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Auditions for MGP's Summer Benefit "Catch Me If You Can: In Concert"
by Douglas Bailey 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Auditions for Catch Me If You Can In Concert at Mighty Goliath Productions Directed by Douglas F. Bailey II with Musical Direction by Heidi Herczeg Seeking a cast of roughly 15 for a one-night-only concert performance of the hit musical, Catch Me If You Can Auditions are Saturday April 13th from 1-4 PM at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in the Social Hall, and April 14th from 7:30-10 PM in the Social Hall. Please prepare a 32 bar song in the style of the show or 1950/1960's rock n' roll. There will be cold readings from the score at the auditions. Please be prepared to stay for the duration of the audition. Production Date: June 20th Rehearsals are Sunday and Thursday beginning May 12th. A detailed schedule will be available at auditions. Please bring any potential conflicts with you to the audition. Questions: Email the director at douglasfbaileyii(a)gmail.com

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The Movement Project Pre-Pro Summer Intensive Audition in Akron
by Irene Honora 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

The Movement Project Pre-Professional Summer Intensive Audition in Akron The Movement Project will be hosting an audition at Dianna Durkin Dance Studio in Akron on March 31st for dancers aged 12-18 to take part in this year’s summer intensive July 29th-August 3rd. This one week intensive is geared for serious-minded dancers interested in furthering themselves as creative artists and who wish to deepen and grow their technical and performance knowledge. This intensive provides a rigorous daily schedule in professional training, creative practice and rehearsals taught by TMP artistic directors, company members, as well as notable guest artists in the dance community. The program will focus on modern dance technique, contemporary, ballet, improvisation, composition, injury prevention and somatic practices. In addition to movement courses, the program includes courses designed to prepare young artists for a career in dance such as resume building, dance on film and marketing. As part of our marketing course, each artist will receive dance action shots for their portfolio. For more audition details, including time and location, visit our website here <http://www.themovementproject.org/summer19/>. -- *Irene Honora* Company Member The Movement Project http://www.themovementproject.org/

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College and High School Students - Seeking 2 Boys for Catch Me If You Can
by Rachel Zake 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Good Morning NEOhioPAL! We are opening up our casting to college students. We are looking to fill the following two major roles in Catch Me If You Can: Frank Abagnale, SrRoger Strong Rehearsals begin next week. Show is May 16 and 19. Please email or call with interest/inquiries. Rachel ZakeDirector, Playmakers Youth Theatre216-831-0700 x1494

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ART by Yasmina Reza Opens Next Week- Blank Canvas Theatre
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

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Original Sketch Comedy Show "The Public Squares at Brothers Lounge!” Wed., Apr. 3rd at 8 pm.
by Marjorie Preston 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

*Original Sketch Comedy Show* *"The Public Squares at Brothers Lounge!”* *Wednesday, April 3**rd** at 8 p.m.* *The Public Squares* is proud to present its all-new, hilarious sketch comedy revue, “The Public Squares at Brothers Lounge!” on Wednesday, April 3 rd at 8:00 pm. at Brothers Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio. The show contains original sketches and takes an energetic look at the important issues of 2019 such as dating, parenting, twelve-step programs, "broetry," and Pokemon Go. *** Features adult language and themes. Not suitable for children.* *The Public Squares* is making its triumphant return to the stage, having last been seen in an East Side show in 2013. In this ever-changing Cleveland comedy community, “The Squares” have set out to keep sketch comedy alive in the city they love. Online tickets are available at *http://thepublicsquarestickets.eventbrite.com <http://thepublicsquares.eventbrite.com/>* or you may purchase tickets at the door day of the show. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 cash at the door. Brothers Lounge is located at 11609 Detroit Avenue near West 117th Street in Cleveland. Food and beverages are available on site. *Performance Date:* *What:* The Public Squares Sketch Comedy Show *When: Wednesday, April 3rd* Doors 7:30/ Show at 8:00pm *Where:* 11609 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland *For more information, contact:**producerMJP@thepublicsquares.com <producerMJP(a)thepublicsquares.com>*, log on to the recently revamped site *www.thepublicsquares.com <http://www.thepublicsquares.com/>* or “Like” us on Facebook at *www.facebook.com/thepublicsquares <http://www.facebook.com/thepublicsquares.com>**.* For info on Brothers Lounge, call (216) 226-2767. *Parking:* Street parking is recommended. -- Best, mp Marjorie Preston, President * Marjorie Preston PR *http://www.marjoriepreston.com/ Specializing in small business, arts and non-profit clients * Let's tell your story!*

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SEEKING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
by Shaker Summer Theatre 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

*Shaker Summer Theatre Camp is seeking a Technical Director for its 2019 season*. Location: Kulas Auditorium, John Carroll University *Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)*: Plugging in lights into the light board Setting up dimmers Setting up wireless mics Getting batteries Running sound board Setting up upstage platform Providing basic set props Striking the set *Must* *be able to work*: *Session I* -Wednesday, 26 June from 12:30pm until 3:00pm -Thursday, 27 June from 9:00am until 3:00pm -Thursday, 27 June at 6:00pm (performance) -Friday, 28 June from 12:30pm until 3:00pm (matinee performance at 1:00pm) *Session II* -Wednesday, 24 July from 12:30pm until 3:00pm -Thursday, 25 July from 9:00am until 3:00pm -Thursday, 25 July at 6:00pm (performance) -Friday, 26 July from 12:30pm until 3:00pm (matinee performance at 1:00pm) *Some additional hours will be necessary:* Platform set up must occur before Monday, 17 June. Strike will take place after matinee performances on Friday, 28 June and Friday, 26 July. *Work hours are non-negotiable. All interested candidates should send a resume and the names of at least two academic and/or professional references to Artistic Directors Carly N. Dalberg, M.F.A. and Martin Friedman, Ph.D. at ShakerSummerTheatre(a)gmail.com. Shaker Summer Theatre Camp is unique in that we preach process and not product. This camp integrates scene work with songs and dancing. *We are **an equal opportunity employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.*

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Casting at Independence Community Theater
by Rtodd Todd 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Do to unforeseen circumstances we need to cast the role of Jerry in the play squabbles this is a hilarious play about in-laws fighting and the two children trying to figure out how to live with it Jerry is a jingle writer and is in his early 30s too early forties and tries to keep the peace this role needs to be filled ASAP please . The show opens first weekend in May and runs for the next two weekends contact the director Richard Todd at rtoddassocinc(a)gmail.com

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AUDITIONS for TUCK EVERLASTING directed by FRED STERNFELD
by fctheatre 26 Mar '19

26 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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Thesis Concert THIS WEEKEND
by Meredith Bruch 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

MERIDIAN THESIS CONCERT THIS WEEKEND Reserve your ticket before it sells out!! This spring, the Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University will continue its 2018-2019 season with *Meridian*, a thesis concert featuring dance works by MFA candidate Yizhen Hu, with additional works by guest artists and CWRU alumni Karlie Budge and Yidi Lin. Performances are March 28, 29, 30 at 8 p.m. and March 31 at 2:30 p.m. at Mather Dance Center on the Case Western Reserve University campus. *Yearning*, a solo work choreographed by Hu, explores the experience of people who are trapped by cultural and social restrictions, and find themselves enduring intense external pressure. As they find ways to overcome these forces in order to exert their own viewpoint, the result is finding their own paths and making their own choices. A duet for two men, *Synergism*, explores two males who both struggle in executing certain movements. Once they come to realize that one person can facilitate another to achieve the movements that the other cannot do, they cooperate and assist each other. Hu’s*Amalgamation *is an abstract group piece featuring an ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students. With music by Rob Power, the work displays the process of creating a movement idea, developing it, and then reducing it back to the original. Returning to the Mather Dance Center stage is *Inevitable*, which explores the emotional experiences of death and loss. Hu’s choreography investigates the struggles of grief and the frustrations of helplessness, along with the realization of the unavoidable mortality of human life. *Between Us, *choreographed by alumni Karlie Budge andYidi Lin, is a duet in five sections - Sneaking, Frisking, Fleeting, Floating, Seething - portraying the forming and falling out of a relationship*.*Budge graduated in 2016 earning her BA in dance and Lin graduated in 2016 earning her MFA in dance. The work will be performed by Yizhen Hu and Katie Nabors. *Meridian*runs March 28, 29, 30 at 8 p.m. and March 31 at 2:30 p.m. All performances take place at Mather Dance Center, 11201 Bellflower Road, on the Case Western Reserve University campus. Tickets are $7 for students with ID, $10 for adults 60+ and CWRU personnel, and $15 for general admission. Reservations are recommended, and may be made by calling (216) 368-5246, or online at dance.case.edu/reservations.This spring, the Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University will continue its 2018-2019 season with *Meridian*, a thesis concert featuring dance works by MFA candidate Yizhen Hu, with additional works by guest artists and CWRU alumni Karlie Budge and Yidi Lin. Performances are March 28, 29, 30 at 8 p.m. and March 31 at 2:30 p.m. at Mather Dance Center on the Case Western Reserve University campus. *Yearning*, a solo work choreographed by Hu, explores the experience of people who are trapped by cultural and social restrictions, and find themselves enduring intense external pressure. As they find ways to overcome these forces in order to exert their own viewpoint, the result is finding their own paths and making their own choices. A duet for two men, *Synergism*, explores two males who both struggle in executing certain movements. Once they come to realize that one person can facilitate another to achieve the movements that the other cannot do, they cooperate and assist each other. Hu’s*Amalgamation *is an abstract group piece featuring an ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students. With music by Rob Power, the work displays the process of creating a movement idea, developing it, and then reducing it back to the original. Returning to the Mather Dance Center stage is *Inevitable*, which explores the emotional experiences of death and loss. Hu’s choreography investigates the struggles of grief and the frustrations of helplessness, along with the realization of the unavoidable mortality of human life. *Between Us, *choreographed by alumni Karlie Budge andYidi Lin, is a duet in five sections - Sneaking, Frisking, Fleeting, Floating, Seething - portraying the forming and falling out of a relationship*.*Budge graduated in 2016 earning her BA in dance and Lin graduated in 2016 earning her MFA in dance. The work will be performed by Yizhen Hu and Katie Nabors. *Meridian*runs March 28, 29, 30 at 8 p.m. and March 31 at 2:30 p.m. All performances take place at Mather Dance Center, 11201 Bellflower Road, on the Case Western Reserve University campus. Tickets are $7 for students with ID, $10 for adults 60+ and CWRU personnel, and $15 for general admission. Reservations are recommended, and may be made by calling (216) 368-5246, or online at dance.case.edu/reservations.

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TATTERHOOD by Julia Fisher Opens April 11
by Playwrights Local 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Playwrights Local & The Young Playwrights Collective Present A Workshop Production of a New Musical TATTERHOOD *Book and lyrics by Julia Fisher Music by Vickey McBride Direction by Tammy Shanley* SHOWDATES April 11 - 13, 2019 Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m. VENUE Creative Space at Waterloo Arts 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44110 TICKETS $8 All Seats | General Admission Show Page: http://www.playwrightslocal.org/tatterhood/ Direct Tickets: https://bit.ly/2SFmeXo Group sales and other information: info(a)playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8856 ========================= ABOUT THE PLAY Tatterhood and Sunniva think they understand why their mother never lets them leave their castle. But when the twin princesses set out on a quest to rescue their kidnapped goat, they learn there is much more to the story than the Queen let on. Magic and danger lurk in the forest as the sisters encounter conniving trolls, condescending townspeople, a kick-lining witch, and nefarious princes…all of whom force the sheltered girls to confront how the outside world really sees them. Featuring original songs, live musical accompaniment, and daring swordplay, *Tatterhood* is a reimagining of a Norwegian fairy tale about sisterhood, identity, and trust in oneself. *Run Time: *70 minutes ================================= CAST Tatterhood……….Bri Lazarchik Sunniva……….Katie Huskey Ensemble 1……….Carrie Williams Ensemble 2……….Sam Dee CREATIVE TEAM Music Director……….Vickey McBride Social Media Promotions……….Hannah Rae Leach # # #

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