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Auditions - Ten Below One Act Festival - The Fine Arts Association
by Ann Hedger 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

The 23rd Annual One Act Festival - Ten Below 38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby, OH Directed by Ann Hedger The Fine Arts Association will once again showcase original 10-minute plays. We received over 700 submissions from playwrights from the East Coast to the West Coast and many other countries around the globe. The Fine Arts Association is thrilled to present these new works. (Rated Adult) Auditions -- Monday, February 3, 2020 - beginning 6:30 pm in Room 156 Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - beginning 6:30 pm in Room 156 (Callbacks by Invitation-Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm in Room 156) Rehearsals begin - Sunday, February 9, 2020 Performance dates March 27-April 5, 2020 - Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm Requirements: - Call 440-951-7500 x103 for appointment -- Come prepared to cold read from the scripts -- Bring a headshot or snapshot of yourself to attach to our paperwork. Needed: Ensemble of 12 to 16 men and women Mixture of ages: Men: early 20's to 60+ and Women: 18 to 60+ Actors may be cast in more than one piece. No AEA contracts available for this production. Thank you to all the playwrights that sent submissions for the Festival. The selections for the 23rd Annual One Act Festival will be listed soon!

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CASTING CALL - SHORT FILM - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
by H&E Productions 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

1031 Films, the company that produced MADE IN CLEVELAND (Busy Philipps and Gillian Jacobs) and THE ENORMITY OF LIFE (Breckin Meyer and Emily Kinney) is currently accepting submissions for a short film. Seeking actress 18+ with the ability to play 16. *Must be over 18, no exceptions.* Send headshot and resume to handeprod(a)gmail.com for consideration. *NO SHOOTING DATES HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED YET*

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Seeking two actors for Shaw's SAINT JOAN (paid)
by tess＠ohioshakespeare.com 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Ohio Shakespeare Festival in Akron, Ohio is seeking two ensemble actors for its production of SAINT JOAN by George Bernard Shaw. Ensemble actors paid stipend of $200 on or before closing performance. Male ensemble--non-speaking, stage combat/moment abilities needed. Female ensemble--small speaking role, stage combat/moment abilities a plus. Interested actors should submit a headshot and resume immediately to [ tess(a)ohioshakespeare.com ]( mailto:tess@ohioshakespeare.com ) Rehearsals begin: January 27, 2020 Performances: February 27 - March 15, 2020 [ http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/saint-joan ]( http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/saint-joan )

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AUDITIONS for Two Musicals at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Western Reserve Playhouse auditions for the next 2 Musicals “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” - 2018 Revival Music by Jimmy Roberts with Book & Lyrics By Joe DiPietro & “VIOLET” Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Brian Crawley Based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts Production Staff: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change - Director, Kevin Kelly - Musical Director, Bryan Bird Violet - Director, Dawn Sniadak-Yamokoski - Musical Director, Bryan Bird - Choreographer, Jennifer Justice Audition Date: Sunday, January 26 - 7-9PM and January 28 - 7-9PM Callbacks: (if needed) January 29 7-9PM Sign Up HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054EADA92AA5F85-auditions4 Rehearsals: I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change will start February 9, 2020 and Violet will start March 22, 2020 (The rehearsal period will not exceed 5 weeks total) Performances: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change - March 13-28, 2020 Violet- April 24 - May 9, 2020 Location: Western Reserve Playhouse 3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44286 ------------------------------ Audition Requirements: - Arrive at least 10 minutes before audition time slot to fill out required information and receive excerpt. - When possible, actors will be asked to stay to read scenes with other perspective actors. - Total audition time will not exceed 40 minutes. - Please bring all known conflicts to the auditions. - Please bring, if available, headshots and resumes. (supplied material may not be returned) - Prospective cast, under the age of 18, will need to have a guardian attend the audition. Please prepare: - Prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre, gospel, or country song and 32 bars of contemporary musical theater comedic song or ballad. An accompanist will be provided – no a cappella or recorded accompaniment allowed - You may be asked to read sides from the script - Bring a headshot and resume - Bring ALL known conflicts during your rehearsal process. Casting: Roles are open to all ethnicities. No equity contracts at this time. Roles Available and Synopses are listed in the link above. If you have any questions for either director please email, jobsatwrp(a)gmail.com Western Reserve Playhouse 3326 Everett Rd, Bath, Ohio 44286 - 330-620-7314, www.thewrp.org -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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This Weekend! $5 “What the Butler Saw” at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

*WRP presents it’s first $5 Buck Series reading! All tickets are ONLY $5!* *Western Reserve Playhouse **presents:* *“What the Butler Saw”* A Comedy by Joe Orton Directed by Jim Fippin Show Date: January 26, 2020 @ 2PM Tickets: www.thewrp.org Western Reserve Playhouse will kick off their 2020 $5 Play Reading Series with a rehearsed reading of Joe Orton’s savagely satirical farce, *What the Butler Saw*, a mind-bending mash-up of British sex-farce and Monty Python-esque outrageousness. “The Python analogy is apt,” says Jim Fippin, who, in addition to directing *What the Butler Saw*, is the $5 Buck Series coordinator. “Orton was influenced by a lot the same things that drove the Pythons in the sixties, but he also had a genius for crafting dialogue rivaled only by Oscar Wilde. I have loved this play from the very first moment I read it, and am very excited to share it with an audience as part of the $5 Series.” *What the Butler Saw *will be performed as a rehearsed reading on Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 p.m. at Western Reserve Playhouse, 3326 Everett Road, in Bath, Ohio. General Admission Tickets are $5.00 each. *What the Butler Saw* starts “innocently” enough, with an attempt by psychiatrist Doctor Prentice to seduce Geraldine Barclay, an applicant for the position of his secretary. But the unexpected arrival of Mrs. Prentice on the scene is only the first of many interruptions: the police, a government inspector, and a bell-boy are soon running amok in a flurry of mistaken and concealed identities, states of undress, gunfire, and the search for a missing “part” of a statue of Sir Winston Churchill. The roles of Doctor and Mrs. Prentice will be read by James Rankin and Holly Facer. Mr. Rankin was last seen by Western Reserve audiences in last season’s reading of *Finks*. Ms. Facer was a $5 Series regular in 2019, appearing in *Finks*, *Sirens,* and *Dead Accounts*. Erin Moore, most recently seen at Weathervane Playhouse in *And Then There Were None,* will play Geraldine Barclay, making her WRP debut. Akron theatre veteran Alex J. Nine will play Doctor Rance. Mr. Nine has appeared on stages throughout the area, including Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Weathervane, and most recently at Western Reserve Playhouse in *Sirens*. Cameron Zona, last seen at Western Reserve in *The Bridges of Madison County*, will play Nicholas Beckett*.* Bob Maddox is an actor whose recent relocation to Northeast Ohio landed him in Weathervane’s *And Then There Were None*, and in the role of Sergeant Match. *What the Butler Saw* will be performed only once, on Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 each and may be purchased online at the Western Reserve Playhouse website (thewrp.org) or by calling the box office at 330-620-7314. -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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"BLITHE SPIRIT" Opens NEXT FRIDAY at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

*Western Reserve Playhouse* *presents:* *“BLITHE SPIRIT”* A Comedy by Noel Coward Directed by August Scarpelli Show Dates: January 24th – February 8th, 2020 *SYNOPSIS: * This farce is arguably Noel Coward’s most recognized work, and the show seeps as much in comedic timing as it does in the “otherworld.” First produced in 1941, this much-revived classic “improbable farce” from the playwright of *Private Lives* and *Hay Fever* offers up fussy, cantankerous Charles Condomine. After his first wife, Elvira, died, Charles married Ruth, and they appear to live a pleasant, if uneventful and conventional, life. Charles is writing a book about spiritualism, and invites Madame Arcati, a medium, to join them and their friends, the Bradmans, for a séance, so that he can acquire the suitable “local color” an author needs. As (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Ruth, and the dead Elvira, haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity. Western Reserve Playhouse is excited to welcome some returning actors to our stage, as well as some new talent. You may recognize these actors: Jim Fippin (*Tartuffe*), Shani Ferry (*Lost in Yonkers*), Victoria Kirgesner (*Happy Hollandaise!*), Kaitlyn Poschner (*Emma*), Zach Manthey (*Anne of Green Gables*), and Mia Radabaugh (*Happy Hollandaise!*). WRP welcomes our newest actor, Valerie Young! Director – August Scarpelli * Assistant Director – Kyle Huff * Stage Manager – Hannah Hilty Costume Design – Jasen Smith * Light Design – Daniel Hunsicker “Blithe Spirit” by Noel Coward. Shows run from January 24th to February 8th, 2020. Tickets are $20.00 for Adults and $17.00 for Students & Seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thewrp.org or at the door. *TITLE*: Blithe Spirit *BY*: Noel Coward *VENUE AND ADDRESS*: 3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44268 *RUN DATES*: January 24th – February 8th, 2020 *TIMES OF SHOWS: *Fridays and Saturdays 8:00PM * February 2nd, 2020, at 2:00PM *TICKETS*: $20.00 for Adults and $17.00 for Seniors/Students *BOX OFFICE*: 330-620-7314 *WEB*: www.thewrp.org -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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Playwrights Festival opens Thu, Feb 13 at convergence-continuum
by convergence-continuum 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM PRESENTS THE 2020 NEOMFA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 13 - 22 For the ninth year, convergence-continuum continues its successful collaboration with the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) in Creative Writing Program. The Festival runs two weekends, Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, with different plays each weekend. Week 1 (Feb 13-15) features the full-length play _A SHAPE TO THIS ACHE_ by MFA candidate Morgan Elswick, directed by Jonah Roth, featuring actors Joan Janknowski, Joseph Milan, Claire Scott, and Kim Woodworth. Week 2 (Feb 20-22) features the one-act play _THE PURPLE QUEEN_ by Ralph Myers, directed by Tyson Douglas Rand, and two ten-minute plays: _FIRST TO DIE WINS_ by Justin Lazor, directed by Eva Nel Brettrager and _AUTOPOIESIS_ by Oana Leuce, directed by David Munnell. The Week 2 plays feature the following cast members in various roles: J.C. Cifranic, Samantha Cocco, Jamal Davidson, Mike Frye, Robert Lucchesi, Casey McCann, Grace Mitri, J.P. Peralta, Hanna Storch, Tim Tavcar and Monica Zach. _The 2020 NEOMFA Playwrights Festival _opens Thursday, Feb. 13 and runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 22 at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students. Tickets and information are available at convergence-continuum.org [1] or 216-687-0074. Links: ------ [1] http://convergence-continuum.org

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Attention Singers! Meet and Join Note-Oriety Show Choir
by Barbara M 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

*We are Note-Oriety Show Choir!!!* *We are welcoming new singers for the 2020 spring season.* *Do you like singing for fun? Are you missing high school or college choir and looking to find a place to sing again? Do you like bringing musical entertainment to the community? Yes! We have the group for you!* *WHEN:* We are welcoming new members any Tuesday through February. Regular rehearsals run on Tuesday nights from 7:00-9:00 pm. *WHERE:* Regular practices - Solon Middle School, 6800 Som Center Road, Band Room *WHO:* All singers age 18+ are welcome! *CONTACT:* Email noteorietyshowchoir(a)gmail.com for more information with your name, email address, and phone number, and our VP and Membership chair, Aubree, will get back to you with information about rehearsals and auditions. *About Note-Oriety* Now in our 52nd year, Note-Oriety Show Choir performs throughout Northeast Ohio at senior facilities, nursing homes, meetings, and private parties, as well as a wide variety of community events. Semi-annual concerts are held in December and June at Solon High School. Our repertoire includes mostly pop tunes and Broadway show tunes with a healthy mix of a little bit of everything else from country, classic, folk, etc. *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/noteorietyshowchoir>*!*

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$20 Tix - CLUE at CPH on 1/26 & 1/30 (Benefit for CSU Scholarships)
by Theatre 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $20.00 CSU BENEFIT Performance of Cleveland Play House’s CLUE Sunday, January 26 @ 6:30pm and Thursday, January 30 @ 7:30pm Please join in supporting Cleveland State University Theatre & Dance<http://www.csuohio.edu/theatre> Students in a very easy way – by seeing a show! Not just any show, but a $20.00 Benefit showing of Cleveland Play House’s CLUE on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square. Anyone can purchase – please join us! How does it work? Just purchase<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/> $20.00 Benefit tickets using code “BENCSU” for the $20.00 BENEFIT showing of CLUE at Cleveland Play House on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 6:30pm. Must use code BENCSU to get the price, and for CSU to get the Scholarship credit. These $20.00 BENEFIT tickets on this special one-show-only BENEFIT are over ½ off a regular ticket price, and proceeds from this performance go to SCHOLARSHIPS for CSU Theatre and Dance students. CAN’T MAKE THE MAIN DATE ON 1/26/2020? TRY OUR SECOND DATE: Thursday, January 30, 2020 @ 7:30 TO PURCHASE: Online: Visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com>, click “Purchase Tickets”, scroll to enter promo code BENCSU, and hit GO. Your code will be active! Then select the 1/26/20 or 1/30/20 date of the benefit for CLUE, select your seats and follow the instructions from there. CODE ONLY GOOD for the 1/26/20 or 1/30/20 show. Phone: Call 216-241-6000 and mention that you’d like the CSU $20.00 Benefit price for the 1/26/20 or 1/30/20 Benefit Show date of CLUE. Mention promo code BENCSU. In Person: Visit the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (in the State Theatre) and mention that you’d like the $20.00 CSU Benefit price for the 1/26/20 or 1/30/20 Benefit CLUE (use code BENCSU). On show night, tickets can also be purchased right at the Allen Theatre Complex beginning an hour before the performance. All CSU/CPH BENEFIT SHOWS take place at the Allen Theatre Complex at Playhouse Square – 1407 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. For more information on Cleveland State University Theatre and Dance Benefits, visit: http://www.csuohio.edu/class/theatre-dance/csu-cph-benefits Bring your Game Night to CPH! It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the cult 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Traveling Education Series Stage Manager Needed
by admin＠thebrecksvilletheatre.org 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

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