October 2015 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

The Lorain Palace Theater Six Weeks of Scary!
by Kurt Hernon via NEohioPAL 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

This FRIDAY at 7PM join as as the fun and mayhem continue with John Carpenter's car creep-out take on Stephen King's "Christine" hits the REALLY BIG SCREEN! But that is not all...by any stretch of the imagination! Our beloved B-movie Queen Ms. Trixie M. Gurleen will be on hand once again to host the festivities as doors AND our Chandelier Bar (select beers, wines and cocktails throughout the evening) open at 6PM! Magician/Escape artist Ron Price brought the house down with his wild straitjacket escape two weeks ago and he returns this week to ATTEMPT a double mail bag escape before the movie (the escape will start around 6:50PM on stage) All of this for the very scary low price of $5! Come see what everyone has been buzzing about at The Lorain Palace Theater! www.lorainpalace.org

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BAT BOY The Musical - Perfect Halloween Fun - Blank Canvas Theatre
by via NEohioPAL 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

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Three More Chances to See You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at Heights Youth Theatre
by Pamela Fine via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

*HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE * *presents* *You're a Good Man Charlie Brown * *directed by eugene sumlin* *music directed by stacy bolton* *Friday, October 23, 7 PM* *Saturday, October 24, 2 PM* *Sunday, October 25, 2 PM* *Monticello Middle School Auditorium* *3665 Monticello Blvd.* *Cleveland Hts., Ohio 44121 * *Tickets:* *$10 general admission* *$9 children under 6/seniors* **box office opens 45 minutes before the show** *For more details visit www.heightsyouththeatre.org <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001U0PrujsuYMny_SIS1hX2DYhC8alrC8XqPTsYh9WFk3LQ…>* *Heights Youth Theatre programming is made possible by the generous support of The Cleveland Foundation, Eaton Charitable Fund, the Ohio Arts Council, Susan Delaney - Howard Hanna, Grog Shop, Hawken School, Laurel School, PlayhouseSquare, and Tucker Ellis *

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Theatre 8:15 holds Auditions for Christmas show
by Dawna Kornick via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

You still have another opportunity to audition - We would love to see you! The script will be available for reading during auditions.Come be a part of this family fun holiday special! "Jingle Bell Follies" and"How Granny Saved Christmas from the Dragon" Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:15pm - 9:00pm Theatre 8:15 4740 Massillon Rd Green, Ohio 44232 (330) 896-0339 www.theatre815.com ** Email questions to info(a)theatre815.com **

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FREE COMEDY SHOW THURSDAY OCT 22
by Megan Brautigam via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

The Cleveland Comedy Open is a comedy contest Hosted by Bill Squire of the "Alan Cox Show" on WMMS. The show features live burlesque performances by The Red Hot Heathens.... And live music by Ray Flanagan & The Authorities. Show starts at 9pm, Oct 22 & 29 at the Time Warp Bar in Westlake. FREE ADMISSION!!!

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RAVE review for "QUILTERS" at Actors' Summit
by MaryJo Alexander via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

* RAVE review for "QUILTERS" at Actors' Summit* Tickets are on sale NOW!!! 330-374-7568 or www.actorssummit.org (Equity actors free ticket with your current Equity card, Thursday and Friday shows only.) [image: Ohio.com] ReviewTheater review: ‘Quilters’ at Actors’ Summit a poignant journey with pioneer women Actors’ Summit’s revival of pioneer women musical outstanding performance By Kerry Clawson Beacon Journal staff writer [image: Print] <http://www.ohio.com/cmlink/1.631784?print=1#> [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: Add This] 0 <http://www.ohio.com/cmlink/theater-review-quilters-at-actors-summit-a-poign…> Published: October 12, 2015 - 05:39 PM *Actors’ Summit’s *revival of the rich, folksy *Quilters* is just as beautiful and moving this time as the show was when the theater first produced it in 2008. The play with music by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, originally produced at the Denver Center Theatre in 1982, is a celebration of American pioneer women that ran on Broadway in 1985. This gem of a musical is inspired by the book *The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art,* by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen. At *Actors’ Summit, Quilters* is again directed by MaryJo Alexander with a cast of five women.* Charlene DeJournett*, known locally as an R&B singer, portrays mother Sarah, who is passing her legacy of quilt-making on to her five daughters, portrayed by *Sally Groth, Shani Ferry, Hope Caldwell, Sarah Slagle and Rachel Irwin.* In the pioneer days, women created quilts not only for warmth and protection on the bitterly cold plains, but also as a way of way of recording their hopes, sorrows and family history. They turned to quilt-making as a social opportunity and as a form of solace during difficult times. The presentation of each of 16 quilt blocks is accompanied by a different vignette and a different mood in the lives of various characters. In this way, the musical becomes a patchwork quilt of many pioneer women’s stories of courage, hardship, joy and sisterhood. Hardships included horrible fires, tornadoes and the loss of loved ones, while the joys included childbirth, weddings and the building of log cabins. The actresses bring us through the trip out West in *Rocky Road* through baptisms, school, courtship, growing families and more. Through it all, alto *DeJournett *is a spunky presence as the matriarch and *Groth, Ferry, Caldwell, Slagle and Irwin *perform as a brilliant unit with a bright sound and excellent harmonies. In this show, the singing is as impeccable as the wonderful quilt blocks that are introduced one by one. *Groth*, who performed with *Ferry* in *Actors’ Summit’s* original 2008 production of *Quilters,* does double duty as both an actress and a fiddler in this version. The singers are led by Deborah Ingersoll on keyboard plus Jon Mosey on banjo and Brian Mueller on guitar. *Caldwell and Ferry* offer soaring soprano vocals, including *Ferry’s* yearning *Green, Green, Green,* in which a girl makes up a fantasy story of being born in a fancy house rather than in a dugout just up the road. *Ferry* also is memorable at the other extreme as she plays a mute, shocked mother who has lost her infant in the mournful *Butterfly Song*. Even as this young mother is on the brink of death, she turns to quilting as a gift to her remaining baby. This scene of sorrow is nicely contrasted with a humorous one — a quilting bee in which each girl divulges she’s in love with the same young man for whom the quilt is being made. *Mount Union *music and theater majors *Slagle and Irwin* are a youthful asset to the cast with their strong singing and acting, engaging in everything from jumping rope to creating corncob dolls. The theater is again using the *Legacy Quilt *that it created with the help of 12 volunteers seven years ago. It’s fun to see each unique quilt block design pinned up on a clothesline as each vignette unfolds, but I wish the theater had displayed all 16 in an easily visible manner. Six pieces were prominently placed across the back of the stage but eight were hung up on the sides where they couldn’t be seen well. The musical comes to a close with the dramatic unfurling of a beautiful quilting visual that audiences will never forget. Arts writer Kerry Clawson may be reached at 330-996-3527 or kclawson(a)thebeaconjournal.com. Like her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kclawsonabj or follow her on Twitter @KerryClawsonABJ. *Find this article at: * http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/kerry-clawson/theater-review-quilters-at-… -- *MaryJo Alexander* *Artistic Director* *Actors' Summit Theater* *Greystone Hall---6th floor* *103 S. High St* *Akron Oh 44308 * *330-374-7568* *www.actorssummit.org <http://www.actorssummit.org/>*

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Rappers Needed
by Joseph Phillips via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Rappers Needed for Rap Battle. $1000 Grand Prize and so much more. More information coming soon. Send sample music to joseph(a)bamentertainment.net.

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ONE WEEKEND ONLY: Teatro Publico de Cleveland - an evening of music, food, dancing and a theatrical celebration of home (Oct 22-24)
by Cathleen OMalley via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

¿Dónde Está My Home? (Where is Mi Hogar)<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2015-2016/teatro-publico-de-c…> Created and performed by the Teatro Publico ensemble and Raymond Bobgan. Directed by Raymond Bobgan October 22-24 - one weekend only! Shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Preshow music and food at 6:30pm. Show at 7:30pm. DJ and Latin dancing on Friday and Saturday night. Brief description ¿Dónde Está My Home? (Where is Mi Hogar) weaves hometown legends, ancestral stories and haunting tales into a story that celebrates the multiplicity of Latin American identities in the Cleveland community. ¿Dónde Está My Home? (Where is Mi Hogar) is an imaginative production featuring a 17-person bilingual cast that explores the meaning of home. Is home a place? A memory? A connection? A mother? As the story unfolds, a diverse cast of storytellers spin tales of lost memories, twisted ghosts, ancient trees and hidden knowledge, weaving together a joyful mosaic of what home means to us. Tickets $12-25. Includes live Latin music and food before the show. Thursday is Family Night ($6 youth under 18 years, $12 adults). Friday/Saturday at $25, includes a post-show DJ/dance party. Purchase online at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or by calling 216-631-2727 x 501. www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> | 216-631-2727 x501 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 **EVERY FRIDAY is Free Beer Friday - mingle with artists after the show and enjoy your drinks on us. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or (216) 631-2727 ext. 501. (And no ticket fees, ever.) Cathleen O'Malley Director of Audience Engagement and Media Relations Ph: 216.631.2727 ext. 212 | www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org/>

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Still time to see "The Last Five Years"
by Ted L via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

“Funny and cutting edge!” “Heart-wrenching.” “Powerful!” “Roller coaster ride” The reviews of “The Last Five Years,” currently playing in Strongsville, say it all. Check out the reviews, below – then get your tickets! The show has three more performances this weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday matinee), and a limited amount of tickets are available….and they’re selling fast! Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-last-five-years-tickets-18538529240 And check out our reviews here: http://www.cleveland.com/strongsville/index.ssf/2015/10/scts_the_last_five_… http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/10/cleve-review-strongsville-comm… Finally, check out our Facebook page for more accolades (plus other fun stuff)! All performances at The Old Town Hall in Strongsville – 18825 Royalton Rd., Strongsville, Oh. Curtain times are 8 pm for Friday/Saturday performances, and 2 pm for the Sunday matinee. For more information, see our website:StrongsvilleCommunityTheatre.com or call 440-879-8817.

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THE HAPPY SAD - Final weekend!
by via NEohioPAL 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

THIS THU-SAT IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE "THE HAPPY SAD" A SEXY, MUSICAL PLAY ABOUT DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM convergence-continuum presents the regional premiere of THE HAPPY SAD by Ken Urban, a quirky comedy with songs about sex and dating in our post-monogamy world. Long-term boyfriends Aaron and Marcus struggle with the question of monogamy. Stan discovers that his girlfriend Annie wants to take a break. When Stan and Marcus then meet online and hook up, the lives of these two couples become intriguingly entangled. Meanwhile Annie starts dating David, but she is also fooling around with Alice, who seems to come to the rescue when Mandy has a melt-down in this city with way too many options romantic or otherwise. The Happy Sad is directed by Tyson Douglas Rand, and features Ryan Edlinger, Jack Matuszewski, Ryan Mayer, Nate Miller, Ellie St. Cyr, Hillary Wheelock and Monica Zach. The Happy Sad closes its run this Thu-Sat at 8 pm through at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, 44113 in Clevelands historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students. Reservations and information at http://www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074. Note: this production contains nudity.

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