Theatres attending auditions will be Abreact Performance Space (Detroit), Blackbird Theatre (Ann Arbor), Breathe Art Theatre Project (Detroit/Windsor), Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company (Detroit), Matrix Theatre Company (Detroit) Performance Network (Ann Arbor), Planet Ant Theatre (Hamtramck), Project Theatre (Detroit), Who Wants Cake? Theatre (Ferndale) and Williamston Theatre (Williamston).

Male and female actors over the age of 18 from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to attend. Appointments are required; walk-ins are welcome but are not guaranteed a slot. Actors must make appointments by e-mailing frannie@magentagiraffe.org, including in the body of the e-mail full name, desired appointment time and phone number. Headshots and résumés should not be attached to the e-mail. No appointments will be made by phone. There will be a first-come, first-served waiting list at the theatre each night of auditions; we will do our best to see everyone. Actors should also bear in mind that several theatres will be holding additional general auditions, and all theatres will hold callbacks for individual productions.

Actors should prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues no longer than three minutes total. Actors should bring ten sets of headshot/résumé and all schedule conflicts for the season (one set for each attending company).

All roles offered will be paid. Most theatres may offer Guest Artist Equity contracts. Performance Network is an Equity house – SPT 3; paying non-equity $125/week for rehearsals and performance weeks. The Williamston Theatre is an SPT-4 Equity house, and non-Equity actors are paid $200 per week for rehearsals and performances.

Information about the companies:

THE ABREACT (Detroit)
www.theabreact.com
The Abreact is Detroit’s most dynamic and exciting FREE performance spaces! We are dedicated to creating an open forum/venue for Detroit performing artists and audiences. The Abreact, formerly the Abreact Playhouse was founded in 2000 by two Detroit actors whose goal was initially to hone their craft by creating their own artistic dojo of sorts. What blossomed as a result was a theatrical venue unparalleled in its freedoms and resourcefulness. Seven shows later the venue changed hands and the mantle has been passed on to the next generation. We pledge to do our best, to do our worst, to cut our teeth, to share our wit and skills, and learn together. Come join us!

BLACKBIRD THEATRE (Ann Arbor)
www.blackbirdtheatre.org
Ann Arbor’s daredevil professional theatre. Also home of the Blackbird Theatre Academy, a free theatre arts program for youth. More intimate. More exciting. More fun.

BREATHE ART THEATRE PROJECT (Detroit/Windsor)
www.breathearttheatre.com
Committed to the principle of contemporary programming through the collaboration of Windsor/Detroit actors, directors and designers, Breathe Art Theatre Project’s mission is to advance the spirit of contemporary social theatre in its community by nurturing and supporting artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships, and offering a skilled environment for established and developing artists from the Windsor/Detroit community. Breathe Art is dedicated to perpetuating an ethic of mutual respect within our communities and across our borders.

MAGENTA GIRAFFE THEATRE COMPANY (Detroit)
www.magentagiraffe.org
The Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company acts to eliminate apathy, violence, prejudice and barriers to education through theatre productions, projects and programs; and further acts to reestablish and expand Detroit’s theatre district.

MATRIX THEATRE COMPANY (Detroit)
www.matrixtheatre.org
Matrix Theatre Company uses the transformative power of theatre to change lives, build community, and foster social justice. It creates opportunities for children, youth, adults and elders, especially those in isolated or challenged communities, to become creators, producers, and audience of original theatre.

PERFORMANCE NETWORK (Ann Arbor)
www.performancenetwork.org
Performance Network is Ann Arbor’s resident professional theatre company, featuring Off-Broadway quality productions in an intimate 139 seat theatre. Our mission is to provide uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produce works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists.

PLANET ANT THEATRE (Hamtramck)
www.planetant.com
Planet Ant Theatre is an organization founded on the principle of artistic freedom and artistic experimentation leading to the growth of community, to artistic fulfillment, and to artistic success. This has been the main attraction to its artists since its conception and in turn has been the main attraction to its audience.

PROJECT THEATRE COMPANY (Detroit)
www.projecttheatre.com
Project Theatre Company is an ensemble of creative artists that write, direct, produce, and act in original multi-media works that play the emotional strings of the human heart. A group of young, talented and dedicated actors work to create an enriching, original theatrical experience for Individuals in all facets of life; Bringing the hunger and desire for live theatre to the streets of Metropolitan Detroit. No need to travel to Chicago or New York, when you have quality entertainment right in your very own backyard. That’s right, we will come to you! Project Theater Company seeks to impact our community one production at a time. Opening their eyes to the possibilities… the misconceptions, and shedding light on their true potential. A potential within themselves that they didn’t know, or maybe just didn’t believe existed. Showing them how to really LIVE! And how to start a new tradition of stability and love for their future generations.

WHO WANTS CAKE? THEATRE (Ferndale)
www.whowantscaketheatre.com
Who Wants Cake? is dedicated to providing a creative environment for local artists to produce works that challenge, confront, and entertain. Who Wants Cake? is known primarily for staging works that are of the indie/alternative bent.

WILLIAMSTON THEATRE (Williamston)
www.williamstontheatre.org
Williamston Theatre’s mission is to produce professional theatre that excites and engages our audiences while challenging us all to explore our lives. This mission statement is supported by the following objectives:
~ To be an integral part of the cultural fabric of Michigan.
~ To pursue innovative collaboration in every aspect of our work.
~ To establish a home for Midwest artists.
~ To engage audiences of diverse ages, cultures and economic backgrounds.

For more information about Joint General Auditions or to make an appointment, please e-mail frannie@magentagiraffe.org.

Wanna be on Big Brother? Head to WWJ-TV’s open call for Big Brother 12 on Wednesday, April 7th, from 2-7pm at the Silverdome in Pontiac, for your chance to audition! YOU MUST BRING A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO AUDITION.

Download application at http://llnw.static.cbslocal.com/station/wwj/BB12Application.pdf

Applicants must be 21 and over.

Please review the official application and eligibility requirements (http://llnw.static.cbslocal.com/station/wwj/BB12Eligibility.pdf)
before attending and bring a copy of the COMPLETED application, and a valid Driver’s License with you to the open call.

Upon receiving these items from you, WE will film your application video, live, on site.

Silverdome
(Gate 5, Box Office Entrance)
1200 Featherstone Road
Pontiac, MI 48342

Enter the Silverdome parking lot at Gate 5, and enter the building at the Box Office Entrance.

Plus, go to http://cw50detroit.com/events/top.model.cw50.8.1585846.html for details on an AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL CASTING CALL that will also be taking place at the same time!

It’s The Way of the World by William Congreve, the classic Restoration comedy. I’m the director. I’m tackling it as the story of Mirabell and Millamant, two arch-libertines of a society of libertines who decide to find a way out of that world. The character I’m casting, Sir Willful Witwoud, is a country gentleman who agrees to help Mirabell carry out the intrigues that will allow him (Mirabell) to marry Millamant against the schemes of Fainall, who is after Millamant’s money.

Here’s a good description of his character:

“Bashful and obstinate by turns, feisty and deferential when necessary, a country bumpkin with a good nature and a will to please, Sir Wilfull Witwoud, half brother by marriage to Witwoud, would be a wit if he could. He has come to town to look around before setting out on his travels and finds he doesn’t understand the “lingo” of the fashionable world. He serves as a foil to the well bred. In contrast to their studied rudeness and affectation, he is simple and matter-of-fact. Thus, he is an easy mark in the scheming game of matchmaking, but a cheerful one, especially after a long bout of drinking. In a show of generosity and an imposture of sincerity, he gladly agrees to marry Millamant as a last resort to save her fortune. However, he also dissembles well. His is but another actor in Mirabell’s clever ruse to catch Fainall and Mrs. Marwood in their deception and to lure Lady Wishfort into his harmless trap.”

Performances are April 15-18 (evening shows except Sunday matinee.) The cast is a mixture of students and people from the community.

It’ll be performed in the Kreft Art Center Black Box on the Concordia campus. The age of the character is somewhat indeterminate, but he’s not a young man anymore; figure him to play anywhere from late 30’s to 50’s. Rehearsals have begun; they are in the evenings Monday-Friday until the weekend before the show.

Robert Bethune
http://www.freshwaterseas.com
2401 Colony Court, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-276-8562

A Tribute to Motown: An American Dream Story Previews: May 7- 8th, 2010 and Regular Performances:  May 13 – 29, 2010. For more information call (810) 787-2200 or visit McCree’s 24 Hour Box Office at www.BuyMcCreeTickets.com.

Previews advance ticket rate: $8.00 adults, $5.00 students/seniors; at the door ticket rate: $10.00 adults, $6.00 students/seniors;

Regular Performances: advance rate: $12.00 adults, $7.00 students/seniors; at the door rates: $15.00 adults, $10.00 students/seniors.

“FORGOTTEN: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant” will be presented at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, March 26, 2010. Elise Bryant will direct this new production, and Bill Meyer will serve as music director.

“FORGOTTEN” is an original jazz-folk opera by composer Steve Jones about the 1930s and the Great Depression in Detroit. It focuses on the real-life story of the Rev. Lewis Bradford, a Methodist minister who came to Detroit in 1936 and broadcast a weekly radio show over station WXYZ, “The Forgotten Man’s Hour” from the Howard Street Mission. Bradford was found fatally injured at the Ford River Rouge plant. An examination of the autopsy report led the Wayne County Medical Examiner to conclude that Bradford’s death should probably have been classified as a homicide.

Previously produced in Detroit in 2004 and 2005, this production is funded with donations and grants from individuals as well as nonprofit groups including the Michigan Labor History Society, the Ovshinsky Foundation, and the U.S. Peace Council, and by Macomb Community College. Target audiences include students at Macomb Community College and at local high schools as well as the general public. There are approximately eight principal cast members and a chorus of approximately 22.

Auditions for the cast and chorus will be held on Friday, January 29, 2010 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (all should arrive by 6:30), and on Saturday, January 30 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. (all should arrive by 12 noon)

Audition participants are requested to bring sheet music for the pianist to play while they sing (or be prepared to sing a standard song they think the pianist might know without music). Have a second song ready. NO TAPES, NO A CAPELLA

Callbacks are on Sunday, January 31 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Auditions and callbacks will be held on the second floor at the historic Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams at Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit. Lighted parking is available behind the church.

Rehearsals in February and March will take place at Central United Methodist Church in preparation for the March 26, 2010 performance. 

If you are interested in being a part of the cast, chorus, or production team, please contact:
Anne Drake at: adrake898@comcast.net or 734-995-1738; Bill Meyer at: bmeyer@macgroup or 313-207-3904; Dave Elsila at: davelsi@aol.com or 313- 882-2032; or Sam Kirkland at: skirk56@aol.com or 313-433-9680.

“Detroit a-go-go” is An all new original, multi-media comedy that follows one family through 300 years of Detroit history.

Written by Shawn Handlon & Mikey Brown.
Running at Planet Ant Theatre March 5th-27th, 2010
8pm Fridays and Saturdays, One sunday matinee, TBA
rehearsals will begin January 17th, 2010

About the authors:

Shawn Handlon has returned to Detroit from three years at sea working with The Second City on the Norwegian Cruise Lines. Prior to that, he was a member of the The Second City-Detroit’s resident company (in Novi and downtown) where he co-wrote and performed in “Bobbleheads of State,” “In iPod We Trust”, “Woodward to your Mother” and The Second City Detroit’s tenth anniversary revue, “Ten.” Prior to joining the resident company, he spent two years as a member of The Second City’s Michigan Touring Company. He co-wrote and directed the Wilde Award winning “Cancer: The Musical,” which enjoyed runs at the Abreact in Detroit, Planet Ant, and the New York International Fringe Fest. Handlon is also a member of the Improv Colony at Planet Ant Theatre. In all, Handlon has been involved in creating (as a writer, director or performer) twenty-five original comedies in Detroit in the last 10 years, including the Wilde Award nominated “BloodBath and Beyond,” “Deceptions to the Rule,” and “Bottle of Red: Uncorked.”

Mikey Brown directed the first feature movie adaptation of a Planet Ant original play, “Garage: A Rock Saga” as well as dozens of shorts, commercials, industrial films, music videos and the youtube webisode “CednTeri”. He won a 2009 Wilder Award for “A Very CednTeri Xmas” at Planet Ant. He was nominated for a Wilde Awards for his work in the original musical comedy “Out of The Running” and “The Bannister’s Wholesome Family Fun Hour” both at Planet Ant. Other musicals he has performed in include “Cancer: The Musical”, at the Abreact, Planet Ant and New York Fringe Fest, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at 1515 Broadway, and “Night of the Living Dead the Musical” at the Greenwhich Street Theatre, New York. As a member of NPFC he co-composed original scores for Tony Hawk’s Gigantic Skatepark Tour and OP King of Skate, ESPN; Lifetrack, BET; Detroit Public TV station ID’s and others. Mikey has performed with many bands including The Lincolns UK and The Twilight Babies (2004 Best House Band, Real Detroit; 2003 Detroit Music Award-Best Electronic Group).

Planet Ant Theatre • 2357 Caniff • Hamtramck MI 48212
for reservations call 313.365.4948

Auditions for WOMEN, ages 25-35, for [title of show], a new musical
Fri, Dec 4, 6:00-8:00PM
Sat, Dec 5, 2009 10:00AM-12:00PM
The Ringwald Theatre, 22742 Woodward Ave., Ferndale

[title of show]
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell

[title of show] is a witty new musical written by two struggling writers about two struggling writers writing a witty new musical. Originally presented at the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival, it is a musical about friends putting together a show to be presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Faced with the festival’s submission deadline, Jeff and Hunter can’t decide what to write about. With friends Susan and Heidi (and Larry on the piano), they come up with a solution – write about what to write about.

[title of show] is a love letter to musical theater – a can’t-miss for those who know Broadway… or want to know Broadway… or just want to get a glimpse into the creative process of putting together a show for Broadway! [title of show] will be directed by Joe Bailey.

Performances will begin on Friday, February 19, 2010 and play through Monday, March 15th, 2010. Performances are Fri/Sat/Mon @ 8PM and Sun @ 3PM.

Rehearsals will be held starting mid-December. Please have ALL conflicts available at auditions.

Please prepare 2 showtunes for the audition:
16 bars from a ballad
16 bars from an uptempo

The audition may also consist of cold readings from the script and you may be asked to learn a harmony part and sing with a small group.

A pianist will be provided at the audition. Please have your sheet music clearly marked.

Fill out the AUDITION FORM at www.whowantscake.com and you will be contacted within 48 hours with a confirmation.

This IS a paying position but NO equity contracts are available.

Please bring a resume and headshot with you to the audition.

Auditions for actors age 12 and up

Monday & Tuesday, December 21 & 22, 7:00 pm SHARP

The New McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn, Flint, MI

Play: “Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” a musical running Feb. 12-March 6, 2010

The New McCree Theatre has announced a casting call for its production, “Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” written and Directed by Reuben Yabuku, a musical celebrating the life of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement.

Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, December 21 & 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. SHARP, at the theatre’s new address 5005 Cloverlawn, Flint, MI.

The theatre is seeking male and female actors between the ages of 12 and up. Approximately 20 actors and dancers will be involved. Actor/Singers should come prepared with a song of at least 16 bars, a verse or paragraph of a poem or monologue to read, and an eight-count dance routine.

For more information, contact Charles Winfrey, Executive Director, at (810) 787-2200.

“Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” will run Preview Performances: February 12 – 13, 2010, and Regular Performances: February 18 – March 6, 2010, with performances on Thursdays (two for one night) and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. For more performance information and ticket purchases, call the theatre Box Office at (810) 787-2200 or visit www.BuyMcCreeTickets.com.

Pontiac Theater IV announces Auditions for its upcoming community
theater production of The Producers.
Auditions are NOV 9, 10, 11 2009 at the Ruth Peterson Center at
7:00 pm to 9:00pm
990 Joslyn Road Pontiac, MI 48340
Show dates are March 19,20 26,27 2010
Please bring a prepared song to sing and tap or dance shoes.
Due to the nature of “The Producers” we ask that all auditioners be 16
years of age or older
for further info please visit www.pontiactheatreiv.org

General auditions will be held for BoarsHead Theater’s 2009-2010 season on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – by appointment only. Auditions will take place at the theater, which is located at The Center for the Arts building, 425 S. Grand Avenue, Lansing, Mich., 48933.

These auditions are only for non-Equity actors.

Appointments may be made by calling 517-484-7800 ext. 107 or by e-mail at kdoylemuses@gmail.com. Please leave a message with your name, phone number, union status and day and time preference.

Please prepare two contrasting monologues (one comedic, one dramatic) that can both be performed in a total of 3 minutes. If you would like to sing, please prepare 16-24 bars of a song. All singing will need to be done a cappella or with a CD of pre-taped music. A CD player will be available on site. Your time for the music is considered outside of the general audition time. Please prepare ONLY 16-24 bars.

Please be prepared with two headshots and resumes.

Parking is available in the upper lot of BoarsHead Theater or in the lot across the street at the Michigan Banking Association.

SEEKING: Male and Female Actors for 2009-2010 Season

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol by Tom Mula

The Nerd by Larry Shue

Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra conceived by David Grapes and Todd Olson