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GIDION'S KNOT opens Fri, March 20 at convergence-continuum
by convergence-continuum 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

GIDION'S KNOT OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 20 AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM Convergence-continuum opens its 2020 Season, "Fight Back," with _Gidion's Knot_ by Johnna Adams. Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed fifth-grade primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother's son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely--or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion's act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability. _Gidion's Knot_ is a thought-provoking two-character play touching upon bullying, teacher/parent responsibility, the local principal's and board's decisions and policies, the school system's failures and the issue of students' freedom of expression. The face-off escalates inexorably throughout as the two women confront the audience as much as one another with their characters' pain, avoidance and degrees of guilt and regret. _Gidion's Knot_ is directed by convergence-continuum's Amy Bistok and features con-con actors Laurel Hoffman and Elaine Feagler. _Gidion's Knot_ opens Friday, March 20 and runs Thu-Sat at 8 p.m. through April 11 at convergence-continuum's Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets at $20 gen. admission, $15 seniors and $10 students are available at convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074. ------------------------------- Convergence-continuum's production of _Gidion's Knot_ is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

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Raves for "Memphis" at Weathervane Playhouse - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nearly sold-out!
by Fred Gloor 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Kerry Clawson of the Akron Beacon Journal calls Memphis "explosive" and "moving" Full Beacon Journal Review: https://bit.ly/3abNXby The story of a time in America when music brought people together - and changed the world! >From the underground dance clubs of Memphis, Tennessee during the 1950's comes the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Memphis is about a white radio DJ in the 1950's who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves - filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical and two 2015 Olivier Awards, Memphis features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Memphis runs February 20th through March 8th in our Founders Theater. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There is also one morning performance on Tuesday, March 3rd at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $11 -$27 and can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or by visiting www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com> (Standard ticketing fees apply). Memphis is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com<http://www.theatricalrights.com> CAST Huey Calhoun ADAM VIGNEAULT Felicia Farrell BROOKE JAI Delray Jones MIGUEL OSBOURNE Gator JAHLIL UNDERWOOD Bobby JONATHAN MERECHANT Gladys Calhoun TONYA DUUS Mr. Simmons GARY DAVIS White DJ/Mr. Collins/Gordon Grant/Ensemble SCOTT K. DAVIS Wailin' Joe/Reverend Hobson/Ensemble JAE SNOW Be Black Trio/Ensemble RANJE PEARSON, Jr. Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble GABRIELLE GONZALEZ Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble DELISA MEDLEA Gator/Ensemble KODEE WILLIAMS Be Black Trio/Ensemble KAILYN MACK Be Black Trio/Ensemble ALEXIS NELSON Clara/Ensemble GINA MARAFIOTE Buck Wiley/Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble DANE LEE Martin Holden JOHN P. O'NEILL Ensemble MAKENNA BIRD, HEATHER CULOTTA, ABBIE ELLIS, ISAAC HAAS, CALA HENDERSON, BONITA JENKINS, CAYLA NAPOLEON, JESSE OYSTER, RANJE PEARSON Jr., JUDE PEPE, MELANIE SCOTT, CHRISTIAN SIMS, BRYAN TUTWILEY THE CREATIVE TEAM RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Director/Scenic Designer NEHEMIAH SPENCER Choreographer ED RIDLEY, Jr. Musical Director TIFFANY BIRD Stage Manager PRUDENCE STEPHENSON Assistant Stage Manager JACK-ANTHONY INA Lighting Designer/Master Electrician PAMELA PARKS COSTA Properties Designer KATIE ROWLAND Sound Designer JASEN J. SMITH Costume Designer KATHY KOHL Assistant Technical Director JOHN COYNE House Sound Technician

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Auditions - Rock The House Entertainment!
by kelly clymer 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Rock The House Entertainment will be holding auditions for the 2020 Season! We’re looking for the region’s best entertainers – DJs, MCs, and DANCERS! Sunday, March 8th, 2020 Embassy Suites by Hilton Cleveland Rockside 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd Independence, OH 44131 For more info, and to register: https://www.rthgroup.com/talentauditions Contact Entertainment Manager, Kelly Clymer, with any questions. Kelly.clymer(a)rthgroup.com

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Upcoming Auditions for Proof at Twin Masks - March 8 and 9!! Sign up NOW!!!
by Claudia Lillibridge 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center (TMPAC), located at 9076 Church Street in Twinsburg, is proud to announce auditions for Proof, written by David Auburn on Sunday, March 8 and Monday, March 9; both nights 7pm - 9pm. Directed by Alex Nine. Performance Dates are May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please use the following link to sign up for an audition slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DA5A62DA2FB6-auditions2 <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084DA5A62DA2FB6-auditions2?fbclid=IwAR38…> THE STORY: On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she inherit? Character Breakdown (AGES ARE APPROXIMATE) Robert was a famous mathematician who has just died of a heart attack in his fifties. He is already dead when the play begins, but he appears in the first scene in Catherine's imagination and returns in two later scenes, which flash back to earlier years. Robert was a mathematical genius. When he was in his early twenties, he made major contributions to game theory, algebraic geometry, and nonlinear operator theory. While he was still in his twenties, Robert was afflicted by a serious mental illness, which dogged the remainder of his life. He became so incapacitated that his daughter Catherine had to stay at home to care for him. Robert had a deep affection for Catherine. Catherine is Robert's twenty-five-year-old daughter. A college dropout, she has spent several years at home caring for her mentally ill father. Their relationship, although sometimes antagonistic on the surface, was sustained by strong mutual affection. Although she is a highly intelligent woman, she has no direction in life. Catherine is worried that she may inherit her father's illness, and the signs of mental instability are already there. Claire is Catherine's twenty-nine-year-old efficient, practical, and successful sister. Unlike Catherine, she has inherited none of her father's erratic genius. Instead, she has made a career in New York as a currency analyst. Claire and Catherine have never gotten along well. Claire feels responsible for Catherine's welfare and wants her to move to New York, but Catherine resents what she sees as Claire's interference in her life. Hal is a twenty-eight-year-old mathematician who teaches at the University of Chicago. He also plays drums in a rock band made up of mathematicians. Hal is a former student of Robert's, whom he admires immensely, not only for the brilliance of his achievements in mathematics but because Robert helped him through a bad patch in his doctoral studies. Hal first met Catherine briefly four years earlier, and when he meets her again, he tries to make friends with her, and quickly becomes romantically involved with her. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. "When we think of the great American playwrights, we think of Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill and Lillian Hellman, in earlier generations; Wendy Wasserstein and Tony Kushner, Jon Robin Baitz and Donald Margulies today: They are always writing about big ideas and wrapping them in family squabbles that get us where we live. Welcome David Auburn to the club." —NY Magazine. "…combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre…[PROOF is a] smart and compassionate play of ideas." NY Daily News. "PROOF surprises us with its aliveness…Mr. Auburn takes pleasure in knowledge…At the same time, he is unshowily fresh and humane, and he has written a lovely play." —NY Observer. "[A] wonderfully funny…ambitiously constructed work…" —Variety. Proof is secured with rights granted by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. TMPAC is a registered 501c3 non profit entity and is a proud member of OCTA and AACT.

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LOOKING FOR PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, MAKEUP/HAIR ARTIST, CRAFT SERVICE- PAID POSITIONS
by Gorya Meedee 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

For a feature film project that is planned to start shooting the end of August. CONTACT: Gorya Meedee goryameedee(a)gmail.com

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EVENT: The Cleveland Tap Experience - March 7 & 8, Shore Cultural Centre
by Audrey Dascomb 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Savelli sarahsavelli(a)gmail.com February 27, 2020 THE CLEVELAND TAP EXPERIENCE MARCH 7-8, 2020 Presented by Dig and Swivel Productions and Sarah Savelli The Cleveland Tap Experience (CTE) offers a weekend of tap dance events in Northeast Ohio with a cast of incredible tap dancers and percussionists from all over the country. This year's festivities will be held at the Shore Cultural Centre in Euclid on March 7th and 8th, and include a full day of master classes on Saturday with a faculty showcase, and wraps up with a student performance and scholarships with live feedback from our panel of tap experts on Sunday. This year's incredible lineup includes Bril Barrett, Star Dixon, and Jay Fagan from Chicago, Karissa Royster from Los Angeles, Kandee Thacker-Mann from Dayton, Marquise Williams, and Cleveland's own Sarah Savelli. For more information, visit Dig and Swivel Productions <https://www.digandswivel.com/> . Register by email at info(a)digandswivel.com.

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Hair
by Marc Howard 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

AUDITIONS ARE IN TWO WEEKS! Don't Miss out! Sign up today! Walk in auditions accepted too! AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE AUDITIONS HAIR The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Music by Galt McDermot Book & Lyrics by James Rado & Gerome Ragni Marc C. Howard, Director/Choreographer D. Keith Stiver, Music Director Amie Gabel, Producer ACT seeks actors, singers, singers who move well. Dancers who sing, or dancers who don’t. Singing Auditions 6-8 pm Sunday Mar 8 or 7-9 pm Monday Mar 9 To sign up for an audition spot, go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549afac2caaf58-hair <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549afac2caaf58-hair?fbclid=IwAR2aap3WO3…> Please bring a resume, headshot and 16—32 measures of a late 60's pop tune not from the show and prepared for an accompanist. No, a capella or taped music. Dance Audition 7 pm Tues Mar 10 Be prepared to dance. Wear comfortable shoes and attire. If you are auditioning to DANCE ONLY, no sign up is necessary. Please attend the Dance Audition only. CALLBACKS 6 pm Sun Mar 15 If invited to callbacks, scene work, and further music will be given. WHERE Aurora Community Theatre 115 East Pioneer Trail Aurora, OH 44202 Ideally, we would like to see everyone in person, however, we realize that it is not always possible. We will be happy to see a video audition if necessary. Please contact the director at marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com REHEARSALS will begin as early as April 2020 PERFORMANCES 8 pm FRI & SAT June 26 -- July 18. 3 pm SUN July 5 & 12 CASTING NOTE All races, genders, ages, body types, or other identities are encouraged to audition and will be considered equally in casting. ACT does not offer union contracts. All performers are volunteers. For questions or further information, please contact the director at marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com SYNOPSIS It’s 1967 in New York City. The Vietnam War is raging. The Age of Aquarius is dawning. Best friends and roommates Claude, Berger and Sheila with their Tribe of Friends struggle to balance their dream for a peaceful, beautiful world with life’s harsh, violent reality. When Claude receives his draft notice, he must decide whether to join the Tribe in resistance, or sacrifice his ideals and, possibly his life, by bending to the pressures of society and his conservative parents. Audience Advisory: Contains Explicit Content, Partial Nudity, Drug and Sexual References. For questions or further information, please contact the director at marc.c.howard(a)gmail.com

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VERY FEW TIMES LEFT - The Access Theatre Project 2020 Season Auditions
by Cameron Zona 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Only fifteen audition slots remain for The Access Theatre Project’s 2020 Season! Reserve your time slot today before they’re all gone! Auditions will be held March 7th, 12:00-4:00 and March 9th, 6:00-10:00 for the following productions: THE SPITFIRE GRILL A DELICATE BALANCE GODSPELL ORDINARY PEOPLE FALSETTOS BEYOND THERAPY BETRAYAL Want to be a part of this incredible, inaugural season? Fill out the sign up form to reserve a spot today! https://forms.gle/zH9rdDzceAR31rgw7

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Flip folders
by Cleveland Letter Carrier Band 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

I have 70 flip folders that need a new home. These are the kind used for march size music and fit on a marching band lyre. Somewhere there must be a band in need of these. They are even still full of old music that I'm not planning on removing! Debbie Mahoney, manager Cleveland Letter Carrier band celebrating our 130th year

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LOOKING FOR LINE PRODUCER/UPM, 1ST AD - PAID POSITIONS
by Gorya Meedee 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

For a feature film project that plans to shoot around the end of August. Contact: Gorya Meedee Goryameedee(a)gmail.com

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