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OR, @ Dobama
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

To read Roy Berko's review of OR, at Dobama Theatre and/or to subscribe to his blog, go to: www.royberko.info. To receive reviews immediately after they are posted on-line follow the directions in the right hand column. His reviews and previews also appear on Broadwayworld.com, artsamerica.com, and coolcleveland.

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Last Call Cleveland vs The Asian Carp 9/26 at CPA!
by Don Mitri via NEohioPAL 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

The city we all know and love is under attack from hideous mutant lake creatures! Who can Mayor Jackson turn to to save Cleveland? The Last Call Cleveland boys are up for the task! Come see the story unfold in a show full of live sketches, music, video and audience interaction. Last Call Cleveland has been lauded as “smart, wacky comics with pedegree and charm” (Scene Magazine), “Crowd-pleasers… pricelessly savage” (The Chicago Tribune) and “the world’s only sketch comedy group” (Last Call Cleveland). Opening the show is CPA shortform house improv team Torque...Full Throttle Improv coached by Jimmy Green. Show: 8:00pm Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: $12.00 (cash/cc) Reserve Tickets (440-471-1045 - lcc(a)cpacleveland.org) Walkups are always welcome! Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the show when our box office opens at 7:15pm. For all show information: www.cpacleveland.org Free parking is always available in the Mayfield Village Civic Center lot. **Parking lot is located behind Heinens grocery store at the corner of Wilson Mills and Som Center Rd.**

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Get your tickets for Macbeth at Rubber City Shakespeare Company
by Chris Bizub via NEohioPAL 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

William Shakespeare's Macbeth Directed by Dane CT Leasure PERFORMING: Oct, 2, 3, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30 PM and Oct. 4, 11, 18 at 2pm (Oct 2nd will be our PAY-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT performance) WHERE: Summit ArtSpace 140 E. Market Street, 2nd Floor Akron, OH 44308 TICKET INFORMATION: Adults - $14.00 Senior/Students (14+) - $12.00 Youth (7-13) - $10.00 Student Rush (With Valid Student ID) - $5.00 CASH available 1 hour before show time. At the door only. *All online ticket purchases are subjected to a $2.00 fee. Order tickets over the phone: 234-252-0272 PAY-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT performances are free performances that fall under our FREE Shakespeare programming. If you would like a guarantee ticket for that production, you can reserve ahead ahead time. Donations will be accepted at the end of the performances. SYNOPSIS: William Shakespeare's tragedy of Macbeth will be onstage fall 2015. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. The play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power. In our production, we take this classic tale of human nature and set it inside a Rubber Factory around the end of the Great War (WWI), and ending around the great depression. As the play progresses we will see the transformation of the Macbeth's from workers, to leaders, to warriors. CAST: Macbeth - Michael Laymon Lady Macbeth - Cait McNeal Banquo/Menteith - Matthew Wheeler 1 Witch/1 Murder/Lady MacDuff/Caithness - Elizabeth Allard 2 Witch/Waiting Women - Michele McNeal 3 Witch/Murder/Fleance/Macduff Son - Kate Klika MacDuff/Captain - Scott Crim Duncan/Porter/Doctor/Siward - Matthew Smith Ross - Chris Bizub Lennox/Murder/Young Siward - Ron Young Malcolm/Hecate - Alex Funk Donaldbain/Murder/Seyton - Samantha Ost CREW: Director: Dane CT Leasure Assistant Director: Samantha Ost Stage Manager: Alex Briski Scenic Designer: Scott Crim Properties Designer: Chris Simmons Costume Designer: Michele McNeal For more information please visit our website at www.rubbercityshakes.com <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rubbercityshakes.com%2F&h=LA…>, or e-mail us at info(a)rubbercityshakes.com,or call us at 234-252-0272.

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EVENT: Dover Players Presents a Hilarious New Comedy - Without A Clue
by Mark Little via NEohioPAL 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

EVENT: Dover Players Presents a Hilarious New Comedy - Without A Clue Note: Reservations are strongly recommended. We nearly had sold out performances during opening weekend. See review of Without A Clue at: http://www.cleveland.com/north-olmsted/index.ssf/2015/09/north_olmsteds_dove r_players_w.html Without A Clue Written and Directed by Breianne Knight Saylor "At the Falcon Inn you'll find a warm bed, a relaxing stay, and a dead guy in room five." Plot Summary: Justin Tyme has a problem. It's not that his name is confusing. It's not that the hotel he owns is falling apart. It's not that a rain storm has trapped all of his guests together. And it's not that his guests include a wannabe rock star, a bumbling detective, or a weirdo in a cape. It's that one of his guests is a killer. And when a building inspector arrives ready to condemn his hotel, he's going to have to get away with murder. Cast: Justin Tyme ...... Ben Saylor Lulu ....... Julie Marchand Howard ....... Assad Khaishgi Slash ....... Jason Kilbane Tina ........ Holly Prather Inspector Stumph ... Neil Donnelly Brooke ...... Lisa Margevicius Mortimer ...... Michael Attali Sally Lynch ..... Jenny Erbs Production Staff: Director ...................... Breianne Knight Saylor Reservations ................ Todd Evangelista Light and Sound Operator ............ Jason Knight Advertising, Box Office and Refreshments .... Linda Little Tech Advisor, Program, and Set Assistance .... Mark Little Remaining Performance Dates: Sept. 11-13 and Sept. 18-20 Times: 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 3:00 p.m. Sundays (There is a brief intermission for each performance when light refreshments will be served.) Location North Olmsted Old Town Hall 5186 Dover Center Road North Olmsted, OH 44070 NOTE: The Old Town Hall is located just south of the intersection of Dover Center Road (runs North and South) and Lorain Avenue (runs East and West) in North Olmsted. As you travel south on Dover Center Road you will pass the Police Station on the right. The Old Town Hall is the small building between the Police Station and City Hall. You may park in the lot to the left of the Old Town Hall building. Cost Admission is FREE, first come, first serve. Or, call Acting Out! at 440-779-1284 for reservations available for $5.00 per seat. For additional information: www.doverplayers.com https://www.facebook.com/thedoverplayers

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Auditions - New Play - Involves Teenagers
by Mike Skerritt via NEohioPAL 06 Sep '15

06 Sep '15

AUDITIONSfor NEW PLAY - “WHAT REMAINS”by Max Bush · 2 to 5 PM Saturday, September 12 · 6 to 9 PM Sunday, September 13 · 7 to 9:30 PM Monday, September 15 The Arts Outreach Program of the FirstBaptist Church of Greater Cleveland 3630 Fairmount Boulevard (at Eaton Road), ShakerHeights, OH 44118 CHARACTER SUMMARY: NOTE: Ages areapproximate. If you can LOOK the age indicated, you don’t haveto BE that age. PRESENT DAY CHARACTERS: · Maggie (18) - Artistically talented teenager whobefriends Cliona, an elderly woman who is artistic in her own right, and whotakes an interest in Maggie’s talent · Cliona (60’s to 70’s) – A former artist herselfwho, through her relationship with Maggie, remembers her own youthfulexperiences in exploring her artistic abilities · Mike (18) – Maggie’s boyfriend who wants Maggieto join him at a local college in the fall · Sarah (18) – Maggie’s free-spirited, eccentricfriend with a great imagination · Karen and Trisha (18) – Two of Maggie’sfriends. Trisha dances. · Kimi (17) – Cliona’s granddaughter, protectiveof her grandmother’s possessions FLASHBACK CHARACTERS: · Ona (18) – Teenage Cliona · Evan (27) – Cliona’s early adult boyfriend · Angela and Leanne (17) – Two of a young Cliona’sfriends. Angela sings. SYNOPSIS - “Maggie is atalented young artist who is just a couple months away from graduating highschool. As the summer swiftly approaches she finds herself agonizing overserious life decisions. What is theright path for her future? Should shefollow her dreams and become an artist? Or should she do the sensible thing and go to college with her boyfriendMike? As Maggie struggles with lookinginto her future she meets Cliona, a 69 year old woman who hires Maggie to sortthrough the objects of Cliona’s life. As Maggie, and her eccentric friend Sarah, search through Cliona’sthings, the people involved with them come alive and we see the truth aboutCliona’s own artistic past. An unlikelyfriendship blossoms between Maggie and Cliona as they each help the other todiscover something about themselves they never would have found on their own.” PERFORMANCE DATES: · 7:30 PM Friday, November 13 · 7:30 PM Saturday, November 14 · 2:00 PM Sunday, November 15 Come prepared to read a few lines from the play, and to demonstratesome simple movements. An appointment isnot required. Contact Mike Skerritt at gmskerritt(a)aol.comwith questions.

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Noteoriety Show Choir Auditions!!!
by via NEohioPAL 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

Are you a former show choir performer who has been on "hiatus" for a while and eager to get back to the stage? A person who loves to sing in the shower or in the car? Someone who loves hanging out with super cool people on the East Side? Then Note-oriety Show Choir is for you!!! The group, formerly known as the "SELREC Singers," is holding auditions for the 2015-2016 season! Based in Solon for the last five years, the 30-member adult show choir is looking for new members, both male and female, age 18+. Our repertoire includes mostly pop tunes and Broadway show tunes with a healthy mix of a little bit of everything else...country, classic, folk, etc. Directed by R. Scott Posey with accompaniment by Ann Michael, Note-oriety Show Choir presents two big concert series each year....our winter holiday concert, usually held in the Solon High School Lecture Hall in early December which is a formal event with music folders and a festive theme....and our spring concert series, which includes three performances in June in the Solon High School Performing Arts Center. Our June show includes choreography, costumes, sets, and an orchestra, and all of our music is memorized. Our theme for the June 2016 concert will include songs from 'Pop Artists through the Decades.' The group meets every Tuesday evening throughout the year (except in summer) from 7p-9p, usually at Orchard Middle School. As we get closer to the spring show, we will add additional rehearsals as needed for choreography, solo and ensemble groups, and extra preparation for the performances. If you are selected to be a part of the "front line" dance group, you will be called for an extra rehearsal a week, usually beginning in late February or early March. The front line group will be selected in early February. Sound like something you would love to join? Email svnoteoriety(a)gmail.com for more information as soon as possible! ***Please DO NOT hit reply to this email....please email: svnoteoriety(a)gmail.com with your name, email address, and a contact phone number, and someone will get back to you ASAP. Our first rehearsal/audition is THIS Tuesday, September 8th at 7pm at Orchard Middle School in Solon on Craemer Drive off SOM Center Road/Rte 91. Audition information will be sent to you via email. Don't delay -- join today!!! See you on the stage!

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The Cleveland Improv Jam is THURSDAYS at 8 at Sachsenheim Hall
by Marjorie Preston via NEohioPAL 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

*Angry Ladies of Improv *improvisational comedy troupe, hostesses of the *Cleveland Improv Jam* for four years now, reminds comedy fans that the jam is in a new space and on a new night! The Cleveland Improv Jam moved to the Sachsenheim Hall at 7001 Denison Avenue in Cleveland in June. Come play, drink, eat and laugh with the ladies and the Cleveland improv community. The jam is *Thursday* night at 8:00 p.m. *Angry Ladies of Improv* hosts this hilarious improv jam, open to those with improv experience or anyone who has watched the jam for a while and wants to play! 7:30 to sign up and play or 8:00 to watch! There is *NO COVER*, and food and drinks are available in the fully stocked bar. Typically there is a short-form set of improv games, followed by a longform improv set. The jam wraps up by 10:00 p.m. Facebook:*www.facebook.com/AngryLadiesOfImprov <http://www.facebook.com/AngryLadiesOfImprov>* *www.facebook.com/ClevelandImprovJam <http://www.facebook.com/ClevelandImprovJam>* *www.facebook.com/sachsenheim.hall <https://www.facebook.com/sachsenheim.hall>* Best, mp Marjorie Preston, President * Marjorie Preston PR *http://www.marjoriepreston.com/ Specializing in small business, arts and non-profit clients * Let's tell your story!*

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Review of "Or," at Dobama Theatre
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

Dobama turns farce-filled ‘Or,’ into something more Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics For a play whose title is so ambiguous, its plot points couldn’t be more ambitious. In Liz Duffy Adams’ “Or,” which premiered Off-Broadway in 2009 and opened last Friday at Dobama Theatre, it’s the 17th century and we are introduced to Aphra Behn – poet, spy, and the first professional female playwright in London. Recently sprung from debtors’ prison, Aphra is desperate to finish her play by morning despite constant interruptions from her new lover, the actress Nell Gwynne, her benefactor and would-be lover, King Charles II, and her ex-lover, the double-agent William Scot. Can Aphra save Charles’ life, win William a pardon, woo Nell, and launch her career, all in one night? Actually, the bigger question regarding this play is can director Shannon Sindelar find the right rhythm for a 90-minute, one-act play that, as is noted in the prologue, “ricochets between a dense array of opposites.” “Or,” is at once historically-based (Behn wrote tragicomedies in the late-1600s, as well as light comedies and farces) and widely fictitious. It has elements of a bedroom farce and a Restoration comedy, presents dialogue in heightened blank verse, iambic pentameter as well as rhyming couplets, and is set in the 1660s while exploring issues of feminism, sexual freedom and sexual preference best suited for the 1960s. Sindelar finds that rhythm. For the rest of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/

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LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: No Ifs, Ands or Buts -- Dobama Theatre's 'OR, ' is a Wickedly Wonderful Word Play
by Cleve Land via NEohioPAL 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: No Ifs, Ands or Buts -- Dobama Theatre's *'OR,'* is a Wickedly Wonderful Word Play If audience members combined all the things that they like about the theatre into one show -- compelling characters, witty wordplay, intellectual intrigue, risque romance, and plenty of farcical fun -- the result would be Liz Duffy Adams *OR,* currently making its Ohio Premiere as the opening show of Dobama Theatre's new season. Under the deft direction Shannon Sindelar, the show is alternately daring, devious, delicate and delicious. She has created an enticing evening of entertainment filled with exhilarating encounters and tantalizing tableaus. Sindelar's amazing ensemble could not be better cast. Lara Mielcarek once again graces the Dobama stage in the central role of Aphra, and is both moving and mesmerizing as the strong-willed, passionate, and provocative female author. Geoff Knox dashingly portrays several of the men (and women) who come in and out of Aphra's apartment. Natalie Green also plays a variety of characters, making each one -- female and male -- vivid and vibrant and completely captivating... *READ THE FULL REVIEW AT:* *http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/09/cleve-review-no-ifs-ands-or-buts-dobama.html <http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/09/cleve-review-no-ifs-ands-or-bu…>*

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Fwd: Blue, miss Billie
by Old School via NEohioPAL 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Nici Romo <doodlebug7876(a)aol.com> > Date: September 5, 2015 at 10:09:09 AM EDT > To: post(a)neohiopal.org > > > > > The Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture Present > > > Ma'Sue Productions World Premiere of Blue, Miss Billie. > > > Blue takes place in the life of Miss Billie Holiday during one performance night. This show has drama, laughs, and all of the music you love! Written and Directed by John Dayo-Aliya this is a show you don't want to miss! If you love Billie Holiday or Jazz...You are going to want to be there! > > Who was Billie Holiday? Was she a jazz starlet that captivated the hearts and imaginations of fellow artists and fans? Was she a a drug addicted criminal with quick wit and a even quicker fist? > > This is the question that haunts us all. > > Come discover Billie herself at 220 Balch Street in Akron, Ohio at The Balch Street Theater. > > Shows run TONIGHT at 8pm and next Fri Sept.11 and Sat. 12 at 8pm. There are two matinees TOMORROW at 2pm and Sat. Sept 12 at 2pm. > > Tickets are $12 at the door and the show does contain adult material. > > Blue, Miss Billie is an intelligent, hilarious, stylish entry on one of the most fascinating and notorious personalities of the 20 century. A feast for the senses not to be missed! >

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