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The Spotlight on Youth Program of the North Canton Playhouse, Center for the 
Performing Arts, is pleased to announce it is the recipient of several 
grants to further the education program taken into area schools.

The Stark County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board is once again 
funding this program for $15,320.00 for the delivery of dramas focusing on 
substance abuse and/or domestic violence. This is the 13th year this agency 
has funded the program.

The Ridgecliff Foundation of Cuyahoga County is funding Spotlight for the 
10th year. This year’s award is for $14,950.00 and includes the expansion of 
the program into Cuyahoga County. Previous programs were delivered primarily 
in Summit County. This grant covers all topics.

The Deuble Foundation has granted an award of $5,600.00 for the development 
of a substance abuse play at the secondary school level and six performances 
of this play. This is the third time this foundation has funded the program. 
The previous times were the 92-93 and 93-94 school years for performances of 
a prejudice play.

The latest foundation to grant monies to the Spotlight program is the Henry 
and Louise Timken Foundation, a component of the Stark Community Foundation. 
The award of $13,000 is for the presentation of dramas covering a variety of 
topics. This is the first year of a possible thre-year program to bring 
these live social issue dramas to area students in Stark County.

These four grants cover a total of 71 presentations throughout Stark, Summit 
and Cuyahoga Counties. Still pending are grant requests for 25 more 
presentations. Anyone interested in more information about this program or 
wishing to book a funded performance relative substance abuse, domestic 
violence, school violence, animal abuse prevention or other possible topics, 
contact Era Lynn Tripp at 330-494-3423.

The 04-05 school years commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Spotlight on 
Youth program, so it is fitting that this year should be a big one for 
presentations.

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>From sgordon at clevelandplayhouse.com" <sgordon at clevelandplayhouse.com  Tue Jul 13 19:51:04 2004
From: sgordon at clevelandplayhouse.com" <sgordon at clevelandplayhouse.com (Seth Gordon)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:51:04 -0400
Subject: [NEohioPAL]auditions for Lobby Hero at the Beck Center
Message-ID: <01C468E8.D30C0C20.sgordon at clevelandplayhouse.com>

The Beck Center for the Arts will present the northeast ohio premiere of 
Lobby Hero, by Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Seth Gordon, October 1-24. 
Rehearsals will begin on or about August 31.

Auditions will take place Tuesday evening, July 20, starting at 6PM, and 
Wednesday, July 21, starting at 7PM, at the Beck Center, 17801 Detroit 
Avenue in Lakewood. They will be by appointment. To schedule one, please 
call 216 521 2540, x239. Please prepare sides for the character you wish to 
play. To peruse a copy of the script and be given a set of sides, stop by 
the Beck Center during working hours.

All four roles are open, and both AEA and non-AEA will be considered for 
all four roles:

Jeff: 20's. A bit of a confused loser who can't get a better job than that 
of night doorman, and can't hold onto most of the jobs he gets. He has a 
huge heart, though, and is looking to change his life in a very good way.

William: Jeff's captain, late 20's/30's, African-American. He's very big on 
following the rules in life, and letting that cancel out whatever curves 
life might throw. He's very proud of his accomplishments, and has little 
patience for those who don't share his sense of morality and his pride.

Bill: Uniformed cop in his 30's. His sense of morality is quite different 
than William's, at least at first glance. Mainly he's a cad who loves 
getting his way and is quite good at it, but in fact he takes police work 
very seriously.

Dawn: Bill's rookie partner, 20's, attractive. She's wanted to be a cop all 
her life, and now her dream coming true is giving her more than she 
bargained for. A very soft person with a very tough exterior.