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Canal Fulton Players- May 5 Opening Night- Driving Miss Daisy
by via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

THE CANAL FULTON PLAYERS PROUDLY PRESENT ALFRED UHRY’S WONDERFUL PLAY ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT Driving Miss Daisy A DRAMATISTS PLAY PRODUCTION PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY DAVID VAN GAASBEEK STARRING LINDA KEITH GERALD PERRY BRAD VINCENT AS AS AS MISS DAISY HOKE BOOLIE MAY 5-7, 12-14, 2017 FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS 7:30 PM, SUNDAYS 3:00 PM TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 7595 MIDDLE STREET CLINTON, OHIO ADMISSION- $10.00 FOR ADULTS FOR TICKET INFORMATION $8.00 FOR SENIORS AND CHILDREN CALL MR. VAN GAASBEEK UNDER THE AGE OF 12 330-494-1022 or 330-854-4387

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Gilgamesh Taggett returns for rare Cleveland performance
by Joanna Hunkins via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

He’s currently portraying Oliver Warbucks for the third year in the international tour of *Annie* directed by Martin Charnin, but Gilgamesh Taggett delighted audiences for more than a decade on local stages including Beck Center, Cleveland Public Theatre and Cleveland Play House. He'll join The Musical Theater Project this weekend for Behind the Musical: Annie. Discover the backstory behind this feel-good American classic...that almost didn't happen! To read a full Q&A with guest artist Gilgamesh Taggett, go to www.MusicalTheaterProject.org/introducing-Gilgamesh-Taggett *Saturday, April 29, 2017 | 7:00 PM* Stocker Arts Center, Hoke Theatre *Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 3:00 PM* Chagrin Falls Performing arts Center Co-produced with Chagrin Arts Leapin’ Lizards! Hard to believe it’s been 40 years since the darling red-headed orphan debuted on Broadway, and that she took so many hard knocks along the way. It was lyricist and director Martin Charnin’s idea to make a family musical based on the famous comic strip—just about everyone on Broadway thought he was crazy. Only when Mike Nichols stepped in as producer was the show saved, and the trials and tribulations paid off in a Tony Award-winning bonanza. We’ll include all of the songs from Charnin and Charles Strouse’s terrific score including the iconic “Tomorrow,” “Maybe,” “It’s a Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” Annie’s story—and our back story of this feel-good musical’s creation—is filled with hope that the “sun’ll come out tomorrow.” Co-hosted by *Bill Rudman* and *Nancy Maier* | Featuring *Lexi Cowan*,* Eric Fancher*,* Sheri Gross*, *Jessica Cope Miller* and *Gilgamesh Taggett* *TICKETS* *Stocker Arts Center:* *General:* $20 | *Children (18 and under):* $10 Tickets available through the Stocker arts Center Box Office. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerartsCenter.com <http://sites.lorainccc.edu/stocker/lccc_events/behind-the-musical-annie/> *Chagrin Arts:* *General:* $35/$31 | *TMTP Members:* $32/$28 | *Students (18 and under):* $10 Tickets available through TMTP’s Box Office. Call 216-245-TMTP (8687) or visit MusicalTheaterProject.org

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Auditions for Cleveland Shakespeare Festival continue tonight! Also, a new learning opportunity for actors!
by Cleveland Shakespeare Festival via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*Auditions for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's 20th Anniversary season of FREE Outdoor Touring Theater continues tonight from 7:30pm-10:30pm* Auditions will be held at: Ensemble Theatre 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Hts. OH 44118 Callbacks will be held Wednesday, April 26 *The Taming of the Shrew* – adapted and directed by Lisa Ortenzi *Performance Dates June 16 – July 2* Rehearsals begin April 30 *Macbeth* – adapted and directed by Tyson Douglas Rand *Performance Dates July 21 – August 6*, Rehearsals begin in early June No appointment necessary. Artists will be seen in the order of sign in. There are no AEA contracts available. No housing is provided. All actors and production staff are paid a stipend. Actors may participate in either or both productions. Prepare two contrasting monologues. Total delivery time of both monologues combined should not exceed three minutes. At least one of your two monologues must be from the works of Shakespeare. For consideration, bring TWO COPIES of each - head shot & resume, and please also bring *any & all possible* known conflicts between the dates of May 1 & July 21 AND Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through August 6. Company members will be offered our new *BardLab* training course at no charge. *BardLab* is a six-week course designed to prepare the actor for acting in verse drama, with a special emphasis on skills needed for outdoor performance. The workshop meets Saturday mornings between 10am and 12pm, from May 6-June 10. COST: $100 for 12 hours of instruction To enroll, visit our website <http://www.cleveshakes.com/1421-2/>.Topics covered include:Week 1: Paraphrasing Week 2: Scansion Week 3: Rhetoric Week 4: Direct Audience Address Week 5: Performing Outdoors Week 6: Putting it all together *Paraphrasing* This is more than just putting Shakespeare into your own words. Shakespeare wrote during what is termed the early modern era - the vocabulary that he used and we use today are almost identical so less "translation" is needed than we think. Shakespeare’s ability to use a word with a multiplicity of meanings in multiple ways is one of the reasons we keep performing his works. This method of paraphrasing not only helps the actor find Shakespeare’s multiple meanings but also allows for better communication between the director, scene partners, and the audience. *Scansion and Rhetoric* In Shakespeare’s time, theater companies didn’t have directors. One theory is that the playwrights left clues in the scripts to help the actors find their way through a character and scene. Scansion and rhetoric are those clues. Many of Shakespeare’s plays are written in verse form that has a specific rhythm. The scansion class will help you identify those rhythms and to learn what they might mean to help you make choices as an actor. *Rhetoric *is “the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech” (dictionary.com) Shakespeare uses many figures of speech in verse and prose, but rhetoric is what provides the rhythm for his prose speeches. *Direct Audience Address* Get comfortable playing to the groundlings by addressing your speeches directly to the audience by learning how to treat it as another character in the play. *Performing Outdoors* All the above information is useless if the audience can’t hear or see you. This class will explore ways to warm up and perform in order to adjust your voice and physicality to the space. *Putting It All Together* The final class is an opportunity to get everyone on their feet to use the information to perform a small scene. Instructor *Kelly Elliott* has a MLitt and a MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. While there she worked with the American Shakespeare Company and both acted and directed on their recreation of the Blackfriars Theatre. Before graduate school, Kelly choreographed stage combat, performed, directed, and produced in theaters all around Northeast Ohio. Her play KILL WILL (co-written with Joshua Brown), which addresses all the deaths in Shakespeare in about an hour, had its world premier at Cleveland Public Theatre and was also performed at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Kelly's extensive experience with Shakespeare includes (but is not limited to) a stint co-running the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival (1999-2001), choreographing violence for many Shakespeare productions, working for Great Lakes Theater’s education department, playing the titular role in MACBETH, and getting a really good review from the Washington Post for her portrayal as Bottom the Weaver in Brave Spirits Theatre’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Washington, DC).

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Spotlights Theater Takes Flight with "Boeing Boeing"
by Annette Phelps via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

SpotlightsTakes Flight with Boeing Boeing The Broadview Heights Spotlights’ next showis Marc Camoletti’s, Boeing Boeing. This comedic farce tells the story ofBernard, a swinging Parisian bachelor who happens to be engaged to threegorgeous stewardesses (each of a different nationality). His careful time management skills getthwarted when his friend Robert comes to visit and all three stewardesses endup in town at the same time. The Spotlights’ production is directed by Brenton Cochran and featuresBrett Heidinger, MaryBeth Knode, Sean McCormick, Stephanie Malfara, JaclynPhelps, and Sarah Price. Otherproduction staff members include Sue Jeromson (Assistant Director), RyanBergeron (Dialect Coach), Stephanie Giammarco (Costume Designer), and Tim Anderson (Set Designer). The show isgenerously sponsored by Diamond Voyages, who is offering audience members thechance to purchase raffle tickets to win a trip to New York City. Performance dates are April 28 through May 13. Performances will occur on Friday andSaturday evenings at 7:30PM, and there will be a Sunday matinee on Sunday, May7 at 3:00PM. All performances are held at the Broadview HeightsCultural Arts Building, 9543 Broadview Road in Broadview Heights (next to thepolice station). Tickets are $14 for adults and $13 forseniors and students. Tickets may be purchased on-line at www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org.

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OPENING NEXT WEEK - Near West Theatre presents: MARY POPPINS
by Kelcie Dugger via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Near West Theatre presents: MARY POPPINS May 5 - 21, 2017 Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman. Book by Julian Fellowes. New Songs & Additional Music & Lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe. Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!! At last! This imaginative convergence of the classic film musical and the sophisticated children's books by P. L. Travers comes to the Near West stage! A new script by Julian Fellows (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) weaves together tales of a strict and magical nanny who comes in the nick of time to an estranged family in 1910 London, England. So let's sip a Spoonful of Sugar, Fly a Kite and Step in Time through a series of unforgettable events that forever change how the Banks family, and we too, prioritize our lives. Will Mary fly on Near West's new stage? Chim Chim Cher-ee... come and see! Performances: May 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 & 21 , 2017 (Thurs., Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.) Tickets can be purchased at www.nearwesttheatre.org<http://www.nearwesttheatre.org>, or by calling our Box Office at 216-961-6391 from 11am-4pm Monday-Friday Accessibility notes: Near West Theatre's new home is wheelchair accessible! Dedicated spaces will be available to view the performance from a wheelchair.

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Discounted ASL Interpreted Performance of Disney’s “Freaky Friday” at CPH May 6
by Erica Beimesche via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

American Sign Language Interpreted Performance of Disney’s Freaky Friday<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2016/freaky-friday> Cleveland Play House Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Special pricing of just $20 for the Saturday, May 6, 2:30 p.m. performance is available for members of the Deaf community. Must order by calling CPH Subscription Services at 216.400.7096 and mentioning code 17ASL. book by BRIDGET CARPENTER music by TOM KITT and lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY based on the novel Freaky Friday by MARY RODGERS and the WALT DISNEY motion pictures directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY choreographed by SERGIO TRUJILLO Anchor Production of the 2017 New Ground Theatre Festival<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/new-ground-theatre-festival> When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Freaky Friday, a new musical comedy based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day.

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$20 Industry Night — Disney’s “Freaky Friday” at CPH
by Erica Beimesche via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Disney’s Freaky Friday<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2016/freaky-friday> Industry Night at Cleveland Play House Tuesday, May 2 | 7:00 p.m. curtain | Allen Theatre Get your $20 tickets today! Click here<https://groupmatics.events/> and use promo code INDUSTRY1. Members of the theatre industry: you’re invited to come see Disney’s brand-new family musical Freaky Friday, right in your backyard at Cleveland Play House! The production stars Broadway’s Heidi Blickenstaff ([title of show], Something Rotten!) and Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening, Next to Normal). Before the show, join us at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy a complimentary beverage in Fasenmyer East Lounge. Bring your friends—the more the merrier! Tickets go quickly, so be sure to snag your $20 seats while you can! About Disney’s Freaky Friday When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Freaky Friday, a new musical comedy based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day. Get your $20 tickets today! Click here<https://groupmatics.events/> and use promo code INDUSTRY1. There will be a $2.50 processing fee upon checkout. Offer valid only for the 7:00 p.m. performance of Freaky Friday on 5/2/17; not valid with any other discount, promotion, on prior sales, or on $25 tickets. Must order by 4/27/17 for discounted $20 tickets.

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BEGINNING NEXT WEEKEND: 5 weekends of contemporary dance by Northeast Ohio and national artists
by Caitlin Lewins via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Cleveland Public Theatre presents DANCEWORKS 2017<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/category/series/dan…> ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE MAY 4 - JUNE 3 James Levin Theatre, 7:00pm Every year, Cleveland Public Theatre welcomes the opportunity to showcase Northeast Ohio's contemporary dance companies as they premiere new work and revive celebrated performances. Nine dance companies including guest artists take the stage in this acclaimed series. The full listing of company bios and show descriptions is available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org>. Week 1: May 4 - 6 (DOUBLE BILL)<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/danceworks-2017/> Travesty Dance Group & Antaeus Dance Taking the Fall Week 2: May 11 - 13 <http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/week-2-verb-ballets…> Verb Ballets with BodyEDT (of Taiwan) FUSE: Explorations from Taiwan and Cleveland Week 3: May 18 - 20 <http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/week-3-inlet-dance-…> Inlet Dance Theatre Springing Forth with New Life Week 4: May 25 - 27 (DOUBLE BILL)<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/week-4-elu-dance-th…> Elu Dance Company Caught Across the Board Black Don't Crack Week 5: June 1 - 3 (DOUBLE BILL)<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/week-5-morrisondanc…> MorrisonDance In the Space of Dreams: Asleep and Awake Alpha Behind the Next Door Tickets are $12 - $30. Students/Seniors receive $3 off on Friday and Saturday nights. All Thursdays are $12. 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 CPT is located in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or CPT Box Office (216) 631-2727 ext. 501. (Order early at CPT - no sneaky ticket fees, ever.) Caitlin Lewins Interim Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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THIS SATURDAY: CPT and 250+ local artists join forces for STATION HOPE 2017 - bold, social justice-inspired art and performance at historic St. John's Church
by Caitlin Lewins via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

CPT and 250+ local artists join forces in a massive art and performance event at a historic Underground Railroad site in Ohio City STATION HOPE<http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2016-2017/station-hope-2017/> A BEACON OF FREEDOM. A CONVENING OF COMMUNITY. A CELEBRATION OF HOPE. **Saturday, April 29th@ 6:30pm-10pm** St. John's Episcopal Church in Ohio City 2600 Church Avenue, Cleveland Free and open to all ages. Station Hope is a jubilant community event that celebrates Cleveland's social justice history and explores contemporary struggles for freedom and equity. Engage with over 250 artists as they envision, interrogate and seek out hope on the grounds of Cleveland's first authenticated Underground Railroad site, St. John's Episcopal Church. Audiences explore the historic properties while viewing works of theatre, music, storytelling and dance inspired by the most important issues of our time. Station Hope 2017 is presented in partnership with The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio & St. John's Institute, Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack, Ohio City Incorporated, Graham Veysey & Marika Shioiri-Clark, Restore Cleveland Hope & the Cozad-Bates House and Global Cleveland with over 50 participating arts groups and 250 individual artists from the Northeast Ohio region. Click the link for a short video trailer<https://vimeo.com/202059178> on the Station Hope. Click the link for a Station Hope photo gallery<http://www.cptonline.org/media/photogallery/station-hope-2016-gallery/>. www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> | 216-631-2727 x501 Caitlin Lewins Interim Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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Great Lakes Theater Launches CAMP THEATER!
by David Hansen via NEohioPAL 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2017 Great Lakes Theater Launches CAMP THEATER! A Summer Theater Camp for Students Ages 4-18. CLEVELAND, OH - Great Lakes Theater will present CAMP THEATER! – a summer drama camp held at Berea-Midpark High School for students ages 4-18. Students can sign up for one or both weeks of camp, which will run June 12 – 16, and June 19 - 23, 2017. Immersing students in interactive and educational theater-based activities, CAMP THEATER! is a unique opportunity for students to work with and learn from Great Lakes Theater’s professional teaching artists in a fun, safe and supportive environment. Daily classes will be held at Berea-Midpark High School in one-week sessions from Monday through Friday. Students may enroll in one or both weeklong sessions as different material will be covered each week. The program is designed for students of all levels of experience and ability. There is no audition required. Classes will be divided by students’ respective ages. The drama camp features classes in acting, Shakespeare, movement, improvisation, stage combat, mask making and much more! For complete information including downloadable registration forms, visit http://www.greatlakestheater.org/education/camp-theater [1] and click on the links or contact Great Lakes Theater’s director of educational services, Kelly Schaffer Florian, at (216) 453-4443 or via email at kflorian(a)greatlakestheater.org. # # # MEDIA CONTACT: Kelly Schaffer Florian Director of Educational Services (216) 453-4443 kflorian(a)greatlakestheater.org Links: ------ [1] http://www.greatlakestheater.org/education/camp-theater

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