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Beck's LITTLE MERMAID Auditions are one week away!!!
by Scott Spence via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

AUDITIONS for.... Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID *Where: Beck Center for the Arts 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood OH* *When: Open Calls {By Appointment} will take place on....* * Sunday, September 25th between 6PM and 8:30PM* * and* * Monday, September 26th between 6PM and 8:30PM* * ~~~Schedule your appointment by calling Beck Center at * * 216-521-2540 x10 <216-521-2540%20x10>* *Preparation: Prepare a 60 to 90 second selection from the Musical Theatre genre. Bring **sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. Dance **calls will occur during callbacks.* *Performances: "The Little Mermaid" opens Dec. 2nd and closes Dec. 31st. Most* * shows are Friday/Saturday/Sunday, with a few exceptions.* *Rehearsals: Will Begin circa October 22nd.* *Roles: ALL roles are open with the exception of Ariel (Who will be played by* * NYC based actress Kathleen Rooney (Beck Center's "Xanadu" and "Evil* * Dead The Musical") See character list below for more specifics.* *Equity/Non-Equity/Compensation: There is one additional AEA contract for this* * Production. ALL roles featuring performers 18 and older are compensated* * for their participation.* *Staff: Scott Spence (Director), Larry Goodpaster (Musical Director), Martin* * Cespedes (Choreographer), Libby White (Production Stage Manager)* *Roles: *{We will see actors 14 years of age and older *only* for this production} Prince Eric A human monarch who has no interest of taking the crown. A handsome, affable lad with a buoyant, adventurous nature. After Ariel saves his life, he becomes obsessed with finding her and hearing her voice once more. Gender: Male Age: 20 To 30 Vocal Range Top: G4 Vocal Range Bottom: B2 Grimsby Prince Eric's British Guardian. Droll, Stuffy, And Constantly Urging Eric Towards His Royal Duties, Specifically Marriage, Gender: Male Age: 30 To 60 Vocal Range Top: C4 Vocal Range Bottom: C3 Flounder A Fish And Smitten With Ariel, His Best Friend. Rambunctious But Cautious, Fearful Of The Dangers That Lurk In And Above The Water. Gender: Male Or Female Age: 14 To 20 Vocal Range Top: G4 Vocal Range Bottom: A2 Scuttle A Disheveled Seagull And Expert In Human Artifacts. Loudmouthed, Optimistic, And A Bit Ignorant, Despite His Supposed Expertise. Gender: Male Age: 25 To 40 Vocal Range Top: G4 Vocal Range Bottom: C3 King Triton King Of The Sea And Ariel's Father. Beneath His Imposing Presence And Commanding Nature Lurks A Harried Single Father Who Will Do Anything To Protect His Daughters. The Death Of His Wife Has Also Given Him An Irrational Fear Of Humans. Gender: Male Age: 35 To 50 Vocal Range Top: F4 Vocal Range Bottom: Ab2 Sebastian A Crab And Advisor To King Triton. A Musical Virtuoso Who Is Constantly Distraught From Keeping After Ariel. Despite His Paranoia, He Can't Bring Himself To Stand In Ariel's Way. Gender: Male Age: 30 To 45 Vocal Range Top: C5 Vocal Range Bottom: Bb2 Flotsam And Jetsam Eels--- And Ursula's Lackeys. Oily And Spineless, They Will Say Anything You Want Or Need To Hear. Gender: Males Age: 20 To 40 Vocal Range Top: C5 (Flotsam) Vocal Range Top: A4 (Jetsam) Vocal Range Bottom: E3 (Flotsam) Vocal Range Bottom: (Jetsam) Ursula The Banished Sea Witch And Sister Of King Triton. Supposedly Spurned At Childhood, She Will Use Whatever Method Necessary To Steal The Kingdom And Claim It As Her Own. Malevolent, Calculating, And Deceptive. Gender: Female Age: 35 To 50 Vocal Range Top: C5 Vocal Range Bottom: Eb3 Chef Louis The French Palace Chef, Diabolical And Violent. A Culinary Perfectionist With An Affinity For Blades, Seafood In Particular. Gender: Male Age: 30 To 50 Vocal Range Top: A4 Vocal Range Bottom: Bb2 Ensemble Crew Members (Pilot, Sailors); Sea Creatures; Mersisters (Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella, Allana); Gulls; Maids; Chefs; Animals; Princesses *Final Word-*-- Beck Center Holiday Audiences Are Amazing To Play For! Come Be A Part Of A Great Synergy Between Audience And Performer. You'll Remember Why You Truly Do This In The First Place. Be Part Of That "First Theatre" Impression You Make On "Kids" 4 To 94.

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Auditions at Hudson Players for "Thumbs"
by B W via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hudson Players announces auditions for: "Thumbs" Directed by: Brian Westerley September 11 @ 7 p.m. & Sept 12 @ 6:00 p.m. at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt St. in Hudson (Auditions will consist of readings from the script) Performances: November 4, 5, 11, 12, 13*, 18 & 19 *2 p.m. matinee Set in an isolated cabin in Vermont, THUMBS is comic mystery of two equally clever women from two very different walks of life who will need all their wit and will to survive a cat and mouse game with a devious killer, the likes of which has not been seen before. This is an ingenious murder-mystery with an uproarious, farcical twist. Character Descriptions: Women: Marta Dunhill - Mid-Thirties to late forties, Attractive, Vivacious, Sharp-Edged, Barbed (Bel Air by way of New Jersey) Sheriff Jane Morton - Perhaps slightly older than Marta. Likeable, no-nonsense woman. (Vermont by way of West Virginia) (non-speaking) The Girl - late teens, early twenties Men: Freddie Bradshaw - Marta's ex-husband same age as Marta or older Todd Monroe - Marta's Boyfriend. Late 20's early 30's (should be noticeably younger than Marta) Deputy Wilton Dekes - Late thirties to early forties, a bit of an "oddball' Contact the director at MonteCount(a)hotmail.com with questions!

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TONIGHT: Auditions! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Weathervane Playhouse, Akron)
by Melanie Pepe via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

NEWS RELEASE Melanie YC Pepe Artistic Director 330.836.2626<tel:330.826.2626> Auditions Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane<x-apple-data-detectors://1> * Akron, Oh 44313<x-apple-data-detectors://2> For details, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition> Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat November 22 to December 18, 2016 Directed by Sarah Bailey This is an emerging Artist Series production. Casting 30 to 35 males and females between ages 11 and 23. The roles of Jacob and Pharaoh are open to males ages 11 to 23 and older. Auditions by appointment. www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition> Sunday, September 18, 5 - 8 p.m. Monday, September 19, 5 - 8 p.m. ###

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Curious George Opens Friday!
by fctheatre via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Lorain County Metro Parks' French Creek Theatre is proud to present... CURIOUS GEORGE: THE GOLDEN MEATBALL Music by John Kavanaugh Book and Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon Based on the books by Margret and H.A. Rey and the Play Owned by Universal Stage Productions Directed by Dr. Ted Williams When Chef Pisghetti vows to never cook again on All-You-Can-Eat Meatball Day, it's up to George to swing into action. Everyone's favorite furry friend stars in this new adventure filled musical that reminds us the most important ingredient of all is love. PERFORMANCES September 23rd through October 2nd Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm Sundays at 3:00pm TICKETS $10-$15 The French Creek Theatre Box Office is open 10:00am to 4:30pm daily, and can be reached at (440) 949-5200 ext. 221. The Box Office accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card, as well as cash and personal check. Tickets can also be purchased online here<http://metroparks.cc/french-creek-theatre-tickets.php> Audiences are encouraged to come early and enjoy a Curious George 'Book-Nook,' take pictures in front of life-size painted scenes of George and his friends, and share their own inquisitiveness by writing their own "I'm curious about..." message on balloons that will float in the lobby until the end of the show's run. French Creek Theatre is located within the French Creek Nature & Arts Center at: 4530 Colorado Ave Sheffield Village, 44054 CAST Alena Aguayo Tommy Bilczo Kiley Check Luciano DiFranco Connor Fields Tobin Grendzynski Ella Hanley Carter Sindelar PRODUCTION TEAM Director / Dr. Ted Williams Music Director / Jake Briggs Scenic Designer & Technical Director / Daniel Temelkoff Lighting Designer / Michael Martinek Sound Designer / Stan Kozak Costume Designer / Justin Bilewicz Stage Manager / Charlene Hartley Scenic Painter / Dayni Mahar Copyright (c) 2014 by Universal Studios. Curious George and related characters, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, are copyrighted and trademarked by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and used under license. "Curious George: The Golden Meatball" created by special arrangement with Universal Stage Productions and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Curious George: The Golden Meatball TYA Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. http://www.MTIShows.com

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The North Canton Playhouse Presents: "Night of the Living Dead"
by North Canton Playhouse via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

The North Canton Playhousepresents: "Night of the Living Dead" Directed by: Ted Paynter Book by Lori Allen Ohm Based on the George Romero/John Russo Classic film Performance Dates: October 20 - October 31 Where: North Canton Playhouse Main Stage ( 525 7th St. N.E.,North Canton)/ Thriller Tickets: Adults $15.00 andStudents (17 and under)/Seniors (60+) $13.00 Performance dates, times, details and tickets can be found at www.northcantonplayhouse.com on the "Ticket Link".Tickets can be purchased online at www.northcantonplayhouse.com (an online processing fee required for purchase online).or by calling 330-494-1613 Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am-2pm. Synopsis: Fall out from a satellite probe shot to Venus, returns to Earthcarrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the unburied dead, intoflesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, heldhostage by these ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the livingdead encroach. North Canton Playhouse's gripping, terror-filled, monochromatic productionof Night of the Living Dead brings all the fright of the cult classic horror tolife. With touches of black humor, this horror-laced thriller envelops theaudience as the action builds to a shocking theatrical climax.

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Live or Work in Summit County? Get yourself NOTICED for FREE– join the #CreativeSummit Community!
by Benjamin Rexroad via NEohioPAL 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Are you an ARTIST, ORGANIZATION or VENUE that hosts “arts and culture” EVENTS in Summit County? Then register for www.SummitLive365.com <http://www.summitlive365.com/>! As SummitLive365.com <http://summitlive365.com/> celebrates its first birthday (in October!), we want to share with you the exciting (to us, anyway) breadth of our community. In one year, the site has: Over 600 active users! Posted over 2,700 events! Posted over 300 classifieds– including job announcements, auditions and calls for artists! Collected over 100 profiles from creative individuals who are all making art in their respective fields! Collected over 150 venue profiles– so you know where to go for fun or to book your next show! Collected over 200 organization profiles from every corner of Summit County! Received an average of 100 daily visits from people looking for art, culture and fun in our community! BEST OF ALL? SummitLive365 <http://www.summitlive365.com/> is a FREE resource for YOU to promote your work. Not only will your profile and events be listed on THE premiere destination to see what’s going on in Summit County, we also help spread the word by posting on our social media sites – and our followers just keep growing! Finally, we feature events posted on our site in our newsletter which goes out to over 1300 subscribers! SummitLive365 <http://www.summitlive365.com/> is an initiative under the newly formed ArtsNow <http://www.artsnow.org/>. A R T S N O W ArtsNow is an innovative non-profit which connects arts, culture, and community. An outcome of the GAR and Knight Foundation funded Arts and Culture Assessment <http://garfdn.org/Data/Sites/1/artsandculturalassessmentforsummitcounty.pdf>, ArtsNow seeks to connect, collaborate, and support the incredible creative sector in Summit County. MISSION The mission of ArtsNow is to strengthen the vibrancy of Summit County and enrich the lives of its people and community through the advancement of arts and culture. ArtsNow owns and operates SummitLive365.com <http://summitlive365.com/>, a website providing a comprehensive arts, culture, and entertainment calendar as well as a free portal for artists and creatives to showcase their talent. *** If you haven’t already, please follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummitArtsNow <https://www.facebook.com/SummitArtsNow> Twitter: https://twitter.com/summitartsnow <https://twitter.com/summitartsnow> Instagram: https://instagram.com/SummitLive365 <https://instagram.com/SummitLive365>

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Brides, Hire only the best DJ for your special day!
by Kishia Williamson via NEohioPAL 18 Sep '16

18 Sep '16

Hello Neohiopal subscribers - below is a link to a very special friend’s recently re-launched business. Take a look and please refer those who maybe interested! LavTown Entertainment is now booking for the remainder of 2016 and 2017. Brides, you only want the best for your special day and LavTown Entertainment is your perfect partner! With over 15 years in the music business, you can rest assure that we will cover all your music and mc needs. Contact us today for your private consultation. We can work with your event budget. Congratulations and we look forward to working with you. http://cleveland.craigslist.org/evs/5787548088.htm <http://cleveland.craigslist.org/evs/5787548088.html>

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Callings: A Devised Workshop Production at Baldwin Wallace University
by via NEohioPAL 18 Sep '16

18 Sep '16

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Berko review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS @ Lakeland Civic Theatre
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 18 Sep '16

18 Sep '16

************* To read Roy Berko's review of THE LAST FIVE YEARS @ Lakeland Civic Theater go to www.royberko.info ****************

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Review of "Ruthless" at Beck Center for the Arts
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 18 Sep '16

18 Sep '16

Beck Center’s ‘Ruthless!’ goes for broke, which pays huge dividends Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics One can only imagine the dead silence in the room when lyricist Joel Paley and composer Marvin Laird pitched their idea for “Ruthless!” to off-Broadway investors back in 1992. It probably matched the silence that engulfed the Beck Center for the Arts’ board room when artistic director Scott Spence pitched this show for the main stage season opener. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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