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Weathervane Playhouse opens "Almost, Maine" this weekend!
by Fred Gloor 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

"Weathervane Playhouse to present John Cariani's romantic comedy, ALMOST, MAINE! "Spend a midwinter's eve under magical northern lights for this romantic comedy." AKRON- Welcome to Almost, Maine. An almost town in a place far north, where the coldest midwinter night makes nine loosely connected vignettes all the more heartwarming. Beginning January 17th, Weathervane's Founders Theater will be transformed into a magical winter wonderland for John Cariani's renowned romantic comedy hailed by The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal to name just a few. Running through February 3rd, Almost, Maine is a show that will make you laugh, cry, and bask in the joyfulness and diversity of love under the northern lights. Show times: Thursday - Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets range from $10 (for children) to $22. Standard ticketing fees apply. Tickets can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or going to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>. About the show: On a cold, clear night in the middle of winter, all is not as it seems in this remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine. In a series of nine sweet and soulful vignettes, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected, often hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking ways. The New York Post said Almost, Maine is "Thornton Wilder crossed with 'The Twilight Zone'...it's poignant, witty, and nearly perfect." The director's take: Director Deb Lemire said that when people ask her what the show is about, the short answer is love, which is not always so simple. "Love is so many things. It's friendships that catch fire, it's forgiveness and letting go, it's joyful, infuriating, fierce, erotic, messy, weird, terrifying, giddy, exhausting, agonizing, wondrous, surprising, and opens your heart in ways you never thought possible. Is it even worth it? Almost, Maine helps us come to understand that yes, yes it is." Almost, Maine is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. CAST Prologue, Interlude, Epilogue NATHAN JAROSZ Pete KAYLEE LHOTSKY Ginette Her Heart JAY BOUGHNER East JEANNIE CLARKSON Glory Sad and Glad MICHAEL JALBERT Jimmy ALLISON KUMP Sandrine KAYLEE LHOTSKY Waitress This Hurts KERRY SCANLON Marvalyn NOAH JAMES Steve Getting it Back ANGELA BOZIC Gayle JIMMY RIZOPULOS Lendall They Fell TABITHA ROX Deena LINDSAY IBOS Shelly Where it Went DAVID OBNEY Phil MEG HOPP Marci Story of Hope MARY MAHONEY Hope SCOTT K. DAVIS Man Seeing the Thing LINDSAY IBOS Rhonda MATTHEW ENGLE Dave CREATIVE TEAM DEB LEMIRE Director MARY KATE CLANCY Stage Manager ROCKY KUNZ Assistant Stage Manager ALAN COSTA Scenic Designer MEG HOPP Properties Designer HAZEN TOBAR Sound Designer JASEN J. SMITH Costume Designer RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Technical Director KELLIE ROSSINI Lighting Designer/Master Electrician KATHY KOHL Assistant Technical Director CHUCK HATCHER House Sound Technician Weathervane Playhouse's 2018-2019 Season Support Provided by: Akron Community Foundation The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau Beatrice K. McDonald Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation Glenn R. and Alice V. Boggess Memorial Foundation Bridgestone Americas Foundation Clear Gold Audio and Lighting Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust Margaret J. Dietz The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce GAR Foundation The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation Helen Davison Fleming Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee) The John A. McAlonan Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Maynard Family Foundation Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC Bill and Ann Lowery Fund W. Paul Mills and Thora J. Mills Foundation Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine In Memory of Patricia Obenour Ohio Arts Council OMNOVA Solutions Foundation The M.G. O'Neill Foundation Peg's Foundation Charles F. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation SeibertKeck Insurance Partners Lloyd L. and Louse K. Smith Memorial Foundation Jean P Stevens Fund of Akron Community Foundation Roush Memorial Fund of Akron Community Foundation The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild The Welty Family Foundation The Estate of Vaughn Austin L. R. Wilcox Charitable Fund WKSU 89.7 FM ###

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BREAKING NEWS!!! Baldwin Wallace Community Arts School AUDITIONS for Disney’s NEWSIES!!
by Heather Dennen 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! Baldwin Wallace University Community Arts School is auditioning for their youth production of Disney’s Newsies. The show dates for Newsies are March 29-31 2019 with rehearsals taking place Mon, Tues, Thurs and Sun. Auditions will take place beginning at 930am on Feb 10 at 611 West Bagley Road, Berea, OH. Auditioners will need to prepare 16 measures of music in the style of the show and be prepared to do a reading from the script. Dance auditions will begin at 1230 and are mandatory for all auditoners. Callbacks will begin at 2 pm. Auditoners for the character of Les must be able to play and age range of 6-10 all other roles will be cast age 10-19. Please visit www.olmstedperformingarts.com for more information and to register for an audition time.

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Musical Director Needed!
by Lauren Nichols 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Baldwin Wallace Community Arts School is seeking a musical director for their upcoming production of Disney's Newsies! This is a paid position and rehearsals will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons at CAS in Berea. Interested applicants should send their resume to ABoehm(a)bw.edu

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New Episodes of Backstage Buddies, Your NEO Arts Podcast!
by Jason Leupold 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hello, NEOhioPAL! Do you enjoy theatre? How about talk about Art and how we create and consume it, especially in the NEO market? Maybe you'd like some talk about superheroes and their artistic merits? Perhaps some chatter about social issues in and around the Arts is enticing, too? And would you enjoy all of that from the perspective of two area professional performers and goofballs? If any or all of that sounds like something you'd fancy, then tune into your NEO Arts podcast: Backstage Buddies! Join Jason Leupold and Joe Pine each week on Equity Monday as they talk about creating and consuming art, but with a healthy dose of irreverent silly chatter. This week, Joe is back from his trip to NYC! We talk about that, some other recent events, the type of theatre we should maybe do more of, and a listener question about company models for modern theatre. You can subscribe (or just listen) on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/backstage-buddies/id1207661096 Not an iTunes fan? Don't worry, we're also on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivbvby74odlnavsdoajljpw5yuy?t=Backstage_Bud… New episodes are uploaded Mondays (or Tuesdays or Wednesdays - get off our backs!) and you can find more info, let us know what you want to hear us talk about, or just get in touch with us below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1394071373939047/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BackstageBuds Gmail: backstagebuddiescast(a)gmail.com SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/backstagebuddies Thanks so much; we hope you enjoy! P.S. No episode next week because of Christmas, but we'll be back soon after! [*Exit, Pursued by a Bear*]

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Direct from Broadway, Hudson Players introduces the truck from the original "Hands on a Hardbody" production!
by Durbin, Mark H. 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Meet one of the stars of the original Broadway production of "Hands on a Hardbody" who will be appearing on stage in the Hudson Players revival that opens February 1st! We are talking about the truck! Nicknamed "Ruby" by the cast, check out this Broadway beauty on the Hudson Players Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HudsonPlayers/ An intrepid Hudson Players team traveled to a warehouse in New Jersey where the truck was stored, loaded it on a travel trailer and returned to Ohio where it was wheeled on stage in Hudson...barely clearing the theatre loading dock door by an inch on either side! Featuring a tuneful country-rock score and soulful lyrics by Phish's Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green, this awesome new musical will make its northeast Ohio community theatre premiere at Hudson Players. Show dates are : Feb 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22 & 23 at the Barlow Community Center, 41 South Oviatt Street in Hudson Tickets are available at www.hudsonplayers.com<http://www.hudsonplayers.com/?fbclid=IwAR223eSTcoHx2DdQR6P8zjALYIledH6-_NER…> or call the box office at 330-655-8522. See the movie before seeing the musical! "Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary" will be screened at Hudson Players this Sunday...Jan. 20th at 7:00 p.m. The film will be presented at Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt Street in Hudson. The runtime is about one-and-a half hours. The movie admission is free or whatever those attending care to donate. The musical is based on a real-life event chronicled in a 1997 documentary film of the same name. As the action unfolds we meet 10 down on their luck Texans who enter a contest to see who can keep their hands on a Nissan truck "hardbody" the longest. The last man or woman standing while touching the truck gets to keep it. From Jesus-loving Norma, injured and out-of-work J.D., to boastful former winner Benny and hopeful dreamer Kelli, each character has their own musical story to tell. Hilarious at times, yet poignant and hopeful, Hands on a Hardbody takes audiences for an amazing musical ride, with only one winner driving away with the American dream! The show is directed by Will C. Crosby, with musical direction by Bridget Jankowski and choreography by Mo Martin The cast of Hands on a Hardbody includes: Josh Larkin - Benny Perkins Mark H. Durbin - J. D. Drew Jessica DeFrange - Norma Valverde Brooke Lytton - Heather Stovall Korinne Carroll Courtwright - Kelli Mangrum Kyle Burnett - Greg Wilhote Shelly Palumbo - Janis Curtis Santino Palma - Jesus Pena Noah Meaux - Chris Alvaro Adam Clifford Harris - Ronald McCowan Sean Donovan - Mike Ferris Sharon Lloyd - Virginia Drew Jennifer Ranaudo Kubinski - Cindy Barnes Elliott Ingersoll - Don Curtis/Dr Stokes Jacob Schafer - Frank Nugent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.

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Paid background and photo stills Saturday evening
by Lloyd Weema 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

A few background/crew/camera paid positions for Saturday January 19th evening in Cleveland approximately 7pm-11:59pm. Please email llw5(a)case.edu with headshot and to express interest and additional information for background. If you are interested in camera operation, headshot not required but brief description of experience is helpful. This is for a live interactive performance. -- www.thelloydoftheburpee.com May the Lloyd be with you

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USHERING AT ENSEMBLE THEATRE
by Volunteer Ensemble 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

*It is time for another season at ENSEMBLE THEATRE!* *Our third production of the 2018-2019 season is opening soon!* *Join us as an usher!* * A RAISIN IN THE SUN* *Ensemble Theatre Premiere!* By *Lorraine Hansberry* Directed by *Celeste Cosentino* *Jan* 25 - *Feb *17, 2019 | *MainStage*Theatre *Fri & Sat* @8pm. *Sun* @2pm. Run Time: 2 1/2hrs A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first with a black director, Mr. Lloyd Richards. Set on Chicago’s South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. **THERE WILL BE AN OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION AFTER THE SHOW ON FRIDAY, January 25th!!* *NO USHERING SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE ON FEB 10th!* *A little about the production can be found our website <http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/2016-2017mainstage/>. Also, follow Ensemble on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/EnsembleTheatreCleveland> and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/ensembletheatrecle/>!* *If you would like to volunteer as an usher, please send back the following information.* *Name: * *Performance you wish to usher for: * *Best form of contact (phone number/email): * ****Usher dates are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis and most performances fill up quickly! *Questions? Please contact * volunteer(a)ensemble-theatre.org **** *Usher Guidelines for Ensemble Theatre* Responsibilities Ushers are a critical part of our audience services team! Ushers are responsible for assisting the House Manager to create a safe and pleasant experience for all Ensemble patrons. - Ushers arrive ONE HOUR before showtime and remain throughout the entire performance. - BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE, ushers will attend mandatory orientation with the House Manager on duty, prepare show programs, welcome patrons to the theater, tear tickets, distribute play programs, and assist patrons with any seating issues. - DURING INTERMISSION, ushers direct audience members to the lobby and/or restrooms and keep patrons off the stage. - AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, ushers straighten the house, including collection of show programs and trash left behind by patrons. Personality/Attire Requirements Ushers must be able to professionally and cheerfully represent the Ensemble to the public. The attire requested for your ushering duties is business casual. Ushers should also have a passion for theater and be at least 16 years of age. When To Arrive Ushers are scheduled to arrive one hour before showtime. You are providing a critical service to our patrons and staff, so please arrive on time, which at Ensemble is one hour before the curtain of the performance you are ushering for. You will receive a complimentary ticket for one reserved seat at the performance you usher. *You can use this complimentary ticket for another show date if needed. Please email us to let us know!

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Improv Death Match TOMORROW
by Sam Dee 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

*IMPROV DEATH MATCH 5:* *Dawn of the Planet of the Vapes* Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Mahalls Twenty Lanes <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mahalls-Twenty-Lanes/1932862466765616?eid=AR…> 13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 Mahall's has enlisted the help of dark wizard Sam Dee (Share-apy <https://www.facebook.com/SHAREAPYSHOW/>, Mass Hysteria - Comedy Fest <https://www.facebook.com/masshysteriafest/>) to gather the most powerful improv troupes for one night, in one room & only ONE will SURVIVE! They fight for honor, your attention & their lives! Never before has such a vicious spectacle taken the stage of ANY building, ANYWHERE! COME & WITNESS THE CARNAGE! FEATURING: An open Improv Jam at the beginning of the show. Be part of the action & sign up when you arrive to play some games! PERFORMANCES BY: Hopscotch Pop-Cleveland! <https://www.facebook.com/events/383348842406612/> The Houde Rats <https://www.facebook.com/houderats/> & Hosted by Sam Dee Doors at 7:30 | Show is at 8pm | $5 cash or card | All Ages but with Adult Content | Food & Drinks | Free Parking | Blood Magic https://www.facebook.com/events/296745294194418/

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Seeking additional cast members for "Dreamgirls" at Weathervane Playhouse
by Fred Gloor 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Weathervane Playhouse is seeking additional performers for our upcoming production of "Dreamgirls" SEEKING: C.C., African American Male, age 20-30, Tenor Tiny Joe Dixon, African American Male, age 20-30, Blues Singer 4 Chorus/ Dancer members: 2 male, tenor African American 2 female soprano/alto African American Interested performers should contact Director Richard Morris, Jr. at rmorris(a)weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:rmorris@weathervaneplayhouse.com>

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Berko review: RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA @ Connor Palace
by Roy Berko 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *Capsule judgement: The touring production of ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA is well-conceived and performed. It is charming and delightful to the eye and ear. It’s the wonderful experience that will leave audiences, young and old, glad they went to the theater and wishing for return trips. * *To read the entire review go to: **www.royberko.info* <http://www.royberko.info>*. ** To read the capsule judgements of the other Cleveland reviewers go to: **www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com* <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com> *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*

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