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Moon Over Buffalo Opens Thusday!
by dave banks via NEohioPAL 13 Nov '16

13 Nov '16

The Walsh Jesuit CenterStage Theatre presents the hit comedy “Moon Over Buffalo,” by Ken Ludwig, this Thursday, November 17 through Sunday, November 20 at the school’s theater. Showtimes are 7pm Thursday, 7:30pm on Friday and Saturday, and 2:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for Students and Senior Citizens. In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950's. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with 5 actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body. This show brought Carol Burnett back to Broadway after 30 years. CenterStage will also present the one act play, “Speed Date,” by Janet Allard. In this fast paced comedy, fifteen crazy characters search for love in a round-robin game of speed dating. Everyone's in on the action: a hopeless people-pleaser, a Frenchman, a guy hung up on his previous girlfriends, an art therapist, a clown, and more. They're desperate, chatty, needy, strange -- and the clock is ticking. Will they find love before time runs out? Tickets are no sale now and here is the link: http://www.walshjesuit.org/index.phpoption=com_civicrm&task=civicrm%2Fevent…

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Special Needs Dance Classes
by Brittany Sterling via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Seredipity Dance is a special needs dance and movement company based in Solon, OH offering classes throughout various communities. Below are the current and upcoming class offerings: Inclusive Movement Class for Autism and other Special Needs (siblings welcome) Location: Mandel Jewish Community Center (Beechwood) Ages: 5-8 Cost: $65 members, $85 non-members per 6-week session Starts: January 12th When: Thursday's 4:00-4:45p.m. Mommy (or Daddy) & Me Movement class Location: Berea Recreation Department (Berea) Ages: 2.5-6 Cost: $72 per 6-week session, $5 drop-in Starts: December 2nd When: Friday's 8:30-9:15a.m. Mommy (or Daddy) & Me Movement class Location: Don Umerly Civic Center (Rocky River) Ages: 2.5-6 Cost: Contact civic center for cost. Starts: January When: Wednesday's 10:30-11:15a.m. Brittany Sterling (567) 204-8522

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Berko review: WEST SIDE STORY @ Baldwin Wallace Univeristy
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

*********************** To read Roy Berko's review of WEST SIDE STORY @ Baldwin Wallace University go to: www.royberko.info ••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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Workshop Players "Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas" Opens December 1
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Workshop Players Theatre presents "Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas" by David Caldwell, Ernest Zulia and Robert Fulghum, directed by Kristina Rivera. This charming show takes a funny, heartwarming and often poignant look at the struggle to find the spirit of the holidays amid the avalanche of commercialism, stress and chaos that crashes down every December. A series of stories unfold ranging from hilarious musing about the love/hate relationship with the ever present poinsettias, to an unexpected path to curing a person’s serious case of “Scoogitis.” Cast members Jeff Caja, Kevin Clilne, Shelvey Linder, Sophie Matos, Heidi Sarvis-Sapp and John Telepak invite you to come share the joy, the hot chocolate, the cookies, the Christmas Karaoke and the fun with us. Santa will be there on matinee days for pictures with the kids! Bring them along! Performances are December1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees on December 11 and 18 at 3 p.m. All seats are $15. Reservations are encouraged. Do you have a group interested in attending? Ten or more in a group gets you a $2 discount. Call the Box Office for details at 440-988-5613 -- 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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LILLIAN PYLES CASTING, CSA
by via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

KARAMU THEATRE AUDITIONS/EXPEREINCED ACTORS ‘ REPAIRING A NATION’ by Nikkole Salter Directed by: MARGARET FORD TAYLOR The production will run FEBRUARY 9TH – FEBRUARY 26, 2017 CAST OF CHARACTERS: (all African American) LOIS DAVIS : 60 yrs old, single mother of 1. SETH SANDERS: 23 yrs old, University of Oklahoma graduate/first year NYU Law School student. CHARLES ‘ CHUCK’ DAVIS JR.: 63 yrs old, Inherited President of Davis Janitorial/ Lois’ first cousin. ANNA DAVIS: 49 yrs old, Elementary School teacher / Chuck’s socialite wife. DEBORAH ‘DEBBIE’ MOORE: 22 yrs old, Senior graduate student at the University of Oklahoma. DRUMMER: One, Live, West African Drummer. AUDITION DATE: Friday November 18, 2016 - 7:00pm – 9:00pm KARAMU THEATRE – 2355 East 89th Street – Cleveland, OH 44106 ABOUT THE PLAY: .What if you knew an injustice had been done, and you had it in your power to make it right? It’s 2001, and the Davis family gathers for a typical holiday celebration in their native Tulsa, Oklahoma. But all goes awry when Lois insists the family join a lawsuit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Riots that devastated the Davis family 80 years ago. REHEARSALS: Will start December ___and consist of a 6 week rehearsal schedule, 3-6 times per week. The cast will receive a REHEARSAL SCHEDULE by the first cast meeting or first rehearsal. LOCATION: Please email your headshot & resume to: lpylescasting(a)gmail.com / sides will be forwarded to you for the audition. Subject: KARAMU & (the role you’re auditioning for) Thank you, Lillian Pyles, CSA Lillian Pyles Casting

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What were they thinking: The aging performance arts audience
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

What were they thinking: The aging performing arts audience Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics Most of us have read about, many of us have witnessed, and some of us are living proof of the aging of the performing arts audience. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, the average age of those attending classical music performances, the ballet, jazz concerts and plays is increasing. This is not just because the median age of the general population is creeping up as well; it is the result of one generation of audience members not being adequately replaced by the next. Big Data reports that the vast majority of subscribers to the Cleveland Play House and Great Lakes Theater were born between the mid-1920s and the mid-1940s, followed by members of the early “Baby Boomer Generation” who were born between the mid-1940s and the mid-1950s. And the average age of attendees for the touring Broadway shows coming through Playhouse Square is 53 years old. It can certainly be argued that audiences for theater have always skewed older, dating back to the ancient patrons attending ancient Greek performances. When young, no matter the millennium, we tend to gravitate toward new artists and new art forms until our interests, income and evenings become more amenable to traditional pursuits. But in recent years, fewer young people have been returning to the fold. For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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This weekend only! Robert Hawkes and Ray Caspio in GIVE ME THE MAP
by convergence-continuum via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

THIS WEEKEND ONLY! ROBERT HAWKES AND RAY CASPIO IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "GIVE ME THE MAP" BY ROBERT HAWKES, AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM THURS-SAT, NOV. 17-19. The first scene of _King Lear _goes badly for the old man, as we know. But what the heck was he expecting, anyway? This one-act prologue to Shakespeare's version of the tale seeks to answer that very question, as the King and his Fool try desperately to control events that have not even happened yet. An old man tries to retire from public life with what he considers to be the dignity befitting his station, and sets himself up to fail. Along the way, we encounter memory, grief, denial, the power of language, clowning, fooling, and the invisibility of numbers. Accompanied by live music by cellist Eric Gonzalez! At the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113, in the historic Tremont neighborhood for othis weekend only, Thurs-Sat at 8 pm, Nov 17-19. Tickets $15 general admission, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students at http://convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074. Proceeds from one-weekend Tweener Series productions go to the Save-the-Liminis-Theater campaign. PLAY YOUR PART: SAVE THE LIMINIS THEATER. The Liminis Theater building is going up for sale. The campaign was launched to enable convergence-continuum to buy it. Full details about the campaign may be found at https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/convergence-continuum-s-sa…

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Are You Prepared for your Audition? Prepared to Get Cast?
by sue holland johnson via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Why would you show up at a job interview unprepared? If you got hired, you would have to have training to prepare you for that specific position. Apply that same principle to your acting dreams. Casting directors, directors & producers expect prepared performers to arrive at auditions. Are you prepared? Study "Master the Arts" -Monologues, Auditions, & More- Private Coaching Prefer individual attention over classes? Like to schedule your own time? Know someone who could benefit from actors' training? Please share / post. Private Coaching "Master the Art:" Monologue & Character Development, Theatre & On-Camera Auditions & Acting If you are an aspiring or experienced actor pursuing your passion, or career in the creative arts, “Master the Art” coaching can help you learn or hone your artistic craft & the business basics of being a professional. "Master the Art" Do’s - Don’ts - & - How-to’s . Monologue Development . Character Development . Theatre Auditioning . On-camera Auditioning . On-camera Acting “Master the Art” private coaching helps you improve . Performance Preparation . Performance Power . Professional Etiquette We focus on what you need / want to help develop your acting craft for theatre, on-camera & film.. You don't have to sign up for a series of sessions. You come at will, based on your schedule and finances.We coach students, Mon. - Sat. No Sundays, except in extreme emergency. We meet at my place, Shaker Hts. We accept cash, check, Money Order, PayPal Hope this helps you decide to schedule a session. Or, for more information, contact:wakeupandlives@gmail.com Coach: Sue Johnson, SAG/AFTRA Exec. Director, Wake Up And Live’s Actors’ Studio (WUAL) Producer, Director “Wake Up And Live with the Arts” wakeupandlives(a)gmail.com Ask us about our WUAL Performances & Presentations. Custom designed for your event.

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Audtions for Mary Poppins This Sunday and Monday Evening (Nov 13 & 14)
by Gary Maher via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

Auditions for "Mary Poppins" with The Hudson Players Sun, Nov. 13 & Mon, Nov. 14 The Hudson Players are pleased to announce auditions for "Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins," Sunday, Nov. 13 and Monday, Nov. 14 beginning at 7 pm. Directed by Claudia Lillibridge, auditions will be held at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt St in Hudson. Performances: Feb. 3, 4, 10, 11, 12*, 17, 18, 19*, 24 & 25. (*matinee) Everyone's favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, and astonishing stagecraft. There are a variety of roles for all ages and types (complete character descriptions are available here on the Hudson Players website (www.hudsonplayers.com) The Hudson Players are an all-volunteer award winning, community theater. All roles in our productions are always open to auditioners, with no restrictions. Those auditioning will be asked bring a short song and music for the accompanist. In addition you will be asked to read from the script and do a short dance exercise. Auditions usually last at least two hours and while it is best to be there at the beginning, those with schedule restrictions can come later. Those interested in working backstage, on sets, lights, etc, are encouraged to come to auditions as well and fill out a form letting the producer know their areas of interest. If you have questions please feel free to email us at info(a)hudsonplayers.com or visit our website at www.hudsonplayers.com where you can get additional information on auditions, character descriptions and more. You can also access and or pre-fill out the audition forms. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!

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Professional Headshots
by Gregory Pendolino via NEohioPAL 12 Nov '16

12 Nov '16

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