October 2019 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

Sweeney Todd in Concert - Stocker Arts Center
by Laura Golden 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

TrueNorth Cultural Arts presents Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert Saturday, October 26, 2019 7:00 p.m. Hoke Theatre at LCCC’s Stocker Center Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge the weekend before Halloween! With Stephen Sondheim’s music and lyrics, some of the most chilling ever written for the stage, Sweeny Todd is sure to thrill and delight. The musical is based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond, which was inspired by the apparently true story of a murderous barber in London in the 1790’s. The Concert version of Sweeny Todd began life during a sold-out weekend engagement at Lincoln Center. Join TrueNorth’s Chorale, Chamber Orchestra and TNCA Actors who have graced TrueNorth Productions throughout its 20-year history for Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street-In Concert. Tickets are $20 each or $10 for students with a valid ID, youth 18 and under, and active duty military with valid ID. Seats are general admission. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.stockerartscenter.com or by calling 440-366-4040 or visiting the Stocker Center box office at Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Rd. in Elyria. -- Laura Golden Marketing Coordinator TrueNorth Cultural Arts www.TNCArts.org (440) 653-5353

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Berko review: WAKEY, WAKEY @ Dobama
by Roy Berko 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

*••••••••••••••••••••* *Capsule judgment: Will Eno’s “Wakey, Wakey” is a heartfelt look at the end of life which invites the audience to be psychologically present while the emotional tale masterfully plays itself out. Justifiably, there is no curtain call. Who applauds a eulogy?* *To read the entire review go to www.royberko.info <http://www.royberko.info>* ••••••••••••••••••••••

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Casting Call for local TV series (with full distro deal!!)
by roger priebe 20 Oct '19

20 Oct '19

ACTORS!!!! ACTRESS'S!!!! Specter is a 6 episode TV series about a man that see and talk to ghosts. As of now, I need a minimum of 17 actors. 9 male and actors and 8 female actors. There are 4 main actors that are in all 6 episodes. The rest are featured actors in that particular episode. Main cast: = Jacob – male, ages 25-40. Our hero. The one that can see and talk to ghosts. A very strong character that does not put up with nonsense from these ghosts, and will send them to a hell dimension in a minute. = Ken – Male , ages 25-40. Jacob’s best friend/side kick. = Lexi – Female, ages 25-40. Jacob’s girl friend. = William Shakespeare – ummmm, it’s William Shakespeare We plan on shooting in nov. and Dec If you are interested in any of the 17 roles. please email me a resume/head shot and link to a demo reel (if you have one) email it to video316(a)hotmail.com Thanks Roger

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KENNELLY REVIEW: Julius Caesar at Great Lakes
by Laura Kennelly 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Sarah Bruner, director of *Julius Caesar* now at Great Lakes Theater, brings grim reality (and a bit of modernity) to Shakespeare’s classic tale about politics, changing rulers, and trusting sycophants. Nothing good happens to Caesar. The cuts were well-done (Shakespeare always must be cut unless it’s a mini-series), but the pace was so brisk that if one didn’t know the plot (but likely most do), one might wonder why the killers of Caesar turned on each other so quickly. The complete review is in CoolCleveland.com [ https://coolcleveland.com/2019/10/theater-review-julius-caesar-great-lakes-… ]

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Professional Headshots
by Gregory Pendolino 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Let's make you famous! Over the years I have seen my clients end up on local commercials, print ads, theatrical productions, Netflix shows and even shows on major TV networks. I have a great rate package available for you: Outdoor Sessions: 1 person for approximately 60 minutes = $125 2 people for approximately 60 minutes = $190 Home or Office Requiring Additional Lighting: 1 person for approximately 60 minutes = $150 2 people for approximately 60 minutes = $225 I will now include three worked up photos per session (six on a two person session) with additional photos available at just $20 each. Your low resolution proofs will be emailed to you within 48 hours of our session. You will have a secure place on my website to download your full resolution photos for at least 90 days with an option to purchase additional time. For complete details on my rates please click the link below. http://www.pendolinophotography.com/rates-booking-info I'm sure if you're involved in film or theater in Northeast Ohio we already have quite a few common friends so please feel free to like me on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PendolinoPhotography/ Instagram: #GregoryPendolino Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gregory.Pendolino While the social media links are the best place to see all of my latest photos you can see some of my client headshots here: https://www.pendolinophotography.com/portfolio/portraits/headshots/ Thanks!

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LEARN HOW TO SWING DANCE IN THE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WAY with Get Hep Swing - Make the African American creators of this dance form proud.
by Valerie Salstrom 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Get Hep Swing offers 6 classes in a variety of swing dance forms starting next week at the Brecksville Center for the Arts, 8997 Highland Dr. You DO NOT need a partner to sign up for these 5 week classes. Classes are $70 per person. $60 per person if you are signing up with a partner and use the code DANCEPARTNER (when eligible) We encourage you to sign up for the role you would like to learn regardless of how you define your gender. We encourage all ages, sizes, shapes, abilities, and fitness levels to join us. Get Hep Swing is an inclusive and welcoming place to learn partnered dance. You can be in our “club" if you are a friendly and open-minded individual. Pre-registration is highly suggested. Use the links below to register and pay for the classes of your choice. Mondays starting October 21st - downstairs 6:45-7:45 Fundamentals of Lindy - As seen in the movie “Malcolm X” - this dance form started in the ballrooms of Harlem and is the precursor to Jitterbug/East Coast Swing. This dance allows for plenty of room for both partners to express themselves. Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436323235/Registra… 8-9 Intermediate Partnered Charleston - There are a variety of partnered forms of Charleston and we will cover lots of moves and transitions in face to face, side by side, hand to hand, and tandem Charleston in this class. Are you ready to strut your stuff at the next 20s themed party? We can help get you there. Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436353434/Registra… Tuesdays starting October 22nd - downstairs 6:45-7:45 Balifornia Routine for Balboa dancers - A routine for Balboa dancers that incorporates many of the classic moves from the Balboa legends. Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436353436/Registra… 8-9 Fundamentals of Balboa - This dance form was created in the ballrooms of Southern California and has intricate footwork and often uses a close embrace like Tango. This dance is really fun and feels really good at a variety of tempos including fast. Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436323931/Registra… Tuesdays starting October 22nd - upstairs 6:45-7:45 Fundamentals of Jitterbug/East Coast Swing - Come and have some fun learning the easiest and most well known form of swing dancing. If you have never taken a dance class before, start with this class. Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436323238/Registra… 8-9 Fundamentals of Partnered Charleston - Get ready for all of those upcoming 1920s themed events by learning how to do partnered Charleston. In this class we will cover the basics and a few fun moves in face to face and side by side Charleston. Sign up to take this class and soon everyone will be calling you the Bees Knees! Use this link to register and pay https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Brecksville/ProgramDetail/3436353435/Registra… Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about the dance styles, which level is right for you, etc. I am more than happy to assist you. Info(a)GetHepSwing.com Valerie Salstrom - Founder and owner of Get Hep Swing

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Review of "Wakey, Wakey" at Dobama Theatre
by Bob Abelman 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Dobama’s ‘Wakey, Wakey’ a captivating piece of stream-of-subconsciousness storytelling Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal In 2004 in the New York Times, theater critic Charles Isherwood raved over Will Eno’s one-man monologue “Thom Pain (based on nothing),” calling the caustic and comedic Pulitzer-finalist play “stand-up existentialism.” In Eno’s newest work “Wakey, Wakey,” which premiered Off-Broadway in 2017 and is currently on stage at Dobama Theatre, the main character is sitting down. Wheelchair-bound, actually. And while this similarly rambling, monologue-driven drama is written with the same infusion of off-beat humor, intentional digressiveness, and signature stutter-step rhythms, it is a treatise on celebrating life rather than a meditation on life’s disappointments. Most remarkably, it is told by a physically and mentally diminished man in the last throes of life. In an abundance of non sequiturs caused by increasingly fading faculties, Guy toggles between consciousness, subconsciousness and self-consciousness as well as between the trivial and the profound to share with us – aided by index cards to cue his fading memory – what he has learned in life so that we will not take ours for granted. The play offers an astoundingly up-lifting message delivered in a most depressing way. It has been said that theater can be good therapy. Here it is hospice care. For more of this review, go to: www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/

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The Great Gatsby Auditions October 20th and 21st at Geauga Lyric Theater Guild
by Geauga Lyric Theater Guild operations 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

Audition NoticeTHE GREAT GATSBY Sun, October 20 at 2:00pm Mon, October 21 at 7:00 pm -- Geauga Lyric Theater Guild ARTS CENTER -- 106 Water Street, Chardon 44024 So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” About the Show Directed by Mark Cipra Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy Based off of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel and in Simon Levy's adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. The Great Gatsby is produced through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Audition Information Auditions will be held at The Geauga Lyric Arts Center, 106 Water St, Chardon, OH 44024 (diagonally across the street from the theater; directly across the street from City Hall) Auditioners should be familiar with the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and be prepared to read from the script. Since all actors will participate in party scenes with 1920's era dancing (Charleston, etc.) there will be a brief dance audition as well, so please bring appropriate footwear. Performance Information Mar 6-22, 2020. Fri & Sat at 7:30PM; Sun at 2:00PM Roles Available Nick Carraway (25-35). Newly arrived from Minnesota to learn the bond business, Nick is also Daisy's cousin. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick serves as a confidant for those with secrets. Jay Gatsby (25-35). Charming and friendly but deeply flawed and dishonest, with an extraordinary optimism and power to transform his dreams into reality. Tom Buchanan (25-35). Daisy’s immensely rich husband, knew Nick at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family, he is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism. Daisy Buchanan (20-30). Described as “flawless porcelain”, Daisy is sardonic and cynical, and behaves superficially to mask her pain at her husband’s constant infidelity. Now a socialite, she loves both Tom and Gatsby. Aristocratic (very light) Kentucky accent. Jordan Baker (20-30). Daisy’s close friend since high school, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved. A competitive golfer, Jordan represents one of the “new women” - cynical, boyish and self-centered. Aristocratic (very light) Kentucky accent. Myrtle Wilson (25-35). Tom’s lover, whose exhausted husband George owns a rundown auto shop. Has a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation. George Wilson (25-40). Myrtle’s husband. He loves and idealizes Myrtle, and is devastated by her affair. Wolfsheim (40-65). Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized crime. Gatsby's partner in bootlegging. Some of the following characters may be doubled and we may cast a few people simply for the party scenes. Lucille McKee (25-50). Silly and vapid. Chester McKee (25-50). Snobby and effeminate. Waiter (any age) Cop (any age) Mrs. Michaelis (any age) Questions? For questions or further information, please contact 440.286.2255 -- Erika Hansen Executive Director 106 Water Street Chardon, OH 44024 440.285.7701 operations(a)geaugatheater.org geaugatheater.org

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Immediate Need For An Actor
by Marc Howard 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

********* **IMMEDIATE** REPLACEMENT OF AN ACTOR *********** *Aurora Community Theatre is in search of an actor * *replacement for their production of* *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* *OPENS THIS WEEKEND! * *Oct 25 to Nov 16, 2019* *Mr. Bratt – Personal Manager – Male 20-60* *Harried executive that does a quality job. * *Bratt is central to the hirings and firings that move the plot along * *and is one of the only executives who seems to do his job. * *Please contact the Director Kevin Kelly at * *kevinkelly5678(a)gmail.com <kevinkelly5678(a)gmail.com> * *Or* *the Producer Marc C. Howard at * *marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com <marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com>*

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"AN USPEAKABLE TRIUMPH OF SUPREME BRILLIANCE' OPENS NOVEMBER 8TH AT GATES MILLS PLAYERS
by drfant＠gmail.com 19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

The Gates Mills Players, Inc Presents. "An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance" a comedy by Don Zolidis The Gates Mills Players will be presenting the comedy by Don Zolidis for its Fall 2019 production. Directed by Mike Bares and Ryan O'Donnell. About the Play: The Moss River Community Players are pretty okay settling for theatrical mediocrity, until one day they receive a stunning offer: an insanely wealthy woman is offering a ten million dollar prize for the best community theatre show in North Central Minnesota. The catch? They only have two days to put it together! PERFORMANCE DATES: Friday, November 8th, 7:30pm; Saturday, November 9th, 7:30pm; Sunday, November 10th, 2pm; Friday, November 15th, 7:30 pm and Saturday, November 16th, 7:30 pm TICKETS ( <http://www.gatesmillsplayers.com> On Sale Now!): $15 General Admission; $13 Ages 62+; $10 Students K-12; $10 Special Group Pricing (10 or more). Purchase at GatesMillsPlayers.com <http://www.gatesmillsplayers.com> or by calling 440-973-6569. LOCATION: Gates Mills Community House, 1460 Chagrin River Rd., Gates Mills, Oh 44040. For ticket information, contact info(a)gatesmillsplayers.com <mailto:info@gatesmillsplayers.com> or call 440-973-6569. Cast for "An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance" (see promo video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqgHrNBpmec <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqgHrNBpmec&feature=youtu.be> &feature=youtu.be) Dennis Burby Sven Lu DiPadova Loren Janelle Fant Delilah Robert Haag Dave Kelly O'Donnell Audrey Ryan O'Donnell Samson Clare Scott Shannon Sidorick Jim Stafford Letitia Tilly Bob

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