<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><h1 style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;">2014 PorchRokr Workshops</h1><h1 style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;">Performer's Tool Box</h1><div class="topWorkContainer" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><div class="location"><b>Location:</b></div><div class="address">Balch Street Theatre<br>220 S. Balch St.<br>Akron, OH 44302</div><div class="workshop-title"><b><br></b></div><div class="workshop-title"><b>Directors:</b><br></div><div class="workshop-data">Kyle Jozsa and Benjamin Rexroad<br><br><b>Workshop Fee: </b></div><div class="workshop-data">Free</div></div><div class="workshop-description" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><p>A collaborative partnership between <b>The Highland Square Neighborhood Association,</b> <b>The Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture</b> and the <b>Wandering Aesthetics</b>. This workshop series is designed for performers of all experience levels; to enhance their onstage presence, work through stage fright, brush up on invaluable performances skills and practice in front. Each session is designed as a one-off workshop geared toward developing tools to nurture onstage success.</p><p>Schedule</p><p>August 30, 10 AM - 12 PM: Do Not Be Dismissed: Presence and Energy in Performance </p><p>September 6, 10 AM - 12 PM: Seen, but Not Heard: Voice for the Performer</p><p>September 13, 10 AM - 12 PM: From Vamping to Banter: Improv for the Unexpected</p><p>Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend all four sessions. However, we believe performers will gain the most by participating in every session. Participants will see their progress by "checking in" with a piece they've prepared in advance.</p><div><br></div><div>Register at: <a href="http://www.highlandsquare.org/workshops.php">http://www.highlandsquare.org/workshops.php</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>**************</div></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic; text-align: center;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic; text-align: center;">The Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC), <br>Ma’Sue Productions and Wandering Aesthetics <br>Presents…<br>“The Boiling Point” Play Reading and Discussion<br><b><i>Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole in Entire World</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic; text-align: center;">In response to events in Ferguson and throughout the Nation… </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic; text-align: center;"><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><span class="null">As reports of police brutality and unjust, senseless murder (attacks based on blatant racial profiling) continue to grow, the Nation’s atmosphere is thick with protest. While protesting is important and can be necessary, it also serves to create division– “us” against “them.” <br><br>As members of the artistic community, we feel *art* is one of the best ways to bring people together. This special edition of “The Boiling Point” serves as our bridge toward understanding– unlike the police barricades in Ferguson.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><span class="null">Through an open reading of the classic Susan Lori-Parks play <i>THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD,</i> we hope to spark an honest dialogue about race and the inhuman events of the last few months. <br><br>Please join us in wrestling with steps we can take toward true “justice for ALL.”<br><br><b> The Boiling Point will take place on Tuesday, September 2 at 6:30 PM at the Balch Street Theatre. It is FREE and open to public. Anyone can come and read a part or simply watch and listen. <br><br></b>For more information, please visit <b><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/BoilingPoint5">www.tinyurl.com/BoilingPoint5</a> </b>or email <a href="mailto:WATheatre@gmail.com">WATheatre@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><span class="null">Injustice anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><span class="fsl">The Boiling Point is that wild moment where internal pressures surpass outer, triggering a transformation. “Alternative” plays serve as our fuel to ignite the minds of Akronites. By reading a diverse array of texts, we set ablaze different genres, aesthetics and cultures– especially those works beyond the scope of trad</span><span class="textexposedshow">itional American theatre. The friction between these new encounters and their resulting conversations will generate the spark of fresh ideas that will take Akron to The Boiling Point.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri-Italic;"><b>Play readings are held on a monthly basis at the Balch Street Theatre located at 220 S. Balch Street • Akron, OH 44302.</b></p></body></html>