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TUESDAY EVENING ADULT MODERN/CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASS: Sign-up TODAY!
by Rebecca Leuszler 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

TUESDAY EVENING ADULT MODERN/CONTEMPORARY CLASS BY THE MOVEMENT PROJECT! The Movement Project is now holding weekly classes open to professional/college/adult movers in our new rehearsal space at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Tremont! Classes can be purchased as class card packs or a single class. MONDAY 10:15 - 11:30 AM Modern/Contemporary *Level: Advanced/Professional & College TUESDAY 8:00 - 9:15 PM ** Must reserve your spot 24 hours in advance ** Sign - up TODAY -----> http://bit.ly/2xv8tSh Modern/Contemporary *Level: All Levels/Adult WEDNESDAY 10:15 - 11:30 AM Modern/Contemporary *Level: Advanced/Professional & College THURSDAY 10:00 - 11:30 AM Pilates & Stretching (bring mat) *Level: All Levels/Professional, Adult & College FRIDAY 9:30 - 11:00 AM Ballet *Level: Advanced/Professional & College Arrival & Parking: Parking lot available. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the class start time. Enter using door located in front parking lot. Address: Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W 14th Street, Cleveland Ohio 44113 Levels: Below are a description of levels. If you aren't sure which level/class is most appropriate for you, feel free to reach out to us! All Levels/Adult: These classes are geared for beginner, intermediate and advanced movers. You do not need to be a professional dancer to attend these classes. 18 and older is the only requirement. Advanced/Professional & College: These classes are geared for more advanced movers, specifically professional and college dancers. Classes will be taught at the advanced level. PRICING 10-Class Card $80 ($8/class) 5-Class Card $50 ($10/class) Single Class $12 *Class cards good through 2017. Classes can also be purchased at the door. CLASS DESCRIPTIONSMODERN/CONTEMPORARY This class will focus on the core concepts of space, time and energy as well as the qualitative approach to movement. Each class will integrate a wide range of modern techniques exploring concepts of weight, quality, effort, spatial/physical awareness and clarity in movement. PILATES & STRETCHING The Pilates technique focuses on centering, control, concentration, flow, breath and precision. This training decreases chronic pain and increases range of motion. This technique is very beneficial to dancers as supplemental training. Posture will improve, abdominal, back and buttocks will strengthen and become more visibly toned, while arms and legs will become leaner. The class will conclude in stretches to lengthen the muscles. BALLET This class will consist of classical and contemporary ballet techniques. While focusing on working from an anatomical approach, this class class with emphasize creating honest and sound movement, correct placement of bones, and allowing muscles to function effortlessly and efficiently. Dancers are encouraged to take artistic risk, think independently and to explore their qualitative approach to movement. The ballet curriculum will include Vaganova, Cecchetti and Balanchine techniques.

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18 CHOREOGRAPHERS + 3 PERFORMANCES + 8 MASTER CLASSES = CLEVELAND DANCE FEST 2017!
by Rebecca Leuszler 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

CLEVELAND DANCE FEST 2017 It's back! The Movement Project is proud to announce the return of Cleveland Dance Fest, a two-day dance festival November 10th & 11th at the beautiful Pilgrim Church in Tremont! The 2-day festival will feature master classes by CDF artists for professional & youth dancers, 2 evening performances featuring Cleveland artists and visiting artists and an informal showing featuring works in progress, independent artists and emerging artists. Purchase tickets and register for classes below! FESTIVAL SCHEDULEFRIDAY NOVEMBER 10TH 7:30 PM - SHOW 1 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11TH 10:00 - 3:00 PM - MASTER CLASSES (YOUTH & PRO) 4:15 PM - INFORMAL SHOWING 7:30 PM - SHOW 2 (SOLD OUT) CDF PERFORMANCES Performance Dates: Friday November 10th & Saturday November 11th Time: 7:30 pm (Doors Open at 7:00 pm) Location: Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th Street, Cleveland Ohio 44113 Ticket Price: $12 & $16 (presale) $18 (at the door) MEET THE ARTISTS Show 1: Rosie Trump: With or Without Dance, Dancing Wheels, Elyse Morckel, Summer Logan, Kimberly Murry, DANCEVERT, The Movement Project Show 2: Kaytee Cox, Catherine Meredith & Artists, Expedition Dance, Kristyn Lein, Elu Dance Company, The Movement Project Informal Showing: Expedition Dance, Short Vincent Shakers, Elizabeth Hany, Irene Honora, Baldwin Wallace Dance Ensemble, The Adverb Project RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY ---> http://bit.ly/2xpzCIK

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DANCE MASTER CLASSES! NYC & NEVADA Artists: Come take CLASS!
by Rebecca Leuszler 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

Cleveland Dance Fest 2017Saturday November 11th PROFESSIONAL MASTER CLASSES 10:00 - 11:00 am Modern/Contemporary by Kimberly Murry 11:00 - 12:00 pm Site Specific Choreography & Improv by Rosie May Trump 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch Break 1:00 - 2:00 pm Yoga by Else Morckel 2:00 - 3:00 pm TMP Repertory Class by Grace Nicklos Location: Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th Street, Cleveland Ohio 44113 *Classes will be held in the Theatre on the 1st floor MASTER CLASS PRICES & PASSES Single Class: $14 Master Class Pass: $48 (Includes all master classes $12 each) RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY ---> http://bit.ly/2xpzCIK

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Movie Making Classes for Kids - Learn from Award Winning Industry Professionals
by Lakewood Young Filmmakers Academy 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

*UNLEASH YOUR CHILD'S INNER SPIELBERG!* The Lakewood Young Filmmakers Academy is now enrolling students ages 10-17 for our November/December session! Kids will learn multiple aspects of filmmaking from award winning industry professionals at our studio in Lakewood. Classes include: - Film Appreciation (History) - Intro to Filmmaking - Screenwriting - Editing - Sketch Comedy The four week classes are held weekly from 6pm-8pm and 4pm-6pm (Sketch Comedy). For more information and to enroll visit www.lakewoodyfa.com <http://www.lakewoodyfa.com>

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Review of "The Lake Effect, " a Karamu House/Ensemble Theatre collaboration
by Bob Abelman 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

Karamu’s ‘The Lake Effect’ more bluster than blizzard Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics One of the hardest things about being a playwright must be coming up with a clever script, handing it over to a theater company, and hoping that there is some resemblance between what is on the page and what is on the stage. Considering that Rajiv Joseph penned the 2010 Pulitzer Prize nominated “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” received the 2013 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, and earned the 2015 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award for “Guards at the Taj,” surely his one-act “The Lake Effect” is more fascinating, funnier and faster than the version of it being performed in its Ohio premiere at Karamu House. For more of this article, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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Auditions - Next To Normal
by Marc Howard 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

***** AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE ***** *Auditions for:* *NEXT TO NORMAL* *Marc C. Howard*, Director *D. Keith Stiver*, Music Director *Producer*, TBD *When:* Auditions: Mon. Feb. 19th 7-9:30 pm and Tues. Feb. 20th 7-9 pm *BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - **go to: * www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549afac2caaf58-next *for signup information * *Callbacks:* Mon. Feb. 26th 7-10 pm Callbacks *Where:* 115 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH 44202 *What to Prepare:* Please bring a resume, headshot and 16-32 measures of 2 contrasting songs. A Ballad and a Soft or Country Rock song not from the show, prepare your sheet music for an, accompanist. No acapella or taped music. If invited to callbacks, scene work, and further music will be given. *Rehearsals:* Will begin Mon. April 30th *Performances:* June 29th - July 14th Fri. & Sat. Evenings 8 pm and Sun. Matinee 3 pm July 8th For questions or further information, contact the director at marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com *Character Description: * *Diana:* Female, 35-45, Vocal range: G3 – F#5, belt. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities Attractive, quick-witted, and delusional bipolar depressive. She’s trying to hold it all together. Strong-willed and determined despite her depression. *Dan:* Male 40-49, Vocal range: Ab2 – B4. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Diana’s husband. Patient, kind, but exhausted from issues within his family. Underneath it all there’s a sense that he’s passive-aggressive despite his humble surface. *Gabe:* Male, 15-29, To play 18. Vocal range: B2 – C5, rock sound. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Diana’s son. Charming, fun, carefree, and everything a mother could want. Has a touch of darkness and manipulation to him. *Natalie:* Female, 15-29, To play 16. Vocal range: G3 – G5, belt. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Diana’s daughter. An over-achiever craving attention and getting none. Trying too hard to be perfect. Moody, sarcastic, and frustrated. *Henry:* Male, 15-29, To play 17. Vocal range: G#2 – B4. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities Natalie’s love interest. Romantic, a stoner, lazy, but loveable with a bit of a philosopher to him. Supportive; probably the wisest and most grounded character in the show. *Dr. Madden / Dr. Fine:* played by the same actor, 30-59, Vocal range: A2 – A4, should have a rock sound. Ethnicity: All Ethnicities. Dr. Fine is Diana’s psychopharmacologist; practical to the point of being cold. Dr. Madden is Diana’s psychiatrist; a “rock star”, savior, and confident.

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Auditions - A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Marc Howard 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

***** AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE ***** *Auditions for:* *A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM* Rachel M. Murar, Director D. Keith Stiver, Producer *When: *Sun. Dec. 17th 2-5 pm, Mon. Dec. 18th 6:30-9:30, Callbacks Tues. Dec. 19th 6:30-9:30 pm. *Where: *115 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH 44202 *Looking for:* Ages 13 through Adult *What to Prepare: *Please bring a resume, headshot and prepare a 1-2-minute Shakespearean poem or monologue not from *A Midsummer Night’s Dream. * Dress comfortably for movement. *Rehearsals:* Will begin Tues. Jan. 16th. *Performances: *Fri. & Sat. Evenings 8 pm March 2nd - 10th Those who audition should be prepared to *stay for most of the 3-hour time frame*. The evening will consist of your *monologue*, *scene reading*, *movement *and *improvisation*. For questions or further information, contact the director at *r.m.murar(a)gmail.com <r.m.murar(a)gmail.com>*

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AUDITIONS for "All in the Timing" are tomorrow and Tues at Medina County Showbiz!
by Christopher Bizub 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

AUDITIONS for "All in the Timing" by David Ives Directed by Chris Bizub Monday, November 6 from 7-10PM Tuesday, November 7 from 7-10PM Call backs (by invitation only): Saturday, November 11 from 1:30-4:30PM Auditions will be held at the Haddad Theater, (Inside the County Administration Building) 144 N Broadway, Medina, OH Audition Information: All roles are open. All ethnicities considered, and the stated age ranges are flexible. Since this is an evening of one-acts the director plans to cast each actor/actress in multiple roles throughout the evening, so expect to be in 2-3 of the one-acts. Auditioners should be prepared to read from the script, and may be asked to sing "Happy Birthday." Performances: January 19-28 Haddad Theater, (Inside the County Administration Building) 144 N Broadway, Medina, OH Casting Information: BETTY – Female, 20s-30s (Young, upper-middle class, college educated woman) BILL - Male, 20s-30s (Young, upper-middle class, college educated man) SWIFT – Male, 20s-50s (A monkey being tested in a lab to see if it'll write Hamlet by Chance) KAFKA – Female, 20s-50s (A monkey being tested in a lab to see if it'll write Hamlet by Chance) MILTON – Male, 20s-50s (A monkey being tested in a lab to see if it'll write Hamlet by Chance) DON – Male, 20s-40s (Energetic teacher of "nonesensical" language) DAWN – Female, 20s-40s (Shy woman with a terrible stutter) Man – Male, 20s-60s PHILIP GLASS – Male, 30s-60s (Famous 20th Century American Composer) WOMAN #1 – Female, 30s-60s (An ex-lover of Philip Glass) WOMAN #2 - Female, 30s-60s (Woman #1's friend) BAKER - Male, 20s-60s AL - Male, 30s-60s (In a "Los Angeles" everything roles off his back, cool as a cucumber) MARK - Male, 30s-60s (In a "Philadelphia" no matter what he asks for he can't get it) WAITRESS - Female, 20s-50s TROTSKY - Male, 40s-60s (Marxist Russian revolutionary) MRS. TROTSKY - Female, 40s-60s (Natalia Sedova, Trotsky's 2nd wife and an active revolutionary herself) RAMON - Male, 20s-40s (A Spanish communist and Trotsky's assassin) Synopsis: SURE THING. Two people meet in a cafe and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love. WORDS, WORDS, WORDS recalls the philosophical adage that three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce Hamlet and asks: What would monkeys talk about at their typewriters? THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE brings together Dawn, a young woman with a stutter, and Don, the creator and teacher of Unamunda, a wild comic language. Their lesson sends them off into a dazzling display of hysterical verbal pyrotechnics—and, of course, true love. PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD is a parodic musical vignette in trademark Glassian style, with the celebrated composer having a moment of existential crisis in a bakery. THE PHILADELPHIA presents a young man in a restaurant who has fallen into "a Philadelphia," a Twilight Zone-like state in which he cannot get anything he asks for. VARIATIONS ON THE DEATH OF TROTSKY shows us the Russian revolutionary on the day of his demise, desperately trying to cope with the mountain-climber's axe he's discovered in his head. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail the director at cmb164(a)zips.uakron.edu

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"It's A Wonderful Life" Opens Friday at Independence Community Theatre
by Marge Berke 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

Independence Community Theatre proudly presents “It’s A Wonderful Life” Thisfaithful, fast-moving stage adaptation of the classic film features fluid scenechanges, reasonable set requirements, and scores of beefy roles, particularlyfor women. It's not only a joyful Christmas tale -- it's the gorgeous lovestory of George and Mary Bailey, a vivid portrait of the Greatest Generation, adescent into the darkest hour of a man trapped by circumstance, and a powerfulmeditation on what makes a meaningful life. Adaptedby Doug Rand. Directed by DawnSiadek-Yamokoski. Show Dates: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3, 4; 10, 11; 17, 18 at 8 pm, Sunday matinee Nov. 12 at 2 pm Location: Independence Old Town Hall, 6652 Brecksville Rd., upstairs Tickets: $12.00 Reservations: 216-447-0443 For more information, visit us at http://www.independencetheatre.orgor on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceTheater. Produced by special arrangement withPlayscripts, Inc.

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Unsolicited recommendation of current "None Too Fragile" production from Mary Faktor The Actor
by mary faktor 05 Nov '17

05 Nov '17

A STEADY RAIN AMAZINGLY POWERFUL PERFORMANCE at NONE TOO FRAGILE THEATER I'll keep it short and sweet. I joined the sold-out audience in jumping to our feet as the lights went out on the final scene of A STEADY RAIN, tonight at None Too Fragile Theater. I can honestly say I've never seen a less than stellar production there, however they outdid themselves with this tremendous script and outstanding acting & directing. This is "must not miss theater" THE STORY: A dark duologue filled with sharp storytelling and biting repartee, A Steady Rain explores the complexities of a lifelong bond tainted by domestic affairs, violence, and the rough streets of Chicago. Joey and Denny have been best friends since kindergarten, and after working together for several years as policemen in Chicago, they are practically family: Joey helps out with Denny's wife and kids; Denny keeps Joey away from the bottle. But when a domestic disturbance call takes a turn for the worse, their friendship is put on the line. The result is a harrowing journey into a moral gray area where trust and loyalty struggle for survival against a sobering backdrop of pimps, prostitutes, and criminal lowlifes. "Keith Huff's A Steady Rain offers one of the most powerful theatrical experiences in many seasons." - Backstage Sent from my iPhone Mary Faktor (SAG-AFTRA, GSF, NSA) MaryFaktor.com FaktorsTalentNetwork.com 216-470-5132 330-655-2895 FaktorTheActor @icloud.com Be sure to LIKE my FB Fan Pages: SIX AGES OF WOMAN COMEDY SHOW (for show info & upcoming Dates) MARY FAKTOR THE ACTOR (Film trailers, photos, resume + show) FAKTOR'S TALENT NETWORK, INC (To book professional Variety talent + show)

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