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Olmsted Falls Middle School seeks VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS
by Eric Bartkowski via NEohioPAL 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Hello everyone! My name is Eric Bartkowski, and I am the director of the Bulldog Theatre Company, an extracurricular club for 6th-8th grade students at Olmsted Falls Middle School. I am writing to offer a volunteer outreach opportunity to all the amazing artists on this list. In between productions, I like to offer *Intensive classes* to my students. These classes last for an hour and fifteen minutes, and are on a variety of theatre-related topics. Past intensive classes have included: - * Improvisation, lighting design, yoga, character development, audition techniques, theatre dance, Shakespeare, and singing for musical theatre.* Are you interested in sharing the magic of theatre with a group of young, scrappy, hungry, and wonderful actors? If so, then please consider donating your time and talents to our Company! Details: - Must have a current* BCI/FBI background check* on file. - Must be available to lead *2 sessions in one week* (Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45-5:00pm) - I am looking for Instructors for the weeks of: - October 31 (Sessions on Nov. 1 & Nov. 3) - November 14 (Sessions on Nov. 15 & Nov. 17) - November 28 (Sessions on Nov. 29 & Dec. 1) - December 5 (Sessions on Dec. 6 & Dec. 8) - December 12 ( Sessions on Dec. 13 & Dec. 17) Thank you for your consideration. If you are interested, or have any questions, please contact me at ebartkowski(a)ofcs.net -- *In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.* -Baba Dioum

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Berko review: SILENCE! THE MUSICAL @ Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

******************** To read Roy Berko's review of SILENCE! THE MUSICAL @ Blank Canvas go to: www.royberko.info ••••••••••••••••••••••••

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The Odd Couple opens this Friday at Strongsville Community Theatre!
by Christopher Bizub via NEohioPAL 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon Directed by Chris Bizub PERFORMANCE DATES: October 28, 29, 30 & November 4, 5 & 6, 2016 Fri/Sat Curtain at 8pm & Sun Curtain at 2pm. WHERE: Strongsville High School's Little Theater 20025 Lunn Road (Door D). Stronsville, OH 44136 TICKETS: $15 Follow this link to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-odd- couple-tickets-27162895953 <https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe…> CAST: Oscar- Jeff Criswell Felix - Jeremy Jenkins Murray - Casey McCaan Speed - John Peters Vinnie - Michael Columbro Roy - Gabriel Chuna Gwendolyn - Debbie Jenkins Cecily - Brittany Richter SYNOPSIS: This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born. For more information please visit our website at http://www. strongsvillecommunitytheatre.com/ or feel free to send any questions you may have to info(a)StrongsvilleCommunityTheatre.com

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"The Odd Couple" opens in Strongsville
by Ted Larsen via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

"The Odd Couple" The classic comedy comes to life "The Odd Couple" opens October 28! Strongsville Community Theatre is excited to present "The Odd Couple," the comedy that made Neil Simon a superstar. Show dates are October 28, 29, 30 and November 4, 5, 6. Curtain times: Friday and Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday Matinees at 2PM. "The Odd Couple" is directed by Chris Bizub. CAST (in order of appearance) Murray - Casey McCaan Vinnie - Michael Columbro Roy - Gabriel Chuna Speed - John Peters Oscar Madison - Jeff Criswell Felix Unger - Jeremy Jenkins Gwendolyn Pigeon - Debbie Jenkins Cecily Pigeon - Brittany Richter Tickets are $15. See you there! Tickets can be purchased online at www.StrongsvilleCommunityTheatre.com; or call 440-879-8817 for more information and to reserve seats. And visit our FaceBook page and like our post to be entered to win free tickets!

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Review of "An Octoroon" at Dobama Theatre
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Dobama’s ‘An Octoroon’ requires due diligence before promised provocation Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics “Hi, everybody,” says an actor in his underwear. “I’m a ‘black playwright.’ I don’t know exactly what that means.” So begins Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Obie Award-winning “An Octoroon” which, in an act of defiance and artistic integrity by Dobama Theatre, is being introduced to Cleveland audiences in a month other than February. The play is an innovative adaptation of an antebellum melodrama called “The Octoroon,” about the financial woes that have befallen a Louisiana cotton plantation and its impact on the community of slaves. The original work was written by Irish immigrant playwright Dion Boucicault and played in New York’s Winter Garden Theatre in 1859 not long after the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom's Cabin” and not long before the Civil War. Jacobs-Jenkins' re-envisioning is not so much about Black History as unresolved American History. Of course, in the hands of a man nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the recipient of a 2016 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, it is also an audacious statement about the current state of race relations that comes with implied talking points intended to provoke discussion. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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Baldwin Wallace University Dept. of Theatre & Dance presents TESTING GROUND: An informal showing of danceworks in progress
by via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

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Berko review: AN OCTOROON @ Dobama
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

••••••••••••••••••••••• To read Roy Berko's review of AN OCTOROON @ Dobama go to www.royberko.info •••••••••••••••••••••••

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Canal Fulton Players- Into the Woods opens November 11
by via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

Sondheim’sand Lapine’s Musical Comedy about Six Fairy Tales Defining Life Opens November11, 2016 at the Puffenberger Auditorium Whathappens when six fairy tales combine together to tell the story of life throughthe eyes of their characters. There isCinderella living happily ever after with her prince. Or does she? Does charming mean sincerity in her case? Thenthere is the happy story of Jack and his mother, so poor that they have to selltheir diseased cow, only to get beans in return. The subsequent beanstalk leaves a treasuretrove for them, right? Well, maybe not. Ofcourse you can revel in the story of Little Red Riding Hood, a sweet, innocentgirl who trusts everyone. Well maybenot. Does life turn her into somethingthat would make Rambo envious? Thenthere is the Baker and his Wife who try to have a baby. Only there is a problem. They are the victims of a lifelong spell whichwas placed as the Baker was born. How dothey break the spell? Would you believethey practically have to break the law to beat the Witch? And when they do, what happens? Well that is in Act 2. Andwho can forget the Witch? She is under aspell also but what type of spell. Andhow does this Rapunzel figure into the equation? Let’s face it, Rapunzel with the long hairand the golden voice may be a catch to some unsuspecting prince but shecertainly knows how to tangle everything up. Andhow does Snow White and Sleeping Beauty figure into this? Confused, well you will just have to come tothe Canal Fulton Players production of Intothe Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. All of the stories are told and you will betotally surprised that one story affects another story, which in turn affects athird story… and a fourth story… You get the idea. Themusical comedy drama will be presented at Northwest High School’s PuffenbergerAuditorium, 8580 Erie Avenue North, Canal Fulton, Ohio on November 11-13,18-20, 2016. Friday and Saturdayperformances are at 7:30 pm. Sundaymatinee performances are at 3:00 pm. Thecost of admission is $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for seniors (65+) andchildren under the age of 12 years. Fortickets and information please call David Van Gaasbeek at 330-494-1022 or330-854-4387. Further, you can fax aticket request or a request for information to 330-494-1994. ThisMusic International Theatre play stars a fine ensemble cast. Playing the Witch/Enchantress is KristinaCurrans, who starred with the Players as Anniein 2010. The Baker is played by AdamCerrezuela, who is making his debut on our stage. The Baker’s Wife is played by veteran actressGeri Marken, who was last seen as Bianca in TheTaming of the Shrew on the St. Helena III. Little Red Riding Hood and the Narrator are played by a mother-daughterteam, Alison Foutz, who is making her debut, and Cheryl Foutz, who was in Dot’s Journey, a murder mystery whichwas presented on the St. Helena III. Jackis being played by Michal Donahue, who last appeared as Biondella in The Taming of the Shrew and Jack’smother is being played by Olivia Durell, who is well remembered as Marion in The Music Man. Rapunzel is played by Rachel Caniglia, wholast appeared as the Cheshire Cat in Alicein Wonderland. Her younger sisters,Laura and Sarah, appear as the ugly stepsisters to Cinderella. Cinderella’s evil stepmother is being playedby Josh Rowe, who is no stranger to playing a woman since he did it in KenLudwig’s raucous comedy, Leading Ladies. The parts of the Steward, Cinderella’sFather, and the Mysterious Man are being ably handled by Matt Farkas, who lastappeared in The Game’s Afoot. Nowwe have a princess, Cinderella, who is played by newcomer, Audrey Lee. She is wooed by Prince Charming ably playedby Zach Donahue, who last appeared as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. ThePrince who climbs the tower to see Rapunzel is played by Jake Sustersic, whoappeared in Father of the Bride. Granny and the Giant are played by SharonNolan. Courtney Followay playsCinderella’s mother who happens to live in a tree. The Wolf is played… well that is a surprise. Thisplay is produced and directed by David Van Gaasbeek. The music director is Steven Miller who isassisted by Jackie Piatt. Charles Haywardis assisting Mr. Van Gaasbeek. The stagemanager is Chuck Bonakoski.

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Auditions for Godspell at Heights Youth Theatre October 24 and 25
by Pamela Fine via NEohioPAL 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

*GODSPELL* directed by Eugene Sumlin music directed by Stacy Bolton Auditions for anyone in grades 5-12: - *Monday, October 24* – open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen - *Tuesday, October 25* – open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen Please note: If you are not available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail heightsyouththeatre(a)gmail.com Callbacks – by invitation only on Tuesday, November 1 Location for auditions, callbacks, most rehearsals, and all performances: *Monticello Middle School Auditorium, 3665 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights 44118 * Casting Information: All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical ability is essential to a role. WHAT TO PREPARE: 1. One selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie. - one verse and one chorus). 2. Accompanist provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music. We will be looking for the following when you audition: - Ability to sing consistently on pitch and with expression - Solid sense of beat and rhythm - Overall preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation) - Positive Behavior Please bring a headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill out audition form, found at *http://www.heightsyouththeatre.com/auditions/ <http://www.heightsyouththeatre.com/auditions/>*, prior to coming to audition. Rehearsals begin: Monday, November 7th. Rehearsals will be Monday - Friday, 5:00-8:00 pm. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory. Production Dates: - Friday, January 20, 7 PM - Saturday, January 21, 2 PM - Sunday, January 22, 2 PM - Friday, January 27, 7 PM - Saturday, January 28, 2 PM - Sunday, January 29, 2 PM For more information, visit www.heightsyouththeatre.org

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RIVALS - "Pissing Contest"
by Jason Klingensmith via NEohioPAL 22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16

>From the minds of a former little league champion, and a former, slightly below average boy scout, comes "RIVALS". The hilarious new web series about two slacker roommates who turn EVERYTHING into a competition. Follow Jason and Jerry as they battle over everything, debate the finer things in life, and ruin their third roommate Dale's life, one episode at a time. Check out our premiere episode, "Pissing Contest", at the link below. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUXIq7LKLOQ www.facebook.com/jjrivals

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