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Next Saturday: Improvisational Dance!
by Andrea Belser 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

The Rhythm Nation Master's Sessions have so far explored various dance with Teaching Artists Jezebel Shuvani, Barbara Barrett, and Yin Tang. Now, let's smooth things out with Improvisation! Saturday, August 25th at the Olmsted Community Center from 2:30pm-4pm! Led by Executive Artistic Director Andrea McCormick, clients will enjoy the creativity of blending jazz, modern, hip hop, and contemporary into their own style of movement and choreography. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! $20 per person. Join us Saturday, August 25th at the Olmsted Community Center from 2:30pm-4pm for this creative dance session you won't want to miss! RSVP by emailing AmalgamArtsWellness(a)outlook.com or by clicking the Facebook link below! https://www.facebook.com/events/305401973349529/?ti=cl PS: Missed a session? No worries! We offer private and semiprivate sessions in almost all of the dances offered. Visit our website www.AmalgamArtsWellness.com or find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @AmalgamArtsWell or Instagram @AmalgamArtsWellness to make an appointment and keep up with our upcoming events! Sincerely, Andrea Belser McCormick Performance Artist/Instructor and Reiki Practitioner www.AndreaRBelser.com www.AmalgamArtsWellness.com

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Hamilton Tix to sell!
by staci vincent 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Looking for Hamilton tix? I have a friend who needs to sell her 2 amazing seats (Row M just off center aisle!) for this Friday night (8/17) as close to cost ($475 each) as possible. Willing to negotiate! If interested, please email me at: stacilynv123(a)gmail.com IMMEDIATELY! Thanks!

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Another gig!!
by 311screenwriter＠gmail.com 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Dear Neohiopal, I think I love you! I just got another great gig from a Neohiopal posting. We, in the northeast ohio performing arts community, are so lucky to have you in our lives. Thank you!! Another donation is on its way. If you've gotten work from a posting you found here, please think about making a donation to help keep this fabulous service going. All the best to everyone -- break legs!

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REVIEW: The Full Monty, at Canton's Players Guild Theatre
by Tom Wachunas 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Bootyful Dreamers By Tom Wachunas ecdysiast (n.) - H.L. Mencken's invented proper word for"strip-tease artist," 1940, from Greek ekdysis "a stripping or casting off" The nerve. Theverve. The ghastly giggles and writhing wiggles. The Players Guild Theatre production of The Full Monty is a sizzling, sassy foray into the ecdysiasticfantastic. Jonathan Tisevichdirects this American musical adaptation (which opened on Broadway in 2000) ofthe eponymous British film from 1997. He’s more than casually familiar with thematerial, as he was in the musical’s national touring company in 2003, andlater directed a notably successful production in 2010 on the Players Guild’sairy mainstage. This time around, theaction unfolds in the much tighter surrounds of the Guild’s downstairs arenatheater, effectively injecting a very bold and daring story with even morerip-roaring, in-your-face intensity. Not only directinga thoroughly electrifying group of 18 performers, Tisevich is a cast memberhimself, playing a key role. Fittingly enough, it’s the character of JerryLukowski, who in turn directs a raucous show within the show. He does so withinfectious energy, infused with a physical panache and fierce emotionalitymirrored by the entire cast. Here is the story of six steelworkers inBuffalo, New York, whose already vexed personal lives are further, uhm… upendedwhen they become unemployed. Jerry isdesperate to find enough money for the child support payments to his ex-wife,Pam (played by Olivia Wimberly), else he’ll lose shared custody of his belovedson, Nathan (Joey Anderson). Intrigued by the popularity of a Chippendales actat the local night club, he masterminds a plan to form an unlikely malestripper troupe with his five equally desperate cohorts. Brian O’Jackson plays Dave, a large guyfeeling helpless to revive his troubledmarriage to Georgie (Ashley Berman). Harold, played by Jay Sigler, is a factorymanager afraid to tell his wife, Vicki (Meg Hopp) he can’t afford her lifestylebecause he’s been fired. Kyle Burnett is Malcolm, a friendless introvert livingwith his mother. Ethan, played by Allen Cruz, is irrepressibly outgoing; and‘Horse’, played by Darryl Robinson, longs for his younger days as a ladies’man. The troupe’s plan is to do one show only and share a hefty paycheck. Butvery late in their rehearsals, they realize that simply cavorting about intheir shiny red G-strings won’t fill the house. So they promise all thosewould-be ticket buyers “the full Monty” (British slang for going all the way,“the whole ball of wax”). In coming to gripswith their dire circumstances, all of these male characters share honest angerand exasperation. It can be downright painful to hear their insecurities aboutbody image, dignity, their emotional and psychological vulnerabilities, theirill-founded pride or doubt about what makes a man…manly. Baring the body becomesa prickly metaphor for baring the soul, a difficultdrop-your–pants-drop-your-defenses proposition. When they, as well as the women in the castsing, it’s a disarmingly expressive rawness that takes over, making all theseindividuals so utterly credible. They’re completely genuine and endearing,whether navigating through crisis or romping in unfettered silliness. Thoughsome might reckon these proceedings as some sort of sensationalistic assault onproper morality, I think the overarching thrust of the narrative is about thelove and commitment that binds and heals amidst gritty turmoil. This salty tale isgenerously peppered with songs (music and lyrics by David Yazbek), some tenderand poignant, as in the heartrending “Breeze Off the River,” when Jerry singsto his sleeping son; and some rowdy to the point of whipping the audience intoa frenzy of piercing shrieks and whistles, as in “Big Black Man,” when DarrylRobinson, reprising his role of Horse from the 2010 production, auditions for aspot in the stripper line by delivering a whirlwind of comically smooth moves. Teresa Houston, also reprisingher 2010 role, brings gut-splitting gusto to her rendering of Jeanette, theschmoozy, sardonic, seen-it-all show biz piano accompanist during the troupe’srehearsals. All of the music – a crackling mix ofcontemporary pop, rock and R&B – is driven along by the excellent liveoffstage orchestra led by Steve Parsons. And themadcap choreography by Michael Lawrence Akers is a narrative unto itself. It’sa deft sort of protracted morphing that we see, from the hilariously wonky, bump-and-grindstomping of less-than-ideal physiques into the confident, steelyard swagger ofblue collar chic. When the promised big finale does arrive, a blinding flash oflight signals that this troupe’s collectivecup, as it were, runneth over. The Full Monty / THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2,2018, at Players Guild Theatre, 1001Market Avenue N., Canton, Ohio / Shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.Sunday (additional show on Sept. 2 at 8 p.m.) TICKETS: $32 adults, $29 seniors, at www.PlayersGuildTheatre.com and330-453-7617. For other commentaries by Tom Wachunas onthe performing and visual arts in the greater Canton area, please visit hisblog, ARTWACH, at www.artwach.blogspot.com

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ENSEMBLE opens its 39th consecutive season with Alabama Story!
by Ensemble Theatre 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

*Press Release: For Immediate Release* Contact: *info@ensemble-theatre.org/tickets@ensemble-theatre.org <http://info@ensemble-theatre.org/tickets@ensemble-theatre.org>* Phone: *216-321-2930 * ENSEMBLE THEATRE to open its 39th consecutive Season! *-THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT-* with *ALABAMA STORY* By *Kenneth Jones * Directed by *Tyler Whidden* *Ohio Premiere!!* *September 7th- September 30th* *MainStage Theater* A gentle children’s book with an apparent hidden message — a black rabbit marries a white rabbit! — stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and the no-nonsense State Librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama, just as the civil rights movement is flowering. Another story of childhood friends — an African-American man and a white woman, reunited in adulthood in Montgomery that same year — provides private counterpoint to the public events of the play. *Alabama Story* was the finalist for several major playwriting awards including the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and the Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award. With over a dozen professional productions across the country, Ensemble is proud to bring this wonderfully important play to the stage for its Ohio Premiere! “I wrote Alabama Story several years before our current political moment, but the characters, ideas and themes that surface in the play seem more alive than ever: it’s a story of censorship, saber-rattling politicians, persecuted women, Southerners dismissing national opinions, naked racism, threatened civil rights, attacks on the free flow of information. It’s also a love story, a political thriller and, at times, a comedy. Really. The play is set in 1959, and it’s both heartening and horrifying to me that everything old is new again. Inspired by true events, I ended up writing a play about how we treat each other in times of social crisis. I’m excited that Alabama Story is getting its Ohio Premiere by Ensemble Theatre in a time when conversations about the quality of American character are so highly charged.”* -Kenneth Jones* “Dynamic! Rich! Impressive! Cleverly crafted! Articulate! Razor-sharp!”* -Salt Lake Tribune* “A real-life controversy about a children’s book from 1959 is the basis for a new play with freshly relevant themes.” *-American Theatre* *Our entire 2018|2019 Season will take place in the heart of Coventry Village on the Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus!!!* 2843 W. Washington Blvd | Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 So JOIN US! What stories we have to tell! We are also excited to partner with the *Heights Libraries* <https://heightslibrary.org/> for additional programming! Stay tuned for a schedule of surrounding activities and talkbacks!! *There will be a SKYPE TALKBACK with the PLAYWRIGHT Kenneth Jones following the September 23rd Performance!* *PERFORMANCES: * Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm. Sundays @ 2pm *216-321-2930* *tickets(a)ensemble-theatre.org <tickets(a)ensemble-theatre.org>* *With an amazing cast and crew of LOCAL artists!* *Ensemble Members: * *Anne McEvoy *as Emily Reed. *Joseph Milan* as Senator Higgins *Craig Joseph* as Garth Williams *And introducing new members to the Ensemble Family: * *Cody Kilpatrick Steele* as Thomas Franklin *Eugene Sumlin* as Josh Moore *Adrienne Jones* as Lily Whitfield. Executive Artistic Director/Producer: *Celeste Cosentino* Associate Artistic Director/Director: *Tyler Whidden* General Manager/Production Stage Manager: *Becca Moseley* Light and Sound Design by* Ian Hinz* Set Design by *Walter Boswell* Technical Director *August Scarpelli * Costume Design by *Meg Parish* *PARKING* Parking can be found in the Coventry School parking lot to the south of the theatre, also along Washington Blvd and surrounding streets. *SINGLE TICKETS <https://squareup.com/store/ensemble-theatre-of-cleveland/item/alabama-story> *are *$12-$29* (On Sale NOW) *SEASON PASSES <http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/season-tickets/>* are *$34-$364.* (On Sale NOW!) Ensemble Season passes are FLEX TICKET PACKAGES that can be used in any combination for any production! *CLICK HERE <http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/season-tickets/>* to buy a season pass or visit *www.ensembletheatreCLE.org <http://www.ensembletheatreCLE.org>* to purchase online and for more info! Call *216-321-2930* or email *tickets(a)ensemble-theatre.org <tickets(a)ensemble-theatre.org> *for more information! *Great Scripts. Cleveland Artists!* We look forward to seeing you in our audience!

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HOT READ HERE
by Joseph Bauer 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

*Occupation Wiseguy*, a graphic novel by a native son, Cleveland author Joey Bauer, on Amazon kindle now, is a hot read! Based on a shockingly true story, it revisits the glory days when our fair city’s colorful home-grown gangster elite: the anti-heroes, Angelo Lonardo, John Scalish, Frank Broncato, Shondor Birns, Al Polizzi, Tommy Mc Ginty and their colorful entourage were rock stars and explosive mob enforcer, the much feared Ice Pick Angie De Nello, was the first one they called and the last man you want to meet; he was bullet proof, until iconic New York hitman, Crazy Joe Gallo, brought his gun to town, and then he wasn’t. Other celebrities at Angie’s exclusive “surprise party” included the Three Kings: Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel, and there were fireworks galore to send the guest of honor off with a bang. If you love “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos,” this one will blow you away; a real page-turner.

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Terms of Endearment Opens THIS Friday at Western Reserve Playhouse
by Western Reserve Playhouse 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

*OPENS FRIDAY!!!!* Western Reserve playhouse is thrilled to be bringing to its stage “Terms of Endearment”, adapted for the stage by Dan Gordon and based on the Oscar-winning film by James L. Bret. This wonderful play runs August 17-September 1, 2018 (Fridays & Saturdays at 8PM; with a 2PM Matinee on Sunday August 26th). Challenges in life and love test the resilience of a mother-daughter relationship in the stage adaptation, based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry and the 1983 film. Though Emma is often exasperated by her highly-opinionated mother, Aurora, they talk every day about their problems, from Aurora finding unexpected love even as she becomes a reluctant grandmother, to Emma’s struggle in her troubled marriage. When they need one another most, will they be able to find courage in each other? This funny and touching story captures the delicate, sometimes fractured bonds between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, and lovers, both old and new. Karen Rose directs this stage adaptation of the emotional movie, filled with tenderness and comedy. This show features the amazing acting works of Kerry Scanlon, Annette Fernandez, Craig Webb, Corey East, Lisa Rupple, and Austin Sasser. Showtimes: 8PM Fridays and Saturdays and with a 2PM Matinee on Sunday August 26th. Tickets are $17.00 for Adults and $15.00 for Seniors and Students. Reserve tickets at westernreserveplayhouse.org or call 330-620-7314.

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this week AUDITIONS "Every Christmas Story Ever Told..." Tuesday & Wednesday at 7:30 pm
by Clague Playhouse News 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

AUDITIONS: *Every Christmas Story Ever Told (**And Then Some!)* by John K. Alvarez, Michael Carleton and James FitzGerald Directed by Rob Gibb Tuesday, August 14 & Wednesday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. Auditions will take place at *Clague Playhouse*, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Oh 44145. No appointment is necessary. Please complete our Audition Form <http://clagueplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ClagueAuditionForm18-…> before arriving. *About the Play:* Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told. A madcap romp through the holiday season. *Roles Available:* The show was written by and for three men, but this production is open to women, as well. Ages: 20’s-50’s. What’s important in this zany, high energy romp is trust and chemistry between the actors. Looking for fearless actors who can play multiple roles and give an improvised feel to a scripted show. Actors should be able to carry a tune and perform basic choreography. *Production Dates: * Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, November 9 thru December 9, 2018. No performance on Thanksgiving, November 22. Additional information can be found on our Audition Page. <http://clagueplayhouse.org/index.php/auditions/> Please bring resume and head shot, if available. If you don't have a head shot, Clague will take one at auditions. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse 1371 Clague Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 (440) 331-0403 Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm www.ClaguePlayhouse.org "Like" us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>!

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The Brecksville Theatre presents WAITING FOR GODOT
by admin＠thebrecksvilletheatre.org admin＠thebrecksvilletheatre.org 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

The Brecksville Theatre Offers a Comedic Change-up with Waiting for Godot August 11, 2018…Once upon a time—July 1, 2017, to be exact—two theaters, each with a long history of producing crowd-pleasing plays for the town of Brecksville, merged into one organization. The powers that be at the newly formed Brecksville Theatre decided to offer an expanded bill of fare to their audiences. Entertainment still has its place at the top of their goals, but the organization folds into their season a range of plays that might enrich their community with scripts that encourage the audience to think and feel in broader terms. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett certainly does that. Directed by Art Suskin and produced by Michele Bender, this rendition of the play first performed in 1953 features not only Beckett’s fabulous words but large doses of comedy from beginning to end. Suskin says that “The story is simple, really. Two guys, Didi and Gogo, wait for a promised meeting with a mysterious and elusive Godot. Godot makes appointment after appointment, but never seems to appear to tell them whatever it is they feel they need to know before going on. The question for them is how to spend the time while…waiting for Godot.” Art Suskin comes to Brecksville with more than 50 years of experience staging hundreds of plays in Kansas City, New York, Miami, and now in Northeast Ohio. “Being a professional director hasn’t made me rich and famous, but it has made me happy. I suppose you’d say I have a purpose,” says Suskin. Tyler Barhorst (Didi), David C. Dolansky (Gogo), Bob Kenderes (Pozzo), Daniel McKinnon (Lucky), and Mitch Randjelovic (The Boy) comprise the cast for the play. Suskin’s direction has infused this production with wall-to-wall physical comedy. When asked what audiences have in store for them, Suskin says, “Laughter. Lots of it. Didi and Gogo are essentially vaudeville clowns in the tradition of the Marx Brothers and Chaplin and Jim Carey and Robin Williams. We have worked with Fight Director John Evenden to create some outrageous stuff—slapstick, falls, and general silliness that helps the guys pass the time until Godot shows up. Hopefully the audience will howl with laughter while Beckett’s more sober points hit home all the more forcefully.” Under Suskin’s direction, stage manager Emily Kovalcik, scenic designer Emily Dotson, light and sound designer Austin Hopson, property designer Evelyn Stevens, and costume designer Maddie Brown have come together to support and enhance Waiting for Godot with creations for the eye and ear. “I treat every production as though this is the first time it’s being performed,” Suskin says. “During the weeks of rehearsal, everyone has collaborated to make a play that will surprise and delight audiences who know the play, who don’t know the play, and who think they know the play. I am hoping for that shock of recognition in the audience that manifests as smiles, laughter, and barks of laughter. And maybe the odd thoughtful moment.” The Brecksville Theatre’s production of Waiting for Godot opens at The Brecksville Theatre, 49 Public Square, in Brecksville, Ohio on August 24. It will play through September 9 with performances at 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00pm on Sundays. Tickets can be purchased on line at https://www.thebrecksvilletheatre.org/ or by phone at 440-736-7749. ************************************* For further information, contact: The Director, Art Suskin art(a)theatregym.org mailto:art@theatregym.org or 816-210-6266 and/or The Producer and Managing Director, Michele Bender, managing(a)thebrecksvilletheatre.org mailto:managing@thebrecksvilletheatre.org or 440-736-7778 ************************************* The cast and staff are available for interviews and video coverage upon request.

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Looking for Two Teachers for Weekly Class
by jlandis608＠gmail.com 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

++++++++ Local Theatre Looking for Teachers for Fall Classes Academy for Dramatic Arts, Berea’s very own Youth Theatre is searching for educators for our two fall courses for artists 13-18 years of age: Fundamentals of Acting Saturday Mornings starting September 15 Take eight weeks to recognize and build the foundational skills it takes to be a relevant, truthful storyteller of the stage. Sharpen focus, explore meaning behind text and dabble with different techniques of delivery in this workshop. By the finish of the session you'll become a stronger performer and have a monologue you can take to an audition. Vocal Technique Workshop Saturday Mornings starting September 15 Explore different styles of music for musical theatre and techniques to perform them effectively. For eight weeks week work on site reading, using your voice to emote and tell a story and how to properly project your voice. By the finish of the session you will leave with a song that fits your voice and can be used for auditions. Times are flexible as long as they are on Saturday morning/afternoon. Classes run from September 15-November 3. Teachers will asked to submit goals and lesson plans for review. Please submit your resume as well as your hourly fee to afdaberea(a)gmail.com. +++++ Thank you Josh Landis

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