[NEohioPAL] The Ohio Premiere of "13" featuring some of Cleveland's most talented teens

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FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS theatre wing
The Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
presents the Ohio Premiere of 13
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown		
Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn
By special arrangement with Music Theatre International

February 18th – 28th, 2010
Thursday and Friday at 7:30 pm; Saturday at 2:00 and 7:30 pm; Sunday at 2:00 
At The Mayfield Village Civic Center
6622 Wilson Mills Road (corner of SOM Center and Wilson Mills Road), 
Mayfield Village

Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC), Fred Sternfeld – Artistic Director, will present the Ohio Premiere of 13. With wit and searing honesty, 13 is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages.  The show follows the lives of thirteen 13 year olds as they navigate their way through friendships, love, popularity, honesty, and growing-up. 13 is about the lessons one learns throughout life and the discovery that the journey to who you want to be starts with discovering who you are. Featuring a rock score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World), 13 is the first show in Broadway history to have an entirely teenage cast and orchestra.

About the Show:  Evan Goldman has it all:  He’s popular, has the “perfect” family and lives in the world’s greatest city – New York.  When his parents get divorced, he’s forced to move with his mom to Indiana.  Uprooted from his old life, he must maneuver his way through the minefield of high school to be part of the in crowd.  

This production features thirteen of Cleveland’s most talented teenage performers.  The cast includes Dani Apple as Patrice and Miles Sternfeld as Evan.  Dani Apple has performed in numerous productions in the Cleveland area and has attended FPAC’s summer professional training for five years.  In addition she is a three-time Playhouse Square Rising Talent Star winner and performed in this years Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Miles Sternfeld has been a student of FPAC’s professional training for six years and he has performed at The Beck Center for the Arts (Chip/ Beauty and the Beast), Cain Park, Mercury Summer Stock and Willoughby Fine Arts Association (Jojo/ Seussical).  Rounding out the rest of the cast are Jordan Brown, Kyle Cohen, Alexis Floyd, Aric Floyd, Jessie Gill, Caroline Hatch, Codie Higer, Dan Hoy, Daniel Sovich, Elle Vertes and Sam Welch with understudies Tia Karaplis, Mark Oet and Leah Saltzer. 

The creative team includes director Sean Szaller, musical director David Williams, choreographer Bebe Weinberg Katz, set designer Ben Needham, costume designer Craig Tucker and sound designer Carlton Guc.


Fairmount Center for the Arts is dedicated to the advancement of the arts in Ohio through excellence in training performance for people of all ages and levels of mastery, from early youth to seasoned professional.  FPAC’s programming seeks to challenge, enrich and nurture, providing self-confidence and understanding that encourages each student to thrive as a creative individual. One of FPAC’s goals is to provide high quality educational experiences with socially and educationally relevant productions that reach out to the schools and general public with powerful, contemporary messages.  

Admission: $12 adult; $10 senior citizens and students; $8 children 12 and under
Group rates are available.

To order tickets, please call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171.  

For more information, visit www.fairmountcenter.org, or contact Sean Szaller at 
216-233-1861.


At A Glance:
 
What:  FPAC presents the Ohio premiere of 13
When: February 18th – 28th, Thursday and Friday 7:30; Saturday 2:00 and 7:30 pm; Sunday 2:00 pm
Where:  Mayfield Village Civic Center
Cost:  $12 for adults; $10 for senior citizens and students; $8 children 12 and under

FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS 
8400 Fairmount Rd., P.O. Box 80, Novelty, Ohio 44072 w 440-338-3171