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COSTUME DESIGNER - NEAR WEST THEATRE
by Michael Stein 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

NEAR WEST THEATRE IN CLEVELAND, OH IS CURRENTLY TAKING APPLICATIONS TO THE POSITION OF *COSTUME DESIGNER* FOR OUR PRODUCTION OF *CINDERELLA. * SPRING MUSICAL (MAIN STAGE) REHEARSALS JANUARY 23RD THRU MARCH 16TH. TECH WEEK MARCH 20TH THRU March 24th. OPENING MARCH 25, 2022. CLOSING APRIL 10, 2022. THIS IS A *PAID POSITION*. PLEASE CONTACT mstein(a)nearwesttheatre.org TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION. *Michael Stein * *Production & Rentals Manager* www.nearwesttheatre.org

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CORRECTIONS fo Auditions for Assassins by Sondheim
by Martin Friedman 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Martin Friedman <martinfriedman98(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:50 AM Subject: Auditions for Assassins by Sondheim To: neohiopal <post(a)neohiopal.org>, <neohiopal-owner(a)lists.neohiopal.org>, Martin Friedman <martinfriedman98(a)gmail.com> *AUDITIONS FOR* *Lakeland Theatre and Lakeland Community College present* *“Assassins”* *Music and Lyrics by **Stephen Sondheim ** Book by **John Weidman* *Directed by **Martin Friedman* *Musical Director **Jordan Cooper* *Settings Designed by **Trad A Burns* *Costumes Designed by **Kelsey Tomlinson* *Sound Designed by **Eric Simna* *Production Dates:* *February 4 - 20, 2022* *A provocative look at the violent history of successful, and attempted assassinations, of American Presidents, by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. * *This contemporary production encourages actors of all genders and ethnicities to audition, online, by November 3 at 6pm. * *All roles are compensated. * *Callbacks will be held, in person by invitation only, on Saturday, November 6 between 1:00 AND 5:00 PM at Lakeland Community College.* *Great roles for women and men of all ethnicities. * * One 32 bar cut of a Sondheim song. Piano accompaniment preferred. Acapella* * accepted. * *Please send to Jordan Cooper, Music Director. * *jcooper27(a)icloud.co <http://icloud.co>* *MartinFriedman98(a)gmail.com <MartinFriedman98(a)gmail.com>* Rehearsals begin *in December *and will be held in-person in Lakeland Community College's Performing Arts Center. Performances are 3 shows a week from Friday, February 4 - Sunday, February 20. Please note that Lakeland Theatre is mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for all actors and staff working in person during the 2021-22 season. If accepting an offer, artist affirms that they are already fully vaccinated or that they will be fully vaccinated (currently defined as 2 weeks after the final dose) prior to beginning any work on this production.

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New Play with Multiethnic Ensemble of Former Refugees
by Katie Beck 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

*GUM-DIP THEATRE PRESENTS NEW PLAY ABOUT CULTURAL BROKERING* *Brokers Without Borders is a multiethnic former refugee ensemble; first part will be presented November 12 - 21, 2021* *Akron, OH (October 11, 2021)* – Next month, Gum-Dip Theatre is presenting “Brokers Without Borders,” a new play that features a multiethnic, theatrical ensemble of former refugees who identify as cultural brokers, meaning that they act as a bridge between their own culture and another by translating and interpreting regularly for their family and community members. The play runs November 12-13 at 7:00pm, and November 14 at 2:00 pm; November 19-20 at 7:00 pm, and November 21 at 2:00 pm at The Balch Street Theater (220 S. Balch St Akron, OH 44302). Tickets can be purchased for $15 at www.catac-akron.com/brokerswithoutborders, or at the door at a PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN rate. “Brokers Without Borders” follows the personal experiences of three former refugees from the Bhutanese, Karen, and Congolese communities who bear the responsibility of their families in addition to their own challenges. This cross-cultural original play demonstrates the experience of navigating an entirely new world and the celebrations of finding success in a globalized community. The idea for “Brokers Without Borders” continues to build on the multicultural theatre work by Gum-Dip Theatre which centers and highlights historically excluded voices. The performance is devised by Neema Bal, Hsa Win, Samantha Byake, and Katie Beck. After each performance, there will be a short creative response process where audience members and artists will engage in structured dialogue about the work. This performance is part one of a multi-year project that will continue to build coalition through original performances with immigrants. All audience members are required to wear a mask and have their temperature checked at the door. There will be limited, socially distanced seating. This project is sponsored by Akron Community Foundation and Ohio Arts Council. ### *About Gum-Dip Theatre* *Gum-Dip Theatre* *celebrates, challenges, and reinvents community identity through story circles and pay-what-you-can performances. In the past 5 years, GDT has produced over 80 performances in 42 different locations of original theatrical content based on the stories and histories of the marginalized. For more information visit www.gumdiptheatre.com <http://www.gumdiptheatre.com/>.* *GDT is a resident company of Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture which is a nonprofit affirms the intrinsic value of all cultures and explores the transformative power of the arts for the greater Akron community. For more information visit www.catac-akron.com <http://www.catac-akron.com/>.*

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THE MIRROR EFFECT by Oana Leuca - Thu, Nov 11 @ 7pm
by Playwrights Local 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Playwrights Local Presents A Staged Reading of a New Play THE MIRROR EFFECT Written by Oana Leuca Directed by Christine McBurney Thursday, November 11 | 7:00 pm Free | Tickets or Reservations Not Required Playwrights Local 397 East 156th Street Cleveland, OH 44110 INFO www.playwrightslocal.org/2021-2022-roundtable-series/ SAFETY Audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and to wear masks inside the venue. With certain restrictions, exceptions can be made for children under 12 and attendees with conflicting medical conditions or religious beliefs. Consult our policy at www.playwrightslocal.org/safety/. FEATURING Lana Sugarman Samantha Cocco Heidi Hackney Molly McFadden Amiee Collier Nadia Tarnawsky Tammy Shanley SYNOPSIS The Mirror Effect presents Amanda Reis, a self-searching female writer who explores her inner life through language and disguise. Her story is inspired by the lives and work of other female artists (Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Anne Sexton, Marylin Monroe, etc.). Her poetic monologue is an astronaut’s shout in space, a place where sound waves can’t travel. She is a clown afraid of clowns, an actress trying to free herself from her persona. ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Oana Leuca is a Romanian-born poet and playwright. She immigrated to the USA in 2018 and is currently pursuing her MFA in playwriting through the NEOMFA. At the 2020 NEOMFA Playwrights Festival, convergence-continuum produced one of her plays, Autopoiesis. In April 2020, she won the Leonard Trawick Scholarship in creative writing. ABOUT THE COMPANY Playwrights Local is a theater company in Cleveland. As a playwrights’ center, our goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. We offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Learn more about programs such as our <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/young-playwrights-collective-ypc/>Roundtable Series <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/2021-2022-roundtable-series/> at http://playwrightslocal.org/. Make your tax-deductible contributions to our 501(c)(3) group at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/donate/. # # #

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Final Wknd & ASL - BLITHE SPIRIT at Playhouse Square (Oct. 28-31)
by Theatre 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

---------------------------------- FINAL WEEKEND - October 28-31, 2021 Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents: BLITHE SPIRIT Outcalt Theatre (Allen Theatre Complex, Playhouse Square) Written By Noël Coward, Directed by Russ Borski Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Cleveland State University's Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the return to live theatre in the Allen Theatre Complex at Playhouse Square with Noël Coward's spirited comedy, Blithe Spirit<https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/blithe-spirit>. The Two-Act play gives us fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by 'happy medium,' Madame Arcati. Worlds collide, personalities clash and Charlie's current wife Ruth accidentally joins forces with Elvira in the afterlife. These two 'blithe spirits' haunt their hapless husband into perpetuity. ASL PERFORMANCE: An American Sign Language (ASL) supported performance will be presented on Thursday, October 28, 2021. For this performance, sign language interpreters will be present to sign along with the production. USE CODE ASL when ordering for a $5.00 ticket (this performance only). Performing Interpreters: Patte Bettis-Eddie, Erin LaFountain, & Merry Beth Pietila TICKET CODES: Tickets<https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/blithe-spirit> are $5 to $15 and will be available digitally through the Playhouse Square Ticket Office<https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/blithe-spirit>. Tickets and information<https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/blithe-spirit> can be found at https://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/blithe-spirit. $15 General Admission (no code) $10 Seniors w/code 1SEN $8 Non-CSU Students w/school ID & code NST $5 American Sign Language supported show (10/28 only) - code ASL $5 CSU Students w/CSU ID & code STUCSU $5 CSU Faculty/Staff w/CSU ID & code FAC $5 CSU Alumni w/code ALUCSU CSU COVID-19 THEATRE POLICIES: As a resident company of Playhouse Square, the CSU Department of Theatre and Dance requires all show / staff members working, and patrons visiting at Playhouse Square to abide by the policies required by our host organization. This includes all Mask and Vaccination requirements. For full details on how to prepare for your visit to our CSU Productions at Playhouse Square, please visit https://www.playhousesquare.org/plan-your-visit-main/health-safety. Find more information about the CSU Department of Theatre and Dance at www.csuohio.edu/theatredance<http://www.csuohio.edu/theatredance>. ----------------------------------

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TAKE THIS BOOK FOR A SPIN
by Joseph Bauer 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

*BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG*, blockbuster urban crime novel by rock star Joey Bauer, is a young adult/new adult ride or die Amazon bestseller: framed and fearless teens at Los Angeles' notorious Juvenile Hall, led by a charismatic young social worker, fighting the Law to the finish. Based on a true story, it awaits you via Amazon or through all kindle apps and e book readers. It offers big bang for your buck and leaves shock and awe in its wake! Also available at Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights.

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Spotlights Theater Presents "All Together Now!"
by Annette Phelps 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS SPOTLIGHTS THEATERPRESENTS"ALL TOGETHER NOW!": A Musical Revue The Broadview Heights Spotlights is one of over 1500 theaters across theworld presenting a special musical revue, Music TheatreInternational’s All Together Now!:A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. Featuring many familiarfaces from Spotlights' previous productions, performances are Saturday,November 13th at 7:30PM and Sunday, November 14th at3:00PM. Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) created this revuefor theatres across the globe to use as a local fundraising event performedover the same weekend. All Together Now! features songs fromMTI’s beloved catalogue of musicals including Annie, Come From Away, Godspell,Guys and Dolls, Matilda, Once on This Island, Rent, and many more! MTI’sPresident and CEO, Drew Cohen stated, “MTI’s All Together Now! is aboutbringing people back to the theatre, whether as audience members or cast, crewand musicians. The revue features songs from the world’s most iconic musicals,so there is definitely something for everyone to enjoy. Our goal with thisworldwide event is for organizations to provide hope, inspiration andexcitement to their communities through the transformative power of musicaltheatre." Tickets are $20 for this special event and may be purchased at www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org. Allaudience members must wear a mask in the Broadview Heights Spotlights Building,regardless of vaccination status. It is the responsibility of the ticketpurchaser to inform all members of their party of this requirement. Failure to comply with this policy will result in forfeiture of purchasedtickets.

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This weekend at Beck Center for the Arts
by Julie Gilliland 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

THIS weekend ONLY! Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater produces Little Tech Shop of Horrors: When Good Science Goes Bad. Written and directed by local talent Russ Stich, this play is perfect for the entire family! Find out more and get your tickets at beckcenter.org.<https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-shows/littletech> Beck Center produces docu-drama The Exonerated, running until November 7, 2021 This docu-drama recounts first-person narratives in dramatic form through the legal records of six wrongly convicted inmates. The accounts of the falsely-accused explore these people's lives after being sentenced to death, and the legal proceedings that gained their exoneration. Stay to experience a post-show discussion with a representative from The Ohio Innocence Project and an exoneree on Oct. 22nd, Oct. 29th, or Nov. 7th. For more information on this production please visit beckcenter.org.<https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/exonerated> Please note that to attend the Senney and Studio Theaters you must wear a mask the entire time you are inside a Beck Center building, and present a vaccine card and/or a recent negative COVID test, along with your ID. For more information please visit beckcenter.org.<https://beckcenter.squarespace.com/new-page-1> Beck Center's Cultural Heritage Exhibition & Experience, A Display of Visual Arts, Running Now to November 15, 2021 Beck Center for the Arts<https://www.beckcenter.org> unveiled a new visual arts exhibition created by local regional talents that is a feast for the senses. In collaboration with TRANSIT ARTS<https://transitarts.com/>, a program of Central Community House<https://www.cchouse.org/>, some pieces on display are even available for purchase at Customer Service inside Beck Center's main building. An annual event, this Cultural Heritage Exhibition & Experience 2021 features paintings and drawings by Lawrence Baker<http://canjournal.org/2019/08/metamorphosis-the-art-and-life-of-lawrence-ba…>, Richard Duarte Brown<https://transitarts.com/transit-arts-team>, Malik Carrington<https://transitarts.com/transit-arts-team>, and Katerina Armeria<https://www.columbusmakesart.com/artist/1053-katerina-harris/>, and would not be possible without the generous funding by The Gund Foundation<https://gundfoundation.org/>. This exhibition is free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages. To view the gallery of this work, please visit Beck Center's Jean Bulicek Galleria in the main building on the campus in Lakewood. Sales are arranged through Customer Service in person or at 216.521.2540 x10. Beck Center Customer Service is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM, Sat 9:00 AM to 10:30 PM and during matinee hours on Sundays when a show is in performance. To enjoy these art pieces digitally, please visit Beck Center Facebook Album<https://www.facebook.com/beckcenter/photos/?ref=page_internal>. For more information on this exhibition please visit beckcenter.org<https://www.beckcenter.org/events>. To find out more about Beck Center visual arts classes for all ages please visit beckcenter.org<https://www.beckcenter.org/education/visual-arts>.

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Last chance for Halloween costumes
by Cleveland City Dance 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

The holiday season is approaching and our annual Costume sale for all your Halloween needs, dress up days, and extra consignment items including tights and shoes allow you and your child to move freely and safely in costumes. We have several Flapper dresses! This year will be a little different. For social distancing purposes everyone will need to schedule a 15-minute viewing time. Please call the studio 216-295-2222, to schedule a time over up to Saturday, October 30 to view the selection, there will also be some free items available. You can schedule a time before or after your child’s class during the week or the following days and times as follows for 15-minute sessions: Friday, October 29 between 5:00-7:00 pm Saturday, October 30 between 9:30-3:00 pm Enjoy the Halloween coloring sheets and as always do let me know at any time if there is something, I can do for you. Enjoy the season, Courtney Cleveland City Dance, Home to City Ballet of Cleveland 13108 Shaker Square, Cleveland, OH 44120 www.clevelandcitydance.com / 216-295-2222 Cleveland City Dance is dedicated to nurturing and inspiring dancers to excel to their personal best in a familial community. Watch your dancer’s confidence, poise, artistry and technique blossom as each accomplishment is celebrated. We offer professional classes with high standards in dance education and technique for all students

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PAID POSITION –COSTUME DESIGNER – BECK CENTER YOUTH THEATER
by Sarah Clare 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Beck Center for the Arts’ Youth Theater is accepting resumes for Costume Designers for its 2021 production of The Real Valkyries of Valhalla. This is a paid position (modest flat fee per production). Each production has a budget as well as some stock from which to pull/utilize. Please email cover letter and resume to sclare(a)beckcenter.org. No phone calls please. This is an excellent opportunity for young designers as well as experienced designers. THE REAL VALKYRIES OF VALHALLA Written and Direction by Rachel Spence Synopsis: Join us for this action-packed comedy based on Norse Mythology. Odin, Loki, Thor and other "marvel"-ous characters tell their origin stories through humor, battles, and a little bit of Ragnarok and Roll. Featuring Beck Center's pre-teen actors, these myths will have you laughing all the way to the fjord. Why is Thor's hammer Mjolnir so heavy? Why is Freyja's chariot led by cats? What's up with all these silent j's? These Viking and Valkyrie vignettes will be the most fun you can have during an apocalypse. Production Dates: Fridays, December 10 & 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, December 11 & 18, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, December 12 & 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Student Matinee Thursday, December 16, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Requirements include: · Possesses the proficiency (either through education and/or experience) to create/alter costumes for children’s’ sizes · Work with the director to establish needs and designs for the show · Work with the Associate Director of Education to stay in budget, submit receipts, and communicate with cast and guardians. · Employees must pass a background check. * * * * * Beck Center for the Arts welcomes and engages individuals who share the goal of enhancing the human spirit through arts experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, Beck Center considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Learn more about us at www.beckcenter.org - Beck Center for the Arts is more than a non-profit organization that combines professional theater with arts education. We create art experiences. We are committed to creating an arts experience that is as individual as the people we serve with eclectic performances to suit many tastes, education opportunities for all ages and abilities, community outreach and free exhibitions.

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