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Staged Reading of Hate Mail Coming to Avenue Arts
by Avenue Arts Marketplace & Theatre 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

STAGED READING - HATE MAIL Avenue Arts Marketplace and Theatre Located at 324 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44702 SYNOPSIS: Hate Mail is an epistolary play something like Love Letters, with two actors reading letters and other correspondence, but it's a little wilder and more hysterically funny. It tells the story of Preston, a spoiled rich kid who meets his match in Dahlia, an angst-filled artist. Their worlds collide when Preston sends a complaint letter that gets Dahlia fired from her job, and then there's no turning back. The play stays with their increasingly crazed correspondence as they move from hate to love, and then right back again. DATES: February 8th and 9th at 8pm DIRECTOR: Stephen Ostertag CAST: Preston - Jake Sustersic <https://www.facebook.com/jake.sustersic> Dahlia - Olivia Rae King <https://www.facebook.com/olivia1kings1912> Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.avenuearts.org <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avenuearts.org%2F%3Ffbclid%…> or by calling 234-410-3475 during business hours!

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Adult All-Levels Modern/Contemporary Dance Classes in Tremont!
by Irene Honora 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

*Looking for an evening dance class?* *On Tuesday nights, The Movement Project hosts an adult modern/contemporary class from 7:30-8:45pm at Tremont's Pilgrim Church. These classes are geared for beginner, intermediate, and advanced movers. You do not need to be a professional dancer to attend these classes. All you need is a basic dance foundation and to be 18 or older! * * *ALL must reserve your spot 24 hours in advance. To register and for more information visit *http://www.themovementproject.org/weeklyclasses/ -- *Irene Honora* Company Member The Movement Project http://www.themovementproject.org/

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YOUTH DANCE CLASS in TREMONT (ages 3 - 13)
by Irene Honora 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

LOOKING FOR YOUTH DANCE CLASSES? JOIN OUR SCHOOL TODAY!NOW ENROLLINGENROLLMENT FEES WAIVED FOR JANUARY! 2018-2019 DANCE EDUCATION Season Runs thru May 18th AGES 3-8 Creative Movement (Age 3-5) Miss Grace Tuesdays 5:00 - 5:45pm Creative Movement & Ballet (Age 6-8) Miss Irene Thursdays 5:30 - 6:30pm AGES 9-13 Level I Modern & Ballet (Age 9-13) Miss Grace Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:30pm SCHOOL LOCATION Pilgrim Congregational Church 2592 W 14th Street, Cleveland Ohio 44113 CALL US TODAY! Phone: (216) 694-8241 Email: sod(a)themovementproject.org Website: www.themovementproject.org/school-of-dance/ -- *Irene Honora* Company Member The Movement Project http://www.themovementproject.org/

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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WANTED
by fctheatre 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

French Creek Theatre<http://metroparks.cc/theatre.php> seeks a TECHNICAL DIRECTOR for the remainder of the 2018-2019 season<http://metroparks.cc/french-creek-theatre-schedule.php>. Interested parties contact Artistic Director Richard Fortney by email<mailto:rfortney@metroparks.cc> or phone at (440) 949-5200 x229

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Improv Death Match!
by Sam Dee 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

*IMPROV DEATH MATCH 5:* *Dawn of the Planet of the Vapes* Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Mahalls Twenty Lanes <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mahalls-Twenty-Lanes/1932862466765616?eid=AR…> 13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood, Ohio 44107 Mahall's has enlisted the help of dark wizard Sam Dee (Share-apy <https://www.facebook.com/SHAREAPYSHOW/>, Mass Hysteria - Comedy Fest <https://www.facebook.com/masshysteriafest/>) to gather the most powerful improv troupes for one night, in one room & only ONE will SURVIVE! They fight for honor, your attention & their lives! Never before has such a vicious spectacle taken the stage of ANY building, ANYWHERE! COME & WITNESS THE CARNAGE! FEATURING: An open Improv Jam at the beginning of the show. Be part of the action & sign up when you arrive to play some games! PERFORMANCES BY: Hopscotch Pop-Cleveland! <https://www.facebook.com/events/383348842406612/> The Houde Rats <https://www.facebook.com/houderats/> & Hosted by Sam Dee Doors at 7:30 | Show is at 8pm | $5 cash or card | All Ages but with Adult Content | Food & Drinks | Free Parking | Blood Magic https://www.facebook.com/events/296745294194418/

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Auditions: ‘The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey” at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
by Charles Gilpin 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

> New York’s “The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey” is coming to Cleveland! AUDITIONS for an excerpt of the Regional Premiere of > "The MAAFA Suite…A Healing Journey" by Lakai Worrell > Directed by Terrence Spivey > > When: Thursday, January 24th @ 7pm-9pm & Saturday, January 26th @ 10am-1pm > Where: Olivet Institutional Baptist Church > 8712 Quincy Avenue > <https://maps.google.com/?q=8712+Quincy+Avenue+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A+%0D%…> > > <https://maps.google.com/?q=8712+Quincy+Avenue+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A+%0D%…> > > <https://maps.google.com/?q=8712+Quincy+Avenue+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A+%0D%…> > Cleveland, OH 44106 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=8712+Quincy+Avenue+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A+%0D%…> > > Performance: Sunday, February 17, 2019 > Rehearsals for ‘MAAFA” excerpt will began Wednesday, January 30th. Artists > selected will also be part of the 2020 Regional production. > Stipends will be provided. > *The Play* > *The MAAFA Suite: A Healing Journey* is an original, epic theatrical > commemoration,which world premiered in 1995 at St. Paul Community Baptist > Church in New York City. The play covers a period in World History that > African Americans refer to as the MAAFA. MAAFA is a Ki-Swahili word that > means great tragedy, calamity, disaster, and refers to the Middle Passage > or Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Through drama, song, rhythm, and dance, *The > MAAFA Suite* tells a story of Africans confronted with the arrival of > white slavers, the voyage of Africans to America, and the complex > circumstances under which enslaved Africans were oppressed. The story > which transports us from past to present to past, is appropriately > described as transformative theatre or sacred psychodrama and is > historical theatre at its best. It inspires and uplifts as it reminds us > of the resiliency of the human spirit. The play has become a centerpiece > for over fifty churches throughout the country commemorating this > significant period, which has been taboo in our society. Cleveland's Olivet > Institutional Baptist Church under the guidance of Rev. Jawanza Karriem > Colvin will present this epic production in February 2020. > > *Actors/Singers* > *Noomo: *African-American male dancer, 20’s to 30’, An African spirit > dancer who glides between the past and present. > African Mothers of Royalty: African-American, 30s-40’s, must move well for > African celebration > Village Elders: African-American male and female actors/singers, > 40’s-60’s > Initiates: African-American females, 20’s actors/singers, must move well > for the African celebration > Slave Catchers: White Males, 20’s – 50’s > Slave Drivers: White Males, 20’-50’s > Massa James: White Male, 40’s-60’s > Willie Lynch: White Male, 40’s-60’s > Nia: African-American Female, 10-13 years old or older actress who looks > young. Innocent and thirsty for knowledge of the past and the contemporary > world she lives in. > ALL Actors- > Please bring a head shot/resume. Please prepare a two minute dramatic > monologue. > AFRICAN-AMERICAN Actors- In addition to the monologue, be prepared to move. > ALL Singer/Actors- Please prepare a spiritual or gospel song. > DANCERS- Seeking African-American male/females with experience in African > dance. > EVERYONE: Be prepared move. Please come in comfortable clothing. Its a > very emotional and physical play. Please come in comfortable clothing. This > is a very emotional and intensely physical play. > > *THE PLAYWRIGHT * > Lakai Worrell is an East New York, Brooklyn native choreographer, dancer, > actor and best known as Co-Founder/Co-Executive Director of Purelements: An > Evolution in Dance, a Brooklyn-based performing arts organization. Over the > last 10 years, Worrell, together with Purelements Co-Founder/Co-Executive > Director has used dance to address social issues affecting Brooklyn > communities and positively impact and empower individuals, with particular > emphasis on East New York. With hip-hop as his foundation, the he expanded > his dance vocabulary across various disciplines through a mix of studying > under professional dancers, training at professional institutions and > performing with various dance companies. Worrell has shared stages with > several top tier performance artists including Savion Glover, Phyllicia > Rashaad, Max Roach, Crystal Waters, Lauryn Hill, Olatunje Babatunje, > Cassandra Wilson, Ossie Davis, Justin Emeka, Ashanti and others. Prior to > co-launching Purelements, Lakai served as director, principal dancer and a > dance instructor at Creative Outlet (CO) Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, NY and > played an instrumental role in the development of CO's multifaceted > Arts-in-Education program for New York City's Department of Education. > Lakai also serves as Director of Dance at St. Paul's Community Baptist > Church. > > *THE DIRECTOR* > Terrence Spivey was recently selected to The HistoryMakers. He is the > founding artistic director for Powerful Long Ladder where he premiered > James Baldwin’s ‘The Amen Corner’. He is the former artistic director at > Karamu House. He has a B.A. Degree in Theatre from Prairie View A&M > University in Houston Texas. He moved to New York City where he continued > to hone his craft with fame Meisner teacher William Esper. He resided there > for 18 years. *D*uring his stay*,* he appeared in numerous plays, soaps > and music videos such as Spike Lee’s ‘No One in the World’. Spivey served > as entertainment director for the Gold Pen Awards and theatre workshop > facilitator for Black Writers Conference. His directorial debut was a solo > piece at Crossroads in New Jersey. He later directed “for colored > girls...” in East Harlem. In 2002, he became associate director of > legendary playwright Je Franklin's Black Girl Ensemble in Harlem. In 2003, > he became Karamu House first artistic director in over twenty years. He > lined up over seventy plays during his 12 years with numerous partnerships > and accolades such as Best Theatre Honcho, NYC AUDELCO Award for Repertory > Company of the Year and proclamations from Cleveland Mayor, Frank Jackson, > and state representative John Barnes for his for local, regional and > national artistic contributions. Spivey was an adjunct for Kent State > University’s theatre and dance department, director in residence at the > university’s Pan African Studies and artist in residence at Cleveland > School of the Arts. He was selected keynote speaker for the United States > Institute for Theatre Technology’s 55th annual conference in 2015 in > Cincinnati, OH. Since leaving Karamu in 2016, he directed Playwright > Local's award winning/nationally acclaimed ‘Objectively/Reasonable: A > Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice’, 'Bootycandy’ and > 'Neighbors' at convergence-continuum, 'Breath, Boom' at John Carroll > University, ‘Peter Lawson Jones’ ‘The Bloodless Jungle’ and August Wilson’s > ‘Radio Golf’ at Ensemble Theatre. In 2017, He was voted Cleveland Scene > Best Director 2017. In 2018, he directed ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and > Grill’ at Akron's Weathervane Playhouse which won the Chanticleer award for > Best Play/Best Actress. He is an Alan Schneider Director award nominee. > > *MUSICAL SUPERVISOR* > Damon H. Dandridge was recently hired as Minister of Worship & Arts at > Cleveland's Olivet Institutional Baptist Church. He was the Director of > Choral Activities at Cheyney University. He holds the Master of Music > degree in Choral Conducting from The Florida State University and the > Bachelor of Music Education degree in Choral Music/Voice from South > Carolina State University with additional studies at Boston University. > Prof. Dandridge has had the esteemed pleasure of working with some of the > most influential African-American composers of our time including Dr. > Brazeal W. Dennard, Dr. Roland M. Carter, Dr. André J. Thomas, and the late > Mr. Moses G. Hogan. As an artist, Dandridge's choral arrangements have been > met with worldwide acclaim. From across the United States to Korea, > Australia, and Italy, his pieces have been featured at various all-state > festivals and international festivals. Prof. Dandridge is a past-winner of > the National Association of Negro Musician's Brantley Choral Arranging > competition. > > For further information, please contact pllecompany2.0(a)gmail.com. You may > also send head shots in advance before auditions to the email address. > Please DO NOT CONTACT THE CHURCH. > > > > > >

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Auditions - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN - Blank Canvas Theatre
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

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Workshop Players "Forever Plaid" Opens THIS Thursday, January 18!
by Workshop Players 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Directed by Mike Larochelle Vocal Direction and Choreography by Brenda Larochelle Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by STUART ROSS Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt Originally Produced by Gene Wolsk Directors Mike and Brenda Larochelle make their Workshop directorial debut with four male characters who have the unique chance for a do-over. Meet Sparky (Alex Turner), Smudge (David Reich), Jinx (Nick Salazar), and Frankie (Danny Sabo), whose dreams of becoming their own pitch perfect Doo-Wop group were cut short by an untimely deadly accident on the way to their first gig. Miraculously, the clouds open and the “Plaids” have one opportunity to come back to earth (except in our case it’s actually 7 chances!) to strut their stuff … and strut they do! Get ready for a nostalgic trip back to the fabulous 50s as they deliver beloved songs alongside delightful patter. It’s a hoot for them and a special treat for us! It’s the perfect show to take the chill out of those winter blues. Performances are January 17, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Sundays, January 20 and 27 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, but group rates are available. -- Workshop Players 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001 Box Office: 440-988-5613 (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) contact(a)workshopplayers.com www.workshopplayers.com "If all the world's a stage, I want better lighting!"

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Announcing the 2019 Blank Canvas Theatre Season
by info＠blankcanvastheatre.com 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

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AUDITIONS! "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday"
by margaret hnat 13 Jan '19

13 Jan '19

Bay Village Community Theater will hold auditions for "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" January 22 and 23 at 7 pm at St. Barnabas Church, corner of Wolf and Bradley Rds. in Bay Village. Needed are three women age late 20's-to 50, two men age 30-50 and two teenage girls. Tim Peebles is the director. Production dates are: 3/29 at 8 pm -3/30 with two performances 3 and at 8 pm and 4/5-6 at 8 pm and April 7 matinee at 3 pm. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Questions: email Tim at dramatist2015(a)gmail.com

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