[NEohioPAL]Carousel Opportunities at Kalliope Stage

[John Paul Boukis]

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Carousel Opportunities at Kalliope Stage

RIDE CAROUSEL
Kalliope Stage is very pleased to announce cast members for our=20
upcoming production of CAROUSEL. Rehearsals begin April 12, and=20
CAROUSEL opens May 14 for a four week run. There are opportunities=20
still available to participate in this very exciting production.=20
Appointments can be made for remaining roles by emailing resume and=20
audition request to Artistic Director Paul F. Gurgol at=20
pgurgol at KalliopeStage.com, immediately. All Equity roles have been cast.

Kalliope Stage is proud to announce that Aaron Ramey is Billy Bigelow=20
in Kalliope Stage=92s upcoming production of CAROUSEL. Mr. Ramey=20
premiered on Broadway in the original cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie.=20=

He starred as Chris in Papermill=92s Miss Saigon and appeared nationally=20=

as the Beast in Disney=92s Beauty and the Beast. He comes to Kalliope=20
from Baltimore Center Stage where he is currently playing the role of=20
Anthony in Sweeney Todd.

Joan Ellison will be playing the role of Julie Jordan. Ms. Ellison=20
returns to Kalliope Stage after her much-lauded debut in A GRAND NIGHT=20=

FOR SINGING. She is adjunct professor of voice at Baldwin-Wallace=20
Conservatory, and an eminent music director and vocal coach. She is a=20
principal singer and co-creator/arranger of Circa 1939, specializing in=20=

historical performance of American popular songs of the 1920=92s-40=92s.

William Clarence Marshall will be playing the role of Enoch Snow. Mr.=20
Marshall has performed internationally as an actor, singer, and=20
recording artist, including Carnegie Hall, the Aspen Music Festival,=20
and PBS Great Performances. He starred as Joe in Hal Prince=92s =
Showboat,=20
and has been widely acclaimed as Porgy in the Kennedy Center=92s Porgy=20=

and Bess. His second CD After Hours will be released later this year.

The role of Mrs. Mullen will be played by Susan S. McGinnis. She=20
appeared most recently as Miranda=92s secretary in Sex and the City. Ms.=20=

McGinnis performed onstage in New York at Playwrights Horizons, New=20
York Stage and Film, Independent Theater Company, and Grove Street=20
Playhouse. She is the founder of the Seaside Shakespeare Festival in=20
Nantucket, Massachusetts. Ms. McGinnis recently relocated to Cleveland=20=

from New York.

Marla Berg will be playing the role of Nettie Fowler. Ms. Berg is an=20
accomplished opera singer, musical theater performer, and Cleveland=20
favorite. She has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Bach=20=

Festival Orchestra, Denver Chamber Orchestra, and at Carnegie Hall. She=20=

has starred as Julie in Carousel at Augusta Opera and Cleveland Opera,=20=

Fiona in Brigadoon with New England Lyric Opera, and Maria in West Side=20=

Story with Cleveland Opera.

Mark Flanders will appear as the Starkeeper. Mr. Flanders has a=20
distinguished career of performance in Cleveland. He has appeared at=20
Cain Park, Halle Theater, Great Lakes Theater Festival, and Playhouse=20
Square. The role of Carrie Pipperidge will be played by Carrie Hall.=20
Ms. Hall is a voice major at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory and has=20
appeared at Mercury Summer Stock and Titus Theater. Talented young=20
dancers from the Akron Ballet will appear in the roles of Louise and=20
the Carnival Boy and as Ensemble members. MaryAnn Black will=20
choreograph the production. Ms. Black is on the dance faculty at Akron=20=

University. She has distinguished herself as a performer of stage and=20
screen, including performing the role of Maggie in the Los Angeles=20
company of Chorus Line and a role on the sitcom Sugar Time.

NOW CASTING . . .
The non-singing roles of Heavenly Friend, David Bascombe (male 50+),=20
and Captain (male 50+) remain to be cast. The lead singing role of=20
Jigger Craigin is also available. Ensemble of excellent singers is=20
needed to play small roles and will be featured prominently. Rehearsals=20=

Monday-Thursday evenings and Sundays at the theater. Please email=20
request for audition appointment to Artistic Director Paul F. Gurgol at=20=

pgurgol at KalliopeStage.com. Auditions will be held by appointment only=20
the evenings of Tuesday April 6 and Wednesday April 7. Singers must=20
have prepared song with sheet music.

Kalliope Stage is the new professional musical theater located at 2134=20=

Lee Road, at the corner of Cedar and Lee. Parking is available behind=20
the theater.

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</smaller><bold>RIDE CAROUSEL<smaller>

</smaller></bold><smaller>Kalliope Stage is very pleased to announce
cast members for our upcoming production of <bold>CAROUSEL</bold>.
Rehearsals begin April 12, and <bold>CAROUSEL</bold> opens May 14 for
a four week run. There are opportunities still available to
participate in this very exciting production. Appointments can be made
for remaining roles by emailing resume and audition request to
Artistic Director Paul F. Gurgol at pgurgol at KalliopeStage.com,
immediately. All Equity roles have been cast.


Kalliope Stage is proud to announce that Aaron Ramey is <bold>Billy
Bigelow</bold> in Kalliope Stage=92s upcoming production of
<bold>CAROUSEL</bold>. Mr. Ramey premiered on Broadway in the original
cast of <italic>Thoroughly Modern Millie</italic>. He starred as Chris
in Papermill=92s <italic>Miss Saigon</italic> and appeared nationally as
the Beast in Disney=92s <italic>Beauty and the Beast</italic>. He comes
to Kalliope from Baltimore Center Stage where he is currently playing
the role of Anthony in <italic>Sweeney Todd</italic>.=20


Joan Ellison will be playing the role of <bold>Julie Jordan</bold>.
Ms. Ellison returns to Kalliope Stage after her much-lauded debut in
<bold>A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING</bold>. She is adjunct professor of
voice at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, and an eminent music director
and vocal coach. She is a principal singer and co-creator/arranger of
<italic>Circa 1939</italic>, specializing in historical performance of
American popular songs of the 1920=92s-40=92s.=20


William Clarence Marshall will be playing the role of <bold>Enoch
Snow</bold>. Mr. Marshall has performed internationally as an actor,
singer, and recording artist, including Carnegie Hall, the Aspen Music
Festival, and PBS Great Performances. He starred as Joe in Hal
Prince=92s <italic>Showboat</italic>, and has been widely acclaimed as
Porgy in the Kennedy Center=92s <italic>Porgy and Bess</italic>. His
second CD <italic>After Hours</italic> will be released later this
year. =20


The role of <bold>Mrs. Mullen</bold> will be played by Susan S.
McGinnis. She appeared most recently as Miranda=92s secretary in
<italic>Sex and the City</italic>. Ms. McGinnis performed onstage in
New York at Playwrights Horizons, New York Stage and Film, Independent
Theater Company, and Grove Street Playhouse. She is the founder of the
Seaside Shakespeare Festival in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Ms. McGinnis
recently relocated to Cleveland from New York.


Marla Berg will be playing the role of <bold>Nettie Fowler</bold>. Ms.
Berg is an accomplished opera singer, musical theater performer, and
Cleveland favorite. She has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, St.
Louis Bach Festival Orchestra, Denver Chamber Orchestra, and at
Carnegie Hall. She has starred as Julie in <italic>Carousel</italic>
at Augusta Opera and Cleveland Opera, Fiona in
<italic>Brigadoon</italic> with New England Lyric Opera, and Maria in
<italic>West Side Story</italic> with Cleveland Opera.


Mark Flanders will appear as the <bold>Starkeeper</bold>. Mr. Flanders
has a distinguished career of performance in Cleveland. He has
appeared at Cain Park, Halle Theater, Great Lakes Theater Festival,
and Playhouse Square. The role of <bold>Carrie Pipperidge</bold> will
be played by Carrie Hall. Ms. Hall is a voice major at Baldwin-Wallace
Conservatory and has appeared at Mercury Summer Stock and Titus
Theater. Talented young dancers from the Akron Ballet will appear in
the roles of <bold>Louise</bold> and the <bold>Carnival Boy</bold> and
as <bold>Ensemble</bold> members. MaryAnn Black will choreograph the
production. Ms. Black is on the dance faculty at Akron University. She
has distinguished herself as a performer of stage and screen,
including performing the role of Maggie in the Los Angeles company of
<italic>Chorus Line</italic> and a role on the sitcom <italic>Sugar
Time</italic>.


</smaller><bold>NOW CASTING . . .<smaller>

</smaller></bold><smaller>The non-singing roles of <bold>Heavenly
Friend</bold>, <bold>David Bascombe </bold>(male 50+), and
<bold>Captain </bold>(male 50+)<bold> </bold>remain to be cast. The
lead singing role of <bold>Jigger Craigin</bold> is also available.
<bold>Ensemble</bold> of excellent singers is needed to play small
roles and will be featured prominently. Rehearsals Monday-Thursday
evenings and Sundays at the theater. Please email request for audition
appointment to Artistic Director Paul F. Gurgol at
pgurgol at KalliopeStage.com. Auditions will be held by appointment only
the evenings of Tuesday April 6 and Wednesday April 7. Singers must
have prepared song with sheet music.


Kalliope Stage is the new professional musical theater located at 2134
Lee Road, at the corner of Cedar and Lee. Parking is available behind
the theater.

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