From mslowey at yahoo.com Mon Feb 3 09:29:05 2003 From: mslowey at yahoo.com (mary slowey) Date: Mon Feb 3 09:29:05 2003 Subject: [NEohioPAL]CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE REVISES AUDITION DATES FOR "GODSPELL" Message-ID: <20030203145157.80517.qmail@web41010.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1330187556-1044283917=:80142 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM. SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT. PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY. DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-1330187556-1044283917=:80142 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM.
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY.
DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM
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TEM: the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio
for upcoming
"Tricks of the Trade:&nbs=
p; Actor's Career Development" Workshops
All Saturday Sessions, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
. Sat. 2/15: Auditions & Jobs . . . . . for Theatre,=
On-camera & Voiceover
Learn the Do's & Don'ts of audition techniques. You will learn how=
auditions work, how to prepare for them, and where to find them. Be p=
repared for the different scenarios: Monologues vs. Reading from the Script.=
After the audition, and you get the job, you'll learn the Do's &=20=
Don'ts of what to do next.
. Sat. 2/22: Voiceover Skills & Techniques
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p; (commercia=
l & industrial for radio & TV)
Great voiceover talent uses multiple basic 'actors' tools' to get & keep=
the listener's attention, sell the product, and solve the problem. Co=
mmercial, Industrial, PSA's, Story Telling & Narration copy all require=20=
unique voiceover abilities. Find out why voiceover work isn't easy as=20=
it looks.
. Sat. 3/1: On-Camera Skills & Techniques (commercial,=20=
industrial & film)
There's a difference between acting techniques on stage and on-camera. =
Using your basic 'actors' tools,' learn what makes acting for TV & film=
different from acting for the stage. This session will show you how t=
o adapt your stage skills to be successful for on-camera auditions and jobs.=
. Sat. 3/8: Diction, Dialogue & Speaking Techniques for On-stage,
&nbs=
p; On-camera & Voiceover
Do you 'Swallow' your words? Have you been called a 'Mush Mouth?' =
; Have you been asked to 'Slow down?' Professionals pay attention to t=
he details - pacing, "t's, d's, & ings," etc. Learn to play with l=
anguage and your voice: enunciation, articulation, intonation, inflection, a=
nd more, to give your characters more flavor. Great session for singers &=
; comedians, too.
[NO session 3/15.]
. Sat. 3/22: Marketing: "Tools of the Trade"
Every actor must have the right tools of the trade - Photos, Resumes, Demo T=
apes, etc. But you need to learn how to spend your money wisely, by kn=
owing - when, where, why and how - to get the tools of the trade you will ne=
ed.
. Sat. 3/29: Marketing & Business Basics
Breaking into the business: There's more to being an actor than acting. =
; You will have to know about the following to increase your chances o=
f being successful -- Freelancing, Agencies, Contracts, "Scams,"=
Casting Directors, Producers & Directors, Unions, and Being an Independ=
ent Contractor, Record keeping: Income & Expenses.
. Sat. 4/5: Marketing: "Getting Your Big Break, Get Work, Get Paid" <=
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Learn the - Who - What - When - Where - Why - & - How - to make th=
at Leap from Cleveland to NYC, Chicago, LA & other major talent markets.=
Everything from - Audition - to - Acting Classes - to - Apartments, R=
esources, Networking & other "Survival skills." All about "Showcases" an=
d developing your own "One Man/Woman Show" to get noticed & to get work.=
Fee: $20.00 per session. &nbs=
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(Ask about discount for AFTRA,SAG & AEA members.)
Paid Registration must be received 3 days in advance of each session.=
Call (216) 561-8608 to register.
Make checks payable & mail to: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio,
19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
Daniel Ensel
1926 - 2002
We just received word of = the passing of=20 Dan Ensel. He died 30 December 2002, at age 76 in Portland,=20 Maine.
Dan served on = the Cleveland, Ohio, Area Actors' Equity = Liaison=20 Committee for several years in the 1990=92s.
He=20 received his bachelor=92s degree from Cleveland State and his masters = degree from=20 Kent State.
Dan appeared in the GLTF production of = King Lear=20 with Hal Holbrook, and was a Cleveland teacher for 30 = years.
A memorial service will be = held on 16=20 March 2003, 3pm, at the = Cleveland Heights=20 Jewish Community Center=20 on Mayfield Road .
John Buck,=20 Jr.
Actors'=20 Equity Liaison
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents a Special Event
God's Trombones
An Evening of African American Folklore & Music
Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to offer this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. This event will be presented Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. AND Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. on the Weathervane stage. GOD'S TROMBONES is a dramatization of African American plays and poems woven together with music and dance and directed by Reva Golden. This special collection was presented in October as part of Weathervane's Sundays at Seven: Salon Reading Series to an enthusiastic audience. The standing-room-only crowd convinced Executive Director Elynmarie Kazle, to revive the piece so that more people could enjoy it. GOD'S TROMBONES is sure to inspire, entertain and spiritually uplift those who attend.
Cast members include Edra Frazier, Taba Aleem, Bobby Gulley, Patricia Jackson, Myron Lewis, Margo Miner, Beaugard O'Neal, Kym Whitehead, Autume Fly, Dyan Turner, Erica Parms, Cara Parker, Danielle Roberts, Deangelo McCray, Sashari Bell, Damarcus McCray, Ebony Hodges, Chanel Hodges, Anthony Bell, Rebecca Golden, Claudia Sims, Sara Lute, Renee Boldes, Ramone Scott and Debra Hodges. Musical Director is Clifton Mosely with choreographer Everet Deck.
Join us Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. for this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. General Admission adult tickets are $10, Children 12 and under $8. Purchase by phone at 330-836-2626 with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ticket Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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The Players Guild =
Theatre
in Canton presents as part of its Studio Theatre =
Series,
=A0Tom Eyen's classic camp women's prison play, =
=93WOMEN BEHIND =
BARS=94
=A0February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 PM. =
=A0=93Women Behind =
Bars=94 takes place in the Women's House =
of
Detention in New York and is a
send-up of female prison movies =
(=93Caged,=94 etc.)=85.=A0
Written by: =
Tom Eyen
Directed
by: Carla Derr
Tickets
are $10 (tickets will be available at the door; sorry, no advance ticket =
sales
for this show).
NOTE: This play contains =
very strong
language and adult themes and may be offensive to =
some.
=
(Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French, =
Inc).
=
THE CAST:
CHERI=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JENNIFER =
JETER
MARY=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PAT
PAULUS
JOJO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 TRACEY
PEYTON
GUADALUPE=A0=A0 MARG
STOCKER
LOUISE=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 KRIS
FURLAN
GLORIA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MARGENE
RANNIGAN
MATRON=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESTHER
THOMAS
BLANCHE=A0=A0=A0 JODI
WILSON
GRANNY=A0=A0=A0=A0 LOIS
TOLLEY
ADA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 SHARON
GEIER
MAN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 BARRY =
WAKSER
Please call (330) 453-7619 for =
more
information or visit us online at
www.playersguildtheatre.com<=
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The Players Guild =
Theatre
1001 Market Avenue =
North
Canton, Ohio =
44702
Business Office: (330) =
453-7619
Box Office: (330) =
453-7617
www.playersguildtheatre.com
For general information, write to info at playersguildtheatre.com=
To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
and put "unsubscribe" in the subject =
field.
MARY=20
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VIRGIN) ISN=92T JUST AN ORDINARY LAWN ORNAMENT =
ANYMORE!=20
Attend the free showcase of the new, original comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary, written and performed by Kathie Dice. Directed by Mitchell=20 Fields.
What: =93I=92m Just Me...Mary=94 =
When: March 10, =
2003
Time: 7:30 pm
Cleveland, OH - =
=93Refreshing!=94=20
=93I=92m going to see you on Leno!=94 =93This play was the highlight of =
the evening!=94=20
=93This is so unique and exciting=94. These are just a few of the =
comments heard=20
after seeing previews of =93I=92m Just=20
Me...Mary=94.
A comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary? Unheard of! Absurd!! It=92s never been done! Until now...finally, = Mary takes=20 on new life as =91she talks...and you listen=92. See the new and = improved version of=20 ...=93how it COULD have happened=94. Using flashbacks and an = occasional foray=20 into a few other characters like the angel Gabriel, Jesus, Joseph etc., = Mary=20 entertains with humorous insights into the life of a simple Jewish woman = who was=20 chosen to raise, the PERFECT child. She exclaims to Gabriel, =93What = do you=20 mean I=92m pregnant, don=92t you have to be in the same room = together??=94 Toto=20 we're not in Kansas anymore! This isn't the calm serene picture of piety = Mary=20 that you are used to seeing. The new Mary will tickle your funny bone = with gems=20 of wisdom, and witicisms, she will make you think and wonder at.......T = h=20 e r e e e e s t o f t h = e s=20 t o r y.
Be there for the = premiere=20 showcase of "I'm Just Me...Mary".
Kathie = Dice
http://kjthedj.homestead.= com/mary.html=20 (for more = information)
V-Day Cuyahoga Community College and Feminist Majority Foundation are hosting auditions for the V-Day college campaign production of the Vagina Monologues.
Auditions are Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 from 6pm-8pm in the Theatre Green Room of the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. Be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to be considered for the CUNT monologue, please prepare 16 bars of a song.
Western Campus is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, OH. Take I-71 to the Bagley exit and follow signs to Cuyahoga Community College. Bagley Road becomes Pleasant Valley Rd, and the college is located on your left side. Park in the B parking lot and bring $0.50 to exit the parking lot, enter through the theatre doors and there will be people to direct you to the Green Room, which is located underneath the theatre.
All money from ticket sales will go to charity, one that is as yet undecided SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A CHARITY, PLEASE CONTACT US!
Some ensemble parts are available for men, but most parts are for women. Please contact Bridget Tharp, producer Bridget.Tharp at tri-c.edu or theperfectemo at yahoo.com. Call 330-273-2143 between 9am and 10pm with questions!
I'm looking for Bill =
Clinton
or George W Bush Look A Likes for some possible summertime corp. events =
in
Northern Ohio.
If you know of any, they can contact me at:
gggregagy at aol.com
216-692-1193
Thanks,
g.g.greg
GEAUGA LYRIC THEATER GUILD
PROUDLY = ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY THEATER PREMEIR
PRODUCED IN =
COOPERATION WITH
TAMS-WITMARK
“The Scarlet
Pimpernel”
DIRECTED =
BY
TIM COLES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
SELENA =
NYSTROM
AT THE
GEAUGA THEATER
101 WATER STREET, ON =
HISTORIC
CHARDON SQUARE
FEBRUARY =
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THIS IS THE MOST LAVISH
PRODUCTION YET ON THE GEAUGA THEATER STAGE.
TIM COLES HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB & THE GLTG COULND’T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS =
SHOW. =
DON’T MISS =
THIS
CAST IN THIS<=
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HIT THE
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STARRING
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KELLY MOLNAR, MATT DAVISON, GEOFFREY GRIGGS, ROBERT =
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DUWE,
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ERIC=
GRAPATIN, NICHOLAS GEHLFUSS, JENNIFER YANE, CAITLIN SANDHAM, =
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WEAT=
HERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Celebrates 500th Mainstage Production with
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Sponsored by Community AIDS Network
Weathervane Playhouse is proud to announce its 500th Mainstage productio=
n, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a drama written by Moises Kaufman and the Members of=
the Tectonic Theater Project. The play will be performed February 26=20=
through March 15, 2003. In November 1998, ten New Yorkers traveled to=20=
the town of Laramie, Wyoming. They were there to explore a crime and a=
town. Over the next 18 months, they conducted over 200 interviews wit=
h the people of Laramie. The result is a play of beauty and pain; abou=
t hate, hope, fear and courage.
Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyomi=
ng. One night he was beaten, robbed and left for dead by two local roo=
fers who offered him a ride home from a local bar. He was discovered 1=
8 hours later, tied to a wooden fence on the outskirts of town. The ev=
ent became a worldwide media headline and five days later Matthew Shepard di=
ed in a Colorado hospital. THE LARAMIE PROJECT examines homophobia, cl=
ass distinctions and cowboy culture by blending the chronology of the case w=
ith the anger, confusion, sadness and embarrassment it left behind. Th=
e play questions whether Laramie, or the nation, has changed as a result of=20=
this crime.
In 1935, Weathervane's four founders, Grace Hower Crawford, Laurine Schw=
an, Helen Troesch and Muriel MacLachlan, ventured away from the Women's City=
Club Theater with a vision to provide innovative theater and new works for=20=
our community. Using the talents of volunteers, Weathervane has contin=
ued to honor their vision with new comedies, challenging mysteries, edgy dra=
mas and musicals. During its first season at "The Barn" on Marshall Av=
enue, 17 plays, including Elmer Rice's avant garde "The Adding Machine", wer=
e presented. Weathervane has also presented new plays a season or two after=20=
their New York premieres. Weathervane was the first non-professional t=
heater to stage "The Fantasticks" in 1961. Our most recent production,=
"Arsenic and Old Lace", has been presented three times, the first while it=20=
was still playing in New York in 1942.
Weathervane also risks presenting some controversial works on its Mainst=
age and in the Salon Reading Series. During "Watch on the Rhine" in 19=
76, a swastika was painted on the building and director Bob Belfance's car w=
as set on fire. Letters to editors of local newspapers flooded newsroo=
ms when we presented "That Championship Season" in 1976 and "The Perfect Par=
ty" in 1988. The public both cheered and decried Weathervane's challen=
ge to the status quo. These plays and others have sparked discussions=20=
on the role of theater in educating the public. The groundbreaking, ga=
y-themed "The Boys in the Band" was presented on Stage Two in 1978 and this=20=
presentation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT continues the risk of presenting controv=
ersial plays.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, the story of an American town - a true story, by Mo=
ises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, at Weathervane=
Playhouse February 26 through March15, 2003. Low-cost preview=20=
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 26 & 27 with official o=
pening on Friday, February 28. This play contains ADULT language=
and subject matter and is suitable for high school students and adults.=
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is sponsored by Community AIDS Network.
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. Ca=
ll between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets: $17=20=
($2 discount on Thursdays and Sundays for senior citizens & students) As=
k us about our "student rush" program.
Lakeland Theatre presents
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Friday, February 7 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 8 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 15 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00PM
Directed by Martin Friedman
Sets/Lights by Keith Nagy Costumes by Alison Hernan
Featuring Andrew Narten, John Galbriath and Susan McGarry
For ticket information and reservations call 440.953.7034. Adults $10;Students/Seniors $8. Lakeland Theatre is on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East to second exit Rt #306. Take a right onto Rt #306 to first traffic light. Turn left into LCC. Park in faculty/staff parking lot. Free parking.
Lakeland Theatre announces auditions for
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's
INTO THE WOODS
Dates: February 19 and February 20, 2003 7:30PM to 9:00 PM and by appointment
Where: Lakeland Theatre, on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East. Get off at Rt 306. South (right) onto Rt 306. Left at first traffic light (Lakeland College). Park in faculty/staff parking lot.
Please prepare a song from a Stephen Sondheim show. You will read from the script. FUNDING IS SECURED.
Production Staff: Directed by Martin Friedman Sets/lights by Keith Nagy Musical Direction by David Williams
Featuring Actor's Equity Association members Mary Ann Nagel as the Witch and Paul Floriano as The Baker. The roles of Jack's Mother and Red Riding Hood are cast. All other roles are open and are paid.
Production Dates: July 18 through August 3, 2003. 12 performances. July 3, 4 and 5 are off. Rehearsals begin June 15, 2003.
For more information please call Martin Friedman at 440.953.7034.
Crew Productions
will be holding Auditions for
Lunacy:
A Bathroom Trilogy
By: Richard Turtle
Directed by Rob Peck
On Tuesday February 17th and Wednesday February 18th
From 7-9 pm
At The Cleveland Black Box Theatre Inside Cabaret DaDa
1210 west 6th street in the Warehouse District
2 male and 2 female parts are available for actors between 21-45
Performance Dates are April 17th, 18th, 19th (additional performances may be added)
Interested parties should contact Crew Productions at (216) 926-8702
or walk in.
Greetings to=
you,
the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket,
from Mr. Willy Wonka...<=
BR>
The Hudson High School Drama=
Department
invites you to take a journey into a world of Pure Imagination
Charlie and the Chocolate Fa=
ctory
directed by Sergio Iriarte &n=
bsp; produced by Amy Foulkes
February 7th and 8th
7:30 pm
East Woods School
120 N. Hayden Pkwy.
Hudson, Oh
tickets $3.00
entertainment for the ent=
ire family!
thank you for supporting hig=
h school theatre!
mike and ike are cordially i=
nvited to come and say whatever they want afterwards!
It's not too late!
Come see Cleveland=20 Repertory Project this weekend at Cleveland Public=20 Theatre!
Friday, February 7th =
8:00=20
p.m.
Saturday, February =
8th
8:00=20
p.m.
Sunday, February =
9th
3:00=20
p.m.
Join us in celebrating our 15th=20 Anniversary Season with a performance highlighting works by new = Artistic=20 Director Hernando Cortez.
"The Man and the =
Echo"
"Planet=20
Soup"
"Two Hours That Shook The World"
Call (216) 631-2727 for tickets and=20 information
A Fine Farce=
FONT> The Actors' Summit shares its digs in tony downtown Hudson w=
ith an antiques gallery, a shrine to old-time charm crammed with floral-prin=
t postcards and milk-glass candy dishes. Currently on view in the theater ac=
ross the hall is an antique every bit as quaint, yet somehow still fresh: Ch=
arley's Aunt. Relying on the timeless comic device of a gent forced to masqu=
erade as a lady, this late-19th-century farce is a delightful synergy of old=
fangled wit, taut staging, and eye-catching visuals -- including a pretty se=
t lorded over by a portrait of Will Shakespeare, himself a great champion of=
the sexquerade.
The Actors' Summit warms up a tasty chestnut in Charley's Aunt. BY MA=
RIE ANDRUSEWICZ
The plot is as fluffy as meringue. Charley and Jack are two lovesick lads, d=
ebating how best to profess their tender feelings to the respective objects=20=
of their affection, Amy and Kitty. Ah, but how to express their sentiments a=
ppropriately in that too-proper era of corsets and high tea? A chaperone is=20=
required, and when Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia, who was to fulfill that role,=
fails to show up on time for a scheduled visit, a substitute is found: Char=
ley and Jack's chum Lord Fancourt "Babbs" Babberly will impersonate the aunt=
and take on the role of chaperone. "I'm from Brazil," trills Babbs. "Where=20=
the nuts come from."
To complicate matters, like many a theatrically hatched cross-dresser before=
her, the black taffeta-clad ersatz Donna Lucia attracts a couple of suitors=
of her own. Babbs must dodge their advances while maintaining the ruse, whi=
ch becomes exceptionally difficult when the real Donna Lucia does turn up --=
with Babbs's own long-lost love interest in tow. It should come as no surpr=
ise that, by the end, the various maneuverings and misunderstandings have be=
en neatly repackaged in a heart-shaped box, tied up with a big satin bow.
The crew at Actors' Summit has done a crackerjack job of animating this comi=
c warhorse, making it well worth the trek to Hudson, even if you know Charle=
y's Aunt (or its musical version, Where's Charley?) from its countless incar=
nations in community theaters and high school auditoriums, or you're familia=
r with the most famous film version, which featured the deliciously dry Jack=
Benny in petticoats for the title role.
The young players in this production provide the decorous yet hormone-driven=
fuel for the farce. Jack Fairbairn makes for a sassy Jack, and Thomas R. Cu=
mmings is fine as the hapless Charley. A wee bit hammy, but effective overal=
l is Tim Keo as the star-crossed cross-dresser Babbs; clearly, the actor is=20=
having big fun taking the audience along for the wild ride. Alisa Mae and Di=
ane Mull hit the right pitch as cookie-cutter-pretty love interests Amy and=20=
Kitty, and Sasha Thackaberry contributes otherworldly grace to the role of B=
abbs's girl Ella.
Nor is there a weak link to be found among Charley's more seasoned board-tre=
aders. Paula Kline-Messner brings a Dolly Levi-esque bon vivant sensibility=20=
to the role of the real Aunt Donna Lucia, while Tom Stephan and Frank Jackma=
n turn in solid performances as misled suitors Sir Francis Chesney and Steph=
en Spettigue. Although not a featured player, Robert Snook is a true pleasur=
e to watch as Brasset the butler.
Add to this tight, cutie-pie staging and costumes that are lovingly detailed=
to such a degree they dazzle, and you have a feast for the senses and a rol=
licking old-time good time at the theater.
Here are the latest offerings for
The Wordcatcher Workshop in February:
Mac's Backs and Lakewood!!
The Wordcatcher I Workshop
Time: 11-12:30 pm
Date: February 15th at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
Exploring life -expression, goal setting, and creativity through journaling/personal writing. Includes wishwriting session for turning dreams into actionable movements- powerful stuff!
Beginning/advanced writers welcome. Pre-registration necessary -- fee $15 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.com**********************
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Date: February 15th, immediately following the Wordcatcher I Workshop at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.comTAKE BOTH CLASSES ON FEB 15 11-2:30 p.m. for $30.
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Now Offered In Lakewood-
You must sign up before noon, **Monday February 10th **to take this class!
Please register through Lakewood Community Recreation: 521-4081
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 7-9 pm
Date: February 15th at Lakewood High School, Room 192
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20, includes cost of workbook. Wordcatcher 1 is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
IKE: =
First off,=20
I wanna go on record as sayin' I didn't even want to see a show =
Saturday=20
night.
MIKE: =
They were=20
still doing it; we could still see it. Besides, you =
laughed.
I: =
Hell,=20
yeah! Coked up grannies on a rampage. My kinda=20
comedy.
M: The =
grannies=20
were not "coked up."
I: =
Come on,=20
Michael. They were way too happy. And this wasn't no =
"I'm=20
completely loopy" happy. This was a happiness born of chemical=20
dependency. Pretty sure Einstein was stoned.
M: =20
Ike.
I: =
Johnathan was=20
on thorazine. Teddy was just havin' a good trip. The cops =
were=20
freebasing before they came in.
M: =
What does=20
this have to do with anything?
I: =
They're gonna=20
be arguin' that question for years.
M: No, =
I think=20
it's going to be how'd I get away with it.
PAUSE
I: I'm =
gonna figure that one out on the way home, ain't I?
M: =
There is that=20
possibility.
PAUSE
I: So =
the set is=20
nice.
M: The =
kind of=20
set you'd want to see a muder mystery/comedy on.
I: The =
kinda set=20
you'd LIKE to see someone die in, though you never do.
M: =
This is also=20
a comedy of mannors. It wouldn't be polite to show the =
actual=20
murders.
I: =
Woulda made=20
it a tad more interestin.'
M: You =
were=20
laughing!
I: The =
idea of=20
sister senior serial killers amuses me, what can I say? Plus it =
shows a=20
whiny the-ater critic get tied and gagged. He'da been English, I =
would'a=20
been in Heaven.
M: =
There was a=20
lot of theatre critic abuse in this, wasn't there.
I: =
Yep. =20
Loved it.
M: It =
was=20
beautiful.
I: =
Killer=20
grannies on uppers and critic bashing! All this show needed =
was a=20
monkey in a diaper and it woulda been the best =
play EVER!!!!
M: =
Let's be=20
fair. It was not perfect.
I: =
We're gonna=20
talk about this, aren't we.
M: I =
feel we=20
need to.
M and =
I:(Together)=20
Jonathan's make up!
M: Now =
in the=20
original run, Boris Karloff played the Brewster who looked like =
Boris=20
Karloff, so the joke worked. Now, of course, it's rather difficult =
to get=20
Karloff for this role, particularly Community Theatre productions =
so some=20
suspension of disbelief is in order.
I: =
Couple of=20
scars, maybe some bruising, I can deal. Makin' him look like an =
extra in=20
the zombie scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" don't work! =20
M: The =
man was=20
scary enough as it was, the make up actually detracted from his =
performance=20
and in normal light, when he was trying to be ominous he just came =
across as a=20
Batman villain.
I: =
However, when=20
he was in the spooky light and tryin' to be ominous he freaked the =
hell=20
outta me.
M: =
It's nice to=20
see Mr. Stillitano doing some legitimate theatre.
I: I =
told him,=20
getting away from Holland was the best thing he could do.
M: He =
should=20
have been Irish, though.
I: =
Yeah, didn't=20
get that either. I also wanna go on record as sayin' that Emily=20
Haase, who also used to work with Holland and has escaped =
unscathed, has=20
got one of the best secondary jokes in the show.
M: The =
Einstein=20
bit!
I: =20
Yeppers. She's got this slow realization take at the end that is =
just=20
comic gold. It almost steels the thunder from the best last line =
in=20
the-ater history.
M: =
That reminds=20
me, are you thirsty?
PAUSE
I: =20
Why?
M: =
Just=20
wondering.
AND NOW =
EXTRA SPECIAL=20
GUEST CRITICISM FROM GUEST LIMEY REGINALD J. SMYTHE SMYTHE (He don't get =
to talk=20
to us cause we're still mad about the whole closet =
deal--Ike)
Reginald: (Ahem) = Ithankyew. Let is=20 be first stated for the record that I have nothing against fat gay = bikers=85 wait=85=20 sorry... against the portly, alternatively sexual or those who worship = the way=20 of Harley Davidson. Nor do I have anything against swingers. Apparently = someone=20 just did not understand the Impossible Marriage review=92s closing = comment. More=92s=20 the pity. Also, I do hereby apologize for the cruel and unjust treatment = of=20 =93Mike and Ike.=94 That is not to say that I am sorry I locked them in = a closet=85 it=20 merely means that I do understand each of their respective skills at = hygiene and=20 should have taken that into account when choosing appropriate = ventillation. It=20 has been said that Ike has the bathing habits of a wild boar in July = heat, and=20 Michael has a habit of wearing too much of an aftershave that, with = continuous=20 exposure, will result in irritation of the eyes, dizziness, = hallucination and=20 eventually death. And still this does not qualify as cruel or unjust. = However,=20 when I forced them to listen to their own reviews on a loop as read by = James=20 Lipton being massaged by Leonard Maltin, well=85 there=92s only so far a = man should=20 be allowed to go. And I crossed that line. However, that is not far from = the=20 general theme of =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews is it? It has been remarked = that the=20 handling of these reviews has been less than adult, or immature. I for = one=20 agree. And those who have written in turning this entire situation into = a battle=20 for freedom of speech and other lofty causes? Very bold. Inappropriate, = but=20 bold. Not nearly as immature, inappropriate or bold as having their = pictures=20 vandalized and mounted on a drum kit, but there=92s only so far we=92re = willing to=20 go. However one must never forget that =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews are = unkind,=20 scathing, inappropriate, biting, brutally honest, badly written and=20 completely meant to be a bloody joke! (sigh) Twits.
What?
Oh, yes. Of = course.
Arsenic and Old Lace = was mildly=20 amusing, mostly pedestrian, predictable and not very clever. But then = again, so=20 is the script.
I: Okay, = I actually=20 thought he was gonna talk about the play.
M: He = did see it,=20 didn't he?
I: I = thought he saw it=20 with you.
M: I = thought he=20 was with you.
I: He = didn't even see=20 the damn thing!
M: Oh, I = know someone=20 who' s getting closet time now!
Save the Drama For Your Mama
OR
Just Bring Her With You!
In Just 2 Weeks, Eric Kaiser?s Hilarious Apocalyptic Comedy
Charge
Opens at CPT
February 21-23; Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
Featuring: Jill Levin, Kato Buss, Marni Task, the great Joe Milan & Perren Hedderson
Directed by Greg Vovos. Designed by Zach Humes.
Lounging in bed your entire life in a giant steel room protecting you from the salmon sky, while simultaneously feeling the strife of ?The Hood,? watching your veins disappear, betting your toes, all the while, having your own personal electronic assistants act out your every whim, dream and desire. The future never looked so bright. But, of course some things don?t change?.no matter how comfortable your bed is. Samuel Beckett meets Boyz n the Hood in Eric Kaiser?s electrifying tragicomedy. Absurd Theatre for an Absurd Town during an Absurd Time!
Tickets Just $10
(And They're Going Fast!)
Call 216-631-2727. While Supplies and Chiclets Last.
Cleveland Public Theatre at W. 65 & Detroit.
A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, ERIC KAISER
Eric Kaiser is an actor, playwright and vehemently not a director, that recently graduated with his MFA from UNLV. His play Spent, about the Cambodian Holocaust, is a recipient of a ?Fourth Freedom Award? from the Kennedy Center, and his play Sustained is presently a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville?s ?Heidman Award.? Eric lives in Brooklyn, New York and helps run a recreation program for developmentally disabled adults.
REMINDER
Auditions for The Crucible
Sunday, February 9, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 7: 00 pm
Production dates: April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10
Location: Streetsboro Municipal Building, 9184 State Route 43,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
For additional information or questions please call 330.928.4192.
Check out SCT online at www.sct-online.com
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From Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
From: Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us (Seaton, Kira)
Date: Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
Subject: [NEohioPAL]My kingdom for a Captain von Trapp
Message-ID:
Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
Ma Umbria is a 3-week training program for professional directors, choreogra=
phers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct work=
shops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will tr=
avel to Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and cu=
lture. Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are als=
o included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own works=
hops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more inform=
ation: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
AYWRIGHT COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained=
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director Ma=
ria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and playwrig=
ht.
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy
Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
ipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the physical=
ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre Company a=
nd artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.
Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
r/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong point=
of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
AM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. <=
BR>
Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as consul=
ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
work with Brook will also be presented.
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
EATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and cen=
tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
ll use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms.=20=
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New=20=
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American=
Theatre.
Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned=20=
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
nterpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts o=
f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect=
on theatre throughout the world."
For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
html
or call (212) 620-0703.
~Wild Plum Theater Company~
~invites you~
to spend your
Valentine's Day
weekend with us!
~~~~~~~~~~~
WPTC
in collaboration with
Cleveland Public Theatre BIG [Box] series
presents:
HERS, HIS, MINE & OURS
a festival of three gay, lesbian, bi and transgender one-acts
and lobby gallery showcasing local artists and photographers!!
Never Said by Kim Yaged
Breakdown by Dori Apel
GSI:Gay Sex Investigators by John Kandray
~~~~~~~~~~~
February 14 & 15 at 8pm February 16 at 3pmCleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
call (216) 631-2727 for Tickets!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~
Also......
We will be hosting an opening night reception
after the Friday night show!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS
FOR =
1776
Tentative audition dates: April 26 and 27, =
2003
Performances: June 6 -
June 29, 2003
*(possible special performance on Friday, July 4, =
2003)
Directed
by Jerry Lowe
Further
info on dates, times, etc. to be announced and will also be posted on =
our
website at
_____________________________________=
_________________________________________________________________________=
_____________
1001 Market Avenue =
North Canton, Ohio =
44702 Business Office: (330) =
453-7619 Box Office: (330) =
453-7617 www.playersguildtheatre.com For general information, write to
info at playersguildtheatre.com To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to =
audition at playersguildtheatre.com To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildtheatre.com and put =
"unsubscribe" in
the subject field.
V
alentine's Day, February 14,=20 2003V
-Concert with Anne E=20 DeChantV
agina = MonologuesV
-Art, raffle, photos, food,=20 funV
-Tickets, $25, Borders Books = and Music=20 StoresV
ictory over = ViolenceV
-Day=20 Akron
CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM.
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY.
DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM
I=
TEM: the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio
for upcoming
"Tricks of the Trade:&nbs=
p; Actor's Career Development" Workshops
All Saturday Sessions, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
. Sat. 2/15: Auditions & Jobs . . . . . for Theatre,=
On-camera & Voiceover
Learn the Do's & Don'ts of audition techniques. You will learn how=
auditions work, how to prepare for them, and where to find them. Be p=
repared for the different scenarios: Monologues vs. Reading from the Script.=
After the audition, and you get the job, you'll learn the Do's &=20=
Don'ts of what to do next.
. Sat. 2/22: Voiceover Skills & Techniques
&nbs=
p; (commercia=
l & industrial for radio & TV)
Great voiceover talent uses multiple basic 'actors' tools' to get & keep=
the listener's attention, sell the product, and solve the problem. Co=
mmercial, Industrial, PSA's, Story Telling & Narration copy all require=20=
unique voiceover abilities. Find out why voiceover work isn't easy as=20=
it looks.
. Sat. 3/1: On-Camera Skills & Techniques (commercial,=20=
industrial & film)
There's a difference between acting techniques on stage and on-camera. =
Using your basic 'actors' tools,' learn what makes acting for TV & film=
different from acting for the stage. This session will show you how t=
o adapt your stage skills to be successful for on-camera auditions and jobs.=
. Sat. 3/8: Diction, Dialogue & Speaking Techniques for On-stage,
&nbs=
p; On-camera & Voiceover
Do you 'Swallow' your words? Have you been called a 'Mush Mouth?' =
; Have you been asked to 'Slow down?' Professionals pay attention to t=
he details - pacing, "t's, d's, & ings," etc. Learn to play with l=
anguage and your voice: enunciation, articulation, intonation, inflection, a=
nd more, to give your characters more flavor. Great session for singers &=
; comedians, too.
[NO session 3/15.]
. Sat. 3/22: Marketing: "Tools of the Trade"
Every actor must have the right tools of the trade - Photos, Resumes, Demo T=
apes, etc. But you need to learn how to spend your money wisely, by kn=
owing - when, where, why and how - to get the tools of the trade you will ne=
ed.
. Sat. 3/29: Marketing & Business Basics
Breaking into the business: There's more to being an actor than acting. =
; You will have to know about the following to increase your chances o=
f being successful -- Freelancing, Agencies, Contracts, "Scams,"=
Casting Directors, Producers & Directors, Unions, and Being an Independ=
ent Contractor, Record keeping: Income & Expenses.
. Sat. 4/5: Marketing: "Getting Your Big Break, Get Work, Get Paid" <=
BR>
Learn the - Who - What - When - Where - Why - & - How - to make th=
at Leap from Cleveland to NYC, Chicago, LA & other major talent markets.=
Everything from - Audition - to - Acting Classes - to - Apartments, R=
esources, Networking & other "Survival skills." All about "Showcases" an=
d developing your own "One Man/Woman Show" to get noticed & to get work.=
Fee: $20.00 per session. &nbs=
p; $15.00 per session for 3 or more sessions. &=
nbsp; Major Credit cards accepted.
(Ask about discount for AFTRA,SAG & AEA members.)
Paid Registration must be received 3 days in advance of each session.=
Call (216) 561-8608 to register.
Make checks payable & mail to: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio,
19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
Daniel Ensel
1926 - 2002
We just received word of = the passing of=20 Dan Ensel. He died 30 December 2002, at age 76 in Portland,=20 Maine.
Dan served on = the Cleveland, Ohio, Area Actors' Equity = Liaison=20 Committee for several years in the 1990=92s.
He=20 received his bachelor=92s degree from Cleveland State and his masters = degree from=20 Kent State.
Dan appeared in the GLTF production of = King Lear=20 with Hal Holbrook, and was a Cleveland teacher for 30 = years.
A memorial service will be = held on 16=20 March 2003, 3pm, at the = Cleveland Heights=20 Jewish Community Center=20 on Mayfield Road .
John Buck,=20 Jr.
Actors'=20 Equity Liaison
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents a Special Event
God's Trombones
An Evening of African American Folklore & Music
Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to offer this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. This event will be presented Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. AND Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. on the Weathervane stage. GOD'S TROMBONES is a dramatization of African American plays and poems woven together with music and dance and directed by Reva Golden. This special collection was presented in October as part of Weathervane's Sundays at Seven: Salon Reading Series to an enthusiastic audience. The standing-room-only crowd convinced Executive Director Elynmarie Kazle, to revive the piece so that more people could enjoy it. GOD'S TROMBONES is sure to inspire, entertain and spiritually uplift those who attend.
Cast members include Edra Frazier, Taba Aleem, Bobby Gulley, Patricia Jackson, Myron Lewis, Margo Miner, Beaugard O'Neal, Kym Whitehead, Autume Fly, Dyan Turner, Erica Parms, Cara Parker, Danielle Roberts, Deangelo McCray, Sashari Bell, Damarcus McCray, Ebony Hodges, Chanel Hodges, Anthony Bell, Rebecca Golden, Claudia Sims, Sara Lute, Renee Boldes, Ramone Scott and Debra Hodges. Musical Director is Clifton Mosely with choreographer Everet Deck.
Join us Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. for this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. General Admission adult tickets are $10, Children 12 and under $8. Purchase by phone at 330-836-2626 with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ticket Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
1
The Players Guild =
Theatre
in Canton presents as part of its Studio Theatre =
Series,
=A0Tom Eyen's classic camp women's prison play, =
=93WOMEN BEHIND =
BARS=94
=A0February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 PM. =
=A0=93Women Behind =
Bars=94 takes place in the Women's House =
of
Detention in New York and is a
send-up of female prison movies =
(=93Caged,=94 etc.)=85.=A0
Written by: =
Tom Eyen
Directed
by: Carla Derr
Tickets
are $10 (tickets will be available at the door; sorry, no advance ticket =
sales
for this show).
NOTE: This play contains =
very strong
language and adult themes and may be offensive to =
some.
=
(Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French, =
Inc).
=
THE CAST:
CHERI=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JENNIFER =
JETER
MARY=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PAT
PAULUS
JOJO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 TRACEY
PEYTON
GUADALUPE=A0=A0 MARG
STOCKER
LOUISE=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 KRIS
FURLAN
GLORIA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MARGENE
RANNIGAN
MATRON=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESTHER
THOMAS
BLANCHE=A0=A0=A0 JODI
WILSON
GRANNY=A0=A0=A0=A0 LOIS
TOLLEY
ADA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 SHARON
GEIER
MAN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 BARRY =
WAKSER
Please call (330) 453-7619 for =
more
information or visit us online at
www.playersguildtheatre.com<=
/a>
__________________________________=
________________________________________________________________=
font>
The Players Guild =
Theatre
1001 Market Avenue =
North
Canton, Ohio =
44702
Business Office: (330) =
453-7619
Box Office: (330) =
453-7617
www.playersguildtheatre.com
For general information, write to info at playersguildtheatre.com=
To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
and put "unsubscribe" in the subject =
field.
MARY=20
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VIRGIN) ISN=92T JUST AN ORDINARY LAWN ORNAMENT =
ANYMORE!=20
Attend the free showcase of the new, original comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary, written and performed by Kathie Dice. Directed by Mitchell=20 Fields.
What: =93I=92m Just Me...Mary=94 =
When: March 10, =
2003
Time: 7:30 pm
Cleveland, OH - =
=93Refreshing!=94=20
=93I=92m going to see you on Leno!=94 =93This play was the highlight of =
the evening!=94=20
=93This is so unique and exciting=94. These are just a few of the =
comments heard=20
after seeing previews of =93I=92m Just=20
Me...Mary=94.
A comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary? Unheard of! Absurd!! It=92s never been done! Until now...finally, = Mary takes=20 on new life as =91she talks...and you listen=92. See the new and = improved version of=20 ...=93how it COULD have happened=94. Using flashbacks and an = occasional foray=20 into a few other characters like the angel Gabriel, Jesus, Joseph etc., = Mary=20 entertains with humorous insights into the life of a simple Jewish woman = who was=20 chosen to raise, the PERFECT child. She exclaims to Gabriel, =93What = do you=20 mean I=92m pregnant, don=92t you have to be in the same room = together??=94 Toto=20 we're not in Kansas anymore! This isn't the calm serene picture of piety = Mary=20 that you are used to seeing. The new Mary will tickle your funny bone = with gems=20 of wisdom, and witicisms, she will make you think and wonder at.......T = h=20 e r e e e e s t o f t h = e s=20 t o r y.
Be there for the = premiere=20 showcase of "I'm Just Me...Mary".
Kathie = Dice
http://kjthedj.homestead.= com/mary.html=20 (for more = information)
V-Day Cuyahoga Community College and Feminist Majority Foundation are hosting auditions for the V-Day college campaign production of the Vagina Monologues.
Auditions are Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 from 6pm-8pm in the Theatre Green Room of the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. Be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to be considered for the CUNT monologue, please prepare 16 bars of a song.
Western Campus is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, OH. Take I-71 to the Bagley exit and follow signs to Cuyahoga Community College. Bagley Road becomes Pleasant Valley Rd, and the college is located on your left side. Park in the B parking lot and bring $0.50 to exit the parking lot, enter through the theatre doors and there will be people to direct you to the Green Room, which is located underneath the theatre.
All money from ticket sales will go to charity, one that is as yet undecided SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A CHARITY, PLEASE CONTACT US!
Some ensemble parts are available for men, but most parts are for women. Please contact Bridget Tharp, producer Bridget.Tharp at tri-c.edu or theperfectemo at yahoo.com. Call 330-273-2143 between 9am and 10pm with questions!
I'm looking for Bill =
Clinton
or George W Bush Look A Likes for some possible summertime corp. events =
in
Northern Ohio.
If you know of any, they can contact me at:
gggregagy at aol.com
216-692-1193
Thanks,
g.g.greg
GEAUGA LYRIC THEATER GUILD
PROUDLY = ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY THEATER PREMEIR
PRODUCED IN =
COOPERATION WITH
TAMS-WITMARK
“The Scarlet
Pimpernel”
DIRECTED =
BY
TIM COLES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
SELENA =
NYSTROM
AT THE
GEAUGA THEATER
101 WATER STREET, ON =
HISTORIC
CHARDON SQUARE
FEBRUARY =
7,8,914,15,16,21,22,23
BOX OFFICE (440) =
286-2255
BY E-MAIL: MARVAIL8 at HOTMAIL.COM
A STUNNING =
PRODUCTION…FROM THE
COSTUMES TO THE ACTING,
THIS IS THE MOST LAVISH
PRODUCTION YET ON THE GEAUGA THEATER STAGE.
TIM COLES HAS DONE AN
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HERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Celebrates 500th Mainstage Production with
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Sponsored by Community AIDS Network
Weathervane Playhouse is proud to announce its 500th Mainstage productio=
n, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a drama written by Moises Kaufman and the Members of=
the Tectonic Theater Project. The play will be performed February 26=20=
through March 15, 2003. In November 1998, ten New Yorkers traveled to=20=
the town of Laramie, Wyoming. They were there to explore a crime and a=
town. Over the next 18 months, they conducted over 200 interviews wit=
h the people of Laramie. The result is a play of beauty and pain; abou=
t hate, hope, fear and courage.
Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyomi=
ng. One night he was beaten, robbed and left for dead by two local roo=
fers who offered him a ride home from a local bar. He was discovered 1=
8 hours later, tied to a wooden fence on the outskirts of town. The ev=
ent became a worldwide media headline and five days later Matthew Shepard di=
ed in a Colorado hospital. THE LARAMIE PROJECT examines homophobia, cl=
ass distinctions and cowboy culture by blending the chronology of the case w=
ith the anger, confusion, sadness and embarrassment it left behind. Th=
e play questions whether Laramie, or the nation, has changed as a result of=20=
this crime.
In 1935, Weathervane's four founders, Grace Hower Crawford, Laurine Schw=
an, Helen Troesch and Muriel MacLachlan, ventured away from the Women's City=
Club Theater with a vision to provide innovative theater and new works for=20=
our community. Using the talents of volunteers, Weathervane has contin=
ued to honor their vision with new comedies, challenging mysteries, edgy dra=
mas and musicals. During its first season at "The Barn" on Marshall Av=
enue, 17 plays, including Elmer Rice's avant garde "The Adding Machine", wer=
e presented. Weathervane has also presented new plays a season or two after=20=
their New York premieres. Weathervane was the first non-professional t=
heater to stage "The Fantasticks" in 1961. Our most recent production,=
"Arsenic and Old Lace", has been presented three times, the first while it=20=
was still playing in New York in 1942.
Weathervane also risks presenting some controversial works on its Mainst=
age and in the Salon Reading Series. During "Watch on the Rhine" in 19=
76, a swastika was painted on the building and director Bob Belfance's car w=
as set on fire. Letters to editors of local newspapers flooded newsroo=
ms when we presented "That Championship Season" in 1976 and "The Perfect Par=
ty" in 1988. The public both cheered and decried Weathervane's challen=
ge to the status quo. These plays and others have sparked discussions=20=
on the role of theater in educating the public. The groundbreaking, ga=
y-themed "The Boys in the Band" was presented on Stage Two in 1978 and this=20=
presentation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT continues the risk of presenting controv=
ersial plays.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, the story of an American town - a true story, by Mo=
ises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, at Weathervane=
Playhouse February 26 through March15, 2003. Low-cost preview=20=
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 26 & 27 with official o=
pening on Friday, February 28. This play contains ADULT language=
and subject matter and is suitable for high school students and adults.=
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is sponsored by Community AIDS Network.
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. Ca=
ll between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets: $17=20=
($2 discount on Thursdays and Sundays for senior citizens & students) As=
k us about our "student rush" program.
Lakeland Theatre presents
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Friday, February 7 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 8 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 15 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00PM
Directed by Martin Friedman
Sets/Lights by Keith Nagy Costumes by Alison Hernan
Featuring Andrew Narten, John Galbriath and Susan McGarry
For ticket information and reservations call 440.953.7034. Adults $10;Students/Seniors $8. Lakeland Theatre is on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East to second exit Rt #306. Take a right onto Rt #306 to first traffic light. Turn left into LCC. Park in faculty/staff parking lot. Free parking.
Lakeland Theatre announces auditions for
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's
INTO THE WOODS
Dates: February 19 and February 20, 2003 7:30PM to 9:00 PM and by appointment
Where: Lakeland Theatre, on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East. Get off at Rt 306. South (right) onto Rt 306. Left at first traffic light (Lakeland College). Park in faculty/staff parking lot.
Please prepare a song from a Stephen Sondheim show. You will read from the script. FUNDING IS SECURED.
Production Staff: Directed by Martin Friedman Sets/lights by Keith Nagy Musical Direction by David Williams
Featuring Actor's Equity Association members Mary Ann Nagel as the Witch and Paul Floriano as The Baker. The roles of Jack's Mother and Red Riding Hood are cast. All other roles are open and are paid.
Production Dates: July 18 through August 3, 2003. 12 performances. July 3, 4 and 5 are off. Rehearsals begin June 15, 2003.
For more information please call Martin Friedman at 440.953.7034.
Crew Productions
will be holding Auditions for
Lunacy:
A Bathroom Trilogy
By: Richard Turtle
Directed by Rob Peck
On Tuesday February 17th and Wednesday February 18th
From 7-9 pm
At The Cleveland Black Box Theatre Inside Cabaret DaDa
1210 west 6th street in the Warehouse District
2 male and 2 female parts are available for actors between 21-45
Performance Dates are April 17th, 18th, 19th (additional performances may be added)
Interested parties should contact Crew Productions at (216) 926-8702
or walk in.
Greetings to=
you,
the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket,
from Mr. Willy Wonka...<=
BR>
The Hudson High School Drama=
Department
invites you to take a journey into a world of Pure Imagination
Charlie and the Chocolate Fa=
ctory
directed by Sergio Iriarte &n=
bsp; produced by Amy Foulkes
February 7th and 8th
7:30 pm
East Woods School
120 N. Hayden Pkwy.
Hudson, Oh
tickets $3.00
entertainment for the ent=
ire family!
thank you for supporting hig=
h school theatre!
mike and ike are cordially i=
nvited to come and say whatever they want afterwards!
It's not too late!
Come see Cleveland=20 Repertory Project this weekend at Cleveland Public=20 Theatre!
Friday, February 7th =
8:00=20
p.m.
Saturday, February =
8th
8:00=20
p.m.
Sunday, February =
9th
3:00=20
p.m.
Join us in celebrating our 15th=20 Anniversary Season with a performance highlighting works by new = Artistic=20 Director Hernando Cortez.
"The Man and the =
Echo"
"Planet=20
Soup"
"Two Hours That Shook The World"
Call (216) 631-2727 for tickets and=20 information
A Fine Farce=
FONT> The Actors' Summit shares its digs in tony downtown Hudson w=
ith an antiques gallery, a shrine to old-time charm crammed with floral-prin=
t postcards and milk-glass candy dishes. Currently on view in the theater ac=
ross the hall is an antique every bit as quaint, yet somehow still fresh: Ch=
arley's Aunt. Relying on the timeless comic device of a gent forced to masqu=
erade as a lady, this late-19th-century farce is a delightful synergy of old=
fangled wit, taut staging, and eye-catching visuals -- including a pretty se=
t lorded over by a portrait of Will Shakespeare, himself a great champion of=
the sexquerade.
The Actors' Summit warms up a tasty chestnut in Charley's Aunt. BY MA=
RIE ANDRUSEWICZ
The plot is as fluffy as meringue. Charley and Jack are two lovesick lads, d=
ebating how best to profess their tender feelings to the respective objects=20=
of their affection, Amy and Kitty. Ah, but how to express their sentiments a=
ppropriately in that too-proper era of corsets and high tea? A chaperone is=20=
required, and when Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia, who was to fulfill that role,=
fails to show up on time for a scheduled visit, a substitute is found: Char=
ley and Jack's chum Lord Fancourt "Babbs" Babberly will impersonate the aunt=
and take on the role of chaperone. "I'm from Brazil," trills Babbs. "Where=20=
the nuts come from."
To complicate matters, like many a theatrically hatched cross-dresser before=
her, the black taffeta-clad ersatz Donna Lucia attracts a couple of suitors=
of her own. Babbs must dodge their advances while maintaining the ruse, whi=
ch becomes exceptionally difficult when the real Donna Lucia does turn up --=
with Babbs's own long-lost love interest in tow. It should come as no surpr=
ise that, by the end, the various maneuverings and misunderstandings have be=
en neatly repackaged in a heart-shaped box, tied up with a big satin bow.
The crew at Actors' Summit has done a crackerjack job of animating this comi=
c warhorse, making it well worth the trek to Hudson, even if you know Charle=
y's Aunt (or its musical version, Where's Charley?) from its countless incar=
nations in community theaters and high school auditoriums, or you're familia=
r with the most famous film version, which featured the deliciously dry Jack=
Benny in petticoats for the title role.
The young players in this production provide the decorous yet hormone-driven=
fuel for the farce. Jack Fairbairn makes for a sassy Jack, and Thomas R. Cu=
mmings is fine as the hapless Charley. A wee bit hammy, but effective overal=
l is Tim Keo as the star-crossed cross-dresser Babbs; clearly, the actor is=20=
having big fun taking the audience along for the wild ride. Alisa Mae and Di=
ane Mull hit the right pitch as cookie-cutter-pretty love interests Amy and=20=
Kitty, and Sasha Thackaberry contributes otherworldly grace to the role of B=
abbs's girl Ella.
Nor is there a weak link to be found among Charley's more seasoned board-tre=
aders. Paula Kline-Messner brings a Dolly Levi-esque bon vivant sensibility=20=
to the role of the real Aunt Donna Lucia, while Tom Stephan and Frank Jackma=
n turn in solid performances as misled suitors Sir Francis Chesney and Steph=
en Spettigue. Although not a featured player, Robert Snook is a true pleasur=
e to watch as Brasset the butler.
Add to this tight, cutie-pie staging and costumes that are lovingly detailed=
to such a degree they dazzle, and you have a feast for the senses and a rol=
licking old-time good time at the theater.
Here are the latest offerings for
The Wordcatcher Workshop in February:
Mac's Backs and Lakewood!!
The Wordcatcher I Workshop
Time: 11-12:30 pm
Date: February 15th at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
Exploring life -expression, goal setting, and creativity through journaling/personal writing. Includes wishwriting session for turning dreams into actionable movements- powerful stuff!
Beginning/advanced writers welcome. Pre-registration necessary -- fee $15 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.com**********************
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Date: February 15th, immediately following the Wordcatcher I Workshop at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.comTAKE BOTH CLASSES ON FEB 15 11-2:30 p.m. for $30.
********************************
Now Offered In Lakewood-
You must sign up before noon, **Monday February 10th **to take this class!
Please register through Lakewood Community Recreation: 521-4081
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 7-9 pm
Date: February 15th at Lakewood High School, Room 192
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20, includes cost of workbook. Wordcatcher 1 is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
IKE: =
First off,=20
I wanna go on record as sayin' I didn't even want to see a show =
Saturday=20
night.
MIKE: =
They were=20
still doing it; we could still see it. Besides, you =
laughed.
I: =
Hell,=20
yeah! Coked up grannies on a rampage. My kinda=20
comedy.
M: The =
grannies=20
were not "coked up."
I: =
Come on,=20
Michael. They were way too happy. And this wasn't no =
"I'm=20
completely loopy" happy. This was a happiness born of chemical=20
dependency. Pretty sure Einstein was stoned.
M: =20
Ike.
I: =
Johnathan was=20
on thorazine. Teddy was just havin' a good trip. The cops =
were=20
freebasing before they came in.
M: =
What does=20
this have to do with anything?
I: =
They're gonna=20
be arguin' that question for years.
M: No, =
I think=20
it's going to be how'd I get away with it.
PAUSE
I: I'm =
gonna figure that one out on the way home, ain't I?
M: =
There is that=20
possibility.
PAUSE
I: So =
the set is=20
nice.
M: The =
kind of=20
set you'd want to see a muder mystery/comedy on.
I: The =
kinda set=20
you'd LIKE to see someone die in, though you never do.
M: =
This is also=20
a comedy of mannors. It wouldn't be polite to show the =
actual=20
murders.
I: =
Woulda made=20
it a tad more interestin.'
M: You =
were=20
laughing!
I: The =
idea of=20
sister senior serial killers amuses me, what can I say? Plus it =
shows a=20
whiny the-ater critic get tied and gagged. He'da been English, I =
would'a=20
been in Heaven.
M: =
There was a=20
lot of theatre critic abuse in this, wasn't there.
I: =
Yep. =20
Loved it.
M: It =
was=20
beautiful.
I: =
Killer=20
grannies on uppers and critic bashing! All this show needed =
was a=20
monkey in a diaper and it woulda been the best =
play EVER!!!!
M: =
Let's be=20
fair. It was not perfect.
I: =
We're gonna=20
talk about this, aren't we.
M: I =
feel we=20
need to.
M and =
I:(Together)=20
Jonathan's make up!
M: Now =
in the=20
original run, Boris Karloff played the Brewster who looked like =
Boris=20
Karloff, so the joke worked. Now, of course, it's rather difficult =
to get=20
Karloff for this role, particularly Community Theatre productions =
so some=20
suspension of disbelief is in order.
I: =
Couple of=20
scars, maybe some bruising, I can deal. Makin' him look like an =
extra in=20
the zombie scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" don't work! =20
M: The =
man was=20
scary enough as it was, the make up actually detracted from his =
performance=20
and in normal light, when he was trying to be ominous he just came =
across as a=20
Batman villain.
I: =
However, when=20
he was in the spooky light and tryin' to be ominous he freaked the =
hell=20
outta me.
M: =
It's nice to=20
see Mr. Stillitano doing some legitimate theatre.
I: I =
told him,=20
getting away from Holland was the best thing he could do.
M: He =
should=20
have been Irish, though.
I: =
Yeah, didn't=20
get that either. I also wanna go on record as sayin' that Emily=20
Haase, who also used to work with Holland and has escaped =
unscathed, has=20
got one of the best secondary jokes in the show.
M: The =
Einstein=20
bit!
I: =20
Yeppers. She's got this slow realization take at the end that is =
just=20
comic gold. It almost steels the thunder from the best last line =
in=20
the-ater history.
M: =
That reminds=20
me, are you thirsty?
PAUSE
I: =20
Why?
M: =
Just=20
wondering.
AND NOW =
EXTRA SPECIAL=20
GUEST CRITICISM FROM GUEST LIMEY REGINALD J. SMYTHE SMYTHE (He don't get =
to talk=20
to us cause we're still mad about the whole closet =
deal--Ike)
Reginald: (Ahem) = Ithankyew. Let is=20 be first stated for the record that I have nothing against fat gay = bikers=85 wait=85=20 sorry... against the portly, alternatively sexual or those who worship = the way=20 of Harley Davidson. Nor do I have anything against swingers. Apparently = someone=20 just did not understand the Impossible Marriage review=92s closing = comment. More=92s=20 the pity. Also, I do hereby apologize for the cruel and unjust treatment = of=20 =93Mike and Ike.=94 That is not to say that I am sorry I locked them in = a closet=85 it=20 merely means that I do understand each of their respective skills at = hygiene and=20 should have taken that into account when choosing appropriate = ventillation. It=20 has been said that Ike has the bathing habits of a wild boar in July = heat, and=20 Michael has a habit of wearing too much of an aftershave that, with = continuous=20 exposure, will result in irritation of the eyes, dizziness, = hallucination and=20 eventually death. And still this does not qualify as cruel or unjust. = However,=20 when I forced them to listen to their own reviews on a loop as read by = James=20 Lipton being massaged by Leonard Maltin, well=85 there=92s only so far a = man should=20 be allowed to go. And I crossed that line. However, that is not far from = the=20 general theme of =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews is it? It has been remarked = that the=20 handling of these reviews has been less than adult, or immature. I for = one=20 agree. And those who have written in turning this entire situation into = a battle=20 for freedom of speech and other lofty causes? Very bold. Inappropriate, = but=20 bold. Not nearly as immature, inappropriate or bold as having their = pictures=20 vandalized and mounted on a drum kit, but there=92s only so far we=92re = willing to=20 go. However one must never forget that =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews are = unkind,=20 scathing, inappropriate, biting, brutally honest, badly written and=20 completely meant to be a bloody joke! (sigh) Twits.
What?
Oh, yes. Of = course.
Arsenic and Old Lace = was mildly=20 amusing, mostly pedestrian, predictable and not very clever. But then = again, so=20 is the script.
I: Okay, = I actually=20 thought he was gonna talk about the play.
M: He = did see it,=20 didn't he?
I: I = thought he saw it=20 with you.
M: I = thought he=20 was with you.
I: He = didn't even see=20 the damn thing!
M: Oh, I = know someone=20 who' s getting closet time now!
Save the Drama For Your Mama
OR
Just Bring Her With You!
In Just 2 Weeks, Eric Kaiser?s Hilarious Apocalyptic Comedy
Charge
Opens at CPT
February 21-23; Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
Featuring: Jill Levin, Kato Buss, Marni Task, the great Joe Milan & Perren Hedderson
Directed by Greg Vovos. Designed by Zach Humes.
Lounging in bed your entire life in a giant steel room protecting you from the salmon sky, while simultaneously feeling the strife of ?The Hood,? watching your veins disappear, betting your toes, all the while, having your own personal electronic assistants act out your every whim, dream and desire. The future never looked so bright. But, of course some things don?t change?.no matter how comfortable your bed is. Samuel Beckett meets Boyz n the Hood in Eric Kaiser?s electrifying tragicomedy. Absurd Theatre for an Absurd Town during an Absurd Time!
Tickets Just $10
(And They're Going Fast!)
Call 216-631-2727. While Supplies and Chiclets Last.
Cleveland Public Theatre at W. 65 & Detroit.
A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, ERIC KAISER
Eric Kaiser is an actor, playwright and vehemently not a director, that recently graduated with his MFA from UNLV. His play Spent, about the Cambodian Holocaust, is a recipient of a ?Fourth Freedom Award? from the Kennedy Center, and his play Sustained is presently a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville?s ?Heidman Award.? Eric lives in Brooklyn, New York and helps run a recreation program for developmentally disabled adults.
REMINDER
Auditions for The Crucible
Sunday, February 9, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 7: 00 pm
Production dates: April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10
Location: Streetsboro Municipal Building, 9184 State Route 43,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
For additional information or questions please call 330.928.4192.
Check out SCT online at www.sct-online.com
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From Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
From: Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us (Seaton, Kira)
Date: Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
Subject: [NEohioPAL]My kingdom for a Captain von Trapp
Message-ID:
Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
Ma Umbria is a 3-week training program for professional directors, choreogra=
phers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct work=
shops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will tr=
avel to Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and cu=
lture. Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are als=
o included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own works=
hops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more inform=
ation: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
AYWRIGHT COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained=
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director Ma=
ria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and playwrig=
ht.
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy
Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
ipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the physical=
ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre Company a=
nd artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.
Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
r/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong point=
of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
AM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. <=
BR>
Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as consul=
ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
work with Brook will also be presented.
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
EATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and cen=
tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
ll use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms.=20=
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New=20=
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American=
Theatre.
Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned=20=
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
nterpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts o=
f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect=
on theatre throughout the world."
For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
html
or call (212) 620-0703.
~Wild Plum Theater Company~
~invites you~
to spend your
Valentine's Day
weekend with us!
~~~~~~~~~~~
WPTC
in collaboration with
Cleveland Public Theatre BIG [Box] series
presents:
HERS, HIS, MINE & OURS
a festival of three gay, lesbian, bi and transgender one-acts
and lobby gallery showcasing local artists and photographers!!
Never Said by Kim Yaged
Breakdown by Dori Apel
GSI:Gay Sex Investigators by John Kandray
~~~~~~~~~~~
February 14 & 15 at 8pm February 16 at 3pmCleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
call (216) 631-2727 for Tickets!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~
Also......
We will be hosting an opening night reception
after the Friday night show!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS
FOR =
1776
Tentative audition dates: April 26 and 27, =
2003
Performances: June 6 -
June 29, 2003
*(possible special performance on Friday, July 4, =
2003)
Directed
by Jerry Lowe
Further
info on dates, times, etc. to be announced and will also be posted on =
our
website at
_____________________________________=
_________________________________________________________________________=
_____________
1001 Market Avenue =
North Canton, Ohio =
44702 Business Office: (330) =
453-7619 Box Office: (330) =
453-7617 www.playersguildtheatre.com For general information, write to
info at playersguildtheatre.com To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to =
audition at playersguildtheatre.com To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildtheatre.com and put =
"unsubscribe" in
the subject field.
V
alentine's Day, February 14,=20 2003V
-Concert with Anne E=20 DeChantV
agina = MonologuesV
-Art, raffle, photos, food,=20 funV
-Tickets, $25, Borders Books = and Music=20 StoresV
ictory over = ViolenceV
-Day=20 Akron
CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM.
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY.
DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM
I=
TEM: the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio
for upcoming
"Tricks of the Trade:&nbs=
p; Actor's Career Development" Workshops
All Saturday Sessions, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
. Sat. 2/15: Auditions & Jobs . . . . . for Theatre,=
On-camera & Voiceover
Learn the Do's & Don'ts of audition techniques. You will learn how=
auditions work, how to prepare for them, and where to find them. Be p=
repared for the different scenarios: Monologues vs. Reading from the Script.=
After the audition, and you get the job, you'll learn the Do's &=20=
Don'ts of what to do next.
. Sat. 2/22: Voiceover Skills & Techniques
&nbs=
p; (commercia=
l & industrial for radio & TV)
Great voiceover talent uses multiple basic 'actors' tools' to get & keep=
the listener's attention, sell the product, and solve the problem. Co=
mmercial, Industrial, PSA's, Story Telling & Narration copy all require=20=
unique voiceover abilities. Find out why voiceover work isn't easy as=20=
it looks.
. Sat. 3/1: On-Camera Skills & Techniques (commercial,=20=
industrial & film)
There's a difference between acting techniques on stage and on-camera. =
Using your basic 'actors' tools,' learn what makes acting for TV & film=
different from acting for the stage. This session will show you how t=
o adapt your stage skills to be successful for on-camera auditions and jobs.=
. Sat. 3/8: Diction, Dialogue & Speaking Techniques for On-stage,
&nbs=
p; On-camera & Voiceover
Do you 'Swallow' your words? Have you been called a 'Mush Mouth?' =
; Have you been asked to 'Slow down?' Professionals pay attention to t=
he details - pacing, "t's, d's, & ings," etc. Learn to play with l=
anguage and your voice: enunciation, articulation, intonation, inflection, a=
nd more, to give your characters more flavor. Great session for singers &=
; comedians, too.
[NO session 3/15.]
. Sat. 3/22: Marketing: "Tools of the Trade"
Every actor must have the right tools of the trade - Photos, Resumes, Demo T=
apes, etc. But you need to learn how to spend your money wisely, by kn=
owing - when, where, why and how - to get the tools of the trade you will ne=
ed.
. Sat. 3/29: Marketing & Business Basics
Breaking into the business: There's more to being an actor than acting. =
; You will have to know about the following to increase your chances o=
f being successful -- Freelancing, Agencies, Contracts, "Scams,"=
Casting Directors, Producers & Directors, Unions, and Being an Independ=
ent Contractor, Record keeping: Income & Expenses.
. Sat. 4/5: Marketing: "Getting Your Big Break, Get Work, Get Paid" <=
BR>
Learn the - Who - What - When - Where - Why - & - How - to make th=
at Leap from Cleveland to NYC, Chicago, LA & other major talent markets.=
Everything from - Audition - to - Acting Classes - to - Apartments, R=
esources, Networking & other "Survival skills." All about "Showcases" an=
d developing your own "One Man/Woman Show" to get noticed & to get work.=
Fee: $20.00 per session. &nbs=
p; $15.00 per session for 3 or more sessions. &=
nbsp; Major Credit cards accepted.
(Ask about discount for AFTRA,SAG & AEA members.)
Paid Registration must be received 3 days in advance of each session.=
Call (216) 561-8608 to register.
Make checks payable & mail to: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio,
19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
Daniel Ensel
1926 - 2002
We just received word of = the passing of=20 Dan Ensel. He died 30 December 2002, at age 76 in Portland,=20 Maine.
Dan served on = the Cleveland, Ohio, Area Actors' Equity = Liaison=20 Committee for several years in the 1990=92s.
He=20 received his bachelor=92s degree from Cleveland State and his masters = degree from=20 Kent State.
Dan appeared in the GLTF production of = King Lear=20 with Hal Holbrook, and was a Cleveland teacher for 30 = years.
A memorial service will be = held on 16=20 March 2003, 3pm, at the = Cleveland Heights=20 Jewish Community Center=20 on Mayfield Road .
John Buck,=20 Jr.
Actors'=20 Equity Liaison
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents a Special Event
God's Trombones
An Evening of African American Folklore & Music
Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to offer this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. This event will be presented Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. AND Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. on the Weathervane stage. GOD'S TROMBONES is a dramatization of African American plays and poems woven together with music and dance and directed by Reva Golden. This special collection was presented in October as part of Weathervane's Sundays at Seven: Salon Reading Series to an enthusiastic audience. The standing-room-only crowd convinced Executive Director Elynmarie Kazle, to revive the piece so that more people could enjoy it. GOD'S TROMBONES is sure to inspire, entertain and spiritually uplift those who attend.
Cast members include Edra Frazier, Taba Aleem, Bobby Gulley, Patricia Jackson, Myron Lewis, Margo Miner, Beaugard O'Neal, Kym Whitehead, Autume Fly, Dyan Turner, Erica Parms, Cara Parker, Danielle Roberts, Deangelo McCray, Sashari Bell, Damarcus McCray, Ebony Hodges, Chanel Hodges, Anthony Bell, Rebecca Golden, Claudia Sims, Sara Lute, Renee Boldes, Ramone Scott and Debra Hodges. Musical Director is Clifton Mosely with choreographer Everet Deck.
Join us Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. for this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. General Admission adult tickets are $10, Children 12 and under $8. Purchase by phone at 330-836-2626 with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ticket Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
1
The Players Guild =
Theatre
in Canton presents as part of its Studio Theatre =
Series,
=A0Tom Eyen's classic camp women's prison play, =
=93WOMEN BEHIND =
BARS=94
=A0February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 PM. =
=A0=93Women Behind =
Bars=94 takes place in the Women's House =
of
Detention in New York and is a
send-up of female prison movies =
(=93Caged,=94 etc.)=85.=A0
Written by: =
Tom Eyen
Directed
by: Carla Derr
Tickets
are $10 (tickets will be available at the door; sorry, no advance ticket =
sales
for this show).
NOTE: This play contains =
very strong
language and adult themes and may be offensive to =
some.
=
(Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French, =
Inc).
=
THE CAST:
CHERI=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JENNIFER =
JETER
MARY=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PAT
PAULUS
JOJO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 TRACEY
PEYTON
GUADALUPE=A0=A0 MARG
STOCKER
LOUISE=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 KRIS
FURLAN
GLORIA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MARGENE
RANNIGAN
MATRON=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESTHER
THOMAS
BLANCHE=A0=A0=A0 JODI
WILSON
GRANNY=A0=A0=A0=A0 LOIS
TOLLEY
ADA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 SHARON
GEIER
MAN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 BARRY =
WAKSER
Please call (330) 453-7619 for =
more
information or visit us online at
www.playersguildtheatre.com<=
/a>
__________________________________=
________________________________________________________________=
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The Players Guild =
Theatre
1001 Market Avenue =
North
Canton, Ohio =
44702
Business Office: (330) =
453-7619
Box Office: (330) =
453-7617
www.playersguildtheatre.com
For general information, write to info at playersguildtheatre.com=
To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
and put "unsubscribe" in the subject =
field.
MARY=20
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VIRGIN) ISN=92T JUST AN ORDINARY LAWN ORNAMENT =
ANYMORE!=20
Attend the free showcase of the new, original comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary, written and performed by Kathie Dice. Directed by Mitchell=20 Fields.
What: =93I=92m Just Me...Mary=94 =
When: March 10, =
2003
Time: 7:30 pm
Cleveland, OH - =
=93Refreshing!=94=20
=93I=92m going to see you on Leno!=94 =93This play was the highlight of =
the evening!=94=20
=93This is so unique and exciting=94. These are just a few of the =
comments heard=20
after seeing previews of =93I=92m Just=20
Me...Mary=94.
A comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary? Unheard of! Absurd!! It=92s never been done! Until now...finally, = Mary takes=20 on new life as =91she talks...and you listen=92. See the new and = improved version of=20 ...=93how it COULD have happened=94. Using flashbacks and an = occasional foray=20 into a few other characters like the angel Gabriel, Jesus, Joseph etc., = Mary=20 entertains with humorous insights into the life of a simple Jewish woman = who was=20 chosen to raise, the PERFECT child. She exclaims to Gabriel, =93What = do you=20 mean I=92m pregnant, don=92t you have to be in the same room = together??=94 Toto=20 we're not in Kansas anymore! This isn't the calm serene picture of piety = Mary=20 that you are used to seeing. The new Mary will tickle your funny bone = with gems=20 of wisdom, and witicisms, she will make you think and wonder at.......T = h=20 e r e e e e s t o f t h = e s=20 t o r y.
Be there for the = premiere=20 showcase of "I'm Just Me...Mary".
Kathie = Dice
http://kjthedj.homestead.= com/mary.html=20 (for more = information)
V-Day Cuyahoga Community College and Feminist Majority Foundation are hosting auditions for the V-Day college campaign production of the Vagina Monologues.
Auditions are Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 from 6pm-8pm in the Theatre Green Room of the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. Be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to be considered for the CUNT monologue, please prepare 16 bars of a song.
Western Campus is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, OH. Take I-71 to the Bagley exit and follow signs to Cuyahoga Community College. Bagley Road becomes Pleasant Valley Rd, and the college is located on your left side. Park in the B parking lot and bring $0.50 to exit the parking lot, enter through the theatre doors and there will be people to direct you to the Green Room, which is located underneath the theatre.
All money from ticket sales will go to charity, one that is as yet undecided SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A CHARITY, PLEASE CONTACT US!
Some ensemble parts are available for men, but most parts are for women. Please contact Bridget Tharp, producer Bridget.Tharp at tri-c.edu or theperfectemo at yahoo.com. Call 330-273-2143 between 9am and 10pm with questions!
I'm looking for Bill =
Clinton
or George W Bush Look A Likes for some possible summertime corp. events =
in
Northern Ohio.
If you know of any, they can contact me at:
gggregagy at aol.com
216-692-1193
Thanks,
g.g.greg
GEAUGA LYRIC THEATER GUILD
PROUDLY = ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY THEATER PREMEIR
PRODUCED IN =
COOPERATION WITH
TAMS-WITMARK
“The Scarlet
Pimpernel”
DIRECTED =
BY
TIM COLES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
SELENA =
NYSTROM
AT THE
GEAUGA THEATER
101 WATER STREET, ON =
HISTORIC
CHARDON SQUARE
FEBRUARY =
7,8,914,15,16,21,22,23
BOX OFFICE (440) =
286-2255
BY E-MAIL: MARVAIL8 at HOTMAIL.COM
A STUNNING =
PRODUCTION…FROM THE
COSTUMES TO THE ACTING,
THIS IS THE MOST LAVISH
PRODUCTION YET ON THE GEAUGA THEATER STAGE.
TIM COLES HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB & THE GLTG COULND’T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS =
SHOW. =
DON’T MISS =
THIS
CAST IN THIS<=
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HIT THE
NOTES, AND THE COMEDY, DEAD ON!
STARRING
JOE = FORNADEL, NATALIE REDER, BRINT LEARNED
KELLY MOLNAR, MATT DAVISON, GEOFFREY GRIGGS, ROBERT =
SPRAFKA
BERN=
IE
SZCZEPANSKI, MICHAEL BREEZE, DAVID J. FOX, DON HANSON, BRANDON DOUGLASS, =
CHAD=
DUWE,
TERRY SEDIVY, MARTIN SAUNIER-PLUMAS, JIM VON TESMAR, =
ERIC=
GRAPATIN, NICHOLAS GEHLFUSS, JENNIFER YANE, CAITLIN SANDHAM, =
ANN
STEBELTON, ANNA DAVIS, BRENDA YANKO, LEONA SHELTON, LINDSEY =
SANDHAM
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DISCOUNT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY =
7TH
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THROUGH COLLEGE: $2.00 OFF YOUR TICKET
* WE ALWAYS OFFER GREAT GROUP =
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* TICKETS TO THIS FRENCH =
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WEAT=
HERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Celebrates 500th Mainstage Production with
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Sponsored by Community AIDS Network
Weathervane Playhouse is proud to announce its 500th Mainstage productio=
n, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a drama written by Moises Kaufman and the Members of=
the Tectonic Theater Project. The play will be performed February 26=20=
through March 15, 2003. In November 1998, ten New Yorkers traveled to=20=
the town of Laramie, Wyoming. They were there to explore a crime and a=
town. Over the next 18 months, they conducted over 200 interviews wit=
h the people of Laramie. The result is a play of beauty and pain; abou=
t hate, hope, fear and courage.
Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyomi=
ng. One night he was beaten, robbed and left for dead by two local roo=
fers who offered him a ride home from a local bar. He was discovered 1=
8 hours later, tied to a wooden fence on the outskirts of town. The ev=
ent became a worldwide media headline and five days later Matthew Shepard di=
ed in a Colorado hospital. THE LARAMIE PROJECT examines homophobia, cl=
ass distinctions and cowboy culture by blending the chronology of the case w=
ith the anger, confusion, sadness and embarrassment it left behind. Th=
e play questions whether Laramie, or the nation, has changed as a result of=20=
this crime.
In 1935, Weathervane's four founders, Grace Hower Crawford, Laurine Schw=
an, Helen Troesch and Muriel MacLachlan, ventured away from the Women's City=
Club Theater with a vision to provide innovative theater and new works for=20=
our community. Using the talents of volunteers, Weathervane has contin=
ued to honor their vision with new comedies, challenging mysteries, edgy dra=
mas and musicals. During its first season at "The Barn" on Marshall Av=
enue, 17 plays, including Elmer Rice's avant garde "The Adding Machine", wer=
e presented. Weathervane has also presented new plays a season or two after=20=
their New York premieres. Weathervane was the first non-professional t=
heater to stage "The Fantasticks" in 1961. Our most recent production,=
"Arsenic and Old Lace", has been presented three times, the first while it=20=
was still playing in New York in 1942.
Weathervane also risks presenting some controversial works on its Mainst=
age and in the Salon Reading Series. During "Watch on the Rhine" in 19=
76, a swastika was painted on the building and director Bob Belfance's car w=
as set on fire. Letters to editors of local newspapers flooded newsroo=
ms when we presented "That Championship Season" in 1976 and "The Perfect Par=
ty" in 1988. The public both cheered and decried Weathervane's challen=
ge to the status quo. These plays and others have sparked discussions=20=
on the role of theater in educating the public. The groundbreaking, ga=
y-themed "The Boys in the Band" was presented on Stage Two in 1978 and this=20=
presentation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT continues the risk of presenting controv=
ersial plays.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, the story of an American town - a true story, by Mo=
ises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, at Weathervane=
Playhouse February 26 through March15, 2003. Low-cost preview=20=
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 26 & 27 with official o=
pening on Friday, February 28. This play contains ADULT language=
and subject matter and is suitable for high school students and adults.=
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is sponsored by Community AIDS Network.
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. Ca=
ll between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets: $17=20=
($2 discount on Thursdays and Sundays for senior citizens & students) As=
k us about our "student rush" program.
Lakeland Theatre presents
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Friday, February 7 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 8 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 15 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00PM
Directed by Martin Friedman
Sets/Lights by Keith Nagy Costumes by Alison Hernan
Featuring Andrew Narten, John Galbriath and Susan McGarry
For ticket information and reservations call 440.953.7034. Adults $10;Students/Seniors $8. Lakeland Theatre is on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East to second exit Rt #306. Take a right onto Rt #306 to first traffic light. Turn left into LCC. Park in faculty/staff parking lot. Free parking.
Lakeland Theatre announces auditions for
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's
INTO THE WOODS
Dates: February 19 and February 20, 2003 7:30PM to 9:00 PM and by appointment
Where: Lakeland Theatre, on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East. Get off at Rt 306. South (right) onto Rt 306. Left at first traffic light (Lakeland College). Park in faculty/staff parking lot.
Please prepare a song from a Stephen Sondheim show. You will read from the script. FUNDING IS SECURED.
Production Staff: Directed by Martin Friedman Sets/lights by Keith Nagy Musical Direction by David Williams
Featuring Actor's Equity Association members Mary Ann Nagel as the Witch and Paul Floriano as The Baker. The roles of Jack's Mother and Red Riding Hood are cast. All other roles are open and are paid.
Production Dates: July 18 through August 3, 2003. 12 performances. July 3, 4 and 5 are off. Rehearsals begin June 15, 2003.
For more information please call Martin Friedman at 440.953.7034.
Crew Productions
will be holding Auditions for
Lunacy:
A Bathroom Trilogy
By: Richard Turtle
Directed by Rob Peck
On Tuesday February 17th and Wednesday February 18th
From 7-9 pm
At The Cleveland Black Box Theatre Inside Cabaret DaDa
1210 west 6th street in the Warehouse District
2 male and 2 female parts are available for actors between 21-45
Performance Dates are April 17th, 18th, 19th (additional performances may be added)
Interested parties should contact Crew Productions at (216) 926-8702
or walk in.
Greetings to=
you,
the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket,
from Mr. Willy Wonka...<=
BR>
The Hudson High School Drama=
Department
invites you to take a journey into a world of Pure Imagination
Charlie and the Chocolate Fa=
ctory
directed by Sergio Iriarte &n=
bsp; produced by Amy Foulkes
February 7th and 8th
7:30 pm
East Woods School
120 N. Hayden Pkwy.
Hudson, Oh
tickets $3.00
entertainment for the ent=
ire family!
thank you for supporting hig=
h school theatre!
mike and ike are cordially i=
nvited to come and say whatever they want afterwards!
It's not too late!
Come see Cleveland=20 Repertory Project this weekend at Cleveland Public=20 Theatre!
Friday, February 7th =
8:00=20
p.m.
Saturday, February =
8th
8:00=20
p.m.
Sunday, February =
9th
3:00=20
p.m.
Join us in celebrating our 15th=20 Anniversary Season with a performance highlighting works by new = Artistic=20 Director Hernando Cortez.
"The Man and the =
Echo"
"Planet=20
Soup"
"Two Hours That Shook The World"
Call (216) 631-2727 for tickets and=20 information
A Fine Farce=
FONT> The Actors' Summit shares its digs in tony downtown Hudson w=
ith an antiques gallery, a shrine to old-time charm crammed with floral-prin=
t postcards and milk-glass candy dishes. Currently on view in the theater ac=
ross the hall is an antique every bit as quaint, yet somehow still fresh: Ch=
arley's Aunt. Relying on the timeless comic device of a gent forced to masqu=
erade as a lady, this late-19th-century farce is a delightful synergy of old=
fangled wit, taut staging, and eye-catching visuals -- including a pretty se=
t lorded over by a portrait of Will Shakespeare, himself a great champion of=
the sexquerade.
The Actors' Summit warms up a tasty chestnut in Charley's Aunt. BY MA=
RIE ANDRUSEWICZ
The plot is as fluffy as meringue. Charley and Jack are two lovesick lads, d=
ebating how best to profess their tender feelings to the respective objects=20=
of their affection, Amy and Kitty. Ah, but how to express their sentiments a=
ppropriately in that too-proper era of corsets and high tea? A chaperone is=20=
required, and when Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia, who was to fulfill that role,=
fails to show up on time for a scheduled visit, a substitute is found: Char=
ley and Jack's chum Lord Fancourt "Babbs" Babberly will impersonate the aunt=
and take on the role of chaperone. "I'm from Brazil," trills Babbs. "Where=20=
the nuts come from."
To complicate matters, like many a theatrically hatched cross-dresser before=
her, the black taffeta-clad ersatz Donna Lucia attracts a couple of suitors=
of her own. Babbs must dodge their advances while maintaining the ruse, whi=
ch becomes exceptionally difficult when the real Donna Lucia does turn up --=
with Babbs's own long-lost love interest in tow. It should come as no surpr=
ise that, by the end, the various maneuverings and misunderstandings have be=
en neatly repackaged in a heart-shaped box, tied up with a big satin bow.
The crew at Actors' Summit has done a crackerjack job of animating this comi=
c warhorse, making it well worth the trek to Hudson, even if you know Charle=
y's Aunt (or its musical version, Where's Charley?) from its countless incar=
nations in community theaters and high school auditoriums, or you're familia=
r with the most famous film version, which featured the deliciously dry Jack=
Benny in petticoats for the title role.
The young players in this production provide the decorous yet hormone-driven=
fuel for the farce. Jack Fairbairn makes for a sassy Jack, and Thomas R. Cu=
mmings is fine as the hapless Charley. A wee bit hammy, but effective overal=
l is Tim Keo as the star-crossed cross-dresser Babbs; clearly, the actor is=20=
having big fun taking the audience along for the wild ride. Alisa Mae and Di=
ane Mull hit the right pitch as cookie-cutter-pretty love interests Amy and=20=
Kitty, and Sasha Thackaberry contributes otherworldly grace to the role of B=
abbs's girl Ella.
Nor is there a weak link to be found among Charley's more seasoned board-tre=
aders. Paula Kline-Messner brings a Dolly Levi-esque bon vivant sensibility=20=
to the role of the real Aunt Donna Lucia, while Tom Stephan and Frank Jackma=
n turn in solid performances as misled suitors Sir Francis Chesney and Steph=
en Spettigue. Although not a featured player, Robert Snook is a true pleasur=
e to watch as Brasset the butler.
Add to this tight, cutie-pie staging and costumes that are lovingly detailed=
to such a degree they dazzle, and you have a feast for the senses and a rol=
licking old-time good time at the theater.
Here are the latest offerings for
The Wordcatcher Workshop in February:
Mac's Backs and Lakewood!!
The Wordcatcher I Workshop
Time: 11-12:30 pm
Date: February 15th at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
Exploring life -expression, goal setting, and creativity through journaling/personal writing. Includes wishwriting session for turning dreams into actionable movements- powerful stuff!
Beginning/advanced writers welcome. Pre-registration necessary -- fee $15 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.com**********************
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Date: February 15th, immediately following the Wordcatcher I Workshop at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.comTAKE BOTH CLASSES ON FEB 15 11-2:30 p.m. for $30.
********************************
Now Offered In Lakewood-
You must sign up before noon, **Monday February 10th **to take this class!
Please register through Lakewood Community Recreation: 521-4081
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 7-9 pm
Date: February 15th at Lakewood High School, Room 192
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20, includes cost of workbook. Wordcatcher 1 is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
IKE: =
First off,=20
I wanna go on record as sayin' I didn't even want to see a show =
Saturday=20
night.
MIKE: =
They were=20
still doing it; we could still see it. Besides, you =
laughed.
I: =
Hell,=20
yeah! Coked up grannies on a rampage. My kinda=20
comedy.
M: The =
grannies=20
were not "coked up."
I: =
Come on,=20
Michael. They were way too happy. And this wasn't no =
"I'm=20
completely loopy" happy. This was a happiness born of chemical=20
dependency. Pretty sure Einstein was stoned.
M: =20
Ike.
I: =
Johnathan was=20
on thorazine. Teddy was just havin' a good trip. The cops =
were=20
freebasing before they came in.
M: =
What does=20
this have to do with anything?
I: =
They're gonna=20
be arguin' that question for years.
M: No, =
I think=20
it's going to be how'd I get away with it.
PAUSE
I: I'm =
gonna figure that one out on the way home, ain't I?
M: =
There is that=20
possibility.
PAUSE
I: So =
the set is=20
nice.
M: The =
kind of=20
set you'd want to see a muder mystery/comedy on.
I: The =
kinda set=20
you'd LIKE to see someone die in, though you never do.
M: =
This is also=20
a comedy of mannors. It wouldn't be polite to show the =
actual=20
murders.
I: =
Woulda made=20
it a tad more interestin.'
M: You =
were=20
laughing!
I: The =
idea of=20
sister senior serial killers amuses me, what can I say? Plus it =
shows a=20
whiny the-ater critic get tied and gagged. He'da been English, I =
would'a=20
been in Heaven.
M: =
There was a=20
lot of theatre critic abuse in this, wasn't there.
I: =
Yep. =20
Loved it.
M: It =
was=20
beautiful.
I: =
Killer=20
grannies on uppers and critic bashing! All this show needed =
was a=20
monkey in a diaper and it woulda been the best =
play EVER!!!!
M: =
Let's be=20
fair. It was not perfect.
I: =
We're gonna=20
talk about this, aren't we.
M: I =
feel we=20
need to.
M and =
I:(Together)=20
Jonathan's make up!
M: Now =
in the=20
original run, Boris Karloff played the Brewster who looked like =
Boris=20
Karloff, so the joke worked. Now, of course, it's rather difficult =
to get=20
Karloff for this role, particularly Community Theatre productions =
so some=20
suspension of disbelief is in order.
I: =
Couple of=20
scars, maybe some bruising, I can deal. Makin' him look like an =
extra in=20
the zombie scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" don't work! =20
M: The =
man was=20
scary enough as it was, the make up actually detracted from his =
performance=20
and in normal light, when he was trying to be ominous he just came =
across as a=20
Batman villain.
I: =
However, when=20
he was in the spooky light and tryin' to be ominous he freaked the =
hell=20
outta me.
M: =
It's nice to=20
see Mr. Stillitano doing some legitimate theatre.
I: I =
told him,=20
getting away from Holland was the best thing he could do.
M: He =
should=20
have been Irish, though.
I: =
Yeah, didn't=20
get that either. I also wanna go on record as sayin' that Emily=20
Haase, who also used to work with Holland and has escaped =
unscathed, has=20
got one of the best secondary jokes in the show.
M: The =
Einstein=20
bit!
I: =20
Yeppers. She's got this slow realization take at the end that is =
just=20
comic gold. It almost steels the thunder from the best last line =
in=20
the-ater history.
M: =
That reminds=20
me, are you thirsty?
PAUSE
I: =20
Why?
M: =
Just=20
wondering.
AND NOW =
EXTRA SPECIAL=20
GUEST CRITICISM FROM GUEST LIMEY REGINALD J. SMYTHE SMYTHE (He don't get =
to talk=20
to us cause we're still mad about the whole closet =
deal--Ike)
Reginald: (Ahem) = Ithankyew. Let is=20 be first stated for the record that I have nothing against fat gay = bikers=85 wait=85=20 sorry... against the portly, alternatively sexual or those who worship = the way=20 of Harley Davidson. Nor do I have anything against swingers. Apparently = someone=20 just did not understand the Impossible Marriage review=92s closing = comment. More=92s=20 the pity. Also, I do hereby apologize for the cruel and unjust treatment = of=20 =93Mike and Ike.=94 That is not to say that I am sorry I locked them in = a closet=85 it=20 merely means that I do understand each of their respective skills at = hygiene and=20 should have taken that into account when choosing appropriate = ventillation. It=20 has been said that Ike has the bathing habits of a wild boar in July = heat, and=20 Michael has a habit of wearing too much of an aftershave that, with = continuous=20 exposure, will result in irritation of the eyes, dizziness, = hallucination and=20 eventually death. And still this does not qualify as cruel or unjust. = However,=20 when I forced them to listen to their own reviews on a loop as read by = James=20 Lipton being massaged by Leonard Maltin, well=85 there=92s only so far a = man should=20 be allowed to go. And I crossed that line. However, that is not far from = the=20 general theme of =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews is it? It has been remarked = that the=20 handling of these reviews has been less than adult, or immature. I for = one=20 agree. And those who have written in turning this entire situation into = a battle=20 for freedom of speech and other lofty causes? Very bold. Inappropriate, = but=20 bold. Not nearly as immature, inappropriate or bold as having their = pictures=20 vandalized and mounted on a drum kit, but there=92s only so far we=92re = willing to=20 go. However one must never forget that =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews are = unkind,=20 scathing, inappropriate, biting, brutally honest, badly written and=20 completely meant to be a bloody joke! (sigh) Twits.
What?
Oh, yes. Of = course.
Arsenic and Old Lace = was mildly=20 amusing, mostly pedestrian, predictable and not very clever. But then = again, so=20 is the script.
I: Okay, = I actually=20 thought he was gonna talk about the play.
M: He = did see it,=20 didn't he?
I: I = thought he saw it=20 with you.
M: I = thought he=20 was with you.
I: He = didn't even see=20 the damn thing!
M: Oh, I = know someone=20 who' s getting closet time now!
Save the Drama For Your Mama
OR
Just Bring Her With You!
In Just 2 Weeks, Eric Kaiser?s Hilarious Apocalyptic Comedy
Charge
Opens at CPT
February 21-23; Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
Featuring: Jill Levin, Kato Buss, Marni Task, the great Joe Milan & Perren Hedderson
Directed by Greg Vovos. Designed by Zach Humes.
Lounging in bed your entire life in a giant steel room protecting you from the salmon sky, while simultaneously feeling the strife of ?The Hood,? watching your veins disappear, betting your toes, all the while, having your own personal electronic assistants act out your every whim, dream and desire. The future never looked so bright. But, of course some things don?t change?.no matter how comfortable your bed is. Samuel Beckett meets Boyz n the Hood in Eric Kaiser?s electrifying tragicomedy. Absurd Theatre for an Absurd Town during an Absurd Time!
Tickets Just $10
(And They're Going Fast!)
Call 216-631-2727. While Supplies and Chiclets Last.
Cleveland Public Theatre at W. 65 & Detroit.
A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, ERIC KAISER
Eric Kaiser is an actor, playwright and vehemently not a director, that recently graduated with his MFA from UNLV. His play Spent, about the Cambodian Holocaust, is a recipient of a ?Fourth Freedom Award? from the Kennedy Center, and his play Sustained is presently a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville?s ?Heidman Award.? Eric lives in Brooklyn, New York and helps run a recreation program for developmentally disabled adults.
REMINDER
Auditions for The Crucible
Sunday, February 9, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 7: 00 pm
Production dates: April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10
Location: Streetsboro Municipal Building, 9184 State Route 43,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
For additional information or questions please call 330.928.4192.
Check out SCT online at www.sct-online.com
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From Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
From: Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us (Seaton, Kira)
Date: Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
Subject: [NEohioPAL]My kingdom for a Captain von Trapp
Message-ID:
Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
Ma Umbria is a 3-week training program for professional directors, choreogra=
phers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct work=
shops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will tr=
avel to Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and cu=
lture. Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are als=
o included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own works=
hops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more inform=
ation: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
AYWRIGHT COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained=
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director Ma=
ria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and playwrig=
ht.
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy
Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
ipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the physical=
ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre Company a=
nd artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.
Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
r/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong point=
of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
AM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. <=
BR>
Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as consul=
ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
work with Brook will also be presented.
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
EATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and cen=
tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
ll use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms.=20=
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New=20=
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American=
Theatre.
Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned=20=
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
nterpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts o=
f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect=
on theatre throughout the world."
For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
html
or call (212) 620-0703.
~Wild Plum Theater Company~
~invites you~
to spend your
Valentine's Day
weekend with us!
~~~~~~~~~~~
WPTC
in collaboration with
Cleveland Public Theatre BIG [Box] series
presents:
HERS, HIS, MINE & OURS
a festival of three gay, lesbian, bi and transgender one-acts
and lobby gallery showcasing local artists and photographers!!
Never Said by Kim Yaged
Breakdown by Dori Apel
GSI:Gay Sex Investigators by John Kandray
~~~~~~~~~~~
February 14 & 15 at 8pm February 16 at 3pmCleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
call (216) 631-2727 for Tickets!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~
Also......
We will be hosting an opening night reception
after the Friday night show!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS
FOR =
1776
Tentative audition dates: April 26 and 27, =
2003
Performances: June 6 -
June 29, 2003
*(possible special performance on Friday, July 4, =
2003)
Directed
by Jerry Lowe
Further
info on dates, times, etc. to be announced and will also be posted on =
our
website at
_____________________________________=
_________________________________________________________________________=
_____________
1001 Market Avenue =
North Canton, Ohio =
44702 Business Office: (330) =
453-7619 Box Office: (330) =
453-7617 www.playersguildtheatre.com For general information, write to
info at playersguildtheatre.com To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to =
audition at playersguildtheatre.com To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildtheatre.com and put =
"unsubscribe" in
the subject field.
V
alentine's Day, February 14,=20 2003V
-Concert with Anne E=20 DeChantV
agina = MonologuesV
-Art, raffle, photos, food,=20 funV
-Tickets, $25, Borders Books = and Music=20 StoresV
ictory over = ViolenceV
-Day=20 Akron
CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM.
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY.
DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM
I=
TEM: the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio
for upcoming
"Tricks of the Trade:&nbs=
p; Actor's Career Development" Workshops
All Saturday Sessions, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
. Sat. 2/15: Auditions & Jobs . . . . . for Theatre,=
On-camera & Voiceover
Learn the Do's & Don'ts of audition techniques. You will learn how=
auditions work, how to prepare for them, and where to find them. Be p=
repared for the different scenarios: Monologues vs. Reading from the Script.=
After the audition, and you get the job, you'll learn the Do's &=20=
Don'ts of what to do next.
. Sat. 2/22: Voiceover Skills & Techniques
&nbs=
p; (commercia=
l & industrial for radio & TV)
Great voiceover talent uses multiple basic 'actors' tools' to get & keep=
the listener's attention, sell the product, and solve the problem. Co=
mmercial, Industrial, PSA's, Story Telling & Narration copy all require=20=
unique voiceover abilities. Find out why voiceover work isn't easy as=20=
it looks.
. Sat. 3/1: On-Camera Skills & Techniques (commercial,=20=
industrial & film)
There's a difference between acting techniques on stage and on-camera. =
Using your basic 'actors' tools,' learn what makes acting for TV & film=
different from acting for the stage. This session will show you how t=
o adapt your stage skills to be successful for on-camera auditions and jobs.=
. Sat. 3/8: Diction, Dialogue & Speaking Techniques for On-stage,
&nbs=
p; On-camera & Voiceover
Do you 'Swallow' your words? Have you been called a 'Mush Mouth?' =
; Have you been asked to 'Slow down?' Professionals pay attention to t=
he details - pacing, "t's, d's, & ings," etc. Learn to play with l=
anguage and your voice: enunciation, articulation, intonation, inflection, a=
nd more, to give your characters more flavor. Great session for singers &=
; comedians, too.
[NO session 3/15.]
. Sat. 3/22: Marketing: "Tools of the Trade"
Every actor must have the right tools of the trade - Photos, Resumes, Demo T=
apes, etc. But you need to learn how to spend your money wisely, by kn=
owing - when, where, why and how - to get the tools of the trade you will ne=
ed.
. Sat. 3/29: Marketing & Business Basics
Breaking into the business: There's more to being an actor than acting. =
; You will have to know about the following to increase your chances o=
f being successful -- Freelancing, Agencies, Contracts, "Scams,"=
Casting Directors, Producers & Directors, Unions, and Being an Independ=
ent Contractor, Record keeping: Income & Expenses.
. Sat. 4/5: Marketing: "Getting Your Big Break, Get Work, Get Paid" <=
BR>
Learn the - Who - What - When - Where - Why - & - How - to make th=
at Leap from Cleveland to NYC, Chicago, LA & other major talent markets.=
Everything from - Audition - to - Acting Classes - to - Apartments, R=
esources, Networking & other "Survival skills." All about "Showcases" an=
d developing your own "One Man/Woman Show" to get noticed & to get work.=
Fee: $20.00 per session. &nbs=
p; $15.00 per session for 3 or more sessions. &=
nbsp; Major Credit cards accepted.
(Ask about discount for AFTRA,SAG & AEA members.)
Paid Registration must be received 3 days in advance of each session.=
Call (216) 561-8608 to register.
Make checks payable & mail to: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio,
19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
Daniel Ensel
1926 - 2002
We just received word of = the passing of=20 Dan Ensel. He died 30 December 2002, at age 76 in Portland,=20 Maine.
Dan served on = the Cleveland, Ohio, Area Actors' Equity = Liaison=20 Committee for several years in the 1990=92s.
He=20 received his bachelor=92s degree from Cleveland State and his masters = degree from=20 Kent State.
Dan appeared in the GLTF production of = King Lear=20 with Hal Holbrook, and was a Cleveland teacher for 30 = years.
A memorial service will be = held on 16=20 March 2003, 3pm, at the = Cleveland Heights=20 Jewish Community Center=20 on Mayfield Road .
John Buck,=20 Jr.
Actors'=20 Equity Liaison
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents a Special Event
God's Trombones
An Evening of African American Folklore & Music
Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to offer this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. This event will be presented Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. AND Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. on the Weathervane stage. GOD'S TROMBONES is a dramatization of African American plays and poems woven together with music and dance and directed by Reva Golden. This special collection was presented in October as part of Weathervane's Sundays at Seven: Salon Reading Series to an enthusiastic audience. The standing-room-only crowd convinced Executive Director Elynmarie Kazle, to revive the piece so that more people could enjoy it. GOD'S TROMBONES is sure to inspire, entertain and spiritually uplift those who attend.
Cast members include Edra Frazier, Taba Aleem, Bobby Gulley, Patricia Jackson, Myron Lewis, Margo Miner, Beaugard O'Neal, Kym Whitehead, Autume Fly, Dyan Turner, Erica Parms, Cara Parker, Danielle Roberts, Deangelo McCray, Sashari Bell, Damarcus McCray, Ebony Hodges, Chanel Hodges, Anthony Bell, Rebecca Golden, Claudia Sims, Sara Lute, Renee Boldes, Ramone Scott and Debra Hodges. Musical Director is Clifton Mosely with choreographer Everet Deck.
Join us Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. for this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. General Admission adult tickets are $10, Children 12 and under $8. Purchase by phone at 330-836-2626 with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ticket Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
1
The Players Guild =
Theatre
in Canton presents as part of its Studio Theatre =
Series,
=A0Tom Eyen's classic camp women's prison play, =
=93WOMEN BEHIND =
BARS=94
=A0February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 PM. =
=A0=93Women Behind =
Bars=94 takes place in the Women's House =
of
Detention in New York and is a
send-up of female prison movies =
(=93Caged,=94 etc.)=85.=A0
Written by: =
Tom Eyen
Directed
by: Carla Derr
Tickets
are $10 (tickets will be available at the door; sorry, no advance ticket =
sales
for this show).
NOTE: This play contains =
very strong
language and adult themes and may be offensive to =
some.
=
(Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French, =
Inc).
=
THE CAST:
CHERI=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JENNIFER =
JETER
MARY=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PAT
PAULUS
JOJO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 TRACEY
PEYTON
GUADALUPE=A0=A0 MARG
STOCKER
LOUISE=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 KRIS
FURLAN
GLORIA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MARGENE
RANNIGAN
MATRON=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESTHER
THOMAS
BLANCHE=A0=A0=A0 JODI
WILSON
GRANNY=A0=A0=A0=A0 LOIS
TOLLEY
ADA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 SHARON
GEIER
MAN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 BARRY =
WAKSER
Please call (330) 453-7619 for =
more
information or visit us online at
www.playersguildtheatre.com<=
/a>
__________________________________=
________________________________________________________________=
font>
The Players Guild =
Theatre
1001 Market Avenue =
North
Canton, Ohio =
44702
Business Office: (330) =
453-7619
Box Office: (330) =
453-7617
www.playersguildtheatre.com
For general information, write to info at playersguildtheatre.com=
To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
and put "unsubscribe" in the subject =
field.
MARY=20
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VIRGIN) ISN=92T JUST AN ORDINARY LAWN ORNAMENT =
ANYMORE!=20
Attend the free showcase of the new, original comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary, written and performed by Kathie Dice. Directed by Mitchell=20 Fields.
What: =93I=92m Just Me...Mary=94 =
When: March 10, =
2003
Time: 7:30 pm
Cleveland, OH - =
=93Refreshing!=94=20
=93I=92m going to see you on Leno!=94 =93This play was the highlight of =
the evening!=94=20
=93This is so unique and exciting=94. These are just a few of the =
comments heard=20
after seeing previews of =93I=92m Just=20
Me...Mary=94.
A comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary? Unheard of! Absurd!! It=92s never been done! Until now...finally, = Mary takes=20 on new life as =91she talks...and you listen=92. See the new and = improved version of=20 ...=93how it COULD have happened=94. Using flashbacks and an = occasional foray=20 into a few other characters like the angel Gabriel, Jesus, Joseph etc., = Mary=20 entertains with humorous insights into the life of a simple Jewish woman = who was=20 chosen to raise, the PERFECT child. She exclaims to Gabriel, =93What = do you=20 mean I=92m pregnant, don=92t you have to be in the same room = together??=94 Toto=20 we're not in Kansas anymore! This isn't the calm serene picture of piety = Mary=20 that you are used to seeing. The new Mary will tickle your funny bone = with gems=20 of wisdom, and witicisms, she will make you think and wonder at.......T = h=20 e r e e e e s t o f t h = e s=20 t o r y.
Be there for the = premiere=20 showcase of "I'm Just Me...Mary".
Kathie = Dice
http://kjthedj.homestead.= com/mary.html=20 (for more = information)
V-Day Cuyahoga Community College and Feminist Majority Foundation are hosting auditions for the V-Day college campaign production of the Vagina Monologues.
Auditions are Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 from 6pm-8pm in the Theatre Green Room of the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. Be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to be considered for the CUNT monologue, please prepare 16 bars of a song.
Western Campus is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, OH. Take I-71 to the Bagley exit and follow signs to Cuyahoga Community College. Bagley Road becomes Pleasant Valley Rd, and the college is located on your left side. Park in the B parking lot and bring $0.50 to exit the parking lot, enter through the theatre doors and there will be people to direct you to the Green Room, which is located underneath the theatre.
All money from ticket sales will go to charity, one that is as yet undecided SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A CHARITY, PLEASE CONTACT US!
Some ensemble parts are available for men, but most parts are for women. Please contact Bridget Tharp, producer Bridget.Tharp at tri-c.edu or theperfectemo at yahoo.com. Call 330-273-2143 between 9am and 10pm with questions!
I'm looking for Bill =
Clinton
or George W Bush Look A Likes for some possible summertime corp. events =
in
Northern Ohio.
If you know of any, they can contact me at:
gggregagy at aol.com
216-692-1193
Thanks,
g.g.greg
GEAUGA LYRIC THEATER GUILD
PROUDLY = ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY THEATER PREMEIR
PRODUCED IN =
COOPERATION WITH
TAMS-WITMARK
“The Scarlet
Pimpernel”
DIRECTED =
BY
TIM COLES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
SELENA =
NYSTROM
AT THE
GEAUGA THEATER
101 WATER STREET, ON =
HISTORIC
CHARDON SQUARE
FEBRUARY =
7,8,914,15,16,21,22,23
BOX OFFICE (440) =
286-2255
BY E-MAIL: MARVAIL8 at HOTMAIL.COM
A STUNNING =
PRODUCTION…FROM THE
COSTUMES TO THE ACTING,
THIS IS THE MOST LAVISH
PRODUCTION YET ON THE GEAUGA THEATER STAGE.
TIM COLES HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB & THE GLTG COULND’T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS =
SHOW. =
DON’T MISS =
THIS
CAST IN THIS<=
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HIT THE
NOTES, AND THE COMEDY, DEAD ON!
STARRING
JOE = FORNADEL, NATALIE REDER, BRINT LEARNED
KELLY MOLNAR, MATT DAVISON, GEOFFREY GRIGGS, ROBERT =
SPRAFKA
BERN=
IE
SZCZEPANSKI, MICHAEL BREEZE, DAVID J. FOX, DON HANSON, BRANDON DOUGLASS, =
CHAD=
DUWE,
TERRY SEDIVY, MARTIN SAUNIER-PLUMAS, JIM VON TESMAR, =
ERIC=
GRAPATIN, NICHOLAS GEHLFUSS, JENNIFER YANE, CAITLIN SANDHAM, =
ANN
STEBELTON, ANNA DAVIS, BRENDA YANKO, LEONA SHELTON, LINDSEY =
SANDHAM
STUDEN=
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DISCOUNT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY =
7TH
ALL STUDENTS FROM GRADE =
SCHOOL
THROUGH COLLEGE: $2.00 OFF YOUR TICKET
* WE ALWAYS OFFER GREAT GROUP =
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FEBRUARY 14TH
VALENTINES NIGHT PRIZES =
* TICKETS TO THIS FRENCH =
REVOLUTION ARE
SELLING FAST! * YOU =
DON’T WANT TO
MISS IT!
WEAT=
HERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Celebrates 500th Mainstage Production with
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Sponsored by Community AIDS Network
Weathervane Playhouse is proud to announce its 500th Mainstage productio=
n, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a drama written by Moises Kaufman and the Members of=
the Tectonic Theater Project. The play will be performed February 26=20=
through March 15, 2003. In November 1998, ten New Yorkers traveled to=20=
the town of Laramie, Wyoming. They were there to explore a crime and a=
town. Over the next 18 months, they conducted over 200 interviews wit=
h the people of Laramie. The result is a play of beauty and pain; abou=
t hate, hope, fear and courage.
Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyomi=
ng. One night he was beaten, robbed and left for dead by two local roo=
fers who offered him a ride home from a local bar. He was discovered 1=
8 hours later, tied to a wooden fence on the outskirts of town. The ev=
ent became a worldwide media headline and five days later Matthew Shepard di=
ed in a Colorado hospital. THE LARAMIE PROJECT examines homophobia, cl=
ass distinctions and cowboy culture by blending the chronology of the case w=
ith the anger, confusion, sadness and embarrassment it left behind. Th=
e play questions whether Laramie, or the nation, has changed as a result of=20=
this crime.
In 1935, Weathervane's four founders, Grace Hower Crawford, Laurine Schw=
an, Helen Troesch and Muriel MacLachlan, ventured away from the Women's City=
Club Theater with a vision to provide innovative theater and new works for=20=
our community. Using the talents of volunteers, Weathervane has contin=
ued to honor their vision with new comedies, challenging mysteries, edgy dra=
mas and musicals. During its first season at "The Barn" on Marshall Av=
enue, 17 plays, including Elmer Rice's avant garde "The Adding Machine", wer=
e presented. Weathervane has also presented new plays a season or two after=20=
their New York premieres. Weathervane was the first non-professional t=
heater to stage "The Fantasticks" in 1961. Our most recent production,=
"Arsenic and Old Lace", has been presented three times, the first while it=20=
was still playing in New York in 1942.
Weathervane also risks presenting some controversial works on its Mainst=
age and in the Salon Reading Series. During "Watch on the Rhine" in 19=
76, a swastika was painted on the building and director Bob Belfance's car w=
as set on fire. Letters to editors of local newspapers flooded newsroo=
ms when we presented "That Championship Season" in 1976 and "The Perfect Par=
ty" in 1988. The public both cheered and decried Weathervane's challen=
ge to the status quo. These plays and others have sparked discussions=20=
on the role of theater in educating the public. The groundbreaking, ga=
y-themed "The Boys in the Band" was presented on Stage Two in 1978 and this=20=
presentation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT continues the risk of presenting controv=
ersial plays.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, the story of an American town - a true story, by Mo=
ises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, at Weathervane=
Playhouse February 26 through March15, 2003. Low-cost preview=20=
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 26 & 27 with official o=
pening on Friday, February 28. This play contains ADULT language=
and subject matter and is suitable for high school students and adults.=
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is sponsored by Community AIDS Network.
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. Ca=
ll between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets: $17=20=
($2 discount on Thursdays and Sundays for senior citizens & students) As=
k us about our "student rush" program.
Lakeland Theatre presents
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Friday, February 7 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 8 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 15 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00PM
Directed by Martin Friedman
Sets/Lights by Keith Nagy Costumes by Alison Hernan
Featuring Andrew Narten, John Galbriath and Susan McGarry
For ticket information and reservations call 440.953.7034. Adults $10;Students/Seniors $8. Lakeland Theatre is on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East to second exit Rt #306. Take a right onto Rt #306 to first traffic light. Turn left into LCC. Park in faculty/staff parking lot. Free parking.
Lakeland Theatre announces auditions for
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's
INTO THE WOODS
Dates: February 19 and February 20, 2003 7:30PM to 9:00 PM and by appointment
Where: Lakeland Theatre, on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East. Get off at Rt 306. South (right) onto Rt 306. Left at first traffic light (Lakeland College). Park in faculty/staff parking lot.
Please prepare a song from a Stephen Sondheim show. You will read from the script. FUNDING IS SECURED.
Production Staff: Directed by Martin Friedman Sets/lights by Keith Nagy Musical Direction by David Williams
Featuring Actor's Equity Association members Mary Ann Nagel as the Witch and Paul Floriano as The Baker. The roles of Jack's Mother and Red Riding Hood are cast. All other roles are open and are paid.
Production Dates: July 18 through August 3, 2003. 12 performances. July 3, 4 and 5 are off. Rehearsals begin June 15, 2003.
For more information please call Martin Friedman at 440.953.7034.
Crew Productions
will be holding Auditions for
Lunacy:
A Bathroom Trilogy
By: Richard Turtle
Directed by Rob Peck
On Tuesday February 17th and Wednesday February 18th
From 7-9 pm
At The Cleveland Black Box Theatre Inside Cabaret DaDa
1210 west 6th street in the Warehouse District
2 male and 2 female parts are available for actors between 21-45
Performance Dates are April 17th, 18th, 19th (additional performances may be added)
Interested parties should contact Crew Productions at (216) 926-8702
or walk in.
Greetings to=
you,
the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket,
from Mr. Willy Wonka...<=
BR>
The Hudson High School Drama=
Department
invites you to take a journey into a world of Pure Imagination
Charlie and the Chocolate Fa=
ctory
directed by Sergio Iriarte &n=
bsp; produced by Amy Foulkes
February 7th and 8th
7:30 pm
East Woods School
120 N. Hayden Pkwy.
Hudson, Oh
tickets $3.00
entertainment for the ent=
ire family!
thank you for supporting hig=
h school theatre!
mike and ike are cordially i=
nvited to come and say whatever they want afterwards!
It's not too late!
Come see Cleveland=20 Repertory Project this weekend at Cleveland Public=20 Theatre!
Friday, February 7th =
8:00=20
p.m.
Saturday, February =
8th
8:00=20
p.m.
Sunday, February =
9th
3:00=20
p.m.
Join us in celebrating our 15th=20 Anniversary Season with a performance highlighting works by new = Artistic=20 Director Hernando Cortez.
"The Man and the =
Echo"
"Planet=20
Soup"
"Two Hours That Shook The World"
Call (216) 631-2727 for tickets and=20 information
A Fine Farce=
FONT> The Actors' Summit shares its digs in tony downtown Hudson w=
ith an antiques gallery, a shrine to old-time charm crammed with floral-prin=
t postcards and milk-glass candy dishes. Currently on view in the theater ac=
ross the hall is an antique every bit as quaint, yet somehow still fresh: Ch=
arley's Aunt. Relying on the timeless comic device of a gent forced to masqu=
erade as a lady, this late-19th-century farce is a delightful synergy of old=
fangled wit, taut staging, and eye-catching visuals -- including a pretty se=
t lorded over by a portrait of Will Shakespeare, himself a great champion of=
the sexquerade.
The Actors' Summit warms up a tasty chestnut in Charley's Aunt. BY MA=
RIE ANDRUSEWICZ
The plot is as fluffy as meringue. Charley and Jack are two lovesick lads, d=
ebating how best to profess their tender feelings to the respective objects=20=
of their affection, Amy and Kitty. Ah, but how to express their sentiments a=
ppropriately in that too-proper era of corsets and high tea? A chaperone is=20=
required, and when Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia, who was to fulfill that role,=
fails to show up on time for a scheduled visit, a substitute is found: Char=
ley and Jack's chum Lord Fancourt "Babbs" Babberly will impersonate the aunt=
and take on the role of chaperone. "I'm from Brazil," trills Babbs. "Where=20=
the nuts come from."
To complicate matters, like many a theatrically hatched cross-dresser before=
her, the black taffeta-clad ersatz Donna Lucia attracts a couple of suitors=
of her own. Babbs must dodge their advances while maintaining the ruse, whi=
ch becomes exceptionally difficult when the real Donna Lucia does turn up --=
with Babbs's own long-lost love interest in tow. It should come as no surpr=
ise that, by the end, the various maneuverings and misunderstandings have be=
en neatly repackaged in a heart-shaped box, tied up with a big satin bow.
The crew at Actors' Summit has done a crackerjack job of animating this comi=
c warhorse, making it well worth the trek to Hudson, even if you know Charle=
y's Aunt (or its musical version, Where's Charley?) from its countless incar=
nations in community theaters and high school auditoriums, or you're familia=
r with the most famous film version, which featured the deliciously dry Jack=
Benny in petticoats for the title role.
The young players in this production provide the decorous yet hormone-driven=
fuel for the farce. Jack Fairbairn makes for a sassy Jack, and Thomas R. Cu=
mmings is fine as the hapless Charley. A wee bit hammy, but effective overal=
l is Tim Keo as the star-crossed cross-dresser Babbs; clearly, the actor is=20=
having big fun taking the audience along for the wild ride. Alisa Mae and Di=
ane Mull hit the right pitch as cookie-cutter-pretty love interests Amy and=20=
Kitty, and Sasha Thackaberry contributes otherworldly grace to the role of B=
abbs's girl Ella.
Nor is there a weak link to be found among Charley's more seasoned board-tre=
aders. Paula Kline-Messner brings a Dolly Levi-esque bon vivant sensibility=20=
to the role of the real Aunt Donna Lucia, while Tom Stephan and Frank Jackma=
n turn in solid performances as misled suitors Sir Francis Chesney and Steph=
en Spettigue. Although not a featured player, Robert Snook is a true pleasur=
e to watch as Brasset the butler.
Add to this tight, cutie-pie staging and costumes that are lovingly detailed=
to such a degree they dazzle, and you have a feast for the senses and a rol=
licking old-time good time at the theater.
Here are the latest offerings for
The Wordcatcher Workshop in February:
Mac's Backs and Lakewood!!
The Wordcatcher I Workshop
Time: 11-12:30 pm
Date: February 15th at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
Exploring life -expression, goal setting, and creativity through journaling/personal writing. Includes wishwriting session for turning dreams into actionable movements- powerful stuff!
Beginning/advanced writers welcome. Pre-registration necessary -- fee $15 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.com**********************
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Date: February 15th, immediately following the Wordcatcher I Workshop at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.comTAKE BOTH CLASSES ON FEB 15 11-2:30 p.m. for $30.
********************************
Now Offered In Lakewood-
You must sign up before noon, **Monday February 10th **to take this class!
Please register through Lakewood Community Recreation: 521-4081
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 7-9 pm
Date: February 15th at Lakewood High School, Room 192
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20, includes cost of workbook. Wordcatcher 1 is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
IKE: =
First off,=20
I wanna go on record as sayin' I didn't even want to see a show =
Saturday=20
night.
MIKE: =
They were=20
still doing it; we could still see it. Besides, you =
laughed.
I: =
Hell,=20
yeah! Coked up grannies on a rampage. My kinda=20
comedy.
M: The =
grannies=20
were not "coked up."
I: =
Come on,=20
Michael. They were way too happy. And this wasn't no =
"I'm=20
completely loopy" happy. This was a happiness born of chemical=20
dependency. Pretty sure Einstein was stoned.
M: =20
Ike.
I: =
Johnathan was=20
on thorazine. Teddy was just havin' a good trip. The cops =
were=20
freebasing before they came in.
M: =
What does=20
this have to do with anything?
I: =
They're gonna=20
be arguin' that question for years.
M: No, =
I think=20
it's going to be how'd I get away with it.
PAUSE
I: I'm =
gonna figure that one out on the way home, ain't I?
M: =
There is that=20
possibility.
PAUSE
I: So =
the set is=20
nice.
M: The =
kind of=20
set you'd want to see a muder mystery/comedy on.
I: The =
kinda set=20
you'd LIKE to see someone die in, though you never do.
M: =
This is also=20
a comedy of mannors. It wouldn't be polite to show the =
actual=20
murders.
I: =
Woulda made=20
it a tad more interestin.'
M: You =
were=20
laughing!
I: The =
idea of=20
sister senior serial killers amuses me, what can I say? Plus it =
shows a=20
whiny the-ater critic get tied and gagged. He'da been English, I =
would'a=20
been in Heaven.
M: =
There was a=20
lot of theatre critic abuse in this, wasn't there.
I: =
Yep. =20
Loved it.
M: It =
was=20
beautiful.
I: =
Killer=20
grannies on uppers and critic bashing! All this show needed =
was a=20
monkey in a diaper and it woulda been the best =
play EVER!!!!
M: =
Let's be=20
fair. It was not perfect.
I: =
We're gonna=20
talk about this, aren't we.
M: I =
feel we=20
need to.
M and =
I:(Together)=20
Jonathan's make up!
M: Now =
in the=20
original run, Boris Karloff played the Brewster who looked like =
Boris=20
Karloff, so the joke worked. Now, of course, it's rather difficult =
to get=20
Karloff for this role, particularly Community Theatre productions =
so some=20
suspension of disbelief is in order.
I: =
Couple of=20
scars, maybe some bruising, I can deal. Makin' him look like an =
extra in=20
the zombie scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" don't work! =20
M: The =
man was=20
scary enough as it was, the make up actually detracted from his =
performance=20
and in normal light, when he was trying to be ominous he just came =
across as a=20
Batman villain.
I: =
However, when=20
he was in the spooky light and tryin' to be ominous he freaked the =
hell=20
outta me.
M: =
It's nice to=20
see Mr. Stillitano doing some legitimate theatre.
I: I =
told him,=20
getting away from Holland was the best thing he could do.
M: He =
should=20
have been Irish, though.
I: =
Yeah, didn't=20
get that either. I also wanna go on record as sayin' that Emily=20
Haase, who also used to work with Holland and has escaped =
unscathed, has=20
got one of the best secondary jokes in the show.
M: The =
Einstein=20
bit!
I: =20
Yeppers. She's got this slow realization take at the end that is =
just=20
comic gold. It almost steels the thunder from the best last line =
in=20
the-ater history.
M: =
That reminds=20
me, are you thirsty?
PAUSE
I: =20
Why?
M: =
Just=20
wondering.
AND NOW =
EXTRA SPECIAL=20
GUEST CRITICISM FROM GUEST LIMEY REGINALD J. SMYTHE SMYTHE (He don't get =
to talk=20
to us cause we're still mad about the whole closet =
deal--Ike)
Reginald: (Ahem) = Ithankyew. Let is=20 be first stated for the record that I have nothing against fat gay = bikers=85 wait=85=20 sorry... against the portly, alternatively sexual or those who worship = the way=20 of Harley Davidson. Nor do I have anything against swingers. Apparently = someone=20 just did not understand the Impossible Marriage review=92s closing = comment. More=92s=20 the pity. Also, I do hereby apologize for the cruel and unjust treatment = of=20 =93Mike and Ike.=94 That is not to say that I am sorry I locked them in = a closet=85 it=20 merely means that I do understand each of their respective skills at = hygiene and=20 should have taken that into account when choosing appropriate = ventillation. It=20 has been said that Ike has the bathing habits of a wild boar in July = heat, and=20 Michael has a habit of wearing too much of an aftershave that, with = continuous=20 exposure, will result in irritation of the eyes, dizziness, = hallucination and=20 eventually death. And still this does not qualify as cruel or unjust. = However,=20 when I forced them to listen to their own reviews on a loop as read by = James=20 Lipton being massaged by Leonard Maltin, well=85 there=92s only so far a = man should=20 be allowed to go. And I crossed that line. However, that is not far from = the=20 general theme of =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews is it? It has been remarked = that the=20 handling of these reviews has been less than adult, or immature. I for = one=20 agree. And those who have written in turning this entire situation into = a battle=20 for freedom of speech and other lofty causes? Very bold. Inappropriate, = but=20 bold. Not nearly as immature, inappropriate or bold as having their = pictures=20 vandalized and mounted on a drum kit, but there=92s only so far we=92re = willing to=20 go. However one must never forget that =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews are = unkind,=20 scathing, inappropriate, biting, brutally honest, badly written and=20 completely meant to be a bloody joke! (sigh) Twits.
What?
Oh, yes. Of = course.
Arsenic and Old Lace = was mildly=20 amusing, mostly pedestrian, predictable and not very clever. But then = again, so=20 is the script.
I: Okay, = I actually=20 thought he was gonna talk about the play.
M: He = did see it,=20 didn't he?
I: I = thought he saw it=20 with you.
M: I = thought he=20 was with you.
I: He = didn't even see=20 the damn thing!
M: Oh, I = know someone=20 who' s getting closet time now!
Save the Drama For Your Mama
OR
Just Bring Her With You!
In Just 2 Weeks, Eric Kaiser?s Hilarious Apocalyptic Comedy
Charge
Opens at CPT
February 21-23; Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
Featuring: Jill Levin, Kato Buss, Marni Task, the great Joe Milan & Perren Hedderson
Directed by Greg Vovos. Designed by Zach Humes.
Lounging in bed your entire life in a giant steel room protecting you from the salmon sky, while simultaneously feeling the strife of ?The Hood,? watching your veins disappear, betting your toes, all the while, having your own personal electronic assistants act out your every whim, dream and desire. The future never looked so bright. But, of course some things don?t change?.no matter how comfortable your bed is. Samuel Beckett meets Boyz n the Hood in Eric Kaiser?s electrifying tragicomedy. Absurd Theatre for an Absurd Town during an Absurd Time!
Tickets Just $10
(And They're Going Fast!)
Call 216-631-2727. While Supplies and Chiclets Last.
Cleveland Public Theatre at W. 65 & Detroit.
A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, ERIC KAISER
Eric Kaiser is an actor, playwright and vehemently not a director, that recently graduated with his MFA from UNLV. His play Spent, about the Cambodian Holocaust, is a recipient of a ?Fourth Freedom Award? from the Kennedy Center, and his play Sustained is presently a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville?s ?Heidman Award.? Eric lives in Brooklyn, New York and helps run a recreation program for developmentally disabled adults.
REMINDER
Auditions for The Crucible
Sunday, February 9, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 7: 00 pm
Production dates: April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10
Location: Streetsboro Municipal Building, 9184 State Route 43,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
For additional information or questions please call 330.928.4192.
Check out SCT online at www.sct-online.com
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From Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
From: Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us (Seaton, Kira)
Date: Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
Subject: [NEohioPAL]My kingdom for a Captain von Trapp
Message-ID:
Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
Ma Umbria is a 3-week training program for professional directors, choreogra=
phers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct work=
shops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will tr=
avel to Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and cu=
lture. Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are als=
o included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own works=
hops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more inform=
ation: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
AYWRIGHT COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained=
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director Ma=
ria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and playwrig=
ht.
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy
Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
ipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the physical=
ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre Company a=
nd artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.
Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
r/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong point=
of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
AM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. <=
BR>
Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as consul=
ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
work with Brook will also be presented.
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
EATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and cen=
tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
ll use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms.=20=
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New=20=
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American=
Theatre.
Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned=20=
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
nterpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts o=
f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect=
on theatre throughout the world."
For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
html
or call (212) 620-0703.
~Wild Plum Theater Company~
~invites you~
to spend your
Valentine's Day
weekend with us!
~~~~~~~~~~~
WPTC
in collaboration with
Cleveland Public Theatre BIG [Box] series
presents:
HERS, HIS, MINE & OURS
a festival of three gay, lesbian, bi and transgender one-acts
and lobby gallery showcasing local artists and photographers!!
Never Said by Kim Yaged
Breakdown by Dori Apel
GSI:Gay Sex Investigators by John Kandray
~~~~~~~~~~~
February 14 & 15 at 8pm February 16 at 3pmCleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
call (216) 631-2727 for Tickets!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~
Also......
We will be hosting an opening night reception
after the Friday night show!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS
FOR =
1776
Tentative audition dates: April 26 and 27, =
2003
Performances: June 6 -
June 29, 2003
*(possible special performance on Friday, July 4, =
2003)
Directed
by Jerry Lowe
Further
info on dates, times, etc. to be announced and will also be posted on =
our
website at
_____________________________________=
_________________________________________________________________________=
_____________
1001 Market Avenue =
North Canton, Ohio =
44702 Business Office: (330) =
453-7619 Box Office: (330) =
453-7617 www.playersguildtheatre.com For general information, write to
info at playersguildtheatre.com To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to =
audition at playersguildtheatre.com To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildtheatre.com and put =
"unsubscribe" in
the subject field.
V
alentine's Day, February 14,=20 2003V
-Concert with Anne E=20 DeChantV
agina = MonologuesV
-Art, raffle, photos, food,=20 funV
-Tickets, $25, Borders Books = and Music=20 StoresV
ictory over = ViolenceV
-Day=20 Akron
CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 CLAGUE ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR GODSPELL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7:30 PM AND ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, AT 3:00 PM.
SEEKING ACTORS WHO SING AND ACTORS WHO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT.
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE APRIL 18TH, - MAY 11TH, 2003. OPENS ON GOOD FRIDAY, WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ON EASTER SUNDAY.
DIRECTOR IS LARRY NEHRING. MUSICAL DIRECTOR IS AMY GOODWIN
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE AT 440-331-0403 WED-SAT 1-6PM
I=
TEM: the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio
for upcoming
"Tricks of the Trade:&nbs=
p; Actor's Career Development" Workshops
All Saturday Sessions, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
. Sat. 2/15: Auditions & Jobs . . . . . for Theatre,=
On-camera & Voiceover
Learn the Do's & Don'ts of audition techniques. You will learn how=
auditions work, how to prepare for them, and where to find them. Be p=
repared for the different scenarios: Monologues vs. Reading from the Script.=
After the audition, and you get the job, you'll learn the Do's &=20=
Don'ts of what to do next.
. Sat. 2/22: Voiceover Skills & Techniques
&nbs=
p; (commercia=
l & industrial for radio & TV)
Great voiceover talent uses multiple basic 'actors' tools' to get & keep=
the listener's attention, sell the product, and solve the problem. Co=
mmercial, Industrial, PSA's, Story Telling & Narration copy all require=20=
unique voiceover abilities. Find out why voiceover work isn't easy as=20=
it looks.
. Sat. 3/1: On-Camera Skills & Techniques (commercial,=20=
industrial & film)
There's a difference between acting techniques on stage and on-camera. =
Using your basic 'actors' tools,' learn what makes acting for TV & film=
different from acting for the stage. This session will show you how t=
o adapt your stage skills to be successful for on-camera auditions and jobs.=
. Sat. 3/8: Diction, Dialogue & Speaking Techniques for On-stage,
&nbs=
p; On-camera & Voiceover
Do you 'Swallow' your words? Have you been called a 'Mush Mouth?' =
; Have you been asked to 'Slow down?' Professionals pay attention to t=
he details - pacing, "t's, d's, & ings," etc. Learn to play with l=
anguage and your voice: enunciation, articulation, intonation, inflection, a=
nd more, to give your characters more flavor. Great session for singers &=
; comedians, too.
[NO session 3/15.]
. Sat. 3/22: Marketing: "Tools of the Trade"
Every actor must have the right tools of the trade - Photos, Resumes, Demo T=
apes, etc. But you need to learn how to spend your money wisely, by kn=
owing - when, where, why and how - to get the tools of the trade you will ne=
ed.
. Sat. 3/29: Marketing & Business Basics
Breaking into the business: There's more to being an actor than acting. =
; You will have to know about the following to increase your chances o=
f being successful -- Freelancing, Agencies, Contracts, "Scams,"=
Casting Directors, Producers & Directors, Unions, and Being an Independ=
ent Contractor, Record keeping: Income & Expenses.
. Sat. 4/5: Marketing: "Getting Your Big Break, Get Work, Get Paid" <=
BR>
Learn the - Who - What - When - Where - Why - & - How - to make th=
at Leap from Cleveland to NYC, Chicago, LA & other major talent markets.=
Everything from - Audition - to - Acting Classes - to - Apartments, R=
esources, Networking & other "Survival skills." All about "Showcases" an=
d developing your own "One Man/Woman Show" to get noticed & to get work.=
Fee: $20.00 per session. &nbs=
p; $15.00 per session for 3 or more sessions. &=
nbsp; Major Credit cards accepted.
(Ask about discount for AFTRA,SAG & AEA members.)
Paid Registration must be received 3 days in advance of each session.=
Call (216) 561-8608 to register.
Make checks payable & mail to: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' St=
udio,
19333 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
Daniel Ensel
1926 - 2002
We just received word of = the passing of=20 Dan Ensel. He died 30 December 2002, at age 76 in Portland,=20 Maine.
Dan served on = the Cleveland, Ohio, Area Actors' Equity = Liaison=20 Committee for several years in the 1990=92s.
He=20 received his bachelor=92s degree from Cleveland State and his masters = degree from=20 Kent State.
Dan appeared in the GLTF production of = King Lear=20 with Hal Holbrook, and was a Cleveland teacher for 30 = years.
A memorial service will be = held on 16=20 March 2003, 3pm, at the = Cleveland Heights=20 Jewish Community Center=20 on Mayfield Road .
John Buck,=20 Jr.
Actors'=20 Equity Liaison
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents a Special Event
God's Trombones
An Evening of African American Folklore & Music
Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to offer this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. This event will be presented Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. AND Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. on the Weathervane stage. GOD'S TROMBONES is a dramatization of African American plays and poems woven together with music and dance and directed by Reva Golden. This special collection was presented in October as part of Weathervane's Sundays at Seven: Salon Reading Series to an enthusiastic audience. The standing-room-only crowd convinced Executive Director Elynmarie Kazle, to revive the piece so that more people could enjoy it. GOD'S TROMBONES is sure to inspire, entertain and spiritually uplift those who attend.
Cast members include Edra Frazier, Taba Aleem, Bobby Gulley, Patricia Jackson, Myron Lewis, Margo Miner, Beaugard O'Neal, Kym Whitehead, Autume Fly, Dyan Turner, Erica Parms, Cara Parker, Danielle Roberts, Deangelo McCray, Sashari Bell, Damarcus McCray, Ebony Hodges, Chanel Hodges, Anthony Bell, Rebecca Golden, Claudia Sims, Sara Lute, Renee Boldes, Ramone Scott and Debra Hodges. Musical Director is Clifton Mosely with choreographer Everet Deck.
Join us Friday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. or Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m. for this special presentation of GOD'S TROMBONES, An Evening of African American Folklore and Music. General Admission adult tickets are $10, Children 12 and under $8. Purchase by phone at 330-836-2626 with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Ticket Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
1
The Players Guild =
Theatre
in Canton presents as part of its Studio Theatre =
Series,
=A0Tom Eyen's classic camp women's prison play, =
=93WOMEN BEHIND =
BARS=94
=A0February 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 PM. =
=A0=93Women Behind =
Bars=94 takes place in the Women's House =
of
Detention in New York and is a
send-up of female prison movies =
(=93Caged,=94 etc.)=85.=A0
Written by: =
Tom Eyen
Directed
by: Carla Derr
Tickets
are $10 (tickets will be available at the door; sorry, no advance ticket =
sales
for this show).
NOTE: This play contains =
very strong
language and adult themes and may be offensive to =
some.
=
(Produced
by special arrangement with Samuel French, =
Inc).
=
THE CAST:
CHERI=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 JENNIFER =
JETER
MARY=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PAT
PAULUS
JOJO=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 TRACEY
PEYTON
GUADALUPE=A0=A0 MARG
STOCKER
LOUISE=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 KRIS
FURLAN
GLORIA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MARGENE
RANNIGAN
MATRON=A0=A0=A0=A0 ESTHER
THOMAS
BLANCHE=A0=A0=A0 JODI
WILSON
GRANNY=A0=A0=A0=A0 LOIS
TOLLEY
ADA=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 SHARON
GEIER
MAN=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 BARRY =
WAKSER
Please call (330) 453-7619 for =
more
information or visit us online at
www.playersguildtheatre.com<=
/a>
__________________________________=
________________________________________________________________=
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The Players Guild =
Theatre
1001 Market Avenue =
North
Canton, Ohio =
44702
Business Office: (330) =
453-7619
Box Office: (330) =
453-7617
www.playersguildtheatre.com
For general information, write to info at playersguildtheatre.com=
To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildthe=
atre.com
and put "unsubscribe" in the subject =
field.
MARY=20
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE VIRGIN) ISN=92T JUST AN ORDINARY LAWN ORNAMENT =
ANYMORE!=20
Attend the free showcase of the new, original comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary, written and performed by Kathie Dice. Directed by Mitchell=20 Fields.
What: =93I=92m Just Me...Mary=94 =
When: March 10, =
2003
Time: 7:30 pm
Cleveland, OH - =
=93Refreshing!=94=20
=93I=92m going to see you on Leno!=94 =93This play was the highlight of =
the evening!=94=20
=93This is so unique and exciting=94. These are just a few of the =
comments heard=20
after seeing previews of =93I=92m Just=20
Me...Mary=94.
A comedy about the = Virgin=20 Mary? Unheard of! Absurd!! It=92s never been done! Until now...finally, = Mary takes=20 on new life as =91she talks...and you listen=92. See the new and = improved version of=20 ...=93how it COULD have happened=94. Using flashbacks and an = occasional foray=20 into a few other characters like the angel Gabriel, Jesus, Joseph etc., = Mary=20 entertains with humorous insights into the life of a simple Jewish woman = who was=20 chosen to raise, the PERFECT child. She exclaims to Gabriel, =93What = do you=20 mean I=92m pregnant, don=92t you have to be in the same room = together??=94 Toto=20 we're not in Kansas anymore! This isn't the calm serene picture of piety = Mary=20 that you are used to seeing. The new Mary will tickle your funny bone = with gems=20 of wisdom, and witicisms, she will make you think and wonder at.......T = h=20 e r e e e e s t o f t h = e s=20 t o r y.
Be there for the = premiere=20 showcase of "I'm Just Me...Mary".
Kathie = Dice
http://kjthedj.homestead.= com/mary.html=20 (for more = information)
V-Day Cuyahoga Community College and Feminist Majority Foundation are hosting auditions for the V-Day college campaign production of the Vagina Monologues.
Auditions are Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 from 6pm-8pm in the Theatre Green Room of the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. Be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to be considered for the CUNT monologue, please prepare 16 bars of a song.
Western Campus is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma, OH. Take I-71 to the Bagley exit and follow signs to Cuyahoga Community College. Bagley Road becomes Pleasant Valley Rd, and the college is located on your left side. Park in the B parking lot and bring $0.50 to exit the parking lot, enter through the theatre doors and there will be people to direct you to the Green Room, which is located underneath the theatre.
All money from ticket sales will go to charity, one that is as yet undecided SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A CHARITY, PLEASE CONTACT US!
Some ensemble parts are available for men, but most parts are for women. Please contact Bridget Tharp, producer Bridget.Tharp at tri-c.edu or theperfectemo at yahoo.com. Call 330-273-2143 between 9am and 10pm with questions!
I'm looking for Bill =
Clinton
or George W Bush Look A Likes for some possible summertime corp. events =
in
Northern Ohio.
If you know of any, they can contact me at:
gggregagy at aol.com
216-692-1193
Thanks,
g.g.greg
GEAUGA LYRIC THEATER GUILD
PROUDLY = ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY THEATER PREMEIR
PRODUCED IN =
COOPERATION WITH
TAMS-WITMARK
“The Scarlet
Pimpernel”
DIRECTED =
BY
TIM COLES
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
SELENA =
NYSTROM
AT THE
GEAUGA THEATER
101 WATER STREET, ON =
HISTORIC
CHARDON SQUARE
FEBRUARY =
7,8,914,15,16,21,22,23
BOX OFFICE (440) =
286-2255
BY E-MAIL: MARVAIL8 at HOTMAIL.COM
A STUNNING =
PRODUCTION…FROM THE
COSTUMES TO THE ACTING,
THIS IS THE MOST LAVISH
PRODUCTION YET ON THE GEAUGA THEATER STAGE.
TIM COLES HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB & THE GLTG COULND’T BE MORE PROUD OF THIS =
SHOW. =
DON’T MISS =
THIS
CAST IN THIS<=
/span> MUSICAL! THEY =
HIT THE
NOTES, AND THE COMEDY, DEAD ON!
STARRING
JOE = FORNADEL, NATALIE REDER, BRINT LEARNED
KELLY MOLNAR, MATT DAVISON, GEOFFREY GRIGGS, ROBERT =
SPRAFKA
BERN=
IE
SZCZEPANSKI, MICHAEL BREEZE, DAVID J. FOX, DON HANSON, BRANDON DOUGLASS, =
CHAD=
DUWE,
TERRY SEDIVY, MARTIN SAUNIER-PLUMAS, JIM VON TESMAR, =
ERIC=
GRAPATIN, NICHOLAS GEHLFUSS, JENNIFER YANE, CAITLIN SANDHAM, =
ANN
STEBELTON, ANNA DAVIS, BRENDA YANKO, LEONA SHELTON, LINDSEY =
SANDHAM
STUDEN=
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DISCOUNT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY =
7TH
ALL STUDENTS FROM GRADE =
SCHOOL
THROUGH COLLEGE: $2.00 OFF YOUR TICKET
* WE ALWAYS OFFER GREAT GROUP =
RATES
FEBRUARY 14TH
VALENTINES NIGHT PRIZES =
* TICKETS TO THIS FRENCH =
REVOLUTION ARE
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WEAT=
HERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Celebrates 500th Mainstage Production with
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Sponsored by Community AIDS Network
Weathervane Playhouse is proud to announce its 500th Mainstage productio=
n, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a drama written by Moises Kaufman and the Members of=
the Tectonic Theater Project. The play will be performed February 26=20=
through March 15, 2003. In November 1998, ten New Yorkers traveled to=20=
the town of Laramie, Wyoming. They were there to explore a crime and a=
town. Over the next 18 months, they conducted over 200 interviews wit=
h the people of Laramie. The result is a play of beauty and pain; abou=
t hate, hope, fear and courage.
Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old gay student at the University of Wyomi=
ng. One night he was beaten, robbed and left for dead by two local roo=
fers who offered him a ride home from a local bar. He was discovered 1=
8 hours later, tied to a wooden fence on the outskirts of town. The ev=
ent became a worldwide media headline and five days later Matthew Shepard di=
ed in a Colorado hospital. THE LARAMIE PROJECT examines homophobia, cl=
ass distinctions and cowboy culture by blending the chronology of the case w=
ith the anger, confusion, sadness and embarrassment it left behind. Th=
e play questions whether Laramie, or the nation, has changed as a result of=20=
this crime.
In 1935, Weathervane's four founders, Grace Hower Crawford, Laurine Schw=
an, Helen Troesch and Muriel MacLachlan, ventured away from the Women's City=
Club Theater with a vision to provide innovative theater and new works for=20=
our community. Using the talents of volunteers, Weathervane has contin=
ued to honor their vision with new comedies, challenging mysteries, edgy dra=
mas and musicals. During its first season at "The Barn" on Marshall Av=
enue, 17 plays, including Elmer Rice's avant garde "The Adding Machine", wer=
e presented. Weathervane has also presented new plays a season or two after=20=
their New York premieres. Weathervane was the first non-professional t=
heater to stage "The Fantasticks" in 1961. Our most recent production,=
"Arsenic and Old Lace", has been presented three times, the first while it=20=
was still playing in New York in 1942.
Weathervane also risks presenting some controversial works on its Mainst=
age and in the Salon Reading Series. During "Watch on the Rhine" in 19=
76, a swastika was painted on the building and director Bob Belfance's car w=
as set on fire. Letters to editors of local newspapers flooded newsroo=
ms when we presented "That Championship Season" in 1976 and "The Perfect Par=
ty" in 1988. The public both cheered and decried Weathervane's challen=
ge to the status quo. These plays and others have sparked discussions=20=
on the role of theater in educating the public. The groundbreaking, ga=
y-themed "The Boys in the Band" was presented on Stage Two in 1978 and this=20=
presentation of THE LARAMIE PROJECT continues the risk of presenting controv=
ersial plays.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, the story of an American town - a true story, by Mo=
ises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, at Weathervane=
Playhouse February 26 through March15, 2003. Low-cost preview=20=
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 26 & 27 with official o=
pening on Friday, February 28. This play contains ADULT language=
and subject matter and is suitable for high school students and adults.=
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is sponsored by Community AIDS Network.
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. Ca=
ll between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tickets: $17=20=
($2 discount on Thursdays and Sundays for senior citizens & students) As=
k us about our "student rush" program.
Lakeland Theatre presents
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Friday, February 7 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 8 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14 @ 8:00PM Saturday, February 15 @ 8:00PM and Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00PM
Directed by Martin Friedman
Sets/Lights by Keith Nagy Costumes by Alison Hernan
Featuring Andrew Narten, John Galbriath and Susan McGarry
For ticket information and reservations call 440.953.7034. Adults $10;Students/Seniors $8. Lakeland Theatre is on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East to second exit Rt #306. Take a right onto Rt #306 to first traffic light. Turn left into LCC. Park in faculty/staff parking lot. Free parking.
Lakeland Theatre announces auditions for
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's
INTO THE WOODS
Dates: February 19 and February 20, 2003 7:30PM to 9:00 PM and by appointment
Where: Lakeland Theatre, on the campus of Lakeland Community College. Take I 271 to I 90 East. Get off at Rt 306. South (right) onto Rt 306. Left at first traffic light (Lakeland College). Park in faculty/staff parking lot.
Please prepare a song from a Stephen Sondheim show. You will read from the script. FUNDING IS SECURED.
Production Staff: Directed by Martin Friedman Sets/lights by Keith Nagy Musical Direction by David Williams
Featuring Actor's Equity Association members Mary Ann Nagel as the Witch and Paul Floriano as The Baker. The roles of Jack's Mother and Red Riding Hood are cast. All other roles are open and are paid.
Production Dates: July 18 through August 3, 2003. 12 performances. July 3, 4 and 5 are off. Rehearsals begin June 15, 2003.
For more information please call Martin Friedman at 440.953.7034.
Crew Productions
will be holding Auditions for
Lunacy:
A Bathroom Trilogy
By: Richard Turtle
Directed by Rob Peck
On Tuesday February 17th and Wednesday February 18th
From 7-9 pm
At The Cleveland Black Box Theatre Inside Cabaret DaDa
1210 west 6th street in the Warehouse District
2 male and 2 female parts are available for actors between 21-45
Performance Dates are April 17th, 18th, 19th (additional performances may be added)
Interested parties should contact Crew Productions at (216) 926-8702
or walk in.
Greetings to=
you,
the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket,
from Mr. Willy Wonka...<=
BR>
The Hudson High School Drama=
Department
invites you to take a journey into a world of Pure Imagination
Charlie and the Chocolate Fa=
ctory
directed by Sergio Iriarte &n=
bsp; produced by Amy Foulkes
February 7th and 8th
7:30 pm
East Woods School
120 N. Hayden Pkwy.
Hudson, Oh
tickets $3.00
entertainment for the ent=
ire family!
thank you for supporting hig=
h school theatre!
mike and ike are cordially i=
nvited to come and say whatever they want afterwards!
It's not too late!
Come see Cleveland=20 Repertory Project this weekend at Cleveland Public=20 Theatre!
Friday, February 7th =
8:00=20
p.m.
Saturday, February =
8th
8:00=20
p.m.
Sunday, February =
9th
3:00=20
p.m.
Join us in celebrating our 15th=20 Anniversary Season with a performance highlighting works by new = Artistic=20 Director Hernando Cortez.
"The Man and the =
Echo"
"Planet=20
Soup"
"Two Hours That Shook The World"
Call (216) 631-2727 for tickets and=20 information
A Fine Farce=
FONT> The Actors' Summit shares its digs in tony downtown Hudson w=
ith an antiques gallery, a shrine to old-time charm crammed with floral-prin=
t postcards and milk-glass candy dishes. Currently on view in the theater ac=
ross the hall is an antique every bit as quaint, yet somehow still fresh: Ch=
arley's Aunt. Relying on the timeless comic device of a gent forced to masqu=
erade as a lady, this late-19th-century farce is a delightful synergy of old=
fangled wit, taut staging, and eye-catching visuals -- including a pretty se=
t lorded over by a portrait of Will Shakespeare, himself a great champion of=
the sexquerade.
The Actors' Summit warms up a tasty chestnut in Charley's Aunt. BY MA=
RIE ANDRUSEWICZ
The plot is as fluffy as meringue. Charley and Jack are two lovesick lads, d=
ebating how best to profess their tender feelings to the respective objects=20=
of their affection, Amy and Kitty. Ah, but how to express their sentiments a=
ppropriately in that too-proper era of corsets and high tea? A chaperone is=20=
required, and when Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia, who was to fulfill that role,=
fails to show up on time for a scheduled visit, a substitute is found: Char=
ley and Jack's chum Lord Fancourt "Babbs" Babberly will impersonate the aunt=
and take on the role of chaperone. "I'm from Brazil," trills Babbs. "Where=20=
the nuts come from."
To complicate matters, like many a theatrically hatched cross-dresser before=
her, the black taffeta-clad ersatz Donna Lucia attracts a couple of suitors=
of her own. Babbs must dodge their advances while maintaining the ruse, whi=
ch becomes exceptionally difficult when the real Donna Lucia does turn up --=
with Babbs's own long-lost love interest in tow. It should come as no surpr=
ise that, by the end, the various maneuverings and misunderstandings have be=
en neatly repackaged in a heart-shaped box, tied up with a big satin bow.
The crew at Actors' Summit has done a crackerjack job of animating this comi=
c warhorse, making it well worth the trek to Hudson, even if you know Charle=
y's Aunt (or its musical version, Where's Charley?) from its countless incar=
nations in community theaters and high school auditoriums, or you're familia=
r with the most famous film version, which featured the deliciously dry Jack=
Benny in petticoats for the title role.
The young players in this production provide the decorous yet hormone-driven=
fuel for the farce. Jack Fairbairn makes for a sassy Jack, and Thomas R. Cu=
mmings is fine as the hapless Charley. A wee bit hammy, but effective overal=
l is Tim Keo as the star-crossed cross-dresser Babbs; clearly, the actor is=20=
having big fun taking the audience along for the wild ride. Alisa Mae and Di=
ane Mull hit the right pitch as cookie-cutter-pretty love interests Amy and=20=
Kitty, and Sasha Thackaberry contributes otherworldly grace to the role of B=
abbs's girl Ella.
Nor is there a weak link to be found among Charley's more seasoned board-tre=
aders. Paula Kline-Messner brings a Dolly Levi-esque bon vivant sensibility=20=
to the role of the real Aunt Donna Lucia, while Tom Stephan and Frank Jackma=
n turn in solid performances as misled suitors Sir Francis Chesney and Steph=
en Spettigue. Although not a featured player, Robert Snook is a true pleasur=
e to watch as Brasset the butler.
Add to this tight, cutie-pie staging and costumes that are lovingly detailed=
to such a degree they dazzle, and you have a feast for the senses and a rol=
licking old-time good time at the theater.
Here are the latest offerings for
The Wordcatcher Workshop in February:
Mac's Backs and Lakewood!!
The Wordcatcher I Workshop
Time: 11-12:30 pm
Date: February 15th at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
Exploring life -expression, goal setting, and creativity through journaling/personal writing. Includes wishwriting session for turning dreams into actionable movements- powerful stuff!
Beginning/advanced writers welcome. Pre-registration necessary -- fee $15 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.com**********************
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Date: February 15th, immediately following the Wordcatcher I Workshop at Mac's Back's in Coventry, Ohio
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20 (payable at door), includes cost of workbook. Call 216-781-6350 or email
wordcatching at yahoo.comTAKE BOTH CLASSES ON FEB 15 11-2:30 p.m. for $30.
********************************
Now Offered In Lakewood-
You must sign up before noon, **Monday February 10th **to take this class!
Please register through Lakewood Community Recreation: 521-4081
The Wordcatcher 2 Workshop
Time: 7-9 pm
Date: February 15th at Lakewood High School, Room 192
The Wordcatcher 2 class is designed to take the devoted/advanced (perhaps addicted?) journaler to the edge of the journal page- and fly. Push the limits both visually and thematically and discover tools for deep writing and healing. Also covered- journal organization and published journals. Pre registration necessary -- fee $20, includes cost of workbook. Wordcatcher 1 is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
IKE: =
First off,=20
I wanna go on record as sayin' I didn't even want to see a show =
Saturday=20
night.
MIKE: =
They were=20
still doing it; we could still see it. Besides, you =
laughed.
I: =
Hell,=20
yeah! Coked up grannies on a rampage. My kinda=20
comedy.
M: The =
grannies=20
were not "coked up."
I: =
Come on,=20
Michael. They were way too happy. And this wasn't no =
"I'm=20
completely loopy" happy. This was a happiness born of chemical=20
dependency. Pretty sure Einstein was stoned.
M: =20
Ike.
I: =
Johnathan was=20
on thorazine. Teddy was just havin' a good trip. The cops =
were=20
freebasing before they came in.
M: =
What does=20
this have to do with anything?
I: =
They're gonna=20
be arguin' that question for years.
M: No, =
I think=20
it's going to be how'd I get away with it.
PAUSE
I: I'm =
gonna figure that one out on the way home, ain't I?
M: =
There is that=20
possibility.
PAUSE
I: So =
the set is=20
nice.
M: The =
kind of=20
set you'd want to see a muder mystery/comedy on.
I: The =
kinda set=20
you'd LIKE to see someone die in, though you never do.
M: =
This is also=20
a comedy of mannors. It wouldn't be polite to show the =
actual=20
murders.
I: =
Woulda made=20
it a tad more interestin.'
M: You =
were=20
laughing!
I: The =
idea of=20
sister senior serial killers amuses me, what can I say? Plus it =
shows a=20
whiny the-ater critic get tied and gagged. He'da been English, I =
would'a=20
been in Heaven.
M: =
There was a=20
lot of theatre critic abuse in this, wasn't there.
I: =
Yep. =20
Loved it.
M: It =
was=20
beautiful.
I: =
Killer=20
grannies on uppers and critic bashing! All this show needed =
was a=20
monkey in a diaper and it woulda been the best =
play EVER!!!!
M: =
Let's be=20
fair. It was not perfect.
I: =
We're gonna=20
talk about this, aren't we.
M: I =
feel we=20
need to.
M and =
I:(Together)=20
Jonathan's make up!
M: Now =
in the=20
original run, Boris Karloff played the Brewster who looked like =
Boris=20
Karloff, so the joke worked. Now, of course, it's rather difficult =
to get=20
Karloff for this role, particularly Community Theatre productions =
so some=20
suspension of disbelief is in order.
I: =
Couple of=20
scars, maybe some bruising, I can deal. Makin' him look like an =
extra in=20
the zombie scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" don't work! =20
M: The =
man was=20
scary enough as it was, the make up actually detracted from his =
performance=20
and in normal light, when he was trying to be ominous he just came =
across as a=20
Batman villain.
I: =
However, when=20
he was in the spooky light and tryin' to be ominous he freaked the =
hell=20
outta me.
M: =
It's nice to=20
see Mr. Stillitano doing some legitimate theatre.
I: I =
told him,=20
getting away from Holland was the best thing he could do.
M: He =
should=20
have been Irish, though.
I: =
Yeah, didn't=20
get that either. I also wanna go on record as sayin' that Emily=20
Haase, who also used to work with Holland and has escaped =
unscathed, has=20
got one of the best secondary jokes in the show.
M: The =
Einstein=20
bit!
I: =20
Yeppers. She's got this slow realization take at the end that is =
just=20
comic gold. It almost steels the thunder from the best last line =
in=20
the-ater history.
M: =
That reminds=20
me, are you thirsty?
PAUSE
I: =20
Why?
M: =
Just=20
wondering.
AND NOW =
EXTRA SPECIAL=20
GUEST CRITICISM FROM GUEST LIMEY REGINALD J. SMYTHE SMYTHE (He don't get =
to talk=20
to us cause we're still mad about the whole closet =
deal--Ike)
Reginald: (Ahem) = Ithankyew. Let is=20 be first stated for the record that I have nothing against fat gay = bikers=85 wait=85=20 sorry... against the portly, alternatively sexual or those who worship = the way=20 of Harley Davidson. Nor do I have anything against swingers. Apparently = someone=20 just did not understand the Impossible Marriage review=92s closing = comment. More=92s=20 the pity. Also, I do hereby apologize for the cruel and unjust treatment = of=20 =93Mike and Ike.=94 That is not to say that I am sorry I locked them in = a closet=85 it=20 merely means that I do understand each of their respective skills at = hygiene and=20 should have taken that into account when choosing appropriate = ventillation. It=20 has been said that Ike has the bathing habits of a wild boar in July = heat, and=20 Michael has a habit of wearing too much of an aftershave that, with = continuous=20 exposure, will result in irritation of the eyes, dizziness, = hallucination and=20 eventually death. And still this does not qualify as cruel or unjust. = However,=20 when I forced them to listen to their own reviews on a loop as read by = James=20 Lipton being massaged by Leonard Maltin, well=85 there=92s only so far a = man should=20 be allowed to go. And I crossed that line. However, that is not far from = the=20 general theme of =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews is it? It has been remarked = that the=20 handling of these reviews has been less than adult, or immature. I for = one=20 agree. And those who have written in turning this entire situation into = a battle=20 for freedom of speech and other lofty causes? Very bold. Inappropriate, = but=20 bold. Not nearly as immature, inappropriate or bold as having their = pictures=20 vandalized and mounted on a drum kit, but there=92s only so far we=92re = willing to=20 go. However one must never forget that =93Mike and Ike=94 reviews are = unkind,=20 scathing, inappropriate, biting, brutally honest, badly written and=20 completely meant to be a bloody joke! (sigh) Twits.
What?
Oh, yes. Of = course.
Arsenic and Old Lace = was mildly=20 amusing, mostly pedestrian, predictable and not very clever. But then = again, so=20 is the script.
I: Okay, = I actually=20 thought he was gonna talk about the play.
M: He = did see it,=20 didn't he?
I: I = thought he saw it=20 with you.
M: I = thought he=20 was with you.
I: He = didn't even see=20 the damn thing!
M: Oh, I = know someone=20 who' s getting closet time now!
Save the Drama For Your Mama
OR
Just Bring Her With You!
In Just 2 Weeks, Eric Kaiser?s Hilarious Apocalyptic Comedy
Charge
Opens at CPT
February 21-23; Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
Featuring: Jill Levin, Kato Buss, Marni Task, the great Joe Milan & Perren Hedderson
Directed by Greg Vovos. Designed by Zach Humes.
Lounging in bed your entire life in a giant steel room protecting you from the salmon sky, while simultaneously feeling the strife of ?The Hood,? watching your veins disappear, betting your toes, all the while, having your own personal electronic assistants act out your every whim, dream and desire. The future never looked so bright. But, of course some things don?t change?.no matter how comfortable your bed is. Samuel Beckett meets Boyz n the Hood in Eric Kaiser?s electrifying tragicomedy. Absurd Theatre for an Absurd Town during an Absurd Time!
Tickets Just $10
(And They're Going Fast!)
Call 216-631-2727. While Supplies and Chiclets Last.
Cleveland Public Theatre at W. 65 & Detroit.
A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT, ERIC KAISER
Eric Kaiser is an actor, playwright and vehemently not a director, that recently graduated with his MFA from UNLV. His play Spent, about the Cambodian Holocaust, is a recipient of a ?Fourth Freedom Award? from the Kennedy Center, and his play Sustained is presently a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville?s ?Heidman Award.? Eric lives in Brooklyn, New York and helps run a recreation program for developmentally disabled adults.
REMINDER
Auditions for The Crucible
Sunday, February 9, 6:00 pm
Monday, February 10, 7: 00 pm
Production dates: April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10
Location: Streetsboro Municipal Building, 9184 State Route 43,
Streetsboro, Ohio.
For additional information or questions please call 330.928.4192.
Check out SCT online at www.sct-online.com
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From Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
From: Kira.Stocker at tri-c.cc.oh.us (Seaton, Kira)
Date: Fri Feb 7 17:43:43 2003
Subject: [NEohioPAL]My kingdom for a Captain von Trapp
Message-ID:
Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
Ma Umbria is a 3-week training program for professional directors, choreogra=
phers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct work=
shops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will tr=
avel to Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and cu=
lture. Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are als=
o included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own works=
hops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more inform=
ation: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
AYWRIGHT COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained=
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director Ma=
ria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and playwrig=
ht.
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy
Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
ipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the physical=
ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre Company a=
nd artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.
Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
r/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong point=
of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
AM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. <=
BR>
Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as consul=
ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
work with Brook will also be presented.
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
EATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and cen=
tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
ll use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms.=20=
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New=20=
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American=
Theatre.
Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned=20=
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
nterpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts o=
f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect=
on theatre throughout the world."
For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
html
or call (212) 620-0703.
~Wild Plum Theater Company~
~invites you~
to spend your
Valentine's Day
weekend with us!
~~~~~~~~~~~
WPTC
in collaboration with
Cleveland Public Theatre BIG [Box] series
presents:
HERS, HIS, MINE & OURS
a festival of three gay, lesbian, bi and transgender one-acts
and lobby gallery showcasing local artists and photographers!!
Never Said by Kim Yaged
Breakdown by Dori Apel
GSI:Gay Sex Investigators by John Kandray
~~~~~~~~~~~
February 14 & 15 at 8pm February 16 at 3pmCleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
call (216) 631-2727 for Tickets!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~
Also......
We will be hosting an opening night reception
after the Friday night show!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
THE
PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE ANNOUNCES
AUDITIONS
FOR =
1776
Tentative audition dates: April 26 and 27, =
2003
Performances: June 6 -
June 29, 2003
*(possible special performance on Friday, July 4, =
2003)
Directed
by Jerry Lowe
Further
info on dates, times, etc. to be announced and will also be posted on =
our
website at
_____________________________________=
_________________________________________________________________________=
_____________
1001 Market Avenue =
North Canton, Ohio =
44702 Business Office: (330) =
453-7619 Box Office: (330) =
453-7617 www.playersguildtheatre.com For general information, write to
info at playersguildtheatre.com To receive audition notices and =
other
information by e-mail, write to =
audition at playersguildtheatre.com To unsubscribe from the mailing =
list, please
write to audition at playersguildtheatre.com and put =
"unsubscribe" in
the subject field.
V
alentine's Day, February 14,=20 2003V
-Concert with Anne E=20 DeChantV
agina = MonologuesV
-Art, raffle, photos, food,=20 funV
-Tickets, $25, Borders Books = and Music=20 StoresV
ictory over = ViolenceV
-Day=20 Akron