April 2017 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

SUMMER ARTS at KARAMU HOUSE
by Nathan Lilly via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

KARAMU HOUSE REVIVES SUMMER ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH! SUMMER ARTS at KARAMU MAY 30 - AUGUST 4, 2017 Students will receive focused instruction in dance, drama, vocal music, creative writing and visual arts led by professional artists. Classes will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (with breakfast being served at 8:30 am), and will be held at KARAMU HOUSE located at 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Programming available for grades 3 through 12. Each session will culminate with a youth production. SESSION 1 May 30 - June 30 SESSION 2 July 5 - August 4 Families have the option to enroll their children in one five-week session, or both sessions for the full ten weeks. Tuition for students will cover weekly sessions, as well as healthy breakfast, lunch and snack. Financial assistance is available for families. Scholarships may be available based on need and availability of funds. To register or for more information visit: www.karamuhouse.org<http://www.karamuhouse.org> or call 216.795.7070

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Trail Magic nomintated for an Emmy Award!
by Bette Lou Higgins/Eden Valley Enterprises via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

We are so honored and excited to announce that TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY has been nominated for an Emmy! When Emma Gatewood left Gallipolis, Ohio to hike the 2,050-mile Appalachaian Trail by herself in 1955, she probably never expected all the "fuss and hoopla" that came with her accomplishment. When we started our project to document her life in 2009, we never expected that we would come this far! Director, Peter Huston and writer Kelly Boyer Sagert told her story in a compelling fashion with the help of A LOT of people over the years. It's been our Appalachian Trail! Thank you to everyone who helped get Emma to the top of THIS mountain! Check our calendar often to find out where one of Grandma Gatewood programs will be presented. (http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/calendar.htm ) To schedule a presentation for your group, just e-mail us -- we'd love to bring Grandma to YOU! To unsubscribe to this mailing list, just reply to this e-mail with your request. Bette Lou Higgins Artistic Director Eden Valley Enterprises www.edenvalleyenterprises.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

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PARADE opens a week from today at French Creek Theatre!
by fctheatre via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

French Creek Theatre is proud to announce... PARADE Book by Alfred Uhry Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Co-Conceived & Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Directed by Joanna May Hunkins Musical Direction by Anthony Trifiletti Choreography by Monica Olejko 1913. Atlanta, Georgia. A teenage girl is found murdered in the factory where she works. The town wants justice at any cost, and all eyes turn to her supervisor, a Brooklyn Jew who has never fit in with the southern way of life. Grief, ambition and tragedy come together for a beautiful and stirring musical that challenges our own prejudices. PERFORMANCES May 5-21 Fri & Sat at 7:30PM Sun at 3:00PM TICKETS Adult $16-$18 Youth $10 Call (440) 949-5200, purchase online<http://metroparks.cc/french-creek-theatre-tickets.php> or visit the FCT Box Office, open 10AM-6PM daily. French Creek Theatre is located within the French Creek Nature & Arts Center / 4530 Colorado Ave / Sheffield Village / 44054

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Ma'Sue Productions presents God and Earth: A Reading
by Ma'Sue Productions via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Ma’Sue Productions and Center for Applied Drama and Autism (C.A.D.A.) *Presents* *GOD AND EARTH * *A READING OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY * *WRITTEN BY JOHN DAYO ALIYA * *FRIDAY * *MAY 12th* *8:00pm* *Location:* Evans Building 333 S. Main St. Downtown Akron, Ohio 44308 *REAR BASEMENT*

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Review of touring "Something Rotten!" at Playhouse Square
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Touring ‘Something Rotten’ is an absolute treat Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics “Something Rotten!” – which takes place in South London in 1595, opened on Broadway in 2015 and is currently on tour and on stage at Playhouse Square – puts to rest the long-standing debate about who actually wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare. Rumors have long suggested that the author is either or a combination of playwright Christopher Marlowe, essayist Francis Bacon, dramatist George Peele, adventurer Walter Raleigh, William Stanley, the 6th Earl of Derby, or the cultured aristocrat Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. We now know that the plagiarizing Shakespeare got all of his best ideas from the Bottom Brothers, the two down-on-their-luck playwrights featured in the deceptively smart and absolutely shameless spoof written by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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Free Summer Swing Nights
by Valerie Salstrom via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Join us for magical nights of music and dance under the twinkling stars and chandelier at Key Plaza in downtown Cleveland’s theater district. 6-6:30 Free, all levels swing dance lesson from Valerie Salstrom, owner of Get Hep Swing. 6:30-9:30 Free, Live music. Tuesday, June 6th, TrueNorth Big Band Tuesday, June 13th, Blues Deville Tuesday, June 20th, The Madison Crawl Tuesday, June 27th, Red Light Roxy Tuesday, July 11th, Blues Deville Tuesday, July 18th, Skatch Anderssen Orchestra Brought to you by Playhouse Square, Viva Dance & Get Hep Swing www.GetHepSwing.com

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Berko review: SOMETHING ROTTEN @ Playhouse Square (Kay Bank Broadway Series)
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

*••••••••••••••••••••••••••• * *Capsule judgment: “Something Rotten” is a theatrical treat…a wonderfully conceived and performed musical farce. Anyone who wants to go to the theater and have a great time, unburdened by a complicated plot, listen to fun lyrics, see dynamic dancing and experience two acts of non-stop laughter…this is the must see musical!* *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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Beck Center Announces 2017-18 Theater Season
by Beth Kretschmar via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Beck Center Announces 2017- 2018 Theater Season Beck Center Theater Season includes 50th Anniversary Production of Hair, a Broadway Triumph, and an Existential Masterpiece Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its 2017-2018 professional theater season filled with their signature eclectic titles that include classics, a regional premiere, and the seventh collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theater program. "This is an especially exciting slate of plays and musicals as they collectively have such an amazing pedigree. Artists and audiences will be exhilarated and challenged all season long with these terrific pieces." says Scott Spence, Beck Center Artistic Director (now heading into his 28th season at Beck). Subscriptions and Flex Passes for the 2017-2018 season are on sale now and range from $100 to $267. For more information, call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10. Individual tickets may be purchased beginning Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Curtain times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays; however, performance times vary for The Little Mermaid, and Hair. Preview performances are the Thursdays before opening night. For more information visit beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/>. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Written by Dale Wasserman, Book by Ken Kesey Directed by William Roudebush September 15 - October 8, 2017; Mackey Theater "Scarifying and powerful" - The New York Times Waiting for Godot Written by Samuel Beckett Directed by Eric Schmeidl October 6 - November 5, 2017; Studio Theater "...a witty and poetic conundrum" - The Guardian Disney'sThe Little Mermaid, ENCORE PRODUCTION Music by Academy Award winner Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman Directed by Scott Spence; Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster; Choreography by Martín Céspedes; Featuring Kathleen Rooney as Ariel and Natalie Blalock (Broadway's The Scarlet Pimpernel) at Ursula December 1 - 31, 2017; Mackey Theater; Special Sensory-Friendly Performance Thursday, December 14 2016 Cleveland Critics Circle Awards Winner for Best Musical Direction and Best Projection Design HAIR Music by Galt MacDermot; Book and Lyrics by James Rado & Gerome Ragni Directed by Victoria Bussert In collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program February 9 - February 25, 2018; Mackey Theater "Hair has a history of defying expectations" - The New York Times My First Time, REGIONAL PREMIERE Written by Ken Davenport Directed by Scott Spence March 30 - April 29, 2018; Studio Theater "Funny and touching to sweet, sexy and silly!" - The Village Voice Bent Written by Martin Sherman Directed by Matthew Wright June 1 - July 1, 2018; Studio Theater "Powerful and provocative." - The New York Times Gypsy Book by Arthur Laurents; Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Scott Spence; Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster; Choreography by Martín Céspedes July 6 - August 12, 2018; Mackey Theater "Broadway's own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear." - Variety

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Eric Coble’s “These Mortal Hosts” World Premiere at CPH — $10 Industry Night
by Erica Beimesche via NEohioPAL 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

These Mortal Hosts<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2016/these-mortal-hosts> Industry Night at Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/new-ground-theatre-festival> Thursday, May 11 | 7:30 p.m. curtain | The Helen Get your $10 tickets today! Click here<https://groupmatics.events/> and use promo code INDUSTRY1. Members of the theatre industry: you’re invited to come see the world premiere of Eric Coble’s These Mortal Hosts at Cleveland Play House’s 2017 New Ground Theatre Festival! Snag $10 seats for you and your friends now! About These Mortal Hosts What happens when you discover you're not alone in your body? In this world premiere play, Cleveland writer Eric Coble takes us to the tiny town of Dove Creek, Colorado, where three seemingly random locals find themselves at the center of mysteries—and potential miracles. As their lives become increasingly linked, the line between faith and madness begins to thin, and these former strangers hurtle down a course of life-changing proportions. Get your $10 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 7:30 p.m. performance of These Mortal Hosts on 5/11/17; not valid with any other discount, promotion, or on prior sales. Must order by 5/5/17 for discounted $10 tickets.

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Auditions: Workshop Players' "Sylvia" by A.R. Gurney - Round 2!
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

Auditions! *Sylvia*, by A.R. Gurney Monday and Tuesday, May 1 and May 2 at 7 p.m. Director Dave Mackeigan is looking for the following: One female 18 to 35 high energy, must be playful, agility is a must One female mid 40 to 60ish. One male mid 40 to 60ish. One male for 3 walk-on scenes where one scene includes acting as a female. Should be mid 30s and up. For more information, contact the director at: dave(a)davenjudy.net Auditions will be held at the theatre - 44820 Middle Ridge Rd., Amherst Performances are June 29, 30; July 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16. GREAT SHOW! GREAT TIMES! -- Workshop Players 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001 Box Office: 440-988-5613 (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) contact(a)workshopplayers.com www.workshopplayers.com "If all the world's a stage, I want better lighting!"

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