January 2019 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

Workshop Players "Forever Plaid" Opens THIS Thursday, January 18!
by Workshop Players 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Directed by Mike Larochelle Vocal Direction and Choreography by Brenda Larochelle Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by STUART ROSS Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt Originally Produced by Gene Wolsk Directors Mike and Brenda Larochelle make their Workshop directorial debut with four male characters who have the unique chance for a do-over. Meet Sparky (Alex Turner), Smudge (David Reich), Jinx (Nick Salazar), and Frankie (Danny Sabo), whose dreams of becoming their own pitch perfect Doo-Wop group were cut short by an untimely deadly accident on the way to their first gig. Miraculously, the clouds open and the “Plaids” have one opportunity to come back to earth (except in our case it’s actually 7 chances!) to strut their stuff … and strut they do! Get ready for a nostalgic trip back to the fabulous 50s as they deliver beloved songs alongside delightful patter. It’s a hoot for them and a special treat for us! It’s the perfect show to take the chill out of those winter blues. Performances are January 17, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Sundays, January 20 and 27 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, but group rates are available. -- 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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Announcing the 2019 Blank Canvas Theatre Season
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

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AUDITIONS! "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday"
by margaret hnat 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Bay Village Community Theater will hold auditions for "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" January 22 and 23 at 7 pm at St. Barnabas Church, corner of Wolf and Bradley Rds. in Bay Village. Needed are three women age late 20's-to 50, two men age 30-50 and two teenage girls. Tim Peebles is the director. Production dates are: 3/29 at 8 pm -3/30 with two performances 3 and at 8 pm and 4/5-6 at 8 pm and April 7 matinee at 3 pm. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Questions: email Tim at dramatist2015(a)gmail.com

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Models and children for fashion show
by Barbara Stitzer 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Seeking additional models 5’7 and up size 2-12 for a fashion show. Also a couple of little girls and boys size 6-8. Please send picture and measurements to barb(a)barbstitzer.com If you have previously come and walked for me, you are not out of the running, we are just looking for specific sizes to fit one of a kind dresses. -- All my best, Barb Barbara Stitzer Stalk me: http://www.barbstitzer.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/barbstitzerphotography Snapchat: barbstitzer

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CALLING HEELS/JAZZ DANCERS 18 YRS & UP - VEGAS NIGHTS SHOW
by OHIO DANCE CONNECTION 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

AUDITIONING HEELS DANCERS AGES 18 AND UP VEGAS NIGHTS PAID CONTRACT POSITIONS - CASTING NOW Auditioning dancers versed in heels and street jazz for an upcoming Casino Night with gambling and a dance entertainment show in April 2019. If you have ever wanted to be in a commercial dance show - NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. Accepting 5 additional female dancers for this show. Paid contracts and flexible evening rehearsals for dancers working other full time jobs. We encourage all levels to audition from beginners to advanced as we have various parts to cast from beginner to advanced. Will train in heels dance style. All levels encouraged to audition - will train. If you have street jazz or jazz dance experience, but have never danced in heels we encourage you to audition. Open audition this Wednesday at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. AUDITION LOCATION: 1180 JAYCOX RD AVON, OHIO 44011 THEATRE SPACE B JUST MINUTES OFF 1-90 CALL OR TEXT 440-310-0706 WHAT TO BRING: Please bring current headshot & full resume. (Headshots do not have to be professional) We do need one headshot for our audition submission process. WHAT TO WEAR: Black leggings & form fitting cami, tank or sports bra top. Hair must be down, but not covering the eyes or face. AUDITION FEE There is no class charge for this audition. It is free & open to the public. VIDEO SUBMISSIONS We do accept video audition submissions. Must be at least 2 minutes of dancing on tape in jazz, street jazz and or heels style of dance. Video must be a solo piece without other dancers in the video. Video must be clear quality. We do suggest in person auditions over video auditions.

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***CASTING CALL*** Black Men 18-35 needed (Akron, Ohio)
by Ma'Sue Productions 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Or Does It Explode? Summer Tour 2019 *Audition** Dates:* January 16th-18th 6:30-8:00pm *Location:* Balch Street Theatre 220 S. Balch St. Akron, Ohio 44302 SIGN UP HERE <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0549aaac2da5fa7-ordoes> *Casting Specifications* - (3) BLACK MEN 18-35 NEEDED - Must be able to stay the duration of the audition - Please resume and headshot - Please be aware of any conflicts during time specified *Time Commitments* - Rehearsals will be Wednesday -Saturday beginning in February or March. - We will provide a rehearsal schedule upon arrival. - The tour will be 10 performances starting in Mid May and ending in September - These performances will vary in duration, number of actors needed and technical arrangements. During this time there will be periodic rehearsals. - Flexibility and teamwork will be highly valued in this process *About the Project* Ma’Sue Productions’ original play provides poetic, thought-provoking, and frequently confrontational language in its journey through the psychic and social conditions and contradictions of the contemporary Black urban male experience. Directed by John Dayo Aliya, this show includes dramatic vignettes utilizing music, poetry, and traditional theatrical forms. The play relays stories gathered from men ages 16-35 in Akron, Ohio in 2014. The stories were turned into a play by co-writers John Dayo Aliya and John Smith. The event was produced by Ma’Sue Productions and sponsored by Center for AppliedTheatre and Active Culture, The W.O.M.B and Stop the Violence Movement. Last year Ma’Sue Productions re-mounted a revised version of “Or Does It Explode?” Due to much acclaim from the community they were awarded a 25,000 matching grant to tour the show to community centers, schools and pop-up sights throughout the city. The goal is use great art in order to facilitate conversation around race and identity in the city of Akron. SIGN UP HERE <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0549aaac2da5fa7-ordoes> -- Vince Tyree Managing Director, Ma'Sue Productions 330-999-1987

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LCMT Seeking a Stage Manager for The Producers
by Lynn Maslinski 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Lorain Community Theater (LCMT) is seeking an experienced Stage Manager for our July production of The Producers. Performances July 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, & 21st @ the Lorain Performing Arts Center. Rehearsals begin May 28th. Competitive stipend. Interested parties should email Lynn Maslinski @ lynnmas324(a)hotmail.com. Director - Keli Schimelpfenig Music Director - Anthony Trifiletti Choreographer - Pamela Shirtz Costumer - Luke Scattergood Producer - Lynn Maslinski

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AUDITIONS for TUCK EVERLASTING directed by FRED STERNFELD
by fctheatre 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

French Creek Theatre<http://metroparks.cc/theatre.php> announces auditions for... TUCK EVERLASTING Book by Claudia Shear & Tim Federle Music by Chris Miller | Lyrics by Nathan Tysen Based on the novel by Natalie Babbitt Directed by Fred Sternfeld Musical Direction by David Williams The woods of Treegap, New Hampshire beckon eleven-year-old Winnie Foster to escape her humdrum, small town life. Once within, she discovers a spring with a powerful secret, and a boy with a mysterious past. Pursued by a strange man in yellow, she learns the truth about the connection between the boy's family and the water, and is forced to make a decision with everlasting consequences. PERFORMANCES July 19 - August 4, 2019 Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM Sundays at 3:00PM AUDITIONS Tuesday, January 15 6:00PM-10:00pm Thursday, January 17 6:00PM-10:00pm Sunday, January 20 1:00PM-5:00PM BY APPOINTMENT* Email<mailto:fctheatre@metroparks.cc> or call (440) 949-5200 to reserve a 5-minute slot Callbacks are by invitation and will be held on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27 during the day. *Walk-ins will be accepted as time permits. If you are unable to make those dates, video submissions and alternate dates are acceptable. To inquire about a video submission or alternate date, please write to director Fred Sternfeld<mailto:fredsternfeld@gmail.com> PREPARATION · Present a memorized, one-minute song that is character / objective driven. Songs from the show or other Broadway musicals are acceptable. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. · Present a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR read a selection from the script. Sides will be available at auditions to look over. · Please bring a resume/headshot or a list of experience and picture of yourself. REHEARSALS Beginning June, 2019. Rehearsals will be scheduled based on availability of the cast on weekday evenings and weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 4 to 5 times per week. There will also be one cast gathering in March or April for a meet and greet and read / sing through. CAST REQUIREMENTS Seeking a multi-racial, multi-ethnic cast, ages 10+. All roles are open. All actors receive a stipend. WINNIE - Female, to play 11 (actresses age 10 to 20 may audition). A little girl without cuteness - she has lost her father. She is too skeptical for her age, but with an unknown longing for romance and adventure. JESSE TUCK - Male, to play 17. Light and laughing, he is eternal youth writ large, the lightness shown all the brighter for the shadow of loneliness that he has. MILES TUCK - Male, 23. A burned and bitter man. His natural sweetness shut away. Lost his wife and child, doomed to live with regret. MA TUCK - Female, 40s. Still beautiful after all these years, a matriarch, a mother, a wife. Her homespun wisdom is leavened by her humor and still girlish delight. PA TUCK - Male, 40's. Once awakened, a vibrant, virile man. He is an indulgent father, a fond if forgetful husband, but a true soul with a deep well of love and profound understanding of the life around him. NANA - Female, 60. A loopy old woman, but a loving Grandmother and Mother. MAN IN YELLOW SUIT - Male, 60's. Creepy and persuasive, a man with an obsession, a secret. HUGO - Male, to play 17. Painfully shy, awkward and goofy; but smart and eerily observant - His father (Constable Joe) knows this. The two of them have a "routine" that fools most of the people all of the time. MOTHER - Female, 30's. A gentle woman almost broken by grief and fear and loss. Adversity finds her brave and unbending. CONSTABLE JOE - Male, 60's. Seemingly a buffoon, his simple manner belies a sharp wit and kind heart. ENSEMBLE (13) - Any gender, ages 10+. A strong singing and dancing ensemble that also plays other characters including the people working at and participating in the Carnival. CREATIVE STAFF FRED STERNFELD, DIRECTOR Fred is pleased to be returning to French Creek Theatre, where he has directed eight productions over the last ten years: Baby, Steel Magnolias, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker, The Fantasticks, The Glass Menagerie, Next to Normal and Death of a Salesman. Over the past 40 years, he has concentrated his efforts on directing more than 130 productions in Cleveland, Seattle and Dallas. Current local directorial credits include Other Desert Cities at Clague Playhouse, the upcoming Mamma Mia! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, You Can't Take It With You at Karamu House Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Coach House Theatre and Good People at Aurora Theatre. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards, some of which are listed here: Company, Les Miserables: School Edition and A Little Night Music at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, Next to Normal, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker and Baby at TrueNorth, Rent and Into the Woods at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute, Yellowman and The Bluest Eye at Karamu Theatre, Saturday Night, Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical, Conversations With My Father and Man of La Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at Cain Park. Additionally, he and his wife Randi recently started producing shows on Broadway - the off broadway hit (transferring to Broadway in February) Be More Chill, the upcoming revival of The Secret Garden and a new musical written by Jerry Zucker (film: Airplane, Naked Gun, Ghost) currently titled Intermission! The Musical! www.fredsternfeld.com<http://www.fredsternfeld.com>. DAVID A. WILLIAMS, MUSIC DIRECTOR David was born in Cleveland, Ohio into a musical family. His older brother, Wayne, was minister of music at East Mount Zion Baptist Church where the family attended and W.C. Handy was a cousin to their maternal grandmother. David began his professional career as a pianist for "The Gene Carroll/Entertainment Five Show" (WEWS-TV, ABC). In junior high school at the time, he was hired as music director for the last five years of its run. During this time, he sang with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and studied piano and voice at Cleveland State University. David also attended Summer Music Academy in Hudson, Ohio. There, he studied choral conducting with William Appling and Robert Shaw. David then left Cleveland to attend The University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. While there, he worked on productions of Carousel; Flora, the Red Menace; Chess; Evita; Into the Woods; and Two Gentlemen of Verona. In 1988, he earned his bachelor's degree in Jazz and Studio Music. Upon graduation, he began three years of sailing around the world with Princess Cruises. David would play the main lounge shows, with small combos, or solo piano bar. In 1991, David returned to Cincinnati and in 1993, earned his master's degree in Orchestral Conducting. He then moved to Ft. Lauderdale where he musically directed shows with Jean Ann Ryan Productions for the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. These productions included George M; Chorus Line; Dreamgirls; Hello, Dolly; Pippin; Meet Me in St. Louis; and My Fair Lady. David left Ft. Lauderdale when he started conducting over six hundred performances of Smokey Joe's Café in Reno, Nevada; Germany; Switzerland; and Brazil. He later returned to Germany for productions of Beauty and the Beast and Grease. In 2007, David joined a company of West Side Story as assistant conductor/principal pianist. The tour included performances in Italy, Holland, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the show and included the Chinese premiere. A U.S. tour of I Can't Stop Loving You, a Ray Charles tribute, followed. After this, he decided to move back home to be closer to his family. Back in northeast Ohio, David performs with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at Severance Hall and has conducted productions of Ragtime; A Little Night Music; Les Miserables; 1940's Radio Hour; 13, The Musical; She Loves Me; Jesus Christ Superstar; Sideshow; Man of La Mancha; Five Guys Named Moe; The Boys from Syracuse; and Children of Eden at various theaters.

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Calling all dancers, ages 18+!
by Anna Cerveny 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

Cleveland Dance Project is the area's largest all adult dance organization, and we are holding open placement auditions on Sunday January 27th for our Season 4 Showcase (on May 4). We have 20 AMAZING choreographers ranging from dance styles like jazz, hip hop, contemporary ballet, tap, acrobatics, social dancing and more! The tentative rehearsal schedule is up - each piece only requires a 90 minute/week time commitment! More information at www.clevelanddanceproject.com/auditions.html We will do our best to cast all dancers who attend auditions in at least one piece! All levels welcome, no need to prepare anything, just show up ready to dance on 1/27. Pre-registration is REQUIRED - time slots are filling up quickly. Feel free to e-mail with questions. clevelanddanceproject(a)gmail.com Anna Cerveny Director Cleveland Dance Project 440.725.7778 clevelanddanceproject(a)gmail.com web <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com> / facebook <http://www.facebook.com/clevelanddanceproject>/ instagram <https://www.instagram.com/clevelanddanceproject/?hl=en> / auditions <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com/auditions.html>

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Voice Lessons with Dr. Christopher Hutton
by Christopher Hutton 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

Winter auditions are here and are you prepared? Dr. Christopher Hutton, Baritone, is taking new voice students and excited to get you physically and mentally prepared for auditions and performances. Dr. Hutton has a Masters Degree and Doctorate of Music Arts degrees in Vocal Pedagogy (Science of Singing) from Arizona State University, and is fluent in teaching both belting/music theatre technique and classical technique. Christopher attended Youngstown State University where he received his Bachelors in Voice Performance. He has also performed opera at regional opera houses for over thirteen years. Dr. Hutton offers free consultations to those interested before committing to the voice studio. You may contact Dr. Hutton via email at cjhutton70(a)yahoo.com or 330-301-6334. Lessons will take place on Saturday morning/afternoon. Lessons will prepare each student for school Regional and All-State auditions, theatre auditions and college auditions in voice performance and musical theater. Lesson options are as follows: One-Hour, Forty-Five minute, Thirty minute Lesson. Students range from all ages and those who have an interest in classical and musical theatre. Students consist of all ages and center around high school or younger who show an interest in performing at local theaters and their school choral and musical productions. Call or email for more details. Regards, Christopher Some of Dr. Hutton’s performances can be found at the following links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEvBkg9hRnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQF0EsTHoH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAPHEuXEeoY

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