New Edgecliff Theatre 2012-13 Season Auditions
DATE/TIME: Saturday May 26 1-4 p.m.
LOCATION: Dramakinetics of Cincinnati, 4222 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati Ohio, 45223
HOW TO PREPARE: Actors should provide a photo/resume and prepare 2 contrasting contemporary monologues totaling 2 minutes. Appointments not required.
Shows and Roles:
Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian
directed by Buz Davis
Rehearsals: Aug 26-Sep 21/Performances: Sep 22-Oct 13
Sid Greenberg – host of finance radio show
Bernie – Sid’s producer operator
Spike – radio sound engineer
Dan Woodruff – late 30’s to late 40’s, Barry’s operator and best friend, the Ying to Barry’s Yang
Stu Noonan – 40’s to 50’s, radio station producer
Linda MacArthur – late 20’s to mid-30’s, attractive associate producer
Barry Champlain – late 30’s to late 40’s, a Jewish radio personality with a caustic sense of humor and a knack for cutting people down with his controversial political views
Kent – teenager, smart ass prankster
Dr. Susan Fleming – radio psychologist
Dr. Fleming’s Operator
The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris, as adapted by Joe Mantello
and The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben
directed by Lewis Magruder
Rehearsals: Nov 4-30/Performances Dec 1-22
Crumpet – early 30’s
Mary – late 20’s to mid-30’s
Slow Descent from Heaven by Catie O’Keefe
directed by Ed Cohen
Rehearsals: Jan 13- Feb 8/Performances Feb 9-Mar 2
Molly ages 26 to 43 years old – Strong willed, independent scientist
Sid ages 31 to 39 years old – Grounded, practical guy in love with Molly
Dietrich ages 30 to 44 years old – Ambitious Russian scientist, Molly’s former coworker and lover
Beth ages 59 to 66 years old – Midwestern mother wanting more for her son (Sid) in his relationship
Miss Witherspoon by Christopher Durang
directed by Mark Seamon
Rehearsals: Mar 17-Apr12/Performances Apr13-May4
Veronica – A smart but worried woman, mid-forties to late fifties
Maryamma – A spirit guide in the netherworld, she may be any age. She is intelligent, and has a grace of movement and loveliness of spirit. She is also forceful when she needs to be. She wears a sari, and her ethnicity is Indian – that is from India.
Actress 1 – plays Mother 1 (thirties, a new mother somewhere in Connecticut, thrilled to have a new baby, sensible, nice) and Mother 2 (thirties, drug addict much of the time; cranky to have a baby; not trying to be mean, but not fighting it either)
Actress 2 – plays Teacher (any age, but best forty to fifty-five, African American, a bit over-worked, but a good teacher, intelligent, wants to help when she can) and Woman in a Hat (African American, a surprise visitor in the netherworld, proud of her appearance, wears an impressive “going-to-church” hat, sassy and pointed in her comments)
Actor – plays Father 1(thirties, also thrilled at have first baby, prosperous, sensible, nice), Father 2 (Hell’s Angel type, a drug addict, zones out a lot), Sleazy Man (British guy named Stanley, hangs out in the playground selling drugs to children), Dog Owner (nice guy, thirties, pretty average, loves his dog), Soothing Voice and Wise Man (another visitor in the netherworld, dressed in long white robes, he is articulate and a somewhat powerful wizard.)
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New Edgecliff Theatre announces an exciting addition to NET’s performance line up with the regional premiere of Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas. This chilling one-man show features NET Executive Director Michael Shooner and is directed by Brian Robertson. St. Nicholas will run in NET’s newly-created major production slot, Feb. 23-March 10. Leaving his wife and children in Dublin to pursue his obsession, things become complicated in London when he finds himself in the employ of a coven of vampires! Already a metaphorical vampire himself, his confrontation with very real ones forces him to face his own demons and earn some measure of redemption. The New York Times says, “The narrative swings through so many forms of storytelling – from self-serving lies born of drunkenness to a proper Brothers Grimm-like fable…McPherson’s ear for detail is devastating.” 
A burned-out theatre critic becomes infatuated with a young actress. Leaving his wife and children in Dublin to pursue his obsession, things become complicated in London when he finds himself in the employ of a coven of vampires! Written by Irish playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir, Shining City) and featuring New Edgecliff’s own Michael Shooner, this wicked and riveting one-man show is sure to captivate audiences. The New York Times says, “The narrative swings through so many forms of storytelling — from self-serving lies born of drunkenness to a proper Brothers Grimm-like fable…McPherson’s ear for detail is devastating.”
New Edgecliff Theatre has revamped its annual antidote to the holidays, pairing David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries with an offering from True Theatre called trueCHRISTMAS. The Carnegie’s Joshua Steele returns to The Santaland Diaries, chronicling the real-life observations of renowned NPR commentator and memoirist Sedaris as he encounters crazed Santas, obnoxious parents and queasy children, while working his first New York job – as one of Santa’s Elves – in the very nexus of commercial Christmas and Holiday Cheer, Macy’s Santaland.
New Edgecliff Executive Director and founder Michael Shooner adds, “We keep working to keep the Christmas slot fresh for returning audiences as well as new ones. With that in mind, the pairing of The Santaland Diaries and trueCHRISTMAS is an absolute no-brainer. We can’t wait to see how it plays!”
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