[NEohioPAL] Berko: 2014 Summer theatre and dance calendar

Thu May 15 12:06:44 PDT 2014

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*Cleveland area summer theatre and dance 2014 calendar*

Roy Berko

(Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Cleveland Critics Circle)

The Cleveland area has a full schedule of summer theatre entertainment.   Here
are some of the upcoming stagings:

*THEATRE OFFERINGS*

*PORTHOUSE THEATRE * Kent State University’s summer theatre, performed on
the grounds of Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, will present

•MY FAIR LADY, June 18-28 (two-piano musical adaptation of George Bernard
Shaw’s PYGMALION),

•STARMITES, July 3-19 (musical adventure fantasy in which humans and heroes
conquer the sinister inhabitants of Innerspace),

•OLIVER, July 24-August 10 (musical classic, based on Charles Dickens’
novel).  Curtain time is 8 PM Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2 PM Sundays.
The picnic grounds open 90 minutes prior to curtain time.

For tickets call 330-672-3884 or go online to
http://dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html

*CAIN PARK  *Cain Park, located in Cleveland Heights offers

•FROGS, July 31-August 17, Alma Theater,  (a comedy written in 405 B.C. by
Aristophanes, freely adapted by Nathan Lane, with music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim.)

For tickets call 216-371-3000 or go to http://www.cainpark.com

*BLANK CANVAS  *Pat Ciamacco’s little theatre that “could and does”
presents •LAUGHS OF FUTURE PAST, May 30-31, June 6-7 (A 90-minute sketch
comedy and improv with beer, wine and humor),

•ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, July 18-August 2 (captures the radical
and anti-establishment mood of the 1960s),

•HAIR, August 29-September 13 (the 1960s Love-Rock musical)

For tickets and directions go to http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com

*MAMAI THEATRE COMPANY  *The area’s newest equity agreement theatre, now in
residence at The Pilgrim Church in Tremont, presents

•STRANDED ON EARTH, June 5-22 (Clevelander Eric Coble’s script contemplates
the exchange between personal freedom and putting down roots against the
backdrop of personal tragedy.

•James Joyces’s ULYSSES IN NIGHTGOWN, benefit for Mamai (for details go to
the website)

•ARCADIA, July 17-August 3 (Tom Stoppard explores the way the past is
interpreted through the lens of the present.)

For tickets go to
http://www.mamaitheatreco.org/home/buy-tickets-subscribe<http://www.mamaitheatreco.org/home/buy-tickets-subscirbe>

*CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE *

 Allen Theatre in PlayhouseSquare—Allen Theatre

•MAURICE HINES IS TAPPIN’ THROUGH LIFE, May 30-June 29 (Tap dance legend
Maurice Hines stars in this explosive world premiere production.)

• MAD MEN, MUSIC & MARTINIS, CPH Annual Benefit

June 7 @ 5:30pm - 11:00pm

For tickets call 216-241-6000 or go to www.clevelandplayhouse.com

*BECK CENTER  *

•SEMINAR, May 30-June 29 (a comedy in which four aspiring young novelists
sign up for private writing classes taught with recklessly unorthodox
instruction.  Tensions arise, romances develop, and the wordplay is not the
only thing that turns vicious.)

•YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, July 11-August 17 (a musical re-imagining of the
Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks' parody of classic horror films,
the story follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to complete
his grandfather's scientific work and bring a corpse to life.)

For tickets:  216-521-2540 or http://www.beckcenter.org

*THEATER NINJAS*

•STRANDED ON EARTH, June 5-22 (This is Eric Coble’s one-woman show,
starring Derdriu Ring.  Co-produced with Mamai Theatre Company.

For tickets and information: http://theaterninjas.com

*ACTORS’ SUMMIT*

•BACK TO BACHARACH AND DAVID, JUNE 12-JULY 20 (The hits of Burt Bacharach
and Hal David, including “Alfie,” “Walk on By,” “I’ll Never Fall in Love
Again,” and twenty more.

For tickets: 330-374-7568 or go to www.actorssummit.org

*convergence continuum*

 A MAN OF VIRTUE, June 20-July 12 (An unlikely friendship that derails into
a quiet, pitiless nightmare.)

AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN, August 8-20 (Inspired by the life and work of Leni
Riefenstahl (Hitler’s cinematographer) who recruits a Jewish man to play
her lover in acting out a scene in the Trojan war.)

For tickets: convergence-continiuum.org or 216-687-0074

*OBERLIN SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL*

For information about the summer offerings call 440-775-8169

*DANCE OFFERINGS*

*(*All presented at Cain Park.  For program details and tickets call
216-371-3000
or go to:  http://www.cainpark.com

*GROUNDWORKS DANCETHEATER*

Thursday-Saturday, June 12-14, 7pm, Alma Theater

$25 advance, $28 day of show

GroundWorks will reprise two audience favorites from its extensive
repertory, "Hindsight" by Lynn Taylor-Corbett, a tribute to Akron-born rock
legend Chrissie Hynde, and "All I Do" by David Parker, a whimsical and
intricate invention set to music from the American film classic “Singin’ in
the Rain. ” The series will also feature a World Premiere by GroundWorks'
Artistic Director David Shimotakahara.

*INLET DANCE*

Wednesday, July 30, Kids Matinee, 1-2pm. Evening performance Thursday, July
31, 8pm, Evans Amphitheater. FREE

*VERB BALLETS*

Friday, July 25, Kids Matinee, 1-2pm. Evening performance Saturday, July
26, 8pm, Evans Amphitheater

Kids Matinee: $5/child, $8/adult general admission

Evening: $25/20 advance, $28/23 day of show

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