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"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at Western Reserve Playhouse
by B W 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

“One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.” Western Reserve Playhouse presents the searing drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman, based on the book by Ken Kesey. The show will run during Mental Health Awareness Month, May 11-26. As part of their commitment to community awareness, WRP is partnering with Portage Path Behavioral Health to bring you this show. In doing so, WRP & PPBH will be holding talkbacks after the performances on May 12th, 20th and 25th. These talkbacks will include the ability to talk with the cast and director, as well as different clinicians who specialize in mental illness. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is the story of McMurphy, a charming rogue who contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. While there, he clashes with Head Nurse Ratched, who has no time for his nonsense. McMurphy quickly takes over the yard and accomplishes what the medical profession has been unable to do for years: He leads others out of introversion, stages a revolt so that they can see the World Series on television and arranges a rollicking midnight party with liquor and women. After a tragic event occurs, Ratched and McMurphy go head-to-head – and only one of them will win this battle. Co-Artistic Director Brian Westerley directs this stunning play. Award-winning actress April Deming is the formidable Nurse Ratched, while newcomer to WRP Ryan Rasnick tackles McMurphy. The other patients are played by Joe Turner, Andrew Gordon, Dennis Burby, Craig Webb, Marc Dusini & Irv Korman. Rounding out the cast are Abby Morris, Vince Sarowatz, Bradley Haramis, David Wagar, Mikhayla Wilkins and Annette Fernandez. The show contains adult language and themes. Show Times: 8PM Fridays & Saturdays; 6:30PM Sunday. Tickets: $17.00 Adults; $15.00 Seniors & Students. To reserve tickets, please visit our website: www.westernreserveplayhouse.org The venue is located at 3326 Everett Rd., Bath, OH 44286.

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Western Reserve Playhouse’s "Dogfight" in its Second Weekend!
by B W 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

After a sellout opening, Western Reserve Playhouse continues the musical Dogfight! Dogfight, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and book by Peter Duchan, will run April 13-28. It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion. Artistic Director Dawn Sniadak-Yamokoski directs this amazing show, with musical direction by Dave Stebbins. Kimberly Sullivan, Kyle Burnett, Nina Takacs, Kaleigh Velette, Maximillian Winer, Zachary Palumbo, Daniel Hunsicker, Ben Arrington, Brian Innenberg, Diane Roberts and Kevin Cline grace the WRP stage, with ensemble work from Kayla Lehman, Micayla Carafelli, Ryan Dyke, Dorota Zarzycka and Steven Schuerger. Show Times: 8PM Fridays & Saturdays (except April 21st); 2PM and 6:30PM Sunday. Tickets: $17.00 Adults; $15.00 Seniors & Students. To reserve tickets, please visit our website: www.westernreserveplayhouse.org<http://www.westernreserveplayhouse.org/> The venue is located at 3326 Everett Rd., Bath, OH 44286.

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Back to the Basics with YOga by Kim
by Kim Wasielewski 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

BACK TO THE BASICS Starts April 16 2018 No class may 14 and 28 Monday 9-10:30am Monday 7-8:30pm Yoga by Kim Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church 6320 Royalton Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133 www.yogabykim.com $10 a class if you pay by the month* (*NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR PRE PAID CLASSES) $15 drop in Join me for an enlightening series focusing on alignment and balance to enhance and master our practice! Together we will explore poses using using Kim's signature teaching method "building a pose". If you have never done yoga before this is the time to start! You can join in anytime, no previous experience is necessary. Attending individual classes or the whole series is fine! Come and explore! The Four Agreements 1. Be impeccable with your word. 2. Don't take anything personally. 3. Don't make assumptions. 4. Always do your best. " ― Don Miguel Ruiz

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Lorain Community Music Theater is Seeking Additional Ensemble Members for Anything Goes
by Lynn Maslinski 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

Lorain Community Musical Theater is seeking additional ensemble members, especially MEN, for its July production of ANYTHING GOES. Tap dancing experience is not required. ADDITIONAL AUDITION: Wednesday, April 18th @ 7:00 p.m. AUDITION LOCATION: St. Peter Parish/School 3655 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, 44053 AUDITION INFORMATION: Those auditioning will be asked to sing a 32 bar cut in a vocal selection that reflects the style of the show. Bring your sheet music in the proper key. Auditions will not be permitted with any electronic accompaniment nor in acapella format. High school age through adult. Director & Choreographer - Jacqi Loewy Musical Director - Anthony Trifiletti Producer - Marlene Karpinski Stage Manager - Julie Billinghurst PERFORMANCE DATES: July 13th, 14th, 21st, & 22nd @ 7:30 p.m. July 23rd @ 2:00 p.m. PERFORMANCE LOCATION: Lorain Performing Arts Center 2600 Ashland Ave., Lorain, 44052 Please email any questions to lcmtshows(a)gmail.com. https://www.facebook.com/LCMTshows/ http://www.loraincommunitymusictheater.org

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Where is a Good Place for a Movie Soundstage in Northeast Ohio?
by Alex P. Michaels 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

Need ideals on where Prelude2Cinema should have a Studio at. While we do shot on location, a physical studio and soundstage would help our Crusade: our nonprofit fund for movies. I have worked in the great theater community we have here and we are open to partnering with them since a lot of actors here do both stage and screen. Theaters are nonprofits and they fund their plays by donations. Now we can fund Movies the same way. This month, Prelude2Cinema needs to find new offices, a studio and partners for our TV series and Movie productions. http://prelude2cinema.com/wordpress2/donations/ Sincerely, Alex P. Michaels Cleveland Cinema Czar Prelude2Cinema http://www.prelude2cinema.com "There are no Small Movies, Only Small Budgets" To join "The Prelude2Cinema Crusade for a Cinema Industry," visit http://prelude2cinema.com/wordpress2/join-our-crusade/

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AUDITIONS in 3 weeks. Roles for 3 women, 2 men, 30s-70s. OTHER DESERT CITIES @Clague Playhouse, directed by Fred Sternfeld
by Fred Sternfeld 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

*Clague PlayhouseAUDITION INFORMATIONfinalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for DramaOther Desert CitiesBy Jon Robin BaitzDirected by Fred SternfeldAUDITION DATESAuditions are by appointment and will take place Saturday, May 5, 2018 starting at 1:00pm and Monday, May 7, 2018 starting at 6:00pm. If you are unable to make those dates, a video submission is acceptable. Walk-ins will be accepted as time permits. To make an appointment for May 5 or 7 or inquire about a video submission, email director Fred Sternfeld with a preferred date & time window at fsternfeld(a)gmail.com <fsternfeld(a)gmail.com>. Please attach picture / resume if available.Callbacks (by invitation) will be held on Saturday, May 12 from 1:00 - 5:30pm.Auditions and Callbacks will take place at Clague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Oh 44145.AUDITION PREPARATIONPlease be prepared to present a one minute contemporary monologue that is character and objective driven. Or, you may read something from the script. Sides will be available at the theatre.ABOUT THE PLAYWhen Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs for Christmas in 2004, she is unable to relax into the prickly, yet loving, embrace of her wealthy California family. Brooke has been in continuous rebellion against her conservative parents -- father Lyman, a former Republican ambassador, and mother Polly, a brittle perfectionist-- for a long time, moving to the East Coast and adopting liberal political beliefs, but she still craves their approval. She is anxious about revealing her publishing plans for her new memoir, about the suicide of her beloved older brother, Henry, who was involved in the anti-war bombing of a draft board during the Vietnam War and brought disgrace to his unforgiving mother and father. Over the course of Christmas Eve, Brooke spars with her parents, reminisces with her charming younger brother Trip, and receives the dubious emotional support of her alcoholic aunt, Silda. When the news of Brooke’s memoir is revealed, Polly and Lyman are faced with a choice -- either reveal a shocking secret that they have kept for decades, or risk exposure when the world reads their story. Spanning the international disasters of war, the bitter feuds of American politics, and the intricate and equally bitter dynamics of one family’s love and grief, Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities is a scintillating and sharply observed dark comedy, with themes of depression, addiction, family and memory.CHARACTERS - Lyman Wyeth: (Late 50’s to late 60’s) Kind and gentle patriarch. A Hollywood B actor with some celebrity and charm who turned that into political influence. He is conservative but with a sense of humor about himself and a deep love for his family.- Polly Wyeth: (Late 50’s to late 60’s) Lyman’s wife. Graceful and acerbic matriarch. She has been active for decades in the Republican Party. She is deeply devoted to the preservation of her social standing, her family and the health of her husband. - Brooke Wyeth: (Mid 30’s to 40’s) Lyman and Polly’s adult daughter. She is a professional writer who has been living in New York after a mental breakdown. Her tortured relationship with her family has centered on her opposing Liberal political views. - Trip Wyeth: (Late 20’s to mid 30’s) Brooke’s brother. Witty and self-effacing. He is a TV producer for reality TV – in a family obsessed with his intellectual, older sister’s mental health. He assumes the role of second banana with grace. - Silda Grauman: (late 50’s to early 70’s) Polly’s sister. Creative, fragile, and funny. A former B movie writer, and the Bohemian, polar opposite of her sister. She is fresh out of rehab and repays the support of the conservative Wyeths by joining Brooke in some liberal needling of her parents. MORE ABOUT THE PLAY, STORY SYNOPSIS, AWARDS, ETC.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Desert_Cities <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Desert_Cities>REHEARSALSThere will be 4-5 weeks of rehearsal starting in early December, 2018. It is possible, but not certain, that a break will be taken for the Holidays. That decision, and rehearsals in general, will be selected based on availability of the cast. Rehearsals will be selected from weekday evenings, and weekend mornings, afternoons or evenings 3-6 times per week. PRODUCTION DATESJanuary 11 - February 3, 2019. Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm. ABOUT DIRECTOR FRED STERNFELDFred is pleased to be making his Clague Playhouse directing debut. Recent productions include Death of a Salesman & Next to Normal at French Creek, Good People at Aurora Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Coach House Theatre and You Can’t Take It With You at Karamu Theatre. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards, some of which are listed here: Next to Normal at French Creek, Company & A Little Night Music at FPAC, The Glass Menagerie, West Side Story & The Miracle Worker at TrueNorth, Yellowman at Karamu Theatre, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Peter Pan at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical and Man of La Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at Cain Park. www.fredsternfeld.com <http://www.fredsternfeld.com>. * *------------* *The information above can also be found on the Clague Playhouse Audition Page <http://clagueplayhouse.org/index.php/auditions/>, or at this link <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NRHu6Y6Acpn5SB6Iv2QbrkBa2dJ5-HFiXepsKss…>.* Clague Playhouse 1371 Clague Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 (440) 331-0403 Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm www.ClaguePlayhouse.org <http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/> "Like" us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>! -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0718-home 216-496-6087-cell

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Do you have a professional actor demo reel?
by Jessica Houde 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

If you act, it’s important to have a strong demo reel. Prepare monologues, commercials and short scenes, providing a finished product to add to your demo reel! Check out Houde’s Demo Reel Class every Friday From 6:30PM to 9:00PM in Kent, conveniently after Friday Meisner Class. At Houde School you can try your first class for free! Visit our site to sign up: www.houdeschoolofacting.org Please email us with any questions: houdeschoolofacting(a)yahoo.com We hope to see you there! 2018 Schedule: Cleveland 1777 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118Mon 4:30PM-6:00PM Pre-teenMon 6:30PM-9:30PM MeisnerTues 7:00PM-9:30PM Houde Rats (Invite only)Wed 6:00PM-7:30PM Senior Advanced Meisner Wed 7:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Meisner Thur 7:00PM-9:30PM On-Camera AuditionsSat 12:00PM-2:30PM MeisnerSat 2:30PM-4:00PM Pre-teenSun 7:00PM-9:30PM Improv Kent402 S. Francis St. Kent, OH 44240Mon 7:00PM-9:30PM Improv/Audition TechniqueTues 7:00PM-9:30PM Meisner Fri 3:00PM-5:00PM MeisnerFri 6:00PM-8:30PM Demo Reel Class Sun 6:00PM-8:30PM Film Production

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Open Auditions - CCYT Competition Team
by Brian M Marshall 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

Caryl Crane Youth Theatre is holding OPEN AUDITIONS for the 2018-2019 CCYT Competition Team Sunday, April 22, 6 pm Huron, Ohio – Caryl Crane Youth Theatre is holding open auditions for actors, singers and dancers ages 10 and up for the 2018-2019 CCYT COMPETITION TEAM featuring the musical, FINIAN'S RAINBOW. Caryl Crane Youth Theatre's Competition Team will defend their Outstanding Production title when returning to the Junior Theatre Festival January 18-21, 2019, presenting FINIAN'S RAINBOW. The show will then be presented in its entirety Feb 1-3, 2019, in the McBride Auditorium at BGSU Firelands College. CCYT will compete with over 125 other youth theatres and school drama teams from around the world in a festival dedicated to showcasing the talents of our best young musical theatre performers. THE CCYT COMPETITION TEAM will consist of 32 students, ages 10 to 18, that will be chosen from an open audition on Sunday, April 22 at 6 pm. In mid-December 2018, the competition team will rehearse a 15-minute selection of FINIAN'S RAINBOW to present during the JTF weekend. All actors cast in the competition team must participate in the production of FINIAN's RAINBOW, performing February 1-3, 2019. The Junior Theatre Festival is produced by Itheatrics.com.<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FItheatrics.com%2F&h=ATPRO-WzhuY…> The weekend festival consists of adjudication from Broadway Directors and Choreographers, workshops and master classes, a new works showcases and so much more! AT A GLANCE What: Caryl Crane Youth Theatre hosts OPEN AUDITIONS for the 2018-2019 Competition Team When: April 22 at 6:00 pm Where: McBride Auditorium BGSU Firelands College, One University Drive, Huron, OH 44839 How: Audition instructions can be found on the Caryl Crane Youth Theatre Facebook Page or the facebook event “CCYT 2019 Competition Team Auditions” Questions: Email carylcraneyouththeatre(a)gmail.com<mailto:carylcraneyouththeatre@gmail.com> or call 419-372-0732 Brian Marshall Artistic Director Caryl Crane Youth Theatre BGSU Firelands Caryl Crane Youth Theatre serves over 5,000 youth and families in our community each year through its three core programs: Theatrical Training Workshops, A Five-Production Theatre Series, and Teen Board Outreach. Supported through public support, you will help inspire, enrich, and empower the imaginations of children and families through live theatre and theatre education!

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"bare: A Pop Opera" Auditions at Western Reserve Playhouse Start Tonight! Additional Times Added!
by B W 15 Apr '18

15 Apr '18

Directed by Co-Artistic Director Brian Westerley Music Direction by Dave Stebbins Choreography by Kristy Cruz Book & Music: Damon Intrabartolo Book & Lyrics: Jon Hartmere Performance Dates: July 13-28. Fridays & Saturdays at 8PM; Sunday at 6:30PM Rehearsals will start on or around May 13th. A pulsating, electric contemporary rock musical, bare follows a group of students at a Catholic boarding school as they grapple with issues of sexuality, identity, and the future. Peter and Jason have fallen in love with each other, but Jason -- a popular athlete -- fears losing his status if he is discovered to be gay. Unpopular Nadia, Jason’s sister, is contemptuous of Ivy, a beautiful girl with a questionable reputation. As the group attempts to put up a production of Romeo and Juliet, tensions flare, self-doubt simmers, and God’s path seems more difficult to find than ever. bare rings with the sounds of youthful repression and revolt. With a unique sung-through pop score, heart-pounding lyrics, and a cast of bright young characters, bare is a provocative, fresh, and utterly honest look at the dangers of baring your soul, and the consequences of continuing to hide. ALL ETHNICITIES & GENDER INDENTITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION Please prepare a song in the style of the show, BUT NOT FROM THE SHOW. Auditions will also consist of cold readings from the script. Be prepared to move, as well. Pease bring a resume & headshot with you to the audition. Callbacks, if necessary, will be held Tuesday, April 17 at 7PM. Sign up to audition here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4aafad2dabfa7-bare Questions? Contact Brian at brianw(a)westernreserveplayhouse.org<mailto:brianw@westernreserveplayhouse.org>

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Next Weekend: Rhythm Nation Master's Session in Hoofing
by Andrea Belser 14 Apr '18

14 Apr '18

The Rhythm Nation Master's Sessions have so far explored Belly Dance, West African Dance, and Chinese Dance. Now, let's step into Hoofing! Saturday, April 21st at the Olmsted Community Center from 2:30pm-4:30pm! Led by Executive Artistic Director Andrea McCormick, clients will move and groove with this percussion style of tap using timeless time steps and making our own sound of rhythmic jazz. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! A Q&A session and dance party will follow the end of the session. $20 per person, and please bring tap shoes if you have them. Join us Saturday, April 21st at the Olmsted Community Center from 2:30pm-4:30pm for this elegant dance session you won't want to miss! RSVP by emailing AmalgamArtsWellness(a)outlook.com or by clicking the Facebook link below today! https://www.facebook.com/events/232126107353737/?ti=icl PS: Missed a session? No worries! We offer private and semiprivate sessions in many 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 Performing Artist/Instructor and Reiki Practitioner www.AndreaRBelser.com www.AmalgamArtsWellness.com Get Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS

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