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Berko review: KEN LUDWIG'S SHERWOOD THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD @ CPH
by Roy Berko 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *CAPSULE JUDGMENT: “Sherwood” is for those who love to laugh at the ridiculous and see a well-written farce performed at the highest level. The staging, the acting, the technical aspects are superb. Go…laugh…escape from the ridiculousness of what’s going on in this country and the world, and have a good time!!!* *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 "Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood" at Cleveland Play House
by Bob Abelman 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

CPH’s swashbuckling ‘Sherwood’ parodies as it parries Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal The Cleveland Play House’s love affair with Tony Award-winning contemporary playwright Ken Ludwig continues. After staging world premiere productions of his “Leading Ladies” in 2004, “The Game’s Afoot” in 2011, “A Comedy of Tenors” to open its centennial season in 2015, and “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” in 2017, Ludwig’s latest work is on stage at the Allen Theatre. It is easy to see the attraction. Ludwig has mastered the farce formula – the silly situations that escalate into mayhem, the witty repartee delivered at lightning speed, and the performance of highly stylized, high-energy physical funny-business. And his most recent plays, which are comical take-offs of others’ serious works, are branded with his very own name in their titles. “Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood” was commissioned by and received its world premiere at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA in 2017 under the less audacious but more assertively punctuated title “Robin Hood!” Its subsequent name change is due, in part, to avoid comparisons with the many other modern retellings of the Robin Hood legend but, of course, comparisons are inevitable. And they come up favorably. For more of this article, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/

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Prelude2Cinema makes Progress with Blockchain
by Alex P. Michaels 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Prelude2Cinema is going to be using the power of Blockchain to build an economic development organization that supports what we believes to be the “A.B.C.S.” of helping the region live up to its potential. We will focus on “Artists, Blockchain, Cinema and Soundstages (movie studios).” Guiding us through the Blockchain, will be new team member Anthony R. Hancovsky, the founder of EmP (Everybody makes progress). Prelude2Cinema will be using its brand “BlockCityP2C,” to promote and market the startups and businesses it supports. “BlockCityP2C” was founded with funds by JumpStart Core City: Cleveland, KeyBank Business Boost & Build program, The Cleveland Foundation and the City of Cleveland. If you are interested in being part of Prelude2Cinema and BlockCityP2C, contact us at Blockcities(a)prelude2cinema.com For more info on Prelude2Cinema, Visit our press room at http://prelude2cinema.com/press-room/ Sincerely, Alex P. Michaels Cleveland Cinema Czar Prelude2Cinema http://www.prelude2cinema.com "Starving Artists 2 Working Artists” Join our New Social Network http://www.blockcityp2c.com/

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OCT Presents: The Diary of Anne Frank
by Orrville Players 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

Orrville Community Players Present: The Diary Of Anne Frank (By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman, presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Publishing) Orrville Community Theater 307 Hostetler Road Orrville, OH 44667 www.orrvillecommunitytheater.org ✨ Show dates: February 22-24 (Friday and Saturday 7pm shows, Sunday 2pm show) ✨ Tickets available on EventBrite! Only 90 tickets available per show. All seats are general admission. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-diary-of-anne-frank-ticket… <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-diary-of-anne-frank-tickets-55496746262?af…> The play opens on July 6, 1942 in Amsterdam. Because they are Jews, the Frank and van Daan families move into hiding to avoid arrest by the Nazis. Mr. Kraler and Miep Gies, Christian business associates and trusted friends, help everyone get settled in the secret annex: Mr. and Mrs. Frank and their daughters, Margot and Anne, as well as Mr. and Mrs. van Daan and their son, Peter. The outsiders leave, assuring the two families that they will help them in hiding for as long as it takes.

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Staged Reading: Conversations in Courage: "The Meeting"
by Shaker Arts Council 09 Feb '19

09 Feb '19

On Friday, February 22, 2019, the Shaker Arts Council (SHAC) will present Conversations in Courage: A Staged Reading of "The Meeting", a fictional conversation between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The reading will star Peter Lawson Jones as Malcolm X and Greg White as Martin Luther King, Jr. and will be directed by Monica Lee Boone. The performance will be held at Heights Christian Church, 17300 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120. The evening begins at 7:30 pm, and tickets are $15 for students and $25 for adults. SHAC members receive a $5 discount. For reservations and more information call 216.916.9360. Tickets also can be purchased at https://squareup.com/store/shaker-arts-council Shaker Arts Council's Conversations in Courage is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. *---Amara Romano* *Administrative Assistant **Shaker Arts Council ** shakerartscouncil.org <http://shakerartscouncil.org>*

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PRICE LOWERED: Miss Saigon Tickets for Sale 2/13
by Caroline Hilmer 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

*FOR SALE: 2 Tickets to Miss Saigon at Playhouse Square. *The tickets are for Wednesday, 2/13 @ 7:30 pm. The seats are on the ground floor, Orchestra, Row DD, Seats 211 and 212. They are towards the center. I am asking $80 per ticket, for a total of $160. Tickets in this section are priced at $90 each, plus charges that total $19 once you go to checkout. *My tickets save you $39. * ❤❤❤These would be a great early Valentine's Day present❤❤❤ If interested, please email cbhilmer(a)gmail.com. I live in Vermilion, and would be happy to meet up on the westside of Cleveland. No holds, first come, first served. Thank you!

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LCCC Presents Civic Orchestra Concert
by Allison Jack 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

LCCC Presents Civic Orchestra Concert The Lorain County Community College Arts and Humanities division's Civic Orchestra will hold a performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 in the Stocker Arts Center Hoke Theatre. Under the direction of Robert Beckstrom, the orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's "Egmont Overture," Op. 84, Franz Liszt's Totendanz with piano soloist Sean Wilkins, and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in G, Op. 95, from "From the New World." For tickets, call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office at (440) 366-4040. General admission is $9 for adults. Tickets for LCCC students, staff, children and seniors 65+ tickets are $8. Tickets are $7 for groups of 15 or more. For more information, contact the division of Arts and Humanities at (440) 366-4013 or visit www.lorainccc.edu/stocker/civic-orchestra<http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker/civic-orchestra>. Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio. Parking on campus is free. Allison Jack Writer & Project Coordinator | Marketing & Communications Lorain County Community College (440) 366-7082

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Final Call for LCCC Theatre "Six Characters in Search of an Author Auditions"
by Jeremy Benjamin 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

LCCC THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR *SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR* By Luigi Pirandello Adaptation by Robert Brustein Directed by Stephanie Wilbert Production Dates: April 25-27, 2019 AUDITION DATES ARE: Sunday, February 10 from 6-8 pm and Monday, February 11 from 7-9 pm. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on February 24. Auditions to be held on the campus of Lorain County Community College in the Stocker Arts Center's Cirigliano Studio Theatre located at 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria OH 44035 Auditions are open to all LCCC students and staff, as well as actors from the community. No AEA contracts are available. Seeking to cast 14 multi-generational actors with specific roles available for a 10-15 year old boy and 10-15 year old girl. Actors will be asked to read from the script as well participate in a group audition. No prepared monologue is necessary. Please be prepared to move at the audition. Questions or to schedule an audition, please email or call LCCC director of theatre Jeremy Benjamin (jbenjami(a)lorainccc.edu or 440-366-7120) and indicate your preference from one of the 25-minute audition time slots below. We are also looking for production crew to stage manage, run light and sound boards etc.. Those interested should contact Jeremy Benjamin. AUDITION TIME SLOTS: Sunday, February 10 6-6:25 pm 6:30-6:55 pm 7-7:25 pm 7:30-8:00 pm Monday, February 11 7:00-7:25 7:30-7:55 8:00-8:25 8:30-9:00 Written by the brilliant Nobel Prize for Literature winning playwright Luigi Pirandello, *Six Characters in Search of an Author*is an absurdist metatheatrical play (aspects of a play that draw attention to its nature as drama or theatre, or to the circumstances of its performance) about the relationship among authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners. Copies of the script will be on reserve at the LCCC Bass Library until the audition dates.

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Auditions Next Week - ART - Blank Canvas Theatre
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

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Staged Reading Series: BLITHE SPIRIT @ Baldwin Wallace University
by sara＠sarawhale.com 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

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