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Cleveland Public Theatre is Hiring Teaching Artists for Summer
by Brooke Myers 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS HIRING TEACHING ARTISTS FOR THE SUMMER CPT is seeking *temporary, full-time Supporting Teaching Artists for summer CMHA CAN and STEP programming. *We are looking to build a strong core of artists who are dedicated to creating work to empower young voices, excite creativity, and further racial and economic justice. ------------------------------ CMHA CLEVELAND ACT NOW CMHA Cleveland Act Now (CAN) takes place in partnership with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) at community centers for children and families who live in public housing. Under the guidance of CPT Teaching Artists, young artists learn how to create and perform their own plays, dance, poetry, music, and visual art. These multidisciplinary performing arts activities improve academic skills, instill empathy and responsibility, build character, and enhance creative thinking. The students regularly perform at CMHA community centers as well as arts festivals throughout Cleveland. CMHA CAN is offered in four CMHA communities: Lakeview Terrace, Woodhill Homes, Outhwaite Homes, and Riverside Park. STUDENT THEATRE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (STEP) Celebrating 30 years of empowering artmaking, CPT’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) is an arts-based job training program that engages Cleveland teens in a powerful, 8-week intensive (4 weeks for Tech Team students) that focuses on excellence in performance, play creation, physical theatre, writing, production, and set design/construction. Students aged 14-19, presenting a wide range of performance experience, are eligible for participation and earn money while learning and practicing valuable job skills such as timeliness, communication, commitment, and teamwork. Under the guidance of CPT artists, teens develop an original play and then tour it to public greenspaces, theatres, and community organizations throughout the city of Cleveland. Since its beginning in 1994, STEP has received multiple awards and recognitions, including those from the City of Cleveland, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. STEP is the longest-running arts-based, job-training program in Cleveland and has been utilized as an international model for engaging youth. STEP ensembles, comprised primarily of Black and Brown artists, see themselves as a positive and inspirational force and are able to witness their work’s invaluable impact on the larger Cleveland community. Youth are onsite approximately 6 hours a day during creation and work through an adjusted schedule while on tour. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ SKILLS REQUIRED · Experience in at least one theatre-related arts discipline (dance, drumming, singing, acting, creative writing, etc.) · Experience teaching children and/or teenagers · Ability to travel to multiple sites · Demonstrated ability to be or become a strong role model for Cleveland youth · Energy, responsiveness, flexibility, creativity · Attention to detail, ability to work independently · Ability to lead both small and large group activities · Experience in devising theatre practices/performance OR openness to learning new techniques in the creation of original performance material *CMHA CAN SUPPORTING TEACHING ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:* · Completing training schedule (June 5th-June 14th, M-F, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm) · Supporting the successfully implementing curriculum for 6 weeks of CMHA CAN programming from June 17th-July 26th (M-TH from 9:00 am-5:00 pm; F from 10:00 am-4:00 pm) at 3 CMHA Community Center. During programming, youth will build storytelling skills (incorporating body and voice) and community. This role *may* serve as Point of Contact or Lead Teaching Artist at one of the three CMHA sites. o CMHA CAN ensembles meet twice weekly; each CMHA CAN STA would support six sessions each week. · Collaborating with CMHA CAN and CPT Staff from applicable departments to successfully present performances at assigned sites. · Attending meetings with CAN Team and/or Director of Education to share outline highlights, session progress, questions, and challenges of program implementation · Maintaining attendance records and creating session progress notes for the program as indicated by CMHA CAN Teaching Artist and Site Coordinators · Other duties that relate to the CMHA CAN program or Education Department as determined by CMHA CAN Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator and/or Director of Education · This position earns between $580-600/week, depending on experience *STEP TEACHING ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:* - Complete week of training (June 3rd -7th, 9:00 am-5:00 pm) - Attend work hours (June 10th-August 7th, M-F, 9:30am-5:30pm). - Hours will shift when on tour (July 25th-August 4th) and are tbd until the performance schedule is finalized - Following pedagogical practices as set forth by CPT Education leadership, creatively co- create a curriculum for and instruct youth in devised theatre and performing arts techniques - Assist STEP Director in all areas of program facilitation - Implement all notes and directions given by STEP Director - Support the creation and performance of a one-hour devised piece to be toured throughout Cleveland - Attend pre-and post-session meetings - Discuss class plans before implementation and make necessary adjustments - Document plans and implementation of programming - Evaluate students and the STEP program - Purchase materials as needed - Properly record expenses according to preset guidelines, as applicable · This position earns $600/week *STEP TECH ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:* - Supporting the implementation of curriculum and assisting during instruction around the basics of sound and stage setup from July 5th - no later than August 9th from 10am-5:30pm, M-F. - Hours will shift when on tour (July 25th-August 4th) and are tbd until the performance schedule is finalized - Leading and/or assisting in sound and stage setup - Supporting the management of a 2-week local tour with teens - Driving tour truck (small box truck—no special license required) - Basic set construction - Collaborating with the full STEP creative team - Acting as a strong role model for youth - This position earns between $500-600/week, depending on experience ------------------------------ *We are looking to fill these positions as soon as possible. * *CMHA CAN Supporting Teaching Artist candidates*, please send a resume, letter of interest, and information for (3) references to *Brooke Myers, Education Associate- *bmyers(a)cptonline.org *STEP Teaching Artist candidates*, please send a resume, letter of interest, and information for (3) references to *Melissa Crum, STEP Program Director*- mcrum(a)cptonline.org *STEP Tech Assistant candidates*, please send a resume, letter of interest, and information for (3) references to *Josh Smith, Tech Director- * jsmith(a)cptonline.org *ALL CANDIDATES:* In your email, the subject line should be *your last name* followed by CMHA CAN TEACHING ARTIST, STEP TEACHING ARTIST, or STEP TECH ASSISTANT, as applicable. *No phone calls, please.* ------------------------------ *CPT’S CORE EDUCATION PRINCIPLES* CPT education programs follow four guiding principles that reflect our pedagogical, political, and aesthetic approaches to education, and are deeply interrelated. *Empowerment:* Together we create original works of theatre, and our participants contribute to the spoken words, the movement, and the production elements. This layered approach engages participants dynamically, resulting in pride and ownership of the final product. *Equity:* We strive to bridge the gap between the heard and the unheard by centering rarely shared stories with a wider audience. Our work brings awareness to issues such as racial and economic justice, nurturing relationships that cross the invisible boundaries of race and class. We believe representation matters, and we are committed to engaging Teaching Artists who are representative of the communities with whom we collaborate. *Excellence:* We encourage the development of the whole artist, nurturing an artist’s personal, interpersonal, and artistic growth. This environment of self-mastery calls participants to own their greatness with pride, be accountable to their peers, and be engaged, curious, and connected to their community. *Enthusiasm:* We approach the artistic process with openness, rigor, intention, and joy! Our programs cultivate an enthusiastic learning environment that supports creative expression while nurturing a high degree of discipline and focus. We encourage our participants’ creativity, and we also challenge them to explore as many levels of their creative potential as possible.

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Musician - Trade for Pictures?
by JimL 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Do you need a new headshot or performance photos? I am a photographer in Mentor, OH. I am looking for a solo or duo musician to perform at a Mother's Day Tea on Friday, May 10th, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.ish. The Tea benefits Forbes House, the domestic violence shelter in Lake County. We prefer a classical or jazz musician. If you donate your time, I will happily do new headshots or performance photos for you. Please email or call. -- Jim Levine (216) 849-1119

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THE ALIENS land at Playhouse Square April 4-14, 2024
by Theatre 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents THE ALIENS APRIL 4-14, 2024 Written By Annie Baker Directed by Toby Vera Bercovici The Helen Theatre at Playhouse Square We meet two young men behind a coffee shop who talk music and Bukowski until a lonely high school student arrives and they decide to teach him everything they know. The story is a seemingly quiet study rooted in alienation, and a powerful observation of a lost generation. This is a play about friendship, art, ambition, and a deeply knowing poetic silence. The play is set in Vermont, as are three of Baker's other plays, Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Nocturama. THE ALIENS premiered Off-Broadway in 2010 and won the Obie Award for Best New American Play, with Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation. Directed by Toby Vera Bercovici. “This beautiful, small yet significant play centers young men with huge belief in themselves, huge visions for who they can become, and yet are quite lost. This play is nothing more than the words, the silences, and the three actors who embody them; and yet, that is everything,” says Bercovici. The play features Jackson Coughlin as KJ, Nicholas Taylor Hassan as Jasper, and Quinn Quilty Montgomery as Evan. American Sign Language (ASL) supported performance: Thurs., Apr. 11, 2024 Sign Language Interpreters will be present to sign along with the live performance. Get $5.00 tickets for this performance with Promo Code ASL Ticketing General show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. $20 General Admission tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000 or visiting playhousesquare.org<http://www.playhousesquare.org>. Tickets are also available 60 minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. Visit our website at www.csuohio.edu/theatredance<http://www.csuohio.edu/theatredance> for more information. CSU Ticket Promo Codes Code Discount Details STUCSU - $5.00 CSU Student (w/ID) ALUCSU - $10.00 CSU Alum FAC - $10.00 CSU Faculty/Staff (w/ID) ASL- $5.00 Sign Language Performance (Feb. 29, 2024 only) 1SEN - $10.00 Seniors 65+ NST - $10.00 Non-CSU student (w/School ID) GRP- $10.00 Groups of 10+ (CALL TICKET OFFICE FOR GROUPS, 216-241-6000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Benefit Piano Concert, Sunday, April 14
by William Hilf 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Please join us for a benefit piano concert by Halyna Chyrikina on April 14, 2024 at 2:00pm at Our Lady of the Lake Church, 19951 Lake Shore Boulevard, Euclid, Ohio. Halyna is a talented musician and she and her family are refugees from the Ukraine who have relocated to Euclid. Proceeds from the concert are going to help her buy an instrument so she can continue her work and support her family. There will be light refreshments served after the concert. Benefit Concert – Sun. April 14th @2pm | | | | | | | | | | | Benefit Concert – Sun. April 14th @2pm | | | Thanks, Bud Hilf216-978-2419shorereport(a)yahoo.com

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Call for Adjudication Panel Members
by Sona Nixon 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

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Mad Factory Presents The Last Five Years - TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
by Pam Vandersommen 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Mad Factory of Oberlin, Ohio is proud to present The Last Five Years Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Amber & Cameron Michalak - April 7th at 7PM Amy Lily & Carson Reitz - April 6th at 7PM and April 13 at 7PM Nova Gomez & Jonathan Fuller - April 5th at 7PM and April 12th at 7PM Tim Schuerger & David Rusnak - April 7 at 2PM and April 14th at 2PM Directed by Pamela Vandersommen Music and Orchestra Directed by Bruno Bush Stage Management by Emily Hutlock Costumes and Props by Emily Fisher Technical Direction by Cameron Michalak Production Assistant Quinlan Eastburn All performances are at Mad Factory Lorain - 2655 Broadway Ave, Lorain, OH 44052 Tickets available at https://www.madfactory.org/tickets-events

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Solon Center for the Arts 2024 TALENT SHOW! Sign up today!
by Cindy Telasa 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

We are thrilled to announce this year we are producing a TALENT SHOW! *SCA TALENT SHOW 2024* Grades 2 - 8 Brand new this year SCA is offering students to audition for our talent show! Any talent is welcome: martial arts, theater scenes or monologues, dance performances, comedy acts, singing, juggling, etc. Come with your best material prepared! Students will need to sign up for an audition in a half hour time slot. Single or groups are allowed and students can be in more than one act-but need to register each group for auditions (you can register in the same half hour time slot with multiple acts-up to 5 acts in a time slot). Students will workshop their performance with SCA coaching staff for two weeks before a dress rehearsal and then the final performance. *Group Auditions (*Pick 1 of 2)*: Monday April 15 *OR* Wednesday April 17 (5:30 – 7 PM each night) **Students will sign up for half hour time slots and up to 5 entries can be taken in a time slot. * *Workshopping Rehearsals: *Rehearsal days/times will be announced later but will be held April 22 - May 10 **Students must be available to rehearse at least one day a week. *Students will receive feedback on their acts from SCA Coaching Staff members. *Dress Rehearsal: *Monday through Thursday May 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Times- TBD students may not only need to attend certain days) *Performance: *Friday, May 17 at 7:00 PM *Production Fee: *$100 *Due after auditions (one fee per student even if they’re in multiple acts) Register at solonarts.org under “Theater Productions” by logging on to solonarts.org and click the blue “Online Registration” button

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Auditions for American Idiot @ Kent Trumbull Theatre
by Kildow, Eric 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Kent Trumbull Theatre in Warren OH is holding auditions for Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical on April 11 6p-9p & April 13 10a-2p (Callbacks TBD). Show Dates are July 18-21, 25-28. Rehearsals will begin on or around May 27 and generally run M-Th. Please prepare a 16 bar rock musical theatre song of your choosing. DO NOT audition with music from the show. In addition, please be prepared to sing scales. You are required to stay for a dance audition in a group setting. SYNOPSIS Bold, brash, and fun, American Idiot takes Green Day's chart-topping 2005 punk rock album and brings it vibrantly to life. American Idiot follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the self-proclaimed "Jesus of Suburbia", and his two buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence. After escaping to the city, Johnny finds himself embroiled in a passionate affair with a stunning and unpredictable young woman, and an even more passionate affair with hard drugs.Tunny finds a sense of purpose by enlisting in the Army, but is wounded in the line of duty, both physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Will, who decided to remain in the suburbs with his newly pregnant girlfriend, becomes moored to his couch, hopeless and stuck. Each of the men struggles to find the balance between rage and love -- a conflict that defines their generation. With Green Day's heart-pounding, visceral songs and a young cast who rage against the machine of society with heart and spunk, American Idiot is a knockout guaranteed to bring the house down. CHARACTERS Johnny - The self-proclaimed "Jesus of Suburbia." Bored of his do-nothing, go-nowhere existence, he takes off for the city to get a new lease on life. He wages an inner war between a budding love for Whatsername and growing dependency on St. Jimmy and drugs. Vocal range top: B4, bottom: B2 Tunny - Johnny's friend who follows him to the city and eventually enlists in the army. He travels to the Middle East. A dreamer who is easily swayed, first by Johnny's ideas and then by patriotism and the American Dream. Vocal range top: B4, bottom: D3 Will - Johnny's friend. He ends up staying in Suburbia to take care of pregnant girlfriend Heather. The more he stays on the couch, the more he becomes slowly disconnected from the world and his own relationships. Vocal range top: A4, bottom: C#3 St. Jimmy - Johnny's alter ego. Known as the "city badass." An enigmatic and charismatic enabler who gets Johnny addicted to drugs and grows jealous of his relationship with Whatsername. Vocal range top: F#5, bottom: C3 Heather - A girl in Suburbia and Will's girlfriend. She discovers she is pregnant but has difficulty telling her boyfriend of the news. Once she settles down with him, she struggles to maintain their relationship with his despondency and eventually leaves him. Vocal range top: E5, bottom: A3 Whatsername - A girl in the city who falls for Johnny. A rebellious activist who is willing to follow Johnny to the ends of the earth, but fights to have him embrace their authentic relationship rather than pursue his addiction. Vocal range top: D#5, bottom: F#3 Extraordinary Girl - A girl in the Middle East who appears as a sexual hallucination to injured Tunny. Attractive and mysterious, she later appears as his nurse and accompanies him home after the war. Vocal range top: E5, bottom: Bb3 Ensemble: The Men (Carson, Daniel, Brandon, John, Jamal, Dustin, Jared); The Women (Chelsea, Ashley, Aurie)

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Bartenders and When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet opens at TMPAC on Friday May 3
by Claudia Lillibridge 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center (TMPAC) is proud to present upcoming performances of two one act plays, Bartenders, and When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet, with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, on May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. TMPAC is located at 9076 Church Street, Suites 2 and 3 in Twinsburg. Adult tickets $15 and Senior/Student tickets $10. Tickets can be purchased online at www.twinmasks.org, or by calling our box office at 330-888-3211. All Rights secured by Dramatists Play Service Inc. BARTENDERS info: Written by Louis Mustillo Director: Sean Donovan There are over 1 million bartenders in the United States today. Meet six of them. Louis Mustillo (Mike & Molly, The Sopranos) brings you Bartenders: the ultimate tribute to the men who serve as friend, father, psychotherapist, and ego-booster to our cocktail-drinking nation. Every drink has a story. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ONE ACT PLAY CONTAINS STRONG ADULT LANGUAGE AND ADULT SITUATIONS WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE 18yrs OF AGE AND YOUNGER CAST: Bobby: Mort Goldman Richard: Bill Wolski Patty: Don Bernardo Benny: Patrick Lafferty Jimmy: Brian Westerley Eddie: Scott Sanborn WHEN SHAKESPEARE’S LADIES MEET info: Written by Charles George Director: D. Keith Stiver Six of the most noted of Shakespeare’s heroines convene at the home of Juliet in Verona. They are, in addition to Juliet, Portia from The Merchant of Venice, Katharine from The Taming of the Shrew, Desdemona from Othello, Ophelia from Hamlet, and Cleopatra from Antony and Cleopatra. Juliet has just fallen in love with Romeo and the other five visit to instruct her in the art of successfully carrying out her romance. CAST: Desdemona (from Othello): Amanda Nyx Portia (from The Merchant of Venice): Brandi Eaton Ophelia (from Hamlet): Hannah Presyski Cleopatra (from Antony and Cleopatra): Jordan Malin Katharine (from The Taming of the Shrew): Kate Bernardo Juliet (from Romeo and Juliet): Samm Schinker TMPAC is a registered 501c3 non profit entity. Sent from my iPhone

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Charity Stand Up Comedy Show On Sale Now
by Young Filmmakers Academy 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

You are invited to a special night with Young Filmmakers Academy! Komedy 4 Kids, the hottest comedy show in town! Spend the evening with five of Cleveland’s hottest comics. *Noah Ryan, Hannah Belmont, Marty Malloy, Bryan Sternik and Dar'Jon Bentley.* This show is guaranteed to be a night of non-stop laughs. Better yet, proceeds from the show benefit No Filmmaker Left Behind.This one of a kind program offers our award-winning summer film camp completely free of charge to students from diverse backgrounds, irrespective of their socioeconomic status. So join us for a night of hilarity and do some good at the same time. Tickets on sale at: https://www.youngfilmmakersacademy.org/comedy

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