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PREVIEW WEEKEND: MAR 23 - APR 13 | Gloria at CPT
by Caitlin Lewins 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Cleveland Public Theatre presents Gloria<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/gloria/> By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Beth Wood, CPT's Associate Artistic Director & Director of Production A simultaneously funny and shocking adrenaline rush of a show skewering the opportunistic culture of modern media. MARCH 23 - APRIL 13 A group of bickering editorial assistants at a prestigious magazine are chasing the dream: a book deal before they turn 30 and a shot at fame when an ordinary day at the office becomes a living nightmare. The stakes for who gets the story skyrocket when crisis offers an opportunity for a career-defining moment. Inside America's media machine, who has the right to tell whose story? Simultaneously funny and shocking, Gloria is an adrenaline rush of a show skewering the opportunistic culture of modern media. FEATURING: Isaiah Betts, Sally Groth*, Keith Kornajcik, Michael Prosen, Sarah Maria Yannie, Evangeline Zhiyi Han *Actor appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. THE CREATIVE PRODUCTION TEAM INCLUDES: Raymond Bobgan - Producer Maes Lunaria M. - Stage Manager Inda Blatch-Geib - Costume & SFX Designer Benjamin Gantose - Lighting & Scenic Designer Kevin Inouye - Fight Designer James Kosmatka - Sound Designer NOTE: CPT's production of Gloria includes sudden, loud gunshots, and graphic violence. For additional context about the production, we strongly encourage you to contact the Box Office with questions at 216.631.2727 x501 or boxoffice(a)cptonline.org<mailto:boxoffice@cptonline.org?subject=FREEview%20Reservation>. Tickets are $15 - $35 Students/Seniors receive $5 off on Friday and Saturday nights. Preview, Monday, & Thursday: $15 Fridays & Saturdays: $35 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 CPT is located in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or CPT Box Office (216) 631-2727 x501. Caitlin Lewins Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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FIRST WEEKEND: MAR 21 - APR 20 | Test Flight at CPT | 7 workshop productions by Northeast Ohio and national artists
by Caitlin Lewins 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Cleveland Public Theatre presents TEST FLIGHT 2019<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/category/series/te…> Featuring 7 workshop productions by Northeast Ohio and national artists as part of CPT's New Play Development Program MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 Test Flight 2019 is a multi-week series that showcases new work on its way to full production. Test Flight provides both local and national artists with the keys to the theatre and the opportunity to co-produce original works-in-progress. The series encourages risk-taking and an entrepreneurial spirit towards creating new work while offering artists a structured support system. Week 1: March 21 - 23 HOW BLOOD GO<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-1-how-blood-g…> Written by Lisa Langford, 2018/2019 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellow Directed by Darius J. Stubbs Week 2: March 28 - 30 EMERGENCE<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-2-emergence/> Composed & Directed by Molly Andrews-Hinders Created by Molly Andrews-Hinders & ensemble WEEK 3: APRIL 4 - 6 (DOUBLE BILL) SORRY DOESN'T SWEETEN HER TEA<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-3-sorry-doesn…> Short story by Helen Oyeyemi (per an arrangement with The Wylie Agency) Adapted & Directed by Lauren Joy Fraley, 2018/2019 Joan Yellen Horvitz Director Fellow CLEOPATRA BOY<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-3-sorry-doesn…> Conceived & Directed by Sherrine Azab & Jake Hooker with A Host Of People Week 4: April 11 - 13 ZOODIAC<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-4-zoodiac-div…> Written by Rich Stimac DIVIDUAL<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-4-zoodiac-div…> Text by Paul Manganello Music by Michael Malis Week 5: April 18 - 20 TO BE HEALTHY<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/week-5-to-be-healt…> Written & Directed by Jaclyn Renee Vogel Created in collaboration with the performance ensemble Tickets are $10 - 15. Students/Seniors receive $3 off on Friday and Saturday nights. 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102 CPT is located in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District. Tickets available at www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org> or CPT Box Office (216) 631-2727 ext. 501. (Order early at CPT - no sneaky ticket fees, ever.) Caitlin Lewins Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211 Caitlin Lewins Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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FREE Workshop with CLEVELAND CORE ENSEMBLE at CPT
by Caitlin Lewins 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

FREE WORKSHOP WITH THE CLEVELAND CORE ENSEMBLE<https://www.cptonline.org/cleveland-core-ensemble/> Cleveland Public Theatre's (CPT) in-house devising ensemble This three day workshop with Raymond Bobgan, Darius J. Stubbs, and Faye Hargate is focused on physical work of the actor, our approach to voice and song, and actor creation. This session will also function as a selection session for future work. This is a way for performers to get to know us and our way of working. This is also a way to test out the potential for performers to be successful in this process and style of work. Free workshop/selection sessions will be held on the evenings of March 25, 27, and 28 (6:30-10:30p). Participants are expected to attend all three sessions. Participation in this workshop is by application only. Actors may apply by sending a resume and a "one page email" stating the reasons why they are interested in working with Raymond Bobgan and the Cleveland Core Ensemble. Please send email to artistic(a)cptonline.org<mailto:artistic@cptonline.org>. Also let us know if you are interested in being considered for the development phase listed below, or if you would not like to be included in consideration. We will reply to applications in 48 hours after receipt and applications must be received no later than 3/21. DEVELOPMENT PHASE of Masks of Flight, a new work of the Cleveland Core Ensemble. Rehearsals will go from April 7 - June 2 and include public showings near the end of the process, and possibly showings at Station Hope on May 4. Rehearsals are in the evenings on weekdays, and during the day and evenings on the weekends, with an average of 25 hours of rehearsal per week. There are no rehearsals the week of April 22-26. DEVELOPMENT PHASE of Masks of Flight is not yet fully defined. That said, here are standard notifications and disclosures about potential topics: * There may be flying, stage combat/violence, and other highly physical work which involve greater risk than a typical performance. * Costumes have not yet been designed and though nudity is not anticipated, some scenes may include revealing costumes. Consent will be requested based on this at the time of design. * Our rehearsal methods may involve significant touching and contact improv-no hands to breast, booty, or groin without discussion and consent. * Currently we are planning intimate scenes which will be developed without a certified intimacy choreographer. We will seek and implement best practices in this work. * There may be topics in the material that are very disturbing including sexual violence, racisim, sexism and other forms of oppression and violence. * Participation in this work is not a guarantee of inclusion in future development phases of this work. Actors will be offered an honorarium of $450 for their work on this project. Caitlin Lewins Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Ave Cleveland OH, 44102 (216) 631-2727 x211

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Reclamation in the International Online Web Fest Semi-Finals
by Tom Loveman 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

I need your vote! Please support my web series “Reclamation” by voting in the International Online Web Fest semi-finals between now and 8pm GMT Thursday. Vote on Facebook by going to: https://m.me/InternationalOnline <https://m.me/InternationalOnline> Click “Get Started” and follow the prompts. Reclamation is in the Web Series Category. Keep clicking to the right in the gallery. Then click on “Reclamation” when the poster appears. Thanks for your support! Tom _______________________________ Tom Loveman Writer/Producer/Editor Loveman Media LLC website: http://www.lovemanmedia.com <http://www.lovemanmedia.com/> email: tom(a)lovemanmedia.com <mailto:tom@lovemanmedia.com>facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LovemanMedia/ <https://www.facebook.com/LovemanMedia/> twitter: @tom_loveman ig: @tomloveman IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433583 <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433583>

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The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus presents its annual spring concert
by Gordon Petitt 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus presents its annual spring choral celebration on Sunday, May 5th By Gordon Petitt<https://www.clevelandpops.com/author/gordon/> Director of Marketing Cleveland Pops Orchestra March 14, 2019 Cleveland, Ohio One of Northeast Ohio’s most respected choral organizations, The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus, is blending its 60 voices in an afternoon of choral music titled “American Reflections.” The chorus is directed by its renowned chorus master William G. Zurkey. The chorus will be accompanied by pianist Michelle Mauklauf. The concert will take place at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Avon Lake UCC Church, located at 32801 Electric Boulevard, Avon Lake, Ohio, 44012. The concert’s theme, “American Reflections,’’ mirrors the story of our country’s struggles and triumphs, and how America has earned its treasured motto: “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” You will enjoy selections from American composers including Aaron Copland, Morten Lauridsen, Jake Runestad, Williametta Spencer, Shawn Kirchner, plus selections from well-known Broadway musicals and African-American Spirituals. Admission to the performance of “American Reflections” is $10, payable at the door to Avon Lake UCC Church. Parking is free. For further information about the concert, please call the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at 216-765-7677. The Cleveland Pops Orchestra │24000 Mercantile Road #8 │Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Telephone: 216-765-7677│web: www.clevelandpops.com<http://www.clevelandpops.com> │email: glpetitt(a)clevelandpops.com

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"Out of Silence: Abortion Stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign" on University of Akron Campus
by Arts Administration 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The University of Akron’s School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration and New World Performance Lab *proudly* *present*: *Out of Silence: Abortion Stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign. * The production is part of a national project designed to ignite a new conversation surrounding abortion through the art of storytelling. Along with several short plays written by female playwrights from across the country, we would like to include some pieces from *YOU!* Do you have your own story about abortion? Tell us. It can be a story, a poem, a song, a picture, a feeling. Please consider submitting to our Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9EbO6Dx8WtwkBA5ljxz3i9E_r5l7BfE-… -- *Graduate Assistant* School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration The University of Akron Akron, OH 44325 Phone: (330) 972.7895 Website: uakron.edu/dtaa <http://www.uakron.edu/dtaa> Facebook: facebook.com/TheArtsStartHere <http://www.facebook.com/TheArtsStartHere> Instagram: *instagram.com/artsstarthere/ <http://instagram.com/artsstarthere/>* Twitter: twitter.com/ArtsStartHere

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Berko review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL @ Beck Center
by Roy Berko 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *CAPSULE JUDGEMENT: Nicole Sumlin is superb as Billie Holiday, Ed Ridley plays one mean piano and Bradford McGhee plucks a happy tune. The result is a special evening of musical theater! This is an absolutely must see!* *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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Young Frankenstein and A New Brain Auditions Next Week
by Will C Crosby 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre JOINT AUDITIONS FOR YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN AND A NEW BRAIN! YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN & A NEW BRAIN MARCH 24 | 6 PM MARCH 25 | 7 PM Sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0D4FAFA629ABF85-joint Walk-ins and Video auditions also welcome! JOINT AUDITIONS for both productions. Directed by Will C. Crosby Sunday, March 24 from 6pm-10pm Monday, March 25 from 7pm-10pm 5-minute audition slots BY APPOINTMENT Callbacks: Wednesday March 27th 6:30pm-10pm Saturday March 30th 12pm-4pm Because the shows overlap, you can only be cast in one. However, you are welcome to audition for both if you would like to. Questions? Contact the director, Will C. Crosby – Willcodycrosby(a)gmail.com PREPARATION Please prepare the following: Please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of either show (PLEASE DO NOT SING MATERIAL FROM THE SHOW). Bring sheet music in the appropriate key (accompanist will be provided). Bring a headshot and resume if you have them. Please bring a list of conflict dates you may have during the rehearsal period. No conflicts will be accepted for any performance dates or during tech week. CVLT does not offer union contracts or cast understudies and all performers are volunteers. ALL ROLES AVAILABLE. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN INFORMATION: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan PRODUCTION DATES: July 19, 20, 26, 27, 28 and August 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Regular Rehearsals will start June 2nd. Rehearsals will be held based on actor availability. 4-5 days a week expected. Sunday-Thursday 7-10 Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. Casting Requirements Looking for a cast of 30, ages 16+ for all roles. All Races, Genders, and Ethnicities will be considered for all parts. Most Characters will play multiple parts. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein Brilliant brain surgeon, professor and grandson of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein. Gender: Male Age: 20 to 40 Vocal range: Bb2-G4 The Monster The misunderstood creation of Dr. Frankenstein. Gender: Male Vocal range: Db2-Bb4 Igor Frederick’s faithful, bright-eyed, eager servant and friend with a hunchback. Gender: Male Age: 18 to 35 Vocal range: Bb2-G4 Inga Frederick’s young assistant. Attractive and a resident of Transylvania. Gender: Female Age: 18 to 30 Vocal range: G3-A5 Elizabeth Benning Frederick’s boisterous fiancé. Gender: Female Age: 20 to 40 Vocal range: F#3-F5 Frau Blücher Stern housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate and former lover of Victor Frankenstein. Gender: Female Age: 35 to 60 Vocal range: E3-C5 Inspector Hans Kemp The head of police in Transylvania. Driven by justice, with a wooden arm and leg. Gender: Male Age: 30 to 60 Vocal range: A2-F4 The Hermit A lonely, blind town hermit, hoping for a friend. Gender: Male Age: 30 to 60 Vocal range: Ab2-F4 Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein The infamous Dr. Frankenstein and Frederick’s grandfather. Gender: Male Age: 40 to 65 Vocal range: C#2-F4 Ziggy The village idiot. Gender: Male/Female Age: 18 to 30 Vocal range: D3-Eb4 Ensemble Gravediggers, Villagers, Medical Students, Passengers, Mad Scientists Gender: Any Ages: 16-60+ Looking for 15-20 strong ensemble members A NEW BRAIN INFORMATION: A NEW BRAIN Music & Lyrics by William Finn Book by William Finn & James Lapine PRODUCTION DATES: August 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 Regular Rehearsals will start June 23rd. Rehearsals will be held based on actor availability. 3-4 days a week expected. Sunday-Thursday 7-10 By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, here is an energetic, sardonic, often comical musical about a composer during a medical emergency. Gordon collapses into his lunch and awakes in the hospital, surrounded by his maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a co-worker, the doctor, and the nurses. Reluctantly, he had been composing a song for a children’s television show that features a frog – Mr. Bungee – and the specter of this large green character and the unfinished work haunts him throughout his medical ordeal. What was thought to be a tumor turns out to be something more operable, and Gordon recovers, grateful for a chance to compose the songs he yearns to produce. Casting Requirements: This is an Ensemble piece, all characters will serve as multiple roles. Looking for a cast of 10 diverse performers. This show is completely sung through and performers should be comfortable with learning a lot of music in a little time. GORDON MICHAEL SCHWINN – The Song Writer A HOMELESS LADY-The Homeless Lady RHODA- The Best Friend/Co-worker NANCY D- The Thin Nurse RICHARD- The Nice Nurse BUNGEE- The Tyrannical Boss JAFAR BERENSTEINER- The Doctor THE MINISTER- The Priest ROGER DELLI-BOVI- The Boyfriend MIMI SCHWINN – The Mother Questions? Contact the director, Will C. Crosby – Willcodycrosby(a)gmail.com

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FW: AUDITIONS for TUCK EVERLASTING directed by FRED STERNFELD
by fctheatre 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

French Creek Theatre<http://metroparks.cc/theatre.php> announces auditions for... TUCK EVERLASTING Book by Claudia Shear & Tim Federle Music by Chris Miller | Lyrics by Nathan Tysen Based on the novel by Natalie Babbitt Director - Fred Sternfeld Choreographer - Jen Justice Music Director - David Williams Set Designer - Derek Green Sound Designer - Stan Kozak Light Designer - Rob Peck Costume Designer - Inda Blatch-Geib Stage Manager - Charlene Hartley Dance Captain - Marlee Roberts Floyd The woods of Treegap, New Hampshire beckon eleven-year-old Winnie Foster to escape her humdrum, small town life. Once within, she discovers a spring with a powerful secret, and a boy with a mysterious past. Pursued by a strange man in yellow, she learns the truth about the connection between the boy's family and the water, and is forced to make a decision with everlasting consequences. PERFORMANCES July 19 - August 4, 2019 Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM Sundays at 3:00PM AUDITIONS Saturday, April 6 10:00AM-11:00AM BY APPOINTMENT Email<mailto:fctheatre@metroparks.cc> or call (440) 949-5200 to reserve a 5-minute slot Callbacks by invitation immediately following. Callbacks will consist of a dance audition and singing and reading from the script. *If you are unable to make this date, a video submission is acceptable. To inquire about a video submission, please write to director Fred Sternfeld<mailto:fredsternfeld@gmail.com>* PREPARATION · Present a memorized, one-minute song that is character / objective driven. Songs from the show or other Broadway musicals are acceptable. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. · Present a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR read a selection from the script. Sides will be available at auditions to look over. · Please bring a resume/headshot or a list of experience and picture of yourself. REHEARSALS Beginning June, 2019. Rehearsals will be scheduled based on availability of the cast on weekday evenings and weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 4 to 5 times per week. There will also be one cast gathering in March or April for a meet and greet and read / sing through. CAST REQUIREMENTS Open roles highlighted. Seeking a multi-racial, multi-ethnic cast. All actors receive a stipend. WINNIE - CAST Calista Zajac JESSE TUCK - CAST Stephen Sandham MILES TUCK - CAST Aidan McKeon MAE TUCK - CAST Amiee Collier PA TUCK - Male, 40's. Once awakened, a vibrant, virile man. He is an indulgent father, a fond if forgetful husband, but a true soul with a deep well of love and profound understanding of the life around him. NANA - CAST Jeanne Task MAN IN YELLOW SUIT - Male, 60's. Creepy and persuasive, a man with an obsession, a secret. HUGO - CAST Josh McElroy BETSY FOSTER - Female, 30's. Winnie's mother. A gentle woman almost broken by grief and fear and loss. Adversity finds her brave and unbending. CONSTABLE JOE - Male, 60's. Seemingly a buffoon, his simple manner belies a sharp wit and kind heart. ENSEMBLE - Any gender, ages 10+. A strong singing and dancing ensemble that also plays other characters including the people working at and participating in the Carnival. CREATIVE STAFF FRED STERNFELD, DIRECTOR Fred is pleased to be returning to French Creek Theatre, where he has directed eight productions over the last ten years: Baby, Steel Magnolias, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker, The Fantasticks, The Glass Menagerie, Next to Normal and Death of a Salesman. Over the past 40 years, he has concentrated his efforts on directing more than 130 productions in Cleveland, Seattle and Dallas. Current local directorial credits include Other Desert Cities at Clague Playhouse, the upcoming Mamma Mia! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, You Can't Take It With You at Karamu House Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Coach House Theatre and Good People at Aurora Theatre. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards, some of which are listed here: Company, Les Miserables: School Edition and A Little Night Music at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, Next to Normal, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker and Baby at TrueNorth, Rent and Into the Woods at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute, Yellowman and The Bluest Eye at Karamu Theatre, Saturday Night, Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical, Conversations With My Father and Man of La Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at Cain Park. Additionally, he and his wife Randi recently started producing shows on Broadway - the off broadway hit (transferring to Broadway in February) Be More Chill, the upcoming revival of The Secret Garden and a new musical written by Jerry Zucker (film: Airplane, Naked Gun, Ghost) currently titled Intermission! The Musical! www.fredsternfeld.com<http://www.fredsternfeld.com>. DAVID A. WILLIAMS, MUSIC DIRECTOR David was born in Cleveland, Ohio into a musical family. His older brother, Wayne, was minister of music at East Mount Zion Baptist Church where the family attended and W.C. Handy was a cousin to their maternal grandmother. David began his professional career as a pianist for "The Gene Carroll/Entertainment Five Show" (WEWS-TV, ABC). In junior high school at the time, he was hired as music director for the last five years of its run. During this time, he sang with the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and studied piano and voice at Cleveland State University. David also attended Summer Music Academy in Hudson, Ohio. There, he studied choral conducting with William Appling and Robert Shaw. David then left Cleveland to attend The University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. While there, he worked on productions of Carousel; Flora, the Red Menace; Chess; Evita; Into the Woods; and Two Gentlemen of Verona. In 1988, he earned his bachelor's degree in Jazz and Studio Music. Upon graduation, he began three years of sailing around the world with Princess Cruises. David would play the main lounge shows, with small combos, or solo piano bar. In 1991, David returned to Cincinnati and in 1993, earned his master's degree in Orchestral Conducting. He then moved to Ft. Lauderdale where he musically directed shows with Jean Ann Ryan Productions for the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet. These productions included George M; Chorus Line; Dreamgirls; Hello, Dolly; Pippin; Meet Me in St. Louis; and My Fair Lady. David left Ft. Lauderdale when he started conducting over six hundred performances of Smokey Joe's Café in Reno, Nevada; Germany; Switzerland; and Brazil. He later returned to Germany for productions of Beauty and the Beast and Grease. In 2007, David joined a company of West Side Story as assistant conductor/principal pianist. The tour included performances in Italy, Holland, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and China. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the show and included the Chinese premiere. A U.S. tour of I Can't Stop Loving You, a Ray Charles tribute, followed. After this, he decided to move back home to be closer to his family. Back in northeast Ohio, David performs with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at Severance Hall and has conducted productions of Ragtime; A Little Night Music; Les Miserables; 1940's Radio Hour; 13, The Musical; She Loves Me; Jesus Christ Superstar; Sideshow; Man of La Mancha; Five Guys Named Moe; The Boys from Syracuse; and Children of Eden at various theaters. JEN JUSTICE, CHOREOGRAPHER Jen is honored to be a part of this amazing production team of Tuck Everlasting at French Creek Theatre. She has been working in the Cleveland area as both a choreographer and performer for more than 20 years. Her work has appeared at several local venues, including Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, The Cassidy Theatre, Lakeland Civic Theatre, The Fine Arts Association, True North, Pickwick and Frolic, as well as several high school and youth theater productions. Favorite production credits include Chicago, Pippin, American Idiot, The Producers, Spamalot, Shrek, White Christmas, Seussical, Grease, Beauty and The Beast, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Legally Blonde, as well as 7 installments of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a performer, Jennifer has appeared in local productions of Chicago (Roxie Hart), A Chorus Line (Cassie), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), The Addams Family (Morticia), The Pajama Game (Gladys Hotchkiss), Steel Magnolias (Truvy), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally), and most recently Rhetta Cupp in Theatre in The Circle's production of Pump Boys and Dinettes

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The Rules of the Playground
by Deb Lemire 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Celebrate Women’s History Month! Queen Bee Productions presents The Rules of the Playground: An Evening of Works by Carolyn Gage March 22-30 in Weathervane Playhouse’sintimate Dietz Theatre. Carolyn Gage is an award-winning lesbian feminist playwrightand activist. Rules presents six ofGage’s hardest-hitting plays; daring, heartbreaking, principled, bitter, andoften very funny, exploring cultural norms, expectations, and gender roles. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/623133988130626/?active_tab=discussion Tickets are available by calling 330-836-2626 or going to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com

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