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The company is holding auditions for the 'Inspecting Carol' Show and looking for talent, please see the details below.

Additional info:
Those auditioning will be asked to complete a cold read from the script. 
No preparation is needed.

Theater

Fabulous, Founding member and artistic director of the Soap Box Playhouse. Self-involved, Emotional, Desperate to save her Theatre.

African-American

Latino / Hispanic

White / Caucasian

Other

Asian

Middle Eastern

Native American

Pacific Islander

Indian/South Asian

Female

Zorah Bloch

Inexperienced actor Eager, Intense, Wildly untalented

Male

Wayne Wellacre

Stage Manager, Organized, Frustrated- feels like she is “herding cats!”

M.J.  McCann

Egotistical actor, thinks he is brilliant, believes in “pushing the envelope and political action in drama”, plays Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

Larry Vauxhall

Ineffectual, obsessed with Zorah, plays Cratchit in A Christmas Carol.

Phil Hewlit

Slightly confused, plays Marley in A Christmas Carol, married to Dorothy.

Sidney Carlton

Very British also needs a flat American dialect. Thinks she is still sexy. Married to Sidney.

Dorothy T Hapgood

New to the cast, must be confident, funny and not afraid of to look ridiculous for a laugh. Plays ghosts in A Christmas Carol.

Walter Parsons

The Soapbox Playhouse’s business manager. Nervous, afraid of Zorah. Knows nothing about computers. Full of bad financial news.

Both genders

Kevin/Karen

Inspector for the National Endowment for the Arts. Stodgy Imperious.

Betty Andrews

Mute comic performance (think Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton) Man of all things! Moves all the set pieces, plays Caroler, Petitioner, Young Scrooge, Peter Cratchit, Dick 1 & 2, Topper and Ignorance. Must be very physically expressive and funny.

Bart Frances

Seeking Cast for "Inspecting Carol" Show

In need of male and female performers for "The Prom" show. 
See the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
   THE PROM is a funny, smart, big-hearted new musical with a catchy score, a hilarious book, and high-energy dance numbers.
   After a scathing review from the New York Times closes their latest show on opening night, four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is a love that brings them all together. 

Additional info:
- PLEASE PREPARE & PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR AUDITION:
– 16-32 bars of a Broadway-style song that showcases your vocal range.
– Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked. An accompanist will be provided (no CDs, tapes, or a cappella numbers).
– Shoes and clothing appropriate for a dance audition.
– A memory of your high school prom experience.
– A copy of your resume and headshot.
– Proof of Covid – 19 Vaccination.
- PRODUCTION DATES:
THE PROM will be presented Friday, November 3, through Saturday, November 11, 2023, in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.
- REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Rehearsals will begin with a Company Meeting on Sunday, August 20. This will be followed by three weeks of vocal rehearsal on Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights. Regular rehearsals will begin on Sunday, September 10, and will be held on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Vocal rehearsals will be held at Clifton United Methodist Church. Regular rehearsals will be held at Bassett Hound Sounds, 5633 Vine Street, Elmwood Place, Cincinnati

If you are interested, please apply.

A famous Broadway actress who hopes to revive her career and overcome poor reviews by supporting a teenage lesbian in Indiana. Dee Dee references her humble origins but always embraces her fame and accomplishments when given the opportunity. Over the course of events, she forms a unique bond with a high school principal, a long-time fan.

Dee Dee Allen

Dee Dee’s co-star in Eleanor!. He teams up with her to try to help rehabilitate their image after their recent show flops. In Indiana, Barry is briefly reminded of his Ohio roots and recalls painful memories about coming out and being abandoned by his parents before triumphing at the prom.

Barry Glickman

An ensemble member and understudy in Chicago who finally quits the show after 20 years of not being able to go on in the lead role of Roxie Hart. 
She urges Emma to find her light as a person.

Angie

An actor who is still looking for his major big break but who still likes to remind colleagues that he was trained at The Juilliard School. His communication skills are applauded at James Madison High School, as he’s able to connect with students with conservative views about sexuality.

Trent Oliver

A theatrical press agent who worries about box office sales because of the poor Eleanor! reviews. He’s the one who encourages Dee Dee and Barry to change their image or risk the future of their careers. He later travels to Indiana with them in the hopes of resurrecting their reputations.

Sheldon Saperstein

A small-town girl who only hopes to go to prom with her girlfriend Alyssa.  Unfortunately, the head of the PTA initially bans her from attending but eventually cancels the prom entirely. In an effort find a way to go and still make it up to herself and everyone else, she accepts support from  – and eventually befriends – Dee, Barry and the others, despite their questionable intentions.

Emma

Emma’s girlfriend who has still not publicly revealed that she’s in a relationship with Emma. Her mother is the head of the PTA who believes that same-sex couples should be banned from the James Madison High School prom and Alyssa often feels like she has to prove herself to her mother.

Alyssa

The head of the Parent Teacher Association at James Madison High School in Indiana who bans Emma from being able to bring her girlfriend to the prom. However, she doesn’t know that it means she’s actually banning her own daughter. After learning of their relationship, she initially doesn’t accept that her daughter, Alyssa, has a strong romantic connection with Emma.

Mrs. Greene

The principal at James Madison High School. He’s a passionate theatre enthusiast who bonds with Dee Dee and looks beyond her egocentric personality. As Emma and Alyssa’s principal, he is 100 percent supportive and on-board with having them go to the dance together. This role is written to be played by a Black male actor.

Mr. Hawkins

Emma’s former friend who abandoned her after learning about her sexuality.

Kaylee

A high school student who distances herself from Emma but doesn’t take a morally righteous stance like her friends.

Shelby

A morally righteous James Madison student who asks Kaylee to prom.

Nick

Kevin

Olivia Keating/Ensemble

Second Reporter/Ensemble

Motel Clerk/Ensemble

Students/Ensemble

Parents/Ensemble

Townspeople/Ensemble

Auditions for "The Prom" Theatre Show

Searching for men and women for "The Book of Will" show. Other details are provided below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
​Synopsis: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

Additional info:
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.
Resumes are appreciated.
Please bring all known conflicts between September 11 – November 19.
Performance Dates: November 2 – 19, 2023 
Production Dates:
November 2 – 19, 2023
November 2 – 7:30 PM
November 3 – 7:30 PM
November 4 – 7:30 PM
November 5 – 2:00 PM
November 9 – 7:30 PM
November 10 – 7:30 PM
November 11 – 2:00 PM
November 11 – 7:30 PM
November 12 – 2:00 PM
November 16 – 7:30 PM
November 17 – 7:30 PM
November 18 – 7:30 PM
November 19 – 2:00 PM

Apply, if interested.

Feisty and hopeful, Shakespeare’s friend, and actor in the King’s Men.

Henry Condell

Reasonable and serious, Shakespeare’s friend, and financial manager of the King’s Men. He is a good man, a gentleman, and owner of the Globe Tap House.

John Heminges

A seasoned lion of the stage, loud and proud, and famous across England.

Richard Burbage

Savvy and fun, Elizabeth is Condell’s wife.

Elizabeth Condell

John’s daughter and alewife, knows everyone, and hangs with the boys.

Alice Heminges

John’s wife, Rebecca is strong, busy with their grocery business, and a woman who has weathered much but loves her husband, her sons, and God. She is a good wife.

Rebecca Heminges

Poet laureate of England and friend/rival of Shakespeare, Ben is an amazing drunk, a bear of a man, and surprisingly weepy.

Ben Jonson

“Stage manager” for the King’s Men, Ed is self-serious and particular.

Ed Knight

Humble scrivener of the King’s Men, Ralph is quick, sure, and quiet.

Ralph Crane

Successful if shady publisher of books, plays, and playbills, William is confident in his ability to get what he wants. He is very experienced, very connected, willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, but an ass.

William Jaggard

William’s son, Isaac will inherit the business. He is sensitive, an artist at heart.

Isaac Jaggard

Printer’s apprentice at the Jaggard print shop, Marcus is nosy but honest.

Marcus

Compositor

A fiery Italian feminist and poet, an independent woman, and a lover of life (and of Shakespeare).

Emilia Bassano Lanier

Sir Edward Dering

Shakespeare’s now ailing wife, Anne is strong-willed, a classy lady, a survivor.

Anne Hathaway Shakespeare

Susannah Shakespeare

Boy Hamlet

Two Barmen

Crier

Bernardo

Francisco

Horatio

Marcellus

Fruit Seller

Professional Casting for "The Book of Will" Play

Seeking performers for upcoming plays. See more details below.

About the project:
1. "DETROIT '67"
Synopsis: Two siblings conflicted with deferred dreams and life-altering decisions, journey through the chaos of civil disturbance in an ever-changing, ever-expanding, 1967 Detroit Michigan all set to the classic tunes of Motown.
Rehearsals: August 1, 2023
Performances: August 25 - September 10

2. "MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM"
Synopsis: It's 1927 and Ma Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues," is recording new sides of old favorites in a rundown studio in Chicago. Fiery and determined, Ma Rainey fights to retain control over her music, while her cocky trumpet player Levee dreams of making his own name in the business.
Rehearsals: February 13, 2024
Performances: March 8 - March 24

3. "THE LIGHT"
Synopsis: What does it mean to love the person and hate the act? The Light is the perfect illusion of romantic confusion between two people forced to bear witness to the power of love through doubt, truth, pain, and trust or a lack thereof.
Rehearsals: April 9
Performances: May 3 - May 19, 2024

Rate:
SPT $293 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

Additional info:
Please prepare one dramatic monologue, one comedic monologue, 16 bars of a song (optional) - and cold read from sides provided at the audition. Note: Anyone interested in the role of Ma Rainey should be prepared to sing up to 16 bars of a song or a phrase a-cappella (without accompaniment). Preferably in the genres of jazz, blues or gospel.

Apply, if interested.

$293 / Week

"DETROIT '67"
(Michelle): Lank’s older sister. A widow and a mother, determined to use money inherited from her parents’ deaths to support her son’s college tuition.

Chelle

"DETROIT '67"
 (Langston): Chelle’s younger brother. A dreamer who is very optimistic and sees his parents inheritance money as a way into entrepreneurship, which he believes could ultimately lead to a Black Utopia in Detroit.

Lank

"DETROIT '67"
(Bonita): Chelle & Lank’s family friend. An optimist, life of the party woman who never let's anything get her down.

Bunny

"DETROIT '67"
(Sylvester): Lank’s best friend. All about numbers and hustling. Very sly and knows how to sweet talk anyone into following him. Yearns to open a business with Lank.

"DETROIT '67"
A rather mysterious young white woman whose past could be threatening and dangerous to all who encounter her.

Caroline

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Levee is a young Black trumpet player in Ma Rainey’s band. A confident, ambitious man, he’s unsatisfied with his role as an accompanying musician.

Levee

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Ma Rainey was a real-life Black musician famous for singing the blues in the early 20th century. Often hailed as the “Mother of the Blues,” she was an important artist in the genre’s development and popularity. In the play, she is very aware of her own influence and knows how to use it to her advantage.

Ma Rainey

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Cutler is a Black guitar and trombone player in Ma Rainey’s band. He is the group’s unofficial leader, making sure the band plays whatever Ma wants.

Cutler

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Toledo is a Black musician in Ma Rainey’s band. A piano player who enjoys speaking philosophically about life and what it’s like to be Black in the United States, Toledo is the only literate member of the band.

Toledo

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Slow Drag a Black musician in Ma Rainey’s band. A bass player, he seems slow and unobservant but is actually quite intelligent.

Slow Drag

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Sturdyvant is a White executive in the music industry. Although it’s never explicitly stated in the play, he seems to own the recording label that puts out Ma Rainey’s music.

Sturdyvant

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Irvin is a white executive in the music industry. He works alongside Sturdyvant, though he’s technically Ma Rainey’s manager.

Irvin

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Sylvester is Ma’s nephew. Ma brings him to the recording session and announces that he will be performing a spoken-word intro for the song “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

Sylvester

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
Dussie Mae is a Black young woman who travels with Ma. Although it’s never explicitly stated in the play, it’s implied that Dussie Mae and Ma are romantically involved.

Dussie Mae

"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM"
A White Chicago cop in 1927 with a low perception of Black people.

Police Officer

"THE LIGHT"
Strong convictions and moral integrity. History with sexual assault.

Genesis

"THE LIGHT"
Head-over-heels in love with Genesis. Struggles to understand her POV.

Rashad

Professional Casting for Upcoming Season Show

In need of male and female talent for the "Calendar Girls" show. Other details are provided below. 
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED!

About the project:
When Annie’s husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women’s Institute members to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie’s friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund,

Additional info:
-Cold Readings from the Script.
-Please fill out our audition form PRIOR to your audition.
-Rehearsals will start Early August.
-Please be conflict free for the week of August 28th leading up to the opening on September 8th.

If interested, apply.

Chris is the life of the party. She will talk to people she doesn’t know, fill any awkward silences and generate laughter. Chris is at home in a crowd because she loves holding court and being the center of attention. Without Chris in her life, Annie would be better behaved, but she wouldn’t have as much fun. When they are together they are like naughty schoolgirls.

Chris

Annie will join in mischief, but is at heart, more conformist and less confrontational than Chris. After Chris has put a waiter’s back up in the restaurant, Annie will go in and make things right. The mischievousness Chris elicits saves Annie from being a saint. She has enough edge to be interesting, and enough salt not to be too sweet.

Annie

Cora’s past is the most eclectic. Her horizons broadened when she went to college. This caused a tectonic shift with her more parochial parents. She came back to them pregnant and tail-between-the-legs, but Cora has too much native resilience to be downtrodden. She is the joker in the pack, but never plays the fool. Cora doesn’t need to sing like a diva, but must be able to sing well enough to start the show with Jerusalem and sing the snatches of other songs required.

Cora

Get on the right side of Jessie as a teacher and she’ll be the teacher you remember for life. Get on the wrong side and you will regret every waking hour. A lover of life, Jessie doesn’t bother with cosmetics– her elixir of life is bravery. Jessie goes on rollercoasters. Her husband has been with her a long time and is rarely surprised by her actions. Jessie bothers about grammar and will correct stallholders regarding their abuse of the apostrophe.

Jessie

The fact that Celia is in the WI is the greatest justification of its existence. She is particularly enamored of Jessie, and despite the fact Jessie has very little time for most  Celias of this world, there is a rebelliousness in Celia to which Jessie responds. It is what sets Celia apart from the vapid materialism of her peer group and what makes her defect to the WI.

Celia

Ruth’s journey is from the false self-confidence of the emotionally abused to the genuine self-confidence of the woman, happy in her own skin. Ruth is eager to please, but not a rag doll, and despite being Marie’s right hand woman, she is desperate to be one of the cartilage in the spine of the WI and keep everyone happy. She has spine herself. They are proved right. The Rabbit costume should be a cocktail of good intentions and not enough time.

Ruth

Marie has gradually built the current “Marie” around herself over the years as a defence mechanism. She went to her Oz, Cheshire, and found Oz didn’t want her. She came back scorched. The WI is a trophy to her, which justifies her entire existence. There is a lingering part of Marie that would love to be on that calendar.

Marie

John is a human sunflower, not a saint, not a hero, just the kind of man you’d want in your car when crossing America. When he dies, it feels like someone, somewhere, turned out the lights.

John

You have to be a certain kind of guy to stick with Chris, and Rod loves being that guy. He can give back what he gets and has a deadpan humour, which has always made Chris laugh. Hedrinks a lot but never so much as to have a problem. He would work every hour to make his shop a success and John was his mate, even though the relationship was originally channelled through the wives.

Hesitant without being nerdy, Lawrence is a shy young man with enough wit to make a joke and enough spirit to turn up at the WI hall in the first place. When he arranges the shots, he is close to female nudity, but sees only the photo.

Lawrence

Lady Cravenshire really doesn’t mean to be so patronizing, but the WI girls seem from another world, the world of her estate workers. Dress: when she makes an entrance, she must make an entrance. She wears largely white or cream to outplay the others, with a bigger hat than Marie. She is not a tweed wearer. She must glide in like a galleon.

Lady Cravenshire

Elaine really doesn’t mean to be so patronizing, but Jessie seems from another world, the world of her gran. She wears clinical whites. You feel as if you could cut yourself on that dress.

Elaine

Liam would like to be directing other things than photo shoots for washing powders. He’s not so unprofessional as to let it show, but we can sense a slight weariness at having to deal with these women. There’s a resigned patience to his actions and each smile he makes wefeel is professional. For Liam, this photo shoot is a job, and not the job he wanted.

Liam

Brenda is a woman committed to tedious subjects. In the previous year she spoke to the group on “The History of the Tea Towel”. This year it is “The Fascinating World of Broccoli”. She soldiers on seriously while her audience dissolves sniggering. Brenda is a bore.

Brenda Hulse

Actors Sought for "Calendar Girls" Play

Looking to cast male and female performers for the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" show. See the details listed below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.

About the project:
   Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.
   The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be “Out There,” observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by their devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, they escape for the day and they join the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

Additional info:
-Possible Callbacks: Wednesday- June 14th • 7 pm
-Performances:
Fri., August 25 • 8 pm
Sat., August 26 • 8 pm
Sun., August 27 • 3 pm
Fri., September 1 • 8 pm
Sat., September 2 • 8 pm
Sun., September 3 • 3 pm
-Please prepare two contrasting musical theatre vocal selections that best show off your voice. 16-32 bars ONLY. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key and clearly marked for the accompanist. Backing tracks are NOT allowed. Please no A cappella selections. You may be asked to sing your second selection or sing from the show. You may be asked to return to a callback on Wednesday. Please bring a resume and all known conflicts. Headshots are not required but are appreciated.
-See the attachment for the form.

If interested, apply.

Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the gypsy “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive.
Vocal range top: Bb4 / Vocal range bottom: E2

Claude Frollo

Claude’s reckless younger brother. With the gypsy Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed.
Vocal range top: Eb5 / Vocal range bottom: F3

Jehan Frollo

A gypsy and Quasimodo’s mother.
Vocal range top: F#5 / Vocal range bottom: E4

Florika

A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian.
Vocal range top: A3 / Vocal range bottom: C3

Father Dupin

The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, They possess a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite their shyness and uncertainty, they quickly befriend Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be.
Vocal range top: Bb5 / Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Quasimodo

The clever and charismatic King of the Gypsies. An air of mystery surrounds Clopin, who often leaves the scene in a puff of smoke. As the master of ceremonies for the Feast of Fools, he is witty and playful, but he boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.
Vocal range top: F#5 / Vocal range bottom: D3

Clopin Trouillefou

Returning to Paris after serving in the war, Phoebus takes up his new position as Captain of the Cathedral Guard. Overconfident yet charming, this handsome, strong soldier makes the ladies swoon, yet his moral compass is also strong, and he openly defies the corrupted Frollo.
Vocal range top: Ab4 / Vocal range bottom: A2

Captain Phoebus de Martin

Lieutenant of the Cathedral Guard and loyal friend to Phoebus.

Lieutenant Frederic Charlus

A beautiful and free-spirited gypsy who possesses the strong sense of justice and morality that Frollo lacks. Compassionate, she frees Quasimodo from the frenzied mob at the Feast of Fools and, against her better judgment, falls for the cocky Phoebus.
Vocal range top: D5 / Vocal range bottom: E3

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