February 2020 - NEohioPAL - lists.neohiopal.org

Shakespeare Behind Bars Lecture Hiram College
by Carl Skorepa 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Title: "He'sa Smooth Talker Like Me": Reading Shakespeare with Juvenile Offenders Description: Forsix years Dr. Stacy Erickson-Pesetski has brought Shakespeare into a variety ofprisons in Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. This talk will focus on her mostrecent adventure reading plays with male offenders ages 13-18 at LogansportJuvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana. Bringing Shakespeare into prisonsgives us insight into the universality of these centuries-old texts as well asthe talent and empathy hidden in our correctional facilities. 4:00February 27, 2020. The Pritchard Room of the Hiram College Library. 11694Hayden St, Hiram, OH 44234. Thisevent is sponsored by the Lindsay Crane Center for Writing and Literature Supportedby the John Shaw Fund. Carl Carl D. Skorepa 331East North Street Medina, Ohio 44256 (330) 421-3189 carlskorepa(a)yahoo.com

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One Week Until WHEN WE WERE YOUNG & UNAFRAID / Discounted Tickets
by Craig Joseph 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Seat of the Pants' latest production of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID, by Sarah Treem, opens in just over a week, on March 6th. The show runs ONLY 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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Shining Star CLE 2020 Online Auditions are only 5 weeks away!
by Renee Greller 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

After a phenomenal third season, Shining Star CLE is back! Love to sing? Want to win a college scholarship? Then participate in Shining Star CLE 2020- a Northeast Ohio* high school student solo-singing competition! It's easy and free to enter- upload your video audition to shiningstarcle.org between April 1 and July 1, 2020. ALL GENRES OF MUSIC ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED! Rock, Rap, R&B, Opera, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Punk, you name it! The Top 10 Finalists will perform on stage of the Mimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square at The Finals Performance & Competition on Sunday, September 13, 2020. We are thrilled to announce that we have a new artistic director, Connor O'Brien<http://connorbogart.com/>. To learn more, visit shiningstarcle.org * 216.910.2652 * rgreller(a)montefiorecare.org<mailto:rgreller@montefiorecare.org>. *Must have a 2021-2024 graduation date, must be from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage or Summit Counties, home-schooled students included.

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2 new sessions of ADULT dance classes!
by Nicci Cassara Billington 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Arlene Cassara Dance & Theater Center will be having 2 new sessions of Adult dance classes: Adult Contemporary Dance: Wednesdays 8-9:00pm beginning 3/3 Beg. Adult Tap: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm beginning 3/31 Both sessions are 6-weeks and taught by Nicci Cassara Billington. EVERYONE is welcome! Follow ACD&TC on Facebook for all upcoming classes, workshops, sessions & events! Arlene Cassara Dance & Theater Center is located at 24325 Lorain Rd. North Olmsted

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Auditions! “Bleacher Bums”
by Margaret Hnat 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Bay Village Community Theater will be holding auditions for its Spring Show, “Bleacher Bums”, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bay Village on Sunday, March 1 and Monday March 2. Auditions will begin at 7 PM and will consist of cold reads from the script. Director Doug Farren is looking for the following characters: MELODY KING- 20s-30s GREG-20s-40s ZIG-50s-60s DECKER-40s-60s RICHIE-teens-20s MARVIN-50s-60s CHEERLEADER-teens-20s ROSE-50s-60s GUARD, ANNOUNCER-30s-60s Production dates of Bleacher Bums are May 8, 9, 15, 16, & 17. For additional information, please call 440-847-8494. Sent from my iPad

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The Light in the Piazza Auditions
by Leslie Brown 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

The Youngstown Playhouse is announcing auditions for its fourth and final main stage production of the 2019-2020 season, the Tony Award winning musical “The Light in the Piazza.” Auditions will be held on Sunday, March 1 at 5:00 pm, and Monday, March 2 at 6:00 pm at The Youngstown Playhouse (600 Playhouse Lane, 44511). Produced in collaboration with YSU's Department of Theatre and Dance and the Dana School of Music, the production will be directed by Matthew Mazuroski, with musical direction by Maria Fenty Denison, and Kivie Cahn-Lipman conducting. With music and lyrics written by Richard Rodgers’ grandson, Adam Guettel, “The Light in the Piazza” premiered at Lincoln Center in NYC in 2005, winning six Tony Awards, including one for Guettel's opulent romantic score. Set in the summer of 1953, the plot concerns mother and daughter Margaret and Clara Johnson and their vacation together in Italy, where unexpected love changes both their lives. With soaring operatic melodies that set it apart from most contemporary musical theatre, “The Light in the Piazza” is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. Principal singing roles are as follows: Margaret Johnson (middle age); Clara Johnson (a young mid-twenties); Fabrizio Naccarelli (20 and Italian); Giuseppe Naccarelli (early twenties); Franca Naccarelli (late teens-early twenties); Signor Naccarelli (middle age); and Signora Naccarelli (middle age). A few featured roles for males are also available, and the show requires a small singing ensemble of varying ages. Preferential consideration will be given to Dana School of Music students in casting the roles of Clara and Fabrizio. Auditioners are encouraged to prepare two contrasting, contemporary 1-minute spoken monologues, and may be asked to read from the “Piazza” script. Also, vocalists will be asked to sing a 1-minute or 32-bar excerpt from the “Piazza” score (anything considered a solo section). An accompanist will be on hand at the auditions. A more complete breakdown of character requirements is available on the Playhouse’s Facebook event page. Performances of “The Light in the Piazza” are Fridays, May 1 and 8 at 7:30 pm; Saturdays, May 2 and 9 at 7:30 pm; and Sundays, May 3 and 10 at 2:30 pm at The Youngstown Playhouse. For more information, please contact the Playhouse at 330-788-8739 or at youngstown_ph(a)att.net.

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PIANO SERVICE - It's not the heat. It's the HUMIDITY.
by David Spondike 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

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Weathervane Playhouse is holding auditions for Footloose
by Scott Davis 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Auditions Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane<x-apple-data-detectors://1> * Akron, Oh 44313<x-apple-data-detectors://2> For details, visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition> Footloose Production Dates: June 4 - 28 Directed by Marissa Leenaarts Auditions are open call. www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054aaaa62aa2f49-footloose<http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054aaaa62aa2f49-footloose> Sunday and Monday, March 8 & 9, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. All roles are available. What to Prepare: Please bring a headshot and/or resume, if you have either. Please prepare 16 bars of music in the style of the show - but NOT from the show itself. Choose a song that highlights your vocal skills. Please bring sheet music for your song (in the appropriate key) with you to the audition. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your calendar with you to the auditions in order to declare any scheduling conflicts between April 1 and May 30, 2020. Scott K. Davis Coordinator of Volunteers Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane Akron, OH 44313 330-836-2626 x15 [facebook1]<https://www.facebook.com/WeathervanePlayhouse>[twitter1]<https://twitter.com/WeathervanePlay>[instagram1]<https://www.instagram.com/weathervaneplay>[linkedin1]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/weathervane-playhouse-akron>[youtube1 (1)]<https://www.youtube.com/user/weathervaneplayhouse>

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YOU choose the ending at The Mystery of Edwin Drood!
by Bailey Pfohl 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

The Mystery of Edwin Drood A Musical By Rupert Holmes Winter Youth Production, ages 9 - 15 Show Run: Through Mar 8 (Feb 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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OPENING THIS WEEKEND: FEB 22 - MAR 14 | Breakout Session (or Frogorse) at CPT - a new play inspired by Cleveland's Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice
by Caitlin Lewins 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Cleveland Public Theatre presents Breakout Session (or Frogorse)<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2019-2020/breakout-session-o…> By Nikkole Salter Directed by Beth Wood Can society legislate a change of heart? A World Premiere play inspired by Cleveland's Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. FEBRUARY 22 - MARCH 14 Can a society legislate a change of heart? In Breakout Session (or Frogorse), inspired by Cleveland's Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, a corporate training company is vying for the contract for anti-bias training with Cleveland's Police Department. When the white facilitator tosses the approved curriculum out the window, the session spirals. Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile teach us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? Commissioned by CPT with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN). FEATURING: Enrique Miguel, Jess Moore, Beau Reinker, Tina D. Stump*, Nicole Sumlin*, Jimmie Woody+ THE CREATIVE PRODUCTION TEAM INCLUDES: Raymond Bobgan - Producer Sheffia Randall Dooley+ - Assistant Director Colleen McCaughey - Production Stage Manager Inda Blatch-Geib - Costume Designer Benjamin Gantose - Lighting & Scenic Designer Obediya Jones-Darrell** - Composer *Actor appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. +2019/2020 Premiere Fellow **2019/2020 Kulas Composer Fellow Tickets are $15 - $35 Students/Seniors receive $5 off on Friday and Saturday nights. Preview, Monday, & Thursday: $15 Fridays & Saturdays: $35 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 CPT is located in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or CPT Box Office (216) 631-2727 x501. Caitlin Lewins she / her / hers Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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