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AUDITIONS | The Spitfire Grill | April 10 | Carnation City Players
by Michael Ritzert via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

THE SPITFIRE GRILL | Auditions Carnation City Players is excited to invite performers to an open call for its upcoming musical, THE SPITFIRE GRILL. Auditions will be held at 6:30 PM on April 10 at the Firehouse Theater, 450 East Market Street, Alliance, OH. No appointment necessary. Auditioners should prepare a musical theatre song (32 bars) and be prepared to read from the script. An accompanist will be provided (no a capella). Roles available for four women, three men, and a small chorus. Percy— 18 - early 20s (parolee); pretty and rough-edged. Shelby— 18 - early 30s; shy and awkward; becomes strong. Hannah— late 40s - 70s; harsh and sharp-tongued. Sheriff Sutter— mid 20s - early 30s; ambitious and determined. Caleb— late 20s - early 40s; overbearing and forthright. Effy— the town gossip. The Visitor— late 20s - early 40s; a non- speaking role; a homeless type person. Production Dates | June 2 – 11, 2017

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Play Club at French Creek Theatre reads Lost in Yonkers Next Week
by fctheatre via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

French Creek Theatre's Play Club! Read aloud and discuss a different play each month. ANY AND ALL WELCOME!!! Thursday, April 13 6:30PM-9:00PM Scripts and light refreshments provided. This month: Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon By America's great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942. Bella is thirty-five years old, mentally challenged, and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne'er-do-well son Eddie deposits his two young sons on the old lady's doorstep. He is financially strapped and taking to the road as a salesman. The boys are left to contend with Grandma, with Bella and her secret romance, and with Louie, her brother, a small-time hoodlum in a strange new world called Yonkers For more information call (440) 949-5200 Ext. 226 French Creek Theatre<http://metroparks.cc/theatre.php> is located within the French Creek Nature & Arts Center / 4530 Colorado Ave / Sheffield Village / 44054

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Musical Director needed for Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Akron Civic Theatre
by Val Renner via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

The Millennial Theatre Project at the Akron Civic Theatre is looking for a Musical Director for its upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show. Overview: The Akron Civic Theatre's Millennial Theatre Project bridges the gap between youth and adult community theater. We strive for non-traditional casting of actors, actresses, and production staff 18-35 years old. We are looking for a musical director with strong communication and organizational skills, be able to work collaboratively with the director, cast and band, on top of the expected musical expertise. The Rocky Horror Show will be performed August 17-18th as part of the LGBT Akron Arts Festival. Rehearsal starting the week of June 26th. Depending on schedule conflicts, ideally we will have three to four rehearsals a week in in the evenings and some weekend afternoons. Skills Required: The music director is responsible for working with the director in preparing the theatre production for public performance, including rehearsing the cast and band, and conducting (and selecting if needed) the band. The music director works with singers in partnership with the director, rehearsing the cast and band together, and serving as conductor for all performances. It is essential that the production's director and musical director have an ongoing and mutually supportive collaboration. The director communicates his or her vision of the show, and the music director uses their understanding of the show's musical demands to help the director (and cast) be successful. The musical director works with the director in scheduling rehearsals, which cast members need to be there, and what the directors expect to accomplish at each rehearsal. Responsibilities include: * Scheduling music rehearsals in collaboration with the director * Helping cast members learn their music * Leading music rehearsals for principals, chorus and band * Working with the sound designer when microphones will be used * Attending production meetings and rehearsals, as needed Qualifications: * Prior experience in directing or training in a theatre setting * Prior experience in vocal training * Must be able to play the piano This is a paid position. Please contact the director directly at mdolson(a)akroncivic.com<mailto:mdolson@akroncivic.com> or call 330.535.3179 Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm and ask for Miranda if interested. Miranda Dolson Administrative Assistant Akron Civic Theatre 182 South Main Akron OH 44308 330.535.3179 mdolson(a)akroncivic.com<mailto:mdolson@akroncivic.com> www.akroncivic.com<http://www.akroncivic.com/>

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Final 2 weekends: Dark, humorous and strange HARM'S WAY at convergence-continuum
by convergence-continuum via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

DARK, HUMOROUS & STRANGE: “HARM'S WAY” BY MAC WELLMAN NOW ONSTAGE AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM THURS-SAT THRU APRIL 15 "There is more cussin' and shootin' and killin' than a Quentin Tarantino movie....By the way, it's a comedy" (Mark Horning, _Talkin' Broadway [1]_) "...we are plunged into the distorted world of playwright Mac Wellman, a world where common aspects of our lives – violence, con games, dead Presidents – appear as if reflected in a fun house mirror. And then you realize maybe this view isn't so distorted after all." (Christine Howey, _Rave and Pan [2]_) _Harm’s Way _, the darkly humorous fable of an angry man on a rampage through a fantastical wilderness, follows the exploits of very angry Santouche as he tries to make sense of his understanding of law and order in a nation of other very angry people. Filled with Wild West and circus sideshow imagery, the action doesn’t unfold in any specific time or place. But all the characters drink from the same poisoned well, which is definitely American. It might be anytime in the last 70 years, or even possibly in the next. _Harm’s Way _ is directed by convergence-continuum’s Artistic Director, Clyde Simon, and features actors Wesley Allen, Robert Branch, Gideon Lorete, Joseph Milan, Michael Regnier, Beau Reinker, Brian Westerley, Hillary Wheelock, Carrie Williams and Monica Zach. This is the seventh Mac Wellman play presented by convergence-continuum, having previously produced _Sincerity Forever, 7 Blowjobs, Cleveland, Whirligig, A Murder of Crows_ and _The Hyacinth Macaw._ _Harm’s Way _ runs Thu-Sat at 8 pm through April 15 at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors (65+), $10 students. Reservations at convergence-continuum.org [3] [4]or 216-687-0074. ----------------------------------------------------------- This production is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Links: ------ [1] http://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/cleveland/cleve164.html [2] http://raveandpan.blogspot.com/ [3] http://convergence-continuum.org [4] http://convergence-continuum.org/

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Auditions/In the Heights!
by Kelly Miloro via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Announcing Auditions for the 2017 GLTG SKIP KELLEY TEEN PRODUCTION OF IN THE HEIGHTS Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Directed by Angela Miloro-Hansen Musical Direction by Darryl M. Lewis Sunday April 23, 6:00-9:00PM Monday April 24, 6:30-9:00PM Callbacks as needed April 25 in the evening Performances Friday-Sunday August 4-20 Rehearsals will begin in mid June and run Sunday-Thursday. Not everyone will be called every day, but please bring a list of ALL conflicts from 1pm to 9pm June 12-August 3. Rehearsals will be EITHER in afternoon or evening, not both in the same day. Times will not be determined until after casting and will be decided based on cast availability, so if you are NOT available in either the afternoon or evening, please note that. This is to work around as many of the Chardon conflicts as possible including marching band and other GLTG summer shows. All conflicts need to be reported before casting. AGES 13-21 ARE ELIGIBLE TO AUDITION A vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. IN THE HEIGHTS is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. All, please prepare 16 bars of a Lin-Manuel Miranda song from any of his shows (something from In the Heights is acceptable). Men, interested in Usnavi, Benny, Sonny or Graffiti Pete, please also prepare 30-60 seconds of a rap. ROLES Usnavi -– owner of De La Vega’s Bodega; rapper/singer, high baritone/tenor (to G4) Sonny -– Usnavi’s younger cousin; works at bodega; rapper/singer, tenor (to Bb4) Nina Rosario -– freshman at Stanford University; daughter of Kevin and Camilia Rosario; high belter (to F5) Kevin Rosario -– Nina’s father; owner of Rosario’s Car and Limousine; baritone (to E4) Camila Rosario -– Nina’s mother; co-owner of Rosario’s Car and Limousine singer/belter (G3 to B4) Benny -– Usnavi’s friend; works at Rosario’s Car and Limousine; should be African American, can't be Latino; singer/rapper, tenor (to Ab4); Abuela Claudia -– raised Usnavi and Sonny; Spanish speaking a plus; belter (F#3 to C5) Daniela –- owner of Daniela’s Salon; Spanish speaking a plus; belter (G3 to C5) Carla -– hairdresser at Daniela’s Salon; mezzo Vanessa –- Usnavi’s love interest; works at salon; Must be strong dancer; high belter (to E5) Piragua Guy –- local piragua vendor; Spanish speaking a plus; tenor (must have sustainable A4) Graffiti Pete –- local graffiti artist; Hip Hop dancer; rapper/singer Ensemble –- residents of Washington Heights For more information please contact Angela at amiloro720(a)gmail.com -- Kelly Miloro GLTG Administrative Asst. 440-285-7701 officemgr(a)geaugatheater.org

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Youth Hero Youth Male Immediate Need
by Derek Harrison via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

For those youth male boys that bodybuild and nor swim this is the perfect part in a film for you. Position is Little Hank willing to change name depending on height. Looking for a boy age 9-12 with a farmers tan. That know little of bible, how to swim or on swim team loves to work out and has a good sense of humor. Payment 50-150 if hired start date will be June 6th or 14th depending Tuesday only durning the summer on weather. This is a supporting role in a student film. Some benefits are lifetime support. This film is based off a true story about a friends life who was going through a rough time with his parents when a friend stepped in and lead him to Christ. If interested please reply or message me at(330) 936-3809 or email dmharrison3(a)gmail.com. Use subject line YouthHero youth actor. Please send headshot, and swimming photo. Also include hobbies, resumes and two references know for 6months or more not family.

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Review of "Hamlet" at Great Lakes Theater.
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Great Lakes’ ‘Hamlet’ worth seeing twice Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another. “Hamlet,” Act III, Scene I By featuring male and female twins in two of his comedies, “The Comedy of Errors” and “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare capitalized on the humor that comes from mistaken identity and misdirection and the provocation found in issues grounded in gender roles and social politics. By double-casting the title character in “Hamlet” with a male (Jonathan Dyrud) and a female (Laura Welsh Berg) actor in alternating performances, the only thing Great Lakes Theater director Charlie Fee meant to capitalize on was his deep and diverse talent pool of performers. Women have appeared in Shakespeare’s plays since 1660, once Charles II officially granted permission to do so for two theater companies in London. And women have been earning critical acclaim for their portrayal of Hamlet since 1775, when the young Sarah Siddons toured the British provinces in the Prince of Denmark’s codpiece and fine hosiery. Though this be madness, yet there is method in't, for casting Hamlet in the feminine allows the character to weep more unabashedly over the death of his father, reveal more emotion while plotting the revenge he seeks by killing his murderous uncle, and more boldly bare his vulnerabilities to the audience in splendidly penned soliloquies. And such casting forces audiences to look at and listen to this classic play more closely and from a different vantage point, which may reveal a new understanding of the historic text as well as contemporary attitudes toward gender. All this happens in the Great Lakes Theater production but, for Fee, the play’s the thing and his only concern about having a male and a female Hamlet is how well they manage to play him. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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Auditions: Ohio Shakespeare's CAMELOT, MUSKETEERS, CHARLES III, and SCAPIN. All actors paid, some AEA contracts.
by Tess Burgler via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

> OHIO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL > CASTING FOR INDOOR WINTER SEASON > > > Ohio Shakes, located in Akron, is holding auditions for its indoor season at > Greystone Hall. Saturday April 22, 12:00-5:00 and Sunday April 23, 7:00-10:00. > All actors paid, some special appearance AEA contracts avaliable. > > > The indoor Greystone shows include: > > THE THREE MUSKETEERS: AN ADVENTURE, WITH MUSIC (Pine, Campbell) > > CAMELOT (Lerner & Loewe) > > SCAPIN (Molière) > > KING CHARLES III (Mike Bartlett) *Ohio premiere* > > > > Ohio Shakes is dedicated to telling classic stories in a way that "holds as 'twere the mirror up to nature" and is relevant to our entire community. We encourage folks of all genders, ethnicities, physical abilities, and ages to audition. > To schedule an audition, read the info here: > http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/news/2017/3/1/auditions-for-indoor-g… > stone-season > > > >

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Youth Male Needed
by Derek Harrison via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

For those youth male boys that bodybuild and nor swim this is the perfect part in a film for you. Position is Little Hank willing to change name depending on height. Looking for a boy age 9-12 with a farmers tan. That know little of bible, how to swim or on swim team loves to work out and has a good sense of humor. Payment discuss if hired start date will be June 6th or 14th depending on weather. This is a supporting role in a student film. Some benefits are lifetime support. This film is based off a true story about a friends life who was going through a rough time with his parents when a friend stepped in and lead him to Christ. If interested please reply or message me at(330) 936-3809 or email dmharrison3(a)gmail.com. Use subject line YouthHero youth actor. Please send headshot, flexing and swimming photo. Also include hobbies, resumes and two references know for 6months or more not family. This is to show the love of God.

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John M. Regan Memorial Gathering
by Jack Kilroy via NEohioPAL 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

John Regan, formerly of Avon Lake, died last November at St. Simons Island, GA after a long, valiant battle against cancer. John was the creative force behind the "Irish Rodeo Clowns," and originated the Flanigan's Wake production in Cleveland, which became the longest running comedy improv show in Cleveland theatre history. We will remember John next week, You're invited. John M. Regan Memorial Gathering S*aturday, April 15* * at 12 PM - 1:30 PM* *Barnegie Hall: 31950 Krebs Rd., Avon Lake* Short presentation/performance followed by open mike and refreshments. Rsvp appreciated at jpk1798(a)gmail.com Jack Kilroy Tel. 440-759-1253 * People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.* (George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer) http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-P-Kilroy-Co-LPA/227957677221720 www.jackkilroy.com

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