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Construction help needed
by vickie0120＠zoominternet.net 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Medina County Show Biz is seeking help with the construction of our set for Wind in the Willows. Dates: 2/20, 2/21, and 2/28 from 4:-9 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAFA628A3F94-construction

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OPENING FRIDAY: Our interactive murder musical! The Mystery of Edwin Drood~~
by Bailey Pfohl 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

The Mystery of Edwin Drood A Musical By Rupert Holmes Winter Youth Production, ages 9 - 15 Show Run: Feb 21 - Mar 8 (Feb 21, 22, 28, 29, Mar 1, 5, 6, 7, 8) Tickets starting at $10/Adult, $8/Child! http://nearwesttheatre.org/pages/drood Inspired by the great British Music Hall and Melodrama traditions of the Victorian Era, The Mystery of Edwin Drood promises an evening of thrills and chills, hilarity and hijinks! Based on Charles Dickens' final, unfinished novel, this unsolved musical murder mystery follows the delightfully zany players of the Music Hall Royale as they embody the stories over the top characters and turn to the audience to solve the mystery. With an energetic score by Rupert Holmes, this hilarious Tony Award winning show-within-a-show is unlike anything before seen on the Near West Theatre stage. Nine performances. Nine different endings. Who killed Edwin Drood? You decide. Near West Theatre 6702 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102 O: 216.961.9750 www.nearwesttheatre.org<http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/> Near West Theatre builds loving relationships and engages diverse people in strengthening their sense of identity, passion, and purpose, individually and in community, through accessible, affordable, and transformational theatre arts experiences.

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UPCOMING AUDITIONS FOR PROOF AT TWIN MASKS - MARCH 8 AND 9 !!!
by Claudia Lillibridge 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center (TMPAC), located at 9076 Church Street in Twinsburg, is proud to announce auditions for Proof, written by David Auburn on Sunday, March 8 and Monday, March 9; both nights 7pm - 9pm. Directed by Alex Nine. Performance Dates are May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please use the following link to sign up for an audition slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DA5A62DA2FB6-auditions2 <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DA5A62DA2FB6-auditions2?fbclid=IwAR38…> THE STORY: On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she inherit? Character Breakdown (AGES ARE APPROXIMATE) Robert was a famous mathematician who has just died of a heart attack in his fifties. He is already dead when the play begins, but he appears in the first scene in Catherine's imagination and returns in two later scenes, which flash back to earlier years. Robert was a mathematical genius. When he was in his early twenties, he made major contributions to game theory, algebraic geometry, and nonlinear operator theory. While he was still in his twenties, Robert was afflicted by a serious mental illness, which dogged the remainder of his life. He became so incapacitated that his daughter Catherine had to stay at home to care for him. Robert had a deep affection for Catherine. Catherine is Robert's twenty-five-year-old daughter. A college dropout, she has spent several years at home caring for her mentally ill father. Their relationship, although sometimes antagonistic on the surface, was sustained by strong mutual affection. Although she is a highly intelligent woman, she has no direction in life. Catherine is worried that she may inherit her father's illness, and the signs of mental instability are already there. Claire is Catherine's twenty-nine-year-old efficient, practical, and successful sister. Unlike Catherine, she has inherited none of her father's erratic genius. Instead, she has made a career in New York as a currency analyst. Claire and Catherine have never gotten along well. Claire feels responsible for Catherine's welfare and wants her to move to New York, but Catherine resents what she sees as Claire's interference in her life. Hal is a twenty-eight-year-old mathematician who teaches at the University of Chicago. He also plays drums in a rock band made up of mathematicians. Hal is a former student of Robert's, whom he admires immensely, not only for the brilliance of his achievements in mathematics but because Robert helped him through a bad patch in his doctoral studies. Hal first met Catherine briefly four years earlier, and when he meets her again, he tries to make friends with her, and quickly becomes romantically involved with her. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. "When we think of the great American playwrights, we think of Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill and Lillian Hellman, in earlier generations; Wendy Wasserstein and Tony Kushner, Jon Robin Baitz and Donald Margulies today: They are always writing about big ideas and wrapping them in family squabbles that get us where we live. Welcome David Auburn to the club." —NY Magazine. "…combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre…[PROOF is a] smart and compassionate play of ideas." NY Daily News. "PROOF surprises us with its aliveness…Mr. Auburn takes pleasure in knowledge…At the same time, he is unshowily fresh and humane, and he has written a lovely play." —NY Observer. "[A] wonderfully funny…ambitiously constructed work…" —Variety. Proof is secured with rights granted by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. TMPAC is a registered 501c3 non profit entity and is a proud member of OCTA and AACT.

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STAGECRAFTERS Summer Camp - Register NOW
by Singer, Tali 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*: STAGECRAFTERS THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS: *SUMMER CAMP 2020* *Register THIS WEEK & save $75!* Pepper Pike Learning Center32000 Chagrin Blvd. in Pepper Pike, OHRegister online at https://orangerec.ce.eleyo.com/search?redirected_yet=true&sf[category]=115 Stagecrafters now has 3 age appropriate theatre camps for your student! COME AND JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER Studio A – Happy Campers – Students currently in K-2nd grade Studio B – Shining Stars – Students currently in 3rd-5th grade Studio T – Triple Threat Teens – Students currently in 6th-8th grade *Session I – June 15-July 2 – 8:45-3:30 – Monday-Friday* *Session II – July 6-July 24 – 8:45-3:30 – Monday-Friday* -- *Tali Singer* *Stagecrafters Supervisor* *216-831-8601 ext. 5105 <216-831-8601%20ext.%205105>* *Stagecrafters is a program of Orange Community Education and Recreation* -- PLEASE NOTE: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record and, therefore, may be subject to disclosure upon request under Ohio law. However, if electronic communications contain student records or medical information, they shall be maintained as confidential to the fullest extent of the law. If you have received this electronic communication erroneously, please notify the sender immediately.

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Female actress needed
by Cornell Calhoun 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Seeking 30-40 year-old Caucasian female actress to play a 1960’s freedom rider for a one time afternoon performance for Women’s History Month. This is a one day non-paying position. Perks --- play will air on local TV channel and you get a chance to work with one of the best playwright/director in the area. If interested email head shot, resume and phone number to Toldya4(a)yahoo.com. Best,

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Industry Discount Tickets for WHEN WE WERE YOUNG & UNAFRAID, by Seat of the Pants
by Craig Joseph 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Seat of the Pants' latest production of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID, by Sarah Treem, opens in just over two weeks, on March 6th. The show runs two weekends, March 6-8 and 13-15, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. This time, we'll be performing at Aurora Community Theatre, 115 East Pioneer Trail in Aurora, OH 44202. The production stars Derdriu Ring*, Kelly Strand, Morgan Brown, Amy Fritsche*, and Andrew Knode. The production team includes: director Craig Joseph, assistant director Kyle Huff, stage manager Sam Landgraf, scenic designer August Scarpelli, costume design by McCarty & Morgan Custom Theatrical Costumes, lights by Craig Kollai, sound by Maggie Hamilton, props by Lisa Wiley, and intimacy direction by Casey Venema. (* = members of Actors' Equity) Tickets can be purchased at www.whenwewereyoung.eventbrite.com, and an industry discount code - CLETHE - will take $5 off the price when you purchase in advance, online. Advanced purchase is recommended as seating is limited. In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. But to Agnes’s dismay, her latest runaway, Mary Anne, is beginning to influence Agnes’s college-bound daughter, Penny. As the drums of a feminist revolution grow louder outside of Agnes’s tiny world, Agnes is forced to confront her own presumptions about the women she’s spent her life trying to help. “Ms. Treem…finds the feminist flux and foment in an era that has been more traditionally presented as comically awkward and quaint. She has come up with a smart and exciting premise to bring characters of different backgrounds—and different notions of what it means to be a woman at a pivotal historical moment—into proximity and conflict.” (The New York Times) **This production contains adult language and sexual situations appropriate for high school-aged audience members and older.

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REVIEW: SLEUTH a cunning game of wills at Great Lakes Theater
by Kate Klotzbach (Performing Arts Writer) 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REVIEW: SLEUTH a cunning game of wills at Great Lakes Theater Deceit and mind games are the slick vehicles that drive the mystery of SLEUTH, running now through March 8, 2020 at the Hanna Theatre in Playhouse Square. Directed by Charles Fee, this Great Lakes Theater production has enough mayhem to keep audience members guessing and gasping until the very end. To read the whole review, click here: https://kateklotzbach.com/2020/02/18/sleuth-a-cunning-game-of-wills-at-grea… ------------------------------------ Kate KlotzbachCleveland Performing Arts WriterEmail- Kate_Klotzbach(a)yahoo.comBlog Site- kateklotzbach.wordpress.comTwitter - @Kate_KlotzbachFacebook - www.facebook.com/KateKlotzbachPerformingArts-------------------------------…

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Dance instructor needed.
by Jonathan Webb 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Looking for a dance Instructor for ballet/jazz classes on Saturday’s from 10am-1pm. $300-$360 per month! Fun & professional working environment. Email is at jonathan.webb(a)shakerdanceacademy.net Or call 216-591-2300

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Youth Open House @ Houde School Of Acting ~ Free 4K Recorded Monologue
by Jessica Houde 18 Feb '20

18 Feb '20

Hi All, We are hosting a Youth Open House at Houde School Of Acting to showcase our studio, our sets and demo reel filming process. This event is open to the public, ages 8-16. Each attendee will receive a short monologue, rehearse with Jessica Houde-Morris and get a chance to film with our crew on our 4K film equipment. If you would like to film your 4k monologue we ask that you please register in advance as recording spots are limited due to time. If you would only like to come, take the tour and meet Jessica and the crew then registering is not necessary. Youth Open House (ages 8-16) 2310 Superior Ave. Cleveland, Oh -Come Tour Our School And Sets -Get Up Close With Our Film Equipment -Meet Jessica and The Crew -Free Monologue For All Attendees (filmed in 4k) -Limited Spots Available -Class & Demo Reel Specials Available At Event Sunday March 8th 10am-4pm Please email to register: contact(a)houdeschoolofacting.com

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Auditions for Spark Theatre Company
by Rachael Endrizzi 18 Feb '20

18 Feb '20

Spark Theatre Company is seeking performers for its upcoming touring production of *The Imaginators* by Dwayne Hartford and for its Annual Fundraiser *Ignite the Night*. *WHEN:* Saturday, February 29th, 4pm-7pm Monday, March 2nd, 6pm-9pm *WHERE:* Stocker Center, Cirigliano Studio Theatre 1005 N. Abbe Rd., Elyria, OH 44035 *HOW* Reserve an audition space by emailing SparkTheatre4Youth(a)gmail.comwith your preferred time slot. Walk Ups will be seen as time permits. *IGNITE THE NIGHT PERFORMERS* *Ignite the Night *is Spark's Annual Fundraising event, celebrating the arts, artists and raising money for arts assemblies throughout NE Ohio. The evening features singers, dancers, improvisation, and more. We are seeking performers who are interested in performing a piece of their choosing in any performing arts medium. This can include magicians, juggling acts, puppetry, poetry, cabaret performances and more. Solo artists and larger acts are all welcome. Performances should be family-friendly (roughly PG rated) although do not need to be tailored to children. *Rehearsal/Performances:* Those selected to perform will need to have availability on March 21st from 6-9pm for the event, and be able to arrive earlier on that date for any rehearsal, mic check, set-up that may be needed. *Compensation:* There is no compensation available for this event, but performers will receive complimentary tickets to event for themselves and a guest. This includes complimentary food, beverages and entertainment. *Prepare:* Please be prepared to demonstrate what you intend to perform at the event (stand up routine, song, etc.), no accompaniment will be provided. For larger acts (performance troupes, choirs, bands) who are interested, please email Rachael at SparkTheatre4Youth(a)gmail.com to send work samples instead of auditioning in person. *THE IMAGINATORS* *The Imaginators*, by Dwayne Hartford is the story of three children and the power of imagination. Anne and Tim have just moved to a new town and struggle to make new friends. Through a new neighbor, the children discover their own strengths, the value of cooperation, and the unlimited power of their imaginations as they figure out how to defeat an imaginary monster! The play reminds children and adults alike never to lose their sense of play and creativity. *AVAILABLE ROLES:* Timothy- played as male, any ethnicity/type. Must be at least 18, to play a child. An imaginative young boy who moves to a new town with his sister Anne. He is prone to playing make-believe and telling stories. He’s usually out-going but does get pushed around easily by both Nina and Anne. Anne- played as female, any ethnicity/type. Must be at least 18, to play a child. Tim’s older sister. She has also moved to a new town and looks forward to meeting the popular girls in her new school. She loves to work on her computer and get good grades. She is easily annoyed by her younger brother, Tim, and thinks playing make-believe is a bit childish. Nina- played as female, any ethnicity/type. Must be at least 18, to play a child. Nina is an eccentric young girl who loves making things up. She has a huge imagination and heart, but struggles to make friends in school. She befriends her new neighbors, Timothy and Anne, and leads their new group, “The Imaginators” on an epic adventure. William- played as male, any ethnicity/type. Must be at least 18, to play a teenager. Nina’s older brother who spends much of his time looking for his little sister. Nina hides from him, telling her new friends he is actually a monster in disguise. In the end, he’s a pretty normal big brother. *Rehearsals: *April 13th-May 4th based on actor availability. Rehearsals can be worked around actors' schedules, particularly for college students. *Performances: **May 4th- 29th, 2020. *Weekdays during school hours as in-school assemblies throughout NE Ohio. Most performances are in Lorain County, though also occasionally occur in Cuyahoga, Summit and Medina counties. Tours are open for booking throughout the full touring schedule, but many days may not be booked. Actors can expect to perform about 15 shows total throughout those dates. *Compensation: *Actors are paid of stipend of $500. Transportation to schools and/or transportation reimbursement is also provided by Spark Theatre Company. *Prepare: *Actors are asked to prepare a short, comedic or storytelling monologue and/or be prepared to read from the script. If you would like to read sides instead of preparing a monologue, please include that in your email and we will send sides to you. Please bring a headshot and resume as well as any potential conflicts. Auditions are open to actors ages 18 and up. Actors hired will undergo a federal background check through the Elyria Board of Education. Please note: Actors will need to have weekday, daytime availability (school hours) for performances May 4th-29th but rehearsal hours can be flexible/evenings to accommodate actors’ schedules, particularly college students. -- Rachael Endrizzi Producing Artistic Director Spark Theatre Company *www.SparkTheatre4Youth.org <http://www.SparkTheatre4Youth.org>* 440-707-6887

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