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Fwd: RARE FORM @ MAYFIELD CIVIC CENTER
by Rare Form Improv via NEohioPAL 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Rare Form Improv* <rareformimprov(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Subject: RARE FORM @ SHARE-APY and MAYFIELD CIVIC CENTER To: neohiopal(a)lists.neohiopal.org Hey everyone! come see the hilarious short-form improv comedy troupe, Rare Form, perform live at the Mayfield Civic Center this Saturday, September 30 at 8:30 pm in Mayfield Village!!! You may have seen Rare Form perform previously at Mayfield Civic Center, Suzy's Soups in Tower City, or at the Hofbrauhaus House in downtown Cleveland. Laugh out loud with them as they create zany characters and ridiculous scenarios that you give them. Anything can AND WILL happen! Admission is only $5 each, so bring a date or friends to a fun evening of live theatre comedy... September 30, 2017 8:30pm Full Show @ Mayfield Village Civic Center 6622 Wilson Mills Rd. Mayfield, OH 44143 $5 admission, Cash Only please Check out the website for cast members, photos, and upcoming shows! https://www.rareformimprov.com/ -- [image: Rare Form]

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Auditions for Godspell 2012 Revised Version
by Clague Playhouse News via NEohioPAL 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

Auditions for Godspell at Clague in two weeks!Godspell - 2012 Revised Version Director - Michael Larochelle Musical Director - David Bird Choreographer - Brenda Larochelle Stage Manager - Candace Lipton *Auditions:* Tuesday, October 10 and Wednesday, October 11 at 7:30 pm. No appointment is required. Please bring current photo or headshot along with your resume and schedule conflicts. *Show Dates:* January 12 - February 4, 2018 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak (from Berea, Ohio and a Clague Playhouse Alum), with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, *Godspell *is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time. Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and featuring a sparkling score by Schwartz, *Godspell *boasts a string of well-loved songs, led by the international hit, “Day By Day.” As the cast performs “Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord,” “Learn Your Lessons Well,” “All For The Best,” “All Good Gifts,” “Turn Back, O Man” and “By My Side,” the parables of Jesus come humanly and hearteningly to life. Drawing from various theatrical traditions, such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville, *Godspell* is a groundbreaking and unique theatrical experience, with a message of kindness, tolerance and love. The 2018 Clague Playhouse production of *Godspell* will use the 2012 Revised Version of the script and score. *Seeking diverse ensemble of 5 women and 5 men, ages 15 to 50.* Flexible casting and all roles featured. Ideal cast members will be energetic performers who sing, dance and act, and can enthusiastically embrace the child-like joy of the script and stories. Hope to find several performers who also play a musical instrument (especially acoustic guitar, percussion, piano, recorder and ukelele). All types and ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Each actor will bring his or her own personality traits to the production. All roles open. Please bring a prepared song (preferably in the style of the show) and dress for movement. The auditions will consist of solo vocals followed by a group dance audition. Readings will be held at callbacks, time and date tbd. Visit www.clagueplayhouse.org//index.php/auditions/ for more information. -- Clague Playhouse 1371 Clague Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 (440) 331-0403 Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm www.ClaguePlayhouse.org "Like" us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>!

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Final Weekend For Workshop Players' "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown"
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

Workshop Players Theatre presents *You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown* Based on the Comic Strip by Charles M. Schultz; Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner; Additional Music by Michael Mayer; Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Back from the 80s, Workshop Players serves up something for the whole family as America’s favorite gang gets together again. Charlie Brown (Kevin Cline), Schroeder (Matt Tomecko), Lucy (Alicia Fogal), Linus (Matt Cuffari), Snoopy (Brett Heidinger) and Sally (Shelbey Linder) bring pangs of nostalgia into audience members’ hearts. This delightful collection of vignettes with these characters, who have been woven into the fabric of our lives, features smiles, inviting songs and familiar messages. *You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown*, under the direction of Kristina Rivera, will enchant and amuse all lucky enough to be in attendance. *YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN * *RUNS SEPT. 29, 30 AND OCT. 1.* *Please note time changes: * *The Friday and Saturday performances are now at 7:30 p.m.* *Sunday matinees are still at 3 p.m.* Call our box office at (440) 988-5613 for tickets. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children up to age 15. Group rates available. Doors open 45 minutes before show time. Box Office: 440-988-5613 <%28440%29%20988-5613> • www.workshopplayers.com -- 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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This weekend only!! Robert Hawkes in "SPARED" at convergence-continuum
by convergence-continuum via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

THIS THURS-SAT ONLY! -- AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM SPARED BY ISRAEL HOROVITZ: A ONE-MAN DARK COMEDY PERFORMED BY ROBERT HAWKES. Viewed as if suspended in time and space, a man recounts the jumble of events and people that are his life. Good, bad, success, failure, happiness, unhappiness—all merge into a revealing mosaic as his uncanny tale continues. Directed by Susan Soltis. SPARED runs Thurs-Sat, Sept 28 – 30 at 8 pm at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets $20 general admission, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students at convergence-continuum.org [1] [2]and 216-687-0074. SPARED is part of con-con’s ‘Tweener series, and all proceeds go to the Save-the-Liminis fund. Coming soon: The world premiere of In the Closet by Siegmund Fuchs, Oct 13 – Nov 4. Links: ------ [1] http://convergence-continuum.org [2] http://convergence-continuum.org/

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The “2 Mediums At Large!” Return
by Clague Playhouse News via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

*The “2 Mediums At Large!” Return* *2 Mediums at Large!* is an exciting live demonstration of Mediumship with audience participation in a gallery style Message Event live on Saturday, October 21 at 8 p.m. *We are also hosting a show at 2 p.m. as a fundraiser for our friends at Bay Village Community Theater.* Join your guides, Susan and Marjorie, as they call the spirits into our group setting – see which Spirits are able to “get through” as these multi-faceted, Lily Dale trained professionals connect you to your loved ones in Spirit. This sell-out event will have limited tickets available, so purchase early! Reserved seat tickets are $25 for both shows and can be purchased in person or by phone (440-331-0403) at the Clague Playhouse Box Office Wed. through Sat. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. or you may purchase online by visiting our website at www.clagueplayhouse.org. -- Clague Playhouse 1371 Clague Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 (440) 331-0403 Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm www.ClaguePlayhouse.org "Like" us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>!

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Scotland and the Iona Community presentation
by Anne Wilson via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

You are cordially invited to a slide presentation about Scotland and the Iona Community at Forest Hill Church (3031 Monticello Blvd. at Lee in Cleveland Hts.) this Sunday evening, Oct. 1 at 7:00 PM. Anne Wilson will be speaking and there will be live Scottish music, dance and food in addition to lovely images projected on a huge screen. It's free. More info: contact Anne Wilson at: acwping(a)gmail.com

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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NEEDED for "The Coroner's Assistant"
by Angeline Walsh via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

Director of photography needed for "The Coroner's Assistant", an independent web series set in late Victorian-era England. We are looking for produce a high-quality series with a small but skilled crew. This 10-episode series follows James Rigby, a young medical student, in his apprenticeship to Oliver Cross, an elusive and unconventional coroner in South London who leads an underground cadaver trade business. Series stars Cedric Gegel, Rick Montgomery, Jr., Chris Dettone, and Giorgiana Lascu. This is an unpaid position, but cast and crew will be provided food and drink on set. Scripts available per request. Please contact director at modernvictorian(a)yahoo.com if interested, and send resume and a demo reel/examples of previous work if possible.

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Short film Hotel 9
by Jared Michael Sobotka via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

Hello everyone, Hope all is well! My producer and myself are gearing up for my short film Descendants, a suspense thriller about Danny and Alex two teenage step siblings in love who kidnap their grandmother and take her to a run down motel. It's a full two day shoot. We're aiming for a Sunday in October. Prepping for it right now. Pay is negotiable. We are currently looking for a older model vehicle like a crown victoria etc. We would need the car for an opening sequence. If your interested please call, text, email me. jaredmichaelsobotka(a)gmail.com 440 242-1438 <(440)%20242-1438> -- Best, Jared Michael Sobotka Writer Director Filmmaker Moving Image Artist Digital Editor Production Assistant Clerk https://vimeo.com/jaredmichaelsobotka

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Male Lead for short film Hotel 9
by Jared Michael Sobotka via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

Hello everyone, Hope all is well! My producer and myself are gearing up for my short film Descendants, a suspense thriller about Danny and Alex two teenage step siblings in love who kidnap their grandmother and take her to a run down motel. It's a full two day shoot. We're aiming for a Sunday in October. Prepping for it right now. Pay is negotiable. We are currently seeking a male lead. If your interested please call, text, email or DM me. Please send me your reel or a recent project you've worked on along with your resume. Thank you, we look forward to working with you. Interested in being apart of the film in another way such as production assistant, sound, lighting, make up, set design etc... please contact me. jaredmichaelsobotka(a)gmail.com 440 242-1438 -- Best, Jared Michael Sobotka Writer Director Filmmaker Moving Image Artist Digital Editor Production Assistant Clerk https://vimeo.com/jaredmichaelsobotka

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REVIEW: Beck Center One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Laura Kennelly via NEOhioPal)
by Laura Kennelly via NEohioPAL 26 Sep '17

26 Sep '17

(Hi, I'm not sure of the format you like, but this is the whole review. It's also at the link below my signature and at my blog artstillmatters.com. If you'd prefer just a shortened version, please let me know. Thanks for this service to the Cleveland arts community. Laura) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest @ The Beck Center, Sept. 15--October 8, 2017 Review by Laura Kennelly The Beck Center production of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest combines a stage full of brilliant actors to produce a moving drama that does exactly what good theatre should do: inspire empathy and reflection. William Roudebush has taken Dale Wasserman’s stage adaptation of Kesey’s novel and turned it into an immersive, fast-paced recreation of Kesey’s novelistic early 1960s rant against ruthless and controlling social mechanisms (in this case the deadly combo created by courts and asylums). Randle P. McMurphy (Bryant Carroll) has been committed to an Oregon psychiatric hospital by the courts. Carroll brilliantly creates the rash protagonist, making him physically dangerous (prone to hit, move quickly), rebellious, naive (about the law), fun-loving, considerate, and compassionate--all at once. (And it doesn’t hurt that he looks a bit like Ken Kesey.) The ward McMurphy happily enters (at this point he thinks he can just leave and that he’s ducked prison work crew duty) is filled with inmates who move like zombies--men who have had all personality either beaten or drugged or electro-shocked out of them. Nurse Ratched (a very persuasive Katie DeBoer who makes us love to hate her) runs the ward with an iron fist, all the while dripping fake smiles and kindly gestures. McMurphy ignores cautions about irritating Nurse Ratched and he’s very good at it; until he isn’t. As the story continues we learn there’s a big difference between electroshock therapy (you don’t want it, it hurts, but you recover) and a prefrontal lobotomy (essentially castrating the brain), an experimental procedure that began in the 1940s. (Rosemary Kennedy had one with famously disastrous results.) Nurse Ratched controls through running demoralizing “group therapy” sessions that end by her invitation for the others to “pile on” the person under consideration. Later, McMurphy points out to them that this it wrong; it’s the way chickens peck to death injured birds and then attack the birds who got blood spattered. Kudos to the other players in the ward with him. Each manages to make us see vividly both their illness and their positive response to kindness. Maurice Cole (who towers over everyone at almost seven feet tall) does an outstanding job as the ultimately heroic Chief Bromden, a Native American who seems to be in a catatonic state when the drama opens. We see him watch migrating birds and suspect there may be more to the Chief than he lets on, all thanks to Cole’s expressive body language. Inmates with major plot lines include the shy, suicidal virgin Billy Bibbit (an artful Jeremy Gladen) and unofficial group leader Dale Harding (masterfully drawn by George Roth). Others, all persuasive in the roles as “acutes” (and possibly curable), include Cheswick (Steve Oleksa), Martini (Tony Zanoni), Scanlon (Bevan Michael Hayes), Sefelt (Joe Smith), and Fredricks (David Boyce). Other cast members wander about a darkened area of the stage. Unlike those in the acute group, they can not be cured. Memorable patients include the wheelchair bound and elderly Matterson (John Stuehr), Rucky (Benjamin Gregorio), and Ellis (Michael Strama), a chronic due to too much electroshock therapy. It is he who poses like Christ against the wall most of the time (more about his role below). The weak Dr. Spivey (a hesitant Jarod Marini), supposedly in charge of the ward, bows to Nurse Ratched (no accident it rhymes with hatchet?), as do Nurse Flinn (Minor Cline) and hospital aides (Anthony X, Daniel McKinnon, and Leonard Goff). Free-spirited visitors Candy Starr (bouncy Dayni Mahar) and Sandra (Kiara Kennelly) add to the chaos in one late-night party scene. The sparse set, designed by Aaron Benson, the lighting by Trad A Burns, uniforms designed by Aimee Kluiber, and the sound designed by Carlton Guc all add to the mood. But the heart of the play lies in Carroll’s McMurphy as he, entering the asylum happy as a puppy, tries to fight “the man” (to use 60s-era slang) in a ward for the insane. Here, Strama’s Ellis, usually taking up one corner of the stage and looking like a living crucifix hung upon the wall, serves as metaphor, a reminder that love may involve huge personal sacrifice. Whether or not Kesey intended McMurphey as a Christ figure, before the story’s done he has becomes one, shroud and all. McMurphy's no victim though because he freely chooses the welfare of others over his own. We see this over and over, from the way he draws out the others in the opening scenes, makes them realize their human identity, to the way he tries to defend them. The Chief sees this and pays a final, brutal tribute to the man whose love (temporarily) made their lives better and perhaps, will continue to give them hope. Bottom Line: Strangely uplifting considering it’s about helpless inmates in an asylum. Fine, fine acting and direction should take a mutual bow. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest runs through October 8 in the Beck Center’s Mackey Theater. 440- 973-6636 Berea, OH 44017 Cool Cleveland Reviews <http://coolcleveland.com/search/laura+Kennelly>

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