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HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE - SUMMER 2019 - REGISTER NOW
by Beatrice Katz 26 May '19

26 May '19

HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE REGISTER FOR SUMMER TRAINING - 2019 Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI), now in it's 7th year, offers conservatory style performing arts training and professional production experiences for young people from first grade through college. HBTI, a part of the Performing Arts Department at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, offers young people a challenging curriculum of drama, dance and/or music, as well as the opportunity to participate in fully staged productions. HBTI boasts instructors who are some of the top professional actors, directors, designers and academics in the area, and who have a long list of successful former students who have gone on to major university theatre programs, Broadway, national touring companies, film and television. HBTI faculty for 2019 season includes Comfort Dolo, Katie Gibson, Dan Hendrock, Klara Hrcik, Bebe Weinberg Katz, John Krol, Rebekah Sharpe and Ryan Zarecki. Directing this summer's productions will be Bebe Weinberg Katz and Dan Hendrock with music direction by John Krol, scenic design and projections by T. Paul Lowry, lighting design by Tom West, sound design by Carlton Guc and, costume and prop design by Vanessa Cook HBTI offers unique theatre programming on three levels: PRIME( grades 1-3) , INTERMEDIATE (grades 4-6) and PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING (7th- college). Special advanced curriculum is available for high school students who qualify. *Session One *and *Session Two* are each 3-week long and *Session Three *is for 2 weeks. Session start dates are: June 17, July 7 and July 29 respectively. HBTI Director Bebe Weinberg Katz said, "While the training at HBTI is geared toward the young performer with professional aspirations, all our students gain the confidence, discipline and social skills that will help give them the extra edge in this highly-competitive world, no matter what their eventual field of pursuit. The students also find the process immensely *FUN, *exciting, rewarding and a great place to make life long friends." "Best Summers Ever!" Jessica Hirsh ( *King and I, Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line , Fiddler on the Roof, Into the Woods*) Since 2013 Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI) has been the summer theatre home for more than 900 students who have taken classes and workshops in acting, musical theatre and dance and nearly 400 of its students have been involved in HBTI's highly acclaimed productions. These productions have received numerous broadwayworld.com nominations and awards for direction, choreography, set and sound design and best production for young audiences. Some of the high nominated shows included HBTI *productions of The Music Man, 25th (2018), Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2018), Children of Eden (2017), *Into the Woods (2016), Rent -school edition (2015) A Chorus Line (2014) and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (2013). This season, HBTI will mount two full productions: *OLIVER!*, directed and choreographed by Bebe Weinberg Katz, (June 28 - July 7) and A NEW BRAIN, directed by Dan Hendrock (July 26 – August 4). HBTI productions are a direct extension of the training. "Our shows allow the students to apply the tools and techniques they learn during the day in productions mounted by top professional directors and designers." Katz added, "Our young performers have the opportunity to participate in productions of the highest professional level. To find out more about the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute and to register for summer training sessions, visit www.hb.edu/hbti. Check out the photos, the *new *Intermediate curriculum, the advance acting options, the schedule and course description for all of our programs and make certain you take a minute to watch the videos on our movie page. If you have additional questions email HBTI director, Bebe Weinberg Katz at bkatz(a)hb.edu

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ANNIE MANN THE MUSICAL
by david mcdougald 26 May '19

26 May '19

**UPDATED May 26, 2019 $$$ PAID STUDIO WORK $$$ For “ANNIE MANN The Musical”*** OPEN AUDTIONS!!! CGA Productions Group is seeking talented singers to complete pre-production on this new original musical featuring the music of Dreadlock Dave & My Friend Bill. PROCESS: Please send an introductory email (not necessary, but feel free to include resume, head shot, demo reel, etc...) to cgaproductionsgroup(a)gmail.com with the choice of the character you’d like to audition for. (Please See Vocal Ranges & Info Below) In return you will receive an audition track with a guide vocal and an instrumental version of the same track along with a lyric sheet. We will then ask you to submit a video audition (cell phone quality OK) asap but within one week. If selected we will invite you into the studio for paid recording session. ANNIE MANN The Musical CHARACTERS We are still seeking two more of the main characters to complete pre-production: FILIUS (The Teen Angel Trying To Get His Wings, Uplifting & Smart) Vocal Range A3-D4 (Male Age 18) THE VOICE OF GOD (The Charming Old Guy ala Jimmy Durante, animated and fun) Vocal Range A2-D4 (Male Age 50’s) The roles below have been cast for pre-production but we are still searching for understudies aka choir members, please feel free to request an audition package for any character ANNIE MANN (Annie has be cast for pre-production but we are searching for understudies aka choir members) (The young girl who wants to save the world and her Dad Avery Mann) Vocal Range A3-D5 (Female Age 11) AVERY MANN (Annie has be cast for pre-production but we are searching for understudies aka choir members) (The Male Lead Caring Father & Artist But Stubborn, Selfish & Lost, Love Interest Of Christina) Vocal Range A2-G4 (Male Age 33) CHRISTINA (MANN) (Christina has be cast for pre-production but we are searching for understudies aka choir members) (The Caring, Hippie-like Love Interest Of Avery, Just Wants To Be Avery’s Wife & Stepmother To Annie) Vocal Range G3-B4 (Ability To RAP) (Female Age 27) THE JANITOR (The Janitor has be cast for pre-production but we are searching for understudies aka choir members) (The Flamboyant, Animated, Fun & Smart Raconteur) Vocal Range A2-A#4 (Male Or Female Age 25-55) DR. SIGMUND (Sigmund has be cast for pre-production but we are searching for understudies aka choir members) (The Evil Antagonist, Controlling “German” Psychiatrist) Vocal Range G3-E4 (Male Age 50-60’s) OPEN AUDTIONS!!! If you are interested in a audition please send an introductory email to cgaproductionsgroup(a)gmail.com

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Review of "Central Concern" at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Bob Abelman 26 May '19

26 May '19

‘Central Concern’ at Cleveland Public Theatre offers an absurdist civics lesson Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Imagine if Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s political satire “Threepenny Opera,” where the characters make life decisions based solely on the desire for material things, was about the Ohio real estate industry. Then picture this play-with-music living inside the grotesque world of a Hieronymus Bosch painting that is populated by the menacing but buffoonish Blue Meanies from “Yellow Submarine.” Such is “Central Concern,” a delightfully subversive and genuinely bizarre work conceived and directed by Pandora Robertson, who is the 2018 recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for playwriting. The one-act, 85-minute play’s world premiere production, in partnership with the Ohio City Theatre Project, is on stage and pretty much in your face at Cleveland Public Theatre. For more of this review, go to: www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/

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STATEMENTS AFTER AN ARREST UNDER THE IMMORALITY ACT @ convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko 26 May '19

26 May '19

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *Capsule Judgment: With the recent election of a new President of South Africa, resulting in a probe of the economic and social status of blacks in that country, con-con’s play choice is relevant. Informing of the horrors of apartheid, which seem to parallel the desires of some of US citizens, also makes the topic germane. Unfortunately, the quality of the script and some of the directorial decisions leave the audience wanting.* *To read the entire review go to: **www.royberko.info* <http://www.royberko.info>*. ** To read the capsule judgements of the other Cleveland reviewers go to: **www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com* <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com> *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*

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Review of "Aida" at Karamu
by Bob Abelman 25 May '19

25 May '19

Karamu’s ‘Aida’ is so good it earns a standing ovation at intermission Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Critics whose beat is Broadway were not kind to “Aida,” the Giuseppe Verdi/Antonio Ghislanzoni 19th-century opera-turned-Elton John/Tim Rice pop musical, when the show opened in 2000. The least subtle but most representative commentary came from The New York Times, which was none-too-pleased with this Disney-produced re-telling of an enslaved Nubian princess who falls in love with a conquering Egyptian captain named Radames, who is betrothed to Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter. “The new Disney cartoon pretending to be a Broadway musical,” it states, “seems stranded in its own candy-colored limbo, thrashing between childish silliness and civic preachiness, between campy spoof and tragic tear-jerker, between two and three dimensions.” It goes on to note that Elton John’s score “has all the memory-grabbing adhesiveness of unchewed gum” and that the show’s “more exalted sentiments, about destiny and duty, are reserved for Mr. Rice's rather perfunctory lyrics.” And yet, “Aida” earned five Tony Awards and played to packed houses for 1,852 performances across 54 months. What audiences discovered and critics missed is on display in the absolutely lovely production being performed at Karamu. For more of this review, go to: www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/

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REGISTER FOR THEATRE CAMP NOW! THE FUN BEGINS JUNE 10th!
by Shaker Summer Theatre 25 May '19

25 May '19

*The City of Shaker Heights Department of Recreation proudly presents:* *SHAKER SUMMER THEATRE - TWO AMAZING CAMPS! GREAT RATES! EXPERIENCED, DEDICATED FACULTY!* Grades 4-11. Each student chooses his or her own direction; musical performance and/or straight theatre (no music). Complete curriculum for each discipline is now offered for each 3-week session! Discover the magic. Participate in scenes or monologues from great plays and/or sing and dance a solo, duet, or trio from the great musicals of Broadway. Everyone gets a leading role. Our philosophy is every child shines; no singing rocks or trees. Fully staffed by theatre professionals and set on the idyllic John Carroll University campus. *LOCATION: John Carroll University, Kulas Auditorium DATES & TIMES: Session 1 – A Variety of Plays and Broadway Standards M-F, Jun 10 – Jun 28 | 9 am – 3 pm Session 2 – A Variety of Plays and Contemporary Broadway M-F, Jul 8 – Jul 26 | 9 am – 3 pm FEE (per session): $450 Shaker Heights Residents / $475 Non-ResidentsTO REGISTER:Contact Artistic Directors Carly N. Dalberg, M.F.A. and Martin Friedman, Ph.D. at ShakerSummerTheatre(a)gmail.com <ShakerSummerTheatre(a)gmail.com>.ORCall the City of Shaker Heights Recreation Department at 216-491-1295 or 216-491-1360.*

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Acting Classes, Modeling Camp, Commercial Camp and Little Kids Modeling Camp filling fast!!
by Barbara Stitzer 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hello All!! Saturday Morning Meisner Technique and scene study for teens and adults start this Saturday. Tuesday night Scene Study is ongoing, Modeling Camp is June 4-7th for tweens and teens, 1-4 there are 2 spots left, Little Kid modeling camp is also June 4-7th, we have morning and later afternoon groups, f spots left in morning, two in afternoon, Commercial camp for kids, teens and Teens is June 4-7th from 4-5. Two spots left! Want to be a part of it? email barb(a)barbstitzer.com! -- All my best, Barb Stitzer Editor in Chief of Northeast Ohio Weddings Magazine Owner of Barb Stitzer Photography and Actors Conservatory Ohio Stalk Me! Http://www.instagram.com/northeastohioweddingsmagazine http://www.instagram.com/barbstitzerphotography http://www.instagram.com/actorsconservatoryohio www.barbstitzer.com 330.714.6261

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Audacious Heels Dance Class
by asia anderson 24 May '19

24 May '19

Come dance a fun and sassy heels routine with Asia Anderson! This is an OPEN LEVELS heels class! (Heels Optional) Then, if you're feeling audacious, film with us! Register - bit.ly/AudDance1 Tuesday- May 28th- 8: 30PM - 9:30PM Location: Ecole de Pole Cleveland 1278 W.9th Cleveland, OH ( In The Bingham) Inquiries: 440-941-0779 IG: @theartofasia $13

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6 actors needed immediately for staged reading of Doric Wilson's Street Theater
by Michael Cranston 24 May '19

24 May '19

I am doing a staged reading about the Stonewall Riots as a benefit for Akron Pride Initiative and GLSEN. It's a definite adult comedy and I am in need of 6 actors to complete my 14 member cast. The roles are: 1 mafia-esque slumlord bar owner, 1 Gay man in analysis, 1 friend of analysis guy, 1 Student radical, 1 newly discovered liberal, and a drag queen or Transwoman. The rehearsals are once a week on Thursdays. The performance readings will take place June 1, (Stagefest in Akron Highland Square 3 PM) 28, 29, 30 in Akron Venues AND August 23 and 24 in Bath, OH.. If you are looking for a small theater gig without a large commitment over the summer, this might be for you. Please contact the director at director.mike.cranston(a)gmail.com,

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Meet Special Guest on "Wake Up And Live With the Arts" . . . Dennis Campbell, Rainey Institute
by sue holland johnson 23 May '19

23 May '19

Meet Special Guest Dennis Campbell, Rainey Institute on "Wake Up And Live With the Arts" https://youtu.be/a0FAJisIkbA WUAL with Dennis Campbell Dennis Campbell, Instrument Inventory Manager Rainey Institute, chats with Sue Johnson, Host. Dennis. a Texas transplant, describes his journey from the Lone Star state to Cleveland, which has been his home for 21 years. A saxophone player in his own right, Dennis describes his duties as Instrument Inventory Manager at Rainey. His love and respect for music, the string and horn instruments shine through, as he shares how he created his system for organizing and maintaining all the musical inventory. Like many of Rainey's staff, Dennis also teaches music to the younger students. https://youtu.be/a0FAJisIkbA WUAL with Dennis Campbell Sue Johnson, SAG/AFTRADirector, Wake Up And Live's Actors' StudioProducer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts"wakeupandlives(a)gmail,comwakeupandlives.com . . . . . . . | Save the Date, Cleveland! | “Black and Blue Rhapsody” A voiceover promo about our WUAL production https://youtu.be/eCV9JfAd2Mw . . . . . . . .

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