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Now Casting; Ohio Players, movie trailer
by Tina HobbsStyle via NEohioPAL 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Skip Thomas Productions has an exciting opportunity to shoot a trailer pitch for a Los Angeles based film company looking to make movies in NE Ohio. Film Title: Ohio Players Synopsis: An Ex-Special Forces soldier JACOB POTTER promises to look after the 12 year old daughter of his slain war buddy. However, the only way he knows how to provide for her is by taking illicit jobs. As he struggles to re-adjust to civilian life, he finds that this new responsibility may be his most challenging job yet. Just how far is he willing to go to keep his promise? ‘Ohio Player’ is set in Cleveland, Ohio and is sure to take audiences on a ride filled with action and laughs while putting a new dimension to the meaning of family. NOW CASTING: Non-union. All roles come with copy and credit. Stipends offered for some roles. It is a movie trailer so lines are limited with an emphasis on facial expressions and body language. We are also seeking skilled crew. Must be available to shoot from Friday, September 9, 2016 through Sunday, September 11, 2016. 2 ways to audition: 1) . In person auditions: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, HobbsStyle Casting Offices, 26250 Euclid Ave, Suite 211, Euclid OH 44132. Please forward email to ClevelandCasting(a)gmail.com for an appointment time. Make sure to include the name of the character you will be auditioning for. 2.) Submit a video audition by Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 9:00pm. Cell phone quality is acceptable. Please send an email to ClevelandCasting(a)gmail.com for sides and further instructions. Characters: Amber Mitchell (African American female)(age 35 to 45) - an attractive, no nonsense lesbian who runs a successful escort service. She is one of the main character’s best friends. Must be okay with profanity. ** Ricky Carr (Caucasian male) (age 40 to 45) - athletic, kick ass Special Forces soldier. He is the best friend of the main character and the father of Blue.** Blue Carr (Caucasian female) (age 10 to 13)- a bitter, street savvy girl with lots of attitude and dreams of becoming a professional tennis player. She is Ricky’s daughter and the goddaughter of the main character.** Boe (Caucasian male) (age 40 to 50) – a small time meth dealer. He is also the boyfriend of Blue’s mom and drug supplier. ** Hillary (Caucasian female) (age 50 to 60) – well to-do, attractive social-ite. Appreciates the finer things in life.** Office Clerk (Open ethnicity female) (age 40 to 50) – no-nonsense clerk at the unemployment office. She has seen and heard it all.** Female client of escort service (Open ethnicity) (age 40 to 60) – she is a regular customer of Amber’s escort services and eager to date the main character. Marriage Counselor – (Caucasian male) (age 35 to 40)– owes a huge debt to a loan shark. Must be okay with simulated fight scene. Goon – (Open ethnicity) (age open)– muscular build. Performs private security detail for the senator. Must be okay with simulated fight scene. Lieutenant Barnes (Open ethnicity male) (age 50 – 55) – not opposed to unorthodox methods when dealing with peers or enemies. Venessa (Open ethnicity) (age 25-35) – a high end escort working for Amber’s company. She has found unscrupulous ways to make money on the side which puts her at odds with Amber. Young Man – (Open ethnicity) (early 20’s) – Proud member of the LBGT community, sometimes likes to dress up in women’s clothing. Runs errands for prominent and high profile businessmen. Little Boy’s father - (Middle-eastern ethnicity) – (Age 30 to 40) – he is a hostage held by US soldiers Little Boy –(Middle-eastern ethnicity) (age 5 – 7)– he is being used to extort information from his father Extras – Restaurant patrons Club goers Husband and wife at a counseling session House Squatter (male, plus size) **indicates stipend eligibility Sent from my iPhone

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Torque Brings Free Improv to the Village Saturday!
by Don Mitri via NEohioPAL 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Torque...Full Throttle Improv brings high energy, physical and hysterical improv to the Reserve Hall Theater! The show combines game structures similar to "Whose Line Is It Anyway" along with audience participation. Check out some of Cleveland's hottest improv performers as they take your suggestions and create completely unscripted improvised scenes. Date: Aug 27, 2016 Show time is 8:30pm Doors open at 8:00pm Show is FREE No need for reservations. Just plan on arriving when our doors open at 8:00pm for a great seat! For all CPA information: www.cpacleveland.org (440) 471-1045 comments(a)cpacleveland.org Free parking is always available in the Mayfield Village Civic Center lot. **Parking lot is located behind Heinens grocery store at the corner of Wilson Mills and Som Center Rd.** **Entrance to the parking lot is off Wilson Mills Comedy Project Alliance Mayfield Village Civic Center (Reserve Theater) 6622 Wilson Mills Rd Mayfield Village, Oh 44143

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Short Horror Film - Synesthesia
by Tom Loveman via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Greetings from Hollywood! “Synesthesia,” the short horror film I wrote and produced this spring, was just honored with a screening as an official selection of the Nightpiece International Film Festival, part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 art festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. You can learn more about the film and watch the trailer at http://www.synesthesiafilm.com <http://www.synesthesiafilm.com/>. Due to film festival restrictions, the entire film cannot be screened publicly online in it’s entirety yet. I will share it with you once we’ve cleared the festival circuit and/or hopefully we can get it screened in Cleveland at a festival in the near future. Just want to add, that I miss Cleveland a lot. Appreciate how great you have it there. Thanks, Tom Loveman _______________________________ Tom Loveman Writer/Producer/Marketing Consultant Loveman Media LLC 216.246.2765 (Cell) website: http://www.lovemanmedia.com <http://www.lovemanmedia.com/> email: tom(a)lovemanmedia.com <mailto:tom@lovemanmedia.com> facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LovemanMedia/ <https://www.facebook.com/LovemanMedia/> twitter: @tom_loveman ig: @tomloveman IMDB: www.imdb.me/tomloveman Skype: tom_loveman 1616 N. Fuller Ave. #120 Los Angeles, CA 90046

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ADD'L AUDITIONS: Forever Plaid's Christmas show "PLAID TIDINGS"
by Kate Klotzbach (Performing Arts Writer) via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADDITIONAL AUDITIONS! The FOREVER PLAID Holiday Show -"Plaid Tidings" at Clague PlayhouseMonday, August 29 at 7:30 pm A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid by Stuart RossDirected by Mike Larochelle, Choreographed by Brenda Larochelle, Music Direction and accompaniment by David Bird, Production Management / Stage Management by Candace Lipton Synopsis: "1960's male harmony quartet Forever Plaid returns from the hereafter to perform the television Christmas special they never got to before they met their untimely demise. Featuring such great 50's & 60's hits like "Sh-Boom", "Mambo Italiano", "Strangers in Paradise", "Hey There" and lots of holiday favorites, "Plaid Tidings" is sure fire family fun for the holiday season." ADDITIONAL AUDITIONS: Monday, August 29 @ 7:30pm Show dates: November 18th through December 18th Rehearsals to be determined based on actor availability but may begin as early as September 18th. * CLAGUE PLAYHOUSE auditions begin at 7:30 pm. No appointment is required. Headshots and resumes are always welcome and most helpful. * Auditionees are asked to bring two songs of contrasting style that show off their vocal range. Musical theatre selections, 50-60s selections in the style of the show and Christmas songs are all appropriate and welcome. * Please bring sheet music in the correct key or your own prerecorded accompaniment. All auditionees will also be taught a short dance audition, so dress for movement. * Auditionees will be asked to cold read from the script. You may be asked to stay to read additional scenes. There will be callbacks – schedule tbd. * Clague Playhouse is a non-profit 501c3 community theater. Actors receive a modest stipend for their involvement. Needed - 4 Males - Characters:Frankie The leader and caretaker of the group. Confident. Asthmatic. He has a great deal of compassion for the music and the group. Romantic crooner and spiritual singer. Age: 18-30. Vocal range top: B5 / bottom: F3Jinx The shy one. He lives his life terrified and doesn't always remember what song comes next. Sparky's step-brother, he occasionally gets a nosebleed when he sings above an A. Age: 18-30. Vocal range top: D6 / bottom: F3Sparky The clown of the group. Very sharp and loves singing his tailor-made solos. Wears a retainer and has a slight speech impediment. Energetic and clever. Age: 18-30. Vocal range top: G5 / bottom: F3Smudge The worrier. He worries about the props, the running order, and always assumes the audience won't like him. Has chronic nervous stomach and is oddly reluctant to perform. Wears glasses, which hides his good looks and sex appeal. Age: 18-30. Vocal range top: G5 / bottom: F3 Auditions for PLAID TIDINGS will be held atCLAGUE PLAYHOUSE, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, OH 44145 MORE INFO: www.clagueplayhouse.org Keep up with Clague Playhouse on social media!FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/ClagueTweets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Workshop Players' 2016 - 2017 Season Opens With The Comedy "Dearly Beloved", by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

DEARLY BELOVED By Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope Directed by Dave MacKeigan September 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 Dave MacKeigan returns to the director’s chair to bring one of his favorite families, including the three wacky Futrelle sisters, to life in what is sure to be an audience pleaser. Frankie has worked overtime to pull off Tina Jo’s wedding with elegance and style. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie’s hopes dim when she finds Twink’s cost-cutting plans for a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford’s House of Meat. Long lost sisters return, the mother of the groom throws a curve and the couple themselves go missing. This madcap comedy's cast also includes: David Boyce, Deb Burrow, Judy MacKeigan, Jonathan McCleery, Jacob Miller, Pat Price, Kristina Rivera, Michael Strama, and Dawn Watson Box Office: 440-988-5613 All seats are general admission. Tickets are $15 each. -- 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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AUDITION NOTICE: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, updated post with times
by Christine Cipriani via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Audition Notice The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Written by Barbara Robinson Presented by Shore Cultural Centre Directed by Darryl Lewis In this hilarious classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the most inventively awful kids in history. Join the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdman kids collide head-on with the Christmas story! If you’ve never participated in a Christmas Show, there is no better way to spend time connecting with new friends and family. Entire families are encouraged to participate together. Audition Location: 291 E 222nd Street, room #257 Euclid OH 44132 The auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and audition sides will be available. Copies of sides are available outside room #257 prior to the scheduled audition times. Rehearsal Info: Saturday afternoons until we get closer to tech week. Some individuals and scenes that are not full company may rehearse during week day evening hours. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Auditions – Aug 29 & 30, and Sep 26, 6pm to 8pm Rehearsals Begin – Nov 1 Tech/Dress Rehearsal – Dec 5-8 Show Dates December 9, 10 & 11 possible extension Dec. 17 Adult Roles Available: Father (Bob Bradley) – Solid family man Mother (Grace Bradley) – Loving mother who gets ‘stuck’ directing the Pageant Mrs. Armstrong – Large personality, managerial in voice and manner Mrs. Slocum – Pleasant, motherly woman, Sunday school teacher Mrs. Clark – School teacher Mrs. Clausing – School nurse Mrs. McCarthy A younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong Reverend Hopkins (turn over) Youth Roles Available: Beth Bradley The narrator, strong voice and presence Charlie Bradley Traditional kid brother Ralph Herdman Ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool Imogene Herdman Loud, bossy, crafty Leroy Herdman Tough, sure of himself Claude Herdman Tough, combative Ollie Herdman Looking for trouble, Claude’s usual partner in crime Gladys Herdman Small, wiry, feisty Alice Wendleken Prim, proper, pain in the neck Maxine Elmer Hopkins Hobie David Beverly Shirley Juanita Doris Naomi Extra angel choir members, baby angels, shepherds If you are unable to make it to the audition dates, have questions or require additional information, please contact Darryl Lewis at darryllewis(a)juno.com or call 216-406-1699. _________________ Shore Cultural Centre 291 E. 222nd, Euclid Ohio 44123 Office: 216-289-8578 Fax: 216-289-8561 Email: cmc(a)thecoralcompany.com Euclid Farmers’ Market Fridays through Oct. 7th, 3-6:30pm Start your weekend off right by visiting the Euclid Farmers' Market! Our Market features locally grown and organic produce, baked goods, bedding plants, herbs, candles and more! Musician Bill Hatch will perform on second Fridays each month 4pm to 6pm, and Albert Dennis performs on Friday August 26th. Be sure to visit www.shoreculturalcentre.com <https://remote.thecoralcompany.com/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> to learn about classes, camps, and events!

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Models- Don't miss this walk workshop Friday August 26,
by Joe DePaul via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Models Want to learn to walk the runway? Or take your Runway skills to a whole new level? Friday August 26th Aubrey Caldwell works with all of our PMTM models that are working locally, nationally and internationally. Brianna Ruiz who is represented by Wilhelmina Models will be in attendance assisting Aubrey at this workshop. This is going to be a fabulous, fun workshop open to all. http://www.pmtm.com/walking-workshop.php

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POP-UP THEATER at Cuyahoga Falls Better Block
by Wandering Aesthetics via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Wandering Aesthetics & Cuyahoga Falls Better Block Present… Wandering Aesthetics’ Pop-Up Theater The Pop-Up Theater at Better Block, located on Riverfront Pkwy in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, will open this Friday, September 26th at 5:30 PM and will feature four (4) youth theatre workshops – PLAY! – and one theatrical storytelling performance – Spooky Campfire Tales (For Adults). The Pop-Up Theater at Better Block will close Saturday, September 27th following the final youth workshop. POP-UP THEATER SCHEDULE: Friday (8/26) @ 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM (PLAY!) Friday (8/26) @ 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM (PLAY!) Friday (8/26) @ 9:30 PM (Spooky Campfire Tales (For Adults)) Saturday (8/27) @ 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM (PLAY!) Saturday (8/27) @ 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM (PLAY!) ABOUT PLAY!: A theatre games class for students ages 6 - 12. The cost is $10/session or $15 for both sessions. Parents may drop off their children in the Pop-Up Theater while they enjoy the block! (The maximum class size is 12, so first come, first served!) It’s all about PLAY! Join Wandering Aesthetics, an Akron-based storytelling theatre company, as they lead these workshops at Falls Better Block highlighting the basics of teamwork and how that relates to the art of theatre. The lives of children are ones of theatricality and experimentation, as they discover their world and themselves through play. By working together students learn to celebrate diversity as they discover the power of positive relationships and engagement of their collective imaginations. Ages 6 - 12. *Wandering Aesthetics uses a play-based approach to teach, guiding students to learn through imagination, movement and experimentation. ABOUT Spooky Campfire Tales (For Adults): Friday @ 9:30 PM (50 minutes) Location: Pop-Up Theater at Better Block Cost: $10/person; maximum audience size is 18. Gather around the "campfire" and join Master Storyteller Kyle Jozsa of Wandering Aesthetics this Friday (8/26) as he leads audiences on a spine-tingling journey deep into the backwoods of the imagination. There are many chills, thrills, and laughs sprinkled throughout this 50 minute long solo storytelling performance. LOCATION: Pop-Up Theater Riverfront Pkwy Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 ABOUT THE POP-UP THEATER: "...theater is not only an integral part of our society, but moreover, an elixir for our souls." - Michael Loudon “Better Blocks” are made by the communities within them. Arts and culture play a significant role in these communities, stimulating creativity and offering new ways to live, work and play together. The Wandering Aesthetics’ Pop-Up Theater at Better Block, a literal tent on the Falls Better Block footprint, seeks to provide that sense of creativity and entertainment to the Cuyahoga Falls community. FOR TICKETS OR TO REGISTER: For TICKETS or to REGISTER for these events, please visit www.watheatre.com/events/2016/8/26/pop-up-theatre-at-fallsbetterblock <http://www.watheatre.com/events/2016/8/26/pop-up-theatre-at-fallsbetterblock>. You may also purchase TICKETS or REGISTER at the Pop-Up Theater at Better Block.

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From Sue Johnson. Male Actors Still Needed For Richard Asbury's, "Emporer of Lincoln Street"
by sue holland johnson via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

Still Need Male Actors for Reading “Emporer of Lincoln Street,” by Richard AsburyReading in mid- late September, Sat. 4:30 P, 9/24 WHO: Richard Asbury, emerging local playwright, wants to see his project develop into being produced and performed as a fully staged production. WHAT: Upcoming reading of his 2-Act drama, to refine and develop its concept, characters, content, and format. WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 4:30 P THE STORY LINE: A drama in 2 acts that highlights a successful, upper-middle class, African American family in 1968. Set in the fictitious city of Jefferson in 1968. The play addresses the issues of sibling rivalry, race in the African American community (at that time), homosexuality, and the price of success.The main character, NAPPY, is a "self made man" who is tough on his family and demands respect from all that cross his path. He is conflicted with the changes he sees in his community and his family's desire to leave his oppressive control and find their own lives. He loves them but does not know how to communicate that love. CASTING: Seeking actors who may be considered for portraying the lead and supporting characters, | as the play is developed and produced. No need for ongoing commitment at the time of audition,beyond actual reading, mid - late Sept. unless actor expresses interest and availability for further auditions, rehearsals and performances.This is a non-AEA project. Exemptions from AEA. Small stipend, each actor. | 1. LEO: 49, MENA’s twin. Stiff, tightly wound. Deeply closeted homosexual. A wiz with numbers and anything mechanical. Hates NAPPY for his controlling nature, and fact that Nappy has tried to "beat the Sissy" out of him since he was teenager. Wants to leave the family businesses. 2. CUE STICK: 32, former college football player. NAPPY's Aide de Camp. Born and raised in Jefferson. Street-wise hustler. NAPPY's confidant and surrogate son. Helps Nappy run his illegal operations with the the "numbers" racket and does "favors" for the local mob occasionally. 3. KWAME: Young,late 20s. can portray "African-type" Medical resident. Please contact: wakeupandlives(a)gmail.com, as soon as possible. Sue JohnsonDirectorWake Up And Live's Actors' Studio

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AUTUMN ACTING CAMP (for kids & young teens)
by Will F Moore via NEohioPAL 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

The HOW TO ACT Instructional Series continues this Fall with an acting camp for kids and an acting camp for young teens. If interested please send an inquiry to willfmooremedia(a)gmail.com.

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