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DOWNTOWN’S COMMUNITY THEATRE
CINCINNATI MUSIC THEATRE
CMT
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2021-2022 Season Highlights
Gallery will be updated soon with highlights from Shout!, Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, Ragtime, and Falsettos! Check back!
ANNOUNCING CMT’S 2022-2023 SEASON
BETWEEN THE LINES/ OUTSIDE THE MARGINS
September 2-3 & 9-10, 2022
Fifth Third Bank Theater
Directed by Jacqlyn Schott
WONDERFUL TOWN
November 4-6 & 9-12, 2022
Jarson Kaplan Theater
Directed by Mike Fielder
MUSIC AT THE MOVIES
February 3-4 & 10-11, 2023
Fifth Third Bank Theater
Directed by Brian Anderson
KINKY BOOTS
May 12-14 & 17-20, 2023
Jarson Kaplan Theater
Directed by Aubrey E. Wilson
A MUSICAL OF ONE’S OWN
June 23-24, 30, & July 1st
Fifth Third Bank Theatre
Directed by Joe Stollenwerk
2021-2022 Orchid Awards for CMT
Announcing Auditions for Wonderful Town!
Auditions: July 31st & August 1st, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Callbacks: Wednesday, August 3rd, TBD
Clifton United Methodist Church – 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
STORY – With a score by Leonard Bernestein, Wonderful Town tells the story of two sisters, Ruth and Eileen, who move from a rural town in Ohio to experience the bright lights, the big city, and the crazy characters of Greenwich Village, New York City. Ruth is an aspiring writer and Eileen is a dancer who wants to pursue a life on stage. One sister can’t find a man no matter what she does, the other can’t keep them away. Together, these two sisters take on the world.
10-11 Women, 12-13 Men
Audtionees should prepare a portion of a Broadway or jazz song (standards preferred) – no longer than 1 minute- showing acting, comedic chops, and/or vocal range.
Should also be prepared to tell a short joke (this show is a comedy after all).
Be prepared to move in a short dance combo and read from the script
Wonderful Town will run November 4 – 12, 2022
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Principals
EILEEN – Ruth’s sister, a recent arrival from Ohio (LYRIC SOPRANO)
RUTH – Eileen’s sister, a recent arrival from Ohio (ALTO)
ROBERT (BOB) BAKER – editor at the Manhatter (BARITONE)
WRECK – former college football player (BARITONE)
CHICK CLARK – newspaperman (BARITONE) (doubles in Ensemble)
FRANK LIPPENCOTT – manager of the local drug store (BARITONE) (doubles in Ensemble)
OFFICER LONIGAN (JOHN) – neighborhood cop (TENOR)
Supporting
TOUR GUIDE – shows tourists around Greenwich Village; can be male or female (doubles in Ensemble)
APPOPOLOUS – modern painter; Ruth’s and Eileen’s landlord (non-singing role)
HELEN – Wreck’s girlfriend
MRS. WADE – Helen’s mother (non-singing role)
FIRST ASSOCIATE EDITOR – fellow employee at the Manhatter (doubles in Ensemble)
SECOND ASSOCIATE EDITOR – fellow employee at the Manhatter (doubles in Ensemble)
VIOLET – “working gal” of the village (doubles in Ensemble)
SPEEDY VALENTI – proprietor of the Village Vortex, lost in his own world of jazz (non-singing)
Ensemble (9 numbers and bit parts)
Tourist, Greenwich villagers, New York crowd, Brazilian cadets, cops, “Hepcats”
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JARSON KAPLAN THEATRE
All Mainstage Series performances take place in the JARSON KAPLAN THEATRE.
As a resident theatre company, CMT has performed in the JARSON KAPLAN THEATRE since the opening of the Aronoff Center for the Arts in 1995.
650 Walnut St. Cincinnati, OH 45202
FIFTH THIRD BANK THEATRE
All Studio Series performances take place in the FIFTH THIRD BANK THEATRE.
In 2019, CMT expanded their season to include a series of small cast, cabaret-style, or small-scale musical performances, both original and established. The Studio Series has been performed in the FIFTH THIRD BANK THEATRE since its creation.
Corner of 7th St. and Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
