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Greetings!
Below you'll find the audition information for our last 2007/2008 Covedale
production and some of the 2008 Showboat Majestic productions.
We want to get the information out to performers/musicians/crew, etc so you
can make plans! Included in the information are the audition dates and
directors. The shows feature many excellent roles and opportunities.
Hopefully, many of these opportunities will suit your fancy, and hopefully, we'll see you on stage very soon!
Tim Perrino
Artistic Director
Please note: With the exception of the role of Aldonza in Man of La Mancha,
ALL OTHER ROLES IN ALL SHOWS LISTED BELOW ARE OPEN.
Man of La Mancha March 27 - April 13, 2008
Written by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Joe Darion
One of the most powerful musicals ever to grace the stage, this
play-within-a-play, brings Cervantes' "Don Quixote" to vivid life. A dying
old man conceives a strange, comic and most romantic quest - "to become a
knight errant and sally forth into the world to right all wrongs!" Having
dubbed himself the noble name Don Quixote de La Mancha, he needs only his
mighty (rusty) sword, his trusty (skeptical) vassal and his one true love (a
bitter, abused prostitute named Aldonza) to perform his soon to be legendary
deeds. The songs - It's All the Same, Dulcinea, I'm Only Thinking of Him,
Little Bird, I Really Like Him and The Impossible Dream, remain in your
thoughts and in your soul well after you see the show.
Cast requirements: The show requires a large cast consisting of all
types and ages: singers, actors/actresses, dancers. Auditionees should be
prepared to sing a song from the musical theatre repertoire (bring sheet
music for the accompanist) and to read from the script and possibly be
tested for dance ability (dress appropriately). Headshots and resumes are
appreciated but not required.
Auditions: Saturday, February 2, 2008, 1:00 to 4:00 pm and Monday, February
4, 2008 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Performers must be a minimum of 17 years of age
to audition.
At The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Directed by Tim Perrino, Musical Director, Steve Goers
Please Note: All Roles in Man of La Mancha are open, except the role of
Aldonza which has already been cast.
Go-Go Beach June 4 - June 22, 2008
by John Wimbs, Michael Shaieb, Brent Lord
It's the biggest beach weekend of the summer, with a surfing race, a dance
contest, and the annual luau! Surfer Woody's carefree California life is set
- he's with the cutest beach girl, a great bunch of moon-dogging friends,
and to top it all - he has never wiped out! But when his old surfing pal
comes back from the "flower power" scene in San Francisco, Woody begins to
question his beach-boy world. Things get worse when he falls for a runaway
teen star! Can Woody keep surfing and discover the meaning of life? Fluffy
and funny, this show has great songs reminiscent of the 1960's beach party
movies, including Go-Go Beach, A Boy and A Girl, It's All About Love. And
it's all as wholesome as a glass of Vitamin D Milk! Frankie and Annette -
eat your heart out!
Cast Requirements: Four Men (Ages 17 - 30) and one man (30 - 50), Six Women
(ages 17 - 30)
Auditions: Monday, March 31, 2008, 7:00 - 10:00 pm and Tuesday, April 1st,
7:00 - 10:00 pm.
Performers must be a minimum of 17 years of age to audition
At The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Director/Choreographer, Mike Fielder, Musical Director, Steve Goers. Find out more about Go-Go Beach.
Cheaper By The Dozen July 9 - July 27, 2008
From the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Dramatized by
Christopher Sergel.
What if you're an attractive high school girl and you're not only a member
of a large and unique family but your father is, in fact, one of the great
pioneers of industrial efficiency? What if he decides to apply his maniacal
organizational methods to you and the rest of your big, unmanageable,
riotous family? The results would be embarrassing, upsetting, unsettling and
extremely funny! Come join the family as they negotiate a world of bobbed
hair, be-bopping boyfriends and boisterous antics - despite Dad's best
efforts to halt the progress of time. A hilarious, endearing and ultimately
touching family play, Cheaper by the Dozen is a classic!
Directed by Gina Kleesattel.
Cast requirements:
- Two adult men, three adult women
- Two teen girls (could be college age and can play younger)
- Three teen boys (could be college age and can play younger)
- Two girls (between the ages of 8 - 13 yars of age)
- Four boys (between the ages of 5 - 12 yars of age)
Auditions: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (FOR CHILDREN ages
5 - 18 years of age) and Sunday, April 27, 2008, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (FOR
ADULTS ages 18 and up). At The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45238.
Directed by Gina Kleesattel.
Please note: Children must be able to read from a script in order to be
considered for a role.
Show Boat
September 10 - September 28, 2008
Special 85th Anniversary Season Closer!
Music by Jerome Kern, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the
novel by Edna Ferber
One of America's landmark musicals, SHOW BOAT premiered in 1927, four years
after the Showboat Majestic was first launched! This epic show spans 40
years in the lives of three generations of showboat folk - Captain Andy
Hawks, his daughter and showboat leading lady Magnolia and her gambler
husband turned leading man Gaylord Ravenal. The iconic American music
features such great songs as Cotton Blossom, Make Believe, Life Upon the
Wicked Stage and the anthem, Old Man River. Come along on a sweeping,
romantic journey set aboard (and performed aboard) a real showboat! What
could be a more perfect ending to the Majestic's 85th Anniversary year?
Cast requirements: Singers, Actors, Dancers needed. Wide age ranges open
for most roles including ensemble. You must be a minimum of 17 years of age
to audition. NO ROLES ARE PRECAST. Principle roles include:
- Gaylord Ravenal (A handsome, young, riverboat gambler who loves Magnolia.
22 - 23 years of age - actor/singer)
- Magnolia Hawks (Captain Andy and Party Anne's teenage daughter who dreams of
being an actress. She's in love with Ravenal). 16 - 22 years of age -
actress/singer)
- Captain Andy Hawks (The jolly Captain of the show boat "Cotton Blossom". 45
- 65 years of age - actor/singer)
- Ellie Mae Shipley (Frank's wife. A song and dance gal who thinks she should
be a dramatic actress. 25 - 35 years of age Actress/singer
- Frank Schultz (The male star of the nightly show on the Cotton Blossom. 27
- 37 years of age. Singer/actor some dance required)
- Joe (Queenie's African American husband who works on the showboat. He's
wise and with a great heart. 35 - 50 years of age. Actor/singer.
- Julie Dosier (The beautiful leading lady in the nightly show on the Cotton
Blossom who is marries to Steve. 27 - 35 years of age actress/singer)
- Kim Ravenal (Gaylord and Magnolia's young daughter. She dances the
Charleston. 17 - 26 years of age. Actress/singer/some dance)
- Parthy Anne Hawks (Captain Andy's shrewish wife. 40 - 60 years of age.
Actress/Singer)
- Pete (An enginner on the Cotton Blossom who is in love with a married woman,
Julie 28 - 42 years of age. Actor/Singer)
- Queenie (The African American cook on the showboat. 30 - 50 years of age.
Actress/Singer/some dance)
- Steve Baker (The handsome leading man in the nightly show on the Cotton
Blossom who is married to Julie. 30 - 40 years of age. Actor)
Please prepare: A song that best represents their voice. Bring sheet music
for the accompanist (no a cappella auditions). Performers will read from
the script and may be asked to do a short movement combination.
Show Boat!
If you are unable to make the scheduled audition dates, other arrangements
can be made. Questions? Please email: Dennyreed@covedalecenter.com.
Auditions: Monday, June 16, 2008 6:30 - 9:30 pm and Tuesday, June 17,
2008 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Performers must be a minimum of 17 years of age to audition
Aboard the Showboat Majestic - 435 East Mehring Way Cincinnati, OH 45205
Directed by Denny Reed, Musical Director, Steve Goers
