Staged Reading of Lost and Bossed

Happy new year!  Please don't forget to put Jan. 17th (3:00 p.m., Upper Arlington Library theatre in basement) on your list for January.  Although this event, which is free and open to the public, is entitled LOST WITH AND BOSSED BY KATHERINE BURKMAN, it is not just about KHB, but is about  lostness and bossiness which we have all experienced.  Produced, written, and presented as a staged reading by WILD WOMEN WRITING (Laura Zakin, Susie Gerald, Patricia Ake, Ann C. Hall, Katherine Burkman, Anne Marie Brethauer, Linda Katz, and Carole Dale), this roast of Burkman will be directed by. . . KHB   Hope to see you there.

Best,
Ann Hall, for the Wild Women
Questions:  Halla@ohiodominican.edu

The Arts Upstairs "Black and White" exhibition

My artist friends from Phoenecia, NY (near Woodstock) are at it again. If you are in that part of the country, you need to check this out. -charlie

The Arts Upstairs "Black and White" exhibition opens on Saturday January 16 at 6 PM at 60 Main Street in Phoenicia. Featured solo room artist is Eliezer Parrilla.

Wear black & white, bring black & white cookies, arrive in a black & white police cruiser if you can. Legendary good food, drink, and a jolly crowd of art lovers await you at the reception. The show runs through February 13.

The Arts Upstairs     info@artsupstairs.com   845-688-2142

Buckeye Youth Theatre Announces Auditions for: “Maggie's Magic Teapot”

January 11, 2010 Hilliard, Ohio – Buckeye Youth Theatre announces auditions for its third production of their inaugural season.

Maggie's Magic Teapot by Faye Parker is an Irish treat just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Maggie and her grandfather, Old Billy O'Morra, are about to lose their home to the heartless Shaemus O'Hoolihan. What he really wants is to  force Maggie to be a servant girl to his daughter Kitty. But, fortunately for Maggie, there's a little leprechaun named Sean who can magically grow larger and smaller at will, and decides to help Old Billy and Maggie defeat Shaemus. Combines live actors, puppetry, song and dance in a “sure 'n 'begorrah” good time for all.

Auditions are being held Sunday January 24th and Monday January 25th 2010, at 7 p.m. each night, at the troupe’s performance venue, Harmony Artistic Center, 3979 Parkway Lane, Hilliard, Ohio. A headshot and résumé are requested, but not mandatory; a monologue is not required. Auditions are open to the public, and will be cold readings from scripts, which will not be provided in advance. Irish accents are not mandatory at auditions but a willingness to try appreciated.

Roles available:

Men:

Old Billy - 50-60 or up

Shaemus O'Hoolihan -30- 40s 

Sean ( A Leprechaun) - open

Kevin - 20s-40s

Women:

Batty old Beatrice - 60s and up

Auntie- played by same actor as Shaemus

Any person with puppetry experience welcome to audition

Girls:

Maggie - 11-18

Kitty O'Hoolihan - 14-18

The  Play by Play

Show dates: Fridays and Saturdays, March 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays March 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 3 p.m.

 For more information contact Kathy Hyland at kehyland@yahoo.com  or visit www.bctco.org and click on “Buckeye Youth Theatre.”