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Winter 2020/2021 Classes at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

> > Western Reserve Playhouse is excited to announce its new classes and > workshops from its Education Department! Please join us for… > > > > *WRP’s Winter 2020/2021 Class Session* > > > > We have four brand-new classes and workshops for you to try, all starting > around late November/early December and ending in January 2021! Check out > our catalogue for more information and how to register! > *Click here for the full catalogue and how to register! * https://thewrp.org/announcing-our-winter-2020-classes/ > > > “*Basics of Costume Rendering*” with Jasen Smith (Wednesday evenings > 12/09 through 1/20 from 6pm – 7pm) (NO meeting 12/23) ($100) > > > > Dressing an actor and a character in a play both beautifully and > appropriately is no easy task, but a necessary and rewarding one. In this > workshop, you will touch upon the basics of human anatomy, clothing design, > and character development of the theatrical costume. You do NOT have to be > an artist or have drawing experience for this workshop. For students ages > 12+; cost $100 per student. > > > > “*Time Travel*” with Victoria Kirgesner (Tuesday evenings 12/08 through > 1/19 from 6pm – 7pm) (NO meeting 12/22) ($100) > > > > Join us for this virtual, improvisation-based experience where, each week, > we will either travel backwards or forwards in time to create brand-new > characters and stories. An adventure with endless possibilities! For > students ages 8-11; cost $100 per student. > > > > “*Staging the Problem: A Play Directing Workshop*” with August Scarpelli > (Saturday afternoons 11/28-1/30 from 3pm – 5pm) (NO meeting 12/26) ($75) > > > > Plays are full of problems, from pitching ideas to theatres, finding a > cast, working with delicate content or specific production demands. One of > our jobs, as directors, is to understand and solve those problems. In this > workshop, we will explore, in-depth, both the fundamentals of play > directing (dramaturgy, expressing your ideas to theatre managers, > production designers, and actors, casting, organizing, and executing > rehearsals), some of theatre history’s most problematic plays, and the > infinite possibilities of the solutions. For students ages 16+; $75 per > student. > > > > “*College Audition Prep*” with Dayshawnda Ash (Saturday afternoons 11/28 > – 1/9 from 12pm – 2pm) (NO meeting 12/26) ($200) > > > > In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to master all of the > intricate parts of preparing and executing your best college musical > audition, whether it be in-person, virtual, or pre-recorded! Learn what to > choose, how to prepare, and build your audition book. This workshop will > include an accompanist recording of your song and a new headshot with our > WRP production photographer. For students ages 15-18; cost $200 per student. > > > > *If you have any questions, please direct them to August Scarpelli > at august(a)thewrp.org <august(a)thewrp.org>* > -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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UPDATE: “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Hello everyone! “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play” was set to be a video play that was completely staged and acted out on our stage here at Western Reserve Playhouse, following all Summit County health guidelines (and then some). However, due to the shutdown of Summit County and the rising Covid-19 numbers, we’ve unfortunately decided to cancel the in-person aspect of this performance. But… the show must go on! No matter what, we’ll be bringing this holiday classic to your computer screens next month! The play will now take place over a virtual conference call and to be recorded and edited as so. Not only are our actors and staff staying safe at home, but we’ve got so many ideas on how to make this the most exiting radio play to listen to (and hear!) Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Here’s the original play summary: Enjoy your favorite holiday classic in a brand-new, even MORE BRAND-NEW way, performed by your favorite WRP actors! In a video performance of this holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play” will be both a vocal and a visual storytelling experience! This play will be *completely virtual* and will be *available for streaming* the weekend of December 18th, 19th, and 20th. In a high-energy retelling, our radio DJs will scramble to tell you this tale while also making every sound effect and playing multiple characters! Listen to it as a radio show or watch it as a play – you’ll enjoy it, no matter what! Tickets will be $15 for virtual admission. Link: https://thewrp.org/join-us-for-its-a-wonderful-life/ -- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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FREE Virtual Cozy Winter Write-In with the Young Playwrights Collective
by Julia Miller 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

It's officially cozy season, friends, and it's time to gather together (virtually) and do some writing!!! The Young Playwrights Collective is hosting their second annual ✨FREE✨ write-in event on Sunday, December 6th from 2 pm to 4 pm EST. Get in your coziest clothes, snuggle up with some tea (or something stronger), pull out your favorite notebook, and get ready to write! In addition to free write time, prompts and writing exercises will be provided, and no one will be forced to share their work-- unless they want to! 🙂 Although we are a group of young playwrights, ALL writers of ALL genres of ALL experience levels are welcome to join us in companionship and a cozy night of writing. 🖋📝🖍 To register, please submit the following form, and we will email you a link to the Zoom event 1 hour before the event starts: https://forms.gle/mnY4SDNu5oDGx9RJ9 🖋📝🖍

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OH! That’s Funny! 101 Hilarious Ohio Jokes Available from Outlandish Press; Ohio Writer Makes Debut with Ohio Joke Book
by Marjorie Preston 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

*OH! That’s Funny! 101 Hilarious Ohio Jokes* has just been released by Cleveland-based publisher *Outlandish Press*. The collection of local jokes, all pertaining to Ohio, was the brainchild of Cleveland-area writer/publicist *Marjorie J. Preston* and her friends and family. The book is available at www.marjoriepreston.com and at Northeast Ohio bookstores including Mac’s Backs, Appletree and Fireside with more stores to come. Eight years ago, Preston was asked by a friend to write a book of Ohio jokes, and she and her friends and family came up with several zingers. The book was mostly complete in late 2012, but it took a pandemic for her to actually publish it! Preston hopes to bring some levity back to American discourse with this collection of one-hundred and one jokes. In 2012, Marjorie J. Preston released an ebook of her daughter’s funny quotes in an ebook entitled *Emmaisms*. That ebook, where Preston is credited as editor and her daughter Emma Preston is credited as author, is available exclusively on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Emmaisms-Wisdom-21st-Century-Three-Year-Old-ebook/dp…. Preston previously contributed to a book about Generation X by Claire Raines called *Beyond Generation X*. As a thirty-year swimming instructor, Preston has been published as a freelance aquatics writer in publications from California to Florida to New York. She has also written for the Sun Newspapers as both a theatre critic for seven years and their “Hillcrest Happenings” columnist. Preston performs improv with Angry Ladies of Improv and Cleveland Improv Jam – via Zoom these days – and is involved in other artistic collaborations to come, including those with local author Chip Caviness. *OH! That’s Funny! 101 Hilarious Ohio Jokes* is Preston’s first book. The book is dedicated to three Cleveland-area contributors, friends of hers who passed away before it could be published: Andy Craze, Mark Rapp and Norman Tischler. Preston hopes their family and friends enjoy the jokes they provided. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohthatsfunny101 Instagram: @marjorie.j.preston Email: marjorie(a)marjoriepreston.com Twitter: @marjoriepreston

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Best Book Award winner, THAT GUY: a stage play, by NE Ohio playwright and novelist
by Peter Anthony Fields 22 Nov '20

22 Nov '20

Peter Anthony Fields' published stage play, THAT GUY, is an Award Winner in the Performing Arts: Film, Theater, Dance, Music category of the 2020 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest! You can pickup a copy today at Amazon: https://amazon.com/dp/B08HGRW5JN Here is what people are saying about THAT GUY: a stage play: "...I loved reading That Guy, it really spoke to me on a very personal level and I felt comforted and reassured by the struggle of the main character with his thoughts and his writing, I'm sure many other audience members would too!" --Rosie Devine, Drama teacher at Kingsley Academy, U.K. “This is truly a beautiful work of art, […] this took me on an emotional journey that I did not expect to affect me so much in so many ways. It is such a positive, powerful, and uplifting piece of work to me. I think that it speaks to a lot of people – and not everyone in the same way.” –Christine Haber, reader Click on the link to view all the details and to read a sample of the play. https://amazon.com/dp/B08HGRW5JN

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Year End Fundraising Help from Margaret Reardon Marketing.
by Margaret Reardon 22 Nov '20

22 Nov '20

This holiday season will be like none other so why not help your followers give gifts like none others? There are ways to do this while keeping your organization visible even when you are "dark" which can generate income *right now *mid pandemic. Contact me at margaret(a)margaretreardonmarketing.com and I will give you some ideas. Stay safe and well all. Margaret Margaret Reardon Marketing LLC 440-292-7739 www.margaretreardonmarketing.com <http://www.margaretreardonmarketing.com>

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Berko review: BWU’s SPRING AWAKENING confronts not only a powerful script, but the challenge of producing “live” theatre in a world-wide plague
by Roy Berko 22 Nov '20

22 Nov '20

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *Capsule Judgment: Victoria Bussert and her BWU crew and cast avoided, as one of the songs from “SPRING AWAKENING” states, being “Totally Fucked” and took on the Covid-19 challenge, developing a thought-provoking production which turned out to be the first pandemic production of the script and further recognition of the college’s program. Bravo!* *To read the entire review go to: **www.royberko.info* <http://www.royberko.info/>*. * *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*

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UPDATE ON ACTOR FACTORY OHIO acting classes
by Actor Factory 21 Nov '20

21 Nov '20

Happy Holidays!! ACTOR FACTORY OHIO is still instructing actors in the pandemic! Don't let this down time get the best of you. Come out of it with something accomplished! It's forecast that more than likely filming and productions may resume in Cleveland (and abroad) next Spring 2021. STAY READY & YOU WON'T HAVE TO GET READY! Here's our overview schedule for you to continue your progress with ACTOR FACTORY OHIO. November/December - No acting classes until pandemic calms down--video classes were an option but for AFO in person is the way for acting classes. Don't fret, just because no AFO classes can be scheduled doesn't mean we cannot make progress. So, I'll be doing major career consulting & advising by phone and online so that we can advance you on the 'off camera' business that you'll need in your pursuit, as well--this consulting will help you once things are back up (please don't take it for granted). Please contact me and let's start scheduling your weekly or twice a month ACTING CAREER CONSULTING sessions (by Zoom or phone). January/February - Actor Factory Ohio Experimental Project continues. WE WILL BE FILMING a 6-8 episode show starting next year! The filming will be pandemic safe (using film industry guidelines). Pre-Production is ongoing so that we can comply with all pandemic safety measures and have the best writing and show concept intact. You will write most of your own dialogue based on an overview script. This will teach the first principle of being a principal (FIND THE CHARACTER & STAY IN IT). March/April- If pandemic slows, in person acting classes will resume. Acting instruction and Auditioning improvement will be the focus. If interested, please text name and email to 216-329-1299 or email to actorfactoryohio(a)gmail.com to receive info. Consulting is going on right now! -Will F. Moore https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3572825/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 [https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/imdb/images-ANDW73HA/imdb_fb_logo._C…]<https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3572825/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0> Will F. Moore - IMDb<https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3572825/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0> Will F. Moore, Casting Department: Spider-Man 3. Will F. Moore is known for his work on Spider-Man 3 (2007), Take Shelter (2011) and The Soloist (2009). www.imdb.com

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Male Actor Needed - PAID - GOOD RATE
by David Jones 21 Nov '20

21 Nov '20

POSTING FOR A FRIEND... 40-something white male… could skew a little older also. * Think Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool (but without the costume, of course). * Able to turn to camera and “break the 4th wall.” * Good comic timing, good actor, believable, good presenter. Must be able to walk and talk, appear comfortable in his own skin. Confident. * Talent will be portraying a prosperous, successful homeowner, presenting product features and benefits in his own home, with some energy and enthusiasm, and having a bit of fun doing it. Filming to take place the week of December 7th… East side of Cleveland Send headshots to cleohcasting(a)aol.com ATTACH HEADSHOTS TO EMAIL. DO NOT SEND LINKS. PAID GIG - GOOD DAY RATE Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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Auditions for "The Sound of Music"
by dave banks 20 Nov '20

20 Nov '20

The Walsh Jesuit High School CenterStage Theatre will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of “The Sound of Music,” December 1 and 2, 2020. The roles of Gretl, Marta, Brigitta, Kurt, Louisa, Friedrich, Rolf and Captain von Trapp are currently open. If you know of someone interested, they can send a headshot, resume, and a short video sample of their acting and singing abilities to banksd(a)walshjesuit.org. We would like to bring the candidate in for an in person call back if warranted. The production will start rehearsals in early January, and will be in performance week April 12-18, 2021. We will be following the State of Ohio guidelines for performing arts in regards to the pandemic. Thank you! David Banks Director, CenterStage Theatre Walsh Jesuit High School banksd(a)walshjesuit.org

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