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2025 Flexible Subscriptions available at Twin Masks
by Claudia Lillibridge 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

As this new year begins, we are so grateful for your continued support of our mission to produce intimate, thought-provoking shows that engage, entertain and encourage audiences to consider different perspectives and points of view. With this in mind, we are delighted to share with you our 2025 season of shows. *Subscriptions and individual tickets are currently available. Please visit our website at **www.twinmasks.org* <http://www.twinmasks.org/> *.* Opening February 7 and running Friday and Saturday evenings (8:00 p.m.) until February 22, 2025: *CONSTELLATIONS*, written by Nicholas Payne and directed by Claudia Lillibridge. This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. Opening May 2 and running Friday and Saturday evenings (8:00 p.m.) until May 17,*EXIT LAUGHING**, *written by Paul Elliott and directed by Laurel K. Bryant. What is there left to do when you and your best friends return from touring the world and sharing adventures? A May-December romance, maybe? Or something else? Join us for this uproarious comedy filled with laughs, and a few surprises. Opening August 1st and running Friday and Saturday evenings (8:00 p.m.) until August 16, *YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS DIVORCE*, written by Anne Kaufman, Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Jennifer R. Morris, Janice Paran and Robbie Collier Sublett, directed by Scott Sanborn. Listen and watch the delicate parent-child conversations about falling in love, falling out of love, and rebuilding a life after the complex experience of dividing a family. This provocative show reveals the stories behind the statistics of one of the most prominent social phenomena of our time. Opening October 31st and running Friday and Saturday evenings (8:00 p.m.) until November 15th,* DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE *by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Marc C. Howard-Stiver. An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man – with a lot of loose ends. So begins *Dead Man’s Cell Phone*, a wildly imaginative new comedy by MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl. A work about how we memorialize the dead – and how that remembering changes us – it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. *Once again, subscriptions and/or individual tickets are now on sale.* We look forward to seeing you at the shows and thank you for supporting the arts in our communities!

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Constellations opening Feb 7 at Twin Masks
by Claudia Lillibridge 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center (TMPAC) located at 9076 Church Street, Suites 2 and 3, in Twinsburg is proud to announce its first show of the 2025 Season, Constellations. Tickets can be purchased at www.twinmasks.org or by calling 330.888.3211. Adults $15 / Senior or Student $10 Written by Nicholas Payne Director: Claudia Lillibridge CAST: Marianne - Christine Wright Roland - Sean Donovan Performance Dates: February 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22, 2025. 8pm curtain for all shows. Please note there is adult language and situations in this play. THE STORY: This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. Rights secured by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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2025 Colombi New Plays Festival!! Festival Dates and How to Submit!
by Ensemble Theatre 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

*Ensemble Theatre Announces our 2025 Colombi New Plays Festival!* Join us for this annual festival, which brings new works to life! From first readings, to testing rewrites, this festival allows local writers a platform to hear their work read aloud (often for the first time) in front of an audience. Audience surveys will be curated by each playwright to garner audience feedback! *Join us for all the adventure involved in the beginnings and navigating the playwriting process!! * *Dates! First three weekends in March. * March 7, 8, 9 (at John Carroll-Marinello Little Theatre). March 14, 15, 16 (at Disciples Christian Church -Sanctuary or Chapel). March 21, 22, 23 (at Dunham Tavern). (Ideally) The First weekend will focus on 10 minute and Short Plays! The Second weekend on Short plays. The Final weekend on Full Lengths. We will do our best to schedule this way based on what is submitted:)* *Each evening will go from about 7:30-9:30 (Friday & Saturday) and 2-4 (Sunday). Important Information: *Deadline to submit is February 17th!* Playwrights and readers must reside in the Northeast Ohio area. Ensemble Theatre will provide a free space (library) or Zoom for one rehearsal prior to reading & will work with each playwright whose work is selected to schedule. Plays (playwrights) selected will receive a modest stipend. Readers will also receive a modest stipend. Ensemble *Stagewrights* members will have priority, but submissions will be open to all artists who reside in Northeast Ohio. Here is the LINK to submit! *https://forms.gle/1kzJiCNTiS7VQ74n6 <https://forms.gle/1kzJiCNTiS7VQ74n6>* Please reach out here (plays(a)ensemble-theatre.org) or ( celeste(a)ensemble-theatre.org) with ANY questions!! Looking forward to introducing new work to Northeast Ohio audiences! Our Best- Celeste, Becca, & The Ensemble Family!

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Life-Sized Candy Land - YOU are the Pieces - February 14 & 15
by Rexroad, Benjamin 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

For all ages Friday, February 14: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday, February 15: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Come to Goodyear Branch Library in Akron to play a round of Candy Land. YOU get to perform as the game pieces as you move around the room in this life-sized version of the popular board game. For more information visit https://www.akronlibrary.org/locations/goodyear or call the library 330.784.7522 Goodyear Branch Library 60 Goodyear Blvd Akron, OH 44305

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TD/Set Designer Needed
by Erin Moran 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

FRENCH CREEK THEATRE IS LOOKING TO HIRE... a Technical Director/Set Designer for our September and December shows. French Creek Nature Center and Theatre (Lorain County Metro Parks) is seeking a talented individual to design and build for our September production of "Wait Until Dark" and our December production of "Merrily We Roll Along" of this year's season. This position will receive a competitive stipend and will be provided painters, carpenters, as they see fit. Those interested must submit a letter of interest along with a resume and portfolio to Erin Moran by Feb.22nd (send to emoran(a)loraincountymetroparks.com) For any questions or additional details of the position call 440-865-7827

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by Anhedonia Pictures 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

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Two Weekends Left to See OPUS at Clague Playhouse
by Clague Playhouse 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

*OPUS* by Michael Hollinger Directed by Craig Joseph Playing at Clague Playhouse now through Sunday, February 16th, 2024. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. *Stay for a Talk-Back Discussion with the Cast & Crew after the show on Sunday, February 9th.* After firing one of their founding members, a world-class string quartet takes a chance on a gifted but relatively inexperienced young woman as the group struggles to prepare for a televised ceremony at the White House. The rehearsal room becomes a pressure-cooker as passions rise, personalities clash, and the players are forced to confront the ephemeral nature of their life’s work. Our cast features Dough Sutherland as Elliot, Michael J. Montanus as Alan, Trey Gilpin as Dorian, Chris D'Amico as Carl, and DeLee Cooper as Grace. You can also read some of the director's insights on the Clague Playhouse website: https://clagueplayhouse.org/index.php/currentseason/opus/ Visit bit.ly/ClaguePlayhouseTickets to buy tickets or call the box office at 440-331-0403 (open Wednesday-Saturday 1-6PM). Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road in Westlake. - - - - - - - - - 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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Music Director for production of Annie by Silhouette productions
by Charlotte Mirabile 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

We are looking for a Musical Director for our 2025 upcoming production of Annie. The show dates are the two weekends of October 10 and October 17, at the Shore Cultural Centre. Rehearsal days are scheduled at your conveniences Monday thru Thursday 6:30-9:00, no weekends unless you feel a Saturday afternoon is needed. The stipend is $1000. Please contact me with your thoughts on this production project. Looking forward to speaking with you. Charlotte Mirabile Silhouette Productions 216-219-3630 Sent from my iPhone

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by Taylor Sustersic 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

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Call for Auditions for GCA's Production of As You Like It
by Katherine Kimes 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

Geauga Center for the Arts announces auditions for As You Like It! Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Chris Bizub In As You Like It, witty words and romance play out as the recently banished Rosalind and her best friend Celia seek out her exiled Uncle, Duke Senior, in the Forest of Arden. Deftly disguised in male attire, Rosalind and Celia run into Orlando, a young admirer of Rosalind's, who would do anything to prove his love for her. In yet another of Shakespeare’s classic comedic conundrums, both ladies devise a scheme to mentor Orlando in how woo his lady Rosalind, while hoping that doesn't catch on to their deception. PERFORMANCES August 29th, 30th, 31st, and September 5th, 6th, 7th Fridays - Sundays at 6:30pm (outdoors at Big Creek Park) Frances Hall Amphitheater 9160 Robinson Road Chardon, OH 44024 AUDITIONS Saturday, February 8th, 2025 - 12:00PM-3:00PM Sunday, February 9th, 2025 - 7:00PM-9:30PM Looking for actors ages 16 and up (this is not a youth production) AUDITION APPOINTMENTS Please sign-up for a 5-minute slot at the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0A45AEAA28A1FCCE9...<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F10…> Once you have a sign up slot, please also fill out our electronic audition form located here: https://forms.office.com/r/8NfEqk37W8<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2F8NfEqk3…> WHAT TO PREPARE *actors should bring a headshot or recent picture, and resume (if you have one) *a list of conflicts from July 20th to September 7th *prepare a one-minute Shakespearean monologue/sonnet *actors may be asked to read from the script AUDITION/REHEARSAL LOCATION The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 12455 Merritt Road, Chardon, OH 44024 CALLBACKS Sunday, February 16th from 7:00PM-9:30PM [if needed] VIDEO AUDITIONS Actors unable to attend in-person auditions are welcome to submit a video audition to the director! If you are planning to send in a video audition, please send an email to director Chris Bizub at cmb164(a)1870.uakron.edu by Sunday, February 9th, 2025 at 9:00pm. Please include the following information: *an unlisted Youtube link to your audition video *a current headshot/resume *which characters you are interested in portraying *a list of your conflicts from July 20th to September 7th CHARACTERS - Rosalind (Female, 20s-30s) - The play’s heroine, she falls in love with Orlando and shortly thereafter is exiled from the ducal court by Frederick. Accompanied by Celia and Touchstone, she goes to the Forest of Arden disguised as a young man, Ganymede. In the forest, she is wooed by Orlando, who is unaware that she is, in reality, his beloved Rosalind. - Orlando (Male, 20s-30s) - Noble and pure of heart. His constant concern and care for Adam, the old family servant, immediately makes the audience esteem him. When he learns that his brother Oliver is planning to kill him, he leaves home and goes to the Forest of Arden with old Adam. In the forest, he attaches love poems addressed to Rosalind on all the trees. Finally, he and Rosalind are united and wed. - Celia (Female, 20s-30s) - She is Rosalind’s cousin and closest friend. When Rosalind is exiled by Celia’s father, Celia accompanies Rosalind to the Forest of Arden. Since Celia isn’t in love at the time, her practical answers to Rosalind’s queries about love help to explore the depth of Rosalind’s love for Orlando. Celia goes to the forest disguised as Aliena. Eventually she meets Orlando’s brother Oliver and falls in love with him. - Oliver (Male, 20s-30s) - He is supposed to teach his younger brother Orlando to be a gentleman, but he does not do so; he is a treacherous youth and tries to have Orlando killed. Orlando, however, saves him from being killed by a deadly snake and, later, from a fierce lioness, and finally the two brothers are reconciled. Oliver eventually falls in love with Celia. - Touchstone (Male, 20s-40s) - The court clown, he accompanies Rosalind and Celia to the Forest of Arden. There he falls in love with Audrey, a country woman. Touchstone is one of Shakespeare’s greatest “fools.” Yet he is very realistic in his philosophy, and he serves as a norm by which we can view the other characters. - Jaques (Male/Female, 20s-40s) - He is a man of the world, a free spirit. In his travels, he has affected Continental mannerisms of speech and dress, and he believes that his ideas are terribly profound when actually they are very shallow and very generalized. Jaques is satirized by almost everyone with whom he holds “deep discussions.” - Duke Senior (Male/Female, 40s-60s) - His ducal rights are usurped, and he is banished to the Forest of Arden by his younger brother, Frederick. Ultimately, his lands and his possessions are returned to him. - Duke Frederick (Male/Female, 40s-60s) - The “villain” of this comedy, he banishes his elder brother, and eventually he also exiles his brother’s daughter, Rosalind, from the ducal palace. - Silvius (Male, 20s-30s) - This shepherd represents the romantic lover in the pastoral genre of Elizabethan literature. He loves the shepherdess Phoebe, but she constantly rejects him; despite this fact, however, he pines for her throughout the play. - Phoebe (Female, 20s-30s) - As the pastoral girl who is the beloved of Silvius, she is a stock figure of this type of romance — that is, she rejects the advances of Silvius, while he suffers from the woes of love-sickness. Surprisingly, she falls wildly in love with Ganymede (Rosalind in disguise), yet finally she weds Silvius. - Adam (Male/Female, 50s+) - He is the de Boys’ old family retainer. He is dismissed by the nasty Oliver, and later he relates to Orlando that Oliver plans to kill Orlando while he sleeps. He accompanies Orlando to the Forest of Arden. - Corin (Male/Female, 40s+) - In contrast to Silvius, Corin is a real shepherd; he is quite knowledgeable about sheep and their care. His lines serve as a contrast to the courtly wit of Touchstone. - Audrey (Female, 20-30s) - This simple country woman serves as a contrast to the “town” characters. She has trouble expressing her thoughts and cannot fathom the wit of Touchstone, but their love is so rapturous that eventually they are wed. - Le Beau (Male/Female, 20s-40s) - She represents the court gossip, with a talent for propaganda and spin. - Amiens (Male/Female, 20s-40s) - An attendant of Duke Senior; they have has a light, delightful role, and in this role, they sing some of the most beautiful lyrics that Shakespeare ever wrote. - Charles (Male, 20s-40s) - A professional wrestler whom Oliver tells to kill — or at least, maim — Orlando. Ironically, Orlando wins the match. - William (Male, 20s-30s) - He is a stock country character who serves as a contrast to the pastoral lovers, Silvius and Phebe, and also as a contrast to the “town characters.” - Sir Oliver Martext (Male, 30s-60s) - This vicar is not too knowledgeable; he almost joins Touchstone and Audrey in wedlock, but Touchstone is dissuaded at the last moment by Jaques. - Jacques de Boys (Male, 20s-30s) The 2nd son of Old Sir Rowland de Boys…has been off at school for most of the play. - Dennis (Male/Female, 30s-60s) Servant of Duke Fredrick. - Ensemble Roles (Male/Female, Any Age) - Hymen, Pages and musicians, Lords in Duke Senior's forest court, Lords and ladies in Duke Frederick's court OTHER DETAILS Geauga Center for the Arts is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. All actors cast are strictly volunteers. No AEA Contract(s) available. If you have any questions or would like to audition for this production, but are unable to attend regular auditions, please contact the director at cmb164(a)1870.uakron.edu. Also feel free to reach out with any questions you may have regarding the production.

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