October 2018 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

ZENworks Yoga - New Video Series - NEED TALENT!
by Chris Langer 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

ZENworks Yoga (Cleveland based non-profit) is looking for a few more middle school / high school aged kids to participate in an educational video production on Sunday, October 7th in Strongsville, OH. The job is fun and casual - you will just have to follow instructions and participate in a yoga or mindfulness activity on camera. In return, you will receive a $20 Target gift card and a 30 second highlight reel from the production for your portfolio. Email sonya(a)zenworksyoga.com to learn more and sign up.

1 0

ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS FOR SHORT 48HR HORROR FILM CONTEST
by K Rucker 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

Howdy - Seeking East Asian or East Asian-American actors and actresses, fluent in an Asian language. Ages 25-35 (will consider other ages). This is a short HORROR film shooting next weekend, October 12-14th. Various roles open. For contest rules:http://www.48hourfilm.com/en/cleveland-oh/horror/filmmaking-rules Send replies of interest and headshots (if you have them) to: Melissa => linda.lulu.mack at gmail.com さようなら!

1 0

Seeking Male Lead for Staged Reading | October 18
by Playwrights Local 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

Playwrights Local (http://playwrightslocal.org/) Seeks a male actor (20s) For a staged reading on Thursday, October 18 *The Adventures of* *Fleische **Michecha of Rumilshtenikisigov* A new play by Matthew Greenfield Directed by Erik Andrews Synopsis Fleische Michecha is a quiet Jewish boy-turned-man coping with a mysterious “pain” and very interesting times in the early 20th century. Forced to leave his titular home town and wander around the world in service of the Tzar in two bloody wars, Fleische gets caught up in the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and eventually decides to immigrate to America, coming to terms with the “home-less” nature of the Diaspora and discovering a resilient home within himself in the face of the massive historical pressures of pogroms, wars, revolutions, and assimilation. *Open Roles:* *ACTOR A: *Fleische There will be 1-2 rehearsals in North Collinwood. The reading will be on Thursday, October 18 at 7:00pm at the Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland. This is an unpaid reading, but a great chance to be a part of a new play! Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume t*o the company at: **playwrightslocal(a)gmail.com <playwrightslocal(a)gmail.com>* ABOUT THE COMPANY Playwrights Local is a theater company based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. They offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.

1 0

Conductor needed
by Cleveland Letter Carrier Band 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

The Cleveland Letter Carrier Band, Cleveland's oldest concert band (founded 1890) is in need of a director. The Letter Carrier band is sponsored by Branch 40 of the Letter Carrier Union of the USPS. It consists of approximately 33 members and performs in nursing homes all around Cleveland. It is based primarily on the west side but does play a few west side gigs. The position is a volunteer one but does involve a small monthly stipend. If interested please contact Debbie Mahoney at clevelandlettercarrierband(a)gmail.com.

1 0

ACTORS! Start Getting Callbacks and Paid Roles!
by Lakewood Young Filmmakers Academy 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Are you tired of going Audition after Audition and not land that big role? Do you want to start getting paid regularly for your talent? Enroll in LYFA’s Scene Study and Acting for the Camera class today and learn the secrets to giving the perfect audition. Taught by critically acclaimed actor Bryant Carroll (Boardwalk Empire, Happyish) this six week class is designed to help students learn how to audition on camera, how to break down a scene and make split decisions that will help you book jobs and get paid! Classes begin October 6 and are limited to 10 just students per session. Bryant, who can currently be seen in theaters in the film "Life Itself" starring Oscar Isaac and Annette Benning, has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and knows what casting directors are looking for. Not only will this course show you how to add depth to your characters and create the emotional arcs that are needed to bring a fully fleshed out character to life, but you will learn how to make impressions that get you call backs and book PAID work. For more information and to enroll visit https://www.lakewoodyfa.com/actingclasses <https://www.lakewoodyfa.com/actingclasses> Book today as registration is filling up fast!

1 1

Blue Lunch plays concert at the Lakewood Masonic Temple swing dance.
by Valerie Salstrom 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

WHAT - Join us for a fun night of listening and dancing to live music provided by jump blues masters, Blue Lunch! 8 - 9 pm Beginner-friendly Jitterbug dance lesson with instructors from Get Hep Swing 9 pm - 12 am Live music provided by Blue Lunch WHERE - The Lakewood Masonic Temple is located at 15300 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. There is a large parking lot behind the building. Enter through the front doors. WHEN - Friday, October 12th THE BAND - Blues Lunch - jump blues, swing, with a cajun flair COST - Dances are $12 per person. $5 for first-timers to a Get Hep Swing monthly dance WHO MAY ATTEND? - You do not need to bring a dance partner but you may be dancing with lots of different people during the lesson and while the band plays, if you like. If you want to only dance with the person you bring with you, that is fine too. You do not need previous dance experience. We do hope you bring a positive and open mind and attitude. We welcome anyone to join us who has an interest in dance, music, socializing and fun. We don't care what your physical ability or size is, where you are in life, where you are on the spectrum of sexual or gender orientation, what color or creed, or non-creed, you are. Are you a man who wants to learn how to follow or a woman who wants to learn how to lead? That's cool! This idea is not new to the swing dance scene. We are the easiest club to join. If you have an interest, you are in. :) WHO WE ARE - We are the swing dance company Get Hep Swing. Get Hep Swing is lead by owner, founder, and multi-year national and international swing dance champion, Valerie Salstrom. We love spreading the gospel of swing dancing and we are excited to share the language and culture of this truly American, urban folk dance form with you. It is important for us to let you know that this dance style started in the African-American ballrooms of Harlem, New York in the late 1920s/early 1930s. This dance has a gritty earthiness that is incredibly empowering and joyful. We can't wait for you to experience this conversation of dance with us. We make learning to partner dance easy and enjoyable. Please join us the second Friday of every month at the Lakewood Masonic Temple and the last Saturday of every month at The Lithuanian Club. We have one of the biggest swing dances in the area with over 150 people attending each month. Attendees have a variety of dance experience (including none) and come from all walks of life and ages. You will not need to bring a dance partner. We rotate partners during the dance lesson. How often do you get to meet 50-100 new people in under an hour? We provide the highest quality swing dance instruction from some of the nicest, most patient people you will ever meet. Our staff includes regional, national and international swing dance competitors (and winners) in multiple swing dance forms. Please see www.GetHepSwing.com for the most up to date information on dances, bands playing at the dances, classes, private lessons, school programs, performances, and special topic workshops. For more info, please email Valerie Salstrom; the owner of Get Hep Swing, at info(a)gethepswing.com

1 0

Cain Park seeking Theater Production Manager
by Ksenia Roshchakovsky 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Cain Park Theater Production Manager Seasonal Part Time · Directly responsible to the General Manager, working in cooperation with the Events Production Manager. · In charge of all pre-performance and performance elements for all Cain Park theater productions. · Directly supervise all Designers, Technical Director, Assistant Technical Director, Scenic Artists, Wardrobe Personnel, Theater/Props Construction Crew and Running Crew. To apply : https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clvhts

1 0

Mass Hysteria Improv Comedy Fest Oct. 4-6
by Sam Dee 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

*Mass Hysteria * Improv Comedy Fest Cleveland's first annual female-run comedy festival. Created by women, for everyone! *WHEN*: Thursday October 4 - Saturday October 6 *WHERE*: The Magalen & Forest City Brewery Mass Hysteria Comedy Fest from October 4th-6th will showcase Cleveland’s improv, storytelling, workshops & local shows you love! See creators from your backyard make some fun. Created by women, for everyone! Festival passes <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-weekend-pass-tickets-49599681984> are just $50. Tickets for individual shows and workshops are available online or at the door. FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - DAY ONE - October 4th - The Magalen, 5203 Fleet Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44105 <https://maps.google.com/?q=5203+Fleet+Ave.,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44105&entry=gma…> SHOW 7:30PM *RSVP + Casually Late Stampede & an Open Jam!* - The first day of Mass Hysteria - Comedy Fest kicks off with performances from River Side Valley Players & Casually Late Stampede! Following will be an open jam where we play games with audience & improvisers alike! Tickets <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-one-with-rsvp-casually-late-…> are $10 - Doors at 7:15 - Show at 7:30 - Street Parking WORKSHOP 5-7PM *Improv 101 *workshop from 5-7PM taught by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz! Deena is a comedian and improviser who trained at The Second City Cleveland and at both The Second City and Annoyance Theater in Chicago. She has been featured on Ideastream, Cleveland.com, Canvas, NPR, FOX 8, In the Land of Cleve, Miami University & New Scientist Magazine. She is also co-creator of the first annual Mass Hysteria - Comedy Fest. Workshop registration <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-workshop-improv-101-with-deena-n…> is $20 ___________________________________________________ DAY TWO - October 5th - Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44113 <https://maps.google.com/?q=2135+Columbus+Rd.,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44113&entry=g…> SHOWS 7:30PM *This Improvised Life + Story Club -*This Improvised Life is what happens when you mix live storytelling with improv comedy! With special guest from The Nest Theatre Tara DeFrancisco & many more! Story Club is a nonfiction storytelling show hosted by Dana Norris! Tickets <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-two-this-improvised-life-sto…> are $ 15 - Doors at 7:15 - Show at 7:30 - Street Parking 9:30PM *Share-apy + Asking for a Friend - *Share-apy is a comedy advice show that makes light of your problems in front of everyone! The audience will enjoy getting a turn at the mic expressing their concerns anonymously with a written question or joining the hosts on stage for one on one help! Hosted by Mass Hysteria co-creator Sam Dee Asking for a Friend is a long-form improv troupe that base our sets off of a randomly-selected entry from one of our childhood diaries. Tickets <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-two-share-apy-asking-for-a-f…> are $15 - Doors at 9:15 - Show at 9:30 - Street Parking Day Two Passes <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-two-pass-tickets-49433456800…> to both shows are $25 WORKSHOP 6-7PM *STORYTELLING* - This one-hour workshop with Dana Norris, founder of Story Club, will show you how to use the tools of narrative to takes moments from your life and turn them into captivating tales. We'll discuss the basics of effective storytelling, view examples of great stories, and get started writing your own story. Dana Norris is the founder of Story Club, a monthly storytelling show in Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Columbus, and Minneapolis. She has taught at Northwestern University, Kent State, Literary Cleveland, and Ashland University, among many others. She has been published in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Rumpus, the Tampa Review, and her stories have been featured on Risk!, WCPN, and Chicago Public Radio. Dana is also a co-creator of the first annual Mass Hysteria - Comedy Fest! Workshop registration <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-workshop-on-storytelling-with-da…>is $25 ___________________________________________________ DAY THREE - October 6th, Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44113 <https://maps.google.com/?q=2135+Columbus+Rd.,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44113&entry=g…> SHOWS 7:30PM *Mental Illness and Friends - *Mental Illness and Friends! is a live comedy talk show that entertains with a goal of helping to destigmatize mental illness hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz with Tara DeFrancisco, improv & Special Guests! Tickets <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-three-mental-illness-friends…> are $15 - Doors at 7:15 - Show at 7:30 - Street Parking 9:30PM *HERE - *Here the Improvised Musical with Tara DeFrancisco & Rance Rizzutto. Veteran Chicago improvisers Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto have been performing together for well over a thousand shows and well over a decade. HERE is one of Chicago’s most lauded shows presenting the original two-person improvised musical. Chicago Tribune Critic-Recommended and called “Nothing Short of Genius” by NPR, this show has been brought to 14 countries and 40 cities worldwide. In HERE, Tara and Rance get one suggestion to create theme through an opening number, design characters and storylines inspired by that theme, and effortlessly weave the strings together to discover one piece. Funny, beautiful, and charming, HERE “has shown something new and amazing is possible in improvisation” and has been called groundbreaking by audiences around the globe. Tickets <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-three-here-the-improvised-mu…> are $15 - Doors at 9:15 - Show at 9:30 - Street Parking Day Three Passes <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-day-three-pass-tickets-494338479…> to both shows are $25 WORKSHOP 2:30PM-4:30PM *Musical Improv* - Veteran Chicago improvisers Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto have been performing together for well over a thousand shows and well over a decade. Tara & Rance's HERE the Improvised Musical is one of Columbus’ most lauded shows presenting the original two-person improvised musical. Workshop registration <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mass-hysteria-workshop-musical-improv-with-ran…> is $25

1 0

$10 tickets to CPH "SWEAT" (Purchase deadline is Tuesday Oct 9)
by Ryan Lucas 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Celebrate Industry Night at Cleveland Play House with $10 tickets! SWEAT Sunday, October 14 | 6:30 pm - Ticket purchase deadline is Tues, October 9 Outcalt Theatre - 1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage evokes Cleveland's recent past with this portrait of pride and survival in the rust belt. Sweat is an enthralling drama you won't want to miss. Join us for the next Cleveland Play House Industry Night - and introduce a few friends to the magic of theatre! You have until TUESDAY October 9 for $10 Industry Night<https://groupmatics.events/event/CPHIndustryNightSweat> tickets to Sweat. Just follow the link above - no promo code necessary! Cleveland Play House continues their popular Industry Night performances! To welcome Cleveland's inspired and hard-working artists, arts administrators, and performers; we are making preview Sunday performances available for just $10. What do we mean by "Industry"? Anyone involved in Cleveland's arts scene: whether you're an actor, a sculptor, a museum curator, or work maintenance at a dance studio (and everything in between), you're invited to join us with this exclusive discount. $10 Tickets can be purchased at the link below: https://goo.gl/3VfFx7

1 0

Comedy Web Series Casting ADDENDUM
by Leslie Rae Brooks 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

ADDENDUM: To all those responding to Comedy Web Series Casting for *A.D.D Detective* post - please send headshots, resumes, and reels to *adddetective(a)gmail.com <adddetective(a)gmail.com>* with the role you are submitting for. Thank you! -- Leslie Rae Brooks *ADD Detective *Casting www.fazefilms.com

1 0