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AUDITIONS for TUCK EVERLASTING directed by FRED STERNFELD
by fctheatre 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '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 Director - Fred Sternfeld Choreographer - Jen Justice Music Director - David Williams Set Designer - Derek Green Sound Designer - Stan Kozak Light Designer - Rob Peck Costume Designer - Inda Blatch-Geib Stage Manager - Charlene Hartley Dance Captain - Marlee Roberts Floyd 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 Saturday, April 6 10:00AM-11:00AM BY APPOINTMENT Email<mailto:fctheatre@metroparks.cc> or call (440) 949-5200 to reserve a 5-minute slot Callbacks by invitation immediately following. Callbacks will consist of a dance audition and singing and reading from the script. *If you are unable to make this date, a video submission is acceptable. To inquire about a video submission, 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 Open roles highlighted. Seeking a multi-racial, multi-ethnic cast. All actors receive a stipend. WINNIE - CAST Calista Zajac JESSE TUCK - CAST Stephen Sandham MILES TUCK - CAST Aidan McKeon MAE TUCK - CAST Amiee Collier 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 - CAST Jeanne Task MAN IN YELLOW SUIT - Male, 60's. Creepy and persuasive, a man with an obsession, a secret. HUGO - CAST Josh McElroy BETSY FOSTER - Female, 30's. Winnie's mother. 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 - 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. JEN JUSTICE, CHOREOGRAPHER Jen is honored to be a part of this amazing production team of Tuck Everlasting at French Creek Theatre. She has been working in the Cleveland area as both a choreographer and performer for more than 20 years. Her work has appeared at several local venues, including Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, The Cassidy Theatre, Lakeland Civic Theatre, The Fine Arts Association, True North, Pickwick and Frolic, as well as several high school and youth theater productions. Favorite production credits include Chicago, Pippin, American Idiot, The Producers, Spamalot, Shrek, White Christmas, Seussical, Grease, Beauty and The Beast, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Legally Blonde, as well as 7 installments of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a performer, Jennifer has appeared in local productions of Chicago (Roxie Hart), A Chorus Line (Cassie), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), The Addams Family (Morticia), The Pajama Game (Gladys Hotchkiss), Steel Magnolias (Truvy), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally), and most recently Rhetta Cupp in Theatre in The Circle's production of Pump Boys and Dinettes

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Auditions for Film Science Boy's High School Reunion
by Alex deCourville 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Open call for the feature comedy Science Boy's High School Reunion. What: A feature comedy about a geeky superhero (Jason Stone, AKA Science Boy) who goes to his reunion hoping to win over his unrequited love. Content is on the R-rated side and the screenplay was an Honorable Mention in the Kinodrome International Screenplay contest. The comedy was the brainchild of star Alex deCourville, creator of the Amazon Prime series Pinheads and will be a collaboration with Chances Are Productions When: We're planning summer/early fall of this year Where: Filming will take place primarily in NE Ohio - Cleveland/Canton, depending on locations we procure Union/SAG: Nope! Sorry, but with SAG or union, the juice ain't worth the squeeze for me. Compensation: We're going to launch a Seed and Spark soon. Whatever is left after crew/food, etc. will go to actors Roles being auditioned for (All roles are open race): Killjoy - 30's/50's - The main antagonist of the film. Morose, driven by bitterness, ultra-serious (Major role but not a huge commitment - it builds suspense!) Jason's classmates - all late 20's/early 30's and have a few scenes in high school: Scott - Jason's bully, caustic sense of humor, can be charming to people he likes but is also aggressively possessive of Jackie (Major) Ashley - Snarky, goth realist, tries to be nice to Jason but tries to bring him down to Earth (Semi-major) John Mehoff - Blunt, dry humor, obsessed with... badgering the witness... his name kinda says it (Semi-major) Britney - Bubbly cheerleader type, hopelessly in love oblivious Ashley (Supporting) Lois - Narcissistic, obsessed with hair, terse (Supporting) Mr(s). Blackwell - 40's-60's - Supportive teacher, often resorts to placating Jason (Open to men and women) (Supporting) The DeFrancos (All three appear in two big scenes): Maria - Late 20's-Early 40's - The brains of the operation, talks like Shakespearean play including iambic pentameter and audience asides Moose - A monster of a man, gruff/deep voice preferred (Note: The character doesn't have a ton of dialogue so anyone interested will be asked to read for Scott) Eddie - Early 20's-early 30's - the dumb one Actors can audition for more than one part, but in case there's a crowd, prepare top choice(s). Video auditions will accepted until the following Monday. Callbacks will happen as necessary, likely in the same location For any sides in advance, please email adecourv(a)gmail.com Mark your calendars with the Facebook event:https://www.facebook.com/events/1066320876888110/?active_tab=about

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Perfs at CIFF, Sat 3/30! soprano Liz Huff, harpist Calvin Stokes, music by Ryan Ramer
by Liz Huff 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Hello, lovely people - Please join us for free performances of new work by composer Ryan Charles Ramer! *Details* *What:* Jazz harpist Calvin Stokes <http://www.theharper.com/bio.html> & I will be performing a new song cycle by Ryan Charles Ramer, with settings of poems by Emily Dickinson. *Where*: At the Capitol Theater at 1390 W 65th St, Cleveland, OH 44102, during the Cleveland International Film Festival. *Time/Day*: Saturday, March 30 at 2:50-3:20pm and 5:50-6:20pm in the lobby of the Capitol Theater. *Made possible by:* These performances are part of the Gordon Square Classical Concerts series, underwritten by a grant from Neighborhood Connections. Hope to see you there! Liz Huff -- Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ~ Goethe *Sign up for newsletter: The Magic of What If (Musically Inclined, Chocolate Fueled) <https://tinyletter.com/LizHuff>* *Hear my music at *lizhuff.bandcamp.com and iTunes <https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-favorite-things-christmas/id1066108474> *Member, Class of 2017 | **Cleveland Bridge Builders <http://cleveleads.org/CBB>* *Visit my performer page on Facebook*: Liz Huff <https://www.facebook.com/lizhuffperformer/> *Connect with me on* LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-huff-5532957/> Twitter/Twinkletoz <https://twitter.com/Twinkletoz> lizhuff.net/

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Sandstone Summer Theatre: Auditions for Disney's Beauty & The Beast
by Pam Vandersommen 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Be our Guest for our auditions for our 50th Anniversary Production of Disney's Beauty & The Beast, a Broadway musical, presented by Sandstone Summer Theatre! Direction provided by Andrew Keller. Auditions will be held Friday, March 29 from 6-9 PM, Saturday, March 30 & 31 from 1-5 pm. They will be held at the Amherst Junior High School in the choir room at 548 Milan Ave, Amherst, Ohio. You only need to attend one audition and are free to leave when you are done auditioning. Kindly prepare 32 bars in the style of the show with sheet music in the correct key. Accompanist provided. The show will be performed on July 11, 12, & 13 at the Lorain Palace Theatre. Please email any questions to sandstonesummertheatre(a)gmail.com<mailto:sandstonesummertheatre@gmail.com> or visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/amherstsst/.

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Free Classes and Show Saturday
by Cleveland City Dance 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Spring Open House on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Visit the school and find your love of dance. You will have the opportunity to tour our three beautiful studios, register for our summer classes and see excerpts from City Ballet of Cleveland’s upcoming May performance!The open house will run from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm with two FREE children’s classes and a FREE performance at 4:00 pm. "Share in your child’s engaging and exciting dance journey twirling and leaping with confidence and strength. You will love how they blossom and glow. "The performance will feature excerpts from “Sleeping Beauty” and “Carnival of the Animals” in addition to other pieces from our May 25th City Ballet of Cleveland performance at the Breen Center for Performing Arts. Attendees will also have the chance to enter a FREE raffle for a dance bag filled with dance goodies!FREE CLASSES:2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Ballet for ages 3-6 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Ballet for ages 6-9Pre-registration is required for these classes. Please register by calling 216-295-2222 to reserve your spot! Cleveland City Dance, Home to City Ballet of Cleveland 13108 Shaker Square Cleveland, OH 44120 www.clevelandcitydance.com / 216-295-2222

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Casting Teen Boy VO for (Paid) Documentary Film
by Heidi Azaro 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Seeking 14-15 yr old, Ohio/Akron boy (voice should already have changed) to do some Voice Over work for the animated documentary *“Dear Ike". *This will be submitted to festivals. *Synopsis: A * *Los Angeles filmmaker recounts his all-consuming childhood quest to contact his teen idol, Ike Eisenmann (of Walt Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain fame). The goal of his mission - to ask Ike to star in an animated science-fiction epic that he was writing. Although he never succeeded in that mission, the universe conspired to finally bring the two together decades later, in a way that proves that dreams can come true, but often in surprising ways.* - Although it's not ever brought up in anything the talent would read, he will essentially be playing the role of a gay boy (in case anyone might have an issue with that) The VO sides are from the opening of the film: https://vimeo.com/311574851 password is Milno *Audition Date*: By Friday, April 4th, 2019 *Rate: Non-Union,* $150 *Audition VO Script *of Young DION (reading from letter): *April 22, 1980,* *Ike, Before I say what I have to say I just want to tell you that this is not an ordinary fan letter or anything like that (as you will soon see). Another thing is that sometimes (most of the time I should say) this letter might be a bit confusing. Third thing, is that some of the things I say might sound a little strange but they aren’t meant to be, there's just no other way to say it. Last thing is that I just want to make sure you know this isn’t a joke, I’m serious.* Please submit VO audition labeled FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME with the subject DEAR IKE via dropbox or UNLISTED Youtube link at indyheidione(a)gmail.com. This is a VOICE OVER. Talent can record on a phone, or be on camera if it's easier, but not necessary. *Please record in a quiet place as crisp, clear sound is essential.* Thank you.

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Bop Stop Jazz Listening Room Featuring the CAROL LESLIE QUARTET, 13 April, 8pm.
by Carol Leslie Vocalist 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

Come to the Bop Stop at 2920 Detroit Ave (just past W28th St) on Saturday 13th April, for a dynamic jazz concert in 2 sets, starting 8pm, featuring Scottish jazz vocalist Carol Leslie, Rock Wehrmann on keys, (Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, faculty CSU), Aidan Plank on bass (CJO, Pulse, adjunct faculty KSU, featured bassist Blu Jazz, Bop Stop), and break-out star on drums, Ms Sunceray "Sunny" Tabler (graduate of Oberlin Jazz Studies, entrepreneur, frequent flyer at Blu Jazz and Bop Stop) - truly a fabulous line-up! A percentage of proceeds from the Bop Stop goes toward music lessons for children (not-for-profit organization run by the Music Settlement). Free parking is adjacent to the building and street. Small plates are served, and there is a full bar. State of the art sound system and lighting, with a great sunset view of Lake Erie either side of the stage, every seat is a good seat. Enjoy torch songs, swing, bepop, blues, R & B, listen, dance, whatever rows your boat. Admission is $15. See you there! -- *Carol Leslie* *TORCH SONGS BY TWILIGHT* *Jazz - R & B - Broadway - Blues* *216.763.1806* *carol.leslie.jazz(a)gmail.com <carol.leslie.jazz(a)gmail.com>*

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The ALHS Drama Club presents a joyous whirlwind of a musical in Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town!
by Brett Nickolette 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AVON LAKE — The ALHS Drama Club presents a joyous whirlwind of a musical in Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town! In the summer of 1944, while World War II rages on in Europe, three sailors are given 24 hours of shore leave in the bustling streets of New York City. Ozzie, Chip, and Gabey, intent on making the most of their short stay, set out in search of the sights and sounds of the city, with the hopes that they will find true love and romance. They soon find themselves sucked into a flurry of outrageous antics far beyond their wildest expectations. With an exuberant script and a timeless score, On the Town is sure to leave a smile on your face long after the show is over. Come watch this wondrous tale live on stage at the Dr. Daniel B. Ross Performing Arts Center at Avon Lake High School this spring! Performances run April 11th through the 14th. Tickets are available for purchase now at www.avonlakedramaclub.com.

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PART-TIME POSITION @ FRENCH CREEK
by fctheatre 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

PROGRAM RESERVATIONIST JOB DESCRIPTION Performs a variety of clerical and secretarial duties including typing correspondence, and taking reservations. Collecting money, daily revenue balancing, greeting visitors, answering phones, and maintaining files, records and reports. Performs a wide range of program and staff scheduling, along with informational and preparatory support for programming. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Completion of secondary education; some college work preferred in the field of administrative support, public relations, customer service, data entry, point-of-sale accounting, or equivalent. Minimum of two years' work experience in the prior mentioned field. Strong clerical, customer service, reservation-taking, and organizational skills necessary. Experience in collection of money, balancing, scheduling and public service preferred. Must possess a valid Ohio driver's license and undergo background check. Must obtain CPR certification within two months of hire. Lorain County Metro Park District policy prohibits hiring new employees who use tobacco. RATE OF PAY $12.17 per hour Interested applicants should submit an application<http://www.metroparks.cc/application_forms/application.html> and resume to: Brian McNally, Cultural Arts Programmer Lorain County Metro Paks French Creek Nature & Arts Center 4530 Colorado Ave Sheffield Village, OH 44054 P: (440) 949-5200 F: (440) 949-5068 E: bmcnally(a)metroparks.cc<mailto:bmcnally@metroparks.cc> THE LORAIN COUNTY METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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ACT offers Workshops for Adults in Aurora
by Aurora Community Theatre 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

*CALLING ALL ASPIRING* *ACTORS & DIRECTORS* * Theatre Workshops for Adults* *(age 18+)* taught by *Brian Westerley* ** * Each Workshop includes 9 classes on *Saturdays **May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22* culminating with a performance for an invited audience *June 29*. · *MASTERING the MONOLOGUE *10 am Expand your knowledge of how to work a monologue, break it down into sections and use it to clearly define a character. · *SCENE BREAKDOWN *11:30 am Learn how to break down scenes, develop your character in the scene and understand how it reflects meaningfully on others in the scene · *BASIC DIRECTING *1 pm Learn the rudiments of setting a stage, how to and what to look for from actors during auditions, how to block actors and find rehearsal space to fit your needs. **BRIAN WESTERLEY* has lived and worked in Ohio, New York and Los Angeles. He appeared in the L.A. Opera’s production of *Tosca*, as well as local productions at Stow Players, Wolf Creek Players, Western Reserve Playhouse, convergence-continuum, and Weathervane. Westerley got his start directing in L.A. and has directed many local productions. He took *Other Desert Cities *and *Confessions from the Ladies Room *(Wolf Creek Players) and *Thumbs *(Hudson Players) to the Regional and State OCTA competitions, winning 12 awards total. Brian has won numerous other awards for his theatrical work, including trophies for Directing (*Aladdin*), Outstanding Supporting Actor (*Twilight of the Golds*) and three in a row as Outstanding Lead Actor (*Butterflies are Free*, *A Christmas Story* and *Peanutman*). *Choose One, Two or all Three Workshops* *FEE for each workshop is $150 *Pay online at* auroracommunitytheatre.com <http://auroracommunitytheatre.com> app.arts-people.com/index.php?retail=auct <http://app.arts-people.com/index.php?retail=auct>* or *Send check payable ACT PO Box 9 Aurora, Ohio 44202* (list workshop name(s) on memo line) Presented by *AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE* Workshops will be held at the theater *115 E. Pioneer Trail Aurora, Ohio 44202* For more information contact *Brian Westerley **at* *MonteCount(a)hotmail.com <MonteCount(a)hotmail.com>*

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