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How to Eat Like a Child

By Delia Ephron, John Forster and Judith Kahan

Director: Carrie Brizius

Lessons on “how to laugh hysterically” and “how to torture your sister” are just some of the subjects of How to Eat Like a Child, a hysterical musical revue to be produced by The Academy for Performing Arts, TAPA Columbus.

Auditions will take place at 7:00 p.m., March 7 and 8, 2010, at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School, 4900 Amesbury Way, Columbus, 43228. The show calls for 15-30 children, ages 6 to 18. Auditions will consist of readings from a provided script. Children should come prepared with a vocal song; an accompanist will be provided.

Performance dates: Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, May 7 through May 23, 2010 at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School.

Recently established and headed by local actor Don Roberts, The Academy for Performing Arts provides classes and performance opportunities for children and adults in all areas of the performing arts. Contact Don Roberts for more information. (614) 783-3955 or TAPAColumbus@gmail.com.

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The Columbus Civic Theater is casting performers ages 20-50 for ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’.

The show opens April 8th and runs Thursdays-Saturdays for 3 weeks.

Rehearsals begin immediately.

Please send a resume and head shot to richard@columbuscivic.org

Weathervane Playhouse 2010 Season Auditions will take place Friday, February 26 at 4:00pm-10:00pm; Saturday, February 27 from 3:00pm - 10:00pm; and Sunday, February 28 from 2:00pm-8:00pm. A children’s group audition will be held from 2:00 - 3:00 PM on Sunday by appointment only.

Auditions take place St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 67 North 5th Street, Newark Ohio 43055

Our 42nd Season:
My Fair Lady (May 20 - June 12)
The Miracle Worker (June 3 - 26)
The Producers (June 17 - July 10)
Alice in Wonderland (July 1 - July 24)
Hairspray (July 15 - Aug 7)

Adults (16 or older) - Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo selection, 16 bars of a ballad. If auditioning for a principal role, we encourage you to sing from the show. Actors should also prepare a 1-minute comedic or dramatic contemporary monologue, and be prepared to tell a joke or riddle as an eccentric, original character.

Dance/movement call: All adult actors interested in being a cast member for one of the three musicals should be prepared to move during a dance call. These will take place on Friday from 9:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday from 6:00pm-7:00pm and Sunday 5:00pm-6:00pm. Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Children (7-15) - Auditioning for principal roles in The Miracle Worker, and Alice in Wonderland may also be asked to do some movement or attend the evening dance call, so please dress appropriately. Children should also be prepared to tell a joke or riddle as an eccentric, original character. Those interested in ensemble roles should attend the children’s group audition Sunday from 2:00-3:00 pm.

Actors may be asked to cold read from the script during callbacks. Sides will be provided. You may be asked to sing from the show; familiarity with these shows is encouraged. Actors who audition at the Central Ohio Theatre Round Table auditions will be called back to read/dance at the Newark auditions.

To schedule an audition appointment: Send head shot (or current photo) and resume via e-mail to auditions@weathervaneplayhouse.org, or by mail to: Attn: Artistic Associate, P.O. Box 607 Newark, OH 43058-0607. You will be contacted with your audition time and which Dance Call you should attend. For Newark auditions, please indicate whether you prefer to audition on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. For more information please visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.org

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Weathervane Playhouse 2010 Season positions available include: Production Stage Manager, General Manager, Scenic Designer/Technical Director, ATD/Shop Foreman, Scenic Charge/Properties, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Box Office Manager/Patron Services, Children’s Theatre Instructors.

Paid Internships available in Scenery, Lighting, Costumes, Props, Sound, Theatre Administration and Educational Theatre. Paid and unpaid apprenticeships available for high school/college credit and free classes in all disciplines. All technical positions include housing, stipend, and gym membership.

If interested in these technical positions, please submit a cover letter and resume to: Matthew Trombetta, Managing Artistic Director, via e-mail to matthew@matthewtrombetta.com or jobs@weathervaneplayhouse.org or by mail to: P.O. Box 607 Newark, OH 43058-0607.

For more information and job descriptions, please visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.org.

Emerald City Players will be holding auditions for RENT
Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Jonathan Larson
Performances: April 23rd - May 8th, 2010

Auditions: Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 7:00 PM

Audition info

Auditions will include a cold read (not necessarily from the script) and
a music audition of 16-32 bars of a song in the pop/rock genre.
This may include something from a rock musical, but not a song from RENT.

An accompanist will be provided.

An ensemble of at least 8 (4 male/4 female) is needed. Those seeking
a spot should plan for a full audition, including a cold read.

Ages in the character descriptions are merely suggested.
Sorry, but no one under the age of 20 is needed for this production.
Age range will be 20s-40s.

Any questions? Contact kathysturm@emeraldcityplayers.org

Audtions are held at Emerald City Players which is located in Dublin, Ohio at 6799 Dublin Center Road in the Dublin Village Shopping, just off Sawmill Road near the AMC movie theater complex. To purchase tickets in advance, please visit www.emeraldcitypalyers.com.

Auditions for Over the Tavern, by Tom Dudzick at Little Theatre Off Broadway
set for March 7 - 8, 2010 at Little Theater Off Broadway 3891 Broadway Grove City, OH 43123

In that most idealized period of 20th-century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart, wise-cracking kid who’s starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he’d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.

PERFORMANCES: April 30 - May 22, 2010; Fr/Sa @ 8p; Su @ 3p

Call LTOB at (614)875-3919 to make reservations. Visit their Website: http://www.ltob.org/
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Auditions for Little Theatre Off Broadway’s Little Voices Off Broadway set for February 28, 2009 from 6:00-8:00pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 3220 Columbus St, Grove City, OH, 43123.

The Little Theatre Off Broadway in Grove City, Ohio is proud to announce open auditions for Voices Off Broadway, their Vocal Repertoire group. The group is looking for singers in all vocal parts. The repertoire of the group is themed around Musical Theatre, with special emphasis on shows from LTOB’s history, as well as Broadway standards, and popular songs from major shows. Solos and Choral works are included. The group has an extensive library of songs to cover almost any event. In addition, the group is available for hire for private events, especially during the Holiday Season. The group represents LTOB at functions around Central Ohio, including past performances at the Columbus Arts Festival, the Columbus Clippers, Kinsale Golf and Country Club, and Grove City’s Arts in the Alley, among others. In addition, VOB recently partnered with Pinnacle Golf Club in Grove City to create a new annual Christmas Production.

Persons wishing to audition should prepare a full song FROM THE MUSICAL THEATRE GENRE. An accompanist will be provided, as will a CD/Tape player for those persons with accompaniment tracks. Auditioning acapella is also permitted. The ability to read music is highly desired, but not required. Also, vocal range tests, and pitch matching will be part of the audition.

David M. Collins and John Bradford serve as Co-Directors of the group. For more information, please contact David Collins at voices@itob.org or at 614.428.0596

Call for Directors’ Applications for 2010-2011 at Little Theatre Off Broadway

2010-2011 SEASON
(Auditions) (Show) (Performance Dates)
May 23-25, 2010 Move Over Mrs. Markham July 16 - Aug. 7, 2010
July 11-12, 2010 Pump Boys and Dinettes Sept. 10 - Oct. 2, 2010
Sept. 12-14, 2010 Misery Oct. 29 - Nov. 20, 2010
Nov. 14-16, 2010 Catch Me If You Can Jan. 7 - Jan. 29, 2011
Dec. 12-14, 2011 Music Man Mar. 4 - Mar. 26, 2011
March 13-15, 2011 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest April 29 - May 21, 2011

To be considered, please send to the Director Selection Committee, LTOB, P.O. Box 504, Grove City, Ohio 43123, Attn: Rosemary Cullison; a Letter of Intent, including which play(s) you would like to direct, any conflicts with the dates above, and resume of your past theatre experience. You may also email this information to Rosemary Cullison at rcullison@cwslaw.com. The Committee will be scheduling interviews to meet with all who apply in mid-February to early-March. The interviews will take approximately one hour. Announcements of directors will be made by the end of March.

If you know someone who might be interested in directing for LTOB, please forward this information to them.

The deadline for all letters/resumes is February 6, 2010.

Curtain Players announces auditions on February 7 and 8.

A Thousand Clowns
by Herb Gardner
Directed by Michael Fusco
Comedy

The action of the play, set in New York’s Upper West Side in 1962, centers on the very loving, though unorthodox relationship between Murray Burns, a non-conformist and willfully unemployed television writer, and his precocious, wise-beyond-his-years nephew, Nick, whom Murray’s Bohemian sister simply left in Murray’s care 7 years before. Unfortunately, they are about to be visited by a team of very uptight social workers, Albert Amundson and Sandra Markowitz whose mission it is to determine whether permitting Nick to remain in Murray’s care living in the indoor junkyard that is their apartment is in Nick’s best interest. In the process Murray ends up helping Albert and Sandra deal with their problems while coming to grips with his own.

CAST BREAKDOWN
Cast of six: 4 men, 1 woman, 1 teen/boy (to play 12 years old)

Murray Burns
An intelligent, witty writer in his early 40’s who wages a constant war against death by succumbing to conformity and the numbness of routine who is, at the same time, almost irresistibly beguiling.

Nick Burns
A super-intelligent, mature grown-up in the body of a short 12-year-old who often plays parent to Murray and worries that Murray’s unwillingness to face reality imperils their future together.

Albert Amundson
A 30-something, well-meaning but rigid social case worker, sadly self-aware of his shortcomings as a human.

Sondra Markowitz
A 27-year-old (who initially dresses and acts like she’s 40) desperate for love and excitement in her life, who discovers and embraces her inner romantic.

Arnold Burns
Murray’s older brother (late 40’s-early 50’s) and a successful theatrical agent who has come to terms with the life choices he has made.

Leo Herman
Alias “Chuckles the Chipmunk”. Age 42, is Murray’s neurotic, insecure and pathetically-untalented former boss who desperately wants Murray to come back to write his show. Ironically, he represents the solution to Murray and Nick’s problem.

Audition Details
Auditions which will consist of cold readings from the script are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, and 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 2010 at Curtain Players’ theater. The casting committee will probably ask those auditioning for the roles of Murray and Nick to sing a few lines from a simple, familiar song such as “Happy Birthday”). In the show, these characters strum ukuleles and sing “Yessir, That’s My Baby”. One need not be able to sing well and we can teach you the strumming.

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On The Verge Productions announces auditions for world-premiere production of High School Drama:

On The Verge Productions is seeking 1W (18-22) to play a hopeful and naive aspiring high school thespian, 1M (18-22) to play an arrogant and difficult aspiring high school thespian, and 1W (25-45) to play a woman struggling with the involvement of her husband in her high school theater program.

Auditions will be readings from the script. Monologues (contemporary, dramatic preferred) & head shots are not required, but encouraged. High School Drama is an original work – further information regarding the plot and characters will be provided at the audition.

1 – 3 pm Saturday, February 6th. Auditions take place at MadLab Theatre and Gallery, 105 North Grant Ave. Columbus.

Performance dates: March 25, 26, 27, April 2,3,9,10 at the Columbus Performing Arts Center

No appointment is necessary, but for more information contact onthevergeproductions@gmail.com or call 614.563.6313

Rosebriar Shakespeare Company seeks directors for the upcoming season. All directorial positions include a modest stipend.

We are seeking experienced directors for the following productions:

Comedy of Errors

Performances run outdoors June 18-20; 25-26 in Groveport at the historic Log House.

July 8-10 in a Columbus venue TBA.

The show will also be featured at the Lancaster Festival near the end of July

Rehearsals begin in early May. Early rehearsals will be held in Columbus area, moving to Groveport as the production nears.

Winter’s Tale
January 7-9, January 14-15, 2011, in Groveport at the Main Street Cruiser Theater, a traditional formal proscenium.
January 21-23 in a Columbus venue TBA.
Rehearsals begin in early November. Early rehearsals will be held in Columbus area, moving to Groveport at the production nears. Rehearsals will break for Thanksgiving and during Christmas week.

Interested parties should email a resume outlining relevant experience to Danielle Mari at artisticdirector@rosebriarshakespeare.org no later than February 15. At that point, we will schedule interviews with qualified candidates. Visit the Rosebriar Shakespeare Company website for more information

If you are not familiar with the shows, please review a copy of the script prior to the interviews. Please be prepared to provide a clear concept of the show that addresses Shakespeare’s language, casting concerns, the performance space, budgetary restrictions, and supports Rosebriar Shakespeare Company’s mission to “take the fear out of Shakespeare” by providing accessible productions for the community. Successful candidates may also bring to the interview resumes of potential production designers and crew.

As anyone involved in theatre in any capacity can tell you, some shows run more smoothly than others.  Raconteur Theatre has had that maxim made abundantly clear in its run-up to its March show, Tracks in the Snow.  Having found a Chase and and Leauna, as well as a stage manager (we hope), RTC has now lost their Jeremy character.  So they are looking for a male actor who can pass for 18-19 years old or so.  Jeremy’s character is a bit directionless and comes across as possibly dangerous.

Again, here is the short synopsis for the show: When Chase gets stranded in a winter storm, he finds himself stuck staying with a farming family. With no way out until a thaw comes through, Chase finds himself mixed up in both the troubles of the family and the troubles he creates for them, especially the younger daughter.

If you or anyone you know fit the bill (or are close to fitting the bill) for any of the above positions, PLEASE contact RTC at info@raconteurtheatre.com.