[NEohioPAL]CPT's 10th Annual Silent Art Auction

[Dan Kilbane]

CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES
Tenth Annual Silent Art Auction
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Upstairs Theatre

CLEVELAND, OH - Executive Director James Levin, Artistic Director Randy
Rollison, and the Board and Staff of Cleveland Public Theatre are proud to
announce the Tenth Annual Silent Art Auction on Saturday, April 17, 2004,
beginning with a Martini Lounge Preview Party at 6:30 p.m.  This annual
event provides supporters of the performing arts, art collectors, and art
enthusiasts an opportunity to indulge their passion.  Patrons can purchase
selected artwork from Cleveland’s finest artists, while helping to support
Cleveland Public Theatre. The benefit returns this year in CPT’s Upstairs
Theatre, located at 6415 Detroit Avenue on the Near West side of Cleveland.
Featured artists include Anna Arnold, Michelle Droll, Derek Hess, George
Kocar, Terry Michelle, Ben Parsons, Scott Radke, Barney Taxel, and Reverand
Albert Wagner, among many others.  A wide variety of works will be
available, including paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, ceramics,
glasswork, jewelry, and more.

The Martini Lounge Preview Party, prior to the auction, is held from 6:30
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The party features an open bar with complementary special
recipe martinis by Moda Night Club and a sumptuous food bar.  Admission is
$40 ($30 tax deductible).  The party offers a first glimpse at this year’s
art, a conversation with the artists, and an exclusive mini-auction and
special musical performance by The Aphrodesiatics (Winners of The Free Times
2004 Music Award for Best Hip Hop/R&B/Funk artists).   Free parking is
available adjacent to the theatre and at W. 61st Street (north and south of
Detroit).

Registration and bidding for the silent auction begins at 8:00 p.m. on
Saturday, April 17.  Admission for this portion of the evening is $10.  A
cash bar and hors d’oeuvres are provided, in addition to entertainment by
The Aphrodesiatics.  Artistic Director Randy Rollison describes the auction
as “a great way for the visual arts and theatre to come together.  This is
an eclectic mix of works.”

Proceeds from the Tenth Annual Art Auction provide crucial operating support
for CPT.




>From jfd at nccw.net" <jfd at nccw.net  Thu Apr  8 02:42:11 2004
From: jfd at nccw.net" <jfd at nccw.net (Joanne Durante)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 21:42:11 -0400
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Playwrights Need Actors
Message-ID: <01C41CE9.2FF109A0.jfd at nccw.net>

4407: 2030

Please consider joining the Performance Writing students at Geauga Theater 
for a fun evening of staged readings of scripts-in-progress. Date is 
Monday, April 19th. Call at 6 pm. Audience arrives at 7 pm. Out by 10 pm. 
Refreshments will be served.

Brief descriptions of the scripts and roles follow. Scripts will be 
e-mailed early next week. Printed scripts will be available at the theater 
for highlighting at 5 pm on Monday, April 19th.

Please e-mail or call us with pertinent info that will help us cast you 
appropriately, e.g., age range, dialects, vocal range, etc., if you are 
interested in helping our writers bring these new works to life. Thank you 
for your support.

Joanne Durante
440.729.6481

"Who Was That Masked Man" -- a romp with the Mafia in Chagrin Falls
* Head of NY Mafia
* Middle-aged Deputy
* Eccentric older woman
* Young Deputy

"Living Two Lives: One Point of View"  and "Living Two Lives: Another Point 
of View"  -- two scripts played back-to-back that offer two different 
perspectives on the loves and traumas of teenaged stage rats.
* Histrionic 12-year old female
* Suicidal older teen female
* Kind and happy older teen female
* Corny and egotistical male teen
* Intellectual but easy-going techie male teen
* Mr. popularity male teen
* Quiet and good-humored actress
* Female teen who loves acting and writing
* Loud, over-the-top techie female
* Good-natured teen boy

"Absurdum" -- an absurdist comedy in which several Shakespearean characters 
declare mutiny on Will.
* A 50-something serious reader of Shakespeare
* The somewhat younger airhead wife of the serious reader
* A 55-year old man
* The off-stage voice of a Stage Manager
* Director (Will)
* Two 30 year old women
* Two 20 year old men

"Now You See Us, Now You Don't" -- A no-longer-middle-aged former hippie 
tries to re-live his past with a no-longer-middle-aged and 
no-longer-interested professor.
* Male former hippie, 50s
* Female professor, 50s
* Two not-so-innocent female hippies, early 20s
* Intellectual male hippie, early 20s

"Your Own Worst Enemy" -- Teen confronts his future self in a science 
fiction adventure and doesn't like what he finds.
* 22 year old male nerd hero
* 17/27 year old female love interest
* 19 year old male egotist
* 61/71 year old professor and mentor to the hero
* Three "Moms"
* Two "Dads"
* 19 year old tough female teen in future world
* 32 year old power-hungry male villain
* Guard
* Patient
* Female Teen
* Male, 20s

"Tut Tut" -- A farce -- "Noises Off" meets Tutankhamen meets "Tut: the 
Musical" as two separate on-stage and off-stage worlds collide.
* 25-30 year old female author
* 40 year old male director
* 9 year old boy (some singing)
* 45 year old male actor
* 50 year old male actor
* 18 year old male actor
* 39 year old male director

"A Star for Three Weeks" -- an actor's look at how I got here from there.
* 20 year old female college student
* 23 year old male college student
* 40 year old female TV personality
* 35 year old male TV manager
* 50 year old male TV assignment editor
* Vain and aging male TV personality
* Young and sunny female TV personality