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HBTI's present Oklahoma! Special Community Food Drive 8/7/15
by Beatrice Katz via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

*HBTI presents * *OKLAHOMA! * *Bring a non-perishable food donation - Friday, August 7th performance of “Oklahoma!”* *AND GET THREE TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF TWO* Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI) is offering a special promotion for the Friday 8/7 performance of* Oklahoma!* at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. “The plays in this year's summer season have a common theme: the power of community,” said HBTI Director Bebe Weinberg Katz. “To celebrate that, when you buy two tickets, you will receive a third ticket free at the door with your donation of canned or boxed food items (such as soup, stew and cereal) to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank at the Friday, August 7th performance of *Oklahoma! * “We had a wonderful response to our first two drives for *Rent* and *Little Women* and wish to continue our support,” added Ms. Katz. “So help those less fortunate members of your community, support the incredible young talent in the area, and have an exciting evening of musical theatre entertainment in the process.” *About our Oklahoma! partner*: The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio having provided 45 million meals in 2014 to hungry people in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland and Richland counties. Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day. The six most needed food donations are canned stew, soups, tuna, canned vegetables, peanut butter and cereal. Find out more at: http://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/ Remaining performances for *Oklahoma**! *are Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m.. Tickets for both shows are $11-15 and can be purchased online at www.hb.edu/tickets, by calling 216-932-4214 x7270, or at the door the day of the performance. The third ticket will be awarded at the door upon donation of items. Performances are at 7:30 pm at Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. For more information, *v**isit HBTI's online box office at * *www.hb.edu/ticket* <http://www.hb.edu/ticket>* or *contact Bebe Weinberg Katz, Director of Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute at bkatz(a)hb.edu

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CORRECTION! DATE CHANGE - Big multi-household estate/moving sale
by Noah Budin via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

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Seeking Actors for Short Film in Jackson, OH, Paid Roles
by Tina Hobbs via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Short Film taping in Ohio! A production company from Los Angeles will be in thesoutheast Ohio area (near Jackson, OH) filming a short film written by an Ohionative and Blacklist Screenwriter. Thefilm will be submitted to the Sundance Film Festival and is scheduled to filmstarting August 24, 2015. Seeking Non-Union Actors for Paid Roles. If interested and available, please forwardheadshot and resume to clevelandcasting(a)gmail.com. Make sure to place the character’s name inthe subject line. If selected, you willbe forwarded sides and invited to submit a video audition. Character Descriptions: COON, Age 14, white male, a slightly younger Jacob Loftland(Mud, Sons of Anarchy) would be the physical prototype, unique country kidlook. He shouldn’t be too cute or traditionally good looking, a slightAppalachian accent preferred, must be okay with swearing, running a lot, ridinga bike, being in water. Helps if he’s kind of a funny kid because Coon is themore fun-loving, immature, joking, prankster between the two brothers. (Prefer actors over 17 that can play teenage roles) BLAZE, age 17, white male. Think Tye Sheridan (Mud, Joe) butless sweet, with more toughness and edge. He shouldn’t be too cute ortraditionally good looking, a slight Appalachian accent preferred, must be okayswearing, running a lot, riding a bike, being in water. Blaze is more serious,mature and moody. (Prefer actors over 18 that can play teenage roles) Please note: Traveland lodging are not provided.

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Review of "Hairspray" at Porthouse Theatre
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Porthouse’s ‘Hairspray’ offers a slightly dented ‘do Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics If artistic antithesis is what Porthouse Theatre was going for this season, it has certainly hit its mark. Few musicals are more dissimilar than the summer stock company’s July offering of “Violet” – with its sensitive and highly theatrical storytelling, patchwork of rural southern folk music, and short story-to staged concert-to Broadway origins – and “Hairspray,” its current production. Based on a blatantly low-budgeted nonmusical film by king-of-camp John Waters, the stage version of “Hairspray” shares the light-weight storyline of a big girl with big dreams against a backdrop of the civil rights movement in 1960s Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad lives to dance and, despite her unfashionable girth, unpopular parents and liberal views, lands a spot on a local TV teen dance program, which she helps integrate with her high school detention buddies. In these dog-days of August, “Hairspray” is a refreshing spritz of aerosol that repels humidity and lethargy thanks to an airy, uplifting musical comedy book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, upbeat period pop-rock music by Marc Shaiman, and wonderfully playful lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Audiences are expected to leave their brains at the door and enjoy the cool breeze that is this show. One of the musical’s more campy conventions, which is a remnant from its celluloid days, is having a man in drag play Tracy’s Mom. As past productions have learned, “Hairspray” is at its best when Edna is portrayed as broad and boisterous, and the rest of the production follows suit. Everything about this Porthouse production is delightfully broad and boisterous, except its Edna. For the rest of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/

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Register Now for Talespinner Children's Theatre 2015 Fall Youth Theatre Classes!
by Alison Garrigan via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

*Register Now forTALESPINNER CHILDREN'S THEATREFall Youth Theatre Arts Classes!* Talespinner Children's Theatre, located in The Reinberger Auditorium at 5209 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, is proud to announce that REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for its 2015 Fall Youth Theatre Arts Classes!! Classes are available for students age 3 through 14, and run Saturdays, September 12th through November 7th. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to give your child the gift of adventure, story-telling, self-confidence, and creative communication!! Through puppets, music, movement, improvisation, story-telling and acting, students develop communication skills, teamwork, confidence, and creative expression. Each session culminates with a student-created presentation for family and friends that gives kids a taste of what goes into producing and performing a show. September 12th - November 7th (no classes on Saturday, October 17th) Pre-School (ages 3-5) 10am - 11am $85 Using a popular young children's story as a base, students have fun while creating their own play--learning self-confidence, self-expression, and teamwork along the way! Kids (ages 6-10) & Early Teens (ages 11-14) 10am - noon $200 Students come up with their own story, characters, script, puppets, and masks to create a play of their own making! Along the way, they have fun, while learning to work together as an ensemble, and build self-confidence and creative expression. Do you have more than one child interested in TCT Fall classes? Ask about our “Sibling Discount!” REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, September 7th To register online, go to www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.…>, or by phone, call 216.264.9680 Alison Garrigan *Executive Artistic Director*, *Talespinner Children's Theatre* *TCT's Exciting 2015 Season!* *Rosalynde & the Falcon March 28 - April 19* *The Silent Princess June 6 - 28* *Finn McCool September 19 - October 11* *Prince Ivan & the Firebird November 28 - December 20* *Don't forget to save the date for TCT's HARLEQUINADE 2015 Benefit on October 17th & 18th!* For more information, or to make reservations, visit TCT's website talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org

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Tickets for PICNIC Now on Sale!
by Craig Joseph via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

SEAT OF THE PANTS PRODUCTIONS and THE PLAIN LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS PROUDLY PRESENT PICNIC by William Inge August 21-30, 2015 Fridays and Saturday Evenings at 8 Sunday Afternoons at 2 The Black Box Theater GlenOak High School 1801 Schneider Street NE Canton, OH 44721 Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for students, and can be purchased at www.translationsart.com/picnic Directed by Craig Joseph, Set Design by Micah Harvey, Costume Design by Inda Blatch-Geib Starring April Deming, Andrew Knode, Justin Edenhofer, Anna Gallucci, Kyle Burnett, Jacki Dietz, Angeleina Valentine, Natalie Welch, Tim Carmany, Jeannie Clarkson, and Kathy Boyd

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WRPlayhouse's 4th Annual Benefit
by Marie Dusini via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Western Reserve Playhouse 2015 BENEFIT FUND RAISER "FOR SENTIMENTALREASONS"A Musical Revue Join us for an evening ofsing-a-long music and merriment! Food, Wine, Fun and a 50/50 Raffle StarringMia Hess & Al Klesh Musical Direction by Leo SpishakPercussion by Marty Hess Featuring a Surprise Guest Performer Saturday, August 29th, 20158:00 pm Tickets $20Reservations: 330-659-6444 Western Reserve Playhouse3316 Everett Road,(Bath-Richfield, Ohio)

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Olmsted Performing Arts' Guys and Dolls Opens this weekend!
by Jake Ingrassia via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Calling All ‘Guys and Dolls’ Gamble on Love and Fun at the Olmsted Performing Arts Center this WeekendOLMSTED FALLS, OH – This weekend Olmsted Performing Arts (OPA) -http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com – in Olmsted Falls will present “Guys and Dolls.” An award winning musical, produced as a film and on stage across the world, “Guys and Dolls” tells the story of a 1940s gambler flirting with love and a financial windfall in this vivid, action-packed world of casinos, cool music, crisp dialogue and dancing. “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy that goes from the heart of Times Square in New York City to the cafes of Havana, Cuba floating along on singing and fun, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. The musical is based on the book “The Idyll of Sarah Brown” by Damon Runyon with turned into “Guys and Dolls” by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The Olmsted Performing Arts Center presentation of “Guys and Dolls” is produced nd directed by OPA Artistic Director Angela Boehm. “This show is an energetic, fun slice of life and love, with a dash of crime,” says Boehm. “We transport the audience to the 1940s with magical designs and music, and we capture the attitudes of these characters on the edge of a flashy world of risks and rewards.” The show opens Friday, Aug. 9, and features Ian Atwood as Nathan Detroit, Lauren Ashley Berry as Adelaide, Will Ujek as Sky Masterson and Tessa Hongosh as Sarah Brown. Pictures of the stars “Guys and Dolls” can be found at http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com/press. “Guys and Dolls” opens this weekend at the Olmsted Performing Arts Center with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 9. The Olmsted Performing Arts Center is located at 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, OH. Tickets to “Guys and Dolls” are $15 and available now online at http://www.opatickets.com or over the phone by calling (440) 235-6722. Thank You, -- Jake Ingrassia Production Manager Olmsted Performing Arts

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Audition slots still available for Tuesday Aug 4. 2015
by MaryJo Alexander via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

*Auditions slots still available * * for Actors’ Summit auditions * *for its2015 -2016 season.* *How to Sign Up: * Auditions will be held at the Actors’ Summit theater on Tuesday; August 4th; from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. Auditions are by appointment ONLY. *Sign Up at SignUpGenius.com . * use the email mjalexthac@gmail to "get into" the sign up page Those requesting an audition must include full name, phone number and email in order to secure an audition time slot. *Our 2015 – 2016 season includes:* *Quilters* *10/8-11/1 *Rehearsals begin Sept. 7th; 2015 *Guys on Ice* *11/25-12/22* Rehearsals begin Oct 25, 2015 *Same Time Next Year* *1/21-2/7 * Rehearsals begin Dec 15, 2015 *Chapatti 2/25-3/13* Rehearsals begin Jan 25, 2016 *Talley’s Folly 4/14-5/1* Rehearsals begin Mar. 15, 2016 *Tintypes 5/19-6/19* Rehearsals begin April 10, 2016 *Details: * *All performances are Thursday, Friday and Sat evenings at 8 PM; Sundays at 2 PM. * *Not all roles are available as some have been precast with members of our acting company. Same Time Next Year and Guys On Ice have been cast. Additional information on the plays is available on the theater’s web site, www.actorssummit.org <http://www.actorssummit.org/>.* *Auditions are open to all Equity and non-Equity professionals. Actors are asked to come prepared with 3 copies of their headshot stapled to their performance resume. Actors under 18 will NOT be auditioned.* *All performers at Actors’ Summit are compensated. Non-Equity performers are paid on a per performance basis. * *Actors’ Summit is committed to Non-Traditional Casting. Except in cases where race, gender, age, or disability is essential to the play, all roles will be cast on the basis of talent.* *Each actor will have one and a half minutes for their memorized presentation. A single contemporary comedic monologue is requested.* *For auditions slots for our musicals please bring your pre-recorded accompaniment on your I-Phone or MP-3 player in the original show key.* *We will have speakers available for your IPhone or MP-3 player. * *Auditions will take place at the theater: Greystone Hall, 103 S High St, 6th Floor, Akron, OH 44308. Free parking is available. No phone calls will be accepted. * *This is the only time Actors’ Summit has scheduled for open auditions for the 2015 - 2016 season. * *Auditioners who cannot attend, are encouraged to submit headshots and resumes to alexanderm(a)actorssummit.org <info(a)actorssummit.org>.* *Actors' Summit is also accepting resumes via email for (paid) stage management positions.* *-- * -- *MaryJo Alexander* *Artistic Director* *Actors' Summit Theater* *Greystone Hall---6th floor* *103 S. High St* *Akron Oh 44308 * *330-374-7568* *www.actorssummit.org <http://www.actorssummit.org/>*

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Big multi-household estate/moving sale
by Noah Budin via NEohioPAL 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Hey folks - Big multi-household estate/moving sale coming up! Friday, Aug. 7, 12 PM - 8PM, Saturday, Aug. 8, 9AM - 4PM, and Sunday, Aug. 9, 12PM - 4PM. 3899 Brainard, Rd., Orange Village, OH 44122 (zip will come up as Beachwood). Furniture, Kitchen, Household Goods, Tools, a Washing Machine, a Large (Heavy, but Working) Television, Outdoor Furniture, Garden Tools, large and small, Books, Art, a Yamaha Guitar in great condition, some "vintage" odds and ends - great for decorations, displays, props, etc., and much more! And a gargoyle. Everything must go! (If you like the house, that will be for sale soon, too!) Please share this information! Thanks! Noah Budin Now you can subscribe to my website/blog and get new posts in your in-box. www.noahbudin.com And you can subscribe to my blog "Keeping My Composer"http://noahbudinsongs.blogspot.com/

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