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WORLD PREMIERE Play at WRP This Friday ONLY!
by B W 15 Dec '17

15 Dec '17

Western Reserve Playhouse is pleased to present the world premiere of Matt’s First (Real) Thanksgiving by award-winning & internationally produced local playwright, Brandi Eaton. Starring: Nicholas Peters (in his BroadwayWorld Cleveland nominated role), Adrienne Jones, Rose Gabriele, Mason Shuman, Sue Jeromson with Tom Stephan Harriet DeVeto & Co-Artistic Director Brian Westerley as Matt ONE NIGHT ONLY! December 15th at 8PM The performance will be a staged reading of the script & a talkback session with the playwright & cast will follow. Matt’s was originally done as a 10-minute play during the theatre’s Half-Dozen show in August. It was such a big hit, that Ms. Eaton developed it into a full-length script. Matt’s tells the story of Matt, who brings home his younger boyfriend, Jason, on Thanksgiving to meet his family for the first time. Unfortunately, Matt’s family doesn’t know that he’s gay. Add to that a drunken aunt, a wise-cracking grandma & an unwanted ex-boyfriend & you’ve got one hilarious holiday! Admission is FREE, but donations are gladly accepted! The theatre is located at 3326 Everett Road, Bath, OH

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One More Time! Nontraditional Partnering!
by Andrea Belser 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Rhythm Nation: Nontraditional Partnering Saturdays December 16 at 11am at the Olmsted Community Center "Rhythm Nation" is a dance class series for people with NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY who would like to explore the many genres that dance has to offer. We have moved through so many dance styles so far; now we move into a different direction of with the fun and improvisational based movement of Nontraditional Partnering! Led by Guest Teaching Artist Erin Pennebaker. RSVP today at AmalgamArtsWellness(a)outlook.com or click the Facebook link below. Olmsted Community Center 8170 Mapleway Drive https://www.facebook.com/events/2033571933541524/?ti=icl Sponsored by Amalgam Arts & Wellness RSVP by emailing us at AmalgamArtsWellness(a)outlook.com or click the Facebook link above. PS: Missed a session you wanted to try? No worries! We offer private and semiprivate sessions. Also our Rhythm Nation Dance Series will morph into a monthly master class, starting January with Belly Dancing with Jez Shuvani! Visit our website at www.AmalgamArtsWellness.com for more information. Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @AmalgamArtsWell and Instagram @AmalgamArtsWellness! And ask about joining our email list! Sincerely, Andrea Belser McCormick Performing Artist/Instructor and Reiki Practitioner www.AndreaRBelser.com www.AmalgamArtsWellness.com Get Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS

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Bye Bye Birdie Auditions
by Tim Shamburger 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Upcoming Auditions at 82nd Street Theatre For *Bye Bye Birdie* SHOW DATES March 15-17, 2018 *Auditioning students in Grade 6 through 12, and college* Sunday, January 7, 4:30 to 6:30 PM OR Monday, January 8, 6 to 8 PM Director Tim Shamburger Our auditions are held with all actors together. It is a relaxed atmosphere and we ask that students stay for the whole time. Please be prepared to sing up to 32 bars of a show tune or Disney song acapella and you will do some reading from the script. Auditions at Abundant Life Community Church 10143 Royalton Road, Suite N and O North Royalton, OH 44133 440-877-1202 Alcc.cc Fill Out an Online Form at http://alcc.cc/audition Also find a Printed Audition Form to download there. Direct inquiries to 82(a)alcc.cc

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2-DAY DANCE INTENSIVE ----> COME DANCE WITH US! December 15th & 16th
by Rebecca Leuszler 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

2-DAY WINTER DANCE INTENSIVE THE MOVEMENT PROJECT COMPANY AUDITION6 CLASSES + 1 AUDITION + 6 TEACHING ARTISTS = 2-DAY WINTER INTENSIVE! Join TMP December 15th & 16th, 2017 for our 2-Day Winter Intensive at Pilgrim Church! As professional dancers, it's important to continue training and engaging with our dance community. TMP is working hard to bring high quality and affordable training opportunities to you and looks forward to offering this 2-Day intensive to the Cleveland dance community. INTENSIVE DETAILS Dates: December 15th & 16th, 2017 Times: 10:00-4:00 pm (12/15) 10:00 - 2:45 pm (12/16) Price: $120 (includes 6 classes, 1 audition & 1 ticket to TMP's performance at Transformer Station May 12, 2018) Note: For those who can't attend both days, 1 day options are available for $60. Location: Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th Street, Cleveland Ohio 44113 Parking: Free parking lot (limited parking) & free street parking DAILY SCHEDULE Day 1 (Friday) 10:00 - 11:30 am MODERN 11:30 - 12:30 pm MODERN LIFTS/WEIGHT SHARING 12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH 1:30 - 3:00 pm BALLET 3:00 - 4:00 pm YOGA Day 2 (Saturday) 10:00 - 11:30 am MODERN 11:30 - 12:30 pm IMPROVISATION 12:30 - 1:30 pm LUNCH 1:30 - 2:45 pm TMP COMPANY AUDITION (*free and open to the public) TMP Company Company Audition Bring resume, bio and headshot. Free and open to the public. We are seeking experienced dancers versatile in modern/contemporary techniques for paid positions as company members and performance apprentices. REGISTER TODAY ---> http://squ.re/2hIFt5X CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Modern/Contemporary (Megan Gargano) 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 Release and Limon technique. Through floor work and phrase work, students will explore concepts of weight, quality, effort, spatial/physical awareness and clarity in movement. This class will also include elements of improvisation, utilizing the exploration of choreographic concepts used to develop unique, innovative movement vocabularies in real-time. Modern Lifts and Weight Sharing (Grace Nicklos & Kristyn Lein) This class will focus on the foundation of lifts and weight sharing used in Modern Dance and Contact Improvisation. Through the teachings of balancing, negotiating, and shifting weight, participants will create lifts in various group settings and explore non-traditional negotiation patterns. Ballet (Rebecca J. Leuszler) This class will focus on working from an anatomical approach, creating honest and sound movement based in the ballet technique. By removing any preconceived notions of what dancers should look like, dance like and be capable of, participants can focus on the correct placement of bones, allowing muscles to function effortlessly and efficiently. Dancers are encouraged to take artistic risk, think independently and to explore their qualitative approach to movement. Yoga (Elyse Morckel) Yoga builds strength, stamina, and flexibility. Class will incorporate Vinyasa (flowing movement sequences) with slow, sustained stretches, refinement of alignment in held poses, as well as breath awareness and mental focus. In short, it is a practice of moving meditation, which brings more clarity and peace. Yoga has been defined as ‘Awareness in Action’. We are reminded to listen to our bodies and enjoy the evolution of becoming fully present in the here and now. Improvisation (Grace Nicklos) Improvisation is an exploration of choreographic concepts used to develop unique and innovative movement vocabularies in real-time. From this base, dancers will develop movement material into spontaneous, performable dances through improvisational structures and scores.

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Fwd: CHRISTMAS CAROL COMEDY @ WILBERT'S FOOD & MUSIC 12/23
by Rare Form Improv 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

*No One **Likes a Scrooge…* *Cleveland** Loves Comedy, Though!* *C*ome see the *RARE FORM IMPROV* Christmas Special!!! Please help *RARE FORM* keep tradition by offering the improvisors your suggestions to make their own, Never-Before-Seen version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, *A Christmas Carol.* This 90-minute show will also feature the classic scene structures that you *know* and *love*. Come eat, drink and be very merry as we give the gift of a *FREE SHOW* on Saturday, *December 23rd at 8:30pm @ Wilbert’s* *Food and Music* Wilbert’s Food & Music 812 Huron Rd. E Cleveland, OH 44115 Saturday, 12/23/17 8:30pm *Free Admission* For more information, please visit us at *www.rareformimprov.com <http://www.rareformimprov.com/>* For booking shows, please contact us at rareformimprov(a)gmail.com *-Happy**Holidays **-* [image: Rare Form] <https://www.rareformimprov.com/>

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Adult acting class at the Karamu House
by Acting Classes 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Come try out an adult Meisner Acting Class at Karamu House this Saturday, December 16th! Class meets from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Price per class is just $15. This is our semester closer, and we will be joined by Karamu staff. It's a great time to come and get to know Karamu, and set your creative intentions for the New Year! For further information, call the office during business hours, or simply reply to this email. We're just two blocks from the Cleveland Clinic campus. We look forward to meeting you! > Karamu House Office hours: > Monday through Friday > 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM > 2355 East 89th Street > info(a)karamuhouse.org > 216-795-7070

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Berko review: THE LOUSH SISTERS GET HARD FOR THE THE HOLIDAYS? @ CPT
by Roy Berko 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *Capsule judgement: The Loush Sisters encourage the audience to “celebrate the love for friends and family, to sit back, relax and have an adult beverage and enjoy the crazy ride.” Don’t go to this holiday show expecting great theater or a religious experience. Go, enjoy the uninhibited rantings of two boozed-up broads who are having a hell of good time. The drunker you are, the better you’ll appreciate what’s going on. (Be sure to book the Uber in advance.)* *To read the entire review go to: **www.royberko.info* <http://www.royberko.info>* to read the capsule judgments of the other Cleveland reviewers go to: **www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com* <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com> *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*

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Last weekend for Scrooge's Ghosts!
by TCT Intern 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

*Ask about group rates! Email kc.tctorg(a)gmail.com <kc.tctorg(a)gmail.com> for information on a holiday outing you won't forget!* Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts (a Dickens of a Tale) November 25th through December 17th, 2017 Fridays 7PM; Saturdays 2PM & 7PM; Sundays 2PM Ohio Savings Pay What You Can Series performances Sunday, November 26th; Friday, December 1st; Friday, December 8th; & Friday, December 15th Join us for our two FREE programs, "Stay and Play," after the 2PM Sunday, Nov. 26 performance and, "Science and a Show," (powered by The Children's Museum of Cleveland), 1PM before the Saturday, Dec. 2 performance! Buy Tickets Now: http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org/performances/ scrooges-ghosts.htm About the tale: In this imaginative re-telling of Dickens's well-known classic, "A Christmas Carol," we get to hear the Ghosts' side of the story. Why Scrooge? What's so important about this one decidedly cranky, miserly man? And what's in it for the ghosts? Find out the answers to all of these questions (and so much more) in this riotously funny, surprisingly surprising take on everyone's favorite Holiday story. You and the family will leave feeling jollier than a wreath made of holly, and filled with Holiday cheer. By Michael D. Sepesy Movement and Direction by Alison Garrigan Cast: Davis Aguila John Busser Katelyn Cornelius Tim Pringpuangkeo David Munnell Chris Walker Carrie Williams Marketing and Box Office Talespinner Children's Theatre *2017 Season* *Red Onion, White Garlic (a Tale of Indonesia) *April 8 - 30 by David Hansen, directed by Katelyn Cornelius *Sundiata (a Tale of Mali) *June 10 - July 2 by Nina Domingue Glover, directed by Nina Domingue Glover & Nathan Lilly *The Rainbow Serpent (A Tale of Aboriginal Australia) *Sept. 16 - Oct. 8 by Christopher Johnston, directed by Alison Garrigan *Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts (A Dickens of a Holiday Tale) *Nov. 25 - Dec. 17 by Michael Sepesy, directed by Alison Garrigan Reinberger Auditorium | 5209 Detroit Ave. - Cleveland, Ohio 44102 | 216.264.9680 www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org

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ANNIE IS SOLD OUT at FRENCH CREEK THEATRE!
by fctheatre 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

THANK YOU TO ALL AUDIENCES FOR SUPPORTING NORTHEAST OHIO THEATRES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! WISHING YOU THE BEST IN 2018 & BEYOND! -French Creek Theatre Staff; Cast & Crew of Annie

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Extras Needed - Bar Scene
by Dan Edwards 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Happy Dog Studios is following up our Award Winning film “Maestro” with a short film titled “The Decision”. We are looking for extras for a suburban bar scene. Males and females, any ethnicity, professional look, ages 25-55. SHOOT DATE: Saturday, December 30, 7AM-9:30AM. SHOOTING LOCATION: Solon No compensation but food will be provided. To be considered, please send headshot/resume to: screenwritercle(a)gmail.com See below to view a sample of our work, which was nominated for 5 awards including Best Film in the recent 48 Hour Film Project, https://youtu.be/O9r-LptWuAg

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