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Stocker Arts Center’s New Performing Artists Series Tickets on Sale Now
by Allison Jack 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Stocker Arts Center’s New Performing Artists Series Tickets on Sale Now The Stocker Arts Center tickets for its 2018-2018 Performing Artists Series are on sale now. This season’s high-energy entertainment celebrates the center’s 38th year on Lorain County Community College’s campus. “The new season will bring a mix of high-energy professional performers that range in style and genre,” director Janet Herman Barlow said. “Each act in the Performing Artists Series will take audiences on musical journeys from Motown favorites with Masters of Soul, to ’60s favorites performed by The Midtown Men to Neil Berg's show covering 50 Years of Rock and Roll, to today’s hits with “America’s Got Talent” sweetheart, Mandy Harvey who will be on a double bill with Grammy-nominated Raul Midon, to contemporary a cappella hits with Rockapella. Season tickets are on sale now. This season’s Performing Artists Series features an array of music and entertainment including: · Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock and Roll Tuesday, September 11, 2018 With a cast consisting of both stars from Broadway's greatest rock musicals, as well as incredible Rock & Roll singers, Berg shares the often unknown stories from the fifty-year history of the music that changed the world forever. The show shares fascinating stories and groundbreaking music, with tributes to such important and iconic rock stars/groups/ events/genres as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Frankie Valli, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, Aretha Franklin, The Who, Janis Joplin, Woodstock, Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Disco, New Wave, Journey and more. · The Midtown Men Four Stars from the Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys Sunday, November 18, 2018 They took Broadway by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time. Now The Midtown Men are bringing their magic to Stocker Arts Center, singing their favorite ’60s hits from The Beatles, The Rascals, The Turtles, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. The show reunites Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard (who is from Rocky River originally) and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer in this one-of-a-kind concert experience. These talented entertainers shared the Broadway stage for over 1,000 performances in “Jersey Boys.” The Midtown Men have thrilled crowds on concert stages across the US, Canada Beijing, Venice and beyond. · Lucky Chops Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Redefining what it means to be a brass band, Lucky Chops stormed onto the scene in 2015. With roots in New York’s LaGuardia Arts High School, the band started out performing on the streets of New York and in small venues around the city. With a mission to capture the energy of a rock band with the dance-ability of an EDM DJ (electronic dance music DJ), the group took their act to the New York City subway system where they grew a legion of followers. It was one tourist from South America who posted a cell phone video of the band in March of 2015 that changed everything. Within days, millions of people had viewed the video. Lucky Chops found themselves on a European tour which included shows in Denmark and France, further expanding their global fan base. Upon returning to NYC, Lucky Chops went back into the subway and began performing at clubs. Now with a large fan base and over 40 million views on their videos, Lucky Chops is setting out to show the world the pure magic that happens every time they get together. · Raul Midón & Mandy Harvey Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Singer-songwriter Harvey was a vocal music education major at Colorado State University when she lost her residual hearing at age 18 due to a connective tissue disorder, and left the program. She pursued several career options, but returned to music in 2008. She has made tremendous impact by way of “America’s Got Talent” having reached the finals, was Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer Winner, and in addition, CNN’s “Great Big Story” captured over 10 million hits on social media. Harvey just released her first book “Sensing The Rhythm, Finding My Voice In a World Without Sound,” with a message of helping others to realize their dreams and pursue their hopes. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist Midón has earned renown as one of music's most distinctive and searching voices – "a one-man band…who is spiritually connected," according to The New York Times, and "an eclectic adventurist," in the words of People magazine. The New Mexico native has released eight albums since 1999, including the acclaimed studio productions Don't Hesitate (Mack Avenue/Artistry, 2014), Synthesis (Decca/Universal, 2009), A World Within a World (Manhattan/EMI, 2007) and State of Mind (Manhattan/EMI, 2005). Midón's ninth studio album, “Bad Ass and Blind,” which was Grammy-nominated, was released via Mack Avenue/Artistry Music on March 24, 2017. · Masters of Soul Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Masters of Soul is a celebration of the legendary songs and performers that defined Motown and soul music. The show features stylishly costumed, fully choreographed performances of both male and female groups backed by a live band. For many, Masters of Soul is the ultimate stroll down memory lane. For younger generations, the show offers an opportunity to experience an era in our country's history that produced many of the greatest music acts ever recorded. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the 10-person cast consists of three lead male vocalists and three lead female vocalists backed by a four-piece band of seasoned musicians who've been touring together for decades. Masters of Soul has performed to numerous sold-out audiences and garnered rave reviews across the country. Masters of Soul performs the music of Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Barry White, Sam & Dave, James Brown and many more. · Rockapella Wednesday, May 8, 2018 They’ve become one of the world’s most sophisticated, lasting and imitated vocal groups around today. Since the early ’90s when they first achieved national television fame on PBS’s “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?” Rockapella has toured the globe and provided a funky powerful soundtrack to several generations of vocal music fans, while keeping it all fresh along the way. With buckets of catchy original pop songs, and complete contemporary revisions of sparkling Motown, pop, and soul classics, this group has always been the one to watch. As one of the progenitors of the astonishing full-band sound of “contemporary” a cappella, Rockapella has shown every audience the raw power of pure vocal talent and originality. The current Rockapella line-up features Scott Leonard (since 1991, high tenor), Jeff Thacher (1993, vocal percussionist), Calvin Jones (2013, tenor), Mitchell Rains (2016, tenor) and Bryant Vance (2016, bass). Stocker Arts Center offers dinner prior to the Performing Artists Series shows. Dinners are held in the Norton Culinary Arts Center or Spitzer Conference Center next to Stocker Arts Center and seatings are at 5:45 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. Tickets for dinner are $30 per person. To purchase tickets for any of the shows or to request a season calendar, call the box office at (440) 366-4040. Hours are Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. The box office is also open 90 minutes before ticketed events (60 minutes before Student Matinees). Guests may also purchase tickets online at www.stockerartscenter.com. Returning Performing Artists Series six-show subscribers who want to keep their current seats must renew their subscription by Friday, August 10. In addition to the Performing Artists Series, the season also includes the Random Acts Series, the Studio Sessions Series, the Student Matinee Series and the Fall Film Series. To learn more about the upcoming season, visit stockerartscenter.com. Stocker Arts Center is located on the campus of Lorain County Community College at 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio. Follow Stocker Arts Center on Facebook and @StockerArts on Twitter and Instagram. Allison Jack Writer & Project Coordinator | Marketing & Communications Lorain County Community College (440) 366-7082

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Enjoy FREE Live Music at the Rock Hall with YP-CPH!
by Natasha Fly 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Join Cleveland Play House Young Professionals for a FREE Rock Hall Live! event YP-CPH will be on site during Rock Hall Live! On Wednesday August 1st from 7-9 PM to pass out YP information and listen to Bully! with the Punch Drunk Tagalongs Rock Hall Live! Wednesday, August 1st | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on the PNC main stage FREE with RSVP *Does not include museum admission Join us on the Rock Hall Plaza on August 1st from 7-9 p.m. as Summer in the City continues at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a free concert from Nashville rock band Bully with front-woman Alicia Bognanno's signature scream and confessional lyrics, Bully is 90s grunge meets Courtney Barnett, and the resulting sound is an unapologetic as it is timely. Cleveland natives Punch Drunk Tagalongs will open up this Rock Hall Live! event Powered by PNC. Local openers Punch Drunk Tagalongs open with their blend of grunge, distortion, fuzzy riffs and psychedelic/experimental leanings with a melodic undertow and Bully lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Alicia Bognanno brings her coarse Cobain-like head scream and howl with jolting guitar. ABOUT THE BAND Bully burst onto the scene in 2015 with their critically acclaimed album Feels Like. Today the band announces Losing. The album was engineered and mixed by lead-singer Alicia Bognanno in Chicago at Electrical Audio. Fronted by Alicia Bognanno, Bully was born in 2013. Bognanno was an engineer who had cut her teeth working at Electrical Audio in Chicago. Together with guitarist Clayton Parker and Reece Lazarus on bass, they made a debut album received unanimous critical acclaim and Bognanno became a point of intrigue. A rock icon in the making, with her signature scream, messy blonde hair hanging in her face, and formidable skills as both a player and an engineer who prefers recording to tape. GIRLS TO THE FRONT Long-time Cleveland-based music photographer Anastasia Pantsios has just released her first book of photography, Girls to the Front: 40 Years of Women in Rock, featuring 53 photos of women musicians. The earliest is Grace Slick, shot at a May 1969 Jefferson Airplane concert at Grant Park in Chicago where she grew up. The most recent is Jessica Lea Mayfield at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom in March 2013. Pantsios will have her book onsite at all Summer in the City free concert events. Interested in attending or in learning more about YP-CPH? Contact Kristin Netzband at knetzband(a)clevelandplayhouse.com<mailto:knetzband@clevelandplayhouse.com>

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From Broadway to Mercury...and Back!
by Mercury Theatre Company 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Broadway's Derrick Cobey joins Mercury Theatre Company's 20th Anniversary Season in Caroline, or Change July 27-August 11 https://goo.gl/JgttrX South Euclid, OH – Mercury Theatre Company presents Derrick Cobey in the award-winning musical Caroline, or Change, with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner (Pulitzer Prize, Angels in America), score by Jeanine Tesori (Tony Award, Fun Home), and directed by MTC Artistic Director Pierre-Jacques Brault. Caroline, or Change was nominated for six Tony Awards in 2004, and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2007. Tesori’s Drama Desk Award-Winning score combines spiritual music with blues, Motown, classical and Jewish klezmer music. The production will run from July 27 through August 11th, 2018 at Notre Dame College, 1857 South Green Road, South Euclid, OH 44121. 1963. Lake Charles, Louisiana. The eve of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Caroline Thibodeaux is an African American maid earning thirty dollars a week working for the Jewish Gellman family. She is a single parent and the mother of four children. The world is about to change. But is Caroline ready to change with it? This emotional and uplifting musical, inspired by Pulitzer-prize winner author Tony Kushner’s boyhood, deftly mixes blues, soul, Motown, classical music and Jewish folk songs to create a beautiful, uplifting and deeply moving portrait of America at a time of momentous social upheaval spurred by the civil rights movement. If you enjoyed Mercury Theatre Company’s Ragtime, you will love Caroline, or Change. Veteran actress and MTC Associate Artistic Director Kelvette Beacham will star as Caroline Thibodeaux. Beacham appeared previously at MTC in last season’s sold-out production of Hairspray, and as Mrs. Mullins in the 2017 Best of Theater Best Musical Award-winner (Cleveland Jewish News and Cleveland Scene Magazine), Carousel. Derrick Cobey (The Dryer/The Bus/Caroline's Husband) originated the role of Andy Wright in Kander and Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys on Broadway. He was recently seen in Andrew Lippa's world premiere of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk and a workshop of Adam Guettel's Millions. Prior to that, he performed the role of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of Ragtime (for which he received a Barrymore nomination). Broadway: Andy Wright in The Scottsboro Boys (Lyceum Theater). Off-Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard Theater); Concerts of I Am Harvey Milk and Ragtime (Lincoln Center); The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout). National Tours: RENT, Forever Swing. Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Bristol Riverside Theatre); Crowns (Virginia Stage Company, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); A Little Night Music (Arden Theatre); The Civil War (The Eagle Theatre); The Scottsboro Boys (The Guthrie/Philadelphia Theatre Company); Big River, Ragtime (Lyric of Oklahoma); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, and Macbeth (Great Lakes Theater/Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Abyssinia, Jesus Christ Superstar (North Shore); Abyssinia (Goodspeed); Ragtime (Paper Mill); Hair (Hangar Theater); Side Show (Cleveland Play House); The Buddy Holly Story (Westchester Broadway); Pacific Overtures (Arden Theatre); numerous shows at Sacramento Music Circus; concerts of Andrew Lippa's A Little Princess and workshops of Flaherty and Ahrens' Rocky. He also taught musical theatre at The New York Film Academy. In 2015 he received a Barrymore Award for his work in Parade at The Arden Theatre. Derrick will return to Broadway this winter in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Kiss Me Kate! Book Writer and Lyricist Tony Kushner is a playwright best known for his two-part Pulitzer Prize-Winning epic Angels in America: a Gay Fantasia on National Themes, for which he also received back-to-back Tony Awards. He co-authored the screenplay for the 2005 film Munich, and wrote the screenplay for the 2012 film Lincoln (both directed by Steven Spielberg). Kushner’s plays A Bright Room Called Day and The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures have been produced locally to recent critical acclaim. In 2013, President Barack Obama awarded Kushner the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor for achievement in the arts conferred to an individual. Composer Jeanine Tesori is the most prolific and honored female theatrical composer in history, with five Broadway musicals and four Tony nominations. In 2015, Tesori shared the Tony award for Best Musical with Lisa Kron for Fun Home, which is currently running on Broadway. Tesori and Kron are the first all female composing team to win this award. Tesori won the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music for Caroline, or Change. Her other major works include, Shrek The Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Violet. The creative team for Caroline, or Change includes Eddie Carney as Musical Director, Nicholas Thornburg as Scenic Designer, Michael Jarett as Lighting Designer. The remaining cast features Bob Abelman, Jyrah Graves, Emily Grodzik, Keyonna Hughley, Colleen Longshaw, Brian Marshall, Kyle Monaghan, Sunayna Smith, Lynette Turner, Cindi Verbelun, and Carter Welo. Tickets for Caroline, or Change can be purchased at mercurytheatrecompany.org or by calling 216.771.5862. ##### Mercury Theatre Company, now in its 20th year, exists to create extraordinary theatrical experiences, and to advance theatre as a means of educating, challenging and inspiring the Greater Cleveland community and its young people through family-friendly programing of rarely seen and premier works, innovative staging, and through its educational outreach and My First Musical program. Mercury Theatre Company seeks to be a community trendsetter for excellence in theatre production and education. We strive to lead in the creation of wildly innovative works of musical theatre, in theatre training, and generating unique programs for using theatre as an inspiration for creative development. Performances of Caroline, or Change Friday July 27 7:30 PM Saturday July 28 7:30 PM Saturday August 4 7:30 PM Sunday August 5 2:00 PM Wednesday August 8 7:00 PM Saturday August 11 7:30 PM Notre Dame College, Regina Auditorium 1857 South Green Road, South Euclid OH 44121 Adults: $20 | Seniors (60+): $18 | Students (with id): $16 Discounts for Groups of 10 or more available www.mercurytheatrecompany.org or 216.771.5862 Free Parking is available. Air Conditioned. Mercury Theatre Company 216.771.5862 www.mercurytheatrecompany.org

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Footloose auditions at Theatre 8:15 this weekend!
by Dawna Kornick 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Theatre 8:15 announces... "Footloose" The Musical Music by Tom Snow<http://www.rnh.com/bio/201/Snow-Tom> | Lyrics by Dean Pitchford<http://www.rnh.com/bio/43/Pitchford-Dean> | Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford<http://www.rnh.com/bio/43/Pitchford-Dean> and Walter Bobbie<http://www.rnh.com/bio/204/Bobbie-Walter> | Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford | Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman. One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. AUDITION DATES Sunday, July 29, 2018 6:30 - 8:30 pm Monday, July 30, 2018 6:30 - 8:30 pm Auditioners should bring a copy of conflicts and be prepared to sing a short song and learn a short dance number. Scripts will be available for character readings. Call backs (if needed) will be Tues, July 31 @ 6:30 pm. Rehearsal will run Mon - Thurs 6:30 - 8:30 pm. A draft schedule will be available at auditions. PERFORMANCE DATES September 21 - September 30, 2018 Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:15 pm Sundays @ 2:15 pm ********** CAST BREAKDOWN PRINCIPALS 2 Woman 2 Teen Girls 1 Man 3 Teen Boys FEATURED 3 Women 3 Teen Boys 1 Man ENSEMBLE Singing-dancing ensemble consisting of Townspeople and High School Students CHARACTERS Ren McCormack - teenage boy from Chicago Ethel McCormack - his mother Reverend Shaw Moore - the minister of Bomont Vi Moore - his wife Ariel Moore - their teenage daughter Lulu Warnicker - Ren's aunt Wes Warnicker - her husband Coach Roger Dunbar - the high school gym teacher Eleanor Dunbar - his wife Rusty - Ariel's best friend Urleen - Ariel's friend Wendy Jo - Ariel's friend Chuck Cranston - Ariel's boyfriend Lyle - Chuck's buddy Travis - Chuck's buddy A Cop Betty Blast - the owner of The Burger Blast Willard Hewitt - Ren's friend, a country boy Principal Harry Clark Jeter - Ren's friend Bickle - Ren's friend Garvin - Ren's friend Cowboy Bob - the lead vocalist at the Bar-B-Que Cowboy Bob's Band Townspeople and High School Students For more information call (330) 896-0339 or email info(a)theatre815.com FOOTLOOSE us presented through special arrangements with R & H Theatreicals: www.rnh.com<http://www.rnh.com>. [X] 4740 Massillon Rd Green, Ohio 44232 (330) 896-0339 www.theatre815.com<http://www.theatre815.com>

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Casting Call for Independent Short Film- Update
by Matthew Divis 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Casting Call for Independent Short Film Production titles: Courting Sanity Productions Union/ Non-Union: Non-Union Production Type: Independent Project Length: Short Film 7 -10 minutes Directors: Matthew Divis & Joe Quinn Audition Location: TBD Shoot Location: Westlake, Ohio Email: divismatthew(a)gmail.com Compensation: Reel Material, IMDB Credit & On Set Food KEY DATES Auditions: July 29th, 9am – 3pm (Note you may request a specific time within this window) Shooting Dates: August 11th & 12th Small Print was a finalist for the Cleveland Indie Film Incubator Project. Synopsis: Small Print is a dark comedy about a pretentious interracial millennial couple who stroke their own egos by adopting an African baby to gain respect and admiration from society only to have their dreams tarnished when the adoption agency delivers an unexpected surprise. Character BIOS [ROSE] [GENDER: FEMALE] [ETHNICITY: ASIA] [AGE: 10-13] Excited to be celebrating her birthday with her friends and family. Rose did not know she was adopted and loves her annoying little brother more than anything in the world. Shock and tears ensue when she gets a very unexpected birthday surprise. *Crying on cue an added bonus* (Needed one day of filming). [ROSE’S BROTHER] [GENDER: MALE] [ETHNICITY: AFRICAN-AMERICAN] [AGE: 8-10] Loves his sister and parents and never cared that he was adopted. Like all little brothers his greatest enjoyment is teasing his older sister. It looks like he ends up getting the best gift of all on his sister’s birthday. (Needed one day of filming). [BABY] [GENDER: MALE OR FEMALE][ETHNICITY: ASIA] [AGE: NEWBORN] The baby portrays a new born Asian female in a car seat. There is one shot necessary with the baby and we can make sure it is done quickly at the parents’ convenience. (Needed one day of filming). [SARA] [GENDER: FEMALE] [ETHNICITY: ASIA] [AGE: LATE 20’S] Wants to keep up with the Kardashians as long as that is still cool. She may seem put out that her husband can’t have children but truth be told she’s perfectly fine not having to be pregnant and ruining her perfect 10. In all honesty, she is looking forward to adopting and all the attention that goes along with it. Email Divismatthew(a)gmail.com with a headshot if you are interested in auditioning for more information. Providing a resume and demo reel is preferred but not mandatory. Examples of our Work: “Dogs N’ Grease” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWpYO6AFybU The genre and style will be different but reflective of production value. “Final Shot” https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-mPpetICN7U This was shot in association with Rephase Films and was the Runner-Up best film in the 2017 Cleveland 48 Hour Film Competition.

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WE WILL ROCK YOU opens next week - Blank Canvas Theatre
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

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On Sale Now! Les Hunter's DOWN BY CONTACT Aug 17 - Sep 2
by Playwrights Local 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

Playwrights Local & Dobama Theatre Present A World Premiere DOWN BY CONTACT < Showpage <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/down-by-contact/> > A new play by Les Hunter Directed by Dale Heinen ========================== SHOWDATES August 17 - September 2, 2018 Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm Sunday at 3:00 pm VENUE Tudor House at Gilmour Academy 34001 Cedar Road <https://www.google.com/maps/place/34001+Cedar+Rd,+Gates+Mills,+OH+44040/@41…> Gates Mills, Ohio 44040 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/34001+Cedar+Rd,+Gates+Mills,+OH+44040/@41…> < Parking Map <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DBC-Gilmour-Map.…> > TICKETS $18 Adults | $15 Seniors & Groups | $12 Students Buy Online <https://dobama.secure.force.com/ticket/?mc_cid=2641de3e75&mc_eid=[UNIQID]#d…> (216) 932-3396 *Due to the site-specific nature of this venue, there is no handicapped access for this production. ======================================== In Down by Contact, a down-and-out retired quarterback must decide between his allegiance to his former teammates and his love for his family. Struggling with the debilitating brain disease CTE, he tries to save the last vestige of his glory days: his lavish home. The lives of retired players and their families inspire the events of this new site-specific play, produced in Gilmour Academy’s stately Tudor House. ================================= CAST John Busser Corin B. Self Liam Stilson Margi Zitelli CREATIVE TEAM Inda Blatch-Geib -- Costume Designer Walter Boswell -- Set Designer Wes Calkin -- Lighting Designer Lucas Clark -- Production Manager/House Manager Tyler Collins -- Social Media Promotions EJ Dahl -- Assistant Director Daniel McNamara -- Sound Designer Chris Seibert -- Production Support Bronwyn Sheptak -- House Intern Leigh Tennant -- Stage Manager

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SEEKING TWO MEN TO COMPLETE CAST OF AFTER-PLAY AT TWIN MASKS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
by Claudia Lillibridge 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

Per Keith Stiver-Howard <https://www.facebook.com/keith.stiver?fref=mentions>: ---------- Gentlemen, I am looking for two men to round out the cast of After-Play, written by Anne Meara, at Twin Masks Performing Arts Center, located at 9076 Church Street, Suite 2 and 3, Twinsburg. The roles are: Raziel, the waiter in the restaurant. The character is more than that. Age 30-50+. Matthew, the grieving father of a son who died of AIDS. Age 50+. Appears in one scene. The play will run the first three weekends in October. Rehearsals are set to begin August 6. Details about the show can be found on our website, www.twinmasks.org. If you are interested, please contact me via email at keithstiver(a)yahoo.com.

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BUY ONE GET ONE FREE TICKETS FOR OPENING WEEKEND PERFORMANCES OF ORPHANS AT TWIN MASKS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
by Claudia Lillibridge 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

In honor of the annual Twins' Day Festival, which happens to fall during our opening weekend of Orphans, Twin Masks Performing Arts Center is offering a two for one ticket deal for our Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4 performances. PLEASE NOTE THE PRODUCTION CONTAINS STRONG ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WITOUT PARENTAL CONSENT/ ACCOMPANIMENT. Enter coupon code **twinsday** when purchasing tickets on our website, www.twinmasks.org. Follow link under ABOUT and PURCHASE TICKETS FOR SEASON ONE. On the right side, enter the code **twinsday** and APPLY. Then select seats as desired for Orphans. Again, this code is only good on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4. Performances begin promptly at 8pm. Twin Masks Performing Arts Center is located at 9076 Church Street, Suite 2 and 3, in Twinsburg. THE STORY: Two grown orphan brothers live in an old dilapidated row house in North Philadelphia—deserted in childhood by an unfaithful father and by the death of their mother. Older brother Treat, brutal and violent, provides for his younger brother Phillip by being a petty thief—interpreting the role of father. With the love and protectiveness of an older brother and an orphan's fear of abandonment, Treat takes away Phillip's chances to grow up, depriving him of knowledge and forcing him to live in a world of illiteracy and innocence: relegating him to their lost childhood. As Treat is out stealing to put food on the table, Phillip never leaves the house, thinking he will die from something outside because of a near deadly allergic reaction he had as a child. Haunted by the death of their mother, he spends his time lying in her closet filled with unworn clothes. Curious about the world, he secretly attempts to understand things by watching reruns of The Price Is Right and underlining words in newspapers and old books he finds lying around. Treat kidnaps and ties up a Chicago gangster named Harold. Harold, an orphan himself, with the prowess of an escape artist, loosens the ties that bind him, turns the tables around, and with gun in hand, puts himself into the role of teacher, healer and surrogate parent. Orphans is directed by Kate Tonti and cast includes Greg Hinkle, Vincent Sarowatz and Derek Amato. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm; August 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. Twin Masks Performing Arts Center is a registered 501c3 non-profit entity and proud member of the Twinsburg Chamber of Commerce, Twinsburg Historical Society and OCTA. For any further questions, please contact us at 330-888-3211 or via email at claudia(a)twinmasks.org. We look forward to seeing you!!

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Cleveland Play House Wig Master Position Opening
by Maryann Morris 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

Wig Master The Cleveland Play House (LORT B), the oldest continuously operating regional theatre in America, is accepting applications for a Wig Master. The Wig Master reports to the Costume Shop Manager.Responsibilities include: § Pulls, purchases, alters or manufactures all wigs, hair styles and facial hair as designed by the Costume Designer. § Facilitates or performs haircuts needed on specific productions. § Maintains the wig/hair stock in an organized and accessible way. § Works with the Costume Designer to create any specialty make-up for specific productions. § Supervises a crew of hair assistants as necessary. § Orders hair and specialty make-up supplies as necessary. § Creates a hair maintenance schedule for wig washing, re-sets, and maintenance hair cuts. § Facilitates or performs specialty hair processes as necessary. This includes but is not limited to: coloring and permanent waves. § Performs other duties as assigned by Costume Director. Qualifications: § Demonstrated experience in ventilating human hair. § Ability to cut and style a variety of hair types. § Ability to administer a variety of chemical hair processes including, but not limited to: coloring, bleaching and permanent waves. § Demonstrated experience in theatrical stage make-up techniques. § Ability to teach make-up techniques to actors as necessary. § Good organizational skills. § Good interpersonal and communication skills. § Basic supervisory skills. § Cosmetology license helpful. § Familiar with period style § Collaborate with director, designer and stage management to develop and update wig plot, make-up templates, and other shop paperwork The contract for this position is full time seasonal August 27, 2018 to May 26, 2019. E-mail letter of interest, resume and references to pzaletel(a)clevelandplayhouse.com or mail to Penny Zaletel, Director of Production, Cleveland Play House,1901 E. 13th Street Ste. 200., Cleveland, OH 44103. EOE/AA.

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