Seeks Part Time Dance Teacher

ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
PART TIME TEACHING POSITION – 2 classes

The description below is from our Graded Course of Study.

932 DANCE Length: 1 semester Level: Junior, Senior
Fine Arts or Physical Education ½ credit
Prerequisites: Freshmen Fine Arts Studio 1, any Fine Arts Studio 2 course.
Note: INDEPENDENT STUDY is available for students who have successfully completed this course and wish to continue to broaden their studio experience.

Goals and Objectives: Exploring basic fundamentals of dance, students participate in activities on balance, coordination, flexibility, core strength, creativity of movement, concentration, exaggeration and extension, intention, and emotion. Warm up exercises and stretches are daily activities four days a week. Study of Dance terminology/vocabulary and review of major Dance techniques and styles is featured one day a week. Students will grow in their appreciation for the art of Dance and in their execution of Dance movement.

Content and Method: Students learn many dance techniques, strength building techniques, balance and coordination methods, along with rhythmic, leaping, and turning techniques. Daily, students dance. Students work each day toward choreographed dance presentation, free/creative dance activities, and mastery of diverse dance maneuvers.

Evaluation and Grading: Grades are based on dance skills development, completed projects, handouts regarding dance study, student critiquing and self-evaluation, student effort, and teacher assessment of dance projects.

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You would be starting immediately. First semester ends on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

There are approximately 30 class days remaining in the quarter from today’s date, 11/12/12. Bachelor’s degree required. Transcripts required. We need a bright, youthful, creative instructor, who loves working with high school age group. The classes would feature working with all males, ages 16 – 18. For further information and discussion, please contact the individuals below.

Michele Mascari William Sandquist
Department Head Principal
761-7600 ext 585 761-7600 ext 128

mmascari@stxavier.org
wsandquist@stxavier.org

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CSP (OH) Call-Out for Directors 2013-2014 Season

CenterStage Players of Ohio are now accepting applications for Directors in their 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.

For more information on CenterStage Players (OH), our history, and our current season please visit: http://www.centerstageplayersinc.com.

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. 45011

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.

Thank you!
We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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CSP(OH) Announces Auditions for QUARTET

CenterStage Players (OH) Announces Auditions for QUARTET by Ronald Harwood. Directed by Burt McCollom.

A Comedy (sentimental…somewhat bittersweet)

Auditions: Monday, Dec. 10th & Tuesday, Dec. 11th from 7-9:30PM

The North College Hill City Center, 1500 W. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, 45231

Reggie (tenor), Cecily (contralto), and Wilfred (baritone) reside in a rest home for retired opera singers and musicians. Each year, on the 10th of October, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. Jean (soprano), who was briefly married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts the equilibrium with her diva attitude. Together again, could they pull off re-creating their famous Act 3 Quartet from Rigoletto? ***Bobby, the meanest chorus member and concert heckler, may be added.

Please bring a headshot and resume. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Be prepared to a cappella “shower” sing, but NO song preparation is required or needed.

Rehearsals will begin in early January. Performance Dates: Match 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 2013

Further information…contact Burt McCollom bmccollom@cinci.rr.com

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