Arts in Strongsville
Sandra Kornick, Chair
P.O. Box 360765
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 238-3693
Look What's Happening in April!!
Check out Arts in Strongsville's Calendar of Events for April. You'll find a month-long cultural and performing arts fest filled with something exciting for everyone -- men, women, teens & kids of all ages.
. Mondays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare"
A series of four Free workshops
By Dr. Susan C. Oldrieve
Professor of English, B-W College
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
. Tuesdays, April 2nd & 9th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Wake Up, Get Up, Get Busy!"
A series of two Free lectures for teens & young adults
by Sue Johnson, actor/director, WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
Each session is designed specifically for teens & young adults who want to
discover, explore & enhance their own personal power in all settings - at
school, at work and at play!
Tues., April 2nd: "Acting Techniques to Create a New You"
Tues., April 9th: "Acting Techniques to Develop & Use Your Creative
Power Within"
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Friday, April 5th
7:30 PM
a FREE Performance of . . .
"Stumble"
a Great Lakes Theater Festival's Outreach Touring Production
written by Sarah Morton
directed by Todd S. Krispinsky
"Stumble" explores the obstacles to expressing true emotion in our profound
quest to unlock the complexities of the human heart.
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville (Sponsor for this event)
Interstate 71 & Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH
Suitable for Older Teens & Adults
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Saturday, April 20th
7:30 PM
A Mexican Fiesta!
at
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville
. Bazaar & Flea Market
. Mexican/American Cuisine
. Dancing to Deejay, Jorge Corona
. Live Entertainment . . .
Angel Sanchez's
Mexican Strolling Guitars
&
Tepehuani Nelli's Mexican Dancers
Cash Bar
$40.00 per person
A "Fun"d-raiser for Arts in Strongsville
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
For tickets, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
Don't miss out on these great opportunities to get to know about our
Arts in Strongsville special programs and events. Be sure to call Sandy Kornick,
Chair, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439 for more information or to get involved.
DUE TO WEATHER -- CHANGES AT FINE ARTS
"FRANKIE & JOHNNY" AUDITIONS
AND
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
ARE CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MARCH 25TH
ALL CAST MEMBERS ARE CALLED FOR REHEARSAL
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY" WILL BE HELD AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO BRAVE THE WEATHER AN ADDITIONAL AUDITION WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
DURING CALL BACKS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL ANN HEDGER AT 440 951-7500
ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH DO TO THE WEATHER
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:30 PM IN
THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS
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MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN A MUST SEE AT GLTF
Eugene O'Neill is the only American ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. His writing raised American dramatic theater from frothy escapism to
meaningful messages. Ironically, both the Great Lakes Theatre Festival and Cleveland
Public Theatre have chosen to present O'Neill plays simultaneously. The plays and
productions are quite different.
O'Neill's works spanned the genres of realism and expressionism. MOON FOR
THE MISBEGOTTEN, the script Great Lakes Theatre Festival chose to produce is one of
his realistic plays and considered to be his finest work.
GLTF has wisely decided to edit and shorten the autobiographical play which
concerns the ill-fated love affair between the guilt-ridden and alcoholic Jamie (modeled
on O'Neill's real life brother) and Josie, a shy woman who hides her real feelings by
feigning to be something she is not. The play paints life in harsh colors with an
overstroke of light as represented by underlying love and respect of father toward
daughter and the brilliance of sunrises.
The production, under the able direction of James Bundy, works extremely well.
He shows an understanding of the script, its message and how to get the meaning
across.
Vincent Dowling, the former Artistic Director of GLTF, returns to portray Phil
Hogan, the drunken lout of a father. He is, as the script describes, "As spry as a
yearling and nasty as a wasp." His performance is acting at its finest. Derdriu Ring,
who does not physically fit the supposedly physically unattractive large boned
daughter, none-the-less overcomes that by emotionally fleshing out the role. Sean
Haberle has some shallow moments as Jamie but generally is convincing.
John Ezell's set design is wonderfully realistic and Matthew Frey's lighting helps
develop the proper moods.
GLTF'S MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is O'Neill at its finest! The production
has been honed to perfectly develop the drama, pathos and humor of the script. This is
a must see for any real theatre-lover!
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN runs through March 30 at the Ohio Theatre.
For tickets call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
HAIRY APE AT CPT MORE STYLE THAN SUBSTANCE
After seeing THE HAIRY APE at Cleveland Public Theatre no one will accuse
guest director David Herskovits of not being creative. His imagination in staging is
evident throughout. But, as happens with productions which stress style over
substance, the production fails to fully develop the author's intent and purpose. So
much effort was placed on visual images that acting nuances, vocal projection, and idea
development were lost.
THE HAIRY APE is Eugene O'Neill's major expressionist play. It draws heavily
on the philosophy of Freidrich Nietzsche and from the concepts of psychologists
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
THE HAIRY APE centers on a depiction of the suffering caused by societal
attitudes. O'Neill conjures up a nightmare in which Yank, a steamship stoker, searches
for a place to belong, only to end crushed in the arms of a zoo gorilla.
Herskovits, the Artistic Director of the Target Margin Theatre in New York, has
conceived a vivid production. He manipulates his actors like chessmen, every move
programmed. He uses all parts of the Gordon Theatre, a former movie theatre which is
in the process of being refurbished. The partially destroyed balcony, the underbelly of
the balcony, the open staging area, and the aisles are all fair game. Unfortunately, lost
in the staging is a lack of attention to presentational detail. Jimmie D. Woody as Yank
lacks a clear idea of the meaning of his lines. His final speech, which should be
wrenching, makes little sense. Many of the cast are hard to understand due to garbled
pronunciation and poorly conceived accents. Performers feign characterizations rather
than developing ideas. Sound is often lost under the balcony overhang and actors
presenting lines with their backs turned to the audience create sound vacuums.
If you are interested in seeing a visually compelling production, and are willing
to set aside the playwright's intended meaning, CPT'S THE HAIRY APE will satisfy you.
THE HAIRY APE runs at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, through
April 7. For reservations please call 216-631-2727.
PLAY HOUSE'S THE WAVERLY GALLERY MEANINGFUL BUT MISSES THE MARK
It is sad indeed to watch those around us get old and lose their sense of dignity
and purpose. The question facing many, in the era of the longer life spans, is how to
deal with those who lose their memories and physical strength, becoming shadows of
their former selves. This, basically, is the situation explored by Kenneth Lonergan in his
memory play, THE WAVERLY GALLERY. SAFETY and SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR Especially Designed for the Acting/Performing Community (However, it's OPEN to EVERYONE) APRIL 13, 2002, Saturday, 1 to 3 pm Learn how: As stated above, this seminar is OPEN to EVERYONE (regardless of career, experience, age, etc.). However, it is especially vital for women and anyone who may feel "physically challenged" as to being able to run away or protect themselves. The instructor of this seminar is: General Registration Fee (includes seminar instructional fee and valuable hand outs with safety tips and police/legal recommendations): $45 (This is a savings of 50% off the usual fee. This promotional fee is offered to all those on the neohiopal list and listeners to WERE "Cleveland Talent Live") SATISIFACTION GUARANTEED or refund will be issued! Advance Registration is Required. Please call ATA at 440-946-9000 to register. Cash, check, MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Dear =
fellow performers: Join =
us for: "An Evening of Musical Theatre =
and Opera Scenes" =
Time: 8:00pm, Saturday, April 6th, 2002 Place: CCC-West Theatre 11000 Pleasant Valley =
Road, =
Parma, Ohio Tickets: $8.00 General Admission, $6.00 Students, Seniors, and =
College Personnel Included on the program: Christine Lavin's opera-hate song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind!" "I'll =
Cover You" from RENT =
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Two short duets from Marriage of Figaro One =
short duet from Don =
Giovanni =
=
Pirate King, and Mikado Act I Finale "All =
Good Gifts" =
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"Finishing the Hat" (Sondheim) "Make Them Hear You" (Ragtime) =
=
....and even more! Performers include CCC students: Ben Bohrer, Sarah Clare, Brandi =
Holtz, =
Stephen =
Kinford, =
Melody Marco, Bradley Paller, and many more!
Gladys Green, a former lawyer, activist and small art gallery owner has come to
the stage of her life when her faculties are abandoning her. She runs a small art gallery
in Greenwich Village and lives in a near-by building also inhabited by her grandson
Daniel. We watch as her family struggles to find the balance between allowing Gladys
to maintain her dignity and keeping their own lives in balance.
Lonergan's script is lacking. The writing doesn't clearly separate the pathos
from the humor. Audience members giggled at what seemed inappropriate moments
causing discomfort for those around them. What is funny about seeing a once vital
person become lost in a sea of confusion? Should we laugh or cry? Lonergan often
gives us no help. Shouldn't we expect that the elderly woman's daughter and son-in
law who are both psychiatrists to be better be able to handle their loved one's demise?
Problems can overwhelm, but shouldn't we expect these experts to have more
understanding?
Peter Hackett's direction gives us little help. The actors come out shouting and
the decibel level continues throughout. There is little real empathy, just over-wrought
frustration and yelling. Even Daniel, the supposedly compassionate grandson, is forced
into what would appear to be uncharacteristic rage.
It's worth seeing the production to experience the acting wonders of long-time
television performer Ann Guibert. Guibert, who portrayed Millie on THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW and Grandma Yetta in THE NANNY, gives understanding to the role as
we watch her fall deeper and deeper into the chasm of chaos. Andrew Katz, as her
grandson, has many wonderful moments. The script and the direction fail him at times
causing the character to portray seemingly uncharacteristic acts. Darrie Lawrence and
Mike Hartman as the daughter and son-in-law spend too much time yelling and
fretting. Is this the fault of the writing or the directing? Gregory Northrop portrays a
painter whose presence is irrelevant to the story line.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is disappointing. In this age when the topic of aging
is so important, a meaningful, well performed play could have been a gift. As is, it's an
opportunity to see a wonderful performance in a less than pleasing production.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY plays at the Cleveland Play House through April 7.
For tickets 216-795-7000. CPT'S "Under 25" ticket deal, which allows those 5-24 to
attend any performance for $12 is valid for this show.
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Date: Mon Mar 25 16:58:06 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Fwd: Fwd(2): LIVE JAZZ SATURDAY WITH MARK GREY
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FIRST ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
AT GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY
NEWS RELEASE 3/25/2002 &nbs=
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Contact: Kelly Elliott
Phone: (216) 732-3311
For release: Immediately
info at cleveshakes.org
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival celebrates the 438th birthday of William=
Shakespeare on Saturday, April 27, 2002 beginning at 7 PM at Great Lakes Br=
ewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland.
Party highlights include dancing to the live, =8CBritish Invasion=B9 rock of Th=
e Echoes, the comedy stylings of The Mike and Al Show, a Great Lakes Brewing=
Co. beer tasting with a light supper, a silent auction - and a special appe=
arance by William Shakespeare. Free valet parking will be provided.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Reservations can be mad=
e by calling 216-732-3311.
This event is to celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1=
564 - by tradition) and to announce the CSF=B9s fifth summer season, which inc=
ludes =B3As You Like It=B2 and a condensed version of =B3Henry IV=B2 that presents b=
oth parts in a single evening, to be performed at the Shaker Heights Colonna=
de and at Tri-C West.
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of S=
hakespeare in the way that the author intended -- fun, at the speed of thoug=
ht, and in the midst of a vibrant community. To that end, we are committed t=
o free admission, a festive atmosphere, and an earned attention to the work =
of the play.
THE CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 771430, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
email =80 info at cleveshakes.org
web site =80 http://www.cleveshakes.org
phone =80 (216) 732-3311
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Click here to visit my website to see more pictures of the show:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
Beck is extending the two-fer offer at least through this coming weekend. Print this e-mail and bring it with you when you pick up your tickets.
I hope to see you at the show!
Fred
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From: evecarpetlady at yahoo.com (Eve Baird)
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Church Street Theatre Presents the Premiere of Polly's
Place
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CHURCH STREET THEATRE WILL PRESENT POLLY'S PLACE A
BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
The year is 1933 and John Dillinger has a shoot-out
with J. Edgar Hoover in a multi-purpose
diner/confectionary in Uniontown, Ohio.
This fictional face-off forms the plot of Polly?s
Place, the new musical comedy premiering at Church
Street Theatre in April.
Representing real personalities such as Dillinger,
Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Billie Frechette and Clyde
Tolson, Polly?s Place also boasts an imaginary
conglomerate of zany town locals such as three barbers
who sing at the drop of a hat, the town undertaker who
does a Senor Wences? routine, a retired professor who
organizes games and Crossword Cal, a puzzle addict.
The large and extremely talented cast of 16 includes:
Dan Williams (Dillinger), Jon Jeffries (Hoover),
Kristin and Jason Mikula, Diantha Seibert, Susan
Yoder, Linda DeLonais, Jim Lauer, Dan Stanley, Dave
Seese, Dave Klainer, Dale Swope, Steve Grollinger,
Dwight Hollis, Jessie Antol and "Bob", of course.
Written by Tom McChesney of Uniontown with music and
arrangement done by Lisa and Chris DeMarco of Cuyahoga
Falls, Polly?s Place will run April 5th thru the 21st.
This delightful and light-hearted comedy will leave
its audience smiling and snapping their fingers.
Do not miss the premiere of Polly's Place.
The production partner is Uniontown Veterinary Clinic.
The Church Street Theatre is located on the corner of
619 (Edison) and Church Ave in the heart of Uniontown.
For reservations
call (330) 713-9750
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From jbergoine at stratos.net Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
From: jbergoine at stratos.net (John Bergoine)
Date: Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]ACT seeks directors for 2002-2003 season
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Aurora Community Theatre is seeking experienced directors, musical =
directors
and choreographers for its 2002-2003 season:
"Moon Over Buffalo" (February 2003)
"State Fair" (May 2003)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (July 2003)
These are paid positions. Please send resume to:
Aurora Community Theatre
ATTN: Play Selection Committee
P O Box 9
Aurora, OH 44202
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From jsyroney at cptonline.org Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
From: jsyroney at cptonline.org (Jeff Syroney)
Date: Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review for CPT's The Hairy Ape
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From WcpAkron at aol.com Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
From: WcpAkron at aol.com (WcpAkron at aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Smart, Sassy Comedy Cast at Weathervane
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As
Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage
from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost
PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official
opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount
Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College,
Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the
Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan
Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist
Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little
Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and
Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice
and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a
sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a
drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at
The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong
Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has
performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company
and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant
Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from
his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland
Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron,
Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga
Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron, Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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From mslowey at yahoo.com Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey)
Date: Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE RE-SCHEDULES AUDITIONS FOR 'GAZEBO"
Message-ID: <20020326223955.50791.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com>
Due to inclement weather, auditions for "The Gazebo",
original scheduled for March 26th, have been
rescheduled for Saturday, March 30th beginning at
l:30PM. Director is Bernice Bolek. Roles available
for 9 men & 3 women. A mystery writer's "perfect
crime"
turns out to be anything but. Blackmail, mistaken
identity, and inept hoodlums lead to an evening of
hilarity for the actors and the audience,.
Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road,
Westlake, OH Box office is open Wed-Sat l-6PM
440-331-0403 if you need additional information.
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From: FSternfeld at aol.com (FSternfeld at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 08:24:04 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Are you receiving html gruel in your NEohioPAL digest
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Date: Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
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Date: Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on
April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes
across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble
Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors'
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a
trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance,
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and
portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and
Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website
(www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21,
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview
performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland
Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
DUE TO WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS
Janet Shank, Theatre Department Chair
(and if we live in Cleveland we ALL have weather related problems)
The "Frankie & Johnny At The Claire de Lune" auditions
at The Fine Arts Association
were "Snowed Out" .
SO
SEABRIGHT MC CABE, DIRECTOR, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO SEE ANY NEW AUDITORS AT CALL BACKS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ANN HEDGER,
THEATRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT
440 951-7500.
NEEDED: 1 WOMAN & 1 MAN IN THEIR MID 40'S
PRODUCTION DATES: MAY 10,11,17,18,24,25
Cuyahoga Community College, = Center for Arts and Culture, Contemporary Visions Series = Presents
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO = (CVR/Cockpit Voice Recorder)National Tour
Verbatim theatrical performance = of transcripts from the "black boxes" of six in-flight airline = emergencies - see what happens in the cockpit during the = emergencies!
=
"You'll pay for the whole seat =
- but you'll only use the edge!"
8 PM, Thursday & Friday, =
April 4 & 5, 2002
Performing Arts Center at CCC's =
Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road, Highland =
Hills
Tickets: $18; call tickets.com =
at 216/241-6000
or go to any tickets.com =
outlet
Questions or group sales call = 216/987-2544
*Presented in partnership with = the Katan Center of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society
*"Debriefing sessions" guided by = analysts immediately following each performance will be provided by the = Katan Center
J. Kay Coughlin
CCC Center for Arts and =
Culture
216/987-2544
AUDITION INFORMATION
for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
The role of Sheridan Whiteside has been cast
with AEA actor Dudley Swetland
Auditions for all other roles
will be held by appointment
Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00pm and
Monday, April 8 from 6:30 - 10:30pm
in the Kleist Art & Drama Center
on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College
at the corner of Beech St. and Bagley Rd. in Berea, Ohio.
Call-Backs will be held Monday, April 15 from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
Please come prepared with a short contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you.
For an audition appointment call 440-826-3360.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin July 1, 2002.
Production Dates: Previewing Tuesday, July 30, Opening Wednesday, July 31 and running through Saturday, August 17, 2002. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sunday, August 4 at 2:00pm; Sunday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm.
As the play opens, Mr Sheridan Whiteside - world-renowned journalist, lecturer and radio broadcaster - has been laid up with a fractured hip while a guest in a small-town Ohio home. Still threatening lawsuits over the injury he received by slipping on the front porch, Whiteside antagonizes the household with his many demands, and commandeers the library, kitchen, and living and dining rooms for his own private use.
Soon Whiteside's gang of glitterati descend upon the house, bringing all kinds of eccentric gifts along with their Hollywood personalities. Whiteside, meanwhile, is pestered by a local doctor (turned author) and a local newspaperman who has written a play. When Whiteside learns that his treasured secretary has fallen in love with the newspaperman, he hatches a devious scheme to break up the budding romance.
The Man Who Came to Dinner is both a satire of and a love-letter to the literary and pop-culture celebrities of its day. Whiteside is modeled on Alexander Woollcott, a friend of the authors and one-time drama critic at the New York Times, who parlayed his success as a reviewer into a career as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster. The play's first audiences would have recognized many other allusions to celebrities in the play, including thinly-disguised portrayals of Noel Coward and Harpo Marx.
The Man Who Came to Dinner premiered at New York's Music Box Theatre in October 1939, and ran for an amazing 739 performances. It was made into a successful film in 1942, with Monty Woolley again playing Whiteside and Bette Davis as his secretary. (Woolley played him again in a television version in 1952.) Far from being resentful over the somewhat unflattering portrait, Woollcott himself acted the part of Whiteside in one of the play's many touring productions. An unsuccessful musical version appeared on Broadway in 1967.
Between 1930 and 1940, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart collaborated on eight successful plays and musicals, and won a Pulitzer Prize for You Can't Take It With You (1936). In their long careers they wrote dozens of plays, libretti and screenplays, both separately and together. Both also won Tony awards as directors, Kaufman with Guys and Dolls (1950) and Hart with My Fair Lady (1956).
Moss Hart's rags-to-riches story is recounted in his wonderful autobiography Act One (1959). Biographies of Kaufman include Howard Teichmann's George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (1972) and Malcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater (1979). Howard Teichmann also published an homage to Alexander Woollcott, Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (1976). Often books like these are out of print, but can be found in libraries or antiquarian bookstores.
Roles Available: 14 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley
Miss Preen
Richard Stanley
June Stanley
John
Sarah
Mrs. Dexter
Mrs. McCutcheon
Mr. Stanley
Maggie Cutler
Dr. Bradley
Harriet Stanley
Bert Jefferson
Professor Metz
Luncheon Guests
Mr. Baker
Expressman
Lorraine Sheldon
Sandy
Beverly Carlton
Westcott
Radio Technicians
Boys Choir (6)
Banjo
Deputies (2)
Plainclothes Man
If you have questions, please reply to this e-mail.
Dear Fred,
Ohio University College of Oseopathic
Medicine ( OU COM) is seeking male actors, =
ages 20-60
to participate in our upcoming OSCE Lab testing of our Emergency =
Medicine
Residents on
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males, 20-60 years of age Psychiatry =
Case (very
emotional, intense)
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p; 3
males, 20-25 years of age Altered =
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will participate as the son of the patient
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males, 35-55 years of age
Epigastric Pain Case (portray a bank
executive)
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males, 60 ish years of age Epigastric
Pain II Case (portray a high-powered =
attorney)
We require all participants to attend a two hour =
training
session which will be held on Monday evening,
Interested participants should contact Nancy Houser, =
at:
330-468-4500, x 221 or e-mail me at: houser at exchange.ohiou.edu =
as soon
as possible.
Thank you for your =
help.
Sincerely,
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Nancy C. Houser, Administrative =
Asst.
OU COM Northeast =
CORE
Sagamore Hills
330-468-4500, x =
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fax: 330-468-4500
by Mike and Ike
NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following email are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real viewpoints, voiced or not, is entirely coincidental.
The following is a transcript of a conversation imagined in a hash house somewhere in Amsterdam.
Ike: I really want to hit you with a Baldwin right now.
Mike: And I would deserve it
I: I should have known something was up when I saw the sign that said Carousel Dinner The-ater.
M: That would have been my first guess.
I: You know, it's bad enough I missed a sneak preview of "Death to Smoochy," it's bad enough that I missed it for a musical, but being served dinner by a bunch of way too perky actor wannabes is what really sent this night into Peter Brook's crapper.
M: The waiter was quite nice and the food was good, you said so yourself.
I: But why did we have to share our table with Grampa and Gramma Munster?
M: That's the way they do things. So what did you think of the play?
I: It was a musical.
M: It was a horror musical.
I: No, it was a romance, just like Lloyd Weber's Phantom, only tolerable.
M: Oh, come on! This is completely different than "Phantom of the Opera."
I: The title's shorter.
M: The storyline is completely different.
I: Yeah, now the phantom is a 73 year old Mexican woman named Inez.
M: Raoul's name is Philippe and he's much more of a whore, Carlotta is co-owner of the Opera. The Phantom's origin, which I think is barely touched upon in Lloyd Weber's, is given a full muscal number here.
I: Why did he put a peacock mask on when he went up to the opera house?
M: It wasn't a peacock.
I: He had a perfectly functional white mask already on. There was no reason for the other one. Made him look like he should be whipping it out at Mardi Gras.
M: Once again, your gift for simile amazes me.
I: I liked the he was a baritone. Very pleasant deviation from LW's show. Nice to hear a Phantom who's gone through puberty.
M: I have to admit, while he was singing his first big song, "Where in the World," all I could think of was it should be sung by a mermaid.
I: Speaking of songs, what the hell was up with the "Blah blah blah" song?
M: It was called "Lessons."
I: It should'a been called "Cut." All he did was teach her how to go blah blah blah on key.
M: I think there were some la la's, as well.
I: I hate songs with la la's in 'em. Like that one that goes "La la la la la la la la la means I love you." No, it don't. It means--
M: You can stop now.
I: As if the lack of song wasn't annoying enough, they kept moving these two big set pieces on and off stage during the number for no real reason. They could'a stayed on and done the same thing with lighting but no, someone wanted the audience to get motion sickness.
M: Most of the songs are quite good.
I: Whatever.
M: I saw you tapping your fingers during the "Phantom Fugue."
I: I was havin' a mild siezure.
M:(Laughing) Admit it, you're starting to like musicals.
I: There can be only one musical worth my appreciation and that is "Cop Rock."
M: I'm not buying it!
I: Shut up.
M: Come on. Let's sing something from "Showboat."
I: Let's cut out your vocal cords and feed em to my fish.
M: I'll loan you the soundtrack of "Urinetown." You'll like it. It takes place in your trailer park.
I: I'd rather borrow the musical about you, "La Cage Aux Folles."
Pause
M: So who did you like acting wise?
I: The waiter.
M: Be nice.
I: I did like the guy who played Erik. Unlike the wailing banshee in the other one, you can believe this phantom would welcome the touch of a woman.
M: I think Barbera Porteus stole the show.
I: Who?
M: La Carlotta.
I: Who?
M: The uppity bitch.
I: Oh, her! Yeah, she rocked! Actually, there really wasn't a bad performance in this show. The cast was totally believable as stupid French people.
M: And what else can you ask for in a musical?
I: No music.
Arts in Strongsville
Sandra Kornick, Chair
P.O. Box 360765
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 238-3693
Look What's Happening in April!!
Check out Arts in Strongsville's Calendar of Events for April. You'll find a month-long cultural and performing arts fest filled with something exciting for everyone -- men, women, teens & kids of all ages.
. Mondays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare"
A series of four Free workshops
By Dr. Susan C. Oldrieve
Professor of English, B-W College
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
. Tuesdays, April 2nd & 9th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Wake Up, Get Up, Get Busy!"
A series of two Free lectures for teens & young adults
by Sue Johnson, actor/director, WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
Each session is designed specifically for teens & young adults who want to
discover, explore & enhance their own personal power in all settings - at
school, at work and at play!
Tues., April 2nd: "Acting Techniques to Create a New You"
Tues., April 9th: "Acting Techniques to Develop & Use Your Creative
Power Within"
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Friday, April 5th
7:30 PM
a FREE Performance of . . .
"Stumble"
a Great Lakes Theater Festival's Outreach Touring Production
written by Sarah Morton
directed by Todd S. Krispinsky
"Stumble" explores the obstacles to expressing true emotion in our profound
quest to unlock the complexities of the human heart.
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville (Sponsor for this event)
Interstate 71 & Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH
Suitable for Older Teens & Adults
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Saturday, April 20th
7:30 PM
A Mexican Fiesta!
at
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville
. Bazaar & Flea Market
. Mexican/American Cuisine
. Dancing to Deejay, Jorge Corona
. Live Entertainment . . .
Angel Sanchez's
Mexican Strolling Guitars
&
Tepehuani Nelli's Mexican Dancers
Cash Bar
$40.00 per person
A "Fun"d-raiser for Arts in Strongsville
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
For tickets, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
Don't miss out on these great opportunities to get to know about our
Arts in Strongsville special programs and events. Be sure to call Sandy Kornick,
Chair, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439 for more information or to get involved.
DUE TO WEATHER -- CHANGES AT FINE ARTS
"FRANKIE & JOHNNY" AUDITIONS
AND
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
ARE CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MARCH 25TH
ALL CAST MEMBERS ARE CALLED FOR REHEARSAL
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY" WILL BE HELD AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO BRAVE THE WEATHER AN ADDITIONAL AUDITION WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
DURING CALL BACKS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL ANN HEDGER AT 440 951-7500
ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH DO TO THE WEATHER
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:30 PM IN
THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN A MUST SEE AT GLTF
Eugene O'Neill is the only American ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. His writing raised American dramatic theater from frothy escapism to
meaningful messages. Ironically, both the Great Lakes Theatre Festival and Cleveland
Public Theatre have chosen to present O'Neill plays simultaneously. The plays and
productions are quite different.
O'Neill's works spanned the genres of realism and expressionism. MOON FOR
THE MISBEGOTTEN, the script Great Lakes Theatre Festival chose to produce is one of
his realistic plays and considered to be his finest work.
GLTF has wisely decided to edit and shorten the autobiographical play which
concerns the ill-fated love affair between the guilt-ridden and alcoholic Jamie (modeled
on O'Neill's real life brother) and Josie, a shy woman who hides her real feelings by
feigning to be something she is not. The play paints life in harsh colors with an
overstroke of light as represented by underlying love and respect of father toward
daughter and the brilliance of sunrises.
The production, under the able direction of James Bundy, works extremely well.
He shows an understanding of the script, its message and how to get the meaning
across.
Vincent Dowling, the former Artistic Director of GLTF, returns to portray Phil
Hogan, the drunken lout of a father. He is, as the script describes, "As spry as a
yearling and nasty as a wasp." His performance is acting at its finest. Derdriu Ring,
who does not physically fit the supposedly physically unattractive large boned
daughter, none-the-less overcomes that by emotionally fleshing out the role. Sean
Haberle has some shallow moments as Jamie but generally is convincing.
John Ezell's set design is wonderfully realistic and Matthew Frey's lighting helps
develop the proper moods.
GLTF'S MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is O'Neill at its finest! The production
has been honed to perfectly develop the drama, pathos and humor of the script. This is
a must see for any real theatre-lover!
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN runs through March 30 at the Ohio Theatre.
For tickets call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
HAIRY APE AT CPT MORE STYLE THAN SUBSTANCE
After seeing THE HAIRY APE at Cleveland Public Theatre no one will accuse
guest director David Herskovits of not being creative. His imagination in staging is
evident throughout. But, as happens with productions which stress style over
substance, the production fails to fully develop the author's intent and purpose. So
much effort was placed on visual images that acting nuances, vocal projection, and idea
development were lost.
THE HAIRY APE is Eugene O'Neill's major expressionist play. It draws heavily
on the philosophy of Freidrich Nietzsche and from the concepts of psychologists
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
THE HAIRY APE centers on a depiction of the suffering caused by societal
attitudes. O'Neill conjures up a nightmare in which Yank, a steamship stoker, searches
for a place to belong, only to end crushed in the arms of a zoo gorilla.
Herskovits, the Artistic Director of the Target Margin Theatre in New York, has
conceived a vivid production. He manipulates his actors like chessmen, every move
programmed. He uses all parts of the Gordon Theatre, a former movie theatre which is
in the process of being refurbished. The partially destroyed balcony, the underbelly of
the balcony, the open staging area, and the aisles are all fair game. Unfortunately, lost
in the staging is a lack of attention to presentational detail. Jimmie D. Woody as Yank
lacks a clear idea of the meaning of his lines. His final speech, which should be
wrenching, makes little sense. Many of the cast are hard to understand due to garbled
pronunciation and poorly conceived accents. Performers feign characterizations rather
than developing ideas. Sound is often lost under the balcony overhang and actors
presenting lines with their backs turned to the audience create sound vacuums.
If you are interested in seeing a visually compelling production, and are willing
to set aside the playwright's intended meaning, CPT'S THE HAIRY APE will satisfy you.
THE HAIRY APE runs at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, through
April 7. For reservations please call 216-631-2727.
PLAY HOUSE'S THE WAVERLY GALLERY MEANINGFUL BUT MISSES THE MARK
It is sad indeed to watch those around us get old and lose their sense of dignity
and purpose. The question facing many, in the era of the longer life spans, is how to
deal with those who lose their memories and physical strength, becoming shadows of
their former selves. This, basically, is the situation explored by Kenneth Lonergan in his
memory play, THE WAVERLY GALLERY. SAFETY and SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR Especially Designed for the Acting/Performing Community (However, it's OPEN to EVERYONE) APRIL 13, 2002, Saturday, 1 to 3 pm Learn how: As stated above, this seminar is OPEN to EVERYONE (regardless of career, experience, age, etc.). However, it is especially vital for women and anyone who may feel "physically challenged" as to being able to run away or protect themselves. The instructor of this seminar is: General Registration Fee (includes seminar instructional fee and valuable hand outs with safety tips and police/legal recommendations): $45 (This is a savings of 50% off the usual fee. This promotional fee is offered to all those on the neohiopal list and listeners to WERE "Cleveland Talent Live") SATISIFACTION GUARANTEED or refund will be issued! Advance Registration is Required. Please call ATA at 440-946-9000 to register. Cash, check, MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Dear =
fellow performers: Join =
us for: "An Evening of Musical Theatre =
and Opera Scenes" =
Time: 8:00pm, Saturday, April 6th, 2002 Place: CCC-West Theatre 11000 Pleasant Valley =
Road, =
Parma, Ohio Tickets: $8.00 General Admission, $6.00 Students, Seniors, and =
College Personnel Included on the program: Christine Lavin's opera-hate song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind!" "I'll =
Cover You" from RENT =
=
=
Two short duets from Marriage of Figaro One =
short duet from Don =
Giovanni =
=
Pirate King, and Mikado Act I Finale "All =
Good Gifts" =
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=
=
"Finishing the Hat" (Sondheim) "Make Them Hear You" (Ragtime) =
=
....and even more! Performers include CCC students: Ben Bohrer, Sarah Clare, Brandi =
Holtz, =
Stephen =
Kinford, =
Melody Marco, Bradley Paller, and many more!
Gladys Green, a former lawyer, activist and small art gallery owner has come to
the stage of her life when her faculties are abandoning her. She runs a small art gallery
in Greenwich Village and lives in a near-by building also inhabited by her grandson
Daniel. We watch as her family struggles to find the balance between allowing Gladys
to maintain her dignity and keeping their own lives in balance.
Lonergan's script is lacking. The writing doesn't clearly separate the pathos
from the humor. Audience members giggled at what seemed inappropriate moments
causing discomfort for those around them. What is funny about seeing a once vital
person become lost in a sea of confusion? Should we laugh or cry? Lonergan often
gives us no help. Shouldn't we expect that the elderly woman's daughter and son-in
law who are both psychiatrists to be better be able to handle their loved one's demise?
Problems can overwhelm, but shouldn't we expect these experts to have more
understanding?
Peter Hackett's direction gives us little help. The actors come out shouting and
the decibel level continues throughout. There is little real empathy, just over-wrought
frustration and yelling. Even Daniel, the supposedly compassionate grandson, is forced
into what would appear to be uncharacteristic rage.
It's worth seeing the production to experience the acting wonders of long-time
television performer Ann Guibert. Guibert, who portrayed Millie on THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW and Grandma Yetta in THE NANNY, gives understanding to the role as
we watch her fall deeper and deeper into the chasm of chaos. Andrew Katz, as her
grandson, has many wonderful moments. The script and the direction fail him at times
causing the character to portray seemingly uncharacteristic acts. Darrie Lawrence and
Mike Hartman as the daughter and son-in-law spend too much time yelling and
fretting. Is this the fault of the writing or the directing? Gregory Northrop portrays a
painter whose presence is irrelevant to the story line.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is disappointing. In this age when the topic of aging
is so important, a meaningful, well performed play could have been a gift. As is, it's an
opportunity to see a wonderful performance in a less than pleasing production.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY plays at the Cleveland Play House through April 7.
For tickets 216-795-7000. CPT'S "Under 25" ticket deal, which allows those 5-24 to
attend any performance for $12 is valid for this show.
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Date: Mon Mar 25 16:58:06 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Fwd: Fwd(2): LIVE JAZZ SATURDAY WITH MARK GREY
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FIRST ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
AT GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY
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Contact: Kelly Elliott
Phone: (216) 732-3311
For release: Immediately
info at cleveshakes.org
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival celebrates the 438th birthday of William=
Shakespeare on Saturday, April 27, 2002 beginning at 7 PM at Great Lakes Br=
ewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland.
Party highlights include dancing to the live, =8CBritish Invasion=B9 rock of Th=
e Echoes, the comedy stylings of The Mike and Al Show, a Great Lakes Brewing=
Co. beer tasting with a light supper, a silent auction - and a special appe=
arance by William Shakespeare. Free valet parking will be provided.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Reservations can be mad=
e by calling 216-732-3311.
This event is to celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1=
564 - by tradition) and to announce the CSF=B9s fifth summer season, which inc=
ludes =B3As You Like It=B2 and a condensed version of =B3Henry IV=B2 that presents b=
oth parts in a single evening, to be performed at the Shaker Heights Colonna=
de and at Tri-C West.
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of S=
hakespeare in the way that the author intended -- fun, at the speed of thoug=
ht, and in the midst of a vibrant community. To that end, we are committed t=
o free admission, a festive atmosphere, and an earned attention to the work =
of the play.
THE CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 771430, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
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Click here to visit my website to see more pictures of the show:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
Beck is extending the two-fer offer at least through this coming weekend. Print this e-mail and bring it with you when you pick up your tickets.
I hope to see you at the show!
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From evecarpetlady at yahoo.com Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
From: evecarpetlady at yahoo.com (Eve Baird)
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Church Street Theatre Presents the Premiere of Polly's
Place
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CHURCH STREET THEATRE WILL PRESENT POLLY'S PLACE A
BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
The year is 1933 and John Dillinger has a shoot-out
with J. Edgar Hoover in a multi-purpose
diner/confectionary in Uniontown, Ohio.
This fictional face-off forms the plot of Polly?s
Place, the new musical comedy premiering at Church
Street Theatre in April.
Representing real personalities such as Dillinger,
Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Billie Frechette and Clyde
Tolson, Polly?s Place also boasts an imaginary
conglomerate of zany town locals such as three barbers
who sing at the drop of a hat, the town undertaker who
does a Senor Wences? routine, a retired professor who
organizes games and Crossword Cal, a puzzle addict.
The large and extremely talented cast of 16 includes:
Dan Williams (Dillinger), Jon Jeffries (Hoover),
Kristin and Jason Mikula, Diantha Seibert, Susan
Yoder, Linda DeLonais, Jim Lauer, Dan Stanley, Dave
Seese, Dave Klainer, Dale Swope, Steve Grollinger,
Dwight Hollis, Jessie Antol and "Bob", of course.
Written by Tom McChesney of Uniontown with music and
arrangement done by Lisa and Chris DeMarco of Cuyahoga
Falls, Polly?s Place will run April 5th thru the 21st.
This delightful and light-hearted comedy will leave
its audience smiling and snapping their fingers.
Do not miss the premiere of Polly's Place.
The production partner is Uniontown Veterinary Clinic.
The Church Street Theatre is located on the corner of
619 (Edison) and Church Ave in the heart of Uniontown.
For reservations
call (330) 713-9750
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From jbergoine at stratos.net Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
From: jbergoine at stratos.net (John Bergoine)
Date: Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]ACT seeks directors for 2002-2003 season
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directors
and choreographers for its 2002-2003 season:
"Moon Over Buffalo" (February 2003)
"State Fair" (May 2003)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (July 2003)
These are paid positions. Please send resume to:
Aurora Community Theatre
ATTN: Play Selection Committee
P O Box 9
Aurora, OH 44202
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From jsyroney at cptonline.org Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
From: jsyroney at cptonline.org (Jeff Syroney)
Date: Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review for CPT's The Hairy Ape
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From WcpAkron at aol.com Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
From: WcpAkron at aol.com (WcpAkron at aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Smart, Sassy Comedy Cast at Weathervane
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As
Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage
from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost
PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official
opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount
Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College,
Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the
Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan
Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist
Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little
Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and
Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice
and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a
sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a
drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at
The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong
Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has
performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company
and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant
Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from
his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland
Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron,
Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga
Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron, Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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From mslowey at yahoo.com Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey)
Date: Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE RE-SCHEDULES AUDITIONS FOR 'GAZEBO"
Message-ID: <20020326223955.50791.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com>
Due to inclement weather, auditions for "The Gazebo",
original scheduled for March 26th, have been
rescheduled for Saturday, March 30th beginning at
l:30PM. Director is Bernice Bolek. Roles available
for 9 men & 3 women. A mystery writer's "perfect
crime"
turns out to be anything but. Blackmail, mistaken
identity, and inept hoodlums lead to an evening of
hilarity for the actors and the audience,.
Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road,
Westlake, OH Box office is open Wed-Sat l-6PM
440-331-0403 if you need additional information.
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From: FSternfeld at aol.com (FSternfeld at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 08:24:04 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Are you receiving html gruel in your NEohioPAL digest
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From drkarges at yahoo.com Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
From: drkarges at yahoo.com (David Karges)
Date: Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]DESPERATELY SEEKING A FEMALE VOCALIST
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I need a female vocalist who writes ORIGINAL music to
cut a few tracks for my new short horror feature. it
needs to be in the style of something David Lynch
would produce...
Basically, the budget is small so I could trade for
some studio time to actually cut a couple demos and
add to my official soundtrack.
If you are qualified and interested, please e-mail me
and I will give you more details.
Thanks...
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From Thackaberr at aol.com Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
From: Thackaberr at aol.com (Thackaberr at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on
April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes
across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble
Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors'
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a
trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance,
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and
portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and
Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website
(www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21,
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview
performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland
Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
DUE TO WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS
Janet Shank, Theatre Department Chair
(and if we live in Cleveland we ALL have weather related problems)
The "Frankie & Johnny At The Claire de Lune" auditions
at The Fine Arts Association
were "Snowed Out" .
SO
SEABRIGHT MC CABE, DIRECTOR, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO SEE ANY NEW AUDITORS AT CALL BACKS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ANN HEDGER,
THEATRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT
440 951-7500.
NEEDED: 1 WOMAN & 1 MAN IN THEIR MID 40'S
PRODUCTION DATES: MAY 10,11,17,18,24,25
Cuyahoga Community College, = Center for Arts and Culture, Contemporary Visions Series = Presents
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO = (CVR/Cockpit Voice Recorder)National Tour
Verbatim theatrical performance = of transcripts from the "black boxes" of six in-flight airline = emergencies - see what happens in the cockpit during the = emergencies!
=
"You'll pay for the whole seat =
- but you'll only use the edge!"
8 PM, Thursday & Friday, =
April 4 & 5, 2002
Performing Arts Center at CCC's =
Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road, Highland =
Hills
Tickets: $18; call tickets.com =
at 216/241-6000
or go to any tickets.com =
outlet
Questions or group sales call = 216/987-2544
*Presented in partnership with = the Katan Center of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society
*"Debriefing sessions" guided by = analysts immediately following each performance will be provided by the = Katan Center
J. Kay Coughlin
CCC Center for Arts and =
Culture
216/987-2544
AUDITION INFORMATION
for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
The role of Sheridan Whiteside has been cast
with AEA actor Dudley Swetland
Auditions for all other roles
will be held by appointment
Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00pm and
Monday, April 8 from 6:30 - 10:30pm
in the Kleist Art & Drama Center
on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College
at the corner of Beech St. and Bagley Rd. in Berea, Ohio.
Call-Backs will be held Monday, April 15 from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
Please come prepared with a short contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you.
For an audition appointment call 440-826-3360.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin July 1, 2002.
Production Dates: Previewing Tuesday, July 30, Opening Wednesday, July 31 and running through Saturday, August 17, 2002. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sunday, August 4 at 2:00pm; Sunday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm.
As the play opens, Mr Sheridan Whiteside - world-renowned journalist, lecturer and radio broadcaster - has been laid up with a fractured hip while a guest in a small-town Ohio home. Still threatening lawsuits over the injury he received by slipping on the front porch, Whiteside antagonizes the household with his many demands, and commandeers the library, kitchen, and living and dining rooms for his own private use.
Soon Whiteside's gang of glitterati descend upon the house, bringing all kinds of eccentric gifts along with their Hollywood personalities. Whiteside, meanwhile, is pestered by a local doctor (turned author) and a local newspaperman who has written a play. When Whiteside learns that his treasured secretary has fallen in love with the newspaperman, he hatches a devious scheme to break up the budding romance.
The Man Who Came to Dinner is both a satire of and a love-letter to the literary and pop-culture celebrities of its day. Whiteside is modeled on Alexander Woollcott, a friend of the authors and one-time drama critic at the New York Times, who parlayed his success as a reviewer into a career as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster. The play's first audiences would have recognized many other allusions to celebrities in the play, including thinly-disguised portrayals of Noel Coward and Harpo Marx.
The Man Who Came to Dinner premiered at New York's Music Box Theatre in October 1939, and ran for an amazing 739 performances. It was made into a successful film in 1942, with Monty Woolley again playing Whiteside and Bette Davis as his secretary. (Woolley played him again in a television version in 1952.) Far from being resentful over the somewhat unflattering portrait, Woollcott himself acted the part of Whiteside in one of the play's many touring productions. An unsuccessful musical version appeared on Broadway in 1967.
Between 1930 and 1940, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart collaborated on eight successful plays and musicals, and won a Pulitzer Prize for You Can't Take It With You (1936). In their long careers they wrote dozens of plays, libretti and screenplays, both separately and together. Both also won Tony awards as directors, Kaufman with Guys and Dolls (1950) and Hart with My Fair Lady (1956).
Moss Hart's rags-to-riches story is recounted in his wonderful autobiography Act One (1959). Biographies of Kaufman include Howard Teichmann's George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (1972) and Malcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater (1979). Howard Teichmann also published an homage to Alexander Woollcott, Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (1976). Often books like these are out of print, but can be found in libraries or antiquarian bookstores.
Roles Available: 14 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley
Miss Preen
Richard Stanley
June Stanley
John
Sarah
Mrs. Dexter
Mrs. McCutcheon
Mr. Stanley
Maggie Cutler
Dr. Bradley
Harriet Stanley
Bert Jefferson
Professor Metz
Luncheon Guests
Mr. Baker
Expressman
Lorraine Sheldon
Sandy
Beverly Carlton
Westcott
Radio Technicians
Boys Choir (6)
Banjo
Deputies (2)
Plainclothes Man
If you have questions, please reply to this e-mail.
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by Mike and Ike
NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following email are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real viewpoints, voiced or not, is entirely coincidental.
The following is a transcript of a conversation imagined in a hash house somewhere in Amsterdam.
Ike: I really want to hit you with a Baldwin right now.
Mike: And I would deserve it
I: I should have known something was up when I saw the sign that said Carousel Dinner The-ater.
M: That would have been my first guess.
I: You know, it's bad enough I missed a sneak preview of "Death to Smoochy," it's bad enough that I missed it for a musical, but being served dinner by a bunch of way too perky actor wannabes is what really sent this night into Peter Brook's crapper.
M: The waiter was quite nice and the food was good, you said so yourself.
I: But why did we have to share our table with Grampa and Gramma Munster?
M: That's the way they do things. So what did you think of the play?
I: It was a musical.
M: It was a horror musical.
I: No, it was a romance, just like Lloyd Weber's Phantom, only tolerable.
M: Oh, come on! This is completely different than "Phantom of the Opera."
I: The title's shorter.
M: The storyline is completely different.
I: Yeah, now the phantom is a 73 year old Mexican woman named Inez.
M: Raoul's name is Philippe and he's much more of a whore, Carlotta is co-owner of the Opera. The Phantom's origin, which I think is barely touched upon in Lloyd Weber's, is given a full muscal number here.
I: Why did he put a peacock mask on when he went up to the opera house?
M: It wasn't a peacock.
I: He had a perfectly functional white mask already on. There was no reason for the other one. Made him look like he should be whipping it out at Mardi Gras.
M: Once again, your gift for simile amazes me.
I: I liked the he was a baritone. Very pleasant deviation from LW's show. Nice to hear a Phantom who's gone through puberty.
M: I have to admit, while he was singing his first big song, "Where in the World," all I could think of was it should be sung by a mermaid.
I: Speaking of songs, what the hell was up with the "Blah blah blah" song?
M: It was called "Lessons."
I: It should'a been called "Cut." All he did was teach her how to go blah blah blah on key.
M: I think there were some la la's, as well.
I: I hate songs with la la's in 'em. Like that one that goes "La la la la la la la la la means I love you." No, it don't. It means--
M: You can stop now.
I: As if the lack of song wasn't annoying enough, they kept moving these two big set pieces on and off stage during the number for no real reason. They could'a stayed on and done the same thing with lighting but no, someone wanted the audience to get motion sickness.
M: Most of the songs are quite good.
I: Whatever.
M: I saw you tapping your fingers during the "Phantom Fugue."
I: I was havin' a mild siezure.
M:(Laughing) Admit it, you're starting to like musicals.
I: There can be only one musical worth my appreciation and that is "Cop Rock."
M: I'm not buying it!
I: Shut up.
M: Come on. Let's sing something from "Showboat."
I: Let's cut out your vocal cords and feed em to my fish.
M: I'll loan you the soundtrack of "Urinetown." You'll like it. It takes place in your trailer park.
I: I'd rather borrow the musical about you, "La Cage Aux Folles."
Pause
M: So who did you like acting wise?
I: The waiter.
M: Be nice.
I: I did like the guy who played Erik. Unlike the wailing banshee in the other one, you can believe this phantom would welcome the touch of a woman.
M: I think Barbera Porteus stole the show.
I: Who?
M: La Carlotta.
I: Who?
M: The uppity bitch.
I: Oh, her! Yeah, she rocked! Actually, there really wasn't a bad performance in this show. The cast was totally believable as stupid French people.
M: And what else can you ask for in a musical?
I: No music.
Arts in Strongsville
Sandra Kornick, Chair
P.O. Box 360765
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 238-3693
Look What's Happening in April!!
Check out Arts in Strongsville's Calendar of Events for April. You'll find a month-long cultural and performing arts fest filled with something exciting for everyone -- men, women, teens & kids of all ages.
. Mondays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare"
A series of four Free workshops
By Dr. Susan C. Oldrieve
Professor of English, B-W College
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
. Tuesdays, April 2nd & 9th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Wake Up, Get Up, Get Busy!"
A series of two Free lectures for teens & young adults
by Sue Johnson, actor/director, WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
Each session is designed specifically for teens & young adults who want to
discover, explore & enhance their own personal power in all settings - at
school, at work and at play!
Tues., April 2nd: "Acting Techniques to Create a New You"
Tues., April 9th: "Acting Techniques to Develop & Use Your Creative
Power Within"
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Friday, April 5th
7:30 PM
a FREE Performance of . . .
"Stumble"
a Great Lakes Theater Festival's Outreach Touring Production
written by Sarah Morton
directed by Todd S. Krispinsky
"Stumble" explores the obstacles to expressing true emotion in our profound
quest to unlock the complexities of the human heart.
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville (Sponsor for this event)
Interstate 71 & Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH
Suitable for Older Teens & Adults
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Saturday, April 20th
7:30 PM
A Mexican Fiesta!
at
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville
. Bazaar & Flea Market
. Mexican/American Cuisine
. Dancing to Deejay, Jorge Corona
. Live Entertainment . . .
Angel Sanchez's
Mexican Strolling Guitars
&
Tepehuani Nelli's Mexican Dancers
Cash Bar
$40.00 per person
A "Fun"d-raiser for Arts in Strongsville
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
For tickets, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
Don't miss out on these great opportunities to get to know about our
Arts in Strongsville special programs and events. Be sure to call Sandy Kornick,
Chair, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439 for more information or to get involved.
DUE TO WEATHER -- CHANGES AT FINE ARTS
"FRANKIE & JOHNNY" AUDITIONS
AND
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
ARE CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MARCH 25TH
ALL CAST MEMBERS ARE CALLED FOR REHEARSAL
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY" WILL BE HELD AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO BRAVE THE WEATHER AN ADDITIONAL AUDITION WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
DURING CALL BACKS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL ANN HEDGER AT 440 951-7500
ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH DO TO THE WEATHER
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:30 PM IN
THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN A MUST SEE AT GLTF
Eugene O'Neill is the only American ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. His writing raised American dramatic theater from frothy escapism to
meaningful messages. Ironically, both the Great Lakes Theatre Festival and Cleveland
Public Theatre have chosen to present O'Neill plays simultaneously. The plays and
productions are quite different.
O'Neill's works spanned the genres of realism and expressionism. MOON FOR
THE MISBEGOTTEN, the script Great Lakes Theatre Festival chose to produce is one of
his realistic plays and considered to be his finest work.
GLTF has wisely decided to edit and shorten the autobiographical play which
concerns the ill-fated love affair between the guilt-ridden and alcoholic Jamie (modeled
on O'Neill's real life brother) and Josie, a shy woman who hides her real feelings by
feigning to be something she is not. The play paints life in harsh colors with an
overstroke of light as represented by underlying love and respect of father toward
daughter and the brilliance of sunrises.
The production, under the able direction of James Bundy, works extremely well.
He shows an understanding of the script, its message and how to get the meaning
across.
Vincent Dowling, the former Artistic Director of GLTF, returns to portray Phil
Hogan, the drunken lout of a father. He is, as the script describes, "As spry as a
yearling and nasty as a wasp." His performance is acting at its finest. Derdriu Ring,
who does not physically fit the supposedly physically unattractive large boned
daughter, none-the-less overcomes that by emotionally fleshing out the role. Sean
Haberle has some shallow moments as Jamie but generally is convincing.
John Ezell's set design is wonderfully realistic and Matthew Frey's lighting helps
develop the proper moods.
GLTF'S MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is O'Neill at its finest! The production
has been honed to perfectly develop the drama, pathos and humor of the script. This is
a must see for any real theatre-lover!
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN runs through March 30 at the Ohio Theatre.
For tickets call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
HAIRY APE AT CPT MORE STYLE THAN SUBSTANCE
After seeing THE HAIRY APE at Cleveland Public Theatre no one will accuse
guest director David Herskovits of not being creative. His imagination in staging is
evident throughout. But, as happens with productions which stress style over
substance, the production fails to fully develop the author's intent and purpose. So
much effort was placed on visual images that acting nuances, vocal projection, and idea
development were lost.
THE HAIRY APE is Eugene O'Neill's major expressionist play. It draws heavily
on the philosophy of Freidrich Nietzsche and from the concepts of psychologists
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
THE HAIRY APE centers on a depiction of the suffering caused by societal
attitudes. O'Neill conjures up a nightmare in which Yank, a steamship stoker, searches
for a place to belong, only to end crushed in the arms of a zoo gorilla.
Herskovits, the Artistic Director of the Target Margin Theatre in New York, has
conceived a vivid production. He manipulates his actors like chessmen, every move
programmed. He uses all parts of the Gordon Theatre, a former movie theatre which is
in the process of being refurbished. The partially destroyed balcony, the underbelly of
the balcony, the open staging area, and the aisles are all fair game. Unfortunately, lost
in the staging is a lack of attention to presentational detail. Jimmie D. Woody as Yank
lacks a clear idea of the meaning of his lines. His final speech, which should be
wrenching, makes little sense. Many of the cast are hard to understand due to garbled
pronunciation and poorly conceived accents. Performers feign characterizations rather
than developing ideas. Sound is often lost under the balcony overhang and actors
presenting lines with their backs turned to the audience create sound vacuums.
If you are interested in seeing a visually compelling production, and are willing
to set aside the playwright's intended meaning, CPT'S THE HAIRY APE will satisfy you.
THE HAIRY APE runs at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, through
April 7. For reservations please call 216-631-2727.
PLAY HOUSE'S THE WAVERLY GALLERY MEANINGFUL BUT MISSES THE MARK
It is sad indeed to watch those around us get old and lose their sense of dignity
and purpose. The question facing many, in the era of the longer life spans, is how to
deal with those who lose their memories and physical strength, becoming shadows of
their former selves. This, basically, is the situation explored by Kenneth Lonergan in his
memory play, THE WAVERLY GALLERY. SAFETY and SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR Especially Designed for the Acting/Performing Community (However, it's OPEN to EVERYONE) APRIL 13, 2002, Saturday, 1 to 3 pm Learn how: As stated above, this seminar is OPEN to EVERYONE (regardless of career, experience, age, etc.). However, it is especially vital for women and anyone who may feel "physically challenged" as to being able to run away or protect themselves. The instructor of this seminar is: General Registration Fee (includes seminar instructional fee and valuable hand outs with safety tips and police/legal recommendations): $45 (This is a savings of 50% off the usual fee. This promotional fee is offered to all those on the neohiopal list and listeners to WERE "Cleveland Talent Live") SATISIFACTION GUARANTEED or refund will be issued! Advance Registration is Required. Please call ATA at 440-946-9000 to register. Cash, check, MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Dear =
fellow performers: Join =
us for: "An Evening of Musical Theatre =
and Opera Scenes" =
Time: 8:00pm, Saturday, April 6th, 2002 Place: CCC-West Theatre 11000 Pleasant Valley =
Road, =
Parma, Ohio Tickets: $8.00 General Admission, $6.00 Students, Seniors, and =
College Personnel Included on the program: Christine Lavin's opera-hate song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind!" "I'll =
Cover You" from RENT =
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Two short duets from Marriage of Figaro One =
short duet from Don =
Giovanni =
=
Pirate King, and Mikado Act I Finale "All =
Good Gifts" =
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"Finishing the Hat" (Sondheim) "Make Them Hear You" (Ragtime) =
=
....and even more! Performers include CCC students: Ben Bohrer, Sarah Clare, Brandi =
Holtz, =
Stephen =
Kinford, =
Melody Marco, Bradley Paller, and many more!
Gladys Green, a former lawyer, activist and small art gallery owner has come to
the stage of her life when her faculties are abandoning her. She runs a small art gallery
in Greenwich Village and lives in a near-by building also inhabited by her grandson
Daniel. We watch as her family struggles to find the balance between allowing Gladys
to maintain her dignity and keeping their own lives in balance.
Lonergan's script is lacking. The writing doesn't clearly separate the pathos
from the humor. Audience members giggled at what seemed inappropriate moments
causing discomfort for those around them. What is funny about seeing a once vital
person become lost in a sea of confusion? Should we laugh or cry? Lonergan often
gives us no help. Shouldn't we expect that the elderly woman's daughter and son-in
law who are both psychiatrists to be better be able to handle their loved one's demise?
Problems can overwhelm, but shouldn't we expect these experts to have more
understanding?
Peter Hackett's direction gives us little help. The actors come out shouting and
the decibel level continues throughout. There is little real empathy, just over-wrought
frustration and yelling. Even Daniel, the supposedly compassionate grandson, is forced
into what would appear to be uncharacteristic rage.
It's worth seeing the production to experience the acting wonders of long-time
television performer Ann Guibert. Guibert, who portrayed Millie on THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW and Grandma Yetta in THE NANNY, gives understanding to the role as
we watch her fall deeper and deeper into the chasm of chaos. Andrew Katz, as her
grandson, has many wonderful moments. The script and the direction fail him at times
causing the character to portray seemingly uncharacteristic acts. Darrie Lawrence and
Mike Hartman as the daughter and son-in-law spend too much time yelling and
fretting. Is this the fault of the writing or the directing? Gregory Northrop portrays a
painter whose presence is irrelevant to the story line.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is disappointing. In this age when the topic of aging
is so important, a meaningful, well performed play could have been a gift. As is, it's an
opportunity to see a wonderful performance in a less than pleasing production.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY plays at the Cleveland Play House through April 7.
For tickets 216-795-7000. CPT'S "Under 25" ticket deal, which allows those 5-24 to
attend any performance for $12 is valid for this show.
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Date: Mon Mar 25 16:58:06 2002
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Message-ID:
FIRST ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
AT GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY
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Contact: Kelly Elliott
Phone: (216) 732-3311
For release: Immediately
info at cleveshakes.org
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival celebrates the 438th birthday of William=
Shakespeare on Saturday, April 27, 2002 beginning at 7 PM at Great Lakes Br=
ewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland.
Party highlights include dancing to the live, =8CBritish Invasion=B9 rock of Th=
e Echoes, the comedy stylings of The Mike and Al Show, a Great Lakes Brewing=
Co. beer tasting with a light supper, a silent auction - and a special appe=
arance by William Shakespeare. Free valet parking will be provided.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Reservations can be mad=
e by calling 216-732-3311.
This event is to celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1=
564 - by tradition) and to announce the CSF=B9s fifth summer season, which inc=
ludes =B3As You Like It=B2 and a condensed version of =B3Henry IV=B2 that presents b=
oth parts in a single evening, to be performed at the Shaker Heights Colonna=
de and at Tri-C West.
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of S=
hakespeare in the way that the author intended -- fun, at the speed of thoug=
ht, and in the midst of a vibrant community. To that end, we are committed t=
o free admission, a festive atmosphere, and an earned attention to the work =
of the play.
THE CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 771430, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
email =80 info at cleveshakes.org
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phone =80 (216) 732-3311
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Beck is extending the two-fer offer at least through this coming weekend. Print this e-mail and bring it with you when you pick up your tickets.
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From evecarpetlady at yahoo.com Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
From: evecarpetlady at yahoo.com (Eve Baird)
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Church Street Theatre Presents the Premiere of Polly's
Place
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CHURCH STREET THEATRE WILL PRESENT POLLY'S PLACE A
BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
The year is 1933 and John Dillinger has a shoot-out
with J. Edgar Hoover in a multi-purpose
diner/confectionary in Uniontown, Ohio.
This fictional face-off forms the plot of Polly?s
Place, the new musical comedy premiering at Church
Street Theatre in April.
Representing real personalities such as Dillinger,
Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Billie Frechette and Clyde
Tolson, Polly?s Place also boasts an imaginary
conglomerate of zany town locals such as three barbers
who sing at the drop of a hat, the town undertaker who
does a Senor Wences? routine, a retired professor who
organizes games and Crossword Cal, a puzzle addict.
The large and extremely talented cast of 16 includes:
Dan Williams (Dillinger), Jon Jeffries (Hoover),
Kristin and Jason Mikula, Diantha Seibert, Susan
Yoder, Linda DeLonais, Jim Lauer, Dan Stanley, Dave
Seese, Dave Klainer, Dale Swope, Steve Grollinger,
Dwight Hollis, Jessie Antol and "Bob", of course.
Written by Tom McChesney of Uniontown with music and
arrangement done by Lisa and Chris DeMarco of Cuyahoga
Falls, Polly?s Place will run April 5th thru the 21st.
This delightful and light-hearted comedy will leave
its audience smiling and snapping their fingers.
Do not miss the premiere of Polly's Place.
The production partner is Uniontown Veterinary Clinic.
The Church Street Theatre is located on the corner of
619 (Edison) and Church Ave in the heart of Uniontown.
For reservations
call (330) 713-9750
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From jbergoine at stratos.net Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
From: jbergoine at stratos.net (John Bergoine)
Date: Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]ACT seeks directors for 2002-2003 season
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Aurora Community Theatre is seeking experienced directors, musical =
directors
and choreographers for its 2002-2003 season:
"Moon Over Buffalo" (February 2003)
"State Fair" (May 2003)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (July 2003)
These are paid positions. Please send resume to:
Aurora Community Theatre
ATTN: Play Selection Committee
P O Box 9
Aurora, OH 44202
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From jsyroney at cptonline.org Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
From: jsyroney at cptonline.org (Jeff Syroney)
Date: Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review for CPT's The Hairy Ape
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From WcpAkron at aol.com Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
From: WcpAkron at aol.com (WcpAkron at aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Smart, Sassy Comedy Cast at Weathervane
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As
Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage
from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost
PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official
opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount
Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College,
Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the
Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan
Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist
Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little
Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and
Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice
and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a
sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a
drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at
The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong
Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has
performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company
and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant
Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from
his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland
Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron,
Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga
Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron, Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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From mslowey at yahoo.com Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey)
Date: Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE RE-SCHEDULES AUDITIONS FOR 'GAZEBO"
Message-ID: <20020326223955.50791.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com>
Due to inclement weather, auditions for "The Gazebo",
original scheduled for March 26th, have been
rescheduled for Saturday, March 30th beginning at
l:30PM. Director is Bernice Bolek. Roles available
for 9 men & 3 women. A mystery writer's "perfect
crime"
turns out to be anything but. Blackmail, mistaken
identity, and inept hoodlums lead to an evening of
hilarity for the actors and the audience,.
Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road,
Westlake, OH Box office is open Wed-Sat l-6PM
440-331-0403 if you need additional information.
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From FSternfeld at aol.com Wed Mar 27 08:24:04 2002
From: FSternfeld at aol.com (FSternfeld at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 08:24:04 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Are you receiving html gruel in your NEohioPAL digest
version? Solutions...
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Certain e-mail systems (AOL being one of them) have problems with the way
hostway delivers the digest version.
As of yet, Hostway doesn't appear to have a good solution to the problems
some people experience with the "digest" version. Here are several solutions
and/or workarounds:
--Two systems that do not have any problems delivering the digest version are
Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail. If you are having trouble with the AOL digest
version and decide to switch to MS Outlook or Hotmail, use the "mime" setting
for text style.
-- If you currently use the "digest" version try changing your setting (see
instructions above) from "plain text" to "mime" or vice versa.
-- Switch to "individual" setting by setting up a separate e-mail address for
NEohioPAL. The messages will accumulate in this dedicated e-mail address and
you can check them as often or as little as you like. The inbox, effectively,
will be your table of contents.
-- Switch your setting from "digest" to "individual" then set up a rule in
your e-mail program (Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express & Hotmail have this
option. Others may as well -- you will need to check yours) to move all
e-mails to a dedicated folder. Designate the rule to move
"neohiopal-request at lists.fredsternfeld.com" or all mail with [NEohioPAL] in
the subject line to your designated folder and then access that folder as
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As of yet, Hostway doesn't appear to have a good solution to the problems some people experience with the "digest" version. Here are several solutions and/or workarounds:
--Two systems that do not have any problems delivering the digest version are Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail. If you are having trouble with the AOL digest version and decide to switch to MS Outlook or Hotmail, use the "mime" setting for text style.
-- If you currently use the "digest" version try changing your setting (see instructions above) from "plain text" to "mime" or vice versa.
-- Switch to "individual" setting by setting up a separate e-mail address for NEohioPAL. The messages will accumulate in this dedicated e-mail address and you can check them as often or as little as you like. The inbox, effectively, will be your table of contents.
-- Switch your setting from "digest" to "individual" then set up a rule in your e-mail program (Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express & Hotmail have this option. Others may as well -- you will need to check yours) to move all e-mails to a dedicated folder. Designate the rule to move "neohiopal-request at lists.fredsternfeld.com" or all mail with [NEohioPAL] in the subject line to your designated folder and then access that folder as your personal "digest."
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From drkarges at yahoo.com Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
From: drkarges at yahoo.com (David Karges)
Date: Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]DESPERATELY SEEKING A FEMALE VOCALIST
Message-ID: <20020327151514.6875.qmail@web21101.mail.yahoo.com>
I need a female vocalist who writes ORIGINAL music to
cut a few tracks for my new short horror feature. it
needs to be in the style of something David Lynch
would produce...
Basically, the budget is small so I could trade for
some studio time to actually cut a couple demos and
add to my official soundtrack.
If you are qualified and interested, please e-mail me
and I will give you more details.
Thanks...
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drkarges at yahoo.com
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From Thackaberr at aol.com Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
From: Thackaberr at aol.com (Thackaberr at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on
April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes
across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble
Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors'
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a
trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance,
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and
portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and
Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website
(www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21,
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview
performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland
Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
DUE TO WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS
Janet Shank, Theatre Department Chair
(and if we live in Cleveland we ALL have weather related problems)
The "Frankie & Johnny At The Claire de Lune" auditions
at The Fine Arts Association
were "Snowed Out" .
SO
SEABRIGHT MC CABE, DIRECTOR, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO SEE ANY NEW AUDITORS AT CALL BACKS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ANN HEDGER,
THEATRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT
440 951-7500.
NEEDED: 1 WOMAN & 1 MAN IN THEIR MID 40'S
PRODUCTION DATES: MAY 10,11,17,18,24,25
Cuyahoga Community College, = Center for Arts and Culture, Contemporary Visions Series = Presents
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO = (CVR/Cockpit Voice Recorder)National Tour
Verbatim theatrical performance = of transcripts from the "black boxes" of six in-flight airline = emergencies - see what happens in the cockpit during the = emergencies!
=
"You'll pay for the whole seat =
- but you'll only use the edge!"
8 PM, Thursday & Friday, =
April 4 & 5, 2002
Performing Arts Center at CCC's =
Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road, Highland =
Hills
Tickets: $18; call tickets.com =
at 216/241-6000
or go to any tickets.com =
outlet
Questions or group sales call = 216/987-2544
*Presented in partnership with = the Katan Center of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society
*"Debriefing sessions" guided by = analysts immediately following each performance will be provided by the = Katan Center
J. Kay Coughlin
CCC Center for Arts and =
Culture
216/987-2544
AUDITION INFORMATION
for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
The role of Sheridan Whiteside has been cast
with AEA actor Dudley Swetland
Auditions for all other roles
will be held by appointment
Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00pm and
Monday, April 8 from 6:30 - 10:30pm
in the Kleist Art & Drama Center
on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College
at the corner of Beech St. and Bagley Rd. in Berea, Ohio.
Call-Backs will be held Monday, April 15 from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
Please come prepared with a short contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you.
For an audition appointment call 440-826-3360.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin July 1, 2002.
Production Dates: Previewing Tuesday, July 30, Opening Wednesday, July 31 and running through Saturday, August 17, 2002. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sunday, August 4 at 2:00pm; Sunday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm.
As the play opens, Mr Sheridan Whiteside - world-renowned journalist, lecturer and radio broadcaster - has been laid up with a fractured hip while a guest in a small-town Ohio home. Still threatening lawsuits over the injury he received by slipping on the front porch, Whiteside antagonizes the household with his many demands, and commandeers the library, kitchen, and living and dining rooms for his own private use.
Soon Whiteside's gang of glitterati descend upon the house, bringing all kinds of eccentric gifts along with their Hollywood personalities. Whiteside, meanwhile, is pestered by a local doctor (turned author) and a local newspaperman who has written a play. When Whiteside learns that his treasured secretary has fallen in love with the newspaperman, he hatches a devious scheme to break up the budding romance.
The Man Who Came to Dinner is both a satire of and a love-letter to the literary and pop-culture celebrities of its day. Whiteside is modeled on Alexander Woollcott, a friend of the authors and one-time drama critic at the New York Times, who parlayed his success as a reviewer into a career as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster. The play's first audiences would have recognized many other allusions to celebrities in the play, including thinly-disguised portrayals of Noel Coward and Harpo Marx.
The Man Who Came to Dinner premiered at New York's Music Box Theatre in October 1939, and ran for an amazing 739 performances. It was made into a successful film in 1942, with Monty Woolley again playing Whiteside and Bette Davis as his secretary. (Woolley played him again in a television version in 1952.) Far from being resentful over the somewhat unflattering portrait, Woollcott himself acted the part of Whiteside in one of the play's many touring productions. An unsuccessful musical version appeared on Broadway in 1967.
Between 1930 and 1940, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart collaborated on eight successful plays and musicals, and won a Pulitzer Prize for You Can't Take It With You (1936). In their long careers they wrote dozens of plays, libretti and screenplays, both separately and together. Both also won Tony awards as directors, Kaufman with Guys and Dolls (1950) and Hart with My Fair Lady (1956).
Moss Hart's rags-to-riches story is recounted in his wonderful autobiography Act One (1959). Biographies of Kaufman include Howard Teichmann's George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (1972) and Malcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater (1979). Howard Teichmann also published an homage to Alexander Woollcott, Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (1976). Often books like these are out of print, but can be found in libraries or antiquarian bookstores.
Roles Available: 14 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley
Miss Preen
Richard Stanley
June Stanley
John
Sarah
Mrs. Dexter
Mrs. McCutcheon
Mr. Stanley
Maggie Cutler
Dr. Bradley
Harriet Stanley
Bert Jefferson
Professor Metz
Luncheon Guests
Mr. Baker
Expressman
Lorraine Sheldon
Sandy
Beverly Carlton
Westcott
Radio Technicians
Boys Choir (6)
Banjo
Deputies (2)
Plainclothes Man
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by Mike and Ike
NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following email are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real viewpoints, voiced or not, is entirely coincidental.
The following is a transcript of a conversation imagined in a hash house somewhere in Amsterdam.
Ike: I really want to hit you with a Baldwin right now.
Mike: And I would deserve it
I: I should have known something was up when I saw the sign that said Carousel Dinner The-ater.
M: That would have been my first guess.
I: You know, it's bad enough I missed a sneak preview of "Death to Smoochy," it's bad enough that I missed it for a musical, but being served dinner by a bunch of way too perky actor wannabes is what really sent this night into Peter Brook's crapper.
M: The waiter was quite nice and the food was good, you said so yourself.
I: But why did we have to share our table with Grampa and Gramma Munster?
M: That's the way they do things. So what did you think of the play?
I: It was a musical.
M: It was a horror musical.
I: No, it was a romance, just like Lloyd Weber's Phantom, only tolerable.
M: Oh, come on! This is completely different than "Phantom of the Opera."
I: The title's shorter.
M: The storyline is completely different.
I: Yeah, now the phantom is a 73 year old Mexican woman named Inez.
M: Raoul's name is Philippe and he's much more of a whore, Carlotta is co-owner of the Opera. The Phantom's origin, which I think is barely touched upon in Lloyd Weber's, is given a full muscal number here.
I: Why did he put a peacock mask on when he went up to the opera house?
M: It wasn't a peacock.
I: He had a perfectly functional white mask already on. There was no reason for the other one. Made him look like he should be whipping it out at Mardi Gras.
M: Once again, your gift for simile amazes me.
I: I liked the he was a baritone. Very pleasant deviation from LW's show. Nice to hear a Phantom who's gone through puberty.
M: I have to admit, while he was singing his first big song, "Where in the World," all I could think of was it should be sung by a mermaid.
I: Speaking of songs, what the hell was up with the "Blah blah blah" song?
M: It was called "Lessons."
I: It should'a been called "Cut." All he did was teach her how to go blah blah blah on key.
M: I think there were some la la's, as well.
I: I hate songs with la la's in 'em. Like that one that goes "La la la la la la la la la means I love you." No, it don't. It means--
M: You can stop now.
I: As if the lack of song wasn't annoying enough, they kept moving these two big set pieces on and off stage during the number for no real reason. They could'a stayed on and done the same thing with lighting but no, someone wanted the audience to get motion sickness.
M: Most of the songs are quite good.
I: Whatever.
M: I saw you tapping your fingers during the "Phantom Fugue."
I: I was havin' a mild siezure.
M:(Laughing) Admit it, you're starting to like musicals.
I: There can be only one musical worth my appreciation and that is "Cop Rock."
M: I'm not buying it!
I: Shut up.
M: Come on. Let's sing something from "Showboat."
I: Let's cut out your vocal cords and feed em to my fish.
M: I'll loan you the soundtrack of "Urinetown." You'll like it. It takes place in your trailer park.
I: I'd rather borrow the musical about you, "La Cage Aux Folles."
Pause
M: So who did you like acting wise?
I: The waiter.
M: Be nice.
I: I did like the guy who played Erik. Unlike the wailing banshee in the other one, you can believe this phantom would welcome the touch of a woman.
M: I think Barbera Porteus stole the show.
I: Who?
M: La Carlotta.
I: Who?
M: The uppity bitch.
I: Oh, her! Yeah, she rocked! Actually, there really wasn't a bad performance in this show. The cast was totally believable as stupid French people.
M: And what else can you ask for in a musical?
I: No music.
Arts in Strongsville
Sandra Kornick, Chair
P.O. Box 360765
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 238-3693
Look What's Happening in April!!
Check out Arts in Strongsville's Calendar of Events for April. You'll find a month-long cultural and performing arts fest filled with something exciting for everyone -- men, women, teens & kids of all ages.
. Mondays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare"
A series of four Free workshops
By Dr. Susan C. Oldrieve
Professor of English, B-W College
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
. Tuesdays, April 2nd & 9th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Wake Up, Get Up, Get Busy!"
A series of two Free lectures for teens & young adults
by Sue Johnson, actor/director, WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
Each session is designed specifically for teens & young adults who want to
discover, explore & enhance their own personal power in all settings - at
school, at work and at play!
Tues., April 2nd: "Acting Techniques to Create a New You"
Tues., April 9th: "Acting Techniques to Develop & Use Your Creative
Power Within"
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Friday, April 5th
7:30 PM
a FREE Performance of . . .
"Stumble"
a Great Lakes Theater Festival's Outreach Touring Production
written by Sarah Morton
directed by Todd S. Krispinsky
"Stumble" explores the obstacles to expressing true emotion in our profound
quest to unlock the complexities of the human heart.
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville (Sponsor for this event)
Interstate 71 & Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH
Suitable for Older Teens & Adults
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Saturday, April 20th
7:30 PM
A Mexican Fiesta!
at
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville
. Bazaar & Flea Market
. Mexican/American Cuisine
. Dancing to Deejay, Jorge Corona
. Live Entertainment . . .
Angel Sanchez's
Mexican Strolling Guitars
&
Tepehuani Nelli's Mexican Dancers
Cash Bar
$40.00 per person
A "Fun"d-raiser for Arts in Strongsville
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
For tickets, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
Don't miss out on these great opportunities to get to know about our
Arts in Strongsville special programs and events. Be sure to call Sandy Kornick,
Chair, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439 for more information or to get involved.
DUE TO WEATHER -- CHANGES AT FINE ARTS
"FRANKIE & JOHNNY" AUDITIONS
AND
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
ARE CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MARCH 25TH
ALL CAST MEMBERS ARE CALLED FOR REHEARSAL
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY" WILL BE HELD AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO BRAVE THE WEATHER AN ADDITIONAL AUDITION WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
DURING CALL BACKS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL ANN HEDGER AT 440 951-7500
ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH DO TO THE WEATHER
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:30 PM IN
THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN A MUST SEE AT GLTF
Eugene O'Neill is the only American ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. His writing raised American dramatic theater from frothy escapism to
meaningful messages. Ironically, both the Great Lakes Theatre Festival and Cleveland
Public Theatre have chosen to present O'Neill plays simultaneously. The plays and
productions are quite different.
O'Neill's works spanned the genres of realism and expressionism. MOON FOR
THE MISBEGOTTEN, the script Great Lakes Theatre Festival chose to produce is one of
his realistic plays and considered to be his finest work.
GLTF has wisely decided to edit and shorten the autobiographical play which
concerns the ill-fated love affair between the guilt-ridden and alcoholic Jamie (modeled
on O'Neill's real life brother) and Josie, a shy woman who hides her real feelings by
feigning to be something she is not. The play paints life in harsh colors with an
overstroke of light as represented by underlying love and respect of father toward
daughter and the brilliance of sunrises.
The production, under the able direction of James Bundy, works extremely well.
He shows an understanding of the script, its message and how to get the meaning
across.
Vincent Dowling, the former Artistic Director of GLTF, returns to portray Phil
Hogan, the drunken lout of a father. He is, as the script describes, "As spry as a
yearling and nasty as a wasp." His performance is acting at its finest. Derdriu Ring,
who does not physically fit the supposedly physically unattractive large boned
daughter, none-the-less overcomes that by emotionally fleshing out the role. Sean
Haberle has some shallow moments as Jamie but generally is convincing.
John Ezell's set design is wonderfully realistic and Matthew Frey's lighting helps
develop the proper moods.
GLTF'S MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is O'Neill at its finest! The production
has been honed to perfectly develop the drama, pathos and humor of the script. This is
a must see for any real theatre-lover!
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN runs through March 30 at the Ohio Theatre.
For tickets call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
HAIRY APE AT CPT MORE STYLE THAN SUBSTANCE
After seeing THE HAIRY APE at Cleveland Public Theatre no one will accuse
guest director David Herskovits of not being creative. His imagination in staging is
evident throughout. But, as happens with productions which stress style over
substance, the production fails to fully develop the author's intent and purpose. So
much effort was placed on visual images that acting nuances, vocal projection, and idea
development were lost.
THE HAIRY APE is Eugene O'Neill's major expressionist play. It draws heavily
on the philosophy of Freidrich Nietzsche and from the concepts of psychologists
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
THE HAIRY APE centers on a depiction of the suffering caused by societal
attitudes. O'Neill conjures up a nightmare in which Yank, a steamship stoker, searches
for a place to belong, only to end crushed in the arms of a zoo gorilla.
Herskovits, the Artistic Director of the Target Margin Theatre in New York, has
conceived a vivid production. He manipulates his actors like chessmen, every move
programmed. He uses all parts of the Gordon Theatre, a former movie theatre which is
in the process of being refurbished. The partially destroyed balcony, the underbelly of
the balcony, the open staging area, and the aisles are all fair game. Unfortunately, lost
in the staging is a lack of attention to presentational detail. Jimmie D. Woody as Yank
lacks a clear idea of the meaning of his lines. His final speech, which should be
wrenching, makes little sense. Many of the cast are hard to understand due to garbled
pronunciation and poorly conceived accents. Performers feign characterizations rather
than developing ideas. Sound is often lost under the balcony overhang and actors
presenting lines with their backs turned to the audience create sound vacuums.
If you are interested in seeing a visually compelling production, and are willing
to set aside the playwright's intended meaning, CPT'S THE HAIRY APE will satisfy you.
THE HAIRY APE runs at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, through
April 7. For reservations please call 216-631-2727.
PLAY HOUSE'S THE WAVERLY GALLERY MEANINGFUL BUT MISSES THE MARK
It is sad indeed to watch those around us get old and lose their sense of dignity
and purpose. The question facing many, in the era of the longer life spans, is how to
deal with those who lose their memories and physical strength, becoming shadows of
their former selves. This, basically, is the situation explored by Kenneth Lonergan in his
memory play, THE WAVERLY GALLERY. SAFETY and SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR Especially Designed for the Acting/Performing Community (However, it's OPEN to EVERYONE) APRIL 13, 2002, Saturday, 1 to 3 pm Learn how: As stated above, this seminar is OPEN to EVERYONE (regardless of career, experience, age, etc.). However, it is especially vital for women and anyone who may feel "physically challenged" as to being able to run away or protect themselves. The instructor of this seminar is: General Registration Fee (includes seminar instructional fee and valuable hand outs with safety tips and police/legal recommendations): $45 (This is a savings of 50% off the usual fee. This promotional fee is offered to all those on the neohiopal list and listeners to WERE "Cleveland Talent Live") SATISIFACTION GUARANTEED or refund will be issued! Advance Registration is Required. Please call ATA at 440-946-9000 to register. Cash, check, MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Dear =
fellow performers: Join =
us for: "An Evening of Musical Theatre =
and Opera Scenes" =
Time: 8:00pm, Saturday, April 6th, 2002 Place: CCC-West Theatre 11000 Pleasant Valley =
Road, =
Parma, Ohio Tickets: $8.00 General Admission, $6.00 Students, Seniors, and =
College Personnel Included on the program: Christine Lavin's opera-hate song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind!" "I'll =
Cover You" from RENT =
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Two short duets from Marriage of Figaro One =
short duet from Don =
Giovanni =
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Pirate King, and Mikado Act I Finale "All =
Good Gifts" =
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"Finishing the Hat" (Sondheim) "Make Them Hear You" (Ragtime) =
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....and even more! Performers include CCC students: Ben Bohrer, Sarah Clare, Brandi =
Holtz, =
Stephen =
Kinford, =
Melody Marco, Bradley Paller, and many more!
Gladys Green, a former lawyer, activist and small art gallery owner has come to
the stage of her life when her faculties are abandoning her. She runs a small art gallery
in Greenwich Village and lives in a near-by building also inhabited by her grandson
Daniel. We watch as her family struggles to find the balance between allowing Gladys
to maintain her dignity and keeping their own lives in balance.
Lonergan's script is lacking. The writing doesn't clearly separate the pathos
from the humor. Audience members giggled at what seemed inappropriate moments
causing discomfort for those around them. What is funny about seeing a once vital
person become lost in a sea of confusion? Should we laugh or cry? Lonergan often
gives us no help. Shouldn't we expect that the elderly woman's daughter and son-in
law who are both psychiatrists to be better be able to handle their loved one's demise?
Problems can overwhelm, but shouldn't we expect these experts to have more
understanding?
Peter Hackett's direction gives us little help. The actors come out shouting and
the decibel level continues throughout. There is little real empathy, just over-wrought
frustration and yelling. Even Daniel, the supposedly compassionate grandson, is forced
into what would appear to be uncharacteristic rage.
It's worth seeing the production to experience the acting wonders of long-time
television performer Ann Guibert. Guibert, who portrayed Millie on THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW and Grandma Yetta in THE NANNY, gives understanding to the role as
we watch her fall deeper and deeper into the chasm of chaos. Andrew Katz, as her
grandson, has many wonderful moments. The script and the direction fail him at times
causing the character to portray seemingly uncharacteristic acts. Darrie Lawrence and
Mike Hartman as the daughter and son-in-law spend too much time yelling and
fretting. Is this the fault of the writing or the directing? Gregory Northrop portrays a
painter whose presence is irrelevant to the story line.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is disappointing. In this age when the topic of aging
is so important, a meaningful, well performed play could have been a gift. As is, it's an
opportunity to see a wonderful performance in a less than pleasing production.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY plays at the Cleveland Play House through April 7.
For tickets 216-795-7000. CPT'S "Under 25" ticket deal, which allows those 5-24 to
attend any performance for $12 is valid for this show.
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Date: Mon Mar 25 16:58:06 2002
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FIRST ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
AT GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY
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Contact: Kelly Elliott
Phone: (216) 732-3311
For release: Immediately
info at cleveshakes.org
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival celebrates the 438th birthday of William=
Shakespeare on Saturday, April 27, 2002 beginning at 7 PM at Great Lakes Br=
ewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland.
Party highlights include dancing to the live, =8CBritish Invasion=B9 rock of Th=
e Echoes, the comedy stylings of The Mike and Al Show, a Great Lakes Brewing=
Co. beer tasting with a light supper, a silent auction - and a special appe=
arance by William Shakespeare. Free valet parking will be provided.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Reservations can be mad=
e by calling 216-732-3311.
This event is to celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1=
564 - by tradition) and to announce the CSF=B9s fifth summer season, which inc=
ludes =B3As You Like It=B2 and a condensed version of =B3Henry IV=B2 that presents b=
oth parts in a single evening, to be performed at the Shaker Heights Colonna=
de and at Tri-C West.
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of S=
hakespeare in the way that the author intended -- fun, at the speed of thoug=
ht, and in the midst of a vibrant community. To that end, we are committed t=
o free admission, a festive atmosphere, and an earned attention to the work =
of the play.
THE CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 771430, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
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Click here to visit my website to see more pictures of the show:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
Beck is extending the two-fer offer at least through this coming weekend. Print this e-mail and bring it with you when you pick up your tickets.
I hope to see you at the show!
Fred
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From: evecarpetlady at yahoo.com (Eve Baird)
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Church Street Theatre Presents the Premiere of Polly's
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CHURCH STREET THEATRE WILL PRESENT POLLY'S PLACE A
BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
The year is 1933 and John Dillinger has a shoot-out
with J. Edgar Hoover in a multi-purpose
diner/confectionary in Uniontown, Ohio.
This fictional face-off forms the plot of Polly?s
Place, the new musical comedy premiering at Church
Street Theatre in April.
Representing real personalities such as Dillinger,
Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Billie Frechette and Clyde
Tolson, Polly?s Place also boasts an imaginary
conglomerate of zany town locals such as three barbers
who sing at the drop of a hat, the town undertaker who
does a Senor Wences? routine, a retired professor who
organizes games and Crossword Cal, a puzzle addict.
The large and extremely talented cast of 16 includes:
Dan Williams (Dillinger), Jon Jeffries (Hoover),
Kristin and Jason Mikula, Diantha Seibert, Susan
Yoder, Linda DeLonais, Jim Lauer, Dan Stanley, Dave
Seese, Dave Klainer, Dale Swope, Steve Grollinger,
Dwight Hollis, Jessie Antol and "Bob", of course.
Written by Tom McChesney of Uniontown with music and
arrangement done by Lisa and Chris DeMarco of Cuyahoga
Falls, Polly?s Place will run April 5th thru the 21st.
This delightful and light-hearted comedy will leave
its audience smiling and snapping their fingers.
Do not miss the premiere of Polly's Place.
The production partner is Uniontown Veterinary Clinic.
The Church Street Theatre is located on the corner of
619 (Edison) and Church Ave in the heart of Uniontown.
For reservations
call (330) 713-9750
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From jbergoine at stratos.net Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
From: jbergoine at stratos.net (John Bergoine)
Date: Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]ACT seeks directors for 2002-2003 season
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directors
and choreographers for its 2002-2003 season:
"Moon Over Buffalo" (February 2003)
"State Fair" (May 2003)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (July 2003)
These are paid positions. Please send resume to:
Aurora Community Theatre
ATTN: Play Selection Committee
P O Box 9
Aurora, OH 44202
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From: WcpAkron at aol.com (WcpAkron at aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Smart, Sassy Comedy Cast at Weathervane
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As
Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage
from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost
PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official
opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount
Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College,
Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the
Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan
Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist
Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little
Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and
Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice
and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a
sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a
drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at
The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong
Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has
performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company
and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant
Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from
his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland
Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron,
Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga
Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron, Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey)
Date: Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE RE-SCHEDULES AUDITIONS FOR 'GAZEBO"
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Due to inclement weather, auditions for "The Gazebo",
original scheduled for March 26th, have been
rescheduled for Saturday, March 30th beginning at
l:30PM. Director is Bernice Bolek. Roles available
for 9 men & 3 women. A mystery writer's "perfect
crime"
turns out to be anything but. Blackmail, mistaken
identity, and inept hoodlums lead to an evening of
hilarity for the actors and the audience,.
Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road,
Westlake, OH Box office is open Wed-Sat l-6PM
440-331-0403 if you need additional information.
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From: drkarges at yahoo.com (David Karges)
Date: Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]DESPERATELY SEEKING A FEMALE VOCALIST
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From: Thackaberr at aol.com (Thackaberr at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on
April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes
across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble
Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors'
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a
trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance,
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and
portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and
Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website
(www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21,
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview
performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland
Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
DUE TO WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS
Janet Shank, Theatre Department Chair
(and if we live in Cleveland we ALL have weather related problems)
The "Frankie & Johnny At The Claire de Lune" auditions
at The Fine Arts Association
were "Snowed Out" .
SO
SEABRIGHT MC CABE, DIRECTOR, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO SEE ANY NEW AUDITORS AT CALL BACKS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ANN HEDGER,
THEATRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT
440 951-7500.
NEEDED: 1 WOMAN & 1 MAN IN THEIR MID 40'S
PRODUCTION DATES: MAY 10,11,17,18,24,25
Cuyahoga Community College, = Center for Arts and Culture, Contemporary Visions Series = Presents
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO = (CVR/Cockpit Voice Recorder)National Tour
Verbatim theatrical performance = of transcripts from the "black boxes" of six in-flight airline = emergencies - see what happens in the cockpit during the = emergencies!
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- but you'll only use the edge!"
8 PM, Thursday & Friday, =
April 4 & 5, 2002
Performing Arts Center at CCC's =
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4250 Richmond Road, Highland =
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Tickets: $18; call tickets.com =
at 216/241-6000
or go to any tickets.com =
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Questions or group sales call = 216/987-2544
*Presented in partnership with = the Katan Center of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Society
*"Debriefing sessions" guided by = analysts immediately following each performance will be provided by the = Katan Center
J. Kay Coughlin
CCC Center for Arts and =
Culture
216/987-2544
AUDITION INFORMATION
for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
The role of Sheridan Whiteside has been cast
with AEA actor Dudley Swetland
Auditions for all other roles
will be held by appointment
Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00pm and
Monday, April 8 from 6:30 - 10:30pm
in the Kleist Art & Drama Center
on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College
at the corner of Beech St. and Bagley Rd. in Berea, Ohio.
Call-Backs will be held Monday, April 15 from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
Please come prepared with a short contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you.
For an audition appointment call 440-826-3360.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin July 1, 2002.
Production Dates: Previewing Tuesday, July 30, Opening Wednesday, July 31 and running through Saturday, August 17, 2002. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sunday, August 4 at 2:00pm; Sunday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm.
As the play opens, Mr Sheridan Whiteside - world-renowned journalist, lecturer and radio broadcaster - has been laid up with a fractured hip while a guest in a small-town Ohio home. Still threatening lawsuits over the injury he received by slipping on the front porch, Whiteside antagonizes the household with his many demands, and commandeers the library, kitchen, and living and dining rooms for his own private use.
Soon Whiteside's gang of glitterati descend upon the house, bringing all kinds of eccentric gifts along with their Hollywood personalities. Whiteside, meanwhile, is pestered by a local doctor (turned author) and a local newspaperman who has written a play. When Whiteside learns that his treasured secretary has fallen in love with the newspaperman, he hatches a devious scheme to break up the budding romance.
The Man Who Came to Dinner is both a satire of and a love-letter to the literary and pop-culture celebrities of its day. Whiteside is modeled on Alexander Woollcott, a friend of the authors and one-time drama critic at the New York Times, who parlayed his success as a reviewer into a career as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster. The play's first audiences would have recognized many other allusions to celebrities in the play, including thinly-disguised portrayals of Noel Coward and Harpo Marx.
The Man Who Came to Dinner premiered at New York's Music Box Theatre in October 1939, and ran for an amazing 739 performances. It was made into a successful film in 1942, with Monty Woolley again playing Whiteside and Bette Davis as his secretary. (Woolley played him again in a television version in 1952.) Far from being resentful over the somewhat unflattering portrait, Woollcott himself acted the part of Whiteside in one of the play's many touring productions. An unsuccessful musical version appeared on Broadway in 1967.
Between 1930 and 1940, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart collaborated on eight successful plays and musicals, and won a Pulitzer Prize for You Can't Take It With You (1936). In their long careers they wrote dozens of plays, libretti and screenplays, both separately and together. Both also won Tony awards as directors, Kaufman with Guys and Dolls (1950) and Hart with My Fair Lady (1956).
Moss Hart's rags-to-riches story is recounted in his wonderful autobiography Act One (1959). Biographies of Kaufman include Howard Teichmann's George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (1972) and Malcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater (1979). Howard Teichmann also published an homage to Alexander Woollcott, Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (1976). Often books like these are out of print, but can be found in libraries or antiquarian bookstores.
Roles Available: 14 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley
Miss Preen
Richard Stanley
June Stanley
John
Sarah
Mrs. Dexter
Mrs. McCutcheon
Mr. Stanley
Maggie Cutler
Dr. Bradley
Harriet Stanley
Bert Jefferson
Professor Metz
Luncheon Guests
Mr. Baker
Expressman
Lorraine Sheldon
Sandy
Beverly Carlton
Westcott
Radio Technicians
Boys Choir (6)
Banjo
Deputies (2)
Plainclothes Man
If you have questions, please reply to this e-mail.
Dear Fred,
Ohio University College of Oseopathic
Medicine ( OU COM) is seeking male actors, =
ages 20-60
to participate in our upcoming OSCE Lab testing of our Emergency =
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by Mike and Ike
NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following email are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real viewpoints, voiced or not, is entirely coincidental.
The following is a transcript of a conversation imagined in a hash house somewhere in Amsterdam.
Ike: I really want to hit you with a Baldwin right now.
Mike: And I would deserve it
I: I should have known something was up when I saw the sign that said Carousel Dinner The-ater.
M: That would have been my first guess.
I: You know, it's bad enough I missed a sneak preview of "Death to Smoochy," it's bad enough that I missed it for a musical, but being served dinner by a bunch of way too perky actor wannabes is what really sent this night into Peter Brook's crapper.
M: The waiter was quite nice and the food was good, you said so yourself.
I: But why did we have to share our table with Grampa and Gramma Munster?
M: That's the way they do things. So what did you think of the play?
I: It was a musical.
M: It was a horror musical.
I: No, it was a romance, just like Lloyd Weber's Phantom, only tolerable.
M: Oh, come on! This is completely different than "Phantom of the Opera."
I: The title's shorter.
M: The storyline is completely different.
I: Yeah, now the phantom is a 73 year old Mexican woman named Inez.
M: Raoul's name is Philippe and he's much more of a whore, Carlotta is co-owner of the Opera. The Phantom's origin, which I think is barely touched upon in Lloyd Weber's, is given a full muscal number here.
I: Why did he put a peacock mask on when he went up to the opera house?
M: It wasn't a peacock.
I: He had a perfectly functional white mask already on. There was no reason for the other one. Made him look like he should be whipping it out at Mardi Gras.
M: Once again, your gift for simile amazes me.
I: I liked the he was a baritone. Very pleasant deviation from LW's show. Nice to hear a Phantom who's gone through puberty.
M: I have to admit, while he was singing his first big song, "Where in the World," all I could think of was it should be sung by a mermaid.
I: Speaking of songs, what the hell was up with the "Blah blah blah" song?
M: It was called "Lessons."
I: It should'a been called "Cut." All he did was teach her how to go blah blah blah on key.
M: I think there were some la la's, as well.
I: I hate songs with la la's in 'em. Like that one that goes "La la la la la la la la la means I love you." No, it don't. It means--
M: You can stop now.
I: As if the lack of song wasn't annoying enough, they kept moving these two big set pieces on and off stage during the number for no real reason. They could'a stayed on and done the same thing with lighting but no, someone wanted the audience to get motion sickness.
M: Most of the songs are quite good.
I: Whatever.
M: I saw you tapping your fingers during the "Phantom Fugue."
I: I was havin' a mild siezure.
M:(Laughing) Admit it, you're starting to like musicals.
I: There can be only one musical worth my appreciation and that is "Cop Rock."
M: I'm not buying it!
I: Shut up.
M: Come on. Let's sing something from "Showboat."
I: Let's cut out your vocal cords and feed em to my fish.
M: I'll loan you the soundtrack of "Urinetown." You'll like it. It takes place in your trailer park.
I: I'd rather borrow the musical about you, "La Cage Aux Folles."
Pause
M: So who did you like acting wise?
I: The waiter.
M: Be nice.
I: I did like the guy who played Erik. Unlike the wailing banshee in the other one, you can believe this phantom would welcome the touch of a woman.
M: I think Barbera Porteus stole the show.
I: Who?
M: La Carlotta.
I: Who?
M: The uppity bitch.
I: Oh, her! Yeah, she rocked! Actually, there really wasn't a bad performance in this show. The cast was totally believable as stupid French people.
M: And what else can you ask for in a musical?
I: No music.
Arts in Strongsville
Sandra Kornick, Chair
P.O. Box 360765
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 238-3693
Look What's Happening in April!!
Check out Arts in Strongsville's Calendar of Events for April. You'll find a month-long cultural and performing arts fest filled with something exciting for everyone -- men, women, teens & kids of all ages.
. Mondays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Battle of the Sexes in Shakespeare"
A series of four Free workshops
By Dr. Susan C. Oldrieve
Professor of English, B-W College
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
. Tuesdays, April 2nd & 9th
7 PM - 8:30 PM
"Wake Up, Get Up, Get Busy!"
A series of two Free lectures for teens & young adults
by Sue Johnson, actor/director, WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
Each session is designed specifically for teens & young adults who want to
discover, explore & enhance their own personal power in all settings - at
school, at work and at play!
Tues., April 2nd: "Acting Techniques to Create a New You"
Tues., April 9th: "Acting Techniques to Develop & Use Your Creative
Power Within"
Strongsville Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library
13213 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Friday, April 5th
7:30 PM
a FREE Performance of . . .
"Stumble"
a Great Lakes Theater Festival's Outreach Touring Production
written by Sarah Morton
directed by Todd S. Krispinsky
"Stumble" explores the obstacles to expressing true emotion in our profound
quest to unlock the complexities of the human heart.
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville (Sponsor for this event)
Interstate 71 & Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH
Suitable for Older Teens & Adults
For reservations, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
. Saturday, April 20th
7:30 PM
A Mexican Fiesta!
at
The Holiday Inn Select of Strongsville
. Bazaar & Flea Market
. Mexican/American Cuisine
. Dancing to Deejay, Jorge Corona
. Live Entertainment . . .
Angel Sanchez's
Mexican Strolling Guitars
&
Tepehuani Nelli's Mexican Dancers
Cash Bar
$40.00 per person
A "Fun"d-raiser for Arts in Strongsville
(with support from the Ohio Arts Council)
For tickets, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439
Don't miss out on these great opportunities to get to know about our
Arts in Strongsville special programs and events. Be sure to call Sandy Kornick,
Chair, (440) 238-3693 or (440) 572-0439 for more information or to get involved.
DUE TO WEATHER -- CHANGES AT FINE ARTS
"FRANKIE & JOHNNY" AUDITIONS
AND
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
"INHERIT THE WIND" REHEARSALS
ARE CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MARCH 25TH
ALL CAST MEMBERS ARE CALLED FOR REHEARSAL
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY" WILL BE HELD AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR THOSE NOT ABLE TO BRAVE THE WEATHER AN ADDITIONAL AUDITION WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH
DURING CALL BACKS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL ANN HEDGER AT 440 951-7500
ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THIS EVENING,
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH DO TO THE WEATHER
AUDITIONS FOR "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:30 PM IN
THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS
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MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN A MUST SEE AT GLTF
Eugene O'Neill is the only American ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. His writing raised American dramatic theater from frothy escapism to
meaningful messages. Ironically, both the Great Lakes Theatre Festival and Cleveland
Public Theatre have chosen to present O'Neill plays simultaneously. The plays and
productions are quite different.
O'Neill's works spanned the genres of realism and expressionism. MOON FOR
THE MISBEGOTTEN, the script Great Lakes Theatre Festival chose to produce is one of
his realistic plays and considered to be his finest work.
GLTF has wisely decided to edit and shorten the autobiographical play which
concerns the ill-fated love affair between the guilt-ridden and alcoholic Jamie (modeled
on O'Neill's real life brother) and Josie, a shy woman who hides her real feelings by
feigning to be something she is not. The play paints life in harsh colors with an
overstroke of light as represented by underlying love and respect of father toward
daughter and the brilliance of sunrises.
The production, under the able direction of James Bundy, works extremely well.
He shows an understanding of the script, its message and how to get the meaning
across.
Vincent Dowling, the former Artistic Director of GLTF, returns to portray Phil
Hogan, the drunken lout of a father. He is, as the script describes, "As spry as a
yearling and nasty as a wasp." His performance is acting at its finest. Derdriu Ring,
who does not physically fit the supposedly physically unattractive large boned
daughter, none-the-less overcomes that by emotionally fleshing out the role. Sean
Haberle has some shallow moments as Jamie but generally is convincing.
John Ezell's set design is wonderfully realistic and Matthew Frey's lighting helps
develop the proper moods.
GLTF'S MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN is O'Neill at its finest! The production
has been honed to perfectly develop the drama, pathos and humor of the script. This is
a must see for any real theatre-lover!
MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN runs through March 30 at the Ohio Theatre.
For tickets call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
HAIRY APE AT CPT MORE STYLE THAN SUBSTANCE
After seeing THE HAIRY APE at Cleveland Public Theatre no one will accuse
guest director David Herskovits of not being creative. His imagination in staging is
evident throughout. But, as happens with productions which stress style over
substance, the production fails to fully develop the author's intent and purpose. So
much effort was placed on visual images that acting nuances, vocal projection, and idea
development were lost.
THE HAIRY APE is Eugene O'Neill's major expressionist play. It draws heavily
on the philosophy of Freidrich Nietzsche and from the concepts of psychologists
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
THE HAIRY APE centers on a depiction of the suffering caused by societal
attitudes. O'Neill conjures up a nightmare in which Yank, a steamship stoker, searches
for a place to belong, only to end crushed in the arms of a zoo gorilla.
Herskovits, the Artistic Director of the Target Margin Theatre in New York, has
conceived a vivid production. He manipulates his actors like chessmen, every move
programmed. He uses all parts of the Gordon Theatre, a former movie theatre which is
in the process of being refurbished. The partially destroyed balcony, the underbelly of
the balcony, the open staging area, and the aisles are all fair game. Unfortunately, lost
in the staging is a lack of attention to presentational detail. Jimmie D. Woody as Yank
lacks a clear idea of the meaning of his lines. His final speech, which should be
wrenching, makes little sense. Many of the cast are hard to understand due to garbled
pronunciation and poorly conceived accents. Performers feign characterizations rather
than developing ideas. Sound is often lost under the balcony overhang and actors
presenting lines with their backs turned to the audience create sound vacuums.
If you are interested in seeing a visually compelling production, and are willing
to set aside the playwright's intended meaning, CPT'S THE HAIRY APE will satisfy you.
THE HAIRY APE runs at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, through
April 7. For reservations please call 216-631-2727.
PLAY HOUSE'S THE WAVERLY GALLERY MEANINGFUL BUT MISSES THE MARK
It is sad indeed to watch those around us get old and lose their sense of dignity
and purpose. The question facing many, in the era of the longer life spans, is how to
deal with those who lose their memories and physical strength, becoming shadows of
their former selves. This, basically, is the situation explored by Kenneth Lonergan in his
memory play, THE WAVERLY GALLERY. SAFETY and SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR Especially Designed for the Acting/Performing Community (However, it's OPEN to EVERYONE) APRIL 13, 2002, Saturday, 1 to 3 pm Learn how: As stated above, this seminar is OPEN to EVERYONE (regardless of career, experience, age, etc.). However, it is especially vital for women and anyone who may feel "physically challenged" as to being able to run away or protect themselves. The instructor of this seminar is: General Registration Fee (includes seminar instructional fee and valuable hand outs with safety tips and police/legal recommendations): $45 (This is a savings of 50% off the usual fee. This promotional fee is offered to all those on the neohiopal list and listeners to WERE "Cleveland Talent Live") SATISIFACTION GUARANTEED or refund will be issued! Advance Registration is Required. Please call ATA at 440-946-9000 to register. Cash, check, MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Dear =
fellow performers: Join =
us for: "An Evening of Musical Theatre =
and Opera Scenes" =
Time: 8:00pm, Saturday, April 6th, 2002 Place: CCC-West Theatre 11000 Pleasant Valley =
Road, =
Parma, Ohio Tickets: $8.00 General Admission, $6.00 Students, Seniors, and =
College Personnel Included on the program: Christine Lavin's opera-hate song "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind!" "I'll =
Cover You" from RENT =
=
=
Two short duets from Marriage of Figaro One =
short duet from Don =
Giovanni =
=
Pirate King, and Mikado Act I Finale "All =
Good Gifts" =
=
=
=
"Finishing the Hat" (Sondheim) "Make Them Hear You" (Ragtime) =
=
....and even more! Performers include CCC students: Ben Bohrer, Sarah Clare, Brandi =
Holtz, =
Stephen =
Kinford, =
Melody Marco, Bradley Paller, and many more!
Gladys Green, a former lawyer, activist and small art gallery owner has come to
the stage of her life when her faculties are abandoning her. She runs a small art gallery
in Greenwich Village and lives in a near-by building also inhabited by her grandson
Daniel. We watch as her family struggles to find the balance between allowing Gladys
to maintain her dignity and keeping their own lives in balance.
Lonergan's script is lacking. The writing doesn't clearly separate the pathos
from the humor. Audience members giggled at what seemed inappropriate moments
causing discomfort for those around them. What is funny about seeing a once vital
person become lost in a sea of confusion? Should we laugh or cry? Lonergan often
gives us no help. Shouldn't we expect that the elderly woman's daughter and son-in
law who are both psychiatrists to be better be able to handle their loved one's demise?
Problems can overwhelm, but shouldn't we expect these experts to have more
understanding?
Peter Hackett's direction gives us little help. The actors come out shouting and
the decibel level continues throughout. There is little real empathy, just over-wrought
frustration and yelling. Even Daniel, the supposedly compassionate grandson, is forced
into what would appear to be uncharacteristic rage.
It's worth seeing the production to experience the acting wonders of long-time
television performer Ann Guibert. Guibert, who portrayed Millie on THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW and Grandma Yetta in THE NANNY, gives understanding to the role as
we watch her fall deeper and deeper into the chasm of chaos. Andrew Katz, as her
grandson, has many wonderful moments. The script and the direction fail him at times
causing the character to portray seemingly uncharacteristic acts. Darrie Lawrence and
Mike Hartman as the daughter and son-in-law spend too much time yelling and
fretting. Is this the fault of the writing or the directing? Gregory Northrop portrays a
painter whose presence is irrelevant to the story line.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY is disappointing. In this age when the topic of aging
is so important, a meaningful, well performed play could have been a gift. As is, it's an
opportunity to see a wonderful performance in a less than pleasing production.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY plays at the Cleveland Play House through April 7.
For tickets 216-795-7000. CPT'S "Under 25" ticket deal, which allows those 5-24 to
attend any performance for $12 is valid for this show.
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Date: Mon Mar 25 16:58:06 2002
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FIRST ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
AT GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY
NEWS RELEASE 3/25/2002 &nbs=
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Contact: Kelly Elliott
Phone: (216) 732-3311
For release: Immediately
info at cleveshakes.org
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival celebrates the 438th birthday of William=
Shakespeare on Saturday, April 27, 2002 beginning at 7 PM at Great Lakes Br=
ewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland.
Party highlights include dancing to the live, =8CBritish Invasion=B9 rock of Th=
e Echoes, the comedy stylings of The Mike and Al Show, a Great Lakes Brewing=
Co. beer tasting with a light supper, a silent auction - and a special appe=
arance by William Shakespeare. Free valet parking will be provided.
Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Reservations can be mad=
e by calling 216-732-3311.
This event is to celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1=
564 - by tradition) and to announce the CSF=B9s fifth summer season, which inc=
ludes =B3As You Like It=B2 and a condensed version of =B3Henry IV=B2 that presents b=
oth parts in a single evening, to be performed at the Shaker Heights Colonna=
de and at Tri-C West.
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of S=
hakespeare in the way that the author intended -- fun, at the speed of thoug=
ht, and in the midst of a vibrant community. To that end, we are committed t=
o free admission, a festive atmosphere, and an earned attention to the work =
of the play.
THE CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 771430, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
email =80 info at cleveshakes.org
web site =80 http://www.cleveshakes.org
phone =80 (216) 732-3311
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Click here to visit my website to see more pictures of the show:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
Beck is extending the two-fer offer at least through this coming weekend. Print this e-mail and bring it with you when you pick up your tickets.
I hope to see you at the show!
Fred
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From: evecarpetlady at yahoo.com (Eve Baird)
Date: Mon Mar 25 21:04:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Church Street Theatre Presents the Premiere of Polly's
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CHURCH STREET THEATRE WILL PRESENT POLLY'S PLACE A
BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
The year is 1933 and John Dillinger has a shoot-out
with J. Edgar Hoover in a multi-purpose
diner/confectionary in Uniontown, Ohio.
This fictional face-off forms the plot of Polly?s
Place, the new musical comedy premiering at Church
Street Theatre in April.
Representing real personalities such as Dillinger,
Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Billie Frechette and Clyde
Tolson, Polly?s Place also boasts an imaginary
conglomerate of zany town locals such as three barbers
who sing at the drop of a hat, the town undertaker who
does a Senor Wences? routine, a retired professor who
organizes games and Crossword Cal, a puzzle addict.
The large and extremely talented cast of 16 includes:
Dan Williams (Dillinger), Jon Jeffries (Hoover),
Kristin and Jason Mikula, Diantha Seibert, Susan
Yoder, Linda DeLonais, Jim Lauer, Dan Stanley, Dave
Seese, Dave Klainer, Dale Swope, Steve Grollinger,
Dwight Hollis, Jessie Antol and "Bob", of course.
Written by Tom McChesney of Uniontown with music and
arrangement done by Lisa and Chris DeMarco of Cuyahoga
Falls, Polly?s Place will run April 5th thru the 21st.
This delightful and light-hearted comedy will leave
its audience smiling and snapping their fingers.
Do not miss the premiere of Polly's Place.
The production partner is Uniontown Veterinary Clinic.
The Church Street Theatre is located on the corner of
619 (Edison) and Church Ave in the heart of Uniontown.
For reservations
call (330) 713-9750
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From jbergoine at stratos.net Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
From: jbergoine at stratos.net (John Bergoine)
Date: Tue Mar 26 06:21:00 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]ACT seeks directors for 2002-2003 season
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Aurora Community Theatre is seeking experienced directors, musical =
directors
and choreographers for its 2002-2003 season:
"Moon Over Buffalo" (February 2003)
"State Fair" (May 2003)
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (July 2003)
These are paid positions. Please send resume to:
Aurora Community Theatre
ATTN: Play Selection Committee
P O Box 9
Aurora, OH 44202
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From jsyroney at cptonline.org Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
From: jsyroney at cptonline.org (Jeff Syroney)
Date: Tue Mar 26 14:44:21 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review for CPT's The Hairy Ape
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From WcpAkron at aol.com Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
From: WcpAkron at aol.com (WcpAkron at aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 26 16:29:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Smart, Sassy Comedy Cast at Weathervane
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As
Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage
from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost
PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official
opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount
Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College,
Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the
Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan
Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist
Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little
Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and
Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice
and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a
sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a
drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at
The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong
Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has
performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company
and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant
Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in
Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from
his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland
Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron,
Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga
Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for
all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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Weathervane Playhouse presents a smart, sassy satire for ADULT audiences. As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane will take Weathervane's stage from April 10 through 28, Wednesday preview and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (The production will have two low cost PREVIEW performances on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. Official opening night is Friday, April 12.) TICKETS $16, Senior & Student discount Thursday & Sunday $2 off. This play contains adult language and situations.
Tony Sias (Director) is on the theatre faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus and is the Administrator of Dance, Theatre and Drama for the Cleveland Municipal School District. Sias directed our production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting last season. Weathervane thanks the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation for its support of our Guest Artist Program through which we welcome Tony Sias as Director for this production.
OUR CAST:
Kellie McIvor Alexa Vere de Vere Cleveland
Kellie has performed at Beck Center for the Arts, Chagrin Falls Little Theatre and Tri-C West among other theaters. She is Director of Housing and Student Life at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Nick Fritsch Evan Wyler Cuyahoga Falls
Nick was seen at Weathervane as Whit in last season's production of Of Mice and Men. He is a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and currently a sophomore at Kent State University studying Fine Arts. He participates as a drummer in the university's jazz band.
Amy Brundage Amber & various other roles Silver Lake
Amy is a senior at Cuyahoga Falls High School and is also taking classes at The University of Akron. She has been seen in productions of Sorry, Wrong Number, Antigone and Bone Chiller.
Mary Drake Carla & various other roles Norton
Mary teaches theatre classes for Weathervane Playhouse and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre performance from Miami University. She has performed locally for Stan Hywet Summer Shakespeare, Magical Theatre Company and Porthouse Theatre.
Mike Kaschak Ronald/Skunk/Mike Akron
Mike performed at Weathervane in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as one of the Proteans and in Of Mice and Men. He is Assistant Principal for Springfield Local Schools and holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Kent State University.
Richard Worswick Photographer/Swen & various other roles Bath
Richard is a member of Weathervane's Board of Trustees and has retired from his position of 22 years as Director of Patron Services for the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been seen in productions at The University of Akron, Dobama Theatre, Berea Summer Theater and the Cleveland Play House.
Backstage:
Production Stage Manager Dave Heltebran Akron
Properties Design John Riazi Akron
Lighting Design Charles Korecki Cuyahoga Falls
Costume Design Janet Heilmeier Akron
Sound Co-Design Vaughn G. Austin Brunswick
Sound Co-Design Sean McConaha Canton
Scenic Designer/Technical Director Alan Scott Ferrall Cuyahoga Falls
Assistant Technical Director Kathy Kohl Akron
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Season Sponsor: WKSU, PAX-TV
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From mslowey at yahoo.com Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey)
Date: Tue Mar 26 17:39:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE RE-SCHEDULES AUDITIONS FOR 'GAZEBO"
Message-ID: <20020326223955.50791.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com>
Due to inclement weather, auditions for "The Gazebo",
original scheduled for March 26th, have been
rescheduled for Saturday, March 30th beginning at
l:30PM. Director is Bernice Bolek. Roles available
for 9 men & 3 women. A mystery writer's "perfect
crime"
turns out to be anything but. Blackmail, mistaken
identity, and inept hoodlums lead to an evening of
hilarity for the actors and the audience,.
Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road,
Westlake, OH Box office is open Wed-Sat l-6PM
440-331-0403 if you need additional information.
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Date: Wed Mar 27 08:24:04 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Are you receiving html gruel in your NEohioPAL digest
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From drkarges at yahoo.com Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
From: drkarges at yahoo.com (David Karges)
Date: Wed Mar 27 09:45:01 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]DESPERATELY SEEKING A FEMALE VOCALIST
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From: Thackaberr at aol.com (Thackaberr at aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27 10:45:02 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on
April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes
across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble
Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors'
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a
trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance,
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and
portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and
Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website
(www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21,
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview
performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland
Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio March 28, 2002
Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21.
The Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production.
The Cast
Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre.
Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water and portraying Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods. Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
The Playwright
Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994.
The Production Team
The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
Performance Dates and Tickets
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available.
Web site
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.
Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters.
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
DUE TO WEATHER RELATED PROBLEMS
Janet Shank, Theatre Department Chair
(and if we live in Cleveland we ALL have weather related problems)
The "Frankie & Johnny At The Claire de Lune" auditions
at The Fine Arts Association
were "Snowed Out" .
SO
SEABRIGHT MC CABE, DIRECTOR, HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO SEE ANY NEW AUDITORS AT CALL BACKS
ON MONDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 7:30 IN THE SHADOWBOX THEATRE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ANN HEDGER,
THEATRE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT
440 951-7500.
NEEDED: 1 WOMAN & 1 MAN IN THEIR MID 40'S
PRODUCTION DATES: MAY 10,11,17,18,24,25
Cuyahoga Community College, = Center for Arts and Culture, Contemporary Visions Series = Presents
CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO = (CVR/Cockpit Voice Recorder)National Tour
Verbatim theatrical performance = of transcripts from the "black boxes" of six in-flight airline = emergencies - see what happens in the cockpit during the = emergencies!
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8 PM, Thursday & Friday, =
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Performing Arts Center at CCC's =
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Tickets: $18; call tickets.com =
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*"Debriefing sessions" guided by = analysts immediately following each performance will be provided by the = Katan Center
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CCC Center for Arts and =
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216/987-2544
AUDITION INFORMATION
for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
The role of Sheridan Whiteside has been cast
with AEA actor Dudley Swetland
Auditions for all other roles
will be held by appointment
Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 - 6:00pm and
Monday, April 8 from 6:30 - 10:30pm
in the Kleist Art & Drama Center
on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College
at the corner of Beech St. and Bagley Rd. in Berea, Ohio.
Call-Backs will be held Monday, April 15 from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
Please come prepared with a short contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you.
For an audition appointment call 440-826-3360.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin July 1, 2002.
Production Dates: Previewing Tuesday, July 30, Opening Wednesday, July 31 and running through Saturday, August 17, 2002. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sunday, August 4 at 2:00pm; Sunday, August 11 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm.
As the play opens, Mr Sheridan Whiteside - world-renowned journalist, lecturer and radio broadcaster - has been laid up with a fractured hip while a guest in a small-town Ohio home. Still threatening lawsuits over the injury he received by slipping on the front porch, Whiteside antagonizes the household with his many demands, and commandeers the library, kitchen, and living and dining rooms for his own private use.
Soon Whiteside's gang of glitterati descend upon the house, bringing all kinds of eccentric gifts along with their Hollywood personalities. Whiteside, meanwhile, is pestered by a local doctor (turned author) and a local newspaperman who has written a play. When Whiteside learns that his treasured secretary has fallen in love with the newspaperman, he hatches a devious scheme to break up the budding romance.
The Man Who Came to Dinner is both a satire of and a love-letter to the literary and pop-culture celebrities of its day. Whiteside is modeled on Alexander Woollcott, a friend of the authors and one-time drama critic at the New York Times, who parlayed his success as a reviewer into a career as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster. The play's first audiences would have recognized many other allusions to celebrities in the play, including thinly-disguised portrayals of Noel Coward and Harpo Marx.
The Man Who Came to Dinner premiered at New York's Music Box Theatre in October 1939, and ran for an amazing 739 performances. It was made into a successful film in 1942, with Monty Woolley again playing Whiteside and Bette Davis as his secretary. (Woolley played him again in a television version in 1952.) Far from being resentful over the somewhat unflattering portrait, Woollcott himself acted the part of Whiteside in one of the play's many touring productions. An unsuccessful musical version appeared on Broadway in 1967.
Between 1930 and 1940, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart collaborated on eight successful plays and musicals, and won a Pulitzer Prize for You Can't Take It With You (1936). In their long careers they wrote dozens of plays, libretti and screenplays, both separately and together. Both also won Tony awards as directors, Kaufman with Guys and Dolls (1950) and Hart with My Fair Lady (1956).
Moss Hart's rags-to-riches story is recounted in his wonderful autobiography Act One (1959). Biographies of Kaufman include Howard Teichmann's George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (1972) and Malcolm Goldstein's George S. Kaufman: His Life, His Theater (1979). Howard Teichmann also published an homage to Alexander Woollcott, Smart Aleck: The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott (1976). Often books like these are out of print, but can be found in libraries or antiquarian bookstores.
Roles Available: 14 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley
Miss Preen
Richard Stanley
June Stanley
John
Sarah
Mrs. Dexter
Mrs. McCutcheon
Mr. Stanley
Maggie Cutler
Dr. Bradley
Harriet Stanley
Bert Jefferson
Professor Metz
Luncheon Guests
Mr. Baker
Expressman
Lorraine Sheldon
Sandy
Beverly Carlton
Westcott
Radio Technicians
Boys Choir (6)
Banjo
Deputies (2)
Plainclothes Man
If you have questions, please reply to this e-mail.
Dear Fred,
Ohio University College of Oseopathic
Medicine ( OU COM) is seeking male actors, =
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by Mike and Ike
NOTE: The opinions expressed in the following email are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real viewpoints, voiced or not, is entirely coincidental.
The following is a transcript of a conversation imagined in a hash house somewhere in Amsterdam.
Ike: I really want to hit you with a Baldwin right now.
Mike: And I would deserve it
I: I should have known something was up when I saw the sign that said Carousel Dinner The-ater.
M: That would have been my first guess.
I: You know, it's bad enough I missed a sneak preview of "Death to Smoochy," it's bad enough that I missed it for a musical, but being served dinner by a bunch of way too perky actor wannabes is what really sent this night into Peter Brook's crapper.
M: The waiter was quite nice and the food was good, you said so yourself.
I: But why did we have to share our table with Grampa and Gramma Munster?
M: That's the way they do things. So what did you think of the play?
I: It was a musical.
M: It was a horror musical.
I: No, it was a romance, just like Lloyd Weber's Phantom, only tolerable.
M: Oh, come on! This is completely different than "Phantom of the Opera."
I: The title's shorter.
M: The storyline is completely different.
I: Yeah, now the phantom is a 73 year old Mexican woman named Inez.
M: Raoul's name is Philippe and he's much more of a whore, Carlotta is co-owner of the Opera. The Phantom's origin, which I think is barely touched upon in Lloyd Weber's, is given a full muscal number here.
I: Why did he put a peacock mask on when he went up to the opera house?
M: It wasn't a peacock.
I: He had a perfectly functional white mask already on. There was no reason for the other one. Made him look like he should be whipping it out at Mardi Gras.
M: Once again, your gift for simile amazes me.
I: I liked the he was a baritone. Very pleasant deviation from LW's show. Nice to hear a Phantom who's gone through puberty.
M: I have to admit, while he was singing his first big song, "Where in the World," all I could think of was it should be sung by a mermaid.
I: Speaking of songs, what the hell was up with the "Blah blah blah" song?
M: It was called "Lessons."
I: It should'a been called "Cut." All he did was teach her how to go blah blah blah on key.
M: I think there were some la la's, as well.
I: I hate songs with la la's in 'em. Like that one that goes "La la la la la la la la la means I love you." No, it don't. It means--
M: You can stop now.
I: As if the lack of song wasn't annoying enough, they kept moving these two big set pieces on and off stage during the number for no real reason. They could'a stayed on and done the same thing with lighting but no, someone wanted the audience to get motion sickness.
M: Most of the songs are quite good.
I: Whatever.
M: I saw you tapping your fingers during the "Phantom Fugue."
I: I was havin' a mild siezure.
M:(Laughing) Admit it, you're starting to like musicals.
I: There can be only one musical worth my appreciation and that is "Cop Rock."
M: I'm not buying it!
I: Shut up.
M: Come on. Let's sing something from "Showboat."
I: Let's cut out your vocal cords and feed em to my fish.
M: I'll loan you the soundtrack of "Urinetown." You'll like it. It takes place in your trailer park.
I: I'd rather borrow the musical about you, "La Cage Aux Folles."
Pause
M: So who did you like acting wise?
I: The waiter.
M: Be nice.
I: I did like the guy who played Erik. Unlike the wailing banshee in the other one, you can believe this phantom would welcome the touch of a woman.
M: I think Barbera Porteus stole the show.
I: Who?
M: La Carlotta.
I: Who?
M: The uppity bitch.
I: Oh, her! Yeah, she rocked! Actually, there really wasn't a bad performance in this show. The cast was totally believable as stupid French people.
M: And what else can you ask for in a musical?
I: No music.