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Become a more versatile performer and expand your creativity in 2019!
by Michael Busch 01 Jan '19

01 Jan '19

*Spots still available for my Level 1 Improv Class beginning January 12th! * The skills you'll learn in this class will make you more confident in auditions, performances, and every day interactions. Whether you have some improv experience and want to expand your skillset, become a more well-rounded actor, or just have some fun and stretch your creative muscles, this class is for you. Each week we'll focus on a different fundamental through exercises and scene work. Classes are Saturdays 2:30-4:30pm at Mahall's in Lakewood. For more information and to sign up, please visit https://www.themichaelbusch.com/improv-1-fun-fundamentals or email michaelbuschclasses at gmail with any questions. Michael Busch has studied and performed improv at IOWest and UCB in Los Angeles. He's appeared in TV shows such as Conan, Pretty Little Liars, and Glee, as well as dozens of national commercials. -- For class information please visit: https://www.themichaelbusch.com/classes

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Teen Meisner/ Scene study starts Saturday!
by Barbara Stitzer 01 Jan '19

01 Jan '19

Learn a sustainable, deep technique to crush your auditions! Our Actors Book! Saturday’s 10-1130, 8 weeks, 1 1/2 hour classes $195. Private lessons, monologue prep, adult Meisner and scene study too! -- All my best, Barb Barbara Stitzer Stalk me: http://www.barbstitzer.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/barbstitzerphotography Snapchat: barbstitzer

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Register for this fun K-8 Youth Performing Arts Camp!
by Soundsation Show Choir 01 Jan '19

01 Jan '19

Charles F. Brush High School's Vocal Music Department is very proud to host the* Third Annual "Camp S.T.A.R.D.O.M." **on **Saturday January 12th, 2019.* There will be two sessions: *Session One:** 9:00am-12:00pm * *Session Two:* *1:00-4:00pm* At Camp, students ranging from Kindergarten through 8th Grade will team up with Brush High School Choir members for a day of performing arts workshops. The following weekend, *Saturday, January 19th, 2019 at 6:00pm,* all campers will perform live onstage at the 2019 Brush Show Choir Festival featuring show choirs from all over Northeast Ohio! *Your $35.00 Camp Day Package Includes: * **Three Workshops on Vocal, Dance, and Acting Technique led by our top-notch faculty* * - *Gabriella Mack, Rosie’s Theater Kids “PS BROADWAY” Instructor/New York Teaching Artist * - *Sara Ballou, Director of Brush High School Choirs* **Performance Day T-Shirt* * **Delicious Camp Day Snacks* * **Entry/Performance at 2019 Show Choir Festival** * *One Half-Priced Festival Ticket for One Family Member/Friend** *Registration link below:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-3XISAr4J3o6fNch8eBb6CJvDxhQGD8t… Any additional questions please email *BHSCampStardom(a)gmail.com <BHSCampStardom(a)gmail.com>* *We look forward to seeing you on January 12th, 2019!*

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Start 2019 with an IN-TUNE piano.
by David Spondike 01 Jan '19

01 Jan '19

David’s Fine Tuning & Piano Service ”Hear the difference.” Sticky Keys? Squeaky Pedal? Sour Notes? I can fix that. 330-801-0089 Book your appointment now online. It’s easy! CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE <https://gazellenetwork.com/scheduling/9QjtKp1bTgJKW2w3dGSzvmdz> Visit my website at http://davidsfinetuning.com <http://davidsfinetuning.com/> for a complete list of services, piano care tips, reviews, and more. Follow me on Twitter @DavidsFineTune or “Like” David’s Fine Tuning <https://facebook.com/davidsfintuning> on Facebook for more piano stories and piano related links. Let me help you love your piano more. David Spondike, Ph.D. Piano Technicians Guild, Associate Member

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"Other Desert Cities" opens Friday, January 11 at Clague Playhouse
by Clague Playhouse News 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

*Other Desert Cities* *finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama* by Jon Robin Baitz directed by Fred Sternfeld *Friday, January 11 through Sunday, February 3, 2019* Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm Brook Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence and announces that she is about to publish a memoir, dredging up a family tragedy from the past. The family, shaken by the news, tries to appeal to Brook, but the writer has drawn a line in the sand. *Note: Contains adult language.* *Our Cast:* *Leighann DeLorenzo* as Brooke *Anne McEvoy* as Polly *John J. Polk* as Lyman *James Rankin* as Trip *Valerie Young* as Silda Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road in Westlake. Show tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for seniors (60+), and $10 for students (any age with a valid ID) and may be purchased by calling the Box Office 440-331-0403 Wed.-Sat. 1-6pm or visiting our website <https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cplay>. *FREE STUDENT TICKET THURSDAYS:* limited FREE Student Tickets (high school and college) are available by calling the Box Office at 440-331-0403 to reserve for any Clague Playhouse Thursday performance, and showing a Student ID at the time of ticket pickup. No online reservations can be taken for these free tickets. Free Student Ticket Thursdays are subject to availability and must be picked up by 7:30 pm the night of the performance or will be released. - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse, Inc. 1371 Clague Road Westlake, OH 44145 news(a)clagueplayhouse.org 440-331-0403 www.clagueplayhouse.org *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>*!*

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Choreographer Call - all styles of dance!
by Anna Cerveny 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

Applications for Cleveland Dance Project's Season 4 Showcase Choreographers are open until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! Seeking choreographers ages 18+ in any style of dance looking to set their work on our adult dancers (beginner-professional) for our showcase on May 4 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School. Interested parties must submit a complete application online, including an introduction video including a snippet of the choreography they are hoping to set. They must be available for a meeting Sunday Jan 13, dancer auditions Sunday Jan 27, and tech/dress/show May 2-4. See www.clevelanddanceproject.com for more details and the application. E-mail clevelanddanceproject(a)gmail.com with any questions. Anna Cerveny Director Cleveland Dance Project 440.725.7778 clevelanddanceproject(a)gmail.com web <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com> / facebook <http://www.facebook.com/clevelanddanceproject>/ instagram <https://www.instagram.com/clevelanddanceproject/?hl=en> / auditions <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com/auditions.html>

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CVLT seeks “Pepper” and male ensemble for MAMMA MIA! (Dir. Fred Sternfeld)
by Andrew Rothman 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre AUDITION INFORMATION for “Pepper” and “Male Ensemble” Mamma Mia! The smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA Book by Catherine Johnson Songs by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Director - Fred Sternfeld Choreographer - Bebe Weinberg Katz Music Director - David Williams Producer - Sue Cohen Most roles in Mamma Mia are already cast. The roles of Pepper and additional Male Ensemble are still open. Here is the cast thus far <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-UVWLJFh0Yq4WXkk09yrInIrhsqFSw-Elg78_gU…> . AUDITION DATES To set up an audition, please email Fred Sternfeld at fsternfeld(a)gmail.com with your resume (if available) and contact information and he will call you to set up an appointment. Additionally, please download this audition form <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jf2XysDm3j1N3dmzPmtWKXro2tNr6s7W/view?usp=…>, fill it out and bring it with you. If you have a resume, you don’t need to repeat the same info on the form - just write in “see resume.” If you don’t have a headshot and resume, you can just fill out the audition form and bring any picture of yourself. Auditions will take place at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, Oh 44022. AUDITION PREPARATION - Present a memorized one minute song that is character and objective driven. Songs from Mamma Mia are acceptable, or from other shows with a Pop or Broadway score. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. - And, either present a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR you may read a selection from the script. Sides will be available at CVLT the day of your audition so you may want to arrive a little early to look them over. - Come prepared to dance. ABOUT THE PLAY >From the Libretto - “Mamma Mia is a romantic comedy, contrasting the dreams and aspirations of a 70’s girl and a 90’s girl. Through the storytelling magic of the songs of ABBA, we meet Donna, a feisty, independent single-parent, who doesn’t need a man to make her life complete; and her twenty-year old daughter Sophie, who wants romance, babies and a big, white wedding. If only her father could give her away… If only her mother could tell her who her father is… Sun, sea, sex and subterfuge are the backdrop to this tale of the women who wanted to have it all, and the girls who want happy ever after. And has anyone asked what the men want?” MORE Info on Music Theatre International’s Website <https://www.mtishows.com/mamma-mia> - be sure to look at “full cast info” under the spot that says “13 roles” as well as on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamma_Mia!>. CASTING AND COMPENSATION Seeking a multi-racial, multi-ethnic cast, ages 16 and up for the roles of Pepper and Male Ensemble. Actors appear in CVLT productions on a volunteer basis. All vocal ranges are on the MTI website <https://www.mtishows.com/mamma-mia>. PEPPER (Featured, Male, 24-30, dances well, acrobatic skills a plus) Sky’s friend, a waiter - he helps run the hotel. Charming. Loves women. A flirt. ENSEMBLE (Females, Males, 16-80) Hotel workers, Island inhabitants, Hotel Guests, Wedding guests. All Ensemble members should be able to move well. We are also looking for some who have advanced dance skills. Acrobatic skills a plus. REHEARSALS There will be 5-6 weeks of rehearsal starting mid-February, 2019. Rehearsals will be selected (based on availability of the cast) on weekday evenings as well as weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 4-5 times per week. There will also be one early cast gathering in January for a meet and greet and read / sing through. Rehearsals will take place at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, Oh 44022. PRODUCTION DATES March 22 - April 14, 2019. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm. Sundays (March 31 and April 14 only) at 2:00pm. CREATIVE STAFF BIOGRAPHIES FRED STERNFELD, DIRECTOR Fred is pleased to be making his CVLT main stage directorial debut! Previously at the CVLT River Street Playhouse, he directed the acclaimed 1983 production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Lucia Colombi. As an actor at CVLT back in the 70s he appeared as Motel in Don Edelman’s production of Fiddler on the Roof and as a Muleteer in Frank Mularo’s production of Man of La Mancha. Over the past 40 years, he has concentrated his efforts on directing more than 130 productions in Cleveland, Seattle and Dallas. Recent local directorial credits include You Can’t Take It With You at Karamu House Theatre, Death of a Salesman and Next to Normal at French Creek 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! Upcoming local directing projects: Other Desert Cities at Clague Playhouse and Tuck Everlasting at French Creek Theatre. www.fredsternfeld.com. BEBE WEINBERG KATZ, CHOREOGRAPHER One of the first shows Bebe choreographed when she arrived in Cleveland in the early 1970’s was Mame at CVLT. Since then she has worked on many, many productions throughout the area and served in many different capacities. Currently Bebe is the director of Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI) and on the faculty at Cleveland State University. Serving as director / choreographer, Bebe had worked on The Music Man, Children of Eden, Fiddler on the Roof and Oklahoma! at HBTI. Additionally, she has done choreography for “13” and Urinetown at Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC). In addition Bebe directs and choreographs for the Shaker Schools. Productions there include Seussical, Our Town, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Women, Honk, and The Apple Tree. Bebe has collaborated with director Fred Sternfeld on many productions, both youth and adult. Fred and Bebe have teamed up on A Chorus Line, Into the Woods, Rent: School Edition and The King and I at HBTI, Company, A Little Night Music, Children of Eden and Les Miserables: School Edition at FPAC, and Baby, West Side Story, The Fantasticks and Next to Normal at TrueNorth. She was honored with broadwayworld.com awards as Best Choreographer, 2012 & 2014 for West Side Story at TrueNorth and A Chorus Line at HBTI. Bebe is also the author of several fiction books for children: Princess Claudia and the Freckles, A Best Friend for Claudia, Sibling Wars, and Martha’s Story and a text book for including movement in the academic classroom titled The M.I.M.E Set: Minds in Motion Everyday. 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. -- Drew Rothman Chagrin Valley Little Theatre CVLT.org

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IF YOU'RE A SONGWRITER YOU SHOULD BE AT OUR JANUARY MEETING
by Newsletter Editor 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

---------------------------------------------------------------- Do You Write Songs? Join Us On January 7th For Our Next General Meeting The next meeting of the Songwriter Summit (nee: Summit County Songwriter Circle) will be held on January 7th at 2 Girls Cafe & Bakery, 3707 Darrow Road in Stow, OH. Our general meeting begins at 7 PM and is usually over by 9 o’clock. Meetings feature presentations of new songs or works in progress offered by members and non-members alike. You do not need to be a member to present a song and you do not need to be a writer to attend the meeting. Members discuss the songs, offer gentle critique and comment as requested by the performer. Songwriter Summit exists to connect songwriters throughout the area and has members that often travel from Pennsylvania and West Virginia to attend. Our musical tastes cover a wide variety of genres and styles and all are welcome. You can see what a typical meeting looks like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1doIbNi1rX4&feature=youtu.be <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1doIbNi1rX4&feature=youtu.be> Here’s our website if you need additional information on the group: http://www.songwritersummit.com <http://www.songwritersummit.com/> Here’s a link to a recent newsletter: http://www.songwritersummit.com/Newsletters/May2018/May2018.htm <http://www.songwritersummit.com/Newsletters/May2018/May2018.htm> IF YOU PLAN TO PRESENT A SONG: Please provide 30 copies of the lyrics so that members will be able to follow along and make notes during the performance. Lyric sheets will be returned to you at the end of the evening to protect your copyright if requested. You may opt-in to the video we do each month if you desire and if you sign the video release that gives us permission to use your presentation. If you play a keyboard or other instrument that requires amplification you are responsible for your own gear. Check us out. We meet on the first Monday most every month and would love to see you at our next meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Casting call, two young Caucasian females and African Americans of any type - The High Road by Gregory J. Lavelle
by Mark Little 30 Dec '18

30 Dec '18

>From Dover Players Community Theater: Actors and actresses needed for roles in The High Road, a new drama by an award-winning local playwright, Gregory J. Lavelle. MINIMUM CAST REQUIREMENTS 7 Caucasian males, 2 Caucasian females, 3 African-American males, 1 African-American female, 1 African-American male child. Additional casting note: Any number of African-Americans can participate in the slave house scene and any number of African-American children can participate in the school scene. SYNOPSIS: The High Road is set in the parlor of a mansion on a cotton plantation in Alabama in February of 1860, the year before the start of the Civil War. James Forsythe, age twenty-five, has just returned from studying in the North after the sudden death of his mother. When informed that his father is dying and that he must take over the plantation, he forces a moral dilemma. He has come to believe that slavery is wrong and determines to free his slaves. He soon realizes that the slaves are held down more by their lack of education that their physical chains. James determines to take the high road to lead them to freedom. PERFORMANCE DATES: Feb. 8-10, Feb. 15-17 and Feb. 22-24 PERFORMANCE TIMES: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm PERFORMANCE and REHEARSAL LOCATION: NOUMC, 4600 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, OH REHEARSALS: From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Mondays through Thursdays beginning on Monday, January 7th CONTACT: Gregory J. Lavelle at 440-724-4538 or <mailto:lavellearb@aim.com> lavellearb(a)aim.com to schedule an audition or for additional information about the play or the characters.

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Improv Team - Orrville Community Theater
by Shannah Kurjian 30 Dec '18

30 Dec '18

Come out and audition for our *NEW* Imrov Team! Clean, family friendly Imrpov! No preparation needed for auditions! Orrville Community Theater 307 Hostetler Rd - Orrville OH The team will meet at the end of January then starting in February will meet about twice a month! Information on meeting days/times will be given once Team is chosen! https://www.facebook.com/840798279327124/posts/2369654803108123/ Orrville Community Theater is a small, non-profit community theater. All positions are volunteer only. No payment or Compensation of any kind will be provided.

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