[NEohioPAL]Fairmount Center's School of Theatre to offer classes for all ages

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FAIRMOUNT CENTER  THEATRE CLASSES FOR ALL AGES!=20
_Fairmount  Center_ (http://www.fairmountcenter.org/)  School of  Theatre=20
_Fred Sternfeld_ (http://www.fredsternfeld.com) ,  director=20

WE ARE EXPANDING OUR  PROGRAM!=20
_Fairmount  Performing Arts Camp_=20
(http://www.fairmountcenter.org/fpac/summercamp.htm)  has  been a tremendous=
 success our first two summer!  In a=20
continuing effort to expand the  Theatre training programs at Fairmount Cent=
er, we are=20
offering classes for all  ages this fall.  =20
All classes will be held at our annex,  Mayfield Village Civic Center right=20
off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.  6622 Wilson Mills Rd. at the corner of =20
Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd. (Ohio Rt.  91)=20
To register, call the Fairmount Center at  440-338-3171=20
Creative Dramatics  (1st =E2=80=93 2nd grade)=20
Instructor: Jennifer  Hoffman=20
This  class will provide the basic tools for young actors to develop their=20
natural  acting abilities.  Students will  learn about stage movement, emoti=
on,=20
learning lines and collaboration through  games and improv, as well as the=20
creation and performance of their own  play.  There will be a short  present=
ation=20
for family and friends on the final day of class.=20
Ten  Sessions=20
Mondays, Starting September 19; 4:00-5:30pm=20
Fee:  $125=20
Theatre by the =E2=80=9CBook=E2=80=9D  (3rd =E2=80=93 4th  grade)=20
Instructor: Jennifer  Hoffman=20
Students in this class will begin to discover how to  adapt to playing a=20
character other than themselves through the reading and  dramatization of a=20
children=E2=80=99s book.  The focus of the class is to help the students bri=
ng themselves to=20
the  character, resulting in a believable performance.  Students will be=20
asked to purchase and  read the book prior to the beginning of class.  The s=
ession=20
will conclude with a  performance of the piece for parents and friends.=20
Ten  Sessions=20
Tuesdays, Starting September 20; 4:00-5:30pm=20
Fee:  $125=20
Introduction to Scene Study  (5th =E2=80=93 6th  grade)=20
Instructor: Jennifer  Hoffman=20
Students in this workshop-style class will have the  opportunity to explore=20=
a=20
variety of acting styles and techniques through  concentrated study of=20
various scenes and monologues.  Focus will be placed on intentions,  methods=
,=20
research, preparation, movement and analysis.  Students will finish the clas=
s with a=20
 showcase for parents and friends. =20
Ten  Sessions=20
Thursdays, Starting September 22; 4:00-5:30pm=20
Fee:  $125=20
Acting and Improv (7th & 8th  grade)=20
Instructor: Nathan A.  Lilly=20
A  fun study of the Actor=E2=80=99s process in creating action completely th=
rough=20
impulse.  Students will learn acting concepts and fundamentals, teaching the=
m how=20
to  communicate on stage and how to create and understand a character. These=
 =20
fundamentals will help students with character building, preparing=20
monologues,  and working with scene partners. This course is perfect for stu=
dents who =20
have some experience performing on stage and are interested in learning more=
 =20
about the art of Acting!=20
Ten  Sessions=20
Saturdays, Starting September 24; 10:30am-Noon=20
Fee:  $125=20
Scene Study (9th grade =E2=80=93  Adult)=20
Instructor: Mitchell  Fields=20
The actors=E2=80=99 goal is to embark on a lifelong search for  the key that=
 opens=20
the door to their own creative inner talents. This course  will help the act=
or=20
to  begin his search by exploring and strengthening the  imagination =20
discovering how to analyze text, learning how to connect  emotionally to a c=
haracter, =20
developing clear vocal and physical expression  and lastly, harnessing  the=20
concentration necessary to focus all of her  physical, mental, and secret be=
ing=20
on to the character's split second existence.  We will work toward achieving=
=20
these goals through scene work emphasizing the  study of Super Objective, th=
e=20
Event, Inner justification, Psychological Action,  Through-Line, Behavior,=20
Sensory Awareness, Sense of  Truth, =20
Personalizations, Inner Monologue, Communion,  Characterization and=20
Relaxation. =20
Ten  Sessions=20
Tuesdays, Starting September 20; 4:00-5:30pm=20
Fee:  $195

ABOUT THE  INSTRUCTOR=E2=80=A6=20
Mitchell Fields has been an Adjunct  Professor at Baldwin-Wallace College=20
since 1996 where he teaches Improvisation,  Film and Theatre. He is also an=20
acting coach in private practice.  From  1999 until it closed in 2003, Mitch=
ell was=20
the Program Director and Head teacher  at: Second City Cleveland. At present=
=20
he is the Director of Education for the  Cleveland Improv Institute.  Mitche=
ll=20
has an MA from Columbia University.  He is also a professional actor whose=20
credits include hundreds of roles in the  theatre  and several films. He is=20=
a=20
member of Actors Equity Association and  the American Federation of Radio an=
d=20
Television  Artists.=20
Jennifer Hoffman holds a BFA in Musical  Theatre from Point Park University=20
in Pittsburgh, PA.  She teaches private voice, has been an  instructor for=20
various music and drama classes at Solon Center for the Arts, and  Assistant=
=20
Directed last summer=E2=80=99s production of Honk! Jr. with the Summer Music=
al  Theatre=20
Workshop.  In addition to  teaching, she has most recently appeared in Aida=20=
at=20
the Beck Center, and is  currently working on South Pacific  with the JCC.=20
Nathan A. Lilly is pleased to be working  with FCPA. He is Artistic Director=
=20
of St. Richard Theatre Company (SRTC), the  dramatic arts program at St.=20
Richard School in North Olmsted, where he is set to  direct and choreograph=20=
Once On=20
This Island next Spring. Now in his eighth  season with SRTC, his credits=20
include Godspell, Suessical, The Wiz, Anything  Goes, Guys and Dolls, Crazy=20=
for=20
You, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Bye, Bye  Birdie. During his tenure, he has=20
implemented many educational programs,  including the dramatic arts and stag=
e=20
management training programs, as well as  the Alumni Association, a society=20=
for=20
SRTC alumni to return as assistants to the  professional production staff. O=
ther=20
directing and/or choreography credits  include Pippin; Once On This Island;=20
Gypsy; Anything Goes; Cabaret; Into the  Woods; Guys and Dolls; Hello, Dolly=
;=20
Ain=E2=80=99t Misbehavin=E2=80=99, Honk! the musical; and Joseph and the Ama=
zing Technicolor=20
Dreamcoat. Receiving his  formal training in voice and acting from The=20
Baldwin-Wallace College  Conservatory of Music, he has performed regionally=20=
in One=20
Flew over the  Cuckoo=E2=80=99s Nest (Porthouse Theatre), Aida (The Beck Cen=
ter for the =20
Arts), Damn Yankees (Cain Park), as well as the staged reading of Alison  Ca=
rey
=E2=80=99s Peter Pan (Great Lakes Theater Festival). Other credits  include:=
 The=20
Voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors; The  Tinman in The Wiz; Man II=
 in=20
Songs for a New World; and Nurse  Richard in A New Brain, directed by Victor=
ia=20
Bussert (Midwest Premiere).  He has worked as a teacher, actor, director,=20
and/or choreographer at many venues  in the Greater Cleveland area, includin=
g The=20
Cleveland Play House, The Cleveland  Opera, Brecksville Theatre on the Squar=
e,=20
and East Cleveland Theatre, as well as  St. Joseph Academy, St. Ignatius Hig=
h=20
School, St. Edward High School, and SMS  Dramatic Arts Organization.=20


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THEATRE CLASSES FOR ALL AGES!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
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align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20
href=3D"http://www.fairmountcenter.org/"><FONT size=3D4>Fairmount=20
Center</FONT></A><FONT size=3D4> School of=20
Theatre<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
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align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20
href=3D"http://www.fredsternfeld.com">Fred Sternfeld</A>,=20
director<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
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align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20
align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">WE ARE EXPANDING OUR=20
PROGRAM!<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20
href=3D"http://www.fairmountcenter.org/fpac/summercamp.htm"><FONT size=3D4>F=
airmount=20
Performing Arts Camp</FONT></A><FONT size=3D4>=20
</FONT></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D4=
>has=20
been a tremendous success our first two summer!<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>In a continuing effort to expand t=
he=20
Theatre training programs at Fairmount Center, we are offering classes for a=
ll=20
ages this fall.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STR=
ONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D4>All classes will be held at our anne=
x,=20
Mayfield Village Civic Center right off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>6622 Wilson Mills Rd. at the corne=
r of=20
Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd. (Ohio Rt.=20
91)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STR=
ONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D4>To register, call the Fairmount Cent=
er at=20
440-338-3171<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Creative Dramatics<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"=
> =20
</SPAN>(1<SUP>st</SUP> =E2=80=93 2<SUP>nd</SUP> grade)<o:p></o:p></FONT></ST=
RONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Instructor: Jennifer=20
Hoffman<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">This=20
class will provide the basic tools for young actors to develop their natural=
=20
acting abilities.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Students wi=
ll=20
learn about stage movement, emotion, learning lines and collaboration throug=
h=20
games and improv, as well as the creation and performance of their own=20
play.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>There will be a short=20
presentation for family and friends on the final day of class.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Ten=20
Sessions</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Mondays, Starting September 19; 4:00-5:30pm</FONT><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Fee:=20
$125</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Theatre by the =E2=80=9CBook=E2=80=9D<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>(3<SUP>rd</SUP> =E2=80=93 4<SUP>th=
</SUP>=20
grade)<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Instructor: Jennifer=20
Hoffman<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Students in this class will begin to discover how t=
o=20
adapt to playing a character other than themselves through the reading and=20
dramatization of a children=E2=80=99s book.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"=
> =20
</SPAN>The focus of the class is to help the students bring themselves to th=
e=20
character, resulting in a believable performance.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Students will be asked to purchase=
 and=20
read the book prior to the beginning of class.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The session will conclude with a=20
performance of the piece for parents and friends.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Ten=20
Sessions</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Tuesdays, Starting September 20; 4:00-5:30pm</FONT>=
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Fee:=20
$125</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Introduction to Scene Study<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>(5<SUP>th</SUP> =E2=80=93 6<SUP>th=
</SUP>=20
grade)<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Instructor: Jennifer=20
Hoffman<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Students in this workshop-style class will have the=
=20
opportunity to explore a variety of acting styles and techniques through=20
concentrated study of various scenes and monologues.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Focus will be placed on intentions=
,=20
methods, research, preparation, movement and analysis.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Students will finish the class wit=
h a=20
showcase for parents and friends. </FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Ten=20
Sessions</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Thursdays, Starting September 22; 4:00-5:30pm</FONT=
></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Fee:=20
$125</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Acting and Improv (7th & 8<SUP>th</SUP>=20
grade)<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Instructor: Nathan A.=20
Lilly<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">A=20
fun study of the Actor=E2=80=99s process in creating action completely throu=
gh impulse.=20
Students will learn acting concepts and fundamentals, teaching them how to=20
communicate on stage and how to create and understand a character. These=20
fundamentals will help students with character building, preparing monologue=
s,=20
and working with scene partners. This course is perfect for students wh=
o=20
have some experience performing on stage and are interested in learning more=
=20
about the art of Acting!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Ten=20
Sessions</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Saturdays, Starting September 24; 10:30am-Noon</FON=
T></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Fee:=20
$125<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>=
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Scene Study (9<SUP>th</SUP> grade =E2=80=93=20
Adult)<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Instructor: Mitchell=20
Fields<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">The actors=E2=80=99 goal is to embark on a lifelong=
 search for=20
the key that opens the door to their own creative inner talents. This course=
=20
will help the actor to  begin his search by exploring and strengthening=
 the=20
imagination  discovering how to analyze text, learning how to connect=20
emotionally to a character,  developing clear vocal and physical expres=
sion=20
and lastly, harnessing  the concentration necessary to focus all of her=
=20
physical, mental, and secret being on to the character's split second existe=
nce.=20
We will work toward achieving these goals through scene work emphasizing the=
=20
study of Super Objective, the Event, Inner justification, Psychological Acti=
on,=20
Through-Line, Behavior, Sensory Awareness, Sense of=20
Truth, <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Personalizations, Inner Monologue, Communion,=20
Characterization and Relaxation. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Ten=20
Sessions</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Tuesdays, Starting September 20; 4:00-5:30pm<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman">Fee:=20
$195</FONT><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"><BR=20
style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><BR=20
style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">ABOUT THE=20
INSTRUCTOR=E2=80=A6<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Mitchell Fields</STRONG> has been an Adjunc=
t=20
Professor at Baldwin-Wallace College since 1996 where he teaches Improvisati=
on,=20
Film and Theatre. He is also an acting coach in private practice.  From=
=20
1999 until it closed in 2003, Mitchell was the Program Director and Head tea=
cher=20
at: Second City Cleveland. At present he is the Director of Education for th=
e=20
Cleveland Improv Institute.  Mitchell has an MA from Columbia Universit=
y.=20
He is also a professional actor whose credits include hundreds of roles in t=
he=20
theatre  and several films. He is a member of Actors Equity Association=
 and=20
the American Federation of Radio and Television=20
Artists.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Jennifer Hoffman</STRONG> holds a BFA in Mu=
sical=20
Theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>She teaches private voice, has bee=
n an=20
instructor for various music and drama classes at Solon Center for the Arts,=
 and=20
Assistant Directed last summer=E2=80=99s production of Honk! Jr. with the Su=
mmer Musical=20
Theatre Workshop.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>In addition=
 to=20
teaching, she has most recently appeared in <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Aida</I> at the Beck Center, and is=20
currently working on <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">South Pacific<=
/I>=20
with the JCC.</FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Nathan A. Lilly</STRONG> is pleased to be w=
orking=20
with FCPA. He is Artistic Director of St. Richard Theatre Company (SRTC), th=
e=20
dramatic arts program at St. Richard School in North Olmsted, where he is se=
t to=20
direct and choreograph <I>Once On This Island </I>next Spring. Now in his ei=
ghth=20
season with SRTC, his credits include <I>Godspell, Suessical, The Wiz, Anyth=
ing=20
Goes, Guys and Dolls, Crazy for You, Meet Me in St. Louis, </I>and <I>Bye, B=
ye=20
Birdie. </I>During his tenure, he has implemented many educational programs,=
=20
including the dramatic arts and stage management training programs, as well=20=
as=20
the Alumni Association, a society for SRTC alumni to return as assistants to=
 the=20
professional production staff. Other directing and/or choreography credits=20
include <I>Pippin; Once On This Island; Gypsy; Anything Goes; Cabaret; Into=20=
the=20
Woods; Guys and Dolls; Hello, Dolly; Ain=E2=80=99t Misbehavin=E2=80=99, Honk=
! the musical;=20
</I>and <I>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. </I>Receiving his=20
formal training in voice and acting from The Baldwin-Wallace College=20
Conservatory of Music, he has performed regionally in <I>One Flew over the=20
Cuckoo=E2=80=99s Nest</I> (Porthouse Theatre), <I>Aida </I>(The Beck Center=20=
for the=20
Arts), <I>Damn Yankees</I> (Cain Park), as well as the staged reading of Ali=
son=20
Carey=E2=80=99s <I>Peter Pan</I> (Great Lakes Theater Festival). Other credi=
ts=20
include:<I> </I>The Voice of Audrey II in <I>Little Shop of Horrors; </I>The=
=20
Tinman in <I>The Wiz;</I> Man II in <I>Songs for a New World;</I> and Nurse=20
Richard in <I>A New Brain</I>, directed by Victoria Bussert (Midwest Premier=
e).=20
He has worked as a teacher, actor, director, and/or choreographer at many ve=
nues=20
in the Greater Cleveland area, including The Cleveland Play House, The Cleve=
land=20
Opera, Brecksville Theatre on the Square, and East Cleveland Theatre, as wel=
l as=20
St. Joseph Academy, St. Ignatius High School, St. Edward High School, and SM=
S=20
Dramatic Arts Organization.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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