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CLASS: “PLAY!” At Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE NEXT COURSE IN THEIR NEW EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - AND IT’S COMING UP QUICKLY *PLAY!* (The Joy of Creating Play in Performance) Instructor: Victoria Kirgesner Dates/Time: January 29th - March 18th / Wednesdays 4:30pm - 6:00pm (8 weeks) Designed for students 8-13 years of age Cost: $95.00/student DEADLINE for registration is 24 hours before the first class (January 28th). Putting on a play (performing in, or participating in any way) is one of the most fulfilling experiences to the young student, as it engages the mind, especially the young mind, in all of the important facets of everyday life through a creative conduit. In this class, students will embrace and conquer all of the aspects of putting on a play: from basic acting/performance skills (including rhetoric, elocution, and memorization), to stage construction, crafting props, designing lights and costumes, marketing, and everything in between. Using theatre games designed by Viola Spolin and Paul Sills’ famed improvisation troupe Second City, the students will put on a very special performance: a play created and written by all of the students. Based on one or a series of stories that the group holds dear to their hearts, the ensemble will devise a brand new performance never before-seen, and then go on to produce it to the fullest. Students will not only be introduced to how to put on a play in a technical sense but how to work together, problem solve in a group, and sharpen respectful public presentation skills. The course will conclude in a public performance on the last day of class. Find out more at https://thewrp.org/event/wrp-education-department-2020-winter-course-catalo… Feel free to send any questions to our Education Director, August Scarpelli, at augusts(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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CLASS: “The Actor at Work” at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE NEXT COURSE IN THEIR NEW EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - AND IT’S COMING UP QUICKLY!! *THE ACTOR AT WORK* (An advanced look at all the actor is tasked with. From the Audition to the Audience) Instructor: August Scarpelli Dates/Time: January 28th - March 17th / Tuesdays - 4:30pm - 6:00pm (8 weeks) Ages: 13+ (Including adults!) Cost: $95.00 DEADLINE for registration is 24 hours before the first class. Acting: one of the oldest and most celebrated arts. We have had “actors” in our culture for as long as we can tell. We are all natural storytellers. Acting today comes with a lot of obstacles and requires a lot of preparation. Tasks such as how to prepare most effectively and efficiently for an audition, rehearsals, and performances is what we will be discovering in this course. In this course students will… ● Explore a series of techniques geared towards performing a successful audition. ● Learn how and what to prepare, as well as how to behave and perform in this unique setting. ● Students will be required to “audition” for a specific play in front of a panel of local professionals. ● Teach and sharpen the technical skills that an actor uses to do their work. ● Study the great acting teachers and innovators from Stanislavski to Chekov, Brecht, Spolin, Brook, and well beyond (all will be taught). ● Prepare a scene with a partner(s) from a classic and challenging play - this scene will be the final presentation in front of local professionals. Find out more at https://thewrp.org/event/wrp-education-department-2020-winter-course-catalo… Feel free to send any questions to our Education Director, August Scarpelli, at august(a)thewrp.org <augusts(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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CLASS: “Enhancing Musical Theatre Performance” at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE NEXT COURSE IN THEIR NEW EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - AND IT’S COMING UP QUICKLY *Enhancing Musical Theatre Performance* Instructor: Jacob Bremkamp Dates/Time: January 25th - February 15th / Saturdays - 2:00pm – 3:30pm (4 weeks) Ages: 8th - 12th Grade Cost: $55.00 DEADLINE for registration is 24 hours before the first class (January 24th). This course is designed to help the musical theater performer advance their stagecraft, focusing on three core elements: Specificity, Authenticity, and Vocal Performance. Through one-on-one training, this class will be an intimate group of people who wish to bring in specific songs that they are interested in exploring dramatically (either audition pieces or musical numbers that will challenge them). Once the class is assembled, all participants will bring in sheet music of one full song that they wish to work on throughout the course, along with the choice of a 16 bar cut of audition material they would like to have for their audition books. We will work both one-on-one and as a group, analyzing, interpreting, and ultimately cleaning/polishing final performances of these musical numbers. The goal is to help identify what we connect with on a personal level in the songs we bring to the table, and how we can find new ways of giving them authentic life on stage, utilizing these core elements. This class is for those who are interested in taking their musical theater performance to the next level, and to ultimately help give performers a “boost” in the effectiveness of their unique interpretations of modern and classical musical theater repertoire. Find out more at https://thewrp.org/event/wrp-education-department-2020-winter-course-catalo… Feel free to send any questions to our Education Director, August Scarpelli, at 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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CLASS: “SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE” at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Hannah Hilty 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE NEXT COURSE IN THEIR NEW EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - AND IT’S COMING UP QUICKLY!! SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE Instructor: Kyle Huff Dates/Time: January 23rd - March 12th / Thursdays 4:30pm - 6:00pm(8 weeks) Ages 13+ (Including adults!) Cost: $95.00 DEADLINE for registration is 24 hours before the first class (January 22nd). Come and explore our greatest poet! On our journey we’ll not only find ourselves in some of the greatest plays ever performed and poems ever written; but, we will discover the true art of play and the joy of group creativity as we build a brand new performance based on The Bard’s work. In this course we will… ● Introduce students to the significance of Shakespeare in our culture. ● Introduce the students to and expand upon effective use of narrative storytelling, acting, memorization, relevant production elements (i.e. set creation, costuming, lighting, properties, marketing), elocution, rhetoric, and classical literature. ● Discover the joy of Shakespeare’s poetry by performing his speeches, soliloquies, and scenes. ● Create an open and creative environment for all of our artists. Find out more at https://thewrp.org/event/wrp-education-department-2020-winter-course-catalo… Feel free to send any questions to our Education Director, August Scarpelli, at august(a)thewrp.org <augusts(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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DAREN STAHL HEADSHOTS & PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY
by beezersh＠aol.com 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Hello NEOHIOPAL friends! I am Daren Stahl, also known as “Helen Todd’s husband” if you are in the musical theater or opera scene in CLE☺️. If you are looking for new headshots or your first headshot. Or, if you need a production photographer, I have much of my work available for preview in the links below. Postings on a NEOHIOPAL are packed with audition notices. Auditions are everywhere! Why wait to look fabulous for your next audition ?! Book your NEW YEAR NEW LOOK headshot today! Peace,~Daren Stahl PhotographyContact Daren Stahl: beezersh(a)aol.com Daren Stahl Headshots$80 for a 1/2 hour session and up to 3 digitally retouched photos are yours to keep AS WELL AS print release on the rest of the session. Indoor, outdoor, B&W or color. Longer sessions available. Headshot Portfolio: https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Headshot-Sessions/Studioheadshots/ "Daren, you really did an amazing job on these photos..... breath taking. You have no idea how happy and pleased I am." "Thank you so much for capturing my beauty." ~Lorrainna "This has been a most enjoyable experience" ~ Evelyn "You have perfectly captured his essence -- his warmth and friendliness....we are so appreciative to have these images as we mark this big milestone" ~ Julie Production shots are one of the best ways to promote your theater’s product. I can help you get the word out for your next project. Schedule your company's production shots today! Daren has worked for: Mercury Theatre Company, Great Lakes Theater Actor-Teacher program, Heights Youth Theater, Hathaway Brown School, Theatre in the Circle, and more! "Thanks to Daren Stahl photography for the great pictures!" ~ Mercury Theatre Company Production Photography $275 for a full-company dress rehearsal. Full Gallery access, downloads, and prints made available. SMALLER ENSEMBLES PAY LESS! To learn more about Daren and view his production portfolio click below: https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Events/Production-Portfolio/ To view Daren's pricing page and for longer portrait sessions, SENIOR PORTRAITS TOO and more, click below. https://darenstahl.smugmug.com/Site-Pages/n-p8xckD/Pricing Contact Daren Stahl: beezersh(a)aol.com OR you can contact through the Smugmug links. See you soon!Daren Stahl Photography

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Not Too Late - Matilda Auditions
by Mike Skerritt 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

It's not too late to audition for the Happy Ending Lyric Player's spring production, Matilda the Musical! The final audition is tonight, Monday, January 20 from 7 to 9:30 PM at the First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland at 3630 Fairmount Boulevard (at Eaton Road) in Shaker Heights. Park in the back and come in through the Portico entrance and follow the signs to Spahr Center. HELP does NOT precast and ALL roles are open! We will host open auditions for all performers (no need to sign up or register, just come have some fun on stage). If you have time, please prepare 32 bars of an upbeat song for auditions and be prepared to do some light dancing. An accompanist will be provided. Make sure you have your sheet music as well! But if you haven't had time to prepare a song our director and music director will find a way to check your vocal skills. Some individuals may be asked to do a cold reading from a scene from the show. The show runs March 20 - March 29! If you are interested but can't come tonight, or If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Director Kelley "Helen" Pernicone at kpernicone(a)gmail.com! We look forward to seeing your audition! Mike Skerritt

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CORRECTION! Meet Jon Martinez, the Dynamic Director & Choreographer of “Scottsboro Boys,” Opens Feb. 7th
by sue holland johnson 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

On "Wake Up And Live With the Arts" Jon MartinezDirector & Choreographer"Scottsbore Boys"Beck Center for the Arts CORRECTION: Play runs February 7 (not 1/25) - February 23. WUAL with Jon Martinezhttps://youtu.be/4jh5aF4fhKI Meet Jon Martinez, the dynamic Director & Choreographer of “Scottsboro Boys,” the musical, opening at Beck Center, February 7th. Jon chats with Sue Johnson, Host, about the artistic development of this true story of 9 black males falsely accused "regarding a white girl."Tune in to learn about the career inspirations & challenges Jon has experienced in his personal & professional life as he prepares “Scottsboro Boys,” which runs ‘til February 23. Thanks to Julie Gilliland,Marketing Director, for arranging the “Wake Up And Live with the Arts” & Beck Center interviews, hosted by Rainey Institute. Sue Johnson Director, Wake Up And Live’s Actors’ Studio Producer, “Wake Up And Live With the Arts” WUAL with Jon Martinezhttps://youtu.be/4jh5aF4fhKI Sue Johnson Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts" wakeupandlives(a)gmail.com

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Auditions 3 Weeks Away!
by fctheatre 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

French Creek Theatre<https://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/theatre> is pleased to announce auditions for... And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Directed by Chris Bizub Ten strangers arrive on an isolated island after receiving mysterious invitations. Stranded by a violent storm, their holiday soon turns deadly as scandalous secrets are revealed, and one-by-one they begin to die. As a children's nursery rhyme counts down the murders, it's up to the guests to discover the killer before none are left. PERFORMANCES April 24-May 10, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30PM Sundays @ 3:00PM AUDITIONS Sunday, February 9th & Monday, February 10th 7:00PM - 9:30PM OPEN CALL (no appointment necessary) CALLBACKS Sunday, February 16th 7:00PM - 9:30PM PREPARATION Resume and headshot required Auditions will consist of readings from the script For more information contact director Chris Bizub<mailto:cmb164@zips.uakron.edu> All actors cast receive a stipend. CAST REQUIREMENTS 11 Roles - 8 M, 3 F Must be 18 years or older Anthony James Marston - a handsome but amoral and irresponsible young man, who killed two young children while driving recklessly, for which he feels no remorse and accepts no personal responsibility. (M, 20s) Mrs Rogers- the cook/housekeeper and Thomas Rogers' wife, a pale and ghost-like woman who walks in mortal fear. (F, 40s+) General John Gordon MacArthur - a retired World War I war hero, who sent his late wife's lover (a younger officer, Arthur Richmond) to his death by assigning him to a mission where it was practically guaranteed he would not survive. (M, 50s+) Rogers - the butler and Ethel Rogers' husband. He dominates his weak-willed wife, and they killed their former employer by withholding her medicine, causing the woman to die from heart failure, thus inheriting the money she bequeathed them in her will. (M, 40s+) Emily Caroline Brent - an elderly, pious spinster who accepts the vacation on Soldier Island largely due to financial constraints. Years earlier, she had dismissed her teenage maid for becoming pregnant out of wedlock. Beatrice, who had already been rejected by her parents for the same reason, drowned herself, which Miss Brent considered an even worse sin. (F, 50s+) Dr Edward George Armstrong - a fussy doctor, responsible for the death of a patient after he operated on her while drunk many years earlier. (M, 40s+) William Henry Blore - a former police inspector and now a private investigator. Blore arrives under the alias "Davis" from South Africa, on the island for "security work." (M, Late 30s - 40s) Philip Lombard - a soldier of fortune. Lombard is accused of causing the deaths of a number of East African tribesmen, after stealing their food and abandoning them to their deaths. (M, 30s-40s) Vera Elizabeth Claythorne - a cool, efficient, resourceful young woman who is on leave from her position as a sports mistress at a third-rate girls' school. (F, 20s-30s) Justice Wargrave - a retired judge, known as a "hanging judge" for liberally awarding the death penalty in murder cases. (M, 50s+) Fred Narracott - the boatman who delivers the guests to the island. (M, 30s-50s) "And Then There Were None" is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

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THIS IS NOT RAMONA'S FAULT by Mara Layne | February 10
by Playwrights Local 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Playwrights Local Presents A Free Staged Reading THIS IS NOT RAMONA'S FAULT Written by Mara Layne Directed by Christine McBurney Dramaturgy by Les Hunter Developed in Playwrights Local’s 2020 Play Lab incubator http://www.playwrightslocal.org/2020-play-lab-readings/ https://www.facebook.com/events/2208027596169026/ FEATURING Featuring Marcella Grace Michalakes, Bre Womble, Elisa Fuentes, and Casey Venema SYNOPSIS Ramona, 16, navigates the aftermath of loss as it impacts her friendships, family and intimate life. DATE/TIME Monday, February 10 at 7:00 pm FREE No tickets or reservations required VENUE Creative Space at Waterloo Arts 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44110

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Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute Summer 2020 auditions for Amélie and HAIR
by Beatrice Katz 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute Summer 2020 Production Season * Amélie and HAIR* Auditions for 2020 season: Feb.7th (4-7 pm) Feb. 8th (2-5:30 pm) Feb. 9th(1-4 pm) Call backs/HAIR - Feb.19th (4:30- 8 pm) Call backs /Amélie-Feb. 22nd (2-5 pm), Feb.23rd (2-5 pm)& Feb.24th (5-7 pm) General auditions for the shows will be held together. Callbacks will be held separately. The rehearsal schedule is set up so that students can participate in both productions. Email for an appointment: hbti_auditions(a)hb.edu Please prepare a one minute, memorized musical selection that is character driven and a one minute, memorized monologue from a play. Bring sheet music - an accompanist will be provided. Dance call for *Amélie* will be during call backs. Please Note: *T**o* be eligible to participate in these productions you must attend at least 1 session of HBTI 2020 Summer Training. There is a production fee associated with each show. *Amélie*, with book by Craig Lucas, music by Daniel Messé and lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel Messé is a "tuneful love story with a sophisticated score!". "Pure joy! An unabashed crowd-pleaser!" says *Entertainment Weekly*. HBTI's production of *Amélie* runs for 6 performances: June 26 - July 5, 2020. It is directed and choreographed by Bebe Weinberg Katz, musical direction by John Krol, set and projection design by T.Paul Lowry with costume and prop design by Vanessa Cook. *Newsday *says *Amélie* has bushels of imagination and the* Telegraph *says *Amélie* abounds with heart." Amélie is an extraordinary young woman who lives quietly in the world but loudly in her mind. She covertly improvises small but surprising acts of kindness that bring joy and mayhem. But when the chance at love comes her way, Amélie realizes that to find love she'll have to risk everything and say what's in her heart. Be inspired by this imaginative dreamer who finds her voice, discovers the power of connections and sees the possibility around every corner. Roles available from grade 4 through college. For addition information about Amélie go to https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/62763/amelie or go to HBTI Audition 2020 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8QKaJHDOIjB-dHLgzv7WBinZjd1qfkL1s28skV…> For more information about HBTI contact Bebe Weinberg Katz : bkatz(a)hb.edu Email for an appointment: hbti_auditions(a)hb.edu *HAIR* - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. *HAIR* won the Tony Award for best rival of a musical in 2009. HBTI's production of *HAIR* runs for 6 performances: July 24 - August 2, 2020. It is directed and choreographed by Dan Hendrock, musical direction by John Krol, set and projection design by T.Paul Lowry with costume and prop design by Vanessa Cook. HAIR opened on Broadway in 1968 and became the archetype musical of the 60's, the love song of the flower-children generation. Clive Barnes of the* New York Times* describes it as "so likable, so new, so fresh and so unassuming, even in its pretensions. It is the first Broadway musical in some time to have the authentic voice of today rather than the day before yesterday." The 1968 hippie rock musical remains relevant as ever as it celebrates community, identity, politics and peace. Roles available from 8th grade through college. For addition information about HAIR go to https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44626/hair or go to HBTI Audition 2020 <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8QKaJHDOIjB-dHLgzv7WBinZjd1qfkL1s28skV…> For information about HBTI contact Bebe Weinberg Katz at bkatz(a)hb.edu Email for an appointment: hbti_auditions(a)hb.edu

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