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Akron All-City Musical Mean Girls Stand-by Audition List
by Akron Civic 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

*STAND-BY AUDITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT* *Mean Girls: High School Version* *Akron All-City Musical* All scheduled audition slots for *Mean Girls: High School Version* are currently full. However, we are now accepting performers for our *Stand-By Audition List*, an active opportunity to be seen if time opens due to no-shows or schedule flexibility. *Audition Dates:* 📅 *Monday, February 16 | 4:00–8:00 PM* 📅 *Tuesday, February 17 | 6:00–9:30 PM* Stand-By performers will sign up for a *one-hour Stand-By window* and must be present and checked in at the start of that hour. If a slot opens, prepared performers will be worked into the audition schedule. ✨ *All prepared performers who show up will be worked in.* ------------------------------ *Audition Preparation* Please prepare: - *Two contrasting 32-bar cuts* - Songs should be *in the style of the show* (contemporary musical theatre / pop-driven musical theatre) - Bring *clearly marked sheet music* in a binder (no loose pages) - An accompanist will be provided Performers should arrive *ready, warmed up, and prepared to audition at any point during their selected hour*. ------------------------------ *How to Sign Up* Stand-By performers must complete the official audition form and select a Stand-By window using the link below: 🔗 *Stand-By Sign-Up:* https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AAA922A4FAC43-61613054-mean ------------------------------ *This is not a waitlist*. It is an intentional way for us to make sure we see committed, prepared performers. If you’re ready to show up and bring your best work, we want to see you.

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LCCC/Spark Theater Auditions for "Stuart Little"
by Jeremy Benjamin 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Stuart Little By E.B. White Adapted by Joseph Robinette Directed by Erin E. Dolan Lorain County Community College and Spark Theatre Company announce non-equity auditions for our upcoming production of *Stuart Little.* *Auditions will occur on Sunday, January 25, 2026 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and Monday, January 26, 2026 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Callbacks, if necessary, will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. *Performances will occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 26-28, 2026. We are seeking 5-10 performers and various production positions for this show. Story Synopsis: *This is the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart who is born into an ordinary New York family. All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original are captured in this adaptation by Joseph Robinette, who also dramatized the highly acclaimed stage version of Charlotte's Web. The many adventures—both big and small—of Stuart Little are brought vividly to life in this story-theatre presentation. The acting ensemble plays many human and animal roles in a series of delightful scenes that make up the marvelous maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse trying to survive in a "real people's world."* A co-production between LCCC Theatre and Spark Theatre Company For complete audition information and to schedule an audition, please visit the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050944A8AF28ABFB6-61361059-stuart *The following info is also available by following the link above.* *Roles are available for 5-10 actors of all genders and ages. Some actors will play multiple roles.* ● *NARRATOR(S)* ● *STUART LITTLE, a mouse* ● *MR. LITTLE, Stuart's father* ● *MRS. LITTLE, Stuart's mother* ● *GEORGE, Stuart's brother* ● *DOCTOR SNOWBELL, the Little's cat* ● *BUREAU CHIEF* ● *DOGS (2)* ● *WOMAN (Offstage Voice)* ● *LEROY, a bully* ● *DR. CAREY, a dentist* ● *PEOPLE AT CENTRAL PARK (2)* ● *MARGALO, a bird* ● *MALTY, a cat (Offstage Voice)* ● *BABETTE, a cat (Offstage Voice)* ● *TIGE, a cat (Offstage Voice)* ● *ANGIE, a cat* ● *PIGEON* ● *MR. CLYDESDALE, a dental patient* ● *SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT* ● *SCHOOL CHILDREN (4)* ● *TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN* LCCC Theatre embraces diversity and inclusion and utilizes a non-traditional casting policy. Non-traditional casting is a method designed to increase artistic options by expanding casting opportunities for women, actors of color, seniors, and actors with disabilities in roles where race, gender, age, or the presence or absence of a disability are not germane. To that end, we encourage all actors to audition, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, or physical ability. *Other Production Positions Available:* Those interested in non-performing positions such as run crew, set, lights, costumes, and stage management are encouraged to attend auditions, but may also email LCCC Director of Theatre Jeremy Benjamin at jbenjami(a)lorainccc.edu to express their interest. *How to Audition* *Auditions will occur on Sunday, January 25, 2026 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and Monday, January 26, 2026 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Callbacks, if necessary, will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.* Auditions will take place in the Stocker Arts Center's Cirigliano Studio Theatre on the campus of Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road N, Elyria, OH 44035. Please use the link below to sign up for an audition. Actors will be asked to read from the script and participate in group improvisational movement exercises, so come prepared to move. Please bring a resume and headshot if possible and be prepared with your conflicts (all dates between February 16 and March 28, 2026) to fill out an audition form. Plan to stay for at least half an hour. Scripts are available on 2 hr. reserve at the circulation desk of LCCC’s Bass Library. To schedule an audition, click on the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050944A8AF28ABFB6-61361059-stuart *Rehearsals* Rehearsals will be scheduled around actor availability based on conflicts supplied at auditions. Rehearsals will begin the week of February 16, 2026. Most rehearsals will be on weeknight evenings, but some Saturday/Sunday rehearsals may be scheduled based on cast conflicts. *Performances* All performances will occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 26-28, 2026. Please note that the following specific performance dates: Thursday, March 26: 10:00 am matinee for schools Thursday, March 26: 7:30 pm public performance Friday, March 27: 7:30 pm public performance Saturday, March 28: 2:00 pm public performance Those cast will also be considered for the Spark Theatre Company school touring cast of this production which will take place in May 2026. *Questions* Please email any questions to production director Erin E. Dolan erinedolan(a)hotmail.com or LCCC Director of Theatre Jeremy Benjamin Jeremy.benjamin(a)lorainccc.edu *“Stuart Little*” Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

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DAREN STAHL HEADSHOTS & PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY
by beezersh＠aol.com 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

HELLO CLEVELAND, and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Is it time to update your old headshot? Need your FIRST Headshot? Check out my rates and links below for headshots, production photography, and other photo services. Peace in 2026! ~Daren Stahl Photography My recent production photography includes: Wildfire Dance Studio Lutheran West High School Baldwin Wallace The Academy in Chagrin Falls Heights Youth Theater Magnificat High School Medina High School. Production Portfolio https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Events/Production-Portfolio/ These are examples of production shots I have taken over the years. Enjoy! Headshots Starting at $150 for a 1/2 hour session with 3 edited final photos. Longer sessions are available. Headshot Portfolio https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Headshot-Sessions/Studioheadshots/ Daren's pricing page: https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Site-Pages/n-p8xckD/Pricing Contact Daren Stahl: dstahl1067(a)gmail.com OR you can contact me through the Smugmug links. See you soon! ~Daren Stahl Photography http://www.darenstahl.smugmug.com

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Kennelly Review Stereophonic
by Laura Kennelly 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

*Stereophonic*, the 2024 Best Play Tony Award winner, kicked off its Cleveland run at Playhouse Square January 6 with a determination-testing, attention-challenging performance that lasted over three hours. The tests, the challenges, were for the audience; the actors seemed perfectly at ease. See full review at link below https://coolcleveland.com/2026/01/theater-review-stereophonic-playhouse-squ…

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AUDITIONS –ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH– Beck Center Youth Theater
by Sarah Clare 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theaters in the country, will be holding auditions on January 25 and 26, 2026 for their third production in their 77th season. ROALD DAHL’S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Words and Music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Book by Timothy Allen McDonald Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Direction by Patrick Ciamacco Music Direction by Heidi Herczeg Choreography by Liz Conway When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. Featuring a score by the Tony Award winning team of Pasek and Paul; (Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman) critics rave: James and the Giant Peach is a "masterpeach!" Audition/Callback dates: (open to Beck Center students, ages 6 to 19*) • Sunday, January 25: 12:30-3:30pm • Monday, January 26: 4:30-7:30pm Callbacks: Thursday, January 29 between 4:30 and 8:30pm Sign up for a half hour audition slot (starting 1/12 4:30pm) online via Signup Genius https://tinyurl.com/peachauds *Youth Theater roles are only eligible to students who will be enrolled in our Winter/Spring 2026 semester. Actors do not need to be enrolled at the time of the auditions; however, participation in the production requires enrollment in our Winter/Spring 2026 semester. Students enrolled online and in person in the Theater, Dance, Music, Creative Arts Therapies, and/or Visual Arts Departments are equally eligible. *Please note that class sizes and offerings are limited at this time, so please register in advance if possible. Bottom line: if you accept a role in the show, you will need to enroll prior to the start of rehearsals. Any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Clare, Associate Director of Theater Education, at sclare(a)beckcenter.org. Unlike some other youth theaters, there is NO additional participation fee required beyond enrollment. What to Prepare: • Prepare a short one-minute monologue or poem (Memorization is strongly encouraged.) • Prepare a musical theater song, either up-tempo or ballad, up to one minute long. *An Accompanist is provided. Sheet music is strongly encouraged. • Prepare a Headshot (picture of your student), and resume for online submission • Prepare a list of all potential rehearsal conflicts Potential Rehearsals: February 2 – March 14, 2026 • Mon, Tue, Weds, Thurs, Fri: between 4:30 – 8:30pm • Saturdays: between 2:00 – 6:00pm • Sundays: between 12:30 – 6:00 pm The show will NOT be rehearsing every day or the full time range listed. The director will pick the days that best accommodate everyone’s schedules – once conflicts and availability are known for the above dates. Tech Week: March 15 – March 19, 2026 • Sunday between 12:00 – 7:00pm and Weeknights between 5:00 – 9:00 pm All cast members are expected to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week. Performance dates: March 20-29, 2026 All cast members are required to attend all performances. • Thursday, March 26 at 10:00 am • Fridays, March 20, 27 at 7:30pm • Saturdays, March 21, 28 at 7:30pm • Sundays, March 22, 29 at 3:00pm Student Matinee: Thursday, March 26 at 10:00am (will require missing school that morning.) * * * * * * Located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring local, regional and international artists. For more information visit beckcenter.org.

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Searching for Magicians and Other Fun Acts, PAID
by Noah Budin 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Looking for magicians and/or other fun and energetic acts (juggling, etc.), Cleveland area, reasonably priced (we're a non-profit, social services organization), 45 min - 1 hr. show, older adult audience, possibly some non-English speaking audience members. Possible date: Wednesday, March 3rd, sometime between 2:00-4:00, but other dates possible as well. Please contact me at nbudin(a)jfsa-cleveland.org Thanks Noah Budin (He/Him) NEOhioPAL Admin.https://fredsternfeld.com/new-neohiopal-main-22/ http://www.noahbudin.com/ http://noahbudinsongs.blogspot.com/

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Cleveland Chamber Choir: Madness & Melancholy
by Kira McGirr 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

When the passions of our subconscious pour out into daily life, the results are dramatic indeed. In Madness & Melancholy, singers from Cleveland Chamber Choir bring us a program of baroque music that promises to arouse the spirits of even the most lethargic of souls. The selections include excerpts from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, mad songs, Italian and French laments and more. With Dominic Aragon, baritone; Abigail Hakel-Garcia, soprano and violin; Adrian Murillo, theorbo; Kira McGirr, contralto; and Gregory Ristow, harpsichord. Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at noon at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland Part of the Brownbag Concert Series. Presented free of charge, no reservations necessary.

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Cleveland Public Theatre Presents 2nd Year of Experimental Theatre Festival "SoftLaunch" This Week!
by Kim Furganson 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

cleveland PUBLIC theatre Presents SoftLaunch<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/softlaunch-2026/> January 15 through January 17, 2026 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the sophomore year of SoftLaunch<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/softlaunch-2026/>, its most experimental artistic development program to date. Join us for this groundbreaking festival that seeks to reinvent what theatre and art can be. Patrons get to be part of the art as they immerse themselves in installations and intimate performances. These works burst beyond CPT's theatres into lobbies, hallways, and other unconventional areas. Pieces exist in various stages of development, giving the audience a crucial role in the creative process. The event will feature 20+ experimental performances and visual art installations ranging in level of completion. Performances dates: Thurs., Jan. 15, Fri., Jan. 16 and Sat., Jan. 17, 7pm to 10pm. Participating creators include the following: Raymond Bobgan, Day Ash, Sherrine Azab, Sierra Delaine, Monique Donesia, Ryan William Downey, Aja Joi Grant, Clifton Holznagel, Carol Laursen & Emily Liptow, Sullivan Ratcliff, Cassandra Ziemer and Erin Zoretich, Nick Eaton, Zelda Thayer-Hansen, Ramon Rivas II, Gwydion Suilebhan, Denmo Ibrahim & Lila Rachel Becker, Martinique Mims, Naomi Lord, Diana Sette, Anastasía Urozhaeva, Selena Awesome Vicarío, Jimmie Woody Ticket And Show Information (Recommended) VIP Pass for $50-Ensures you get a chance to see all 20+ performances/installations by attending all three days as it is almost impossible to take in everything in one. The pass also includes a complimentary beverage. Thurs., Jan. 15-$20 Fri., Jan. 16 and Sat., Jan. 17-$30 (General Admission), $20 (Students/Seniors) To continue to make theatre financially accessible, there will be a limited number of public rush GA tickets for $10 and $1 available each day while supplies last. VIP Pass and tickets for the event can be purchased at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org/> or 216.631.2727 with no handling fees. [Icon Description automatically generated]Most of the performance spaces are ADA-compliant, and there are also a patron elevator and gender-neutral, wheelchair accessible restrooms. ALSO ON SALE! Test Flight<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/category/series/te…> A festival of full-length shows! January 29 - February 14, 2026 Join us for three weekend double-bills for plays in workshop by some of Cleveland's most talented playwrights/devisers. This multi-week series showcases new work on its way to full production. CPT encourages local and national artists to take risks and develop an entrepreneurial spirit toward creating as they co-produce original works-in-progress. Projects include a dance theatre piece, offerings from Teatro Público de Cleveland, Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi, and a mix of comedy and drama for adults of all ages. Featuring new projects by: Tessa Gaffney, Molly McFadden, Marie McCausland, Elizabeth Pollert, Nathalie Bermudez, Shakeeb Julien Choose What You Pay with no handling fees. Visit www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org/> for more information.

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THIS SATURDAY: Experience HELLFIRE, by Julia Fisher!
by Craig Joseph 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Seat of the Pants is excited to present our Salon Series, where we focus on brand new work, hearing plays read aloud for the first time. Each reading is followed by a talkback with the playwright where audience members are asked curated questions that will guide next steps in edits and rewrites. And there's also an opportunity for our patrons to ask questions about the playwright's experience in crafting the piece up to this point. UP NEXT: HELLFIRE, by Julia Fisher Saturday, January 17th at 1:30 PM - Darl Center, Cleveland ( salon2A.eventbrite.com <http://salon2a.eventbrite.com/>) Saturday, January 17th at 7:30 PM - Yoga Central, Canton ( salon2B.eventbrite.com <http://salon2b.eventbrite.com/>) Tickets are $10 each. Synopsis You’ve received an invitation to a rehearsal of Hellfire, a Christian haunted house experience hosted by a local evangelical church. A frazzled stage manager/demon takes you from scene to frightening scene to bear witness to various sins and their consequences. But the night takes an unexpected turn as teenage actors run offstage in tears, the car for the drunk driving scene is accidentally driven away, and you stumble into rooms you’re definitely not supposed to be in. As you eavesdrop on backstage conversations and whispered hallway interactions between the actors and crew, you begin to see the people behind the hell house - and their stories might just complicate everything you’re supposed to be learning. A convergence of *Sleep No More* meets *Heroes of the Fourth Turning* meets *But I’m a Cheerleader*, *Hellfire* asks what - and who - we’re afraid of, and if we can really save each other from hell. Directed by Katherine Nash and produced by Benjamin Gregg, the reading stars Connor Defevers, Madeline Golya, Bridgett Martinez, Michael Montanus, Joe Pine, and Jasmine Renee. Content Notice discussion of: abortion, sex depiction of: alcohol, blood, death, drugs, homophobia, transphobia, religious trauma, gun violence

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Seeking Actresses for Angelic Feature Film
by chzlab01＠aol.com 12 Jan '26

12 Jan '26

Currently seeking beautiful, slender, caucasian females 18-34 for dark angelic romantic feature film with probable world-wide distribution. Seeking to fill key speaking roles. Most of the filming will be done in Ohio, but may shoot in other states and possibly Europe. Looking for communicative, professional talent that is willing to dedicate themselves to a very unique project. This feature film is an experimental yet mainstream artistic venture with the aim as a Netflix series. Please send headshot, body shots, and resume to chzlab01(a)aol.com

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