[NEohioPAL]Coming Soon - "J.B." at Royalton Players

[The Drakes]

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to see Archibald
MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize winning play "J.B."
performed by Royalton Players January 13-15 and 20 and
21 at the Edwin S. Griffiths Masonic Lodge, 6320
Royalton Road, North Royalton, directly across from
Arby's Restaurant.  

The play is the biblical story of Job told in modern
verse.

Local theater veterans Bob Kenderes, Dale Hruska, Ken
Chamers and Stayce Naybors head the cast. For
reservations or ticket information, please call
216-556-0415.


"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."  
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy

>From Nick Koesters <nkoesters at aaahawk.com>  Tue Jan  3 18:27:40 2006
From: Nick Koesters <nkoesters at aaahawk.com> (Nick Koesters)
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:27:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Will Work for Food in Akron
Message-ID: <19891990.1136312860240.JavaMail.root at mswamui-swiss.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

For Immediate Release

View the trailer at:  www.willworkforfoodmovie.com

Contact: Jay Johnson
4307 Henritze Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44109
440-263-5396 (cell)
jay at shootfilmordie.com
=20
Or Nick Koesters at
216-402-4476
nickkoesters at yahoo.com


December 29, 2005

The Akron Premiere of "Will Work For Food"

=E2=80=9CWill Work for Food,=E2=80=9D a feature-length movie produced entir=
ely in Northeast=20
Ohio, will have its only Akron showings on Saturday, January 14 in the Stud=
ent Union Theater at The University of Akron.  Showtimes: Saturday, January=
 14 =E2=80=93 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Written, directed and edited by Jay Johnson, and produced by Nick Koesters,=
 the movie debuted at the 29th Cleveland International Film Festival and ha=
s since shown at the New York International Independent Film and Video Fest=
ival and at the DV Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it won best feature =
in December 2005.

Cleveland=E2=80=99s urban landscape sets the stage for the story of Billy (=
David Lemoyne,) a homeless man who doesn=E2=80=99t take handouts. Despite b=
eing a skilled machinist, legal troubles, a poor job market and discriminat=
ion block the young black man from re-entering society. A =E2=80=9Cspecialt=
y foods and services=E2=80=9D freelancer named Kurt (Nick Koesters) offers =
Billy a cheeseburger to wash his car. Dangling increasingly risky jobs with=
 more nourishing payouts, Kurt continually withholds food from Billy=E2=80=
=99s vulnerable stomach while exposing him to hustling, corruption and mani=
pulation. A man who simply believed in working hard and earning a paycheck =
is forced to learn the true art of=20
survival.

=E2=80=9CWill Work for Food=E2=80=9D was shot on digital video with a cast =
of area theater veterans and a crew with extensive experience in both film =
and video.  Johnson combined a cinematic approach with the budgetary freedo=
m of digital video. Costing far less than traditional film, up to three cam=
eras rolled per scene, resulting in a character-driven con story unpredicta=
ble in both style and plot. Thanks to extensive location scouting, cameras =
captured unique perspectives of Cleveland and its neighborhoods.  Johnson g=
raduated from Akron Garfield High School and from Ohio University with a B.=
F.A. in film and art. As creative director at OSV Studios in North Olmstead=
, he won local awards as a commercial director and videographer.=20

Co-producer Koesters has performed with most every professional theatre in =
Clveland, has been a company member with Great Lakes Theater Company the pa=
st two years.  And will next bee seen in =E2=80=9CMrs. Warren=E2=80=99s Pro=
fession=E2=80=9D at the Beck Center.=20

Lemoyne recently performed in =E2=80=9CAngels in America=E2=80=9D at Weathe=
rvane Community Playhouse, =E2=80=9CThe Late Henry Moss=E2=80=9D with The B=
ang and The Clatter Theater Company and =E2=80=9CThe Exonerated=E2=80=9D at=
 Dobama

=E2=80=9CWill Work for Food=E2=80=9D contains adult themes and language.

Running time: 100 minutes

Showtimes: Saturday, January 14 =E2=80=93 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Where: The Student Union Theater at The University of Akron. Please follow =
signs from Route 8 exits (Southbound - Perkins St. or Northbound =E2=80=93 =
Buchtel Ave./Carroll St.) to free parking in the university deck on Carroll=
 St.

Tickets: $5 at the door

For directions and info please visit www.willworkforfoodmovie.com



>From groundworksmailinglist" <groundworksmailinglist at groundworksdance.org  Tue Jan  3 18:30:13 2006
From: groundworksmailinglist" <groundworksmailinglist at groundworksdance.org (groundworksmailinglist)
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:30:13 -0800
Subject: [NEohioPAL]GroundWorks this week on WVIZ Applause!
Message-ID: <20060103183018.4512CA2BE6 at coyote.dreamhost.com>

GroundWorks Dancetheater will be highlighted on WVIZ's Applause series this Thurs. at 7:30pm, Sat. at 6:30, and Sun. at 1:00 pm

The feature promotes The Cleveland Botanical Garden Winter Awakenings programming taking place in Jan and Feb 2006.  Back by popular demand  GroundWorks Dancetheater Landmark Series at the Cleveland Botanical Garden will take place from January 27-29, 2006.

This year’s program will include “Return,” by guest choreographer Gina Gibney with original score by Ohio composer Ryan Lott and “Book of Water” by Shimotakahara.

Friday and Saturday evening performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.  The Sunday afternoon matinee is at 2 p.m.  Tickets will go on sale beginning November 25 for $15 for Cleveland Botanical Garden members, $22 for nonmembers and $12 for students or seniors.	After January 15, tickets will be available for $18 for members, $25 for nonmembers and $12 for students and seniors.

Tickets will be available at the HeightsArts Gallery, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights as well as at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.  For ticket reservations and information, call the Cleveland Botanical Garden Box Office at 216/721-1600 extension 123.


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