February 2016 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

Seeking Choreographer for "Mary Poppins" - Canton Players Guild
by Michael Lawrence Akers via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

“Mary Poppins” Choreographer Opening Canton Players Guild Theatre The Canton Players Guild Theatre and DirectorMichael Lawrence Akers are seeking a dynamic Choreographer for our upcomingproduction of “Mary Poppins”. This is apaid position for a dance choreographer, who is versed in the followingdisciplines: tap (a must), jazz, modern, and musical theatre. The selectedchoreographer will be given 3-6 songs to choreograph/teach for theproduction. Contract dates will runfrom March 20th – May 12th,2016 (2-3 rehearsals per week.). Rehearsals are scheduled to run Sunday-Thursday evenings from 7-10pm. Auditions arescheduled for March 20th – 23rd. (March 22nd will be mandatory fordance callbacks). Mary Poppinsopens May 13th, 2016. Must be available for entire tech week runs. We are looking for a creative & imaginativechoreographer. One who is a team playerand can relate to children, teens and adults ranging from beginner to advancedlevels. The PlayersGuild has produced over 600 productions for more than 2,000,000 audiencemembers spanning several generations. Today the theatre is operated by aprofessional staff and a Board of Directors and presents world-classproductions and outreach opportunities for our community. Visit online atplayersguildtheatre.com Please forwardyour resume, video reel (if available), and headshot to pgmarypoppins(a)gmail.com.

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Now Enrolling for Weathervane Playhouse's Spring Theatre Academy
by Sarah Bailey via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Spring Theatre Classes March 5th -May 14th There are no classes on March 26th Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, OH 44313 www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com/youth<http://www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com/youth> Imagine That: Teddy Bear's Picnic Grab your teddy bear and your imagination and head to Weathervane Playhouse. Children and their stuffed friends will go on bear hunts, act out their favorite stories, sing songs and make crafts. The bears and kiddos will take the stage in a picnic jamboree. We guarantee a roaring good time. Saturdays, 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ages 3-5 Tuition: $140.00 Places, Please Take your drama to the stage with this introduction to theatre class. Students will explore wacky characters, exciting stories, and learn the basics of performing on stage. Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Ages 5-8 Tuition: $170.00 Star Struck Challenge your child's imagination as you empower him or her to take center stage. This class will focus on script work, creating characters with motivation, and performing on stage. You will be amazed and dazzled! Saturdays, 9:15- 10:15 a.m. Ages 8-11 Tuition: $170.00 Enter Stage Right The lights are up and it is time to Enter Stage Right. Each student will work on individual and group acting technique through improvisations and scripted work. Students will also learn self-confidence and how to take direction in a theatrical setting. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Ages 11-14 Tuition: $170.00 Musical Theatre, Act One Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance - Gotta Take Musical Theatre. Students will sing, dance, and act their way to Broadway with this fun and interactive class. Children will focus on group singing, creative and choreographed movement and beginning acting technique. Saturdays, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Ages 5-8 Tuition: $180.00 Musical Theatre, Act Two Looking for a toe-tapping good time? We have just the class for you. Students will cover the objectives in Act One and will be challenged with more complex choreography, solo singing, and acting technique. Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Ages 8-12 Tuition: $180.00 Broadway Tap Are your toes feeling blue? Come tap your troubles away with this beginning/intermediate fast-paced class. Students will learn tap technique so they can really "shuffle off to Buffalo." Saturdays, 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Ages 7-14 Tuition: $105.00 Advanced Musical Theatre This class is designed for students with previous class and/or stage experience. This class is designed to hone your talents and make you a true triple threat. Students will focus on advanced acting, singing, and dance technique. Saturdays, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Ages 10-16 Tuition: $200.00 Advanced Acting This class is designed for students who have had previous class and/or stage experience. Students will be challenged with new monologues and script work aimed at creating complex characters. Refine your talents and be the actor you have always dreamed of. Saturdays, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Ages 12-16 Tuition: $180.00 Broadway Bodies In addition to the youth classes, Weathervane wants adults to get moving and parents to be involved while their children are in class. Adults and teens 14 and up of all skills levels are invited to exercise and have fun by spending Saturday mornings dancing in this NEW adult dance class. Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Ages 14 and up Tuition: $100 WeathervanePlayhouse.com/youth<http://www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com/youth> ### Sarah Bailey Director of Education and Resident Director Weathervane Playhouse 330-836-2626 Ext. 35 sbailey(a)weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:sbailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com>

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Near West Theatre Announces AUDITIONS for epic musical SHOW BOAT!
by Cory Markowitz via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Near West Theatre Announces AUDITIONS - Ages 7 & up for SHOW BOAT Music by Jerome Kern Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber February 16, 17 & 18 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Ages 7-12 from 6:00-7:00pm Ages 13 & up from 7:30-10:00pm This is a group audition. Come ONE of these evenings. Plan to stay for the entire time specified. Location: Near West Theatre (6702 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102) Arrive 15 minutes early to register - anyone arriving after the starting time will not audition that day. About the Audition - Seeking an expansive, multicultural cast. - All roles are open. No experience necessary. No prepared material needed. - A relaxed, playful and friendly atmosphere. - Wear comfortable clothing & shoes for dancing so you can move easily. - Group audition process. Actors are led through multiple improvisational exercises including acting, movement and singing. Production Info Rehearsals begin March 13, 2016 The show runs May 6 - 22, 2016 For more information call Near West Theatre's Office, 216-961-9750 Get to know us and check out videos and photos at www.nearwesttheatre.org About the Show Join us for our INTERGENERATIONAL SPRING BLOCKBUSTER! Large, racially diverse cast, lavish sets and costumes, and a steam boat on stage! Based on Edna Ferber's best selling novel of the same name, the musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands, and dock workers on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, over forty years, from 1887 to 1927. With showgirls, gamblers, flappers, nuns and more, Show Boat is an old-fashioned, sweeping epic musical which explores themes of prejudice tragedy and enduring love across racial lines. Show Boat features such classic songs as "Ol' Man River" &"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". *** Note from the Director: As you may know, this is the first show on the American Musical stage to show black and white people living together and not treat them in a "color blind" way. This is 1887 on the banks of the Mississippi, a story moving in time to Chicago 1927, an amazing era of black music and dance being infused and celebrated into the white American experience. I'm not going to lie, this show is huge and demanding and requires actors/singers/dancers of the highest caliber to do it justice. The score is lush, difficult, emotionally and vocally wide in range for principals and company alike. The show's themes include turn of the century race relations, discrimination, gambling, changing fortunes, miscegenation (mixed marriage, which is illegal at the time) and much more! ALL ROLES ARE OPEN OF COURSE, and you'll be seeing more from us about the show, the roles, the auditions, etc. in the weeks to come. We intend to use this show as a catalyst to create safe and honest dialogues around race in America for the cast and the greater Cleveland community. With this production, Near West Theatre continues decades of passion for bringing shows of diversity to our stage, and bringing people together to create them through a life-changing rehearsal experience. So come and audition, and SPREAD THE WORD! Bob Navis Jr Artistic Director, Near West Theatre

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Two More Weekends For Workshop Players' "The Laramie Project"
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Workshop Players present The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman, directed by Rebecca Frick. Laramie, Wyoming, population 26,687. Laramie, often referred to as the “gem city of the plains”, was the site of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21 year-old gay University of Wyoming student. On October 6, 1998, he was found tied to a buck fence, beaten and unconscious. *The Laramie Project* is a play by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. “On November 14, 1998, members of Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, and conducted interviews with the people of the town.” The play is “edited from those interviews, as well as from journal entries by members of the company.” (The Laramie Project, "Introduction") The Play is about the town of Laramie, its citizens, and their reaction to Matthew Shepard’s murder. As one of the investigating officers, Sergeant Hing stated: “How could this happen? I—I think a lot of people just don’t understand, and even I don’t really understand, how someone can do something like that. We have one of the most vocal populations of gay people in the state . . . and it’s pretty much: Live and let live.” The 9 actors in the cast portray 60+ characters. The cast includes: David Boyce, Ryanne Fury, Kyle Huff, David Hundertmark, Shelbey Linder, Caroline Meister, Pat Price, Kristina Rivera and Terry Smith. *Advisory*: This play contains language and situations that may be offensive to some audience members. *The Laramie Project* runs January 28th - February 14th. Call the Box Office for tickets 440-988-5613. -- Workshop Players 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001 Box Office: 440-988-5613 (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) contact(a)workshopplayers.com www.workshopplayers.com "If all the world's a stage, I want better lighting!"

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Private Lives opens THIS FRIDAY at The Cassidy Theatre
by The Cassidy Theatre via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

*Cassidy Theatre to open 2016 Season THIS WEEKEND w**ith Noël Coward’s Classic Play * *Private Lives* *Performance Dates: *February 5th – 21st, 2015 *Performance Times:* Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm. Tickets: $15 Adults, $14 Students and Seniors This charming comedy features Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel. They meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions of love and anger. Their aggrieved spouses appear and a roundelay of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed. *Private Lives *is by Noël Coward. The show features direction by Tyson Douglas Rand. The cast includes Katie Simo'n Atkinson, Alex Nalbach, Mitch Manthey, Linda Sekanic, and Jacqueline Scheufler. Call the Box Office at (440) 842-4600 for more information. Don’t miss the rest of our upcoming 2016 season. Check out our website www.cassidytheatre.com for 2016 season show information. Call the box office to order 2016 Season Passes, Gift cards for the Holidays, or to purchase tickets. The Cassidy Theatre is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. The Cassidy Theatre is located at 6200 Pearl Rd. Parma Heights, OH 44130. In the Greenbrier Commons.

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Dance-piration Classes for Special Needs Up and Running!
by Vicki Fritzman via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Good Afternoon Everyone! I am most happy to announce that the dance classes for Special needs and Challenged individuals are now up and running! Dance-piration is now offering classes for: 11 yrs and Up ----- Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:00 5 yrs - 10 yrs. ------ Thursdays from 3:15 - 3:45 Dance-piration is also offering classes for: Adults and Senior Citizens -----Tuesdays from 11:00 - 12:00 Senior Citizens ----- Fridays 3-4 pm. All classes are $5.00 per class, cash and checks accepted. Punch cards are available for multi-class purchases (4 and 8) and for each punch card purchases, you receive a bonus free class!!!!! Call or email Vicki at 440-930-4782/ singingvic(a)gmail.com for registration form and availability of classes. Pre-registration is a must at this time. We are very excited to be able to offer these programs and look forward to seeing some of you there! Sincerely, Vicki Fritzman

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LCCC Civic Jazz Band to Perform a Swingin' Concert on Saturday, February 13
by Kimberly Carrasquillo via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

LCCC Civic Jazz Band to Perform a Swingin' Concert on Saturday, February 13 The Lorain County Community College Civic Jazz Band will perform its first concert of 2016 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 13 in the Spitzer Conference Center Grand Room on the LCCC campus. The jazz band will present "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing." Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for LCCC students with valid ID, children 18 and under, faculty, staff and seniors 65 and older. Buy tickets online at www.stockartscenter.com. The LCCC Civic Jazz Band presents music that made jazz unique. No other musical style "swings." Come out for a great night of a wide range of jazz, from early Dixieland to modern big band. Like Duke Ellington said, "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." *Please note the special location of this event. Kim Carrasquillo | Writer/Project Manager, Marketing and Outreach Initiatives Lorain County Community College | 1005 N Abbe Road | Elyria, Ohio 44035 t: 440.366.4822 e: kcarrasq(a)lorainccc.edu Vision 2020: We are the Community's College! <http://www.lorainccc.edu/vision2020> <http://www.lorainccc.edu/> <http://www.lorainccc.edu/up> <http://facebook.com/lorainccc> <http://twitter.com/lorainccc> <https://www.youtube.com/user/lcccwebvideo> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/lorain-county-community-college>

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Indian music concert in Kent, Sat., 2/6/2016
by David Badagnani via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

The "Around the World" Music Series presents~~~ THE MYSTIQUE OF THE INDIAN VEENA ~~~featuring veena player Dr. Shiva Sastrywith mridangam accompaniment by Suraj Srinivasan8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016North Water Street Gallery 300 N. Water Street, Suite HKent, Ohio$10 suggested donation (or pay what you can)preceded by 7:30 p.m. meet-and-greet featuring light Indian food and drinks (sparkling water and fruit juices) An evening of music from one of the world's great classical traditions: the Carnatic music of South India, performed on the veena by Dr. Shiva Sastry, a member of the Engineering faculty at the University of Akron. Dr. Sastry will present pieces in a wide variety of styles, providing engaging explanations of the music and instruments along the way. Mridangam (barrel drum) accompaniment willl be provided by Suraj Srinivasan of Strongsville, Ohio. An instrument of ancient origin, the veena is a plucked lute about four feet in length with seven steel strings, 24 frets, and a soundbox that is carved out of the trunk of a jackfruit tree. Rarely heard in North America, it is not as well known as the sitar, its North Indian counterpart. In the culture of India, however, the veena holds the special significance of representing all music, being the instrument used by Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of music and the arts. Dr. Shivakumar Sastry is an accomplished veena player trained in the Mysore School. Originally from Bangalore, in the Karnataka state of South India, he has lived in the U.S. for over two decades. He studied under Vidwan H. S. Krishnamoorthy and Vidwan T. K. Govinda Rao, and has given successful and well-received recitals in several U.S. states as well as in India. Dr. Sastry is member of the faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Akron. Suraj Srinivasan began learning mridangam from his mother, Sujatha Srinivasan, at the age of six, and has been receiving advanced training from his guru, Vinod Seetharaman of Michigan, since 2010. He has accompanied several young artists at iCarnatic’s music festivals in Detroit and Chicago, and participated in their Tala Vadya Kutcheris in 2014 and 2015. He has also performed at several concerts and cultural events in Cleveland and Columbus. The winner of several prizes at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, Suraj is currently a sophomore at Strongsville High School. Video showing the veena and mridangam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yv4ea1pFp4 Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1078248695568986/ * * * * * The North Water Street Gallery is conveniently located just a block north of the intersection of Main and Water Streets in Kent, Ohio, with free street parking on both sides of the street. Seating is limited, so arrive early for the best seats. ---------------- The "Around the World" Music Series is a new concert series presenting outstanding musicians from diverse cultures in an intimate setting. Concerts are held approximately every other month in the new theater space of the North Water Street Gallery, conveniently located in downtown Kent, Ohio. The series is an initiative of Standing Rock Cultural Arts, and is curated by ethnomusicologist David Badagnani. Standing Rock Cultural Arts Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/SRCAKent Standing Rock Cultural Arts official site:http://www.standingrock.net/

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College students, please read this...
by Fred Sternfeld via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Are you a college student studying the performing arts? Here is why you should consider augmenting your college experience with a summer at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI) <http://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=8727>... "As someone who just turned 22, a lot of people tend to ask me why I continue to return to Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute. Well, for one thing, the training they continue to give me each year still pushes me. There is never a day at HBTI where I don’t learn anything, whether it’s Bebe reminding me about alignment at the barre, or Fred pushing me to find the truth in a character and make it more like Jessica and not a caricature. At 22 years of age, I am still able to soak up so much information. While HBTI continually moves me forward in acting and dance, I have learned life lessons there that are completely invaluable. · HBTI has taught me how to focus and conduct myself professionally. · HBTI helped me transform from a crybaby into a strong young woman. · HBTI helped me to recognize that I had things in my life that were holding me back, and HBTI encouraged me to let go. · HBTI taught me that good theatre is not based on where it is, what awards the show wins, or how many professionals are in the show with you. Good theatre is good theatre. I keep telling myself that I keep coming back to HBTI because they keep doing shows that I love and want to be a part of, but that’s really only a piece of it. Something I learned at HBTI is that when you play a character, no matter how rough that characters situation is, you must “play the hope”, or “have hope through adversity”. Thanks to HBTI, I don’t just apply this to my characters anymore. I apply it to Jessica as well. As a BFA musical theatre student, I have days where I sometimes start to forget why I chose to do this for the rest of my life. Spending one day at HBTI reminds me why. HBTI gives me hope." Jessica Hirsh, BFA/DANCE major at YSU; Recent HBTI credits: Judy in A CHORUS LINE, Aunt Eller in OKLAHOMA!

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Scholarship Audition this Saturday!
by Elizabeth Pollert via NEohioPAL 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Inlet Dance Theatre's Summer Dance Intensive 16 Scholarship Audition Saturday, February 6, 2016 PlayhouseSquare, Green Rehearsal Hall 10:00am -2:00pm- registration begins at 9:30am Calling all serious dance and theatre students, ages 12 & up, needing financial assistance to attend Inlet Dance Theatre's Summer Dance Intensive 2016 (SDI ‘16). Limited Partial Scholarships are available for students participating in the FULL 6.5 Week Option ONLY- All scholarships are based on talent and financial need. Please come to the audition dressed and ready to dance. Company Members from Inlet Dance Theatre will lead scholarship candidates through a planned audition process (no need to prepare a solo). HOW TO APPLY Go to: http://tinyurl.com/InletSDI16ScholarshipApp and download the SDI ‘16 Scholarship Audition Application Form. Please answer all questions honestly and fully. Any application not fully completed cannot be considered. Reserve your spot at the audition by emailing your completed Application, including your head shot and body shot to elizabeth.pollert(a)inletdance.org Directions to the studio: Green Rehearsal Hall, PlayhouseSquare 1650 Chester Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44115 You will enter the building through the glass entrance off of Chester Ave, marked "Stage Door". Let the security guard know you are there for Inlet and follow the Inlet signs upstairs to the studio on the second floor. For more information on Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive '16 go to: http://tinyurl.com/InletSDI16Info <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FInletSDI16Info&h=y…> or email us at info(a)inletdance.org Elizabeth Pollert Inflow Education Coordinator Inlet Dance Theatre c/o The Music Settlement 11125 Magnolia Dr. Cleveland, OH 44106 216.721.8580

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