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The Rosebriar Shakespeare Company (RSC) of Groveport, Ohio announces a free audition workshop, open to Columbus-area actors of all experience levels. Steve Emerson, director for the company’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, will lead the two hour workshop on Saturday, November 14 at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Southeast Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library located at 3980 S. Hamilton Rd. Groveport, 43125. Actors may bring a prepared monologue or receive a piece to work with during the workshop.

RSC and Emerson offer this workshop as part of the RSC Education Program’s ongoing commitment to offer audition preparation workshops before each audition. Auditions for Romeo & Juliet will be held Nov. 23 and 24. Workshop participants are not required to audition, but may sign up to audition at the workshop. Those interested in attending may contact Education Director, Brandon Keller at (513)255-2979 via email at educationdirector@rosebriarshakespeare.org.

Steve Emerson most recently directed RSC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to rave reviews and record audiences and is now appearing in the company’s production of Taming of the Shrew as Pertuchio. An Ohio native and Ashland University graduate, Emerson brings extensive Chicago acting experience, including work with Chicago Shakespeare, Strawdog Theatre, American Theatre Company, and many others. While living in Madrid, Spain, he performed for The English Theatre Workshop and served as Artistic Director for TransAtlantic Theatre Company, a bilingual theatre company. His work as a dialogue a coach for film and television includes credits with The Queen of Swords, One of the Hollywood Ten, with Jeff Goldblum, and John Malchovich’s The Dancer Upstairs.

Rosebriar Shakespeare Company is dedicated to the production of Shakespeare and other classic theatre that enrich the lives of our neighbors in the community.  We believe in the living art of theatre, encouraging productions where each member of the audience may play an active role in a one-of-a-kind experience and we are committed to providing year-round classic theatre to 20,000 people annually by the 2013 season.

Visit www.rosebriarshakespeare.org  for additional information about the Rosebriar Shakespeare Company.

Centerstage Players announces auditions.

Adults - Saturday December 5th 10am-1pm; Children - Saturday December 12th 10am-1pm  at Axis Nightclub & Theatre, 775 N High Street Columbus.  Gypsy will be presented the last weekend in February and the first weekend in March. This classic Golden Era musical tells the scariest story of all - a stage mom and her love of her daughter.

To schedule an audition, contact mailto:eeblin@centerstageplayers.com or visit http://www.centerstageplayers.com

Saturday December 12th 12pm-3pm

Club Diversity’s Club Theatre (863 S High Street Columbus OH 43206)

Debut production is Godspell for a new theatre company called Drawing Room Theatre.

CONTACT: To schedule an audition, contact ed@csp5.com or visit http://www.drawingroomtheatre.com
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The boards of the Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO) and The Phoenix Theatre for Children have approved a new initiative to merge the two non-profit Columbus theatre companies into a single 501(c)3 corporation in 2010. Under the new business model, CATCO, a professional Equity theatre company founded in 1984, and The Phoenix Theatre for Children, a family-focused theatre company established in 1993, will pool their artistic, financial, and human resources to better serve central Ohio theatre-goers of all ages.

“These companies have a combined 41 years of service in Columbus,” stated Milt Baughman, Interim President of the Greater Columbus Arts Council. “This proposed new business model will allow audiences to begin learning about the theatre arts as young as kindergarten and grow with the company well into adulthood.”

Combining resources will allow the companies to broaden programming to include larger cast productions and musicals, investing in more community actors while expanding established audiences. It will also provide the opportunity to create a more robust educational program.

“This is an exciting work in progress, one which I feel brings real opportunity for both companies to broaden our horizons,” stated Trip Lazarus, President of the Phoenix Board of Directors. “By combining our skills and resources, we’ll create a highly efficient organization which will enable us to provide quality theatre to wider audiences and better serve the central Ohio community.”

As approved by the boards, Phoenix Artistic Director and founder Steven C. Anderson will become Artistic Director of the new corporation. Anderson has 28 years of experience in Columbus theatre, including company administration, development, and creative vision. He has also managed several innovative collaborations with other Columbus arts organizations and established educational partnerships with multiple Ohio social service agencies.

CATCO Managing Director T.J. Gerckens will continue that role within the newly merged company. Gerckens has served CATCO for 12 years in various roles including Managing Director, Production Manager, and Lighting Designer.

CATCO Artistic Director and founder Geoff Nelson has been asked to serve as Artistic Director Emeritus. “Geoff’s keen leadership and artistic innovation have been integral to the success of CATCO in the 25 years since he founded the company,” stated Bob Saik, President of the CATCO Board of Directors. “We look forward to his continued involvement in this exciting new chapter of the company’s growth.”

The boards will continue to work on the logistics of the merger including board leadership and size, the expansion of educational opportunities, and programming selection for the 2010-11 season. Both CATCO and Phoenix will each continue to present under their already established brands. CAPA has been providing personalized back office services for both companies—seven years for CATCO and five years for Phoenix—and will continue to do so for the newly merged company.

“We celebrate the commitment of collaboration that this merger represents,” said Doug Kridler, President and CEO of The Columbus Foundation. “This shows once again that the arts can be resilient and very smart when it comes to facing the realities and opportunities of the times.”

Both companies will retain their current office space—CATCO at the Riffe Center and Phoenix at the Columbus Performing Arts Center—and continue to present public performances at the Riffe Center’s studio theatres. The merger will not affect subscriptions, single ticket prices, or season programming for either company in the 2009-10 season.

Evolution Theatre Co. auditions for RED LIGHT WINTER originally scheduled for Nov 8 have been cancelled.

Emerald City Players will be holding auditions for…

Leading Ladies
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Tom Skinner

Performances: January 15th – January 30th, 2010
Auditions: November 15-16, 2009 at 7pm

Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy by the author of “Lend Me a Tenor” and
“Moon Over Buffalo”, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find
themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from
Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of
Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die
and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve
to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The
trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives
aren’t nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially
when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious
niece, Meg, who’s engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there’s a
wide world out there, but it’s not until she meets “Maxine and Stephanie”
that she finally gets a taste of it.

Auditions will be reading from the script.

Bring Headshot and Resume if Available (not mandatory)

Auditions will take place at the
Emerald City Theater, 6799 Dublin Center Dr,
in the Dublin Village Shopping Center.