AUDITION NOTICE
WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio is . . .
Seeking actors for its "'Prelude to Performance' and 'PlayActs,' Staged Readings Showcase."
All roles available for teens, women & men, ages 16 - 65+.
Especially need:
. African-American Female actors who can play ages 40-65+ with some ability
to sing.
. Male and female actors who can play age range from late teens - to -
young, & middle age adults.
Auditions, Thursday, Dec. 19th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM & Friday, Dec. 20th,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, by appointment.
Come prepared to read from scripts. Contemporary monologues encouraged.
Bring head shot & resume.
Performances scheduled Sat. Jan. 25th & Sun. Jan. 26th .
Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 6th.
Must call (216) 561-8608 for audition appointment.
Or, send pictures & resumes by Thursday, December 19th, to 19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH. 44122. ATTN: Sue Johnson, Director
What follows is a "Satiric Review". Anyone offended by this review deserves it. Also, this is not a Roy Berko review, so the good folks at Cleveland Playhouse need not worry about "wire coat hangers." This review has been rated "Commercial Garbage" by Cleveland Public Theatre, and "Mrrrrggg" by a Llama in a mini-skirt.
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"University of Akron Casts First Black Actor In Lead Role"
By the soon to be expelled JT Buck
The Unviersity of Akron Theatre Guild, a student organization consisting of all three remeaining UA Theatre majors, has joined forces with Tesla Productions to mount a fresh, charming production of Larry Shue's community theatre budget-booster "The Foreigner". The production runs one more weekend in Sandefur Theatre at Guzetta Hall on the UA campus, closing December 15.
Give director Jeff Holland and his cast credit for not screwing this one up too badly. Ah yes, Jeff Holland, creator of the "Mike and Ike Satiric Reviews" and, god forbid, The Rolling Doughnuts comedy troupe. Anyone familiar with Holland's work knows that he never uses black actors in his work. He just doesn't. Is he a racist? A White Supremacist?
Rest all fears. In Mr. Holland's latest Opus, he has forgone all Monica Breedlove references, and has included not one, but TWO actors of color in the stage ensemble. Jasper Howard (not white) does a dazzlingly focused turn as Charlie, the eponymous protagonist stranded thousands of miles from his British home in a small suburb of Atlanta, GA. Charlie's friend, Froggy (Vince Stillitano, white and ultra-hot in fatigues) convinces the residents of a boarding house that Charlie is incapable of speaking English, in an attempt to protect the conversation-shy Charlie from too much interpersonal contact. The plot, predictably, has an opposite outcome as Charlie is gradually fleshed from his (not white) shell by the oddball cracker residents and thier wacky, wacky ways.
The rest of the cast may lack skin pigment, but thier performances are far from colorless. Elizabeth Madden is utterly convincing as a land-locked southern debutante, Chris Boros made me squidgy as a duplicitous minister, and Mike Murphy's considerable flame scorched the rafters as Charlie's mentally retarded gay lover, Ellard. In addition to the first ever casting of a man of color as Charlie, all the proceeds benefit Haven of Rest homeless shelter. Tesla productions, commited to serving populations in need, apparently contracted Akron Society of the Blind in the creation of the set.
The ensemble features another actor of color, whose identity shall remain nameless. He did offer to build me some bookshelves. I am not that easily bought.
Most productions at the University of Akron involve lesbians in leather, simuated sex (occationaly with fat men and furniture), talking watermelons on pitchforks, gay Jesuses and/or clogging. This production offers good old fashioned acting, a plot, and lots of laughs. For a clever holiday alternative, come get to know "The Foreigner".
JT Buck is an actor, director, musician, Immediate Past President of UATG and is not, in any way, connected to the production mentioned above. Please come see his shows.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From dgriesmer at cptonline.org Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 From: dgriesmer at cptonline.org (Denis Griesmer - CPT) Date: Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Complimentary Tickets Available for Blue Sky Transmission at La MaMa ETC in New York City Message-ID:
James Damico=20
Special to The Plain Dealer
It's no mystery why the stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' prose poem, "A= Child's Christmas in Wales," has become a holiday staple. Its rare blend of= spellbinding language with a tender evocation of more innocent times can ri= ng box-office cash registers across the country as merrily as Santa's sleigh= bells.
Actors' Summit is offering its third mounting, on the way - if those bells c= lang joyously enough - to making the family-friendly piece a permanent year-= end anchor to its schedule.=20
The play has the adult Thomas narrating through boyhood eyes his memories of= Christmases during the 1930s in his Welsh hometown. They are remembrances s= o mingled that he can't recall "whether it snowed for six days and nights wh= en I was twelve or . . . twelve days and nights when I was six."
The poet's lush, enveloping words are what truly distinguish his homespun re= collections. Thomas remembers the hearty Christmas dinners and the day a fla= ming turkey brought the fire brigade, a spectacle "better than all the cats=20= in Wales standing in a row." The uncles "breathing like dolphins," the aunt=20= who "laced her tea with rum, because it was only once a year" and the whole=20= "wool-white, bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-s= inging sea."=20
Adapters Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell have added much domestic detail,=20= resulting in a script with only one-third Thomas' own words. But, despite a=20= tendency to turn what is lyric into family chronicle, the outcome is faithfu= l to the original.=20 While director Neil Thackaberry maintains that spirit, he's less consistent=20= in drawing sharply etched characterizations from his cast. Peter Voinovich c= onveys the narrator's enthusiasm and innate goodness. But a penchant for lab= orious overenunciation hampers what should be fluid expression.=20 Adding to the problem is a misguided stab at a Welsh accent, which many more= in the company also vainly attempt.=20
Veteran Wayne Turney does a smooth turn - without an accent - as Thomas' fat= her, as does the overqualified Paula Duesing in the small mother's role. Mar= yJo Alexander is a properly prim family temptress, Frank Jackman a trumpet-v= oiced uncle, Mindi Bonde a sympathetic mouse of an aunt, James Brown an exci= table postman, Eryn Murman a believable brat, and Jason Brown and Thomas Cum= mings appealingly boyish lads.=20
The production's true holiday gift, though, is the priceless gift of a poet'= s language.=20
Damico is a free-lance writer in Cleveland.=20
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Carolyn Jack, =20 Plain Dealer Arts Reporter
CORRECTION: Because of incomplete information supplied to The Plain Dealer,=20= the name of the young actor playing the role of Tiny Tim in the opening-nigh= t performance of Great Lakes Theater Festival's "A Christmas Carol" was inco= rrect in a review. The actor was Aric Generette Floyd. END.
Visit a favorite relative or old friend you haven't seen for years and what=20= do you feel? Delight, surely, a warm rush of fond familiarity, an eagerness=20= to catch up and re-establish closeness - followed not long afterwards by a s= ilent, internal chorus of "oh, yeahs" as you recognize all over again your l= oved one's quirks, flaws and rather irritating habits.
Great Lakes Theater Festival's version of "A Christmas Carol" is an old frie= nd to many Northeast Ohioans. It has been with us now for 14 years, taking u= s back every holiday season to the 19th-century world of Ebenezer Scrooge, B= ob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, where love and Christmas miracles can transform su= ffering into joy.
Even those who have never seen the production before can count on feeling at= home with its well-known story, nostalgic decor and traditional carols. But= charming and even touching as much of the show is, new and repeat viewers a= like will have moments where something jolts them a little.
It's as if they were realizing for the thousandth time that Aunt Myrna whine= s like a mosquito and that Grandpa George is going to groan out the history=20= of his lumbago again.
Great Lakes' "Carol," adapted and originally directed by Gerald Freedman, un= folds as a story within a story: the Victorian-era Cleaveland family is cele= brating Christmas Eve at home by reading Dickens' tale aloud. In the mind of= the littlest Cleaveland, William, the colorful characters in the pages of h= is mother's book assume the faces and personalities of his siblings, parents= and household servants.
It's a clever way to ease children into "A Christmas Carol," except for one=20= thing: Dickens' 160-year-old prose proves to be too complex and old-fashione= d to be understood easily as narration, especially by children. A lot of whi= spered explanations become necessary if your companions are, say, 10 or unde= r.
A scene or two also turns out to be the moral equivalent of that lumbago mon= ologue, particularly the one where the spirit of Christmas Present takes Scr= ooge on a flyover of poor British miners and fishermen celebrating Christmas= . It looks beautiful, with candle-bearing characters on a darkened stage lig= hted like deep night with a galaxy of tiny golden stars, but it slows down t= he play's momentum to the point of stalling out.
Perhaps, though, the production's single biggest flaw is one of casting. Dud= ley Swetland, who is in his sixth season of playing this Scrooge, amusingly=20= conveys the infectious giddiness of Scrooge's reformed personality on Christ= mas morning. It's everything up to that point that doesn't convince.
A man of hale appearance and rich voice, Swetland looks and sounds the antit= hesis of that pinched and spiritually shriveled Scrooge we first must recogn= ize for the dried-up miser that he is before his complete reformation can wo= rk dramatically. Swetland's early Scrooge comes through as simply irascible=20= and rather pleased with his irascibility, to judge by his frequent barking l= augh.
And when the Christmas ghosts arrive, Scrooge and the production create no r= eal sense of fear or suspense. Scrooge isn't frail and overwhelmed enough; t= he towering spirit of Christmas Yet to Come doesn't surprise us with a scary= entrance. It is just sort of there. Without terror and the relief that shou= ld come along with the happy ending, the show feels a bit flat.
But these problems and other more minor ones, such as the cast's peculiar mi= x of fake English and regional American accents, can't spoil the production'= s good qualities any more than your sister's train-horn sneeze can really sp= oil a gorgeous Christmas dinner of roast turkey and mince pie.
With a wonderfully cute and lively little boy named Roderick P. Dayton as Wi= lliam/Tiny Tim; John Ezell and Gene Emerson Friedman's lushly evocative set=20= pieces of glowing windows and creepy, Art Nouveau stone gargoyles; and a cas= t of fine singers, Great Lakes' "Carol" resumes its rightful place in the he= art, right next to Grandpa George. --part1_9.41f86c4.2b26ad34_boundary-- From JSM7250 at aol.com Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 From: JSM7250 at aol.com (JSM7250 at aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Boulevard Auditions Italian American Reconciliation Message-ID: <76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb@aol.com> --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck. Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing." Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman. Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30. Callbacks: TBD Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.** Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional. Rehearsals January and February. Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8. Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351. **Directions to auditions: >From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park. >From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions. >From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken. --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck.
Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing."
Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman.
Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30.
Callbacks: TBD
Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.**
Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional.
Rehearsals January and February.
Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8.
Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351.
**Directions to auditions:
>From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park.
>From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions.
>From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken.
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When: 8 PM
Scene study students of Mitchell Fields =
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From PGrodzik at beckcenter.org Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
From: PGrodzik at beckcenter.org (Pam Grodzik)
Date: Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review:Beck's Annie is Just the Ticket
Message-ID:
Arts and Events =
News
No question about it: 'Annie' =
production passes the litmus test for a successful show
12/10/02
James Damico
Special to The Plain Dealer
A couple of major question marks for =
any production of "Annie" are how resoundingly the title =
performer will belt out all those reprises of "Tomorrow" and =
how professionally the pooch playing Sandy will behave.
Happily, Beck Center's Heather Farr = displays a pair of brass lungs, and Juno, a Golden Lab making her stage = debut, is clearly a born trouper.
Beck has revived last year's hit = presentation of "Annie" with the aim of making it an annual = holiday event. And it just might work. The show is undemanding and = simple enough (even simpler than the comic strip that inspired it), with = minimal story, tuneful songs and - apart from Depression-era references = only senior citizens and historians will appreciate (New Deal? = Hoovervilles? Bernard Baruch?) - a mix that is kid-friendly.
A sizable Saturday night contingent of =
youngsters seemed happily engrossed throughout the lengthy evening. =
The musical's plot is as bare-boned as =
a post-Thanksgiving turkey. In 1930s Manhattan, gazillionaire Daddy =
Warbucks rescues Annie by chance from Miss Hannigan's Dickensian =
orphanage and employs the FBI and - leapin' lizards! - President =
Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a futile search for the child's parents. =
After foiling some more Hannigan shenanigans, Warbucks adopts Annie, =
assuring her and her orphanage pals all the comforts of a Fifth Avenue =
mansion and a happy ending.
Though occasionally seeming to operate = on autopilot, director Kevin Joseph Kelly and choreographer Monica = Olejko have cooked up a pair of show-stopping numbers.
Tiny but terrific McKenna Klodnick = leads a quintet of hoofing orphans in the rousing "Fully = Dressed." "Easy Street," a low-down hymn to the bad life = that is shamelessly encored, features the slinky Betsy Kahl, the slimy = Curtis Young (fast becoming the area's Villain You Love to Hate) and = Molly McGinnis as hag Hannigan.
McGinnis has fun kidding the role and = reveals a surprisingly solid singing voice, but, please, this lady is = way too gorgeous to be playing frumps.
Farr makes a most sympathetic and able = Annie, though perhaps nearing retirement age for the part. Dana Hart is = a nigh-perfect Warbucks - cue ball-headed, ramrod-rumped and melting to = Annie only enough to prove he's human and no sentimental slob. =
In the large cast, Tiffany Gates shines = as Warbucks' secretary; John Lynch is an awfully skinny FDR; Terrence = Kelly butles amusingly; and any number of the hard-working moppets are = impressive.
Don McBride's sets and Jeffrey Smart's = costumes are cartoony and colorful, and Heidi Herczeg's nine-piece = orchestra makes a big, bright sound.
For those seeking a holiday outing for = the entire family that's wholesomely festive without a lot of preaching = about it, this "Annie" might be just the ticket.
Damico is a free-lance writer in = Cleveland.
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Featuring Brian Kaufman
When: Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.
What: Family magic show at the Cleveland Improv
Who: Brian Kaufman - Comedian Magician
Cost: $5.00 per person, children under 2 free.
* For more information please call: (216) 536-2473 - or respond to thi=
s e-mail
The Cleveland IMPROVisation, the comedy club where nationally renowned comed=
ians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Robert Schimmel have performed,=
is proud to present a new type of show=E2=80=A6for the family audience!&nbs=
p; For only one day the Cleveland Improv will remove the "21 And Over" sign=20=
and replace it with "Families Welcome" to allow for Cleveland native B=
rian Kaufman to perform his hilarious blend of comedy and magic that both ki=
ds and adults will love! At only 18 years of age, Brian has performed=20=
for numerous organizations including Anheuser-Busch, Sea World, The Rouse Co=
mpany, Simon Malls, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, over 12 chain restaurants, a=
nd of course, the Improv. He introduced his brand new show, a mixture=20=
of stand-up comedy and magic last February, and when home from school at DeP=
aul University in Chicago, Brian prefects his act in comedy clubs and entert=
ainment venues nationwide. On Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.=
m., the IMPROVisation will feature Brian's 45-minute comedy magic show t=
o help parents who are looking for something to do with their kids as a fami=
ly before winter break is over. So bring them to the IMPROVisation for=
an afternoon of comedy, magic, and pure entertainment.
Reservations are recommended: 216-696-impr(ov)
HMP Events of Cleveland
WHAT: NOSTRADAMUS New Years Eve Psychic Gala
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DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR FRED'S PEOPLE!
Along with an evening of great food, OPEN BAR, dancing and fantastic entertainment, you can consult various mystics to learn about your future. Readers will be gathered to bring in your New Year in a positive way! This event is appearing on December 31, 2002, under a fun-loving Sagittarius Moon.
Festivities from 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
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--part1_17e.133fdf52.2b27b1cf_boundary-- From smbintheboro at yahoo.com Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 From: smbintheboro at yahoo.com (STEVE BRAUN) Date: Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Stow Players Present "Charlotte's Web" Message-ID: <20021211022251.66761.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> This is the closing weekend of "Charlotte's Web," a one-act play, directed by Judy Stebbins, at Stow Players, December 13, 14, 15; Friday eve. 7:30; Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30; Sunday at 2:30. All tickets are $5.00. For reservations call 330-655-6051. (Note: Sunday's performance is nearly sold out.) This story of friendship, caring, and sacrifice amuses and touches the young - and the older! Cast: Casey Braun (Wilbur) Brenna McNamara (Charlotte) Meaghan Austin (Narrator) Charlie Johnson (Homer Zuckerman) Corey Wolfe (Templeton) Dave Hinebaugh (John Arable) Heather Camburn (Fern Arable) Cassie King (Goose) Alexander Stebbins (Gander) Andrew Garner (Uncle) Kevin Klemm (Avery Arable) Chelsea Joyce (Sheep) Kate Alboreo (Reporter) Sam Jones (President of the Fair) Stephen Goold (Lurvy) Produced by Gene Stebbins Stow Players is located at the Heritage Barn in Silver Springs Park at 5328 Young Road. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors Wanted For Paid Murder Mystery Events Message-ID: <16c.185a6c35.2b288aed@aol.com> --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary-- From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Female/Celebrity Impersonators Wanted Message-ID: <103.214a7274.2b288cab@aol.com> --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary-- From ray at worldeonline.com Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 From: ray at worldeonline.com (Ray Szuch) Date: Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Last reminder - Short film audition at NCCC / Sat. Dec 14th - 4 to 9 PM Message-ID:
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Joseph: =
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Jim: =
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Mr. =
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Tammy: =
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female, 20-30, runs homeless shelter
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Miguel: =
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Drill =
Customer:
male, 30's, polite patron
Non-speaking =
roles
Brian - =
Kate’s husband,
a busy doctor
A society =
couple -
Kate’s friends
A family with 2 =
kids –
shopping
An elderly lady =
–
shopping
An aimless man =
–
shopping
A Young mother =
and baby
– walking by
Man with a =
large arm
Ferocious =
barking dog
2 women in the =
parking
lot. – Trade the turkey
2 guys – =
welcome to
shelter
2 Kitchen =
volunteers –
shelter
Plus various =
extra roles
will be cast.
Please come =
and
join us as we try to establish an ongoing dialogue, and action plan for =
shaping
our community.
WHAT: CTC =
FORUM
WHEN: Monday, December 16,
WHERE:
HOW MUCH: Free to all members of the Theater =
Community
TOPICS: =
*Theater
Advocacy: Cleveland 2003
Communicating our Message
*Community
Partnership for Arts and Culture representative on the state of the arts =
in
*
RSVP with =
questions
or thoughts to either Margaret or =
myself.
Thanks,
Fred Gloor and =
Co-Chairs
The Cleveland Theater =
Collective
gloor at ctcollective.org lynch at ctcollective.org =
Ladies and =
Gentlemen,
whether you like it or=20
not...
HEDWIG
and the Angry=20
Inch
at Cleveland Public=20
Theatre
Music and=20
Lyrics by Stephen Trask
=20
Also,
Don't=20
forget to join us for a special New Year=92s Eve celebration to =
mark the=20
last day of the year on Tuesday, December 31, 2002. Tickets to this =
event are=20
$75.00 each and include admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch =
and dinner=20
at the theatre as well as a blow out party filled with surprises =
immediately=20
following the show featuring SAFMOD, PurePlex and The Robert Ocasio =
Band.=20
Admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch without dinner and the =
party is=20
$30.00. Admission to the after party without the performance or dinner =
is=20
$15.00. For tickets and more information please call 216.631.2727 ext. =
209.=20
Jeff Syroney
Director of Marketing and =
Public=20
Relations
Cleveland Public Theatre
216.631.2727 ext.=20
203
jsyroney at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org =
The Fine=20
Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Avenue, announces auditions for the young =
adult=20
production of “The Miracle Worker.”
at the Civic
3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts
216-321-2930
Audition Notice
for the Cleveland Premiere of John Strand's
TOM WALKER
Directed by Licia Colombi
Saturday, December 14
3 - 5pm
Equity and Non-Equity will be seen
Needed are
2 men ages 20 - 45
1 African American Male 20-45
1 woman age 25-40
1 African American Teen age 15- 25
also needed is a fiddler player male or female
please come prepared with a two minute monologue from a contemporary show
Bring a current head shot and resume
EQUITY will be seen first
216-321-2930 --part1_1a1.d338e0c.2b2922c1_boundary-- From mbilling at oberlin.edu Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 From: mbilling at oberlin.edu (matthew billings) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Male Actor 25-35 Wanted Message-ID: <560286.1039654964@s20.public.oberlin.edu> Kneel and Fish Productions seeks male actors for a an experimental film/theater piece to be produced in Cleveland next Spring. Written by Neil Chamberlain, the piece is a long term project we hope to bring back to Manhattan in some capacity by the end of 2003. While the piece most literally explores the relationship between a male prostitute and his client, we plan to use their transactions as a metaphor and extreme meant to illustrate the power dynamics found in all sexual relationships. Furthermore, as the script evolves through revisions, more and more its themes center around performance, memory, and the fickleness of human interactions in the urban landscape. The piece is 60 minutes in length and will be presented on a large circular stage in Oberlin. The project utilizes a good deal of live-feed digital video, to be shot live while projected above the set onto a circular, moving screen. The set itself will also rotate. The actor should be available for rehearsals in latter weeks of February, and the piece will be presented to the public during the first week of March. (Because the space is reserved for the entire spring, these dates are also flexible). A script can be provided upon request, and the payment will be $1000. For more details or questions you can contact me at wildematt at msn.com or at (440) 935-2442. Cheers, Matthew From ACT1022 at webtv.net Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 From: ACT1022 at webtv.net (THERESA TUCKER) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Reminder/Addendum to East Cleveland Auditions Message-ID: <3221-3DF88310-1956@storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net> What: A Lesson Before Dying - the story of an innocent young man condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in l948. Needed: 2 white males over age 2l l African Ameri=E7an male l6-25 years of age, l African American male age 30 or older, l African American male age 35 or older l African American female 35 or older, l African American female 60 or older. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. When: Sunday, December l5, 3-5pm Monday, December l6, 7:30-l0pm Where: East Cleveland Theater l4l08 Euclid Avenue Contact: Theresa Tucker - 85l-872l From profbobo at neo.rr.com Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Three more days for the foreigner at the university of Akron Message-ID: <002601c2a1f2$6279c420$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at 8pm Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University of Akron Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy as "almost as much = fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen." Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for students) NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we are still offering a = buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring it. All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless Shelter ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at =
8pm
Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University =
of=20
Akron
Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy =
as "almost=20
as much fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen."
Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for =
students)
NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT
In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we =
are still=20
offering a buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring =
it.
All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless=20
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From President at GeaugaTheater.org Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
From: President at GeaugaTheater.org (President GLTG)
Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GLTG Event & Discount Coupon
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THE GLTG =
CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO
ORIGINAL SCRIPTS: A STAGED =
READING!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, AT =
7:00PM
AT =
THE
GEAUGA
THEATER
101 WATER STREET =
* (440) =
286-2255
LOCATED ON HISTORIC CHARDON =
SQUARE
THIS =
EVENT IS
FREE
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS SERVED
THIS
NIGHT OF READINGS ONLY:
COME AND HEAR SAMPLES OF
INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS
AND RECEIVE A COUPON GOOD =
FOR
$2.00 OFF OF OUR CURRENT
PRODUCTION
“A
CHRISTMAS CAROL”
PLAYING FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER =
22ND.
CRITERIA FOR OUR 2003 ORIGINAL SCRIPT CONTEST WILL BE AVAILABLE =
IN THE
LOBBY
THE GLTG POUDLY DISPLAYS ARTWORK FROM =
“A GARDENS WAY =
GALLERY”
IN OUR LOBBY. =
MANY WONDERFUL & ORIGINAL WORKS ARE AFFORDABLY =
PRICED
JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEASON OF =
GIVING!
Full Circle Productions will open an original musical = comedy=20 " FOLLOW THAT STAR" tonight at = the Pilgrim=20 United Church of Christ located on West 14th and Starkweather in = Cleveland. The=20 show revolves around the story of the Nativity as told by "star = scrubbers" or=20 apprentice Angels. The script was written by Cliff Aerie, with music by = Cliff=20 Aerie and Amy Liberatore, Directed by Rick Fortney and = Choreographed by=20 Lester Currie.
The Cast includes:
Tom=20
Castro &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
Pat Carroll
Heidi=20
Clark &n=
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sp; &nbs=
p; =20
Victoria DehMalo
Ann=20
Hudson &=
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bsp; &nb=
sp; Kristen=20
Jones
Angela=20
Lynard &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
Dave and Judy MacKeigan
Bob and Rob=20
Schneider &nbs=
p; Dennis=20
Runkle
The show opens tonight and runs through = January 5th.=20 Thursday through Saturday curtain is at 7:30pm and = Sunday=20 Matinees curtain is at 3:00pm.
Ticket prices are:
Adults: $15
Students and =
Seniors:=20
$10
Children (under 12): $5
Group (10 or more): $12
Tickets are available at the door.
Seating is =
limited so=20
reserve your tickets now!
For ticket information:
*Credit card orders =
call:=20
1-800-965-9324 OR go online to
For non-credit card orders =
call=20
216-861-7388
* (NOTE: there is a nominal service charge for =
credit card=20
orders)
I have two boxes of parts for a variety of Radial = Ellipsoidals (lamp base protrudes at angle-off top at rear of = instrument). Some barrels, some reflectors, some 6" step lens, = mostly rear body parts…no complete instruments. I will part with = them if some needy group expresses an interest. If this sounds like what = your organization has been looking for, reply to this email.
Thank you,
Martin M. =
Bluestein
Brecksville Theater on the=20
Square
AUDITION =
NOTICE
Wonderland
The Musical =
Misadventures of a=20
Girl Named Alice
Based on =
the novel=20
"Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Directed by =
Kimberly=20
Bush
AUDITIONS BY=20
APPOINTMENT
FOR STUDENTS IN =
GRADES=20
4-12
Tuesday, December 17;=20
6-9:00pm
Wednesday, December 18;=20
6-9:00pm
Callbacks - Saturday, =
December 21;=20
1:00pm
Please memorize a short piece of =
music that=20
showcases your talent.
An accompanist will be provided. =
NO A=20
CAPELLA!
Auditions will be held in =
Building 5 at the=20
Blossom Hill Complex
4450 Oakes Road in =
Brecksville.
Production=20
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2003
CALL NOW =
FOR AN=20
APPOINTMENT
440-526-3443
For more information, visit our=20
website
Only four more chances to catch Free, =
Live=20
Theater...In a Bar!
Charenton Theatre Company continues=20
its tradition of bringing free, live theatre to the people =
with The=20
Bar Tour production of James McLure's LONE STAR.
LONE STAR is the rowdy, hysterically=20
funny tale of brothers Roy and Ray, who spend their nights behind =
Angel's=20
bar in the tiny Texas town of Maynard. Just back from Viet Nam, =
Roy comes=20
to discover that things are never the same, except those big, bright =
Texas=20
stars, his slow-witted brother and his 1959 pink Thunderbird =
convertible. When=20
Cletis T. Fullernoy enters the picture, their night and their lives are =
turned=20
upside down.
Starring: Nick Koesters, Allan =
Branstein and=20
Thomas Cullinan
Directed by Mindy =
Childress
Produced by James Mango
Friday, December 13th & Saturday, =
December=20
14th
at 8:00pm and 11:00pm
LINCOLN PARK PUB
2609 W. 14th St.
216.621.2240
No cover charge. Donations encouraged. =
Visit www.charenton.org or call =
216.781.9987 for=20
more information.
Beck Center's
Production of
The Santaland Diaries
is
Sold Out!!!!
BUT.....
We have added ONE more performance on Thursday, December 19th. Seats are limited and will go fast. Call the Beck Center Box Office for your last chance seats at 216-521-2540.
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--part1_6a.2a9c6751.2b2cbab0_boundary-- From pennylane_70 at hotmail.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 From: pennylane_70 at hotmail.com (kimberly mahoney) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Additional Ivanov auditions! Message-ID:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kimberly Mahoney
The Mad Theater Co. will be holding additional auditions for:
IVANOV by Anton Chekhov (adaptation by David Hare)
Directed by: Kimberly Mahoney
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm
*Needed are two men between the ages of 40-60.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Please bring a current resume and headshot.
Production dates are: February 21 - March 9 2003
Rehearsals will begin Monday, January 6th.
Please contact Kimberly Mahoney for additional information!
Warm regards,
Kimberly Mahoney
Artistic Director
The Mad Theater Co.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From RNavisjr at aol.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 From: RNavisjr at aol.com (RNavisjr at aol.com) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]JOIN THIS MUSICAL THEATER LOVER'S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Message-ID: <91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215@aol.com> --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!) JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time...... FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn) Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music. THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm. Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD. You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!)
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time......FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn)
Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of
Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music.
THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm.
Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon
and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm
WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE,
DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S
AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD.
You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com
just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary-- From Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 From: Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com (sally lentz) Date: Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Summer SOULStice for Women-seeks creative/artistic women Message-ID: <001501c2a40f$6e74d390$9b6ba618@yourm5d4u9r2uv> Kent, Ohio, writer and comedian, Sally Lentz -Jest A Girl With BigWits- invites all creative/artistic (traditional and non-traditional arts, including but not limited to: visual arts, singing, music, film, jewelry, wearable art, comedy, dance, writing, poetry, cooking, yoga, etc.) women to Summer SOULStice for Women. We're looking for women interested in teaching, and/or exhibiting, and/or performing, as well as those interested in attending this creativity weekend. Summer SOULStice for Women, will be held at Alfred University, Alfred, New York (approximately a 3 to 3 and a half hour drive from Cleveland) June 19 - 22, 2003. There are a few workshop openings and exhibit spots still available for visual artists. Also, space is available for any woman to sell her artistic/creative works. For complete information, as well as all application forms, go to: www.BigWits.com then Summer SOULStice. Thank you, Sally Lentz www.BigWits.com Summer SOULStice - Creativity Weekend for Women Sorry, no Club Med or cabana boys. But, there's no cleaning or car pool either! From royberko at yahoo.com Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko) Date: Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko Preview: Ohio Dance Theatre/ Review: Rockettes Message-ID: <20021215172424.79714.qmail@web12007.mail.yahoo.com> CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS SPECTACULAR/OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association) --Times Newspapers-- Lorain County Times--WestlakerTimes--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times How can anyone give a "bah-humbug" to a production with dancing teddy bears, parading wooden soldiers, performing Snowmen, flying reindeer, elves doing rap, singing poinsettias, dancing toys, a singing Santa Claus, falling snow, camels, sheep, a donkey and a preteen ballerina? And, to top it all off, the entire presentation is built around the high-kicking precision of the Radio City Rockettes. You?d have to be a total Scrooge to even suggest that there would be anything but smiles on the faces of the children of all ages who are flocking to Playhouse Square to see the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The show which features such memorable segments as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," has added a wonderful visual song and dance sequence "Christmas in New York." These, along with "We Need a Little Christmas" (from the musical MAME), "Santa?s Gonna Rock And Roll" (a tribute to Cleveland?s Rock Hall of Fame), a wonderful new tap number, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," and "A Teddy Bear?s Dream (a ballet version of "The Nutcracker" featuring bigger than life teddy bears in tutus), lead to cheers of joy. It continues to be a professional, enthusiastically presented spectacular that is hard to resist. Realizing that not everyone can get to New York to see the show, in 1994 THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR broadened its schedule to encompass other markets. Since then over two million people a year have experienced the excitement. Besides coming to Cleveland, troupes are performing in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Branson (MO), Atlanta, and The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. That?s a lot of kicking and dancing! The cast includes 22 Rockettes, 14 singers and dancers, 4 little people, Santa and Mrs. Claus. More than 200 colorful costumes and 150 hats are used. Each outfit is designed specifically for the show. Nineteen teddy bears appear. Each bear is from a different part of the world and each costume weighs between 30 and 60 pounds. Two camels, 4 sheep and a 1 donkey appear in the nativity scene. It took over thirteen trailer trucks to deliver all the elements of the show to Cleveland. The 90-minute RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR continues at the State Theatre through December 31. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048, or visit on line at www.playhousesquare.com or stop at the Play House Square box office. Tickets are priced from $20 to $65. LORAIN COUNTY?S OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Denise Gula is a fascinating woman. She is not only a creative choreographer, but, fighting against the odds, she has become a very successful dance producer. Her Ohio Dance Theatre, which is housed in Oberlin, is taking a giant leap forward when it presents three performances of JOURNEY at the Cleveland Play House. The piece, an original work of musical theatre, chronicles the historical, emotional and spiritual evolution of African Americans from slave days to the present. The fact that this is a theatrical dance piece should be of no surprise to Gula?s many followers. From her years as a dancer and performer at Karamu House, to her North Ridgeville High School acting days, to her successful career as an actress, director and founder of the Lorain Community College dance program, and choreographing of many community theatre musicals, she has always combined her acting and dancing background in her work. JOURNEY has been a four-year labor of love. As Gula says, "Like so many projects in this arts climate, it was born of necessity. Financial constraints compelled me to develop a piece using the only dancer I had, a dancer who happened to be black." She goes on to state, "I thought of making a celebration for Black History Month. Brian Lankar?s photo book about black women I DREAM A WORLD was the source of visual inspiration." The original piece was 35-minutes long. Now, it is a full-length production. And, it is a production of substance. As one reviewer stated, "this ia a fast-paced show that is worthy of being done on a national basis." Knowing Gula, and her past history of confronting issues straight on, don?t be surprised if a national production doesn?t follow! JOURNEY will be presented at the Cleveland Play House on January 9 and 10 at 7:30 PM and January 11 at 2 and 7. It will also be show-cased at Lorain County Community College?s Stocker Center Theatre on January 15 at 7:20. Tickets for the Cleveland showings may be obtained by calling 216-795-7000. For the Stocker Center performance call 440-366-4040. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From lucmud at en.com Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 From: lucmud at en.com (Eric Coble) Date: Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Director Needed for State-Wide Project Message-ID: <200212160322.gBG3MKm25509@mail3.mx.voyager.net> > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The Wallpaper Project, a history and theater initiative based in Auglaize County (Ohio) seeks to hire a Director for its 2003 state-wide tour. The director will work with 20-40 communities in presenting staged readings of an original, oral history-based production entitled From Here: A Century of Stories from Ohio, created by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble. From Here is based on interviews with some 800 Ohioans. A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an entire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, and is already garnering national attention. The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003. The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compensation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided. Applicants should possess: experience in all aspects of production; a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects; flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet. Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to Rachel Barber The Wallpaper Project 401 West Auglaize Street Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 419/738-4924 -- or email queries to: wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an e= ntire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, = and is already garnering national attention.
The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003.<= BR>
The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compe= nsation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided= .
Applicants should possess:
experience in all aspects of production;
a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects;
flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet.
Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to
Rachel Barber
The Wallpaper Project
401 West Auglaize Street
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
419/738-4924
-- or email queries to:
wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part-- From profbobo at neo.rr.com Mon Dec 9 07:39:01 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Mon Dec 9 07:39:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Foreigner Discount for Neohiopal members Message-ID: <003a01c29f4a$d81ef920$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C29F20.EEE43BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY 8PM SANDEFUR THEATRE GUZZETTA HALL UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Print this email and present it to Tesla Productions lovely cashiers and = get TWO TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. Call 1-330-252-9989 for reservations ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C29F20.EEE43BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
THIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY
8PM
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AKRON
Print this email and present it to Tesla Productions =
lovely=20
cashiers and get TWO TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
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From royberko at yahoo.com Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko's reviews: Dobama's THE MAI/Cleveland Opera's JULIUS
CAESAR
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THE MIA AT DOBAMA/JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
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THE MAI AT DOBAMA IRISH THROUGH AND THROUGH
The Irish are known for their telling of tales which
are often long in the relating, center on
dysfunctional families, and wander into the maudlin.
Think O?Casey, Beckett and Synge and you have a feel
for Irish writing. Though Marina Carr, the author of
THE MAI, now having its Ohio Premiere at Dobama
Theatre, doesn?t consider herself to be in a direct
line from all the great Irish playwrights of the past,
her play does follow their traditions.
THE MAI is an examination of love and obsession. The
play concerns a four generation Irish family who find
themselves in constant angst, conflict, and fighting
for a sense of self, while being consumed by passion.
It takes the view that the greatest love is to be
found in another, and supports the myth of finding a
soul mate to whom one is completely and eternally
bound. In order for that to happen, a person must be
willing to let go of her own self. As in much of
Irish lore, it is an all or nothing effect, with
strong melodramatic underpinnings.
The main character, Mai is a woman consumed by her
love of a philandering musician. The love defines her
and it controls her. For five years she has survived
in his self imposed absence. To entice him back she
has built a beautiful home on the shores of Loch Owl.
Here, her Robert can compose his music, inspired by
her adoration and devotion. It will be a shrine to
their love. He returns, but her dreams that he will
never leave her again and will be eternally faithful
are soon dashed.
Mai's sixteen-year old daughter Millie recounts the
story, which parallels an Irish legend of tragic
lovers who once supposedly lived on the lake where the
play takes place. Carr pits myth against reality,
illusion against truth, and basic human need against
desire. As is the case in most Irish tales, the
ending is not one of happiness.
The play is long and has little in the way of
emotional texturing except for the actions of Mai?s
grandmother. The long speeches and lack of dynamic
action are broken by cello interludes which help
enhance the mood.
As Mai, Bernadette Clemens never quite convinces of
her obsessive love toward Robert. The shadings needed
to develop the character are on the surface rather
than deep in the soul. Andrew May gives his usual
competent performance as Robert. He has to dig to
find depth in the character as the part is not written
with the same quality as the author uses in developing
her women. Sherri Britton and Mary Jan Nottage give
fine portrayals as Mai?s aunts. As Millie, Tyler
Postma gives a surface level performance.
Dorothy Silver is perfect as Grandma Fraochlan. Her
drug induced scene with Tracey Field, who portrays
Mai?s sister Beck, is hysterically delightful.
Silver, along with the marvelous cello interludes by
the very talented Joshua Roman, are reason enough to
attend the production.
THE MAI continues at Dobama Theatre through December
22. For tickets call 216-932 6838. Their next
production is the razor sharp comedy THE TALE OF THE
ALLERGIST?S WIFE, coming to Cleveland directly from
Broadway. It is a three-time Tony Award-nominated
play that was cited as being, "The funniest play I
have ever seen in my life!" by Rosie O?Donnell.
HANDEL?S JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
George Frederick Handel's JULIUS CAESAR is a Baroque
opera that tells the story of Caesar's affair with
Cleopatra that resulted in her being made queen of
Egypt. It was first produced in 1724 in London and
is the most popular of Handel's 35 operas. The story,
which is based on actual events, is a tale of
political intrigue and a woman's use of her charms to
gain power.
Traditionally, the Baroque opera has a very strict
form that brings out character through the music and
not the words and treats the cast as actors, not
singers. As is the case of baroque operas, the
costumes are designed to fit the characters rather
than reflect accuracy and the scenery is conceived to
bring the center of the production to the audience.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful of all
Baroque operas JULIUS CAESAR belongs to the genre of
"opera sera," tragic or heroic operas of the 18th
century featuring a cast of mythological/noble/royal
characters.
David Bamberger?s directing followed the Baroque style
regarding stressing music, costumes and scenery. The
voices were generally fine, the orchestrations superb.
His staging, however, did not stress acting.
Character development was not the strength of the
production. The performers sang to the audience
rather than to each other, failing to create illusions
of interaction and the performers were often not
always believable.
As Cleopatra Sandra Moon was not only lovely, and has
a fine voice, but displayed fine acting strengths as
she teased and taunted. She portrayed well the
concept, "a beautiful woman can do anything with an
amorous smile and the blink of the eye."
Mark S. Doss sang the role of Julius Caesar
effectively, but his character development lacked
depth. This was not an all-powerful Caeser. Laura
Pudwell was also vocally strong, though she did not
fit the physical needs of the role.
Sextus, the son of Pompey and Cornelia, was performed
by Layna Chianakas, a female. This casting may be
part of the history of using "castratos," men who had
been castrated as boys, for specific roles. That not
withstanding, the audience questioned the use of a
female as the boy.
Matthew White demonstrated that he has a fine
counter-tenor voice; however, his Tolomeo, Cleopatra?s
brother and rival for the throne, lacked the meance
need to make the character the hub of the story.
The stylization of the dancing of fights, the
beautiful sound of the chorus, and Ming Cho Lee?s sets
provided additional positive aspects of the
production.
Cleveland Opera?s next production is Giacomo Puccini?s
comic opera DON PASQUALE on February 21, 22 and 23,
2003.
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From: Wakeup4664 at aol.com (Wakeup4664 at aol.com)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:14 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio -- "PlayActs" Auditions
Message-ID: AUDITION NOTICE
WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio is . . .
Seeking actors for its "'Prelude to Performance' and 'PlayActs,' Staged Readings Showcase."
All roles available for teens, women & men, ages 16 - 65+.
Especially need:
. African-American Female actors who can play ages 40-65+ with some ability
to sing.
. Male and female actors who can play age range from late teens - to -
young, & middle age adults.
Auditions, Thursday, Dec. 19th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM & Friday, Dec. 20th,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, by appointment.
Come prepared to read from scripts. Contemporary monologues encouraged.
Bring head shot & resume.
Performances scheduled Sat. Jan. 25th & Sun. Jan. 26th .
Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 6th.
Must call (216) 561-8608 for audition appointment.
Or, send pictures & resumes by Thursday, December 19th, to 19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH. 44122. ATTN: Sue Johnson, Director
What follows is a "Satiric Review". Anyone offended by this review deserves it. Also, this is not a Roy Berko review, so the good folks at Cleveland Playhouse need not worry about "wire coat hangers." This review has been rated "Commercial Garbage" by Cleveland Public Theatre, and "Mrrrrggg" by a Llama in a mini-skirt.
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"University of Akron Casts First Black Actor In Lead Role"
By the soon to be expelled JT Buck
The Unviersity of Akron Theatre Guild, a student organization consisting of all three remeaining UA Theatre majors, has joined forces with Tesla Productions to mount a fresh, charming production of Larry Shue's community theatre budget-booster "The Foreigner". The production runs one more weekend in Sandefur Theatre at Guzetta Hall on the UA campus, closing December 15.
Give director Jeff Holland and his cast credit for not screwing this one up too badly. Ah yes, Jeff Holland, creator of the "Mike and Ike Satiric Reviews" and, god forbid, The Rolling Doughnuts comedy troupe. Anyone familiar with Holland's work knows that he never uses black actors in his work. He just doesn't. Is he a racist? A White Supremacist?
Rest all fears. In Mr. Holland's latest Opus, he has forgone all Monica Breedlove references, and has included not one, but TWO actors of color in the stage ensemble. Jasper Howard (not white) does a dazzlingly focused turn as Charlie, the eponymous protagonist stranded thousands of miles from his British home in a small suburb of Atlanta, GA. Charlie's friend, Froggy (Vince Stillitano, white and ultra-hot in fatigues) convinces the residents of a boarding house that Charlie is incapable of speaking English, in an attempt to protect the conversation-shy Charlie from too much interpersonal contact. The plot, predictably, has an opposite outcome as Charlie is gradually fleshed from his (not white) shell by the oddball cracker residents and thier wacky, wacky ways.
The rest of the cast may lack skin pigment, but thier performances are far from colorless. Elizabeth Madden is utterly convincing as a land-locked southern debutante, Chris Boros made me squidgy as a duplicitous minister, and Mike Murphy's considerable flame scorched the rafters as Charlie's mentally retarded gay lover, Ellard. In addition to the first ever casting of a man of color as Charlie, all the proceeds benefit Haven of Rest homeless shelter. Tesla productions, commited to serving populations in need, apparently contracted Akron Society of the Blind in the creation of the set.
The ensemble features another actor of color, whose identity shall remain nameless. He did offer to build me some bookshelves. I am not that easily bought.
Most productions at the University of Akron involve lesbians in leather, simuated sex (occationaly with fat men and furniture), talking watermelons on pitchforks, gay Jesuses and/or clogging. This production offers good old fashioned acting, a plot, and lots of laughs. For a clever holiday alternative, come get to know "The Foreigner".
JT Buck is an actor, director, musician, Immediate Past President of UATG and is not, in any way, connected to the production mentioned above. Please come see his shows.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From dgriesmer at cptonline.org Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 From: dgriesmer at cptonline.org (Denis Griesmer - CPT) Date: Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Complimentary Tickets Available for Blue Sky Transmission at La MaMa ETC in New York City Message-ID:
James Damico=20
Special to The Plain Dealer
It's no mystery why the stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' prose poem, "A= Child's Christmas in Wales," has become a holiday staple. Its rare blend of= spellbinding language with a tender evocation of more innocent times can ri= ng box-office cash registers across the country as merrily as Santa's sleigh= bells.
Actors' Summit is offering its third mounting, on the way - if those bells c= lang joyously enough - to making the family-friendly piece a permanent year-= end anchor to its schedule.=20
The play has the adult Thomas narrating through boyhood eyes his memories of= Christmases during the 1930s in his Welsh hometown. They are remembrances s= o mingled that he can't recall "whether it snowed for six days and nights wh= en I was twelve or . . . twelve days and nights when I was six."
The poet's lush, enveloping words are what truly distinguish his homespun re= collections. Thomas remembers the hearty Christmas dinners and the day a fla= ming turkey brought the fire brigade, a spectacle "better than all the cats=20= in Wales standing in a row." The uncles "breathing like dolphins," the aunt=20= who "laced her tea with rum, because it was only once a year" and the whole=20= "wool-white, bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-s= inging sea."=20
Adapters Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell have added much domestic detail,=20= resulting in a script with only one-third Thomas' own words. But, despite a=20= tendency to turn what is lyric into family chronicle, the outcome is faithfu= l to the original.=20 While director Neil Thackaberry maintains that spirit, he's less consistent=20= in drawing sharply etched characterizations from his cast. Peter Voinovich c= onveys the narrator's enthusiasm and innate goodness. But a penchant for lab= orious overenunciation hampers what should be fluid expression.=20 Adding to the problem is a misguided stab at a Welsh accent, which many more= in the company also vainly attempt.=20
Veteran Wayne Turney does a smooth turn - without an accent - as Thomas' fat= her, as does the overqualified Paula Duesing in the small mother's role. Mar= yJo Alexander is a properly prim family temptress, Frank Jackman a trumpet-v= oiced uncle, Mindi Bonde a sympathetic mouse of an aunt, James Brown an exci= table postman, Eryn Murman a believable brat, and Jason Brown and Thomas Cum= mings appealingly boyish lads.=20
The production's true holiday gift, though, is the priceless gift of a poet'= s language.=20
Damico is a free-lance writer in Cleveland.=20
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Carolyn Jack, =20 Plain Dealer Arts Reporter
CORRECTION: Because of incomplete information supplied to The Plain Dealer,=20= the name of the young actor playing the role of Tiny Tim in the opening-nigh= t performance of Great Lakes Theater Festival's "A Christmas Carol" was inco= rrect in a review. The actor was Aric Generette Floyd. END.
Visit a favorite relative or old friend you haven't seen for years and what=20= do you feel? Delight, surely, a warm rush of fond familiarity, an eagerness=20= to catch up and re-establish closeness - followed not long afterwards by a s= ilent, internal chorus of "oh, yeahs" as you recognize all over again your l= oved one's quirks, flaws and rather irritating habits.
Great Lakes Theater Festival's version of "A Christmas Carol" is an old frie= nd to many Northeast Ohioans. It has been with us now for 14 years, taking u= s back every holiday season to the 19th-century world of Ebenezer Scrooge, B= ob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, where love and Christmas miracles can transform su= ffering into joy.
Even those who have never seen the production before can count on feeling at= home with its well-known story, nostalgic decor and traditional carols. But= charming and even touching as much of the show is, new and repeat viewers a= like will have moments where something jolts them a little.
It's as if they were realizing for the thousandth time that Aunt Myrna whine= s like a mosquito and that Grandpa George is going to groan out the history=20= of his lumbago again.
Great Lakes' "Carol," adapted and originally directed by Gerald Freedman, un= folds as a story within a story: the Victorian-era Cleaveland family is cele= brating Christmas Eve at home by reading Dickens' tale aloud. In the mind of= the littlest Cleaveland, William, the colorful characters in the pages of h= is mother's book assume the faces and personalities of his siblings, parents= and household servants.
It's a clever way to ease children into "A Christmas Carol," except for one=20= thing: Dickens' 160-year-old prose proves to be too complex and old-fashione= d to be understood easily as narration, especially by children. A lot of whi= spered explanations become necessary if your companions are, say, 10 or unde= r.
A scene or two also turns out to be the moral equivalent of that lumbago mon= ologue, particularly the one where the spirit of Christmas Present takes Scr= ooge on a flyover of poor British miners and fishermen celebrating Christmas= . It looks beautiful, with candle-bearing characters on a darkened stage lig= hted like deep night with a galaxy of tiny golden stars, but it slows down t= he play's momentum to the point of stalling out.
Perhaps, though, the production's single biggest flaw is one of casting. Dud= ley Swetland, who is in his sixth season of playing this Scrooge, amusingly=20= conveys the infectious giddiness of Scrooge's reformed personality on Christ= mas morning. It's everything up to that point that doesn't convince.
A man of hale appearance and rich voice, Swetland looks and sounds the antit= hesis of that pinched and spiritually shriveled Scrooge we first must recogn= ize for the dried-up miser that he is before his complete reformation can wo= rk dramatically. Swetland's early Scrooge comes through as simply irascible=20= and rather pleased with his irascibility, to judge by his frequent barking l= augh.
And when the Christmas ghosts arrive, Scrooge and the production create no r= eal sense of fear or suspense. Scrooge isn't frail and overwhelmed enough; t= he towering spirit of Christmas Yet to Come doesn't surprise us with a scary= entrance. It is just sort of there. Without terror and the relief that shou= ld come along with the happy ending, the show feels a bit flat.
But these problems and other more minor ones, such as the cast's peculiar mi= x of fake English and regional American accents, can't spoil the production'= s good qualities any more than your sister's train-horn sneeze can really sp= oil a gorgeous Christmas dinner of roast turkey and mince pie.
With a wonderfully cute and lively little boy named Roderick P. Dayton as Wi= lliam/Tiny Tim; John Ezell and Gene Emerson Friedman's lushly evocative set=20= pieces of glowing windows and creepy, Art Nouveau stone gargoyles; and a cas= t of fine singers, Great Lakes' "Carol" resumes its rightful place in the he= art, right next to Grandpa George. --part1_9.41f86c4.2b26ad34_boundary-- From JSM7250 at aol.com Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 From: JSM7250 at aol.com (JSM7250 at aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Boulevard Auditions Italian American Reconciliation Message-ID: <76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb@aol.com> --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck. Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing." Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman. Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30. Callbacks: TBD Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.** Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional. Rehearsals January and February. Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8. Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351. **Directions to auditions: >From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park. >From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions. >From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken. --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck.
Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing."
Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman.
Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30.
Callbacks: TBD
Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.**
Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional.
Rehearsals January and February.
Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8.
Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351.
**Directions to auditions:
>From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park.
>From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions.
>From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken.
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From: PGrodzik at beckcenter.org (Pam Grodzik)
Date: Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review:Beck's Annie is Just the Ticket
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Arts and Events =
News
No question about it: 'Annie' =
production passes the litmus test for a successful show
12/10/02
James Damico
Special to The Plain Dealer
A couple of major question marks for =
any production of "Annie" are how resoundingly the title =
performer will belt out all those reprises of "Tomorrow" and =
how professionally the pooch playing Sandy will behave.
Happily, Beck Center's Heather Farr = displays a pair of brass lungs, and Juno, a Golden Lab making her stage = debut, is clearly a born trouper.
Beck has revived last year's hit = presentation of "Annie" with the aim of making it an annual = holiday event. And it just might work. The show is undemanding and = simple enough (even simpler than the comic strip that inspired it), with = minimal story, tuneful songs and - apart from Depression-era references = only senior citizens and historians will appreciate (New Deal? = Hoovervilles? Bernard Baruch?) - a mix that is kid-friendly.
A sizable Saturday night contingent of =
youngsters seemed happily engrossed throughout the lengthy evening. =
The musical's plot is as bare-boned as =
a post-Thanksgiving turkey. In 1930s Manhattan, gazillionaire Daddy =
Warbucks rescues Annie by chance from Miss Hannigan's Dickensian =
orphanage and employs the FBI and - leapin' lizards! - President =
Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a futile search for the child's parents. =
After foiling some more Hannigan shenanigans, Warbucks adopts Annie, =
assuring her and her orphanage pals all the comforts of a Fifth Avenue =
mansion and a happy ending.
Though occasionally seeming to operate = on autopilot, director Kevin Joseph Kelly and choreographer Monica = Olejko have cooked up a pair of show-stopping numbers.
Tiny but terrific McKenna Klodnick = leads a quintet of hoofing orphans in the rousing "Fully = Dressed." "Easy Street," a low-down hymn to the bad life = that is shamelessly encored, features the slinky Betsy Kahl, the slimy = Curtis Young (fast becoming the area's Villain You Love to Hate) and = Molly McGinnis as hag Hannigan.
McGinnis has fun kidding the role and = reveals a surprisingly solid singing voice, but, please, this lady is = way too gorgeous to be playing frumps.
Farr makes a most sympathetic and able = Annie, though perhaps nearing retirement age for the part. Dana Hart is = a nigh-perfect Warbucks - cue ball-headed, ramrod-rumped and melting to = Annie only enough to prove he's human and no sentimental slob. =
In the large cast, Tiffany Gates shines = as Warbucks' secretary; John Lynch is an awfully skinny FDR; Terrence = Kelly butles amusingly; and any number of the hard-working moppets are = impressive.
Don McBride's sets and Jeffrey Smart's = costumes are cartoony and colorful, and Heidi Herczeg's nine-piece = orchestra makes a big, bright sound.
For those seeking a holiday outing for = the entire family that's wholesomely festive without a lot of preaching = about it, this "Annie" might be just the ticket.
Damico is a free-lance writer in = Cleveland.
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Featuring Brian Kaufman
When: Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.
What: Family magic show at the Cleveland Improv
Who: Brian Kaufman - Comedian Magician
Cost: $5.00 per person, children under 2 free.
* For more information please call: (216) 536-2473 - or respond to thi=
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The Cleveland IMPROVisation, the comedy club where nationally renowned comed=
ians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Robert Schimmel have performed,=
is proud to present a new type of show=E2=80=A6for the family audience!&nbs=
p; For only one day the Cleveland Improv will remove the "21 And Over" sign=20=
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ds and adults will love! At only 18 years of age, Brian has performed=20=
for numerous organizations including Anheuser-Busch, Sea World, The Rouse Co=
mpany, Simon Malls, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, over 12 chain restaurants, a=
nd of course, the Improv. He introduced his brand new show, a mixture=20=
of stand-up comedy and magic last February, and when home from school at DeP=
aul University in Chicago, Brian prefects his act in comedy clubs and entert=
ainment venues nationwide. On Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.=
m., the IMPROVisation will feature Brian's 45-minute comedy magic show t=
o help parents who are looking for something to do with their kids as a fami=
ly before winter break is over. So bring them to the IMPROVisation for=
an afternoon of comedy, magic, and pure entertainment.
Reservations are recommended: 216-696-impr(ov)
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--part1_17e.133fdf52.2b27b1cf_boundary-- From smbintheboro at yahoo.com Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 From: smbintheboro at yahoo.com (STEVE BRAUN) Date: Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Stow Players Present "Charlotte's Web" Message-ID: <20021211022251.66761.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> This is the closing weekend of "Charlotte's Web," a one-act play, directed by Judy Stebbins, at Stow Players, December 13, 14, 15; Friday eve. 7:30; Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30; Sunday at 2:30. All tickets are $5.00. For reservations call 330-655-6051. (Note: Sunday's performance is nearly sold out.) This story of friendship, caring, and sacrifice amuses and touches the young - and the older! Cast: Casey Braun (Wilbur) Brenna McNamara (Charlotte) Meaghan Austin (Narrator) Charlie Johnson (Homer Zuckerman) Corey Wolfe (Templeton) Dave Hinebaugh (John Arable) Heather Camburn (Fern Arable) Cassie King (Goose) Alexander Stebbins (Gander) Andrew Garner (Uncle) Kevin Klemm (Avery Arable) Chelsea Joyce (Sheep) Kate Alboreo (Reporter) Sam Jones (President of the Fair) Stephen Goold (Lurvy) Produced by Gene Stebbins Stow Players is located at the Heritage Barn in Silver Springs Park at 5328 Young Road. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors Wanted For Paid Murder Mystery Events Message-ID: <16c.185a6c35.2b288aed@aol.com> --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary-- From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Female/Celebrity Impersonators Wanted Message-ID: <103.214a7274.2b288cab@aol.com> --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary-- From ray at worldeonline.com Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 From: ray at worldeonline.com (Ray Szuch) Date: Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Last reminder - Short film audition at NCCC / Sat. Dec 14th - 4 to 9 PM Message-ID:
Our =
last short
film we auditioned for won top honors for Short Film in Action at NY
Independent Film Festival and premiered in Los =
Vegas.
……………=
;…………………………&#=
8230;……………….
This =
audition:
Sat. Dec. 14th 4 to 9 =
PM at
North Coast Central Casting
4913 Storer Ave., Cleve., OH =
44102
(between Denison & Clark Ave. at W 50th =
St.)
216-651-5441
Females – 8 to =
50’s
Males – 20 to =
70
Family with two children open =
age
Production Company: =
Red =
Key Productions
Director:=
=
Louie Cowan
Producers: =
Bo =
Buckley /
Keith Carter
Working title: =
Turkey =
Day (short film)
Shooting days: =
Jan =
25-26, Feb
1-2, 8
Casting =
for:
Joseph: =
male,
50-70, homeless man
Jim: =
male, early
20's, befriends Joseph
Mr. =
Able: male,
30-45 arrogant store owner
Bryce: =
male,
25-40, homeless, African American
Kate: =
female,
40's, beautiful mother
Tammy: =
female,
8-14, awkward teenager
Samantha=
:
female, 20-30, runs homeless shelter
Brenda: =
female,
20-30, hardware store clerk
Miguel: =
male,
30's, Hispanic, hardware store security
Hotdog =
Vender:
male, 20-40, impatient, curbside vendor
Cathy: =
female,
17-25, store cashier
Drill =
Customer:
male, 30's, polite patron
Non-speaking =
roles
Brian - =
Kate’s husband,
a busy doctor
A society =
couple -
Kate’s friends
A family with 2 =
kids –
shopping
An elderly lady =
–
shopping
An aimless man =
–
shopping
A Young mother =
and baby
– walking by
Man with a =
large arm
Ferocious =
barking dog
2 women in the =
parking
lot. – Trade the turkey
2 guys – =
welcome to
shelter
2 Kitchen =
volunteers –
shelter
Plus various =
extra roles
will be cast.
Please come =
and
join us as we try to establish an ongoing dialogue, and action plan for =
shaping
our community.
WHAT: CTC =
FORUM
WHEN: Monday, December 16,
WHERE:
HOW MUCH: Free to all members of the Theater =
Community
TOPICS: =
*Theater
Advocacy: Cleveland 2003
Communicating our Message
*Community
Partnership for Arts and Culture representative on the state of the arts =
in
*
RSVP with =
questions
or thoughts to either Margaret or =
myself.
Thanks,
Fred Gloor and =
Co-Chairs
The Cleveland Theater =
Collective
gloor at ctcollective.org lynch at ctcollective.org =
Ladies and =
Gentlemen,
whether you like it or=20
not...
HEDWIG
and the Angry=20
Inch
at Cleveland Public=20
Theatre
Music and=20
Lyrics by Stephen Trask
=20
Also,
Don't=20
forget to join us for a special New Year=92s Eve celebration to =
mark the=20
last day of the year on Tuesday, December 31, 2002. Tickets to this =
event are=20
$75.00 each and include admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch =
and dinner=20
at the theatre as well as a blow out party filled with surprises =
immediately=20
following the show featuring SAFMOD, PurePlex and The Robert Ocasio =
Band.=20
Admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch without dinner and the =
party is=20
$30.00. Admission to the after party without the performance or dinner =
is=20
$15.00. For tickets and more information please call 216.631.2727 ext. =
209.=20
Jeff Syroney
Director of Marketing and =
Public=20
Relations
Cleveland Public Theatre
216.631.2727 ext.=20
203
jsyroney at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org =
The Fine=20
Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Avenue, announces auditions for the young =
adult=20
production of “The Miracle Worker.”
at the Civic
3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts
216-321-2930
Audition Notice
for the Cleveland Premiere of John Strand's
TOM WALKER
Directed by Licia Colombi
Saturday, December 14
3 - 5pm
Equity and Non-Equity will be seen
Needed are
2 men ages 20 - 45
1 African American Male 20-45
1 woman age 25-40
1 African American Teen age 15- 25
also needed is a fiddler player male or female
please come prepared with a two minute monologue from a contemporary show
Bring a current head shot and resume
EQUITY will be seen first
216-321-2930 --part1_1a1.d338e0c.2b2922c1_boundary-- From mbilling at oberlin.edu Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 From: mbilling at oberlin.edu (matthew billings) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Male Actor 25-35 Wanted Message-ID: <560286.1039654964@s20.public.oberlin.edu> Kneel and Fish Productions seeks male actors for a an experimental film/theater piece to be produced in Cleveland next Spring. Written by Neil Chamberlain, the piece is a long term project we hope to bring back to Manhattan in some capacity by the end of 2003. While the piece most literally explores the relationship between a male prostitute and his client, we plan to use their transactions as a metaphor and extreme meant to illustrate the power dynamics found in all sexual relationships. Furthermore, as the script evolves through revisions, more and more its themes center around performance, memory, and the fickleness of human interactions in the urban landscape. The piece is 60 minutes in length and will be presented on a large circular stage in Oberlin. The project utilizes a good deal of live-feed digital video, to be shot live while projected above the set onto a circular, moving screen. The set itself will also rotate. The actor should be available for rehearsals in latter weeks of February, and the piece will be presented to the public during the first week of March. (Because the space is reserved for the entire spring, these dates are also flexible). A script can be provided upon request, and the payment will be $1000. For more details or questions you can contact me at wildematt at msn.com or at (440) 935-2442. Cheers, Matthew From ACT1022 at webtv.net Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 From: ACT1022 at webtv.net (THERESA TUCKER) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Reminder/Addendum to East Cleveland Auditions Message-ID: <3221-3DF88310-1956@storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net> What: A Lesson Before Dying - the story of an innocent young man condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in l948. Needed: 2 white males over age 2l l African Ameri=E7an male l6-25 years of age, l African American male age 30 or older, l African American male age 35 or older l African American female 35 or older, l African American female 60 or older. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. When: Sunday, December l5, 3-5pm Monday, December l6, 7:30-l0pm Where: East Cleveland Theater l4l08 Euclid Avenue Contact: Theresa Tucker - 85l-872l From profbobo at neo.rr.com Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Three more days for the foreigner at the university of Akron Message-ID: <002601c2a1f2$6279c420$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at 8pm Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University of Akron Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy as "almost as much = fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen." Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for students) NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we are still offering a = buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring it. All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless Shelter ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at =
8pm
Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University =
of=20
Akron
Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy =
as "almost=20
as much fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen."
Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for =
students)
NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT
In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we =
are still=20
offering a buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring =
it.
All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless=20
Shelter
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From President at GeaugaTheater.org Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
From: President at GeaugaTheater.org (President GLTG)
Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GLTG Event & Discount Coupon
Message-ID: THE GLTG =
CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO
ORIGINAL SCRIPTS: A STAGED =
READING!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, AT =
7:00PM
AT =
THE
GEAUGA
THEATER
101 WATER STREET =
* (440) =
286-2255
LOCATED ON HISTORIC CHARDON =
SQUARE
THIS =
EVENT IS
FREE
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS SERVED
THIS
NIGHT OF READINGS ONLY:
COME AND HEAR SAMPLES OF
INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS
AND RECEIVE A COUPON GOOD =
FOR
$2.00 OFF OF OUR CURRENT
PRODUCTION
“A
CHRISTMAS CAROL”
PLAYING FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER =
22ND.
CRITERIA FOR OUR 2003 ORIGINAL SCRIPT CONTEST WILL BE AVAILABLE =
IN THE
LOBBY
THE GLTG POUDLY DISPLAYS ARTWORK FROM =
“A GARDENS WAY =
GALLERY”
IN OUR LOBBY. =
MANY WONDERFUL & ORIGINAL WORKS ARE AFFORDABLY =
PRICED
JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEASON OF =
GIVING!
Full Circle Productions will open an original musical = comedy=20 " FOLLOW THAT STAR" tonight at = the Pilgrim=20 United Church of Christ located on West 14th and Starkweather in = Cleveland. The=20 show revolves around the story of the Nativity as told by "star = scrubbers" or=20 apprentice Angels. The script was written by Cliff Aerie, with music by = Cliff=20 Aerie and Amy Liberatore, Directed by Rick Fortney and = Choreographed by=20 Lester Currie.
The Cast includes:
Tom=20
Castro &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
Pat Carroll
Heidi=20
Clark &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
Victoria DehMalo
Ann=20
Hudson &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; Kristen=20
Jones
Angela=20
Lynard &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
Dave and Judy MacKeigan
Bob and Rob=20
Schneider &nbs=
p; Dennis=20
Runkle
The show opens tonight and runs through = January 5th.=20 Thursday through Saturday curtain is at 7:30pm and = Sunday=20 Matinees curtain is at 3:00pm.
Ticket prices are:
Adults: $15
Students and =
Seniors:=20
$10
Children (under 12): $5
Group (10 or more): $12
Tickets are available at the door.
Seating is =
limited so=20
reserve your tickets now!
For ticket information:
*Credit card orders =
call:=20
1-800-965-9324 OR go online to
For non-credit card orders =
call=20
216-861-7388
* (NOTE: there is a nominal service charge for =
credit card=20
orders)
I have two boxes of parts for a variety of Radial = Ellipsoidals (lamp base protrudes at angle-off top at rear of = instrument). Some barrels, some reflectors, some 6" step lens, = mostly rear body parts…no complete instruments. I will part with = them if some needy group expresses an interest. If this sounds like what = your organization has been looking for, reply to this email.
Thank you,
Martin M. =
Bluestein
Brecksville Theater on the=20
Square
AUDITION =
NOTICE
Wonderland
The Musical =
Misadventures of a=20
Girl Named Alice
Based on =
the novel=20
"Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Directed by =
Kimberly=20
Bush
AUDITIONS BY=20
APPOINTMENT
FOR STUDENTS IN =
GRADES=20
4-12
Tuesday, December 17;=20
6-9:00pm
Wednesday, December 18;=20
6-9:00pm
Callbacks - Saturday, =
December 21;=20
1:00pm
Please memorize a short piece of =
music that=20
showcases your talent.
An accompanist will be provided. =
NO A=20
CAPELLA!
Auditions will be held in =
Building 5 at the=20
Blossom Hill Complex
4450 Oakes Road in =
Brecksville.
Production=20
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2003
CALL NOW =
FOR AN=20
APPOINTMENT
440-526-3443
For more information, visit our=20
website
Only four more chances to catch Free, =
Live=20
Theater...In a Bar!
Charenton Theatre Company continues=20
its tradition of bringing free, live theatre to the people =
with The=20
Bar Tour production of James McLure's LONE STAR.
LONE STAR is the rowdy, hysterically=20
funny tale of brothers Roy and Ray, who spend their nights behind =
Angel's=20
bar in the tiny Texas town of Maynard. Just back from Viet Nam, =
Roy comes=20
to discover that things are never the same, except those big, bright =
Texas=20
stars, his slow-witted brother and his 1959 pink Thunderbird =
convertible. When=20
Cletis T. Fullernoy enters the picture, their night and their lives are =
turned=20
upside down.
Starring: Nick Koesters, Allan =
Branstein and=20
Thomas Cullinan
Directed by Mindy =
Childress
Produced by James Mango
Friday, December 13th & Saturday, =
December=20
14th
at 8:00pm and 11:00pm
LINCOLN PARK PUB
2609 W. 14th St.
216.621.2240
No cover charge. Donations encouraged. =
Visit www.charenton.org or call =
216.781.9987 for=20
more information.
Beck Center's
Production of
The Santaland Diaries
is
Sold Out!!!!
BUT.....
We have added ONE more performance on Thursday, December 19th. Seats are limited and will go fast. Call the Beck Center Box Office for your last chance seats at 216-521-2540.
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--part1_6a.2a9c6751.2b2cbab0_boundary-- From pennylane_70 at hotmail.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 From: pennylane_70 at hotmail.com (kimberly mahoney) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Additional Ivanov auditions! Message-ID:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kimberly Mahoney
The Mad Theater Co. will be holding additional auditions for:
IVANOV by Anton Chekhov (adaptation by David Hare)
Directed by: Kimberly Mahoney
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm
*Needed are two men between the ages of 40-60.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Please bring a current resume and headshot.
Production dates are: February 21 - March 9 2003
Rehearsals will begin Monday, January 6th.
Please contact Kimberly Mahoney for additional information!
Warm regards,
Kimberly Mahoney
Artistic Director
The Mad Theater Co.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From RNavisjr at aol.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 From: RNavisjr at aol.com (RNavisjr at aol.com) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]JOIN THIS MUSICAL THEATER LOVER'S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Message-ID: <91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215@aol.com> --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!) JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time...... FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn) Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music. THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm. Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD. You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!)
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time......FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn)
Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of
Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music.
THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm.
Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon
and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm
WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE,
DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S
AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD.
You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com
just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary-- From Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 From: Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com (sally lentz) Date: Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Summer SOULStice for Women-seeks creative/artistic women Message-ID: <001501c2a40f$6e74d390$9b6ba618@yourm5d4u9r2uv> Kent, Ohio, writer and comedian, Sally Lentz -Jest A Girl With BigWits- invites all creative/artistic (traditional and non-traditional arts, including but not limited to: visual arts, singing, music, film, jewelry, wearable art, comedy, dance, writing, poetry, cooking, yoga, etc.) women to Summer SOULStice for Women. We're looking for women interested in teaching, and/or exhibiting, and/or performing, as well as those interested in attending this creativity weekend. Summer SOULStice for Women, will be held at Alfred University, Alfred, New York (approximately a 3 to 3 and a half hour drive from Cleveland) June 19 - 22, 2003. There are a few workshop openings and exhibit spots still available for visual artists. Also, space is available for any woman to sell her artistic/creative works. For complete information, as well as all application forms, go to: www.BigWits.com then Summer SOULStice. Thank you, Sally Lentz www.BigWits.com Summer SOULStice - Creativity Weekend for Women Sorry, no Club Med or cabana boys. But, there's no cleaning or car pool either! From royberko at yahoo.com Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko) Date: Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko Preview: Ohio Dance Theatre/ Review: Rockettes Message-ID: <20021215172424.79714.qmail@web12007.mail.yahoo.com> CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS SPECTACULAR/OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association) --Times Newspapers-- Lorain County Times--WestlakerTimes--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times How can anyone give a "bah-humbug" to a production with dancing teddy bears, parading wooden soldiers, performing Snowmen, flying reindeer, elves doing rap, singing poinsettias, dancing toys, a singing Santa Claus, falling snow, camels, sheep, a donkey and a preteen ballerina? And, to top it all off, the entire presentation is built around the high-kicking precision of the Radio City Rockettes. You?d have to be a total Scrooge to even suggest that there would be anything but smiles on the faces of the children of all ages who are flocking to Playhouse Square to see the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The show which features such memorable segments as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," has added a wonderful visual song and dance sequence "Christmas in New York." These, along with "We Need a Little Christmas" (from the musical MAME), "Santa?s Gonna Rock And Roll" (a tribute to Cleveland?s Rock Hall of Fame), a wonderful new tap number, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," and "A Teddy Bear?s Dream (a ballet version of "The Nutcracker" featuring bigger than life teddy bears in tutus), lead to cheers of joy. It continues to be a professional, enthusiastically presented spectacular that is hard to resist. Realizing that not everyone can get to New York to see the show, in 1994 THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR broadened its schedule to encompass other markets. Since then over two million people a year have experienced the excitement. Besides coming to Cleveland, troupes are performing in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Branson (MO), Atlanta, and The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. That?s a lot of kicking and dancing! The cast includes 22 Rockettes, 14 singers and dancers, 4 little people, Santa and Mrs. Claus. More than 200 colorful costumes and 150 hats are used. Each outfit is designed specifically for the show. Nineteen teddy bears appear. Each bear is from a different part of the world and each costume weighs between 30 and 60 pounds. Two camels, 4 sheep and a 1 donkey appear in the nativity scene. It took over thirteen trailer trucks to deliver all the elements of the show to Cleveland. The 90-minute RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR continues at the State Theatre through December 31. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048, or visit on line at www.playhousesquare.com or stop at the Play House Square box office. Tickets are priced from $20 to $65. LORAIN COUNTY?S OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Denise Gula is a fascinating woman. She is not only a creative choreographer, but, fighting against the odds, she has become a very successful dance producer. Her Ohio Dance Theatre, which is housed in Oberlin, is taking a giant leap forward when it presents three performances of JOURNEY at the Cleveland Play House. The piece, an original work of musical theatre, chronicles the historical, emotional and spiritual evolution of African Americans from slave days to the present. The fact that this is a theatrical dance piece should be of no surprise to Gula?s many followers. From her years as a dancer and performer at Karamu House, to her North Ridgeville High School acting days, to her successful career as an actress, director and founder of the Lorain Community College dance program, and choreographing of many community theatre musicals, she has always combined her acting and dancing background in her work. JOURNEY has been a four-year labor of love. As Gula says, "Like so many projects in this arts climate, it was born of necessity. Financial constraints compelled me to develop a piece using the only dancer I had, a dancer who happened to be black." She goes on to state, "I thought of making a celebration for Black History Month. Brian Lankar?s photo book about black women I DREAM A WORLD was the source of visual inspiration." The original piece was 35-minutes long. Now, it is a full-length production. And, it is a production of substance. As one reviewer stated, "this ia a fast-paced show that is worthy of being done on a national basis." Knowing Gula, and her past history of confronting issues straight on, don?t be surprised if a national production doesn?t follow! JOURNEY will be presented at the Cleveland Play House on January 9 and 10 at 7:30 PM and January 11 at 2 and 7. It will also be show-cased at Lorain County Community College?s Stocker Center Theatre on January 15 at 7:20. Tickets for the Cleveland showings may be obtained by calling 216-795-7000. For the Stocker Center performance call 440-366-4040. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From lucmud at en.com Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 From: lucmud at en.com (Eric Coble) Date: Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Director Needed for State-Wide Project Message-ID: <200212160322.gBG3MKm25509@mail3.mx.voyager.net> > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. 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The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compensation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided. Applicants should possess: experience in all aspects of production; a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects; flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet. Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to Rachel Barber The Wallpaper Project 401 West Auglaize Street Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 419/738-4924 -- or email queries to: wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
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From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko's reviews: Dobama's THE MAI/Cleveland Opera's JULIUS
CAESAR
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THE MIA AT DOBAMA/JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
--The Times Newspapers--
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News
Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
THE MAI AT DOBAMA IRISH THROUGH AND THROUGH
The Irish are known for their telling of tales which
are often long in the relating, center on
dysfunctional families, and wander into the maudlin.
Think O?Casey, Beckett and Synge and you have a feel
for Irish writing. Though Marina Carr, the author of
THE MAI, now having its Ohio Premiere at Dobama
Theatre, doesn?t consider herself to be in a direct
line from all the great Irish playwrights of the past,
her play does follow their traditions.
THE MAI is an examination of love and obsession. The
play concerns a four generation Irish family who find
themselves in constant angst, conflict, and fighting
for a sense of self, while being consumed by passion.
It takes the view that the greatest love is to be
found in another, and supports the myth of finding a
soul mate to whom one is completely and eternally
bound. In order for that to happen, a person must be
willing to let go of her own self. As in much of
Irish lore, it is an all or nothing effect, with
strong melodramatic underpinnings.
The main character, Mai is a woman consumed by her
love of a philandering musician. The love defines her
and it controls her. For five years she has survived
in his self imposed absence. To entice him back she
has built a beautiful home on the shores of Loch Owl.
Here, her Robert can compose his music, inspired by
her adoration and devotion. It will be a shrine to
their love. He returns, but her dreams that he will
never leave her again and will be eternally faithful
are soon dashed.
Mai's sixteen-year old daughter Millie recounts the
story, which parallels an Irish legend of tragic
lovers who once supposedly lived on the lake where the
play takes place. Carr pits myth against reality,
illusion against truth, and basic human need against
desire. As is the case in most Irish tales, the
ending is not one of happiness.
The play is long and has little in the way of
emotional texturing except for the actions of Mai?s
grandmother. The long speeches and lack of dynamic
action are broken by cello interludes which help
enhance the mood.
As Mai, Bernadette Clemens never quite convinces of
her obsessive love toward Robert. The shadings needed
to develop the character are on the surface rather
than deep in the soul. Andrew May gives his usual
competent performance as Robert. He has to dig to
find depth in the character as the part is not written
with the same quality as the author uses in developing
her women. Sherri Britton and Mary Jan Nottage give
fine portrayals as Mai?s aunts. As Millie, Tyler
Postma gives a surface level performance.
Dorothy Silver is perfect as Grandma Fraochlan. Her
drug induced scene with Tracey Field, who portrays
Mai?s sister Beck, is hysterically delightful.
Silver, along with the marvelous cello interludes by
the very talented Joshua Roman, are reason enough to
attend the production.
THE MAI continues at Dobama Theatre through December
22. For tickets call 216-932 6838. Their next
production is the razor sharp comedy THE TALE OF THE
ALLERGIST?S WIFE, coming to Cleveland directly from
Broadway. It is a three-time Tony Award-nominated
play that was cited as being, "The funniest play I
have ever seen in my life!" by Rosie O?Donnell.
HANDEL?S JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
George Frederick Handel's JULIUS CAESAR is a Baroque
opera that tells the story of Caesar's affair with
Cleopatra that resulted in her being made queen of
Egypt. It was first produced in 1724 in London and
is the most popular of Handel's 35 operas. The story,
which is based on actual events, is a tale of
political intrigue and a woman's use of her charms to
gain power.
Traditionally, the Baroque opera has a very strict
form that brings out character through the music and
not the words and treats the cast as actors, not
singers. As is the case of baroque operas, the
costumes are designed to fit the characters rather
than reflect accuracy and the scenery is conceived to
bring the center of the production to the audience.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful of all
Baroque operas JULIUS CAESAR belongs to the genre of
"opera sera," tragic or heroic operas of the 18th
century featuring a cast of mythological/noble/royal
characters.
David Bamberger?s directing followed the Baroque style
regarding stressing music, costumes and scenery. The
voices were generally fine, the orchestrations superb.
His staging, however, did not stress acting.
Character development was not the strength of the
production. The performers sang to the audience
rather than to each other, failing to create illusions
of interaction and the performers were often not
always believable.
As Cleopatra Sandra Moon was not only lovely, and has
a fine voice, but displayed fine acting strengths as
she teased and taunted. She portrayed well the
concept, "a beautiful woman can do anything with an
amorous smile and the blink of the eye."
Mark S. Doss sang the role of Julius Caesar
effectively, but his character development lacked
depth. This was not an all-powerful Caeser. Laura
Pudwell was also vocally strong, though she did not
fit the physical needs of the role.
Sextus, the son of Pompey and Cornelia, was performed
by Layna Chianakas, a female. This casting may be
part of the history of using "castratos," men who had
been castrated as boys, for specific roles. That not
withstanding, the audience questioned the use of a
female as the boy.
Matthew White demonstrated that he has a fine
counter-tenor voice; however, his Tolomeo, Cleopatra?s
brother and rival for the throne, lacked the meance
need to make the character the hub of the story.
The stylization of the dancing of fights, the
beautiful sound of the chorus, and Ming Cho Lee?s sets
provided additional positive aspects of the
production.
Cleveland Opera?s next production is Giacomo Puccini?s
comic opera DON PASQUALE on February 21, 22 and 23,
2003.
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Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:14 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio -- "PlayActs" Auditions
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WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio is . . .
Seeking actors for its "'Prelude to Performance' and 'PlayActs,' Staged Readings Showcase."
All roles available for teens, women & men, ages 16 - 65+.
Especially need:
. African-American Female actors who can play ages 40-65+ with some ability
to sing.
. Male and female actors who can play age range from late teens - to -
young, & middle age adults.
Auditions, Thursday, Dec. 19th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM & Friday, Dec. 20th,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, by appointment.
Come prepared to read from scripts. Contemporary monologues encouraged.
Bring head shot & resume.
Performances scheduled Sat. Jan. 25th & Sun. Jan. 26th .
Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 6th.
Must call (216) 561-8608 for audition appointment.
Or, send pictures & resumes by Thursday, December 19th, to 19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH. 44122. ATTN: Sue Johnson, Director
What follows is a "Satiric Review". Anyone offended by this review deserves it. Also, this is not a Roy Berko review, so the good folks at Cleveland Playhouse need not worry about "wire coat hangers." This review has been rated "Commercial Garbage" by Cleveland Public Theatre, and "Mrrrrggg" by a Llama in a mini-skirt.
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"University of Akron Casts First Black Actor In Lead Role"
By the soon to be expelled JT Buck
The Unviersity of Akron Theatre Guild, a student organization consisting of all three remeaining UA Theatre majors, has joined forces with Tesla Productions to mount a fresh, charming production of Larry Shue's community theatre budget-booster "The Foreigner". The production runs one more weekend in Sandefur Theatre at Guzetta Hall on the UA campus, closing December 15.
Give director Jeff Holland and his cast credit for not screwing this one up too badly. Ah yes, Jeff Holland, creator of the "Mike and Ike Satiric Reviews" and, god forbid, The Rolling Doughnuts comedy troupe. Anyone familiar with Holland's work knows that he never uses black actors in his work. He just doesn't. Is he a racist? A White Supremacist?
Rest all fears. In Mr. Holland's latest Opus, he has forgone all Monica Breedlove references, and has included not one, but TWO actors of color in the stage ensemble. Jasper Howard (not white) does a dazzlingly focused turn as Charlie, the eponymous protagonist stranded thousands of miles from his British home in a small suburb of Atlanta, GA. Charlie's friend, Froggy (Vince Stillitano, white and ultra-hot in fatigues) convinces the residents of a boarding house that Charlie is incapable of speaking English, in an attempt to protect the conversation-shy Charlie from too much interpersonal contact. The plot, predictably, has an opposite outcome as Charlie is gradually fleshed from his (not white) shell by the oddball cracker residents and thier wacky, wacky ways.
The rest of the cast may lack skin pigment, but thier performances are far from colorless. Elizabeth Madden is utterly convincing as a land-locked southern debutante, Chris Boros made me squidgy as a duplicitous minister, and Mike Murphy's considerable flame scorched the rafters as Charlie's mentally retarded gay lover, Ellard. In addition to the first ever casting of a man of color as Charlie, all the proceeds benefit Haven of Rest homeless shelter. Tesla productions, commited to serving populations in need, apparently contracted Akron Society of the Blind in the creation of the set.
The ensemble features another actor of color, whose identity shall remain nameless. He did offer to build me some bookshelves. I am not that easily bought.
Most productions at the University of Akron involve lesbians in leather, simuated sex (occationaly with fat men and furniture), talking watermelons on pitchforks, gay Jesuses and/or clogging. This production offers good old fashioned acting, a plot, and lots of laughs. For a clever holiday alternative, come get to know "The Foreigner".
JT Buck is an actor, director, musician, Immediate Past President of UATG and is not, in any way, connected to the production mentioned above. Please come see his shows.
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Special to The Plain Dealer
It's no mystery why the stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' prose poem, "A= Child's Christmas in Wales," has become a holiday staple. Its rare blend of= spellbinding language with a tender evocation of more innocent times can ri= ng box-office cash registers across the country as merrily as Santa's sleigh= bells.
Actors' Summit is offering its third mounting, on the way - if those bells c= lang joyously enough - to making the family-friendly piece a permanent year-= end anchor to its schedule.=20
The play has the adult Thomas narrating through boyhood eyes his memories of= Christmases during the 1930s in his Welsh hometown. They are remembrances s= o mingled that he can't recall "whether it snowed for six days and nights wh= en I was twelve or . . . twelve days and nights when I was six."
The poet's lush, enveloping words are what truly distinguish his homespun re= collections. Thomas remembers the hearty Christmas dinners and the day a fla= ming turkey brought the fire brigade, a spectacle "better than all the cats=20= in Wales standing in a row." The uncles "breathing like dolphins," the aunt=20= who "laced her tea with rum, because it was only once a year" and the whole=20= "wool-white, bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-s= inging sea."=20
Adapters Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell have added much domestic detail,=20= resulting in a script with only one-third Thomas' own words. But, despite a=20= tendency to turn what is lyric into family chronicle, the outcome is faithfu= l to the original.=20 While director Neil Thackaberry maintains that spirit, he's less consistent=20= in drawing sharply etched characterizations from his cast. Peter Voinovich c= onveys the narrator's enthusiasm and innate goodness. But a penchant for lab= orious overenunciation hampers what should be fluid expression.=20 Adding to the problem is a misguided stab at a Welsh accent, which many more= in the company also vainly attempt.=20
Veteran Wayne Turney does a smooth turn - without an accent - as Thomas' fat= her, as does the overqualified Paula Duesing in the small mother's role. Mar= yJo Alexander is a properly prim family temptress, Frank Jackman a trumpet-v= oiced uncle, Mindi Bonde a sympathetic mouse of an aunt, James Brown an exci= table postman, Eryn Murman a believable brat, and Jason Brown and Thomas Cum= mings appealingly boyish lads.=20
The production's true holiday gift, though, is the priceless gift of a poet'= s language.=20
Damico is a free-lance writer in Cleveland.=20
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Carolyn Jack, =20 Plain Dealer Arts Reporter
CORRECTION: Because of incomplete information supplied to The Plain Dealer,=20= the name of the young actor playing the role of Tiny Tim in the opening-nigh= t performance of Great Lakes Theater Festival's "A Christmas Carol" was inco= rrect in a review. The actor was Aric Generette Floyd. END.
Visit a favorite relative or old friend you haven't seen for years and what=20= do you feel? Delight, surely, a warm rush of fond familiarity, an eagerness=20= to catch up and re-establish closeness - followed not long afterwards by a s= ilent, internal chorus of "oh, yeahs" as you recognize all over again your l= oved one's quirks, flaws and rather irritating habits.
Great Lakes Theater Festival's version of "A Christmas Carol" is an old frie= nd to many Northeast Ohioans. It has been with us now for 14 years, taking u= s back every holiday season to the 19th-century world of Ebenezer Scrooge, B= ob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, where love and Christmas miracles can transform su= ffering into joy.
Even those who have never seen the production before can count on feeling at= home with its well-known story, nostalgic decor and traditional carols. But= charming and even touching as much of the show is, new and repeat viewers a= like will have moments where something jolts them a little.
It's as if they were realizing for the thousandth time that Aunt Myrna whine= s like a mosquito and that Grandpa George is going to groan out the history=20= of his lumbago again.
Great Lakes' "Carol," adapted and originally directed by Gerald Freedman, un= folds as a story within a story: the Victorian-era Cleaveland family is cele= brating Christmas Eve at home by reading Dickens' tale aloud. In the mind of= the littlest Cleaveland, William, the colorful characters in the pages of h= is mother's book assume the faces and personalities of his siblings, parents= and household servants.
It's a clever way to ease children into "A Christmas Carol," except for one=20= thing: Dickens' 160-year-old prose proves to be too complex and old-fashione= d to be understood easily as narration, especially by children. A lot of whi= spered explanations become necessary if your companions are, say, 10 or unde= r.
A scene or two also turns out to be the moral equivalent of that lumbago mon= ologue, particularly the one where the spirit of Christmas Present takes Scr= ooge on a flyover of poor British miners and fishermen celebrating Christmas= . It looks beautiful, with candle-bearing characters on a darkened stage lig= hted like deep night with a galaxy of tiny golden stars, but it slows down t= he play's momentum to the point of stalling out.
Perhaps, though, the production's single biggest flaw is one of casting. Dud= ley Swetland, who is in his sixth season of playing this Scrooge, amusingly=20= conveys the infectious giddiness of Scrooge's reformed personality on Christ= mas morning. It's everything up to that point that doesn't convince.
A man of hale appearance and rich voice, Swetland looks and sounds the antit= hesis of that pinched and spiritually shriveled Scrooge we first must recogn= ize for the dried-up miser that he is before his complete reformation can wo= rk dramatically. Swetland's early Scrooge comes through as simply irascible=20= and rather pleased with his irascibility, to judge by his frequent barking l= augh.
And when the Christmas ghosts arrive, Scrooge and the production create no r= eal sense of fear or suspense. Scrooge isn't frail and overwhelmed enough; t= he towering spirit of Christmas Yet to Come doesn't surprise us with a scary= entrance. It is just sort of there. Without terror and the relief that shou= ld come along with the happy ending, the show feels a bit flat.
But these problems and other more minor ones, such as the cast's peculiar mi= x of fake English and regional American accents, can't spoil the production'= s good qualities any more than your sister's train-horn sneeze can really sp= oil a gorgeous Christmas dinner of roast turkey and mince pie.
With a wonderfully cute and lively little boy named Roderick P. Dayton as Wi= lliam/Tiny Tim; John Ezell and Gene Emerson Friedman's lushly evocative set=20= pieces of glowing windows and creepy, Art Nouveau stone gargoyles; and a cas= t of fine singers, Great Lakes' "Carol" resumes its rightful place in the he= art, right next to Grandpa George. --part1_9.41f86c4.2b26ad34_boundary-- From JSM7250 at aol.com Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 From: JSM7250 at aol.com (JSM7250 at aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Boulevard Auditions Italian American Reconciliation Message-ID: <76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb@aol.com> --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck. Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing." Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman. Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30. Callbacks: TBD Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.** Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional. Rehearsals January and February. Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8. Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351. **Directions to auditions: >From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park. >From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions. >From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken. --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck.
Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing."
Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman.
Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30.
Callbacks: TBD
Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.**
Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional.
Rehearsals January and February.
Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8.
Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351.
**Directions to auditions:
>From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park.
>From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions.
>From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken.
--part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary-- From SAH061473 at aol.com Tue Dec 10 06:43:05 2002 From: SAH061473 at aol.com (SAH061473 at aol.com) Date: Tue Dec 10 06:43:05 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Cast Members needed for Ragtime Message-ID:
Call=20 216-987-5536 for more=20 information
When: Monday, December =
16th
Where: Second City Theater, East =
14th Street,=20
Downtown
When: 8 PM
Scene study students of Mitchell Fields =
will be=20
performing this upcoming Monday at the Second City Theater.
The students will be performing various =
scenes,=20
monologues and improvisation.
Admission is free and =
a cash bar=20
will be provided.
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From PGrodzik at beckcenter.org Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
From: PGrodzik at beckcenter.org (Pam Grodzik)
Date: Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review:Beck's Annie is Just the Ticket
Message-ID:
Arts and Events =
News
No question about it: 'Annie' =
production passes the litmus test for a successful show
12/10/02
James Damico
Special to The Plain Dealer
A couple of major question marks for =
any production of "Annie" are how resoundingly the title =
performer will belt out all those reprises of "Tomorrow" and =
how professionally the pooch playing Sandy will behave.
Happily, Beck Center's Heather Farr = displays a pair of brass lungs, and Juno, a Golden Lab making her stage = debut, is clearly a born trouper.
Beck has revived last year's hit = presentation of "Annie" with the aim of making it an annual = holiday event. And it just might work. The show is undemanding and = simple enough (even simpler than the comic strip that inspired it), with = minimal story, tuneful songs and - apart from Depression-era references = only senior citizens and historians will appreciate (New Deal? = Hoovervilles? Bernard Baruch?) - a mix that is kid-friendly.
A sizable Saturday night contingent of =
youngsters seemed happily engrossed throughout the lengthy evening. =
The musical's plot is as bare-boned as =
a post-Thanksgiving turkey. In 1930s Manhattan, gazillionaire Daddy =
Warbucks rescues Annie by chance from Miss Hannigan's Dickensian =
orphanage and employs the FBI and - leapin' lizards! - President =
Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a futile search for the child's parents. =
After foiling some more Hannigan shenanigans, Warbucks adopts Annie, =
assuring her and her orphanage pals all the comforts of a Fifth Avenue =
mansion and a happy ending.
Though occasionally seeming to operate = on autopilot, director Kevin Joseph Kelly and choreographer Monica = Olejko have cooked up a pair of show-stopping numbers.
Tiny but terrific McKenna Klodnick = leads a quintet of hoofing orphans in the rousing "Fully = Dressed." "Easy Street," a low-down hymn to the bad life = that is shamelessly encored, features the slinky Betsy Kahl, the slimy = Curtis Young (fast becoming the area's Villain You Love to Hate) and = Molly McGinnis as hag Hannigan.
McGinnis has fun kidding the role and = reveals a surprisingly solid singing voice, but, please, this lady is = way too gorgeous to be playing frumps.
Farr makes a most sympathetic and able = Annie, though perhaps nearing retirement age for the part. Dana Hart is = a nigh-perfect Warbucks - cue ball-headed, ramrod-rumped and melting to = Annie only enough to prove he's human and no sentimental slob. =
In the large cast, Tiffany Gates shines = as Warbucks' secretary; John Lynch is an awfully skinny FDR; Terrence = Kelly butles amusingly; and any number of the hard-working moppets are = impressive.
Don McBride's sets and Jeffrey Smart's = costumes are cartoony and colorful, and Heidi Herczeg's nine-piece = orchestra makes a big, bright sound.
For those seeking a holiday outing for = the entire family that's wholesomely festive without a lot of preaching = about it, this "Annie" might be just the ticket.
Damico is a free-lance writer in = Cleveland.
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Featuring Brian Kaufman
When: Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.
What: Family magic show at the Cleveland Improv
Who: Brian Kaufman - Comedian Magician
Cost: $5.00 per person, children under 2 free.
* For more information please call: (216) 536-2473 - or respond to thi=
s e-mail
The Cleveland IMPROVisation, the comedy club where nationally renowned comed=
ians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Robert Schimmel have performed,=
is proud to present a new type of show=E2=80=A6for the family audience!&nbs=
p; For only one day the Cleveland Improv will remove the "21 And Over" sign=20=
and replace it with "Families Welcome" to allow for Cleveland native B=
rian Kaufman to perform his hilarious blend of comedy and magic that both ki=
ds and adults will love! At only 18 years of age, Brian has performed=20=
for numerous organizations including Anheuser-Busch, Sea World, The Rouse Co=
mpany, Simon Malls, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, over 12 chain restaurants, a=
nd of course, the Improv. He introduced his brand new show, a mixture=20=
of stand-up comedy and magic last February, and when home from school at DeP=
aul University in Chicago, Brian prefects his act in comedy clubs and entert=
ainment venues nationwide. On Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.=
m., the IMPROVisation will feature Brian's 45-minute comedy magic show t=
o help parents who are looking for something to do with their kids as a fami=
ly before winter break is over. So bring them to the IMPROVisation for=
an afternoon of comedy, magic, and pure entertainment.
Reservations are recommended: 216-696-impr(ov)
HMP Events of Cleveland
WHAT: NOSTRADAMUS New Years Eve Psychic Gala
WHEN: New Years Eve from 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
WHERE: The Powerhouse Pub and Cabaret at Nautica
<< Weekly home of Flanagan's Wake >>
WHY: NOT the same old New Years Eve Party and
DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR FRED'S PEOPLE!
Along with an evening of great food, OPEN BAR, dancing and fantastic entertainment, you can consult various mystics to learn about your future. Readers will be gathered to bring in your New Year in a positive way! This event is appearing on December 31, 2002, under a fun-loving Sagittarius Moon.
Festivities from 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
OPEN BAR ALL EVENING
HOT AND COLD HORS D'OEUVRE BUFFET
DANCING ALL NIGHT TO CLEVELAND D.J. "BEAR"
MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE TOAST
MYSTIFYING PSYCHICS
Consult any or all of the Leading Psychics from 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
TAROT PROPHECY
ASTROLOGY PREDICTIONS
CRYSTAL CLAIRVOYANCE
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
PALM READINGS
PSYCHIC INSIGHTS
SPIRITUALISM
PURCHASE TICKETS WITH CREDIT CARD OR CHECK:
* MENTION STERNFELD GROUP FOR DISCOUNT OF $5.00 PER PERSON
440-888-6959 - or - email us at NYE at HPMevents.com
Online at www.hmpevents.com
--part1_17e.133fdf52.2b27b1cf_boundary-- From smbintheboro at yahoo.com Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 From: smbintheboro at yahoo.com (STEVE BRAUN) Date: Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Stow Players Present "Charlotte's Web" Message-ID: <20021211022251.66761.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> This is the closing weekend of "Charlotte's Web," a one-act play, directed by Judy Stebbins, at Stow Players, December 13, 14, 15; Friday eve. 7:30; Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30; Sunday at 2:30. All tickets are $5.00. For reservations call 330-655-6051. (Note: Sunday's performance is nearly sold out.) This story of friendship, caring, and sacrifice amuses and touches the young - and the older! Cast: Casey Braun (Wilbur) Brenna McNamara (Charlotte) Meaghan Austin (Narrator) Charlie Johnson (Homer Zuckerman) Corey Wolfe (Templeton) Dave Hinebaugh (John Arable) Heather Camburn (Fern Arable) Cassie King (Goose) Alexander Stebbins (Gander) Andrew Garner (Uncle) Kevin Klemm (Avery Arable) Chelsea Joyce (Sheep) Kate Alboreo (Reporter) Sam Jones (President of the Fair) Stephen Goold (Lurvy) Produced by Gene Stebbins Stow Players is located at the Heritage Barn in Silver Springs Park at 5328 Young Road. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors Wanted For Paid Murder Mystery Events Message-ID: <16c.185a6c35.2b288aed@aol.com> --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary-- From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Female/Celebrity Impersonators Wanted Message-ID: <103.214a7274.2b288cab@aol.com> --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary-- From ray at worldeonline.com Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 From: ray at worldeonline.com (Ray Szuch) Date: Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Last reminder - Short film audition at NCCC / Sat. Dec 14th - 4 to 9 PM Message-ID:
Our =
last short
film we auditioned for won top honors for Short Film in Action at NY
Independent Film Festival and premiered in Los =
Vegas.
……………=
;…………………………&#=
8230;……………….
This =
audition:
Sat. Dec. 14th 4 to 9 =
PM at
North Coast Central Casting
4913 Storer Ave., Cleve., OH =
44102
(between Denison & Clark Ave. at W 50th =
St.)
216-651-5441
Females – 8 to =
50’s
Males – 20 to =
70
Family with two children open =
age
Production Company: =
Red =
Key Productions
Director:=
=
Louie Cowan
Producers: =
Bo =
Buckley /
Keith Carter
Working title: =
Turkey =
Day (short film)
Shooting days: =
Jan =
25-26, Feb
1-2, 8
Casting =
for:
Joseph: =
male,
50-70, homeless man
Jim: =
male, early
20's, befriends Joseph
Mr. =
Able: male,
30-45 arrogant store owner
Bryce: =
male,
25-40, homeless, African American
Kate: =
female,
40's, beautiful mother
Tammy: =
female,
8-14, awkward teenager
Samantha=
:
female, 20-30, runs homeless shelter
Brenda: =
female,
20-30, hardware store clerk
Miguel: =
male,
30's, Hispanic, hardware store security
Hotdog =
Vender:
male, 20-40, impatient, curbside vendor
Cathy: =
female,
17-25, store cashier
Drill =
Customer:
male, 30's, polite patron
Non-speaking =
roles
Brian - =
Kate’s husband,
a busy doctor
A society =
couple -
Kate’s friends
A family with 2 =
kids –
shopping
An elderly lady =
–
shopping
An aimless man =
–
shopping
A Young mother =
and baby
– walking by
Man with a =
large arm
Ferocious =
barking dog
2 women in the =
parking
lot. – Trade the turkey
2 guys – =
welcome to
shelter
2 Kitchen =
volunteers –
shelter
Plus various =
extra roles
will be cast.
Please come =
and
join us as we try to establish an ongoing dialogue, and action plan for =
shaping
our community.
WHAT: CTC =
FORUM
WHEN: Monday, December 16,
WHERE:
HOW MUCH: Free to all members of the Theater =
Community
TOPICS: =
*Theater
Advocacy: Cleveland 2003
Communicating our Message
*Community
Partnership for Arts and Culture representative on the state of the arts =
in
*
RSVP with =
questions
or thoughts to either Margaret or =
myself.
Thanks,
Fred Gloor and =
Co-Chairs
The Cleveland Theater =
Collective
gloor at ctcollective.org lynch at ctcollective.org =
Ladies and =
Gentlemen,
whether you like it or=20
not...
HEDWIG
and the Angry=20
Inch
at Cleveland Public=20
Theatre
Music and=20
Lyrics by Stephen Trask
=20
Also,
Don't=20
forget to join us for a special New Year=92s Eve celebration to =
mark the=20
last day of the year on Tuesday, December 31, 2002. Tickets to this =
event are=20
$75.00 each and include admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch =
and dinner=20
at the theatre as well as a blow out party filled with surprises =
immediately=20
following the show featuring SAFMOD, PurePlex and The Robert Ocasio =
Band.=20
Admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch without dinner and the =
party is=20
$30.00. Admission to the after party without the performance or dinner =
is=20
$15.00. For tickets and more information please call 216.631.2727 ext. =
209.=20
Jeff Syroney
Director of Marketing and =
Public=20
Relations
Cleveland Public Theatre
216.631.2727 ext.=20
203
jsyroney at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org =
The Fine=20
Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Avenue, announces auditions for the young =
adult=20
production of “The Miracle Worker.”
at the Civic
3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts
216-321-2930
Audition Notice
for the Cleveland Premiere of John Strand's
TOM WALKER
Directed by Licia Colombi
Saturday, December 14
3 - 5pm
Equity and Non-Equity will be seen
Needed are
2 men ages 20 - 45
1 African American Male 20-45
1 woman age 25-40
1 African American Teen age 15- 25
also needed is a fiddler player male or female
please come prepared with a two minute monologue from a contemporary show
Bring a current head shot and resume
EQUITY will be seen first
216-321-2930 --part1_1a1.d338e0c.2b2922c1_boundary-- From mbilling at oberlin.edu Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 From: mbilling at oberlin.edu (matthew billings) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Male Actor 25-35 Wanted Message-ID: <560286.1039654964@s20.public.oberlin.edu> Kneel and Fish Productions seeks male actors for a an experimental film/theater piece to be produced in Cleveland next Spring. Written by Neil Chamberlain, the piece is a long term project we hope to bring back to Manhattan in some capacity by the end of 2003. While the piece most literally explores the relationship between a male prostitute and his client, we plan to use their transactions as a metaphor and extreme meant to illustrate the power dynamics found in all sexual relationships. Furthermore, as the script evolves through revisions, more and more its themes center around performance, memory, and the fickleness of human interactions in the urban landscape. The piece is 60 minutes in length and will be presented on a large circular stage in Oberlin. The project utilizes a good deal of live-feed digital video, to be shot live while projected above the set onto a circular, moving screen. The set itself will also rotate. The actor should be available for rehearsals in latter weeks of February, and the piece will be presented to the public during the first week of March. (Because the space is reserved for the entire spring, these dates are also flexible). A script can be provided upon request, and the payment will be $1000. For more details or questions you can contact me at wildematt at msn.com or at (440) 935-2442. Cheers, Matthew From ACT1022 at webtv.net Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 From: ACT1022 at webtv.net (THERESA TUCKER) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Reminder/Addendum to East Cleveland Auditions Message-ID: <3221-3DF88310-1956@storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net> What: A Lesson Before Dying - the story of an innocent young man condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in l948. Needed: 2 white males over age 2l l African Ameri=E7an male l6-25 years of age, l African American male age 30 or older, l African American male age 35 or older l African American female 35 or older, l African American female 60 or older. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. When: Sunday, December l5, 3-5pm Monday, December l6, 7:30-l0pm Where: East Cleveland Theater l4l08 Euclid Avenue Contact: Theresa Tucker - 85l-872l From profbobo at neo.rr.com Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Three more days for the foreigner at the university of Akron Message-ID: <002601c2a1f2$6279c420$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at 8pm Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University of Akron Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy as "almost as much = fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen." Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for students) NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we are still offering a = buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring it. All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless Shelter ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at =
8pm
Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University =
of=20
Akron
Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy =
as "almost=20
as much fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen."
Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for =
students)
NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT
In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we =
are still=20
offering a buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring =
it.
All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless=20
Shelter
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From President at GeaugaTheater.org Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
From: President at GeaugaTheater.org (President GLTG)
Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GLTG Event & Discount Coupon
Message-ID: THE GLTG =
CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO
ORIGINAL SCRIPTS: A STAGED =
READING!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, AT =
7:00PM
AT =
THE
GEAUGA
THEATER
101 WATER STREET =
* (440) =
286-2255
LOCATED ON HISTORIC CHARDON =
SQUARE
THIS =
EVENT IS
FREE
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS SERVED
THIS
NIGHT OF READINGS ONLY:
COME AND HEAR SAMPLES OF
INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS
AND RECEIVE A COUPON GOOD =
FOR
$2.00 OFF OF OUR CURRENT
PRODUCTION
“A
CHRISTMAS CAROL”
PLAYING FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER =
22ND.
CRITERIA FOR OUR 2003 ORIGINAL SCRIPT CONTEST WILL BE AVAILABLE =
IN THE
LOBBY
THE GLTG POUDLY DISPLAYS ARTWORK FROM =
“A GARDENS WAY =
GALLERY”
IN OUR LOBBY. =
MANY WONDERFUL & ORIGINAL WORKS ARE AFFORDABLY =
PRICED
JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEASON OF =
GIVING!
Full Circle Productions will open an original musical = comedy=20 " FOLLOW THAT STAR" tonight at = the Pilgrim=20 United Church of Christ located on West 14th and Starkweather in = Cleveland. The=20 show revolves around the story of the Nativity as told by "star = scrubbers" or=20 apprentice Angels. The script was written by Cliff Aerie, with music by = Cliff=20 Aerie and Amy Liberatore, Directed by Rick Fortney and = Choreographed by=20 Lester Currie.
The Cast includes:
Tom=20
Castro &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
Pat Carroll
Heidi=20
Clark &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
Victoria DehMalo
Ann=20
Hudson &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; Kristen=20
Jones
Angela=20
Lynard &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
Dave and Judy MacKeigan
Bob and Rob=20
Schneider &nbs=
p; Dennis=20
Runkle
The show opens tonight and runs through = January 5th.=20 Thursday through Saturday curtain is at 7:30pm and = Sunday=20 Matinees curtain is at 3:00pm.
Ticket prices are:
Adults: $15
Students and =
Seniors:=20
$10
Children (under 12): $5
Group (10 or more): $12
Tickets are available at the door.
Seating is =
limited so=20
reserve your tickets now!
For ticket information:
*Credit card orders =
call:=20
1-800-965-9324 OR go online to
For non-credit card orders =
call=20
216-861-7388
* (NOTE: there is a nominal service charge for =
credit card=20
orders)
I have two boxes of parts for a variety of Radial = Ellipsoidals (lamp base protrudes at angle-off top at rear of = instrument). Some barrels, some reflectors, some 6" step lens, = mostly rear body parts…no complete instruments. I will part with = them if some needy group expresses an interest. If this sounds like what = your organization has been looking for, reply to this email.
Thank you,
Martin M. =
Bluestein
Brecksville Theater on the=20
Square
AUDITION =
NOTICE
Wonderland
The Musical =
Misadventures of a=20
Girl Named Alice
Based on =
the novel=20
"Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Directed by =
Kimberly=20
Bush
AUDITIONS BY=20
APPOINTMENT
FOR STUDENTS IN =
GRADES=20
4-12
Tuesday, December 17;=20
6-9:00pm
Wednesday, December 18;=20
6-9:00pm
Callbacks - Saturday, =
December 21;=20
1:00pm
Please memorize a short piece of =
music that=20
showcases your talent.
An accompanist will be provided. =
NO A=20
CAPELLA!
Auditions will be held in =
Building 5 at the=20
Blossom Hill Complex
4450 Oakes Road in =
Brecksville.
Production=20
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2003
CALL NOW =
FOR AN=20
APPOINTMENT
440-526-3443
For more information, visit our=20
website
Only four more chances to catch Free, =
Live=20
Theater...In a Bar!
Charenton Theatre Company continues=20
its tradition of bringing free, live theatre to the people =
with The=20
Bar Tour production of James McLure's LONE STAR.
LONE STAR is the rowdy, hysterically=20
funny tale of brothers Roy and Ray, who spend their nights behind =
Angel's=20
bar in the tiny Texas town of Maynard. Just back from Viet Nam, =
Roy comes=20
to discover that things are never the same, except those big, bright =
Texas=20
stars, his slow-witted brother and his 1959 pink Thunderbird =
convertible. When=20
Cletis T. Fullernoy enters the picture, their night and their lives are =
turned=20
upside down.
Starring: Nick Koesters, Allan =
Branstein and=20
Thomas Cullinan
Directed by Mindy =
Childress
Produced by James Mango
Friday, December 13th & Saturday, =
December=20
14th
at 8:00pm and 11:00pm
LINCOLN PARK PUB
2609 W. 14th St.
216.621.2240
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--part1_6a.2a9c6751.2b2cbab0_boundary-- From pennylane_70 at hotmail.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 From: pennylane_70 at hotmail.com (kimberly mahoney) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Additional Ivanov auditions! Message-ID:
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CONTACT: Kimberly Mahoney
The Mad Theater Co. will be holding additional auditions for:
IVANOV by Anton Chekhov (adaptation by David Hare)
Directed by: Kimberly Mahoney
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm
*Needed are two men between the ages of 40-60.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Please bring a current resume and headshot.
Production dates are: February 21 - March 9 2003
Rehearsals will begin Monday, January 6th.
Please contact Kimberly Mahoney for additional information!
Warm regards,
Kimberly Mahoney
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Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From RNavisjr at aol.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 From: RNavisjr at aol.com (RNavisjr at aol.com) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]JOIN THIS MUSICAL THEATER LOVER'S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Message-ID: <91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215@aol.com> --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!) JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time...... FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn) Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music. THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm. Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD. You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!)
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time......FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn)
Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of
Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music.
THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm.
Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon
and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm
WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE,
DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S
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just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary-- From Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 From: Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com (sally lentz) Date: Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Summer SOULStice for Women-seeks creative/artistic women Message-ID: <001501c2a40f$6e74d390$9b6ba618@yourm5d4u9r2uv> Kent, Ohio, writer and comedian, Sally Lentz -Jest A Girl With BigWits- invites all creative/artistic (traditional and non-traditional arts, including but not limited to: visual arts, singing, music, film, jewelry, wearable art, comedy, dance, writing, poetry, cooking, yoga, etc.) women to Summer SOULStice for Women. We're looking for women interested in teaching, and/or exhibiting, and/or performing, as well as those interested in attending this creativity weekend. Summer SOULStice for Women, will be held at Alfred University, Alfred, New York (approximately a 3 to 3 and a half hour drive from Cleveland) June 19 - 22, 2003. There are a few workshop openings and exhibit spots still available for visual artists. Also, space is available for any woman to sell her artistic/creative works. For complete information, as well as all application forms, go to: www.BigWits.com then Summer SOULStice. Thank you, Sally Lentz www.BigWits.com Summer SOULStice - Creativity Weekend for Women Sorry, no Club Med or cabana boys. But, there's no cleaning or car pool either! From royberko at yahoo.com Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko) Date: Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko Preview: Ohio Dance Theatre/ Review: Rockettes Message-ID: <20021215172424.79714.qmail@web12007.mail.yahoo.com> CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS SPECTACULAR/OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association) --Times Newspapers-- Lorain County Times--WestlakerTimes--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times How can anyone give a "bah-humbug" to a production with dancing teddy bears, parading wooden soldiers, performing Snowmen, flying reindeer, elves doing rap, singing poinsettias, dancing toys, a singing Santa Claus, falling snow, camels, sheep, a donkey and a preteen ballerina? And, to top it all off, the entire presentation is built around the high-kicking precision of the Radio City Rockettes. You?d have to be a total Scrooge to even suggest that there would be anything but smiles on the faces of the children of all ages who are flocking to Playhouse Square to see the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The show which features such memorable segments as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," has added a wonderful visual song and dance sequence "Christmas in New York." These, along with "We Need a Little Christmas" (from the musical MAME), "Santa?s Gonna Rock And Roll" (a tribute to Cleveland?s Rock Hall of Fame), a wonderful new tap number, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," and "A Teddy Bear?s Dream (a ballet version of "The Nutcracker" featuring bigger than life teddy bears in tutus), lead to cheers of joy. It continues to be a professional, enthusiastically presented spectacular that is hard to resist. Realizing that not everyone can get to New York to see the show, in 1994 THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR broadened its schedule to encompass other markets. Since then over two million people a year have experienced the excitement. Besides coming to Cleveland, troupes are performing in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Branson (MO), Atlanta, and The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. That?s a lot of kicking and dancing! The cast includes 22 Rockettes, 14 singers and dancers, 4 little people, Santa and Mrs. Claus. More than 200 colorful costumes and 150 hats are used. Each outfit is designed specifically for the show. Nineteen teddy bears appear. Each bear is from a different part of the world and each costume weighs between 30 and 60 pounds. Two camels, 4 sheep and a 1 donkey appear in the nativity scene. It took over thirteen trailer trucks to deliver all the elements of the show to Cleveland. The 90-minute RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR continues at the State Theatre through December 31. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048, or visit on line at www.playhousesquare.com or stop at the Play House Square box office. Tickets are priced from $20 to $65. LORAIN COUNTY?S OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Denise Gula is a fascinating woman. She is not only a creative choreographer, but, fighting against the odds, she has become a very successful dance producer. Her Ohio Dance Theatre, which is housed in Oberlin, is taking a giant leap forward when it presents three performances of JOURNEY at the Cleveland Play House. The piece, an original work of musical theatre, chronicles the historical, emotional and spiritual evolution of African Americans from slave days to the present. The fact that this is a theatrical dance piece should be of no surprise to Gula?s many followers. From her years as a dancer and performer at Karamu House, to her North Ridgeville High School acting days, to her successful career as an actress, director and founder of the Lorain Community College dance program, and choreographing of many community theatre musicals, she has always combined her acting and dancing background in her work. JOURNEY has been a four-year labor of love. As Gula says, "Like so many projects in this arts climate, it was born of necessity. Financial constraints compelled me to develop a piece using the only dancer I had, a dancer who happened to be black." She goes on to state, "I thought of making a celebration for Black History Month. Brian Lankar?s photo book about black women I DREAM A WORLD was the source of visual inspiration." The original piece was 35-minutes long. Now, it is a full-length production. And, it is a production of substance. As one reviewer stated, "this ia a fast-paced show that is worthy of being done on a national basis." Knowing Gula, and her past history of confronting issues straight on, don?t be surprised if a national production doesn?t follow! JOURNEY will be presented at the Cleveland Play House on January 9 and 10 at 7:30 PM and January 11 at 2 and 7. It will also be show-cased at Lorain County Community College?s Stocker Center Theatre on January 15 at 7:20. Tickets for the Cleveland showings may be obtained by calling 216-795-7000. For the Stocker Center performance call 440-366-4040. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From lucmud at en.com Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 From: lucmud at en.com (Eric Coble) Date: Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Director Needed for State-Wide Project Message-ID: <200212160322.gBG3MKm25509@mail3.mx.voyager.net> > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The Wallpaper Project, a history and theater initiative based in Auglaize County (Ohio) seeks to hire a Director for its 2003 state-wide tour. The director will work with 20-40 communities in presenting staged readings of an original, oral history-based production entitled From Here: A Century of Stories from Ohio, created by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble. From Here is based on interviews with some 800 Ohioans. A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an entire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, and is already garnering national attention. The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003. The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compensation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided. Applicants should possess: experience in all aspects of production; a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects; flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet. Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to Rachel Barber The Wallpaper Project 401 West Auglaize Street Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 419/738-4924 -- or email queries to: wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an e= ntire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, = and is already garnering national attention.
The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003.<= BR>
The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compe= nsation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided= .
Applicants should possess:
experience in all aspects of production;
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Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to
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419/738-4924
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From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko's reviews: Dobama's THE MAI/Cleveland Opera's JULIUS
CAESAR
Message-ID: <20021209141709.81550.qmail@web12006.mail.yahoo.com>
THE MIA AT DOBAMA/JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
--The Times Newspapers--
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News
Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
THE MAI AT DOBAMA IRISH THROUGH AND THROUGH
The Irish are known for their telling of tales which
are often long in the relating, center on
dysfunctional families, and wander into the maudlin.
Think O?Casey, Beckett and Synge and you have a feel
for Irish writing. Though Marina Carr, the author of
THE MAI, now having its Ohio Premiere at Dobama
Theatre, doesn?t consider herself to be in a direct
line from all the great Irish playwrights of the past,
her play does follow their traditions.
THE MAI is an examination of love and obsession. The
play concerns a four generation Irish family who find
themselves in constant angst, conflict, and fighting
for a sense of self, while being consumed by passion.
It takes the view that the greatest love is to be
found in another, and supports the myth of finding a
soul mate to whom one is completely and eternally
bound. In order for that to happen, a person must be
willing to let go of her own self. As in much of
Irish lore, it is an all or nothing effect, with
strong melodramatic underpinnings.
The main character, Mai is a woman consumed by her
love of a philandering musician. The love defines her
and it controls her. For five years she has survived
in his self imposed absence. To entice him back she
has built a beautiful home on the shores of Loch Owl.
Here, her Robert can compose his music, inspired by
her adoration and devotion. It will be a shrine to
their love. He returns, but her dreams that he will
never leave her again and will be eternally faithful
are soon dashed.
Mai's sixteen-year old daughter Millie recounts the
story, which parallels an Irish legend of tragic
lovers who once supposedly lived on the lake where the
play takes place. Carr pits myth against reality,
illusion against truth, and basic human need against
desire. As is the case in most Irish tales, the
ending is not one of happiness.
The play is long and has little in the way of
emotional texturing except for the actions of Mai?s
grandmother. The long speeches and lack of dynamic
action are broken by cello interludes which help
enhance the mood.
As Mai, Bernadette Clemens never quite convinces of
her obsessive love toward Robert. The shadings needed
to develop the character are on the surface rather
than deep in the soul. Andrew May gives his usual
competent performance as Robert. He has to dig to
find depth in the character as the part is not written
with the same quality as the author uses in developing
her women. Sherri Britton and Mary Jan Nottage give
fine portrayals as Mai?s aunts. As Millie, Tyler
Postma gives a surface level performance.
Dorothy Silver is perfect as Grandma Fraochlan. Her
drug induced scene with Tracey Field, who portrays
Mai?s sister Beck, is hysterically delightful.
Silver, along with the marvelous cello interludes by
the very talented Joshua Roman, are reason enough to
attend the production.
THE MAI continues at Dobama Theatre through December
22. For tickets call 216-932 6838. Their next
production is the razor sharp comedy THE TALE OF THE
ALLERGIST?S WIFE, coming to Cleveland directly from
Broadway. It is a three-time Tony Award-nominated
play that was cited as being, "The funniest play I
have ever seen in my life!" by Rosie O?Donnell.
HANDEL?S JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
George Frederick Handel's JULIUS CAESAR is a Baroque
opera that tells the story of Caesar's affair with
Cleopatra that resulted in her being made queen of
Egypt. It was first produced in 1724 in London and
is the most popular of Handel's 35 operas. The story,
which is based on actual events, is a tale of
political intrigue and a woman's use of her charms to
gain power.
Traditionally, the Baroque opera has a very strict
form that brings out character through the music and
not the words and treats the cast as actors, not
singers. As is the case of baroque operas, the
costumes are designed to fit the characters rather
than reflect accuracy and the scenery is conceived to
bring the center of the production to the audience.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful of all
Baroque operas JULIUS CAESAR belongs to the genre of
"opera sera," tragic or heroic operas of the 18th
century featuring a cast of mythological/noble/royal
characters.
David Bamberger?s directing followed the Baroque style
regarding stressing music, costumes and scenery. The
voices were generally fine, the orchestrations superb.
His staging, however, did not stress acting.
Character development was not the strength of the
production. The performers sang to the audience
rather than to each other, failing to create illusions
of interaction and the performers were often not
always believable.
As Cleopatra Sandra Moon was not only lovely, and has
a fine voice, but displayed fine acting strengths as
she teased and taunted. She portrayed well the
concept, "a beautiful woman can do anything with an
amorous smile and the blink of the eye."
Mark S. Doss sang the role of Julius Caesar
effectively, but his character development lacked
depth. This was not an all-powerful Caeser. Laura
Pudwell was also vocally strong, though she did not
fit the physical needs of the role.
Sextus, the son of Pompey and Cornelia, was performed
by Layna Chianakas, a female. This casting may be
part of the history of using "castratos," men who had
been castrated as boys, for specific roles. That not
withstanding, the audience questioned the use of a
female as the boy.
Matthew White demonstrated that he has a fine
counter-tenor voice; however, his Tolomeo, Cleopatra?s
brother and rival for the throne, lacked the meance
need to make the character the hub of the story.
The stylization of the dancing of fights, the
beautiful sound of the chorus, and Ming Cho Lee?s sets
provided additional positive aspects of the
production.
Cleveland Opera?s next production is Giacomo Puccini?s
comic opera DON PASQUALE on February 21, 22 and 23,
2003.
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From: Wakeup4664 at aol.com (Wakeup4664 at aol.com)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:14 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio -- "PlayActs" Auditions
Message-ID: AUDITION NOTICE
WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio is . . .
Seeking actors for its "'Prelude to Performance' and 'PlayActs,' Staged Readings Showcase."
All roles available for teens, women & men, ages 16 - 65+.
Especially need:
. African-American Female actors who can play ages 40-65+ with some ability
to sing.
. Male and female actors who can play age range from late teens - to -
young, & middle age adults.
Auditions, Thursday, Dec. 19th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM & Friday, Dec. 20th,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, by appointment.
Come prepared to read from scripts. Contemporary monologues encouraged.
Bring head shot & resume.
Performances scheduled Sat. Jan. 25th & Sun. Jan. 26th .
Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 6th.
Must call (216) 561-8608 for audition appointment.
Or, send pictures & resumes by Thursday, December 19th, to 19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH. 44122. ATTN: Sue Johnson, Director
What follows is a "Satiric Review". Anyone offended by this review deserves it. Also, this is not a Roy Berko review, so the good folks at Cleveland Playhouse need not worry about "wire coat hangers." This review has been rated "Commercial Garbage" by Cleveland Public Theatre, and "Mrrrrggg" by a Llama in a mini-skirt.
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"University of Akron Casts First Black Actor In Lead Role"
By the soon to be expelled JT Buck
The Unviersity of Akron Theatre Guild, a student organization consisting of all three remeaining UA Theatre majors, has joined forces with Tesla Productions to mount a fresh, charming production of Larry Shue's community theatre budget-booster "The Foreigner". The production runs one more weekend in Sandefur Theatre at Guzetta Hall on the UA campus, closing December 15.
Give director Jeff Holland and his cast credit for not screwing this one up too badly. Ah yes, Jeff Holland, creator of the "Mike and Ike Satiric Reviews" and, god forbid, The Rolling Doughnuts comedy troupe. Anyone familiar with Holland's work knows that he never uses black actors in his work. He just doesn't. Is he a racist? A White Supremacist?
Rest all fears. In Mr. Holland's latest Opus, he has forgone all Monica Breedlove references, and has included not one, but TWO actors of color in the stage ensemble. Jasper Howard (not white) does a dazzlingly focused turn as Charlie, the eponymous protagonist stranded thousands of miles from his British home in a small suburb of Atlanta, GA. Charlie's friend, Froggy (Vince Stillitano, white and ultra-hot in fatigues) convinces the residents of a boarding house that Charlie is incapable of speaking English, in an attempt to protect the conversation-shy Charlie from too much interpersonal contact. The plot, predictably, has an opposite outcome as Charlie is gradually fleshed from his (not white) shell by the oddball cracker residents and thier wacky, wacky ways.
The rest of the cast may lack skin pigment, but thier performances are far from colorless. Elizabeth Madden is utterly convincing as a land-locked southern debutante, Chris Boros made me squidgy as a duplicitous minister, and Mike Murphy's considerable flame scorched the rafters as Charlie's mentally retarded gay lover, Ellard. In addition to the first ever casting of a man of color as Charlie, all the proceeds benefit Haven of Rest homeless shelter. Tesla productions, commited to serving populations in need, apparently contracted Akron Society of the Blind in the creation of the set.
The ensemble features another actor of color, whose identity shall remain nameless. He did offer to build me some bookshelves. I am not that easily bought.
Most productions at the University of Akron involve lesbians in leather, simuated sex (occationaly with fat men and furniture), talking watermelons on pitchforks, gay Jesuses and/or clogging. This production offers good old fashioned acting, a plot, and lots of laughs. For a clever holiday alternative, come get to know "The Foreigner".
JT Buck is an actor, director, musician, Immediate Past President of UATG and is not, in any way, connected to the production mentioned above. Please come see his shows.
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James Damico=20
Special to The Plain Dealer
It's no mystery why the stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' prose poem, "A= Child's Christmas in Wales," has become a holiday staple. Its rare blend of= spellbinding language with a tender evocation of more innocent times can ri= ng box-office cash registers across the country as merrily as Santa's sleigh= bells.
Actors' Summit is offering its third mounting, on the way - if those bells c= lang joyously enough - to making the family-friendly piece a permanent year-= end anchor to its schedule.=20
The play has the adult Thomas narrating through boyhood eyes his memories of= Christmases during the 1930s in his Welsh hometown. They are remembrances s= o mingled that he can't recall "whether it snowed for six days and nights wh= en I was twelve or . . . twelve days and nights when I was six."
The poet's lush, enveloping words are what truly distinguish his homespun re= collections. Thomas remembers the hearty Christmas dinners and the day a fla= ming turkey brought the fire brigade, a spectacle "better than all the cats=20= in Wales standing in a row." The uncles "breathing like dolphins," the aunt=20= who "laced her tea with rum, because it was only once a year" and the whole=20= "wool-white, bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-s= inging sea."=20
Adapters Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell have added much domestic detail,=20= resulting in a script with only one-third Thomas' own words. But, despite a=20= tendency to turn what is lyric into family chronicle, the outcome is faithfu= l to the original.=20 While director Neil Thackaberry maintains that spirit, he's less consistent=20= in drawing sharply etched characterizations from his cast. Peter Voinovich c= onveys the narrator's enthusiasm and innate goodness. But a penchant for lab= orious overenunciation hampers what should be fluid expression.=20 Adding to the problem is a misguided stab at a Welsh accent, which many more= in the company also vainly attempt.=20
Veteran Wayne Turney does a smooth turn - without an accent - as Thomas' fat= her, as does the overqualified Paula Duesing in the small mother's role. Mar= yJo Alexander is a properly prim family temptress, Frank Jackman a trumpet-v= oiced uncle, Mindi Bonde a sympathetic mouse of an aunt, James Brown an exci= table postman, Eryn Murman a believable brat, and Jason Brown and Thomas Cum= mings appealingly boyish lads.=20
The production's true holiday gift, though, is the priceless gift of a poet'= s language.=20
Damico is a free-lance writer in Cleveland.=20
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Carolyn Jack, =20 Plain Dealer Arts Reporter
CORRECTION: Because of incomplete information supplied to The Plain Dealer,=20= the name of the young actor playing the role of Tiny Tim in the opening-nigh= t performance of Great Lakes Theater Festival's "A Christmas Carol" was inco= rrect in a review. The actor was Aric Generette Floyd. END.
Visit a favorite relative or old friend you haven't seen for years and what=20= do you feel? Delight, surely, a warm rush of fond familiarity, an eagerness=20= to catch up and re-establish closeness - followed not long afterwards by a s= ilent, internal chorus of "oh, yeahs" as you recognize all over again your l= oved one's quirks, flaws and rather irritating habits.
Great Lakes Theater Festival's version of "A Christmas Carol" is an old frie= nd to many Northeast Ohioans. It has been with us now for 14 years, taking u= s back every holiday season to the 19th-century world of Ebenezer Scrooge, B= ob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, where love and Christmas miracles can transform su= ffering into joy.
Even those who have never seen the production before can count on feeling at= home with its well-known story, nostalgic decor and traditional carols. But= charming and even touching as much of the show is, new and repeat viewers a= like will have moments where something jolts them a little.
It's as if they were realizing for the thousandth time that Aunt Myrna whine= s like a mosquito and that Grandpa George is going to groan out the history=20= of his lumbago again.
Great Lakes' "Carol," adapted and originally directed by Gerald Freedman, un= folds as a story within a story: the Victorian-era Cleaveland family is cele= brating Christmas Eve at home by reading Dickens' tale aloud. In the mind of= the littlest Cleaveland, William, the colorful characters in the pages of h= is mother's book assume the faces and personalities of his siblings, parents= and household servants.
It's a clever way to ease children into "A Christmas Carol," except for one=20= thing: Dickens' 160-year-old prose proves to be too complex and old-fashione= d to be understood easily as narration, especially by children. A lot of whi= spered explanations become necessary if your companions are, say, 10 or unde= r.
A scene or two also turns out to be the moral equivalent of that lumbago mon= ologue, particularly the one where the spirit of Christmas Present takes Scr= ooge on a flyover of poor British miners and fishermen celebrating Christmas= . It looks beautiful, with candle-bearing characters on a darkened stage lig= hted like deep night with a galaxy of tiny golden stars, but it slows down t= he play's momentum to the point of stalling out.
Perhaps, though, the production's single biggest flaw is one of casting. Dud= ley Swetland, who is in his sixth season of playing this Scrooge, amusingly=20= conveys the infectious giddiness of Scrooge's reformed personality on Christ= mas morning. It's everything up to that point that doesn't convince.
A man of hale appearance and rich voice, Swetland looks and sounds the antit= hesis of that pinched and spiritually shriveled Scrooge we first must recogn= ize for the dried-up miser that he is before his complete reformation can wo= rk dramatically. Swetland's early Scrooge comes through as simply irascible=20= and rather pleased with his irascibility, to judge by his frequent barking l= augh.
And when the Christmas ghosts arrive, Scrooge and the production create no r= eal sense of fear or suspense. Scrooge isn't frail and overwhelmed enough; t= he towering spirit of Christmas Yet to Come doesn't surprise us with a scary= entrance. It is just sort of there. Without terror and the relief that shou= ld come along with the happy ending, the show feels a bit flat.
But these problems and other more minor ones, such as the cast's peculiar mi= x of fake English and regional American accents, can't spoil the production'= s good qualities any more than your sister's train-horn sneeze can really sp= oil a gorgeous Christmas dinner of roast turkey and mince pie.
With a wonderfully cute and lively little boy named Roderick P. Dayton as Wi= lliam/Tiny Tim; John Ezell and Gene Emerson Friedman's lushly evocative set=20= pieces of glowing windows and creepy, Art Nouveau stone gargoyles; and a cas= t of fine singers, Great Lakes' "Carol" resumes its rightful place in the he= art, right next to Grandpa George. --part1_9.41f86c4.2b26ad34_boundary-- From JSM7250 at aol.com Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 From: JSM7250 at aol.com (JSM7250 at aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Boulevard Auditions Italian American Reconciliation Message-ID: <76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb@aol.com> --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck. Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing." Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman. Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30. Callbacks: TBD Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.** Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional. Rehearsals January and February. Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8. Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351. **Directions to auditions: >From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park. >From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions. >From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken. --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck.
Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing."
Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman.
Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30.
Callbacks: TBD
Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.**
Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional.
Rehearsals January and February.
Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8.
Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351.
**Directions to auditions:
>From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park.
>From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions.
>From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken.
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Call=20 216-987-5536 for more=20 information
When: Monday, December =
16th
Where: Second City Theater, East =
14th Street,=20
Downtown
When: 8 PM
Scene study students of Mitchell Fields =
will be=20
performing this upcoming Monday at the Second City Theater.
The students will be performing various =
scenes,=20
monologues and improvisation.
Admission is free and =
a cash bar=20
will be provided.
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From PGrodzik at beckcenter.org Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
From: PGrodzik at beckcenter.org (Pam Grodzik)
Date: Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review:Beck's Annie is Just the Ticket
Message-ID:
Arts and Events =
News
No question about it: 'Annie' =
production passes the litmus test for a successful show
12/10/02
James Damico
Special to The Plain Dealer
A couple of major question marks for =
any production of "Annie" are how resoundingly the title =
performer will belt out all those reprises of "Tomorrow" and =
how professionally the pooch playing Sandy will behave.
Happily, Beck Center's Heather Farr = displays a pair of brass lungs, and Juno, a Golden Lab making her stage = debut, is clearly a born trouper.
Beck has revived last year's hit = presentation of "Annie" with the aim of making it an annual = holiday event. And it just might work. The show is undemanding and = simple enough (even simpler than the comic strip that inspired it), with = minimal story, tuneful songs and - apart from Depression-era references = only senior citizens and historians will appreciate (New Deal? = Hoovervilles? Bernard Baruch?) - a mix that is kid-friendly.
A sizable Saturday night contingent of =
youngsters seemed happily engrossed throughout the lengthy evening. =
The musical's plot is as bare-boned as =
a post-Thanksgiving turkey. In 1930s Manhattan, gazillionaire Daddy =
Warbucks rescues Annie by chance from Miss Hannigan's Dickensian =
orphanage and employs the FBI and - leapin' lizards! - President =
Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a futile search for the child's parents. =
After foiling some more Hannigan shenanigans, Warbucks adopts Annie, =
assuring her and her orphanage pals all the comforts of a Fifth Avenue =
mansion and a happy ending.
Though occasionally seeming to operate = on autopilot, director Kevin Joseph Kelly and choreographer Monica = Olejko have cooked up a pair of show-stopping numbers.
Tiny but terrific McKenna Klodnick = leads a quintet of hoofing orphans in the rousing "Fully = Dressed." "Easy Street," a low-down hymn to the bad life = that is shamelessly encored, features the slinky Betsy Kahl, the slimy = Curtis Young (fast becoming the area's Villain You Love to Hate) and = Molly McGinnis as hag Hannigan.
McGinnis has fun kidding the role and = reveals a surprisingly solid singing voice, but, please, this lady is = way too gorgeous to be playing frumps.
Farr makes a most sympathetic and able = Annie, though perhaps nearing retirement age for the part. Dana Hart is = a nigh-perfect Warbucks - cue ball-headed, ramrod-rumped and melting to = Annie only enough to prove he's human and no sentimental slob. =
In the large cast, Tiffany Gates shines = as Warbucks' secretary; John Lynch is an awfully skinny FDR; Terrence = Kelly butles amusingly; and any number of the hard-working moppets are = impressive.
Don McBride's sets and Jeffrey Smart's = costumes are cartoony and colorful, and Heidi Herczeg's nine-piece = orchestra makes a big, bright sound.
For those seeking a holiday outing for = the entire family that's wholesomely festive without a lot of preaching = about it, this "Annie" might be just the ticket.
Damico is a free-lance writer in = Cleveland.
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Featuring Brian Kaufman
When: Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.
What: Family magic show at the Cleveland Improv
Who: Brian Kaufman - Comedian Magician
Cost: $5.00 per person, children under 2 free.
* For more information please call: (216) 536-2473 - or respond to thi=
s e-mail
The Cleveland IMPROVisation, the comedy club where nationally renowned comed=
ians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Robert Schimmel have performed,=
is proud to present a new type of show=E2=80=A6for the family audience!&nbs=
p; For only one day the Cleveland Improv will remove the "21 And Over" sign=20=
and replace it with "Families Welcome" to allow for Cleveland native B=
rian Kaufman to perform his hilarious blend of comedy and magic that both ki=
ds and adults will love! At only 18 years of age, Brian has performed=20=
for numerous organizations including Anheuser-Busch, Sea World, The Rouse Co=
mpany, Simon Malls, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, over 12 chain restaurants, a=
nd of course, the Improv. He introduced his brand new show, a mixture=20=
of stand-up comedy and magic last February, and when home from school at DeP=
aul University in Chicago, Brian prefects his act in comedy clubs and entert=
ainment venues nationwide. On Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.=
m., the IMPROVisation will feature Brian's 45-minute comedy magic show t=
o help parents who are looking for something to do with their kids as a fami=
ly before winter break is over. So bring them to the IMPROVisation for=
an afternoon of comedy, magic, and pure entertainment.
Reservations are recommended: 216-696-impr(ov)
HMP Events of Cleveland
WHAT: NOSTRADAMUS New Years Eve Psychic Gala
WHEN: New Years Eve from 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
WHERE: The Powerhouse Pub and Cabaret at Nautica
<< Weekly home of Flanagan's Wake >>
WHY: NOT the same old New Years Eve Party and
DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR FRED'S PEOPLE!
Along with an evening of great food, OPEN BAR, dancing and fantastic entertainment, you can consult various mystics to learn about your future. Readers will be gathered to bring in your New Year in a positive way! This event is appearing on December 31, 2002, under a fun-loving Sagittarius Moon.
Festivities from 9:30 PM - 1:30 AM
OPEN BAR ALL EVENING
HOT AND COLD HORS D'OEUVRE BUFFET
DANCING ALL NIGHT TO CLEVELAND D.J. "BEAR"
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MYSTIFYING PSYCHICS
Consult any or all of the Leading Psychics from 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
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PURCHASE TICKETS WITH CREDIT CARD OR CHECK:
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Online at www.hmpevents.com
--part1_17e.133fdf52.2b27b1cf_boundary-- From smbintheboro at yahoo.com Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 From: smbintheboro at yahoo.com (STEVE BRAUN) Date: Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Stow Players Present "Charlotte's Web" Message-ID: <20021211022251.66761.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> This is the closing weekend of "Charlotte's Web," a one-act play, directed by Judy Stebbins, at Stow Players, December 13, 14, 15; Friday eve. 7:30; Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30; Sunday at 2:30. All tickets are $5.00. For reservations call 330-655-6051. (Note: Sunday's performance is nearly sold out.) This story of friendship, caring, and sacrifice amuses and touches the young - and the older! Cast: Casey Braun (Wilbur) Brenna McNamara (Charlotte) Meaghan Austin (Narrator) Charlie Johnson (Homer Zuckerman) Corey Wolfe (Templeton) Dave Hinebaugh (John Arable) Heather Camburn (Fern Arable) Cassie King (Goose) Alexander Stebbins (Gander) Andrew Garner (Uncle) Kevin Klemm (Avery Arable) Chelsea Joyce (Sheep) Kate Alboreo (Reporter) Sam Jones (President of the Fair) Stephen Goold (Lurvy) Produced by Gene Stebbins Stow Players is located at the Heritage Barn in Silver Springs Park at 5328 Young Road. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors Wanted For Paid Murder Mystery Events Message-ID: <16c.185a6c35.2b288aed@aol.com> --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary-- From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Female/Celebrity Impersonators Wanted Message-ID: <103.214a7274.2b288cab@aol.com> --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary-- From ray at worldeonline.com Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 From: ray at worldeonline.com (Ray Szuch) Date: Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Last reminder - Short film audition at NCCC / Sat. Dec 14th - 4 to 9 PM Message-ID:
Our =
last short
film we auditioned for won top honors for Short Film in Action at NY
Independent Film Festival and premiered in Los =
Vegas.
……………=
;…………………………&#=
8230;……………….
This =
audition:
Sat. Dec. 14th 4 to 9 =
PM at
North Coast Central Casting
4913 Storer Ave., Cleve., OH =
44102
(between Denison & Clark Ave. at W 50th =
St.)
216-651-5441
Females – 8 to =
50’s
Males – 20 to =
70
Family with two children open =
age
Production Company: =
Red =
Key Productions
Director:=
=
Louie Cowan
Producers: =
Bo =
Buckley /
Keith Carter
Working title: =
Turkey =
Day (short film)
Shooting days: =
Jan =
25-26, Feb
1-2, 8
Casting =
for:
Joseph: =
male,
50-70, homeless man
Jim: =
male, early
20's, befriends Joseph
Mr. =
Able: male,
30-45 arrogant store owner
Bryce: =
male,
25-40, homeless, African American
Kate: =
female,
40's, beautiful mother
Tammy: =
female,
8-14, awkward teenager
Samantha=
:
female, 20-30, runs homeless shelter
Brenda: =
female,
20-30, hardware store clerk
Miguel: =
male,
30's, Hispanic, hardware store security
Hotdog =
Vender:
male, 20-40, impatient, curbside vendor
Cathy: =
female,
17-25, store cashier
Drill =
Customer:
male, 30's, polite patron
Non-speaking =
roles
Brian - =
Kate’s husband,
a busy doctor
A society =
couple -
Kate’s friends
A family with 2 =
kids –
shopping
An elderly lady =
–
shopping
An aimless man =
–
shopping
A Young mother =
and baby
– walking by
Man with a =
large arm
Ferocious =
barking dog
2 women in the =
parking
lot. – Trade the turkey
2 guys – =
welcome to
shelter
2 Kitchen =
volunteers –
shelter
Plus various =
extra roles
will be cast.
Please come =
and
join us as we try to establish an ongoing dialogue, and action plan for =
shaping
our community.
WHAT: CTC =
FORUM
WHEN: Monday, December 16,
WHERE:
HOW MUCH: Free to all members of the Theater =
Community
TOPICS: =
*Theater
Advocacy: Cleveland 2003
Communicating our Message
*Community
Partnership for Arts and Culture representative on the state of the arts =
in
*
RSVP with =
questions
or thoughts to either Margaret or =
myself.
Thanks,
Fred Gloor and =
Co-Chairs
The Cleveland Theater =
Collective
gloor at ctcollective.org lynch at ctcollective.org =
Ladies and =
Gentlemen,
whether you like it or=20
not...
HEDWIG
and the Angry=20
Inch
at Cleveland Public=20
Theatre
Music and=20
Lyrics by Stephen Trask
=20
Also,
Don't=20
forget to join us for a special New Year=92s Eve celebration to =
mark the=20
last day of the year on Tuesday, December 31, 2002. Tickets to this =
event are=20
$75.00 each and include admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch =
and dinner=20
at the theatre as well as a blow out party filled with surprises =
immediately=20
following the show featuring SAFMOD, PurePlex and The Robert Ocasio =
Band.=20
Admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch without dinner and the =
party is=20
$30.00. Admission to the after party without the performance or dinner =
is=20
$15.00. For tickets and more information please call 216.631.2727 ext. =
209.=20
Jeff Syroney
Director of Marketing and =
Public=20
Relations
Cleveland Public Theatre
216.631.2727 ext.=20
203
jsyroney at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org =
The Fine=20
Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Avenue, announces auditions for the young =
adult=20
production of “The Miracle Worker.”
at the Civic
3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts
216-321-2930
Audition Notice
for the Cleveland Premiere of John Strand's
TOM WALKER
Directed by Licia Colombi
Saturday, December 14
3 - 5pm
Equity and Non-Equity will be seen
Needed are
2 men ages 20 - 45
1 African American Male 20-45
1 woman age 25-40
1 African American Teen age 15- 25
also needed is a fiddler player male or female
please come prepared with a two minute monologue from a contemporary show
Bring a current head shot and resume
EQUITY will be seen first
216-321-2930 --part1_1a1.d338e0c.2b2922c1_boundary-- From mbilling at oberlin.edu Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 From: mbilling at oberlin.edu (matthew billings) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Male Actor 25-35 Wanted Message-ID: <560286.1039654964@s20.public.oberlin.edu> Kneel and Fish Productions seeks male actors for a an experimental film/theater piece to be produced in Cleveland next Spring. Written by Neil Chamberlain, the piece is a long term project we hope to bring back to Manhattan in some capacity by the end of 2003. While the piece most literally explores the relationship between a male prostitute and his client, we plan to use their transactions as a metaphor and extreme meant to illustrate the power dynamics found in all sexual relationships. Furthermore, as the script evolves through revisions, more and more its themes center around performance, memory, and the fickleness of human interactions in the urban landscape. The piece is 60 minutes in length and will be presented on a large circular stage in Oberlin. The project utilizes a good deal of live-feed digital video, to be shot live while projected above the set onto a circular, moving screen. The set itself will also rotate. The actor should be available for rehearsals in latter weeks of February, and the piece will be presented to the public during the first week of March. (Because the space is reserved for the entire spring, these dates are also flexible). A script can be provided upon request, and the payment will be $1000. For more details or questions you can contact me at wildematt at msn.com or at (440) 935-2442. Cheers, Matthew From ACT1022 at webtv.net Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 From: ACT1022 at webtv.net (THERESA TUCKER) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Reminder/Addendum to East Cleveland Auditions Message-ID: <3221-3DF88310-1956@storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net> What: A Lesson Before Dying - the story of an innocent young man condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in l948. Needed: 2 white males over age 2l l African Ameri=E7an male l6-25 years of age, l African American male age 30 or older, l African American male age 35 or older l African American female 35 or older, l African American female 60 or older. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. When: Sunday, December l5, 3-5pm Monday, December l6, 7:30-l0pm Where: East Cleveland Theater l4l08 Euclid Avenue Contact: Theresa Tucker - 85l-872l From profbobo at neo.rr.com Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Three more days for the foreigner at the university of Akron Message-ID: <002601c2a1f2$6279c420$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at 8pm Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University of Akron Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy as "almost as much = fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen." Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for students) NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we are still offering a = buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring it. All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless Shelter ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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From: President at GeaugaTheater.org (President GLTG)
Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GLTG Event & Discount Coupon
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Full Circle Productions will open an original musical = comedy=20 " FOLLOW THAT STAR" tonight at = the Pilgrim=20 United Church of Christ located on West 14th and Starkweather in = Cleveland. The=20 show revolves around the story of the Nativity as told by "star = scrubbers" or=20 apprentice Angels. The script was written by Cliff Aerie, with music by = Cliff=20 Aerie and Amy Liberatore, Directed by Rick Fortney and = Choreographed by=20 Lester Currie.
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Girl Named Alice
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--part1_6a.2a9c6751.2b2cbab0_boundary-- From pennylane_70 at hotmail.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 From: pennylane_70 at hotmail.com (kimberly mahoney) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Additional Ivanov auditions! Message-ID:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kimberly Mahoney
The Mad Theater Co. will be holding additional auditions for:
IVANOV by Anton Chekhov (adaptation by David Hare)
Directed by: Kimberly Mahoney
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm
*Needed are two men between the ages of 40-60.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Please bring a current resume and headshot.
Production dates are: February 21 - March 9 2003
Rehearsals will begin Monday, January 6th.
Please contact Kimberly Mahoney for additional information!
Warm regards,
Kimberly Mahoney
Artistic Director
The Mad Theater Co.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From RNavisjr at aol.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 From: RNavisjr at aol.com (RNavisjr at aol.com) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]JOIN THIS MUSICAL THEATER LOVER'S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Message-ID: <91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215@aol.com> --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!) JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time...... FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn) Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music. THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm. Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD. You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!)
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time......FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn)
Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of
Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music.
THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm.
Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon
and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm
WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE,
DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S
AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD.
You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com
just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary-- From Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 From: Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com (sally lentz) Date: Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Summer SOULStice for Women-seeks creative/artistic women Message-ID: <001501c2a40f$6e74d390$9b6ba618@yourm5d4u9r2uv> Kent, Ohio, writer and comedian, Sally Lentz -Jest A Girl With BigWits- invites all creative/artistic (traditional and non-traditional arts, including but not limited to: visual arts, singing, music, film, jewelry, wearable art, comedy, dance, writing, poetry, cooking, yoga, etc.) women to Summer SOULStice for Women. We're looking for women interested in teaching, and/or exhibiting, and/or performing, as well as those interested in attending this creativity weekend. Summer SOULStice for Women, will be held at Alfred University, Alfred, New York (approximately a 3 to 3 and a half hour drive from Cleveland) June 19 - 22, 2003. There are a few workshop openings and exhibit spots still available for visual artists. Also, space is available for any woman to sell her artistic/creative works. For complete information, as well as all application forms, go to: www.BigWits.com then Summer SOULStice. Thank you, Sally Lentz www.BigWits.com Summer SOULStice - Creativity Weekend for Women Sorry, no Club Med or cabana boys. But, there's no cleaning or car pool either! From royberko at yahoo.com Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko) Date: Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko Preview: Ohio Dance Theatre/ Review: Rockettes Message-ID: <20021215172424.79714.qmail@web12007.mail.yahoo.com> CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS SPECTACULAR/OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association) --Times Newspapers-- Lorain County Times--WestlakerTimes--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times How can anyone give a "bah-humbug" to a production with dancing teddy bears, parading wooden soldiers, performing Snowmen, flying reindeer, elves doing rap, singing poinsettias, dancing toys, a singing Santa Claus, falling snow, camels, sheep, a donkey and a preteen ballerina? And, to top it all off, the entire presentation is built around the high-kicking precision of the Radio City Rockettes. You?d have to be a total Scrooge to even suggest that there would be anything but smiles on the faces of the children of all ages who are flocking to Playhouse Square to see the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The show which features such memorable segments as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," has added a wonderful visual song and dance sequence "Christmas in New York." These, along with "We Need a Little Christmas" (from the musical MAME), "Santa?s Gonna Rock And Roll" (a tribute to Cleveland?s Rock Hall of Fame), a wonderful new tap number, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," and "A Teddy Bear?s Dream (a ballet version of "The Nutcracker" featuring bigger than life teddy bears in tutus), lead to cheers of joy. It continues to be a professional, enthusiastically presented spectacular that is hard to resist. Realizing that not everyone can get to New York to see the show, in 1994 THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR broadened its schedule to encompass other markets. Since then over two million people a year have experienced the excitement. Besides coming to Cleveland, troupes are performing in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Branson (MO), Atlanta, and The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. That?s a lot of kicking and dancing! The cast includes 22 Rockettes, 14 singers and dancers, 4 little people, Santa and Mrs. Claus. More than 200 colorful costumes and 150 hats are used. Each outfit is designed specifically for the show. Nineteen teddy bears appear. Each bear is from a different part of the world and each costume weighs between 30 and 60 pounds. Two camels, 4 sheep and a 1 donkey appear in the nativity scene. It took over thirteen trailer trucks to deliver all the elements of the show to Cleveland. The 90-minute RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR continues at the State Theatre through December 31. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048, or visit on line at www.playhousesquare.com or stop at the Play House Square box office. Tickets are priced from $20 to $65. LORAIN COUNTY?S OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Denise Gula is a fascinating woman. She is not only a creative choreographer, but, fighting against the odds, she has become a very successful dance producer. Her Ohio Dance Theatre, which is housed in Oberlin, is taking a giant leap forward when it presents three performances of JOURNEY at the Cleveland Play House. The piece, an original work of musical theatre, chronicles the historical, emotional and spiritual evolution of African Americans from slave days to the present. The fact that this is a theatrical dance piece should be of no surprise to Gula?s many followers. From her years as a dancer and performer at Karamu House, to her North Ridgeville High School acting days, to her successful career as an actress, director and founder of the Lorain Community College dance program, and choreographing of many community theatre musicals, she has always combined her acting and dancing background in her work. JOURNEY has been a four-year labor of love. As Gula says, "Like so many projects in this arts climate, it was born of necessity. Financial constraints compelled me to develop a piece using the only dancer I had, a dancer who happened to be black." She goes on to state, "I thought of making a celebration for Black History Month. Brian Lankar?s photo book about black women I DREAM A WORLD was the source of visual inspiration." The original piece was 35-minutes long. Now, it is a full-length production. And, it is a production of substance. As one reviewer stated, "this ia a fast-paced show that is worthy of being done on a national basis." Knowing Gula, and her past history of confronting issues straight on, don?t be surprised if a national production doesn?t follow! JOURNEY will be presented at the Cleveland Play House on January 9 and 10 at 7:30 PM and January 11 at 2 and 7. It will also be show-cased at Lorain County Community College?s Stocker Center Theatre on January 15 at 7:20. Tickets for the Cleveland showings may be obtained by calling 216-795-7000. For the Stocker Center performance call 440-366-4040. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From lucmud at en.com Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 From: lucmud at en.com (Eric Coble) Date: Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Director Needed for State-Wide Project Message-ID: <200212160322.gBG3MKm25509@mail3.mx.voyager.net> > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The Wallpaper Project, a history and theater initiative based in Auglaize County (Ohio) seeks to hire a Director for its 2003 state-wide tour. The director will work with 20-40 communities in presenting staged readings of an original, oral history-based production entitled From Here: A Century of Stories from Ohio, created by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble. From Here is based on interviews with some 800 Ohioans. A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an entire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, and is already garnering national attention. The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003. The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compensation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided. Applicants should possess: experience in all aspects of production; a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects; flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet. Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to Rachel Barber The Wallpaper Project 401 West Auglaize Street Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 419/738-4924 -- or email queries to: wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an e= ntire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, = and is already garnering national attention.
The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003.<= BR>
The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compe= nsation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided= .
Applicants should possess:
experience in all aspects of production;
a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects;
flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet.
Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to
Rachel Barber
The Wallpaper Project
401 West Auglaize Street
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
419/738-4924
-- or email queries to:
wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part-- From profbobo at neo.rr.com Mon Dec 9 07:39:01 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Mon Dec 9 07:39:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Foreigner Discount for Neohiopal members Message-ID: <003a01c29f4a$d81ef920$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C29F20.EEE43BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY 8PM SANDEFUR THEATRE GUZZETTA HALL UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Print this email and present it to Tesla Productions lovely cashiers and = get TWO TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. Call 1-330-252-9989 for reservations ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C29F20.EEE43BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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From royberko at yahoo.com Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko)
Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:03 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko's reviews: Dobama's THE MAI/Cleveland Opera's JULIUS
CAESAR
Message-ID: <20021209141709.81550.qmail@web12006.mail.yahoo.com>
THE MIA AT DOBAMA/JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association)
--The Times Newspapers--
Lorain County Times--Westlaker Times--Lakewood News
Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times
THE MAI AT DOBAMA IRISH THROUGH AND THROUGH
The Irish are known for their telling of tales which
are often long in the relating, center on
dysfunctional families, and wander into the maudlin.
Think O?Casey, Beckett and Synge and you have a feel
for Irish writing. Though Marina Carr, the author of
THE MAI, now having its Ohio Premiere at Dobama
Theatre, doesn?t consider herself to be in a direct
line from all the great Irish playwrights of the past,
her play does follow their traditions.
THE MAI is an examination of love and obsession. The
play concerns a four generation Irish family who find
themselves in constant angst, conflict, and fighting
for a sense of self, while being consumed by passion.
It takes the view that the greatest love is to be
found in another, and supports the myth of finding a
soul mate to whom one is completely and eternally
bound. In order for that to happen, a person must be
willing to let go of her own self. As in much of
Irish lore, it is an all or nothing effect, with
strong melodramatic underpinnings.
The main character, Mai is a woman consumed by her
love of a philandering musician. The love defines her
and it controls her. For five years she has survived
in his self imposed absence. To entice him back she
has built a beautiful home on the shores of Loch Owl.
Here, her Robert can compose his music, inspired by
her adoration and devotion. It will be a shrine to
their love. He returns, but her dreams that he will
never leave her again and will be eternally faithful
are soon dashed.
Mai's sixteen-year old daughter Millie recounts the
story, which parallels an Irish legend of tragic
lovers who once supposedly lived on the lake where the
play takes place. Carr pits myth against reality,
illusion against truth, and basic human need against
desire. As is the case in most Irish tales, the
ending is not one of happiness.
The play is long and has little in the way of
emotional texturing except for the actions of Mai?s
grandmother. The long speeches and lack of dynamic
action are broken by cello interludes which help
enhance the mood.
As Mai, Bernadette Clemens never quite convinces of
her obsessive love toward Robert. The shadings needed
to develop the character are on the surface rather
than deep in the soul. Andrew May gives his usual
competent performance as Robert. He has to dig to
find depth in the character as the part is not written
with the same quality as the author uses in developing
her women. Sherri Britton and Mary Jan Nottage give
fine portrayals as Mai?s aunts. As Millie, Tyler
Postma gives a surface level performance.
Dorothy Silver is perfect as Grandma Fraochlan. Her
drug induced scene with Tracey Field, who portrays
Mai?s sister Beck, is hysterically delightful.
Silver, along with the marvelous cello interludes by
the very talented Joshua Roman, are reason enough to
attend the production.
THE MAI continues at Dobama Theatre through December
22. For tickets call 216-932 6838. Their next
production is the razor sharp comedy THE TALE OF THE
ALLERGIST?S WIFE, coming to Cleveland directly from
Broadway. It is a three-time Tony Award-nominated
play that was cited as being, "The funniest play I
have ever seen in my life!" by Rosie O?Donnell.
HANDEL?S JULIUS CAESAR AT CLEVELAND OPERA
George Frederick Handel's JULIUS CAESAR is a Baroque
opera that tells the story of Caesar's affair with
Cleopatra that resulted in her being made queen of
Egypt. It was first produced in 1724 in London and
is the most popular of Handel's 35 operas. The story,
which is based on actual events, is a tale of
political intrigue and a woman's use of her charms to
gain power.
Traditionally, the Baroque opera has a very strict
form that brings out character through the music and
not the words and treats the cast as actors, not
singers. As is the case of baroque operas, the
costumes are designed to fit the characters rather
than reflect accuracy and the scenery is conceived to
bring the center of the production to the audience.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful of all
Baroque operas JULIUS CAESAR belongs to the genre of
"opera sera," tragic or heroic operas of the 18th
century featuring a cast of mythological/noble/royal
characters.
David Bamberger?s directing followed the Baroque style
regarding stressing music, costumes and scenery. The
voices were generally fine, the orchestrations superb.
His staging, however, did not stress acting.
Character development was not the strength of the
production. The performers sang to the audience
rather than to each other, failing to create illusions
of interaction and the performers were often not
always believable.
As Cleopatra Sandra Moon was not only lovely, and has
a fine voice, but displayed fine acting strengths as
she teased and taunted. She portrayed well the
concept, "a beautiful woman can do anything with an
amorous smile and the blink of the eye."
Mark S. Doss sang the role of Julius Caesar
effectively, but his character development lacked
depth. This was not an all-powerful Caeser. Laura
Pudwell was also vocally strong, though she did not
fit the physical needs of the role.
Sextus, the son of Pompey and Cornelia, was performed
by Layna Chianakas, a female. This casting may be
part of the history of using "castratos," men who had
been castrated as boys, for specific roles. That not
withstanding, the audience questioned the use of a
female as the boy.
Matthew White demonstrated that he has a fine
counter-tenor voice; however, his Tolomeo, Cleopatra?s
brother and rival for the throne, lacked the meance
need to make the character the hub of the story.
The stylization of the dancing of fights, the
beautiful sound of the chorus, and Ming Cho Lee?s sets
provided additional positive aspects of the
production.
Cleveland Opera?s next production is Giacomo Puccini?s
comic opera DON PASQUALE on February 21, 22 and 23,
2003.
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Date: Mon Dec 9 08:50:14 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio -- "PlayActs" Auditions
Message-ID: AUDITION NOTICE
WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio is . . .
Seeking actors for its "'Prelude to Performance' and 'PlayActs,' Staged Readings Showcase."
All roles available for teens, women & men, ages 16 - 65+.
Especially need:
. African-American Female actors who can play ages 40-65+ with some ability
to sing.
. Male and female actors who can play age range from late teens - to -
young, & middle age adults.
Auditions, Thursday, Dec. 19th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM & Friday, Dec. 20th,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, by appointment.
Come prepared to read from scripts. Contemporary monologues encouraged.
Bring head shot & resume.
Performances scheduled Sat. Jan. 25th & Sun. Jan. 26th .
Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 6th.
Must call (216) 561-8608 for audition appointment.
Or, send pictures & resumes by Thursday, December 19th, to 19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH. 44122. ATTN: Sue Johnson, Director
What follows is a "Satiric Review". Anyone offended by this review deserves it. Also, this is not a Roy Berko review, so the good folks at Cleveland Playhouse need not worry about "wire coat hangers." This review has been rated "Commercial Garbage" by Cleveland Public Theatre, and "Mrrrrggg" by a Llama in a mini-skirt.
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"University of Akron Casts First Black Actor In Lead Role"
By the soon to be expelled JT Buck
The Unviersity of Akron Theatre Guild, a student organization consisting of all three remeaining UA Theatre majors, has joined forces with Tesla Productions to mount a fresh, charming production of Larry Shue's community theatre budget-booster "The Foreigner". The production runs one more weekend in Sandefur Theatre at Guzetta Hall on the UA campus, closing December 15.
Give director Jeff Holland and his cast credit for not screwing this one up too badly. Ah yes, Jeff Holland, creator of the "Mike and Ike Satiric Reviews" and, god forbid, The Rolling Doughnuts comedy troupe. Anyone familiar with Holland's work knows that he never uses black actors in his work. He just doesn't. Is he a racist? A White Supremacist?
Rest all fears. In Mr. Holland's latest Opus, he has forgone all Monica Breedlove references, and has included not one, but TWO actors of color in the stage ensemble. Jasper Howard (not white) does a dazzlingly focused turn as Charlie, the eponymous protagonist stranded thousands of miles from his British home in a small suburb of Atlanta, GA. Charlie's friend, Froggy (Vince Stillitano, white and ultra-hot in fatigues) convinces the residents of a boarding house that Charlie is incapable of speaking English, in an attempt to protect the conversation-shy Charlie from too much interpersonal contact. The plot, predictably, has an opposite outcome as Charlie is gradually fleshed from his (not white) shell by the oddball cracker residents and thier wacky, wacky ways.
The rest of the cast may lack skin pigment, but thier performances are far from colorless. Elizabeth Madden is utterly convincing as a land-locked southern debutante, Chris Boros made me squidgy as a duplicitous minister, and Mike Murphy's considerable flame scorched the rafters as Charlie's mentally retarded gay lover, Ellard. In addition to the first ever casting of a man of color as Charlie, all the proceeds benefit Haven of Rest homeless shelter. Tesla productions, commited to serving populations in need, apparently contracted Akron Society of the Blind in the creation of the set.
The ensemble features another actor of color, whose identity shall remain nameless. He did offer to build me some bookshelves. I am not that easily bought.
Most productions at the University of Akron involve lesbians in leather, simuated sex (occationaly with fat men and furniture), talking watermelons on pitchforks, gay Jesuses and/or clogging. This production offers good old fashioned acting, a plot, and lots of laughs. For a clever holiday alternative, come get to know "The Foreigner".
JT Buck is an actor, director, musician, Immediate Past President of UATG and is not, in any way, connected to the production mentioned above. Please come see his shows.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From dgriesmer at cptonline.org Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 From: dgriesmer at cptonline.org (Denis Griesmer - CPT) Date: Mon Dec 9 20:36:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Complimentary Tickets Available for Blue Sky Transmission at La MaMa ETC in New York City Message-ID:
James Damico=20
Special to The Plain Dealer
It's no mystery why the stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' prose poem, "A= Child's Christmas in Wales," has become a holiday staple. Its rare blend of= spellbinding language with a tender evocation of more innocent times can ri= ng box-office cash registers across the country as merrily as Santa's sleigh= bells.
Actors' Summit is offering its third mounting, on the way - if those bells c= lang joyously enough - to making the family-friendly piece a permanent year-= end anchor to its schedule.=20
The play has the adult Thomas narrating through boyhood eyes his memories of= Christmases during the 1930s in his Welsh hometown. They are remembrances s= o mingled that he can't recall "whether it snowed for six days and nights wh= en I was twelve or . . . twelve days and nights when I was six."
The poet's lush, enveloping words are what truly distinguish his homespun re= collections. Thomas remembers the hearty Christmas dinners and the day a fla= ming turkey brought the fire brigade, a spectacle "better than all the cats=20= in Wales standing in a row." The uncles "breathing like dolphins," the aunt=20= who "laced her tea with rum, because it was only once a year" and the whole=20= "wool-white, bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-s= inging sea."=20
Adapters Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell have added much domestic detail,=20= resulting in a script with only one-third Thomas' own words. But, despite a=20= tendency to turn what is lyric into family chronicle, the outcome is faithfu= l to the original.=20 While director Neil Thackaberry maintains that spirit, he's less consistent=20= in drawing sharply etched characterizations from his cast. Peter Voinovich c= onveys the narrator's enthusiasm and innate goodness. But a penchant for lab= orious overenunciation hampers what should be fluid expression.=20 Adding to the problem is a misguided stab at a Welsh accent, which many more= in the company also vainly attempt.=20
Veteran Wayne Turney does a smooth turn - without an accent - as Thomas' fat= her, as does the overqualified Paula Duesing in the small mother's role. Mar= yJo Alexander is a properly prim family temptress, Frank Jackman a trumpet-v= oiced uncle, Mindi Bonde a sympathetic mouse of an aunt, James Brown an exci= table postman, Eryn Murman a believable brat, and Jason Brown and Thomas Cum= mings appealingly boyish lads.=20
The production's true holiday gift, though, is the priceless gift of a poet'= s language.=20
Damico is a free-lance writer in Cleveland.=20
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Carolyn Jack, =20 Plain Dealer Arts Reporter
CORRECTION: Because of incomplete information supplied to The Plain Dealer,=20= the name of the young actor playing the role of Tiny Tim in the opening-nigh= t performance of Great Lakes Theater Festival's "A Christmas Carol" was inco= rrect in a review. The actor was Aric Generette Floyd. END.
Visit a favorite relative or old friend you haven't seen for years and what=20= do you feel? Delight, surely, a warm rush of fond familiarity, an eagerness=20= to catch up and re-establish closeness - followed not long afterwards by a s= ilent, internal chorus of "oh, yeahs" as you recognize all over again your l= oved one's quirks, flaws and rather irritating habits.
Great Lakes Theater Festival's version of "A Christmas Carol" is an old frie= nd to many Northeast Ohioans. It has been with us now for 14 years, taking u= s back every holiday season to the 19th-century world of Ebenezer Scrooge, B= ob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, where love and Christmas miracles can transform su= ffering into joy.
Even those who have never seen the production before can count on feeling at= home with its well-known story, nostalgic decor and traditional carols. But= charming and even touching as much of the show is, new and repeat viewers a= like will have moments where something jolts them a little.
It's as if they were realizing for the thousandth time that Aunt Myrna whine= s like a mosquito and that Grandpa George is going to groan out the history=20= of his lumbago again.
Great Lakes' "Carol," adapted and originally directed by Gerald Freedman, un= folds as a story within a story: the Victorian-era Cleaveland family is cele= brating Christmas Eve at home by reading Dickens' tale aloud. In the mind of= the littlest Cleaveland, William, the colorful characters in the pages of h= is mother's book assume the faces and personalities of his siblings, parents= and household servants.
It's a clever way to ease children into "A Christmas Carol," except for one=20= thing: Dickens' 160-year-old prose proves to be too complex and old-fashione= d to be understood easily as narration, especially by children. A lot of whi= spered explanations become necessary if your companions are, say, 10 or unde= r.
A scene or two also turns out to be the moral equivalent of that lumbago mon= ologue, particularly the one where the spirit of Christmas Present takes Scr= ooge on a flyover of poor British miners and fishermen celebrating Christmas= . It looks beautiful, with candle-bearing characters on a darkened stage lig= hted like deep night with a galaxy of tiny golden stars, but it slows down t= he play's momentum to the point of stalling out.
Perhaps, though, the production's single biggest flaw is one of casting. Dud= ley Swetland, who is in his sixth season of playing this Scrooge, amusingly=20= conveys the infectious giddiness of Scrooge's reformed personality on Christ= mas morning. It's everything up to that point that doesn't convince.
A man of hale appearance and rich voice, Swetland looks and sounds the antit= hesis of that pinched and spiritually shriveled Scrooge we first must recogn= ize for the dried-up miser that he is before his complete reformation can wo= rk dramatically. Swetland's early Scrooge comes through as simply irascible=20= and rather pleased with his irascibility, to judge by his frequent barking l= augh.
And when the Christmas ghosts arrive, Scrooge and the production create no r= eal sense of fear or suspense. Scrooge isn't frail and overwhelmed enough; t= he towering spirit of Christmas Yet to Come doesn't surprise us with a scary= entrance. It is just sort of there. Without terror and the relief that shou= ld come along with the happy ending, the show feels a bit flat.
But these problems and other more minor ones, such as the cast's peculiar mi= x of fake English and regional American accents, can't spoil the production'= s good qualities any more than your sister's train-horn sneeze can really sp= oil a gorgeous Christmas dinner of roast turkey and mince pie.
With a wonderfully cute and lively little boy named Roderick P. Dayton as Wi= lliam/Tiny Tim; John Ezell and Gene Emerson Friedman's lushly evocative set=20= pieces of glowing windows and creepy, Art Nouveau stone gargoyles; and a cas= t of fine singers, Great Lakes' "Carol" resumes its rightful place in the he= art, right next to Grandpa George. --part1_9.41f86c4.2b26ad34_boundary-- From JSM7250 at aol.com Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 From: JSM7250 at aol.com (JSM7250 at aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 9 22:35:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Boulevard Auditions Italian American Reconciliation Message-ID: <76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb@aol.com> --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck. Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing." Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman. Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30. Callbacks: TBD Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.** Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional. Rehearsals January and February. Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8. Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351. **Directions to auditions: >From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park. >From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions. >From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken. --part1_76.26ecab69.2b26c4eb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Huey has a new girlfriend, but he still pines for his ex-wife. He enlists the help of his best friend Aldo in the tender yet comic play by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar winning writer of the film Moonstruck.
Italian American Reconciliation is a play of human relations set in New York's Little Italy. They are sharply defined characters, flawed but lovable, who remind us of our need for one another. The play smiles in mixed amusement and compassion at human limitations, while giving full credit to the sincerity of our efforts to "do the right thing."
Strong roles for 2 men and 2 women in their 30's and one older woman.
Audition: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8:30.
Callbacks: TBD
Auditions at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, between Van Aken & Chagrin Blvd.**
Actors will be asked to read from the script. Comic monologue optional.
Rehearsals January and February.
Play runs eight performances Feb. 20-Mar. 8.
Director is Penny Frese. For more information e-mail Jean Sycle Martin, Boulevard Theatre Coordinator, at jsm7250 at aol.com or leave a message for Jean at 216/491-1351.
**Directions to auditions:
>From 271, exit on Harvard to Northfield. Head north on Northfield to the Chagrin-Van Aken Intersection. Go straight through this intersection onto Van Aken. Follow Van Aken a few (3?)more miles to Lee Road. Turn left on Lee, crossing the Rapid Transit overpass. Turn right almost immediately into the parking lot at the light and park.
>From 480 E, exit Northfield, go north and follow same directions.
>From the near west, take Carnegie to Fairhill, to Shaker Square. East on Shaker Blvd. to Lee Road, right on Lee about 1 1/2 miles to just past Van Aken Blvd. Turn right in drive after Van Aken.
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Call=20 216-987-5536 for more=20 information
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Where: Second City Theater, East =
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When: 8 PM
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From: PGrodzik at beckcenter.org (Pam Grodzik)
Date: Tue Dec 10 20:27:05 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]PD Review:Beck's Annie is Just the Ticket
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Arts and Events =
News
No question about it: 'Annie' =
production passes the litmus test for a successful show
12/10/02
James Damico
Special to The Plain Dealer
A couple of major question marks for =
any production of "Annie" are how resoundingly the title =
performer will belt out all those reprises of "Tomorrow" and =
how professionally the pooch playing Sandy will behave.
Happily, Beck Center's Heather Farr = displays a pair of brass lungs, and Juno, a Golden Lab making her stage = debut, is clearly a born trouper.
Beck has revived last year's hit = presentation of "Annie" with the aim of making it an annual = holiday event. And it just might work. The show is undemanding and = simple enough (even simpler than the comic strip that inspired it), with = minimal story, tuneful songs and - apart from Depression-era references = only senior citizens and historians will appreciate (New Deal? = Hoovervilles? Bernard Baruch?) - a mix that is kid-friendly.
A sizable Saturday night contingent of =
youngsters seemed happily engrossed throughout the lengthy evening. =
The musical's plot is as bare-boned as =
a post-Thanksgiving turkey. In 1930s Manhattan, gazillionaire Daddy =
Warbucks rescues Annie by chance from Miss Hannigan's Dickensian =
orphanage and employs the FBI and - leapin' lizards! - President =
Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a futile search for the child's parents. =
After foiling some more Hannigan shenanigans, Warbucks adopts Annie, =
assuring her and her orphanage pals all the comforts of a Fifth Avenue =
mansion and a happy ending.
Though occasionally seeming to operate = on autopilot, director Kevin Joseph Kelly and choreographer Monica = Olejko have cooked up a pair of show-stopping numbers.
Tiny but terrific McKenna Klodnick = leads a quintet of hoofing orphans in the rousing "Fully = Dressed." "Easy Street," a low-down hymn to the bad life = that is shamelessly encored, features the slinky Betsy Kahl, the slimy = Curtis Young (fast becoming the area's Villain You Love to Hate) and = Molly McGinnis as hag Hannigan.
McGinnis has fun kidding the role and = reveals a surprisingly solid singing voice, but, please, this lady is = way too gorgeous to be playing frumps.
Farr makes a most sympathetic and able = Annie, though perhaps nearing retirement age for the part. Dana Hart is = a nigh-perfect Warbucks - cue ball-headed, ramrod-rumped and melting to = Annie only enough to prove he's human and no sentimental slob. =
In the large cast, Tiffany Gates shines = as Warbucks' secretary; John Lynch is an awfully skinny FDR; Terrence = Kelly butles amusingly; and any number of the hard-working moppets are = impressive.
Don McBride's sets and Jeffrey Smart's = costumes are cartoony and colorful, and Heidi Herczeg's nine-piece = orchestra makes a big, bright sound.
For those seeking a holiday outing for = the entire family that's wholesomely festive without a lot of preaching = about it, this "Annie" might be just the ticket.
Damico is a free-lance writer in = Cleveland.
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Featuring Brian Kaufman
When: Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.
What: Family magic show at the Cleveland Improv
Who: Brian Kaufman - Comedian Magician
Cost: $5.00 per person, children under 2 free.
* For more information please call: (216) 536-2473 - or respond to thi=
s e-mail
The Cleveland IMPROVisation, the comedy club where nationally renowned comed=
ians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James and Robert Schimmel have performed,=
is proud to present a new type of show=E2=80=A6for the family audience!&nbs=
p; For only one day the Cleveland Improv will remove the "21 And Over" sign=20=
and replace it with "Families Welcome" to allow for Cleveland native B=
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ds and adults will love! At only 18 years of age, Brian has performed=20=
for numerous organizations including Anheuser-Busch, Sea World, The Rouse Co=
mpany, Simon Malls, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, over 12 chain restaurants, a=
nd of course, the Improv. He introduced his brand new show, a mixture=20=
of stand-up comedy and magic last February, and when home from school at DeP=
aul University in Chicago, Brian prefects his act in comedy clubs and entert=
ainment venues nationwide. On Saturday January 4th, 2003 at 1:00 p.=
m., the IMPROVisation will feature Brian's 45-minute comedy magic show t=
o help parents who are looking for something to do with their kids as a fami=
ly before winter break is over. So bring them to the IMPROVisation for=
an afternoon of comedy, magic, and pure entertainment.
Reservations are recommended: 216-696-impr(ov)
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Along with an evening of great food, OPEN BAR, dancing and fantastic entertainment, you can consult various mystics to learn about your future. Readers will be gathered to bring in your New Year in a positive way! This event is appearing on December 31, 2002, under a fun-loving Sagittarius Moon.
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--part1_17e.133fdf52.2b27b1cf_boundary-- From smbintheboro at yahoo.com Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 From: smbintheboro at yahoo.com (STEVE BRAUN) Date: Tue Dec 10 20:29:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Stow Players Present "Charlotte's Web" Message-ID: <20021211022251.66761.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com> This is the closing weekend of "Charlotte's Web," a one-act play, directed by Judy Stebbins, at Stow Players, December 13, 14, 15; Friday eve. 7:30; Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30; Sunday at 2:30. All tickets are $5.00. For reservations call 330-655-6051. (Note: Sunday's performance is nearly sold out.) This story of friendship, caring, and sacrifice amuses and touches the young - and the older! Cast: Casey Braun (Wilbur) Brenna McNamara (Charlotte) Meaghan Austin (Narrator) Charlie Johnson (Homer Zuckerman) Corey Wolfe (Templeton) Dave Hinebaugh (John Arable) Heather Camburn (Fern Arable) Cassie King (Goose) Alexander Stebbins (Gander) Andrew Garner (Uncle) Kevin Klemm (Avery Arable) Chelsea Joyce (Sheep) Kate Alboreo (Reporter) Sam Jones (President of the Fair) Stephen Goold (Lurvy) Produced by Gene Stebbins Stow Players is located at the Heritage Barn in Silver Springs Park at 5328 Young Road. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:01 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Actors Wanted For Paid Murder Mystery Events Message-ID: <16c.185a6c35.2b288aed@aol.com> --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking versatile/responsible actors for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Comedy chops a plus. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Looking for all character types and stereotypes, i.e., Italian "businessmen," dizzy blondes, stuffy British, 40's style femmes fatales, etc. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_16c.185a6c35.2b288aed_boundary-- From Killingtimeinc at aol.com Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 From: Killingtimeinc at aol.com (Killingtimeinc at aol.com) Date: Wed Dec 11 07:44:09 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Female/Celebrity Impersonators Wanted Message-ID: <103.214a7274.2b288cab@aol.com> --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com. --part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Killing Time LTD is seeking convincing female as well as celebrity impersonators for upcoming year. Improvisational skills welcome, but not required. Guaranteed $100 per performance. Auditions held December 21 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Babbitt Room of the Euclid Public Library. Please come prepared with a 2 minute monologue showcasing your talents, headshot/current photo and resume. For more details and appointment call 216-261-0789 or email killingtimeinc at aol.com.
--part1_103.214a7274.2b288cab_boundary-- From ray at worldeonline.com Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 From: ray at worldeonline.com (Ray Szuch) Date: Wed Dec 11 11:17:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Last reminder - Short film audition at NCCC / Sat. Dec 14th - 4 to 9 PM Message-ID:
Our =
last short
film we auditioned for won top honors for Short Film in Action at NY
Independent Film Festival and premiered in Los =
Vegas.
……………=
;…………………………&#=
8230;……………….
This =
audition:
Sat. Dec. 14th 4 to 9 =
PM at
North Coast Central Casting
4913 Storer Ave., Cleve., OH =
44102
(between Denison & Clark Ave. at W 50th =
St.)
216-651-5441
Females – 8 to =
50’s
Males – 20 to =
70
Family with two children open =
age
Production Company: =
Red =
Key Productions
Director:=
=
Louie Cowan
Producers: =
Bo =
Buckley /
Keith Carter
Working title: =
Turkey =
Day (short film)
Shooting days: =
Jan =
25-26, Feb
1-2, 8
Casting =
for:
Joseph: =
male,
50-70, homeless man
Jim: =
male, early
20's, befriends Joseph
Mr. =
Able: male,
30-45 arrogant store owner
Bryce: =
male,
25-40, homeless, African American
Kate: =
female,
40's, beautiful mother
Tammy: =
female,
8-14, awkward teenager
Samantha=
:
female, 20-30, runs homeless shelter
Brenda: =
female,
20-30, hardware store clerk
Miguel: =
male,
30's, Hispanic, hardware store security
Hotdog =
Vender:
male, 20-40, impatient, curbside vendor
Cathy: =
female,
17-25, store cashier
Drill =
Customer:
male, 30's, polite patron
Non-speaking =
roles
Brian - =
Kate’s husband,
a busy doctor
A society =
couple -
Kate’s friends
A family with 2 =
kids –
shopping
An elderly lady =
–
shopping
An aimless man =
–
shopping
A Young mother =
and baby
– walking by
Man with a =
large arm
Ferocious =
barking dog
2 women in the =
parking
lot. – Trade the turkey
2 guys – =
welcome to
shelter
2 Kitchen =
volunteers –
shelter
Plus various =
extra roles
will be cast.
Please come =
and
join us as we try to establish an ongoing dialogue, and action plan for =
shaping
our community.
WHAT: CTC =
FORUM
WHEN: Monday, December 16,
WHERE:
HOW MUCH: Free to all members of the Theater =
Community
TOPICS: =
*Theater
Advocacy: Cleveland 2003
Communicating our Message
*Community
Partnership for Arts and Culture representative on the state of the arts =
in
*
RSVP with =
questions
or thoughts to either Margaret or =
myself.
Thanks,
Fred Gloor and =
Co-Chairs
The Cleveland Theater =
Collective
gloor at ctcollective.org lynch at ctcollective.org =
Ladies and =
Gentlemen,
whether you like it or=20
not...
HEDWIG
and the Angry=20
Inch
at Cleveland Public=20
Theatre
Music and=20
Lyrics by Stephen Trask
=20
Also,
Don't=20
forget to join us for a special New Year=92s Eve celebration to =
mark the=20
last day of the year on Tuesday, December 31, 2002. Tickets to this =
event are=20
$75.00 each and include admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch =
and dinner=20
at the theatre as well as a blow out party filled with surprises =
immediately=20
following the show featuring SAFMOD, PurePlex and The Robert Ocasio =
Band.=20
Admission to Hedwig and The Angry Inch without dinner and the =
party is=20
$30.00. Admission to the after party without the performance or dinner =
is=20
$15.00. For tickets and more information please call 216.631.2727 ext. =
209.=20
Jeff Syroney
Director of Marketing and =
Public=20
Relations
Cleveland Public Theatre
216.631.2727 ext.=20
203
jsyroney at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org =
The Fine=20
Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Avenue, announces auditions for the young =
adult=20
production of “The Miracle Worker.”
at the Civic
3130 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts
216-321-2930
Audition Notice
for the Cleveland Premiere of John Strand's
TOM WALKER
Directed by Licia Colombi
Saturday, December 14
3 - 5pm
Equity and Non-Equity will be seen
Needed are
2 men ages 20 - 45
1 African American Male 20-45
1 woman age 25-40
1 African American Teen age 15- 25
also needed is a fiddler player male or female
please come prepared with a two minute monologue from a contemporary show
Bring a current head shot and resume
EQUITY will be seen first
216-321-2930 --part1_1a1.d338e0c.2b2922c1_boundary-- From mbilling at oberlin.edu Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 From: mbilling at oberlin.edu (matthew billings) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Male Actor 25-35 Wanted Message-ID: <560286.1039654964@s20.public.oberlin.edu> Kneel and Fish Productions seeks male actors for a an experimental film/theater piece to be produced in Cleveland next Spring. Written by Neil Chamberlain, the piece is a long term project we hope to bring back to Manhattan in some capacity by the end of 2003. While the piece most literally explores the relationship between a male prostitute and his client, we plan to use their transactions as a metaphor and extreme meant to illustrate the power dynamics found in all sexual relationships. Furthermore, as the script evolves through revisions, more and more its themes center around performance, memory, and the fickleness of human interactions in the urban landscape. The piece is 60 minutes in length and will be presented on a large circular stage in Oberlin. The project utilizes a good deal of live-feed digital video, to be shot live while projected above the set onto a circular, moving screen. The set itself will also rotate. The actor should be available for rehearsals in latter weeks of February, and the piece will be presented to the public during the first week of March. (Because the space is reserved for the entire spring, these dates are also flexible). A script can be provided upon request, and the payment will be $1000. For more details or questions you can contact me at wildematt at msn.com or at (440) 935-2442. Cheers, Matthew From ACT1022 at webtv.net Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 From: ACT1022 at webtv.net (THERESA TUCKER) Date: Thu Dec 12 07:19:10 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Reminder/Addendum to East Cleveland Auditions Message-ID: <3221-3DF88310-1956@storefull-2354.public.lawson.webtv.net> What: A Lesson Before Dying - the story of an innocent young man condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in l948. Needed: 2 white males over age 2l l African Ameri=E7an male l6-25 years of age, l African American male age 30 or older, l African American male age 35 or older l African American female 35 or older, l African American female 60 or older. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. When: Sunday, December l5, 3-5pm Monday, December l6, 7:30-l0pm Where: East Cleveland Theater l4l08 Euclid Avenue Contact: Theresa Tucker - 85l-872l From profbobo at neo.rr.com Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 From: profbobo at neo.rr.com (Jeff Holland) Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Three more days for the foreigner at the university of Akron Message-ID: <002601c2a1f2$6279c420$a9b75d18@neo.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at 8pm Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University of Akron Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy as "almost as much = fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen." Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for students) NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we are still offering a = buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring it. All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless Shelter ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C2A1C8.793765C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tonight, Tomorrow and Saturday Night at =
8pm
Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall at the University =
of=20
Akron
Come see the play described by some kid named Timmy =
as "almost=20
as much fun as turnin' off Gramma's oxygen."
Tickets are $10.00 (8.00 for =
students)
NEOHIOPAL DISCOUNT
In a shameless attempt to get an audience, we =
are still=20
offering a buy-one-get-one-deal. Simply print this email and bring =
it.
All proceeds to benefit the Haven of Rest Homeless=20
Shelter
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From President at GeaugaTheater.org Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
From: President at GeaugaTheater.org (President GLTG)
Date: Thu Dec 12 09:42:23 2002
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GLTG Event & Discount Coupon
Message-ID: THE GLTG =
CORDIALLY
INVITES YOU TO
ORIGINAL SCRIPTS: A STAGED =
READING!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, AT =
7:00PM
AT =
THE
GEAUGA
THEATER
101 WATER STREET =
* (440) =
286-2255
LOCATED ON HISTORIC CHARDON =
SQUARE
THIS =
EVENT IS
FREE
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS SERVED
THIS
NIGHT OF READINGS ONLY:
COME AND HEAR SAMPLES OF
INNOVATIVE NEW WORKS
AND RECEIVE A COUPON GOOD =
FOR
$2.00 OFF OF OUR CURRENT
PRODUCTION
“A
CHRISTMAS CAROL”
PLAYING FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER =
22ND.
CRITERIA FOR OUR 2003 ORIGINAL SCRIPT CONTEST WILL BE AVAILABLE =
IN THE
LOBBY
THE GLTG POUDLY DISPLAYS ARTWORK FROM =
“A GARDENS WAY =
GALLERY”
IN OUR LOBBY. =
MANY WONDERFUL & ORIGINAL WORKS ARE AFFORDABLY =
PRICED
JUST IN TIME FOR THE SEASON OF =
GIVING!
Full Circle Productions will open an original musical = comedy=20 " FOLLOW THAT STAR" tonight at = the Pilgrim=20 United Church of Christ located on West 14th and Starkweather in = Cleveland. The=20 show revolves around the story of the Nativity as told by "star = scrubbers" or=20 apprentice Angels. The script was written by Cliff Aerie, with music by = Cliff=20 Aerie and Amy Liberatore, Directed by Rick Fortney and = Choreographed by=20 Lester Currie.
The Cast includes:
Tom=20
Castro &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
Pat Carroll
Heidi=20
Clark &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
Victoria DehMalo
Ann=20
Hudson &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; Kristen=20
Jones
Angela=20
Lynard &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
Dave and Judy MacKeigan
Bob and Rob=20
Schneider &nbs=
p; Dennis=20
Runkle
The show opens tonight and runs through = January 5th.=20 Thursday through Saturday curtain is at 7:30pm and = Sunday=20 Matinees curtain is at 3:00pm.
Ticket prices are:
Adults: $15
Students and =
Seniors:=20
$10
Children (under 12): $5
Group (10 or more): $12
Tickets are available at the door.
Seating is =
limited so=20
reserve your tickets now!
For ticket information:
*Credit card orders =
call:=20
1-800-965-9324 OR go online to
For non-credit card orders =
call=20
216-861-7388
* (NOTE: there is a nominal service charge for =
credit card=20
orders)
I have two boxes of parts for a variety of Radial = Ellipsoidals (lamp base protrudes at angle-off top at rear of = instrument). Some barrels, some reflectors, some 6" step lens, = mostly rear body parts…no complete instruments. I will part with = them if some needy group expresses an interest. If this sounds like what = your organization has been looking for, reply to this email.
Thank you,
Martin M. =
Bluestein
Brecksville Theater on the=20
Square
AUDITION =
NOTICE
Wonderland
The Musical =
Misadventures of a=20
Girl Named Alice
Based on =
the novel=20
"Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Directed by =
Kimberly=20
Bush
AUDITIONS BY=20
APPOINTMENT
FOR STUDENTS IN =
GRADES=20
4-12
Tuesday, December 17;=20
6-9:00pm
Wednesday, December 18;=20
6-9:00pm
Callbacks - Saturday, =
December 21;=20
1:00pm
Please memorize a short piece of =
music that=20
showcases your talent.
An accompanist will be provided. =
NO A=20
CAPELLA!
Auditions will be held in =
Building 5 at the=20
Blossom Hill Complex
4450 Oakes Road in =
Brecksville.
Production=20
Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2003
CALL NOW =
FOR AN=20
APPOINTMENT
440-526-3443
For more information, visit our=20
website
Only four more chances to catch Free, =
Live=20
Theater...In a Bar!
Charenton Theatre Company continues=20
its tradition of bringing free, live theatre to the people =
with The=20
Bar Tour production of James McLure's LONE STAR.
LONE STAR is the rowdy, hysterically=20
funny tale of brothers Roy and Ray, who spend their nights behind =
Angel's=20
bar in the tiny Texas town of Maynard. Just back from Viet Nam, =
Roy comes=20
to discover that things are never the same, except those big, bright =
Texas=20
stars, his slow-witted brother and his 1959 pink Thunderbird =
convertible. When=20
Cletis T. Fullernoy enters the picture, their night and their lives are =
turned=20
upside down.
Starring: Nick Koesters, Allan =
Branstein and=20
Thomas Cullinan
Directed by Mindy =
Childress
Produced by James Mango
Friday, December 13th & Saturday, =
December=20
14th
at 8:00pm and 11:00pm
LINCOLN PARK PUB
2609 W. 14th St.
216.621.2240
No cover charge. Donations encouraged. =
Visit www.charenton.org or call =
216.781.9987 for=20
more information.
Beck Center's
Production of
The Santaland Diaries
is
Sold Out!!!!
BUT.....
We have added ONE more performance on Thursday, December 19th. Seats are limited and will go fast. Call the Beck Center Box Office for your last chance seats at 216-521-2540.
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--part1_6a.2a9c6751.2b2cbab0_boundary-- From pennylane_70 at hotmail.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 From: pennylane_70 at hotmail.com (kimberly mahoney) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Additional Ivanov auditions! Message-ID:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kimberly Mahoney
The Mad Theater Co. will be holding additional auditions for:
IVANOV by Anton Chekhov (adaptation by David Hare)
Directed by: Kimberly Mahoney
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00pm
*Needed are two men between the ages of 40-60.
Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Please bring a current resume and headshot.
Production dates are: February 21 - March 9 2003
Rehearsals will begin Monday, January 6th.
Please contact Kimberly Mahoney for additional information!
Warm regards,
Kimberly Mahoney
Artistic Director
The Mad Theater Co.
Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* From RNavisjr at aol.com Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 From: RNavisjr at aol.com (RNavisjr at aol.com) Date: Sat Dec 14 15:45:14 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]JOIN THIS MUSICAL THEATER LOVER'S CHOIR FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Message-ID: <91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215@aol.com> --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!) JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time...... FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn) Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music. THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm. Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE, DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD. You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NO auditions.....NO stuffiness.......NO divas allowed.....(unless you have a great voice!)
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS EVE CHOIR
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
For over 15 years now, musical theater lovers who are not tied to any particular religious denomination or faith have volunteered their time......FOUR REHEARSALS ONLY.....to form a choir to sing the 8:30pm Christmas Eve Service at this humble city church on West 78th and Lake Rd. (just blocks east from Don's Lighthouse Inn)
Music Director Bob Navis Jr, who is also the Artistic Director of
Near West Theatre, invites anyone interested to bring their holiday spirit and join in with other theater lovers and having a great time singing inspirational songs of the season....we usually include in the program something or two from the world of theater/movie music.
THE COMPLETE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
First rehearsal is Monday, Dec 16 at 7:30pm.
Second rehearsal is Thursday, Dec 19 at 7:30pm
Third rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 21 at 12noon
and the Final Rehearsal is Monday, Dec 23 at 7:30pm
WE PERFORM AT THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE,
DECEMBER 24TH AT 8:30PM.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. CALL BOB AT 216-281-6879 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. ALL REHEARSALS TAKE PLACE AT ST. LUKE'S
AT W. 78 TH AND LAKE RD.
You can e mail Bob at RNavisjr at aol.com
just come! --part1_91.2787bc0a.2b2cf215_boundary-- From Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 From: Sal-Lentz at neo.rr.com (sally lentz) Date: Sun Dec 15 07:39:00 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Summer SOULStice for Women-seeks creative/artistic women Message-ID: <001501c2a40f$6e74d390$9b6ba618@yourm5d4u9r2uv> Kent, Ohio, writer and comedian, Sally Lentz -Jest A Girl With BigWits- invites all creative/artistic (traditional and non-traditional arts, including but not limited to: visual arts, singing, music, film, jewelry, wearable art, comedy, dance, writing, poetry, cooking, yoga, etc.) women to Summer SOULStice for Women. We're looking for women interested in teaching, and/or exhibiting, and/or performing, as well as those interested in attending this creativity weekend. Summer SOULStice for Women, will be held at Alfred University, Alfred, New York (approximately a 3 to 3 and a half hour drive from Cleveland) June 19 - 22, 2003. There are a few workshop openings and exhibit spots still available for visual artists. Also, space is available for any woman to sell her artistic/creative works. For complete information, as well as all application forms, go to: www.BigWits.com then Summer SOULStice. Thank you, Sally Lentz www.BigWits.com Summer SOULStice - Creativity Weekend for Women Sorry, no Club Med or cabana boys. But, there's no cleaning or car pool either! From royberko at yahoo.com Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 From: royberko at yahoo.com (Roy Berko) Date: Sun Dec 15 13:32:03 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Berko Preview: Ohio Dance Theatre/ Review: Rockettes Message-ID: <20021215172424.79714.qmail@web12007.mail.yahoo.com> CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS SPECTACULAR/OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association) --Times Newspapers-- Lorain County Times--WestlakerTimes--Lakewood News Times--Olmsted-Fairview Times How can anyone give a "bah-humbug" to a production with dancing teddy bears, parading wooden soldiers, performing Snowmen, flying reindeer, elves doing rap, singing poinsettias, dancing toys, a singing Santa Claus, falling snow, camels, sheep, a donkey and a preteen ballerina? And, to top it all off, the entire presentation is built around the high-kicking precision of the Radio City Rockettes. You?d have to be a total Scrooge to even suggest that there would be anything but smiles on the faces of the children of all ages who are flocking to Playhouse Square to see the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. The show which features such memorable segments as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," has added a wonderful visual song and dance sequence "Christmas in New York." These, along with "We Need a Little Christmas" (from the musical MAME), "Santa?s Gonna Rock And Roll" (a tribute to Cleveland?s Rock Hall of Fame), a wonderful new tap number, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas," and "A Teddy Bear?s Dream (a ballet version of "The Nutcracker" featuring bigger than life teddy bears in tutus), lead to cheers of joy. It continues to be a professional, enthusiastically presented spectacular that is hard to resist. Realizing that not everyone can get to New York to see the show, in 1994 THE RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR broadened its schedule to encompass other markets. Since then over two million people a year have experienced the excitement. Besides coming to Cleveland, troupes are performing in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Branson (MO), Atlanta, and The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. That?s a lot of kicking and dancing! The cast includes 22 Rockettes, 14 singers and dancers, 4 little people, Santa and Mrs. Claus. More than 200 colorful costumes and 150 hats are used. Each outfit is designed specifically for the show. Nineteen teddy bears appear. Each bear is from a different part of the world and each costume weighs between 30 and 60 pounds. Two camels, 4 sheep and a 1 donkey appear in the nativity scene. It took over thirteen trailer trucks to deliver all the elements of the show to Cleveland. The 90-minute RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR continues at the State Theatre through December 31. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or 800-766-6048, or visit on line at www.playhousesquare.com or stop at the Play House Square box office. Tickets are priced from $20 to $65. LORAIN COUNTY?S OHIO DANCE THEATRE AT CPH Denise Gula is a fascinating woman. She is not only a creative choreographer, but, fighting against the odds, she has become a very successful dance producer. Her Ohio Dance Theatre, which is housed in Oberlin, is taking a giant leap forward when it presents three performances of JOURNEY at the Cleveland Play House. The piece, an original work of musical theatre, chronicles the historical, emotional and spiritual evolution of African Americans from slave days to the present. The fact that this is a theatrical dance piece should be of no surprise to Gula?s many followers. From her years as a dancer and performer at Karamu House, to her North Ridgeville High School acting days, to her successful career as an actress, director and founder of the Lorain Community College dance program, and choreographing of many community theatre musicals, she has always combined her acting and dancing background in her work. JOURNEY has been a four-year labor of love. As Gula says, "Like so many projects in this arts climate, it was born of necessity. Financial constraints compelled me to develop a piece using the only dancer I had, a dancer who happened to be black." She goes on to state, "I thought of making a celebration for Black History Month. Brian Lankar?s photo book about black women I DREAM A WORLD was the source of visual inspiration." The original piece was 35-minutes long. Now, it is a full-length production. And, it is a production of substance. As one reviewer stated, "this ia a fast-paced show that is worthy of being done on a national basis." Knowing Gula, and her past history of confronting issues straight on, don?t be surprised if a national production doesn?t follow! JOURNEY will be presented at the Cleveland Play House on January 9 and 10 at 7:30 PM and January 11 at 2 and 7. It will also be show-cased at Lorain County Community College?s Stocker Center Theatre on January 15 at 7:20. Tickets for the Cleveland showings may be obtained by calling 216-795-7000. For the Stocker Center performance call 440-366-4040. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From lucmud at en.com Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 From: lucmud at en.com (Eric Coble) Date: Sun Dec 15 22:04:02 2002 Subject: [NEohioPAL]Director Needed for State-Wide Project Message-ID: <200212160322.gBG3MKm25509@mail3.mx.voyager.net> > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The Wallpaper Project, a history and theater initiative based in Auglaize County (Ohio) seeks to hire a Director for its 2003 state-wide tour. The director will work with 20-40 communities in presenting staged readings of an original, oral history-based production entitled From Here: A Century of Stories from Ohio, created by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble. From Here is based on interviews with some 800 Ohioans. A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an entire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, and is already garnering national attention. The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003. The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compensation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided. Applicants should possess: experience in all aspects of production; a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects; flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet. Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to Rachel Barber The Wallpaper Project 401 West Auglaize Street Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 419/738-4924 -- or email queries to: wallpaperproject at hotmail.com --MS_Mac_OE_3122878842_462412_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
A project of this type -- a touring oral history production than spans an e= ntire state and an entire century -- is unprecedented in the United States, = and is already garnering national attention.
The contract will run from February 17, 2003, through December 8, 2003.<= BR>
The Wallpaper Project offers a competitive salary and full mileage compe= nsation; health insurance may be available as well. Housing will be provided= .
Applicants should possess:
experience in all aspects of production;
a demonstrated commitment to grassroots, community-based projects;
flexibility, spontaneity, ability to think on one's feet.
Interested persons should submit CV by January 6, 2003, to
Rachel Barber
The Wallpaper Project
401 West Auglaize Street
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
419/738-4924
-- or email queries to:
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