The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati is holding auditions for its "Cincinnati: City of Immigrants" winter/spring ArtReach tour. The tour runs through June 2013 and requires six actors, three male and three female. Actors are contracted and paid per performance. Please email Deondra at
deondra.means@thechildrenstheatre.com or call
513-569-8080 ext. 19 to schedule an audition.
Auditions are
Friday, January 11, 2013 from 4 PM to 9 PM
Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 4 PM to 8 PM
Characters include:
Katerina
German immigrant girl who arrives in Cincinnati with her family around 1848.
Conner
Young Irish immigrant who arrives in Cincinnati in 1852.
Bessie
Former slave who walked from her home in Alabama to Cincinnati in 1866.
Samuel
Hat maker and Russian Jewish immigrant arriving in Cincinnati in 1897.
Jenny
16 year-old high school dropout who arrives in Cincinnati in 1949 from Pikeville, Kentucky.
Javier
Early to mid-20’s Mexican-American who arrives in Cincinnati in 2007 from Modesto, California.
History comes to life with Cincinnati: City of Immigrants, written by celebrated playwright, Joseph McDonough. The story follows six fictional characters that immigrated to Cincinnati over a 150-year period. German, Irish, African-American, Jewish, Appalachian, and Hispanic characters weave together their common experiences—meeting new people, encountering discrimination, overcoming adversity, and bringing parts of their culture to a new home.Cincinnati: City of Immigrants is the perfect forum for both students and members of the community to learn about regional history and gain a perspective and insight into other cultures.
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