CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK 2022-23 SEASON Submission - Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park Auditions

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK 2022-23 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep $1,008 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Mainstage $739 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Second Stage

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit at https://www.cincyplay.com/about/employment .
Resumes should be in PDF format and headshots should be saved as a JPEG file. Videos should be submitted in the form of a link to view, not a file to download. YouTube links are preferred.

Deadline: Wed, Mar 2, 2022

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Daunielle Rasmussen, Director of Artistic Engagement
Joanie Schultz, Associate Artistic Director

OTHER DATES

Our 2022-23 season begins rehearsal in mid August with a September opening. The last show of the season will close in mid-June.

OTHER

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Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

BREAKDOWN

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please prepare 1 or 2 (contrasting) monologue(s) not to exceed three minutes. A song can be substituted for a monologue. You may use sheet music and accompaniment found at: https://www.cincyplay.com/about/employment or prepare a song of your choosing with your own accompaniment.

Some roles will be understudied.

THE ARNOFF CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (LORT – assumed B CONTRACT)

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Director: Risa Brainin; Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig

Rehearse: 8/26/22 Performs: 9/25-10/23/22

Roles available:

MARY DEBENHAM: An English beauty in her late 20s. English dialect. Works as a governess. Very cool and collected, very British. Underneath it all she is very sad, heartbroken, yet strong. *BIPOC actors encouraged to submit.

COLONEL ARBUTHNOT / SAMUEL RATCHET: Colonel Arbuthnot: A Scotsman in his mid 30s, handsome, proper, and very matter of fact. Scottish dialect. Career military. Very masculine, straightforward, quick to anger when provoked. Fiercely loyal and protective. Can also be sweet and romantic. Samuel Ratchett: A middle-aged American businessman, brusque, unforgiving, with a stern demeanor. Rude to those he considers beneath him, presumptuous with those he considers his equal. A rough criminal who has acquired a lot of money and tries to appear refined—and only partially succeeds. Close to the stereotypical 1930s gangster but must be truly dangerous.

BOUC: Belgian, young middle-aged and a man of good humor. French dialect. The general manager of the train company. Functions in this story as the Watson to Poirot’s Sherlock: the comical sidekick who always jumps to the wrong conclusion. Big emotions. A normally nice, friendly man who is nonplussed by a very stressful situation. *BIPOC actors encouraged to submit.

THE ROUSE THEATRE (LORT B CONTRACT)

A CHORUS LINE

Director: Blake Robison (CPIP’s Producing Artistic Director); Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Book by James Kirkwood and Nicolas Dante; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban

Rehearse: 2/3/23 Performs: 3/11-4/9/23

Running the Audition:

Zach — Director/Choreographer.

Larry — Zach’s assistant.

The Line:

Cassie

Sheila

Val

Diana

Judy

Kristine

Maggie

Bebe

Connie

Mike

Richie

Don

Paul

Mark

Greg

Bobby

Al

Cut dancers in opening number/Offstage Singers/Understudies:

Vicki

Tricia

Lois

Frank

Butch

Roy

Tom

SEVEN GUITARS

Directed by Ron “OJ” Parson; written by August Wilson

NOTE: This is a co-production with Milwaukee Repertory Theatre which will originate at Milwaukee Rep. See Milwaukee Rep’s notice for audition dates. This show will come to Cincinnati with all roles pre-cast.

Milwaukee Rep: 2022-23 Season

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Rehearse: 3/20/2023 Performs: 4/22/23-5/14/23

SHANE (world premiere)

Director: Blake Robison (CPIP’s Producing Artistic Director); written by Karen Zacarías

One of the greatest Westerns of all time finds new life on the stage! Shane, a mysterious ex-gunfighter, is a man with a dangerous past. Yet, the Starrett family finds kinship with him, and Shane helps protect their Wyoming farm in 1889. Based on the classic novel by Jack Schaefer, this world premiere by acclaimed playwright Karen Zacarías brings an exciting, fresh perspective to an extraordinary American genre.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Rehearse: 5/1/2023 Performs: 6/3-6/25/23

This production may continue to the Guthrie in the 2023-24 season.

Roles:

ROBERTO “BOB STARRETT: Latino, Age 16. A young man who recalls an incident from his younger childhood. He is both our narrator and the young Bob.

MARIAN STARRETT: Latina, Age 30’s. Bob’s Mother. She lively, smart and opinionated Mexican woman…who is trying to raise her son to be a good man.

JOE STARRETT: Latino & White, Age 50-65. Bob’s Father. He’s half Mexican and half white. He’s a good man who is trying to provide the best life possible for his young wife and son.

SHANE: Black/Latino male- Age 35-40. A mysterious cowboy and gun slinger.

FLETCHER/ ENSEMBLE: White male, Age 40-60. The violently greedy landowner.

LEYARD/GRAFTON: ENSEMBLE.

Following Ensemble roles play both Fletcher’s men and Homesteaders:

Frank - Wilson

Chris - Will

Ernie - Morgan

THE CARNAGIE THEATRE (LORT – assumed D CONTRACT)

FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT

Director: Joanie Schultz (CPIP’s Associate Artistic Director); written by Vanessa Severo

Rehearse: 10/4/22 Performs: 10/15-11/6/22

THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE ROLES AT THIS TIME.

THE INCLINE THEATRE (LORT D CONTRACT) Transfer from Arizona Theatre Company

THE LION

Director: Sean Daniels & Alex Stenhouse; written by Benjamin Scheuer

Rehearse: 11/10/22 Performs 11/12-12/11/22

THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE ROLES AT THIS TIME.

THE SHELTERHOUSE THEATRE (LORT D Contract)

THE CHINESE LADY

Director: TBA; written by Lloyd Suh

Afong Moy is 14 years old when she’s brought to the United States in 1834 and placed on public display as “The Chinese Lady” — supposedly the first to step foot on U.S. soil. Decade after decade, she performs as a living exhibit. Inspired by the true story of Afong Moy’s life, The Chinese Lady is a darkly poetic yet whimsical portrait of our collective past through the eyes of a young Chinese woman.

Rehearse: 2/24/23 Performs: 3/25-4/30/23

Roles:

AFONG MOY: female, Asian, from fourteen years old to advanced age.

ATUNG: male, Asian, older than Afong Moy.

ORIGIN STORY (world premiere)

Director: Joanie Schultz (CPIP’s Associate Artistic Director); written by Nathan Alan Davis

In this heartfelt, world premiere comedy, Margaret finds herself in a quarter-life crisis, wading through banal office triviality by day and the slow-moving graveyard shift at a drive-thru by night. She yearns to belong somewhere, and so do the coworkers and customers who she interacts with every day. With delightfully unexpected turns and an ensemble of endearing characters, Origin Story is a touching tale about life’s biggest questions and the surprising ways we find the answers.

Rehearse: 4/17/23 Performs: 5/20-6/25/23

Roles:

MARGARET: (Woman, 30s, ethnically ambiguous) Works at The Services Corporation during the day. Also works the graveyard shift at The Burg.

VAL: (Woman, 30s, white) Works at The Services Corporation with Margaret.

ANITA: (Woman, 20s, Tamil) Works at The Services Corporation in the HR department.

BOBBY: (Male, 20s, white) Works the graveyard shift at The Burg with Margaret.

DEX: (Male, 42) Val’s lover on Mondays.

ROXANNE: (Woman, 40s-50s, black) A regular drive-thru customer at The Burg.

GARY: (Male, 50s-60s, white) A Xerox repairman

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.