<STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=5> Come,Join us, Sat.,10.27 & 11/17/07</FONT></STRONG> <DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=6></FONT></STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5><STRONG> <FONT size=4>Informal Sessions Open to Aspiring Creators. . .</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=6></FONT></STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5><STRONG> <FONT size=6>WAKE UP And LIVE’s <EM>Actors’ Studio</EM></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </H2> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <FONT size=6> </FONT><FONT size=5>“Tricks of the Trade: Creative Writing for </FONT></FONT></H2> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Aspiring </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">Playwrights, Screen and Fiction Writers”</FONT></H2> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New
Roman"> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">with </SPAN></FONT></H2> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New
Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt"> Sue Johnson, Ruby Fox and Gary Webster.</SPAN></FONT></H2> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=6><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sat. 10/27 & Sat. 11/17</SPAN></B></FONT></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=6><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt"> </SPAN></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=6>2:00 – 4:30 P</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=6> </FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Plan to attend informal sessions to see your work progress</FONT></SPAN></H3> <DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </DIV></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></H3> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5>(Reservations required by Wed. 10/24.)</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT size=5></FONT></STRONG> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Are you looking
for an opportunity to help you develop your creative work?<SPAN> </SPAN>Would you like to read your work-in-progress to fellow writers in an informal setting and get feedback?<SPAN> </SPAN>Here’s your chance to express your creativity through developing and writing drama, comedy or ‘dramedy' and get insights and advice from experienced writers and directors.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New
Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Johnson, Fox & Webster will also help you “fine tune and tweak” the fundamentals of writing. Hone your skills or learn how to combine the elements (exposition, setting, characters, plot, theme, climax, denouement, etc.) in the craft of writing a stage play, screen play, or fiction, which tells a story through strong characters and events:
Concept, Content, & Format for each genre. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">See your story develop and evolve into a one-act play, video or other performance piece which may be considered for production in upcoming <STRONG>“PlayActs” Performances</STRONG> or on <EM>WAKE UP And LIVE with the ARTS</EM> TV show..</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">To Participate or for Info and Shaker Heights Location.</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#003399><A title=http://us.f387.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=wakeup4664@aol.com href="http://us.f387.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=wakeup4664@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN id=lw_1184176928_0><SPAN id=lw_1191293133_0>wakeup4664@aol.com</SPAN></SPAN></A></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#003399></FONT></SPAN></B> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Fee:</STRONG><SPAN> </SPAN>Donation, each session </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>[NOTE:</STRONG><SPAN> </SPAN>You will need
to bring multiple (4-6) copies of pages to be read/worked on at each </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">session.<STRONG> ]</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The coach/instructors . . .</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B>Sue Johnson</B>,</FONT> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Director of the <B>WAKE UP And LIVE's <I>Actors' Studio</I></B>, is an actor, director, producer and coach who writes and co-authors plays with Ruby Fox and Gary Webster. Fox, Webster and Johnson co-wrote <I>Harlem Blues</I>, which was staged in <B>“PlayActs” Performances</B>, 2004. Fox and
Johnson were co-writers with Gary Webster who conceived and wrote <I>My Big Fat Dysfunctional Office</I>, commissioned by the Ohio Education Association.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN>Sue produces, directs and co-hosts <B><I>WAKE UP And LIVE with the ARTS </I></B>with Chris Fortunato and Mac Michael. The program, which celebrates and showcases the diversity of performing and cultural artists, airs Saturdays, 5:30 – 6:30 P on Time Warner Cable, ch. 21, eastern suburbs, and on Cox Cable, ch. 45, Fridays, 9:30 – 10:30 P. The show can be seen on <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_1 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Cleveland</SPAN> Cable Access, ch. 25 on Mondays, 7:00-8:00 P. <BR><SPAN> </SPAN>Johnson's <B>"Tricks of the Trade: Craft, Career
& Professional Development" </B>workshops and private coaching are well-known throughout the performing arts and business community.<BR><SPAN> </SPAN>For more information about the <B>WAKE UP And LIVE's <I>Actors' Studio</I> "PlayActs" </B>Performances, Productions, Training or, about being a guest on <B><I>WAKE UP And LIVE with the ARTS,</I></B> email: <SPAN id=lw_1184176928_2 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><SPAN id=lw_1191293133_2 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">wakeup4664@aol.com</SPAN></SPAN>. Or, go to </FONT><A title=http://www.wakeupandlives.org/ href="http://www.wakeupandlives.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#003399><SPAN id=lw_1184176928_3><SPAN id=lw_1191293133_3>www.wakeupandlives.org</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Robert “Ruby” Fox,</FONT> </STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Playwright –in – Residence, has written both drama and comedy which reflect his deep understanding of people, their foibles and triumphs.<SPAN> </SPAN>Over the years, he has written such diverse pieces as <I>Wednesdays with Hilda</I> which addresses race relations and touches the heart with Jewish heritage and, <I>Sophie’s Legacy</I>, which takes an improbable look at “creative pregnancy.”<SPAN> </SPAN>Recently, Ruby and his work were the focus of the </SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>Actors’ Studio</STRONG></SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> TV
program, </SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>WAKE UP</STRONG></SPAN></I><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </SPAN></I><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>And LIVE with the ARTS</STRONG></SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> where local actors read excerpts of his play, <I>Date Mates</I>.<SPAN> </SPAN>Ruby is also co-author, along with Gary Webster and Sue Johnson of <I>Harlem Blues</I>, a play about four female African-American actors in <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_4 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Harlem</SPAN>, which sprung from his fertile imagination. Ruby also was part of the writing team for Webster’s <I>My Big Fat</I> <I>Dysfunctional Office</I> which was commissioned by the Ohio Education Association.<SPAN> </SPAN>Currently, and for the past 6 years, Ruby has been leading a writers’ group that meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at Borders Books at Severance
Mall.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">In 2005, Ruby celebrated his 80<SUP>th</SUP> birthday with a huge surprise birthday party given by his wife, Donna, and his family, where he saw his original one-act plays, <I>Wednesdays with Hilda</I> and <I>Celibacy Odyssey</I> performed at the Cleveland Playhouse.<SPAN> </SPAN>He has been<SPAN> </SPAN>featured twice<SPAN> </SPAN>in the Cleveland Jewish News as an “elder” person and playwright of distinction.<SPAN> </SPAN>The <B>WAKE UP And LIVE’s <I>Actors’ Studio</I></B> has dedicated its 2005-06 season of <B>“PlayActs”</B> to Ruby.<SPAN> </SPAN>In September, 2005, Ruby and <I>Celibacy Odyssey</I><SPAN> </SPAN>headed to the Big
Apple , where <I>Celibacy Odyssey, </I>“a farcical fantasy romp,” was performed off-Broadway at the Studio Theatre.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ruby, a resident of University Heights, is considered a late bloomer.<SPAN> </SPAN>He chose the field of writing for live theatre, because of his admiration for live performances and their writers.<SPAN> </SPAN>He was in his late sixties when he began and discovered a hidden talent that he didn’t realize he had.<SPAN> </SPAN>Since, he has written two movies, <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_5 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Shanghai</SPAN><I> Journey,</I> and <I>Murrow’s Children</I>, which is now being considered for production.<SPAN> </SPAN>His plays have been read at the Cleveland Playhouse, <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_6
style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Cuyahoga Community College</SPAN> and Ensemble Theatre, <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Cleveland, OH</SPAN>.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Gary Webster,</FONT> </STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Playwright – in – Residence, will have </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>“PlayActs” Performances</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">, 2006-07 dedicated to him in recognition of
his extraordinary writing contributions to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>WAKE UP And LIVE’s <I>Actors’ Studio</I></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">.<SPAN> </SPAN>Gary has been working with </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>WAKE UP And LIVE</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> since 1998.<SPAN> </SPAN>As a prolific sketch writer, he co-wrote <I>Harlem Blues</I> with Fox and Johnson, and was the head writer on <I>My Big, Fat Dysfunctional</I> <I>Office,</I> which was performed in <SPAN id=lw_1184176928_8 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; HEIGHT: 1em"><SPAN id=lw_1191293133_8 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Columbus, OH</SPAN></SPAN>, before an appreciative group of members of the Ohio Education Association. His full-length play, <I>Strictly Platonic?</I><SPAN> </SPAN>premiered as a stage reading<SPAN> </SPAN>in<SPAN>
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><STRONG>“PlayActs” Performances</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">,<SPAN> </SPAN>2007.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Gary has been writing plays since high school. The first he can remember was written in eleventh grade. It was titled "This Wasn't What I Had in Mind," and the topic was...surprise...relationships!<SPAN> </SPAN>He followed that up with parodies of several Shakespearian plays.<SPAN> </SPAN>Gary made his directorial debut, recently, <I>with Saturday Confessions, A Priest’s Tale,</I> which was performed at Cleveland Public Theater.<SPAN> </SPAN>He’s been a member of Fox’s writing group for years. His playwright's training came via Bob Noll's class at the Cleveland Playhouse.<SPAN> </SPAN><B><SPAN> </SPAN></B><SPAN>Gary is the morning
announcer and operations manager at WBKC/AM-1460 in <SPAN id=lw_1191293133_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Painesville</SPAN>, in addition to being a performer, essayist, and director.<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN> </SPAN></B><SPAN>You can find more of Webster’s work at <A title=http://www.keepwriting.net/ href="http://www.keepwriting.net/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN id=lw_1184176928_10><FONT color=#003399><SPAN id=lw_1191293133_10>www.keepwriting.net</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> # # #
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