[NEohioPAL]"Tricks of the Trade: Strugglin', Strivin' & Survivin' for Performing Artists"

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The WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio=A0"Tricks of the Trade:=A0 Career, Cra=
ft &=20
Professional Development" Series . . .

. . . offers"Strugglin', Strivin' & Survivin' for Performing Artists" parts=20=
I=20
& II, 10:30 - 12:00 noon this Saturday  and next Saturday.=A0 You are=20
encouraged to attend both sessions, but it is not required.

The complete "Tricks of the Trade" Series still continues Saturdays, through=
=20
December 13th, 10:30 -12:00 noon.=A0 Call for locations.  And, you may still=
=20
register for any=A0 upcoming classes for Actors, Playwrights and Directors".=
=20
Call (216) 561-8608, or email wakeup4664 at aol.com.=A0=20

NOTE:=A0 We continue to experience technical difficulties with voicemail at=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216)=A0 561-8608.=A0 If your phone call i=
s unanswered, please email=20
your=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 request to register no later than Friday,=20=
11/7, 8:00 PM, so that=20
we can reply=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 in time for this Saturday's class.=A0=20

. Sat. 11/8:=A0=A0=A0=A0Struggling, Striving & Surviving for=A0 Performing A=
rtists,=20
part I
=A0(for Actors . Playwrights . . Directors . Singers . Comedians) who=20
are=A0"Aspiring to Greatness."

Are you ready to do what it takes to sell yourself & be . . .
. an actor, singer or comedian (on-stage, on-camera, voiceover) who gets=20
auditions & work?=20
. a playwright who gets your work read & produced?
. a director who gets to direct?
This Get-Work Intensive shows you how to use unusual & specific "'Tricks' &=20
'Tools' of the Trade. "=A0 Showcase your talent to enhance your chances for=20
success as an actor, singer, comedian, playwright or director.=20

Create Your "'Signature Style' Getting -Work Game Plan." How-to . . .=20
. Dream the Big Dream: 'Expand your horizons.'=A0 Explore, create & develop=
=A0=20
your=A0=20
artistic & career=A0 options
. Focus on the Future: 'Think outside the box.' Get close to, into & stay in=
=20
the=20
business as an actor, singer, comedian,=A0 playwright or director.=20
. Tackle the Tough Ones: 'Where there is vision.' Combine & use your related=
=20
talents, skills, interests, & hobbies to help you get more audition & work=20
opportunities.

. Sat. 11/15:=A0=A0=A0=A0Struggling, Striving & Surviving for=A0 Performing=20=
Artists,=20
part II**
** By special arrangement. Actors, Singers, Comedians, Playwrights &=20
Directors=20
are=A0invited to perform a 3-4 minute excerpt of your=A0 work-in-progress=20
(Monologues .=20
Scene work . Solo pieces).=A0
Video copy provided. Cost, $15.00.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Call (216) 561-8608 for=
 complete=20
details.=20

. Sat. 11/22: =A0=A0=A0 "Preparing to Showcase Your Talent: for Aspiring Act=
ors,=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Direct=
ors & Playwrights"
Explore ways to create new work (or, select existing work) which expresses=20
who you are as an actor, director or playwright. Learn how to combine your=20
artistry with the technical to make your performance piece come alive for=20
one-person or ensemble performances. You will have the opportunity to showca=
se your=20
performance piece at upcoming "PlayActs" programs and "Prelude to Performanc=
e"=20
events.

[No Session Sat. 11/29.]

. Sat. 12/6 & 12/13:=A0=A0=A0 "Rehearsing Your Showcase Performance for Aspi=
ring=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Actors, Directors & Playwrights"=20
In this session, you will workshop your draft material to get reactions and=20
guidance to edit your performance material to make you and it more marketabl=
e.=A0=20
You will have the opportunity to showcase your performance piece at upcoming=
=20
"PlayActs" programs and "Prelude to Performance" events.

Fee:=A0 $25.00 per session.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $20.00 per session fo=
r 3 or more=20
sessions.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
Major Credit cards accepted.

Call (216) 561-8608 to register, for room locations & for complete details.=
=A0

Can't attend classes?=A0 Can't take advantage of the Special Coaching Rate=20
($25.00, limited time, only)=A0 for make up sessions of classes you missed?=
=A0 Then,=20
Private "Tricks of the Trade . . ."=A0 Coaching sessions are available by=20
appointment. $30.00 per session.=A0 Call (216) 561-8608 to schedule.=A0=20

. . . About Sue Johnson . . .=20

Sue Johnson, Director of the WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio, is an actor,=
=20
director and coach whose professional credits include various roles in=20
Cleveland area=20
theatres. Recent appearances include Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morga=
n
, Ibsen's A Doll's House, Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, Langston Hughes'=20
Simply Heavenly, Ossie Davis' Purlie, Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Winds=
or.=20
She has been a recipient of the Karamu Actors Guild, 1999-2000 (Outer Circle=
)=20
Award for "Best Supporting Actress in a Musical," for her role as Idella in=20
Beck Center for the Arts production of Purlie.=A0=20
TV credits include A & E's 100 Centre Street, and films, Antwone Fisher,=20
directed by Denzel Washington, and The Year That Trembled, Jay Craven, Direc=
tor.=A0=20
Her talent=20
resume lists numerous TV commercials, industrials, and voiceovers.=A0=20

Johnson is a playwright.=A0=A0 She and her co-authors, Ruby Fox and Gary Web=
ster=20
have=20
written and performed Harlem Blues, a one-act play about African American=20
actresses
who aspire, struggle, survive and live in a Harlem Boarding House.=20

She was a producer and co-hosted "WAKE UP And LIVE with G.A.S."=A9, a series=
 of=20
three entertainment and arts talk shows heard on WELW Radio.=20

In her new book and lecture series, Someday, This Will Be Funny=A9,=A0 Sue=20
discusses her philosophies on Life, with inspirational, enlightening, and hu=
morous=20
stories and advice about Surviving . . . Surviving My Life as an Actor & Oth=
er=A0=20
Myths.=A0 Someday, This Will Be Funny . . . shows you how to use various act=
ing=20
techniques to endure and live with life's foibles - big or small!

Sue, a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, holds an M.Ed degree fro=
m=20

Cleveland State=A0 University.

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uraged to attend both sessions, but it is not required.<BR>
<BR>
The complete <B>"Tricks of the Trade" Series</B> still continues Saturdays,=20=
through <BR>
December 13th, 10:30 -12:00 noon.=A0 Call for locations.  And, you may=20=
still register for any=A0 upcoming classes for Actors, Playwrights and Direc=
tors". <BR>
Call (216) 561-8608, or email wakeup4664 at aol.com.=A0 <BR>
<BR>
<B><U>NOTE:</B></U>=A0<B> <I>We continue to experience technical difficultie=
s with voicemail at <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (216)=A0 561-8608.=A0 If your phone call i=
s unanswered, please email your <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 request to register no later than Friday,=20=
11/7, 8:00 PM, so that we can reply <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 in time for this Saturday's class.=A0 </B>=
<BR>
</I><BR>
<B>. Sat. 11/8:=A0=A0=A0=A0Struggling, Striving & Surviving for=A0 Perfo=
rming Artists, part I</B><BR>
=A0(for Actors . Playwrights . . Directors . Singers . Comedians) who are=
=A0"Aspiring to Greatness."<BR>
<BR>
Are you ready to do what it takes to sell yourself & be . . .<BR>
<B>.</B> an actor, singer or comedian (on-stage, on-camera, voiceover) who g=
ets auditions & work? <BR>
<B>.</B> a playwright who gets your work read & produced?<BR>
<B>.</B> a director who gets to direct?<BR>
This Get-Work Intensive shows you how to use unusual & specific "'Tricks=
' & 'Tools' of the Trade. "=A0 Showcase your talent to enhance your chan=
ces for success as an actor, singer, comedian, playwright or director. <BR>
<BR>
Create Your <I>"'Signature Style' Getting -Work Game Plan." </I>How-to . . .=
 <BR>
<B>. </B>Dream the Big Dream: 'Expand your horizons.'=A0 Explore, create &am=
p; develop=A0 your=A0 <BR>
artistic & career=A0 options<BR>
<B>. </B>Focus on the Future: 'Think outside the box.' Get close to, into &a=
mp; stay in the <BR>
business as an actor, singer, comedian,=A0 playwright or director. <BR>
<B>.</B> Tackle the Tough Ones: 'Where there is vision.' Combine & use y=
our related talents, skills, interests, & hobbies to help you get more a=
udition & work opportunities.<BR>
<BR>
<B>. Sat. 11/15:=A0=A0=A0=A0Struggling, Striving & Surviving for=A0 Perf=
orming Artists, part II**</B><BR>
** By special arrangement. Actors, Singers, Comedians, Playwrights & Dir=
ectors <BR>
are=A0invited to perform a 3-4 minute excerpt of your=A0 work-in-progress (M=
onologues . <BR>
Scene work . Solo pieces).=A0<BR>
Video copy provided. Cost, $15.00.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Call (216) 561-8608 for=
 complete details. <BR>
<BR>
<B>. Sat. 11/22: =A0</B>=A0=A0 <B>"Preparing to Showcase Your Talent: for As=
piring Actors, <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Direct=
ors & Playwrights"</B><BR>
Explore ways to create new work (or, select existing work) which expresses w=
ho you are as an actor, director or playwright. Learn how to combine your ar=
tistry with the technical to make your performance piece come alive for one-=
person or ensemble performances. You will have the opportunity to showcase y=
our performance piece at upcoming <B>"PlayActs" </B>programs and <B>"Prelude=
 to Performance" </B>events.<BR>
<BR>
[No Session Sat. 11/29.]<BR>
<BR>
<B>. Sat. 12/6 & 12/13:=A0=A0=A0 "Rehearsing Your Showcase Performance f=
or Aspiring <BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Actors, Directors & Playwrights" </B><BR>
In this session, you will workshop your draft material to get reactions and=20=
guidance to edit your performance material to make you and it more marketabl=
e.=A0 You will have the opportunity to showcase your performance piece at up=
coming <B>"PlayActs" </B>programs and <B>"Prelude to Performance" </B>events=
.<BR>
<BR>
Fee:=A0 $25.00 per session.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $20.00 per session fo=
r 3 or more sessions.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 <BR>
Major Credit cards accepted.<BR>
<BR>
Call (216) 561-8608 to register, for room locations & for complete detai=
ls.=A0<BR>
<BR>
Can't attend classes?=A0 Can't take advantage of the Special Coaching Rate (=
$25.00, limited time, only)=A0 for make up sessions of classes you missed?=
=A0 Then, Private <B>"Tricks of the Trade . . ."=A0 </B>Coaching sessions ar=
e available by appointment. $30.00 per session.=A0 Call (216) 561-8608 to sc=
hedule.=A0 <BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<B><I>. . . About Sue Johnson . . . <BR>
</B></I><BR>
Sue Johnson, Director of the <B>WAKE UP And LIVE's <I>Actors' Studio,</I> </=
B>is an actor, <BR>
director and coach whose professional credits include various roles in Cleve=
land area <BR>
theatres. Recent appearances include Arthur Miller's <I>The Ride Down Mt. Mo=
rgan</I>, Ibsen's<I> A Doll's House,</I> Neil Simon's <I>The Sunshine Boys,<=
/I> Langston Hughes' <I>Simply Heavenly,</I> Ossie Davis' <I>Purlie,</I> Sha=
kespeare's <I>The Merry Wives of Windsor.</I> She has been a recipient of th=
e Karamu Actors Guild, 1999-2000 (Outer Circle) Award for "Best Supporting A=
ctress in a Musical," for her role as Idella in Beck Center for the Arts pro=
duction of <I>Purlie.</I>=A0 <BR>
TV credits include A & E's <I>100 Centre Street</I>, and films, <I>Antwo=
ne Fisher</I>, directed by Denzel Washington, and T<I>he Year That Trembled,=
</I> Jay Craven, Director.=A0 Her talent <BR>
resume lists numerous TV commercials, industrials, and voiceovers.=A0 <BR>
<BR>
Johnson is a playwright.=A0=A0 She and her co-authors, Ruby Fox and Gary Web=
ster have <BR>
written and performed <I>Harlem Blues,</I> a one-act play about African Amer=
ican actresses<BR>
who aspire, struggle, survive and live in a Harlem Boarding House. <BR>
<BR>
She was a producer and co-hosted "WAKE UP And LIVE with G.A.S."=A9, a series=
 of three entertainment and arts talk shows heard on WELW Radio. <BR>
<BR>
In her new book and lecture series, <I>Someday, This Will Be Funny</I>=A9,=
=A0 Sue discusses her philosophies on Life, with inspirational, enlightening=
, and humorous stories and advice about Surviving . . . Surviving My Life as=
 an Actor & Other=A0 Myths.=A0 Someday, This Will Be Funny . . . shows y=
ou how to use various acting techniques to endure and live with life's foibl=
es - big or small!<BR>
<BR>
Sue, a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, holds an M.Ed degree fro=
m <BR>
Cleveland State=A0 University.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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