[NEohioPAL]Weathervane announces cast for Neil Simon comedy -- "The Dinner Party"

Wed Mar 31 12:05:40 PST 2004

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE announces
Cast for Neil Simon's THE DINNER PARTY
Akron Premiere

Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to present the AKRON PREMIERE of Neil=20
Simon's delicious comedy THE DINNER PARTY, April 14 - May 9, 2004.  This pro=
duction=20
is sponsored by Summa Health System Foundation. =20

The Playwright
Neil Simon has been the record-breakingest playwright ever to contribute to=20
the American stage.  He was born in New York in 1927, the son of a salesman=20=
in=20
a dress-manufacturing firm, and began writing comic material as a 15-year-ol=
d=20
high school student. Come Blow Your Horn was his first play and was produced=
=20
in New York in 1961.  It became the first in Simon's chain of stage successe=
s=20
that turned Broadway for at least the next dozen years into a continuing Sim=
on=20
festival.  At least one Simon play was current on Broadway every week night=20
for the next fourteen years (except for a 3=BD- month gap in 1963 and a four=
-month=20
gap in 1967).  His list of plays includes Little Me, Barefoot in the Park,=20
The Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, The Star-Spangled Girl, Plaza Suite, The Last=
 of=20
the Red Hot Lovers, The Sunshine Boys, California Suite, Brighton Beach=20
Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Lost in Yonkers and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. The D=
inner=20
Party opened on Broadway late in 2000 following a record-breaking run at the=
=20
Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 1999 and its East Coast premiere at the=20
Kennedy Center in June 2000.

The Director
Sarah May is the 2001 winner of the Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement=20
in Theatre for her direction of A Piece of My Heart at the Beck Center.  She=
=20
was nominated for the same award for My Children! My Africa! at Dobama, Lady=
 Day=20
at Emerson's Bar and Grill starring Rasheryl McCreary, Mulebone at Karamu an=
d=20
Having Our Say at Ensemble Theatre.  Most recently May directed Anton in Sho=
w=20
Businessfor Ensemble Theatre, Spinning into Butter for Beck Center and John=20
Guare's Six Degrees of Separation for Charenton Theatre.  Scene Magazine nam=
ed=20
the latter as Best Theatre Production of 2003.  Sarah currently lives in=20
Cleveland Heights.

The Cast:
Brian Hutchison     (Claude)    Akron
A newcomer to Weathervane, Brian has won numerous awards for his theatrical=20
work including back-to-back Best Actor trophies from The North Canton Playho=
use=20
for his performances in Butterflies Are Free and A Christmas Story.  He was=20
also seen there in As Bees in Honey Drown and Miracle on 34th Street.

Richard Worswick        (Albert)    Akron
Richard was recently seen on the Weathervane stage as one of the two frantic=
=20
actors playing multiple roles in The Mystery of Irma Vep.  He received a=20
Chanticleer Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Reuven Malter in The Chose=
n. =20
Prior to retiring, he spent the last 22 years working as an administrator fo=
r the=20
Cleveland Orchestra.

Michael Rogan   (Andre)     Highland Heights
A newcomer to Weathervane, Michael appeared as Prince Cherney in Little Me a=
t=20
the Cassidy Theatre, and other roles at Shore Cultural Centre, Western=20
Reserve Playhouse and Lakeland Theatre.  He is a retired attorney.

Melanie Korman  (Mariette)  Akron
Melanie was seen as Clair in the Weathervane's Proof earlier this season.=20
Other favorite roles include Rosalind in As You Like It, Diana in Lend Me a=20=
Tenor=20
and Bette in Heaven Can Wait. She is currently Director of Public Programs a=
t=20
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens.

Brenda Redmond  (Yvonne)        Cleveland/Northfield Center
She has appeared in several productions for Mayfield Community Players=20
including  Opal's Million Dollar Duck, The Monkey's Paw and The Plaza Suites=
.  She=20
holds a journalism and law degree from The Ohio State University and is an=20
attorney for the U.S. Department of Education.

Dede Klein  (Gabrielle)  Hudson
Dede won a Best Actress Chanticleer for her role of Elvira in Blithe Spirit=20
and a Best Supporting Actress Chanticleer for her role of Birdie in The Litt=
le=20
Foxes.  Other favorite roles for Weathervane include Amanda in The Glass=20
Menagerie and Florence in The Odd Couple (Female Version).  Dede is a flight=
=20
attendant for American Airlines.

A delicious comedy just ripe for the picking.  See Neil Simon's THE DINNER=20
PARTY at Weathervane April 14 - May 9, 2004.

Low-cost preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 & 15 at=20
7:30 p.m. with official opening on Friday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m.  Other=20
performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and=
 Sundays at=20
2:30 p.m. Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626. =20
Call between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.  Tickets: $18 ($2=
=20
discount on Thursdays and Sundays for Senior Citizens & Students).

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to=20
encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for=20=
all=20
Ohioans.
Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU, PAX-TV

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<HTML>WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE announces
 Cast for Neil Simon's THE DINNER PARTY
 Akron Premiere
 
 Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to present the AKRON PREMIERE of Neil S=
imon's delicious comedy THE DINNER PARTY, April 14 - May 9, 2004.  This=
 production is sponsored by Summa Health System Foundation.  
 
 The Playwright
 Neil Simon has been the record-breakingest playwright ever to contribute=
 to the American stage.  He was born in New York in 1927, the son of a=20=
salesman in a dress-manufacturing firm, and began writing comic material as=20=
a 15-year-old high school student. Come Blow Your Horn was his first play an=
d was produced in New York in 1961.  It became the first in Simon's cha=
in of stage successes that turned Broadway for at least the next dozen years=
 into a continuing Simon festival.  At least one Simon play was current=
 on Broadway every week night for the next fourteen years (except for a 3=
=BD- month gap in 1963 and a four-month gap in 1967).  His list of play=
s includes Little Me, Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, T=
he Star-Spangled Girl, Plaza Suite, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The Suns=
hine Boys, California Suite, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Lost in Y=
onkers and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. The Dinner Party opened on Broadway l=
ate in 2000 following a record-breaking run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los A=
ngeles in 1999 and its East Coast premiere at the Kennedy Center in June 200=
0.
 
 The Director
 Sarah May is the 2001 winner of the Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievem=
ent in Theatre for her direction of A Piece of My Heart at the Beck Center.=20=
 She was nominated for the same award for My Children! My Africa! at Do=
bama, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill starring Rasheryl McCreary, Mulebo=
ne at Karamu and Having Our Say at Ensemble Theatre.  Most recently May=
 directed Anton in Show Businessfor Ensemble Theatre, Spinning into Butter f=
or Beck Center and John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation for Charenton Thea=
tre.  Scene Magazine named the latter as Best Theatre Production of 200=
3.  Sarah currently lives in Cleveland Heights.
 
 The Cast:
 Brian Hutchison (Claude) Akron
 A newcomer to Weathervane, Brian has won numerous awards for his theatri=
cal work including back-to-back Best Actor trophies from The North Canton Pl=
ayhouse for his performances in Butterflies Are Free and A Christmas Story.=20=
 He was also seen there in As Bees in Honey Drown and Miracle on 34th S=
treet.
 
 Richard Worswick (Albert)   Akron
 Richard was recently seen on the Weathervane stage as one of the two fra=
ntic actors playing multiple roles in The Mystery of Irma Vep.  He rece=
ived a Chanticleer Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Reuven Malter in Th=
e Chosen.  Prior to retiring, he spent the last 22 years working as an=20=
administrator for the Cleveland Orchestra.
 
 Michael Rogan (Andre)   Highland Heights
 A newcomer to Weathervane, Michael appeared as Prince Cherney in Little=20=
Me at the Cassidy Theatre, and other roles at Shore Cultural Centre, Western=
 Reserve Playhouse and Lakeland Theatre.  He is a retired attorney.
 
 Melanie Korman (Mariette) Akron
 Melanie was seen as Clair in the Weathervane's Proof earlier this season=
. Other favorite roles include Rosalind in As You Like It, Diana in Lend Me=20=
a Tenor and Bette in Heaven Can Wait. She is currently Director of Public Pr=
ograms at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens.
 
 Brenda Redmond (Yvonne)       Clevelan=
d/Northfield Center
 She has appeared in several productions for Mayfield Community Players i=
ncluding  Opal's Million Dollar Duck, The Monkey's Paw and The Plaza Su=
ites.  She holds a journalism and law degree from The Ohio State Univer=
sity and is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Education.
 
 Dede Klein (Gabrielle) Hudson
 Dede won a Best Actress Chanticleer for her role of Elvira in Blithe Spi=
rit and a Best Supporting Actress Chanticleer for her role of Birdie in The=20=
Little Foxes.  Other favorite roles for Weathervane include Amanda in T=
he Glass Menagerie and Florence in The Odd Couple (Female Version).  De=
de is a flight attendant for American Airlines.
 
 A delicious comedy just ripe for the picking.  S=
ee Neil Simon's THE DINNER PARTY at Weathervane April 14 - May 9, 2004.</FON=
T>
 
 Low-cost preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday,=
 April 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m. with official opening on Friday, April 16 at=
 8:00 p.m.  Other performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and=20=
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Charge by phone at Weathervane'=
s Ticket Office at 330-836-2626.  Call between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tu=
esday through Friday.  Tickets: $18 ($2 discount on Thursdays and Sunda=
ys for Senior Citizens & Students).
 
 The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with=
 state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cu=
ltural enrichment for all Ohioans.
 Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU, PAX-TV
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>From JR Simons <jovialities at peoplepc.com>  Wed Mar 31 16:25:46 2004
From: JR Simons <jovialities at peoplepc.com> (JR Simons)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:25:46 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Kent Stage "Laughter" Auditions Continue
Message-ID: <19603032.1080750346932.JavaMail.root at wamui07.slb.atl.earthlink.net>

We have had some great auditions over the last couple of days for this upcoming production of "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" at Kent Stage.  But I am still looking for a few more good men (and women) aged 18-40 to fill out the cast.  One more night of auditions will be held at the theatre on Thursday, April 1 from 7-9 PM.  Come prepared to read from the script.  Rehearsals will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-10 PM starting April 13 and then nightly 7-10 or 7-11 PM beginning May 17 through opening night.  Production runs May 27, 28, 29 and June 3, 4, 5 at the Kent Stage theatre at 175 E. Main Street, Kent, Ohio.

I am looking for strongly self-motivated actors who can learn lines and blocking as much on their own as with the rest of the cast.  Rehearsals will be spent for making discoveries and shaping the ensemble of the production.  If you fit this description, then I want to see you audition tomorrow night!

Thanks!

J. R. Simons
Director

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