From fsternfeld@gmail.com Wed Dec 2 13:57:43 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:57:43 -0500 Subject: [FC News]AUDITIONS for FPAC's OHIO PREMIERE of "EAT (It's Not About Food)" are THIS WEEKEND! Make your appt now .. Message-ID: --0015174766f862af2b0479bf4309 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 *The Professional Wing* of *Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC] * announces *AUDITIONS * **for *EAT (It's Not About Food)* by Linda Daugherty directed by Fred Sternfeld Information is available at this link: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/eat.htm --0015174766f862af2b0479bf4309 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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--0015174766f862af2b0479bf4309-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sun Dec 6 14:42:06 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:42:06 -0500 Subject: [FC News]LOOKING for something to do over winter break? ONE DAY Dance Workshop @ FPAC taught by Bebe Weinberg Katz Message-ID: --00c09f8a54b27ad76a047a10594e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *SPECIAL FPAC WORKSHOP OVER WINTER BREAK !!* *One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering and Lifts =93Give Yourself Over to the Dance=94 *Ages: 6th grade - Adult Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz 1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30pm (three hours of class / 30 minute lunch break at Noon) Fee: $40 Spend a day sweating and stretching and moving to the music. This three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, singers and anyone els= e who loves to move. It includes: Basic ballet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexibility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, actors and singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch. *FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *All classes will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org *Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. *is an artist and an educator. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion an= d my honor to take it in and send it out." As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in privatedance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University. On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy. Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera *The Fairy Queen* and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show choir =93Vars= ity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of *The Music Man, Hello Doll= y, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz* and*Grease*. She currently holds the position of resident choreographer at Shaker Height= s High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked sh= ow choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of *= Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story* and *Guys and Dolls*, as well as doing costum= e design for the latter two. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for *Mame* at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, *Anyt= hing Goes** *at Euclid Community Theater, *Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour* and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed*The Apple Tree* for the JCC and was costume assistant for *The Wal= l * and *The Merry Widow*. She also has written a number of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled*Princess Claudia and the Freckles*, *A Best Friend for Claudia* and *Sibling Wars*. --00c09f8a54b27ad76a047a10594e Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SPECIAL FPAC WORKSH= OP OVER WINTER BREAK !!

One Day=A0Dance=A0Workshop= in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering and Lifts
=93Give Yourself Over to the=A0Dance=94
Age= s: 6th grade - Adult
Instructo= r: Bebe Weinberg Katz
1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30p= m=A0
(three hours of class / 30 minute lunch break at Noon)
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Spend a day sweating and stretching and moving to the music.

This three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, sin= gers and anyone else who loves to move. It includes:=A0Basic b= allet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and= flexibility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, acto= rs and singers. Bring=A0dance=A0clothes, jazz or = ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch.


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FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director= <= /strong>

Theatre &=A0Dance=A0Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center

All classes will be h= eld at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mill= s Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills = and SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org


Bebe Weinberg Katz= , B.A., M. Ed.=A0is an artist and an educator.= =A0She has = danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illu= strated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple a= nd constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion and m= y honor to take it in and send it out."

As an educator Bebe has taught=A0dance<= /span>=A0to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Co= mmunity Center, in her own=A0dance=A0and fitness = studio, in privatedance=A0studios and Camp Wise. = Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in=A0dance=A0and has created many fitness and wellness pro= grams throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the= aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and th= e creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland St= ate University.

On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwi= n-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: move= ment education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor= training, women=92s wellness seminars and=A0dance=A0methodology and pedagogy.=A0=A0

Her=A0dance=A0credits extend from Purcell=92s= Opera
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=A0and The Cathy Powel=A0Dance=A0Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at Da= nceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC.

Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music de= partments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show = choir =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of=A0
The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippi= n, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz=A0andGrease.=

She currently holds the position of resident choreographer= at Shaker Heights High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is th= e choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s = nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography = for the CHHS productions of=A0<= /span>Fiddler on the Roof, Wes= t Side Story=A0= and=A0Guys and Dolls, as well as doing costume design for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she = has lived in Cleveland. She was=A0dance=A0and dra= ma specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for=A0Mame=A0Anything Goes=A0at Euclid Community Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour=A0and=A0
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She also has written a number of books. Her most recent wo= rks are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and acade= mics, and three middle grade chapter books titledPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,=A0A Best Friend for Claudia
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--00c09f8a54b27ad76a047a10594e-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sun Dec 6 15:15:16 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:15:16 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Seth Gordon to teach an AUDITION WORKSHOP (General, College, URTA's, Graduate School) for 11th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January Message-ID: --00504502e2bb1ac913047a10d0e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** * "Going In With Your Best: A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools." Ages: 11th grade - Adult Instructor: Seth Gordon Four Sessions: Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm; Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm. Fee: $140 Whether you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school. Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting the best that you have to offer. Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will learn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Seth Gordon* is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include *Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City *(world premiere), *Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,* *A Christmas Story*,*RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers *and *Inh= erit the Wind.* He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of *Our Town*in Cairo. Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops and readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights= . He has also directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured at various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky man. * * --00504502e2bb1ac913047a10d0e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<= span style=3D"font-size:small">"G= oing In With Your Best:=A0
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Ages: 11th grade - Adult<= span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;">
= Instructor: Seth Gordon
Four Sessions:=A0
Sundays, January 3, 10 and = 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm;=A0
Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm.
Fee: $140=A0

Whether you are a high school stude= nt, college student or even if you just wish to polish your auditioning ski= lls, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, the URTA auditio= ns or for graduate school.=A0=A0Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide = you through the process of presenting the best that you have to offer.=A0
Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how= you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will le= arn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Seth Gordon=A0= is Associate Artistic Director of=A0=A0the Cleveland Play H= ouse. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning= and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play Hou= se directing credits include=A0Di= nner with Friends, Proof, Forest City=A0(world premiere),=A0Vince= nt in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,=A0A Christmas Story,RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers=A0= and=A0Inherit the Wind.=A0He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Sha= kespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed t= he Arabic premiere of=A0Our Town<= /span>in Cairo. Previously, he served a= s Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New = York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops an= d readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights. He has als= o directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured a= t various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He receiv= ed the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He= considers himself a lucky man.



--00504502e2bb1ac913047a10d0e4-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Mon Dec 7 22:55:30 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:55:30 -0500 Subject: [FC News]VIEW the BIOGRAPHIES of FPAC's amazing cast of THIRTEEN, THE MUSICAL Message-ID: --001636c5a518dc48fa047a2b5bb7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this link to view the biographies of the FPAC cast of Thirteen, the musical: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/thirteen.htm -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --001636c5a518dc48fa047a2b5bb7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this link to view the biographies of the FPAC cast of Thirteen, the musical:
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/thirteen.htm

--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708-home
216-496-6087-cell
--001636c5a518dc48fa047a2b5bb7-- From 13incleveland@gmail.com Tue Dec 8 10:40:36 2009 From: 13incleveland@gmail.com (Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory FPAC) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:40:36 -0500 Subject: [FC News]PROPS NEEDED: Cell phones, iPods, Polio crutches and more (for "13" @ FPAC) Message-ID: <42c261800912080240s5bd192a5l8ec0cb5c5dcd7485@mail.gmail.com> --0016e64ea9285415eb047a353442 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory is looking to procure the following items for it's upcoming production of "Thirteen, the musical" (Ohio Premiere): ** Contemporary cell phones (we need 15 total); ** iPods (classic, mini, nano, etc. -- all styles are welcome; need 5-7 total); ** 1 pair of polio crutches (the actor is 5'7"); ** *A razor scooter*; *** A small BMX bicycle*; ** *A skateboard* The electronic devices do NOT need to be functional. If you have any of these items just sitting around taking up space, please reply to this email to discuss donating them to the production. We are looking to have all props procured by 1/10/10. Your assistance is greatly appreciated! ~Props Department --0016e64ea9285415eb047a353442 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory is looking to procure the following items for it's upcoming production of "Thirteen, the mus= ical" (Ohio Premiere):

** Contemporary cell phones (we n= eed 15 total);

** iPods (classic, mini, nano, et= c. -- all styles are welcome; need 5-7 total);

** 1 pair of polio crutches (the = actor is 5'7");

** A razor scooter;

** A s= mall BMX bicycle;

** A skateboard

The electronic devices do NOT need to be functional.=A0 If you have any of these items just sitting around taking up space, please reply to this em= ail to discuss donating them to the production.=A0 We are looking to have all p= rops procured by 1/10/10.=A0 Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

~Props Department --0016e64ea9285415eb047a353442-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Mon Dec 7 14:03:54 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:03:54 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Elizabeth Ann Townsend to teach "Character Development through Scene Study" to 8th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January Message-ID: --0015174767d8b4a0fe047a23ee58 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** *Discover Character Development through Scene Study Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm Fee: $195 Hone your skill and your acting technique through scene study designed to meet your specific challenges. Whether you are interested in classical text or contemporary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This course will be featuring the use of the following techniques for character development and interaction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** . * Elizabeth Ann Townsend* is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of *A Christmas Story*. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "*The Sopranos*" and NBC's *"Law & Order."* She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials. Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan. As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House an= d Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She i= s one of the Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House. In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of. --0015174767d8b4a0fe047a23ee58 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Discover Character Development through Scene Stud= y

Ages: 8th=A0grade - Adult=
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend
Ten Sessions, Mondays, startin= g January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm
Fee: $195

Hone your skill and your acting technique through scene study desig= ned to meet your specific challenges. Whether you are interested in classic= al text or contemporary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This c= ourse will be featuring the use of the following techniques for character d= evelopment and interaction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end = of the term, there will be a performance open to the public

FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

.=A0


Elizabeth Ann Townsend=
=A0is a professional actress and teacher. S= he is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, w= orked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly = all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mo= ther in The Cleveland Play House's production of=A0A Christmas Story.= She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "<= span style=3D"font-size:small">The Sopranos" and NBC's=A0"= ;Law & Order."=A0She has also been fea= tured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many= national network commercials.

Elizabeth= 9;s training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski T= heatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Hand= man of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Ali= ce Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan.

As a teacher= , Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has t= aught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School= , Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She is one of the=A0
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working w= ith teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleve= land Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal= : to help people live the lives they dream of.

--0015174767d8b4a0fe047a23ee58-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Mon Dec 7 14:06:51 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:06:51 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Dana Hart will coach you on your Shakespeare Monologue for ESU Competition or Audition - He coached three of the last seven winners !!! Message-ID: --00c09f8a54b241c9dd047a23f9f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Shakespeare in your Pocket Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Dana Hart 10 Sessions Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; 7:00 =96 8:30pm Fee: $175 Master short Shakespeare pieces for audition, competition =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments. You will be working on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of short character monologues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces will teach you all the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, including: Art of Orchestration: "Orchestrating" the text through punctuation, operative words, pentameter, and measures. Focal Points: Managing your focal points between yourself and the audience. Images: Further on focal points and imagery positioning. Spoken Subtext: Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into character decisions and actor physical placement Actions: Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of action choices to suit the character and play. Complex Orchestration: Creating a toolkit for the actor. Towards Performance: Previsualization, types of objectives and other questions are explored. FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states t= o conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition. * * --00c09f8a54b241c9dd047a23f9f1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Shakespeare in your Pocket Ages: 8th grade - Adult
Instructor: Dana Hart
10 Sessions
Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; = 7:00 =96 8:30pm
Fee: $175

Master short Shakespeare pieces for audition, competition = =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments. You will be work= ing on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of short character monol= ogues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces will teach you al= l the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow = the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, inclu= ding:=A0
Art of Orchestration:= =A0
"Orchestrating" the text through punctuation= , operative words, pentameter, and measures.=A0
Focal Points:=A0Managing your focal = points between yourself and the audience.
Images:
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Further on focal points and imagery positioning.=
=A0
Spoken Subtext:=A0Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into character= decisions and actor physical placement=A0
Actions:=A0=A0Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of = action choices to suit the character and play.= =A0
Complex Orchestration:<= span style=3D"line-height:21px;color:black">=A0=A0Creating a toolkit for the actor.<= /span>=A0
Towards Performance:= =A0Previsualization, types of objectives and other questi= ons are explored.=A0=A0=


FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Dana Hart=A0apprenticed to= the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 2= 5 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 state= s including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore)= , Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West= Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeas= t Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Do= bama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Play= House.

Mr. Hart hol= ds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University = of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech tea= cher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the facult= y at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was = the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytell= ing workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher a= nd the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher w= ith both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing A= rts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Ar= tist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio a= nd was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at th= e Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last sev= en winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition.


--00c09f8a54b241c9dd047a23f9f1-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Wed Dec 9 15:45:50 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:45:50 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Bebe Weinberg Katz to teach "Dance for the Broadway Stage" to 8th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January Message-ID: --000e0cdfce50eec13a047a4d96b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** *Dance for the Broadway Stage Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz 10 Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 4:30 =96 5:45pm Fee: $140 Class includes basic ballet and jazz technique to help a dancer develop their skills. Very appropriate for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves musical theater. Part of each class is given over to repertory. Students will be introduced to the various styles of a range o= f choreographers: Bob Fosse, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. *is an artist and an educator. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion an= d my honor to take it in and send it out." As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University. On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy. Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera *The Fairy Queen* and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show choir =93Vars= ity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of *The Music Man, Hello Doll= y, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz* and*Grease*. She currently holds the position of resident choreographer at Shaker Height= s High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked sh= ow choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of *= Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story* and *Guys and Dolls*, as well as doing costum= e design for the latter two. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for *Mame* at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, *Anyt= hing Goes** *at Euclid Community Theater, *Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour* and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed*The Apple Tree* for the JCC and was costume assistant for *The Wal= l * and *The Merry Widow*. She also has written a number of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled*Princess Claudia and the Freckles*, *A Best Friend for Claudia* and *Sibling Wars*. * * --000e0cdfce50eec13a047a4d96b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director=

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.= A., M. Ed.=A0is an artist and an educator.=A0She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed,= directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her = mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two dire= ctions. It is both my passion and my honor to take it in and send it out.&q= uot;

Dance for the Broadway Stag= e=A0

Ages: 8th grade - Adult
Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz
10 Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4,= 2010; 4:30 =96 5:45pm
Fee: $140

Class includes basic ballet and = jazz technique to help a dancer develop their skills.=A0=A0 Very appropriat= e for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves musical the= ater.=A0 Part of each class is given over to repertory.=A0 Students will be= =A0 introduced to the various styles of a range of choreographers: Bob Foss= e, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more.


As an educator Bebe has taught= dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Comm= unity Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in private dance studios= and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with = a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs througho= ut the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics prog= ram and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of = a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University= .=

On the University level Bebe i= s a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State Universit= y. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majo= rs, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and danc= e methodology and pedagogy.=A0= =A0

Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera
= =A0The Fairy Queen=A0= and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsb= urgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Cen= ter Motion at the JCC.

Bebe was the resident choreogr= apher for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Eucli= d Bebe worked with the show choir =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed th= eir productions of=A0The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything= Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz<= span>=A0= andGrease.

She currently holds the positi= on of resident choreographer at Shaker Heights High School and Cleveland He= ights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers= =94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Be= be has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of=A0Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story=A0and=A0Guys and D= olls
, as well = as doing costume design for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credential= s spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama= specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for= = =A0Mame=A0at Chagrin Valley Little Theater,<= span style=3D"color:black">=A0= Anything Goes=A0at Euclid Community Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour= =A0and=A0Fiddler on the Roof=A0at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed= The Appl= e Tree=A0for the JCC and was costume assistant for=A0The W= all=A0and=A0The Merry Widow.=A0

She also has written a number = of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the i= ntegrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titl= edPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,=A0A Best Friend for = Claudia=A0and=A0= Sibling Wars.=A0

--000e0cdfce50eec13a047a4d96b9-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Wed Dec 9 15:46:11 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:46:11 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Dana Hart to teach Acting Workshop for 6-7th graders at FPAC starting in January Message-ID: --000e0cdfce502f099d047a4d98e0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** *Actors Workshop Ages: 6th =96 7th grade Instructor: Dana Hart Ten Sessions Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010; 10:45am - Noon Fee: $140 Each class starts with a voice, body and technique barre followed by acting out scenes. The emphasis of the class is scene work and character development tailored to the actor along with exercises to overcome common performance pitfalls and problems. These exercises include breath control, voice strengthening, articulation, memorization, concentration, and focus and relaxation techniques. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states t= o conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition. * * --000e0cdfce502f099d047a4d98e0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Actors Workshop

Ages: 6th=A0=96 7th=A0grade
Instructor: Dana Hart
Ten Sessions
Saturda= ys, Starting January 9, 2010;= =A0=A010:45am - Noon
Fee: $140


Each clas= s starts with a voice, body and technique barre followed by acting out scen= es. The emphasis of the class is scene work and character development tailo= red to the actor along with exercises to overcome common performance pitfal= ls and problems. These exercises include breath control, voice strengthenin= g, articulation, memorization, concentration, and focus and relaxation tech= niques.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Dana Hart=A0apprenticed to= the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 2= 5 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 state= s including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore)= , Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West= Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeas= t Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Do= bama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Play= House.

Mr. Hart hol= ds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University = of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech tea= cher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the facult= y at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was = the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytell= ing workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher a= nd the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher w= ith both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing A= rts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Ar= tist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio a= nd was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at th= e Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last sev= en winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition.


--000e0cdfce502f099d047a4d98e0-- From Fccarolyn@aol.com Thu Dec 10 15:54:13 2009 From: Fccarolyn@aol.com (Fccarolyn@aol.com) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:54:13 EST Subject: [FC News]David Fuller available to teach private voice lessons at Mayfield Civic Center Message-ID: -------------------------------1260460453 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en =20 Voice Instruction for Musical Theater Students by David Fuller =20 =20 Thursday afternoons at Mayfield Village Civic Center 6622 Wilson Mills Road in Mayfield Village =20 Winter Session January 7th - March 4th 2010 (9 weeks) =20 For ages (9 years - Adult) $23.00 per half hour $34.50 per 45 min.=20 $46.00 per hour =20 Private voice instruction in a variety of musical styles of your choice= -=20 musical theatre, classical or sacred music. =20 Call 440.338.3171 for information, to register and set up a schedule =20 DAVID FULLER =E2=80=93 has a Masters in Music, Voice from Boston Conserva= tory of=20 Music. He is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing= =20 and the American Guild of Musical Artists. David has taught voice throu= gh=20 the Boston Conservatory Division of Special Programs, Lakeland Community= =20 College and Cleveland State University. He was a finalist in the New Eng= land=20 regional metropolitan opera audition and performed as apprentice artist= =20 with the Sante Fe Opera Co, the Opera Company of Boston and the Masterwor= ks=20 Chorale. David has performed as a soloist at St. John=E2=80=99s Cathedral= and the=20 Park Synagogue in Cleveland. He is now the coordinator of music at St. An= selm=20 Church in Chesterland. Hi Musical theatre experience includes the =E2= =80=9C Dreamboat=E2=80=9D cruise ships in Boston -------------------------------1260460453 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
 =20
Voice Instruction for Musical= Theater=20 Students by David Fuller &n= bsp;=20
&nb= sp;
Thursday afternoons at Mayfield= Village=20 Civic Center
6622 Wilson Mills Road in Mayfi= eld=20 Village
 
Winter Session January 7th &nbs= p;- March=20 4th 2010  (9 weeks)

For ages (9 years - Adult) $23.00 per half=20 hour     $34.50 per 45 min. $46.00 per=20 hour     = =20

Private voice instruction in a variety of musical= styles of=20 your choice - musical theatre, classical or sacred music.

 

Call 440.338.3171 for information,= to=20 register and set up a schedule

 

DAVID FULLER =E2=80=93 has a Masters in Music, Voice= from Boston=20 Conservatory of Music.  He= is a=20 member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the American= Guild=20 of Musical Artists.  David= has=20 taught voice through the Boston Conservatory Division of Special Programs,= =20 Lakeland Community=20 College=20 and Cleveland State University. He was a finalist in the=20 New=20 England regiona= l=20 metropolitan opera audition and performed as apprentice artist with the Sa= nte Fe=20 Opera Co, the Opera Company of Boston and the Masterworks Chorale. David has= =20 performed as a soloist at St. John=E2=80=99s Cathedral and the Park Synagogue in=20 Cleveland<= SPAN=20 style=3D"LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">. = ;=20 He is now the coordinator of music at St. Anselm Church in=20 Chesterland.  Hi=20 Musical theatre experience includes the =E2=80=9CDreamboat=E2= =80=9D cruise ships in=20 Boston

-------------------------------1260460453-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Tue Dec 8 14:04:14 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:04:14 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Dana Hart to teach acting class for 3-5 graders at FPAC, starting in January Message-ID: --001517475e1abe8dab047a380d79 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** *More Acting Please ! Ages: 3rd =96 5th grade Instructor: Dana Hart Ten Sessions Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010; 9:30 =96 10:45am Fee: $140 Introductory class for young actors to work in a small group learning and developing basic stage skills for voice, body and imagination. Exercises an= d games for rhythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation, character creation, focus/concentration and ensemble skills along with acting in shor= t scenes and sketches, memorization and recitation. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states t= o conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition * * --001517475e1abe8dab047a380d79 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

More Acting Please !

Ages: 3rd=A0=96 5th=A0grade
= Instructor: Dana Hart
Ten Sessions
Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2= 010;=A0=A09:30 =96 10:45am
Fee: $140

Introductory class for young actors to work in a small gro= up learning and developing basic stage skills for voice, body and imaginati= on. Exercises and games for rhythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation= , character creation, focus/concentration and ensemble skills along with ac= ting in short scenes and sketches, memorization and recitation.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Dana Hart=A0apprenticed to= the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 2= 5 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 state= s including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore)= , Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West= Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeas= t Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Do= bama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Play= House.

Mr. Hart hol= ds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University = of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech tea= cher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the facult= y at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was = the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytell= ing workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher a= nd the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher w= ith both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing A= rts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Ar= tist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio a= nd was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at th= e Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last sev= en winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition


--001517475e1abe8dab047a380d79-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Tue Dec 8 14:06:36 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:06:36 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Elizabeth Ann Townsend to teach "Create Your Own Monologue" to 8th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January Message-ID: --00504502d37435fe24047a381673 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ** *Create Your Own Monologue Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 =96 7:30pm Fee: $195 Here is an opportunity to find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monologues through acting exercises and improvisation. A= t the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Elizabeth Ann Townsend* is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of *A Christmas Story*. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "*The Sopranos*" and NBC's *"Law & Order."* She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials. Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan. As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House an= d Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She i= s one of the Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House. In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of. --00504502d37435fe24047a381673 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Create Your= Own Monologue=A0

Ages: 8= th=A0grade - Adult
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsen= d
Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 =96 7:30pm
Fee: $195


Here is an opportunity to = find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monolog= ues through acting exercises and improvisation. At the end of the term, the= re will be a performance open to the public.=A0


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Elizabeth Ann Townsend=A0is a professional actress and teacher. She is a g= raduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, an= d studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of th= e major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in T= he Cleveland Play House's production of=A0A C= hristmas Story. She was = a featured player in HBO's hit series "The Sopranos" and NBC's= =A0"Law & = Order."=A0She has also been featured in nu= merous independent films and has been a principle player in many national n= etwork commercials.

Elizabeth= 9;s training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski T= heatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Hand= man of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Ali= ce Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan.

As a teacher= , Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has t= aught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School= , Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She is one of the=A0
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working w= ith teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleve= land Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal= : to help people live the lives they dream of.

--00504502d37435fe24047a381673-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Thu Dec 17 16:02:27 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:02:27 -0500 Subject: [FC News]CAST ANNOUNCED for "Eat (It's Not About Food)" @ FPAC Message-ID: --000e0cdff92816148f047aeec189 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this link to see who is in the cast: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/eat.htm -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --000e0cdff92816148f047aeec189 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Check out this link to see who is in the cast:=A0
http://www.fredsternfeld.com/eat.htm

--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
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--000e0cdff92816148f047aeec189-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Dec 18 21:01:16 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:16 -0500 Subject: [FC News]LOOKING for something to do over winter break? ONE DAY Dance Workshop @ FPAC taught by Bebe Weinberg Katz Message-ID: --000e0cdf9422969405047b070bed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *SPECIAL FPAC WORKSHOP OVER WINTER BREAK !!* *One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering and Lifts =93Give Yourself Over to the Dance=94 *Ages: 6th grade - Adult Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz 1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30pm (three hours of class / 30 minute lunch break at Noon) Fee: $40 Spend a day sweating and stretching and moving to the music. This three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, singers and anyone els= e who loves to move. It includes: Basic ballet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexibility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, actors and singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch. *FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org *Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. *is an artist and an educator. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion an= d my honor to take it in and send it out." As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University. On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy. Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera *The Fairy Queen* and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show choir =93Vars= ity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of *The Music Man, Hello Doll= y, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz* and*Grease*. She currently holds the position of resident choreographer at Shaker Height= s High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked sh= ow choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of *= Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story* and *Guys and Dolls*, as well as doing costum= e design for the latter two. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for *Mame* at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, *Anyt= hing Goes** *at Euclid Community Theater, *Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour* and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed*The Apple Tree* for the JCC and was costume assistant for *The Wal= l * and *The Merry Widow*. She also has written a number of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled*Princess Claudia and the Freckles*, *A Best Friend for Claudia* and *Sibling Wars*. --000e0cdf9422969405047b070bed Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SPECIAL FPAC WORKSH= OP OVER WINTER BREAK !!

One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering a= nd Lifts
=93Give Yourself Over to the Dance=94
Ages: 6th grade - Adult<= span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 21px; ">
Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Ka= tz
1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30pm=A0
(three hours of c= lass / 30 minute lunch break at Noon)
Fee: $40


Spend a day sweating and = stretching and moving to the music.

This three hour workshop is open to dancers, acto= rs, singers and anyone else who loves to move. It includes:=A0= Basic ballet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignm= ent and flexibility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancer= s, actors and singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, = lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch.


=

FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director= <= /strong>

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfi= eld Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be he= ld at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills= Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills a= nd SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org


Bebe Weinberg Katz= , B.A., M. Ed.=A0is an artist and an educator.= =A0She has = danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illu= strated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple a= nd constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion and m= y honor to take it in and send it out."

As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens an= d adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dan= ce and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a= masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has crea= ted many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most = notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal e= xercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor = training program for Cleveland State University.

On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwi= n-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: move= ment education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor= training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy.<= span>=A0=A0

Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera
=A0= The Fairy Queen=A0and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Danc= ing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at th= e JCC.

Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music de= partments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show = choir =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of=A0
The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippi= n, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz=A0andGrease.=

She currently holds the position of resident choreographer= at Shaker Heights High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is th= e choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s = nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography = for the CHHS productions of=A0<= /span>Fiddler on the Roof, Wes= t Side Story=A0= and=A0Guys and Dolls, as well as doing costume design for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she = has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, an= d performed the choreographer duties for=A0Mame= =A0at Cha= grin Valley Little Theater,=A0<= /span>Anything Goes= =A0at Euclid Community Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses,= Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour=A0and=A0Fiddler on the R= oof=A0at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed
The Apple Tree=A0for the JCC and was costume assistant for=A0The Wall=A0and=A0The Merry Widow.=A0

She also has written a number of books. Her most recent wo= rks are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and acade= mics, and three middle grade chapter books titledPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,=A0A Best Friend for Claudia=A0
and<= span style=3D"color: black; ">=A0
Sibling Wars.=A0

--000e0cdf9422969405047b070bed-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Dec 18 21:04:25 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:04:25 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Seth Gordon to teach an AUDITION WORKSHOP (General, College, URTA's, Graduate School) for 11th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --001517441384d9e3ac047b0716fb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * "Going In With Your Best: A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools." Ages: 11th grade - Adult Instructor: Seth Gordon Four Sessions: Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm; Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm. Fee: $140 Whether you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school. Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting the best that you have to offer. Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will learn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Seth Gordon* is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include *Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City *(world premiere), *Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,* *A Christmas Story*,*RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers *and *Inh= erit the Wind.* He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of *Our Town*in Cairo. Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops and readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights= . He has also directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured at various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky man. * * --=20 Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --001517441384d9e3ac047b0716fb Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<= span style=3D"font-size:large">"Going In With = Your Best:=A0
A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools."<= /font>

Ages: 11th grade - Adult
Instructor: Seth Gordon
Fo= ur Sessions:=A0
Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm;=A0=
Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm.
Fee: $140=A0

Whether you are a high school student, college student or even i= f you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepa= re you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school.=A0=A0<= span style=3D"font-size:small">Cleveland= Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through = the process of presenting the best that you have to offer.=A0

Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how= you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will le= arn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Seth Gordon=A0= is Associate Artistic Director of=A0=A0the Cleveland Play H= ouse. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning= and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play Hou= se directing credits include=A0Di= nner with Friends, Proof, Forest City=A0(world premiere),=A0Vince= nt in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,=A0A Christmas Story,RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers=A0= and=A0Inherit the Wind.=A0He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Sha= kespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed t= he Arabic premiere of=A0Our Town<= /span>in Cairo. Previously, he served a= s Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New = York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops an= d readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights. He has als= o directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured a= t various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He receiv= ed the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He= considers himself a lucky man.






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http://www.fredsternfeld.com
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--001517441384d9e3ac047b0716fb-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Dec 19 14:14:31 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:14:31 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Elizabeth Ann Townsend to teach "Character Development through Scene Study" to 8th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --001485ebae29c54e79047b157ada Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Discover Character Development through Scene Study Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm Fee: $195 Hone your skill and your acting technique through scene study designed to meet your specific challenges. Whether you are interested in classical text or contemporary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This course will be featuring the use of the following techniques for character development and interaction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** . * Elizabeth Ann Townsend* is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of *A Christmas Story*. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "*The Sopranos*" and NBC's *"Law & Order."* She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials. Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan. As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House an= d Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She i= s one of the Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House. In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of. --001485ebae29c54e79047b157ada Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Discover Character Development through Scene Study=

Ages: 8th=A0grade - Adult=
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend
Ten Sessions, Mondays, startin= g January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm
Fee: $195

Hone your skill and your acting technique through scene study desig= ned to meet your specific challenges. Whether you are interested in classic= al text or contemporary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This c= ourse will be featuring the use of the following techniques for character d= evelopment and interaction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end = of the term, there will be a performance open to the public

FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

.=A0


Elizabeth Ann Townsend=
=A0is a professional actress and teacher. S= he is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, w= orked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly = all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mo= ther in The Cleveland Play House's production of=A0A Christmas Story.= She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "<= span style=3D"font-size:small">The Sopranos" and NBC's=A0"= ;Law & Order."=A0She has also been fea= tured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many= national network commercials.

Elizabeth= 9;s training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski T= heatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Hand= man of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Ali= ce Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan.

As a teacher= , Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has t= aught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School= , Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She is one of the=A0
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working w= ith teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleve= land Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal= : to help people live the lives they dream of.




--001485ebae29c54e79047b157ada-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Dec 19 14:14:45 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:14:45 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Dana Hart will coach you on your Shakespeare Monologue !! Message-ID: --0015174bdcb69adfbb047b157bf9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Shakespeare in your Pocket Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Dana Hart 10 Sessions Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; 7:00 =96 8:30pm Fee: $175 Master short Shakespeare pieces for audition, competition =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments. You will be working on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of short character monologues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces will teach you all the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, including: Art of Orchestration: "Orchestrating" the text through punctuation, operative words, pentameter, and measures. Focal Points: Managing your focal points between yourself and the audience. Images: Further on focal points and imagery positioning. Spoken Subtext: Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into character decisions and actor physical placement Actions: Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of action choices to suit the character and play. Complex Orchestration: Creating a toolkit for the actor. Towards Performance: Previsualization, types of objectives and other questions are explored. FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . Dana is currently a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was th= e co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and wa= s awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition. * * --0015174bdcb69adfbb047b157bf9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Shakespear= e in your Pocket
Ages: 8th grade - Adult
Instructor: Dana Hart
10 Sessions
Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; = 7:00 =96 8:30pm
Fee: $175

Master short Shakespeare pieces for audition, competition = =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments. You will be work= ing on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of short character monol= ogues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces will teach you al= l the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow = the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, inclu= ding:=A0
Art of Orchestration:= =A0
"Orchestrating" the text through punctuation= , operative words, pentameter, and measures.=A0
Focal Points:=A0Managing your focal = points between yourself and the audience.
Images:
<= span>=A0Further on focal points and imagery positioning.= =A0
Spoken Subtext:=A0Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into character= decisions and actor physical placement=A0
Actions:=A0=A0Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of = action choices to suit the character and play.= =A0
Complex Orchestration:<= span style=3D"line-height:21px;color:black">=A0=A0Creating a toolkit for the actor.<= /span>=A0
Towards Performance:= =A0Previsualization, types of objectives and other questi= ons are explored.=A0=A0=


FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Dana Hart=A0apprenticed to= the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 2= 5 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 state= s including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore)= , Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West= Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeas= t Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Do= bama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Play= House.

Mr. Hart hol= ds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University = of Alaska Fairbanks . Dana is currently a member of the faculty at the Beck= Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founde= r of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops= in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artist= ic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the = Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at L= aurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Artist in the S= chools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarde= d an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre Int= ernational Festival of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners o= f Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition.
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--0015174bdcb69adfbb047b157bf9-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sun Dec 20 15:37:46 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:37:46 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Elizabeth Ann Townsend to teach "Create Your Own Monologue" to 8th gr - Adult at FPAC starting in January In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --001636c5a7c7566ed3047b2ac276 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Create Your Own Monologue Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 =96 7:30pm Fee: $195 Here is an opportunity to find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monologues through acting exercises and improvisation. A= t the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Elizabeth Ann Townsend* is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of *A Christmas Story*. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "*The Sopranos*" and NBC's *"Law & Order."* She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials. Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan. As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House an= d Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She i= s one of the Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House. In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of. --=20 Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --001636c5a7c7566ed3047b2ac276 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


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--001636c5a7c7566ed3047b2ac276-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Mon Dec 21 14:37:33 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:37:33 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Dana Hart to teach acting class for 3-5 graders at FPAC, starting in January In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --000e0ce0425ed3b618047b3e08dc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *More Acting Please ! Ages: 3rd =96 5th grade Instructor: Dana Hart Ten Sessions Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010; 9:30 =96 10:45am Fee: $140 Introductory class for young actors to work in a small group learning and developing basic stage skills for voice, body and imagination. Exercises an= d games for rhythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation, character creation, focus/concentration and ensemble skills along with acting in shor= t scenes and sketches, memorization and recitation. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states t= o conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition * * --000e0ce0425ed3b618047b3e08dc Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

More Acting Please !

Ages: 3rd=A0= = =96 5th=A0grade
Instructor: Dana Hart
Ten = Sessions
Saturdays, Starti= ng January 9, 2010;=A0=A09:30 =96 10:45am
Fee: $140

Introductory= class for young actors to work in a small group learning and developing ba= sic stage skills for voice, body and imagination. Exercises and games for r= hythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation, character creation, focus/c= oncentration and ensemble skills along with acting in short scenes and sket= ches, memorization and recitation.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Dana Hart=A0apprenticed to= the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 2= 5 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 state= s including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore)= , Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West= Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeas= t Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Do= bama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Play= House.

Mr. Hart hol= ds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University = of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech tea= cher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the facult= y at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was = the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytell= ing workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher a= nd the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher w= ith both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing A= rts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states to conduct Ar= tist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio a= nd was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at th= e Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last sev= en winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition






--000e0ce0425ed3b618047b3e08dc-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Dec 26 13:28:16 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:16 -0500 Subject: [FC News]You can still register for FPAC's ONE DAY Dance Workshop next Tuesday, 12/29 ! Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz Message-ID: --001485eba6264ee72f047ba1a68d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *SPECIAL FPAC WORKSHOP OVER WINTER BREAK !!* *One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering and Lifts =93Give Yourself Over to the Dance=94 *Ages: 6th grade - Adult Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz 1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30pm (three hours of class / 30 minute lunch break at Noon) Fee: $40 Spend a day sweating and stretching and moving to the music. This three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, singers and anyone els= e who loves to move. It includes: Basic ballet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexibility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, actors and singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch. *FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org *Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. *is an artist and an educator. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion an= d my honor to take it in and send it out." As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University. On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy. Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera *The Fairy Queen* and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show choir =93Vars= ity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of *The Music Man, Hello Doll= y, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz* and*Grease*. She currently holds the position of resident choreographer at Shaker Height= s High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked sh= ow choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of *= Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story* and *Guys and Dolls*, as well as doing costum= e design for the latter two. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for *Mame* at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, *Anyt= hing Goes** *at Euclid Community Theater, *Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour* and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed*The Apple Tree* for the JCC and was costume assistant for *The Wal= l * and *The Merry Widow*. She also has written a number of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled*Princess Claudia and the Freckles*, *A Best Friend for Claudia* and *Sibling Wars*. --001485eba6264ee72f047ba1a68d Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SPECIAL FPAC WORKSHOP OV= ER WINTER BREAK !!

One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ballet, Partnering and Lifts =93Give Yourself Over to the Dance=94
Ages: 6th grade - Adult
Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz
1 Session: Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am =96 1:30pm=A0
(three hours of c= lass / 30 minute lunch break at Noon)
Fee: $40


Spend a day sweating and stret= ching and moving to the music.

This three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, singers an= d anyone else who loves to move. It includes:=A0Basic ballet a= nd jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexib= ility, partnering and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, actors and = singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water = and a =93healthy=94 lunch.


FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Perf= orming Arts Center

This class will be held at Mayfield Vil= lage Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson = Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.)=

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org


Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M.= Ed.=A0is an artist and an educator.=A0She has danced, chore= ographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In a= ll of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. = "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion and my honor to ta= ke it in and send it out."

As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens an= d adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dan= ce and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a= masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has crea= ted many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most = notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal e= xercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor = training program for Cleveland State University.

On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwi= n-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: move= ment education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor= training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy.<= span>=A0=A0

Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera=A0The Fa= iry Queen=A0and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes= at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC.

Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music de= partments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show = choir =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of=A0
The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Pet= er Pan, Wizard of Oz=A0andGrease.

She currently holds the position of resident choreographer= at Shaker Heights High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is th= e choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s = nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography = for the CHHS productions of=A0Fiddler on the Roof, West Side= Story=A0and=A0Guys and Dolls
, as well as d= oing costume design for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she = has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, an= d performed the choreographer duties for=A0Mame=A0at Chagrin Vall= ey Little Theater,=A0Anything Goes<= i>=A0at Euclid Comm= unity Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Gra= nd Tour=A0<= span>and
=A0Fiddler on the Roof=A0at the Cleveland JCC. She also d= irectedThe Apple Tree<= /em>=A0for the JCC an= d was costume assistant for=A0The Wall= =A0and=A0The= Merry Widow.=A0

She also has written a number of books. Her most recent wo= rks are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and acade= mics, and three middle grade chapter books titledPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,
=A0A Best Friend for Claudia=A0and=A0Siblin= g Wars.=A0


--001485eba6264ee72f047ba1a68d-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Dec 26 13:28:29 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:29 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Classes for ALL AGES starting in 1.5 weeks at FPAC's Mayfield Village location - Instructors: Seth Gordon, Elizabeth Townsend, Dana Hart, Bebe Katz Message-ID: --000e0cdff6f61476cf047ba1a787 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *All classes will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit * www.fairmountcenter.org** *SATURDAYS** *More Acting Please ! Ages: 3rd =96 5th grade Instructor: Dana Hart Ten Sessions Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010; 9:30 =96 10:45am Fee: $140 Introductory class for young actors to work in a small group learning and developing basic stage skills for voice, body and imagination. Exercises an= d games for rhythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation, character creation, focus/concentration and ensemble skills along with acting in shor= t scenes and sketches, memorization and recitation. *Actors Workshop *Ages: 6th =96 7th grade Instructor: Dana Hart Ten Sessions Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010; 10:45am - Noon Fee: $140* * Each class starts with a voice, body and technique barre followed by acting out scenes. The emphasis of the class is scene work and character development tailored to the actor along with exercises to overcome common performance pitfalls and problems. These exercises include breath control, voice strengthening, articulation, memorization, concentration, and focus and relaxation techniques. * * * SUNDAYS** **"Going In With Your Best: A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools." *Ages: 11th grade - Adult Instructor: Seth Gordon Four Sessions: Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm; Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm. Fee: $140 Whether you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school. Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting the best that you have to offer. Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will learn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional. *Shakespeare in your Pocket* Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Dana Hart 10 Sessions Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; 7:00 =96 8:30pm Fee: $175 Master short Shakespeare pieces for audition, competition =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments. You will be working on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of short character monologues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces will teach you all the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, including: *Art of Orchestration:* "Orchestrating" the text through punctuation, operative words, pentameter, and measures. *Focal Points:* Managing your focal points between yourself and the audience. *Images:* Further on focal points and imagery positioning. *Spoken Subtext:* Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into character decisions and actor physical placement *Actions:* Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of action choices to suit the character and play. *Complex Orchestration:* Creating a toolkit for the actor. *Towards Performance:* Previsualization, types of objectives and other questions are explored. *MONDAYS* *Dance for the Broadway Stage* Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz 10 Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 4:30 =96 5:45pm Fee: $140 Class includes basic ballet and jazz technique to help a dancer develop their skills. Very appropriate for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves musical theater. Part of each class is given over to repertory. Students will be introduced to the various styles of a range o= f choreographers: Bob Fosse, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more. *Create Your Own Monologue* Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 =96 7:30pm Fee: $195 Here is an opportunity to find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monologues through acting exercises and improvisation. A= t the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public. *Discover Character Development through Scene Study *Ages: 8th grade - Adult Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm Fee: $195 Hone your skill and your acting technique through scene study designed to meet your specific challenges. Whether you are interested in classical text or contemporary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This course will be featuring the use of the following techniques for character development and interaction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public. * * * * *ABOUT THE THEATRE & DANCE INSTRUCTORS AT FPAC* *Seth Gordon* is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include *Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City *(world premiere), *Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,* *A Christmas Story*,*RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers *and *Inh= erit the Wind.* He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of *Our Town*in Cairo. Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops and readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights= . He has also directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured at various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky man. *Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. *is an artist and an educator. She has danced, choreographed, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of these capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "Art flows in two directions. It is both my passion an= d my honor to take it in and send it out." As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dance and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has created many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal exercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor training program for Cleveland State University. On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy. Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera *The Fairy Queen* and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC. Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music departments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show choir =93Vars= ity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of *The Music Man, Hello Doll= y, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz* and*Grease*. She currently holds the position of resident choreographer at Shaker Height= s High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s nationally ranked sh= ow choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography for the CHHS productions of *= Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story* and *Guys and Dolls*, as well as doing costum= e design for the latter two. Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, and performed the choreographer duties for *Mame* at Chagrin Valley Little Theater, *Anyt= hing Goes** *at Euclid Community Theater, *Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour* and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Cleveland JCC. She also directed*The Apple Tree* for the JCC and was costume assistant for *The Wal= l * and *The Merry Widow*. She also has written a number of books. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titled*Princess Claudia and the Freckles*, *A Best Friend for Claudia* and *Sibling Wars*. *Dana Hart *apprenticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member o= f Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has appeared Off- Broadway in New Yor= k and with many Northeast Ohio theatres including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse. Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is currently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Shaker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Performing Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villages across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fine Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He has been funded by four states t= o conduct Artist in the Schools programs in Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Council travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival of the Arts in 2000. Mr. Hart has coached three of the last seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition *Elizabeth Ann Townsend* is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of *A Christmas Story*. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "*The Sopranos*" and NBC's *"Law & Order."* She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials. Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan. As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House an= d Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She i= s one of the Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House. In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of. --000e0cdff6f61476cf047ba1a787 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Perf= orming Arts Center

All classes will be held at Mayfield Vi= llage Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson= Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.= )

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org

SATURDAYS

More Acting Please !

Ages: 3rd= =A0=96 5th=A0grade
Instructor: Dana Hart
Ten Sessions
Satu= rdays, Starting January 9, 2010;=A0=A09:30 =96 10:45am
Fee:= $140

Introdu= ctory class for young actors to work in a small group learning and developi= ng basic stage skills for voice, body and imagination. Exercises and games = for rhythmic and spatial awareness, sense isolation, character creation, fo= cus/concentration and ensemble skills along with acting in short scenes and= sketches, memorization and recitation.


Actors Workshop
Ages: 6th= =A0=96 7th=A0grade
Instructor: D= ana Hart
Ten Sessions
Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010;=A0=A0= 10:45am - Noon
Fee: $140

Each class starts with a voice, body= and technique barre followed by acting out scenes. The emphasis of the cla= ss is scene work and character development tailored to the actor along with= exercises to overcome common performance pitfalls and problems. These exer= cises include breath control, voice strengthening, articulation, memorizati= on, concentration, and focus and relaxation techniques.

=A0


SUN= DAYS

"Going In With Your Best:=A0
A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools."<= br>
Ages: 11th grade - Adult
Instructor: S= eth Gordon
Four Sessions:=A0
Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:3= 0 =96 9:30pm;=A0
Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm.
Fee: $140= =A0

Whe= ther you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wis= h to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for col= lege auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school.=A0=A0Cleveland Play House Associate Arti= stic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting = the best that you have to offer.=A0

Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how= you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will le= arn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional.


Shakespeare in your Pocket
Ages: 8th grade - Adult
Instructor: Dana Hart
10 Sessions
Sundays, starting January 3, 2010; = 7:00 =96 8:30pm
Fee: $175

Master short Shakespeare pieces for audit= ion, competition =96 learn to act these great characters and great moments.= You will be working on performing Shakespeare by learning the text of shor= t character monologues. No longer than 25-35 lines, these character pieces = will teach you all the major tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text= . We will follow the approach of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon S= hakespeare, including:=A0
Art = of Orchestration:=A0"Orchestrating" the text through punctuatio= n, operative words, pentameter, and measures.=A0
Focal Points:=A0Managing your focal points= between yourself and the audience.
Images:
=A0
= Further on focal poin= ts and imagery positioning.=A0
Spok= en Subtext:=A0Secret fear, hopes and doubts and how they pay into charact= er decisions and actor physical placement=A0
Acti= ons:=A0=A0Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of action choices to suit= the character and play.=A0
Comp= lex Orchestration:=A0=A0Creating a toolkit for the actor.=A0<= span>
Towa= rds Performance:=A0Previsualization, types of objectives and other questi= ons are explored.=A0=A0

MONDAYS

Dance for the Broadway Stage=A0
Ages: 8th grade = - Adult
Instructor: Bebe Weinberg Katz
10 Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4,= 2010; 4:30 =96 5:45pm
Fee: $140

Class includes basic ballet and = jazz technique to help a dancer develop their skills.=A0=A0 Very appropriat= e for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves musical the= ater.=A0 Part of each class is given over to repertory.=A0 Students will be= =A0 introduced to the various styles of a range of choreographers: Bob Foss= e, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more.
Create Your O= wn Monologue=A0<= br>Ages:= 8th=A0grade - Adult
Instructor: E= lizabeth Townsend
Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 = =96 7:30pm
Fee: $195

Her= e is an opportunity to find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own= characters and monologues through acting exercises and improvisation. At t= he end of the term, there will be a performance open to the public.=A0

Discover Character Development through Scene Study
Ages= : 8th=A0grade - Adult
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsend
Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 7:30 =96 9:30pm
Fee: $1= 95

Hone your = skill and your acting technique through scene study designed to meet your s= pecific challenges. Whether you are interested in classical text or contemp= orary, here is your opportunity stretch and learn. This course will be feat= uring the use of the following techniques for character development and int= eraction: Stanislavski, Meisner, and Chekhov. At the end of the term, there= will be a performance open to the public.=A0



ABOUT THE THEATRE & DANCE INSTRUCTORS AT FPAC=

Seth Gordon=A0is Associate Artistic Director o= f=A0=A0the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he produce= s FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playwrights= =92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include=A0= Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City=A0(world premiere),=A0Vincen= t in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie,=A0A Christmas Story,RFK, = Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers=A0and= =A0Inherit the Wind.=A0He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama = Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Ar= ts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of=A0Our Townin Cairo. = Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of= Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/or directed countless pr= oductions, workshops and readings of new plays by this country=92s leading = playwrights. He has also directed at many other New York theatres, and has = directed and lectured at various universities including Case Western Reserv= e University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Ex= cellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky man.

Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed.=A0=
is an artist and an educator.=A0She has danced, choreographe= d, staged, designed, directed, taught, written and illustrated. In all of t= hese capacities her mission statement has been simple and constant. "A= rt flows in two directions. It is both my passion and my honor to take it i= n and send it out."

As an educator Bebe has taught dance to children, teens an= d adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Center, in her own dan= ce and fitness studio, in private dance studios and Camp Wise. Bebe holds a= masters degree in exercise science along with a B.A. in dance and has crea= ted many fitness and wellness programs throughout the Cleveland area. Most = notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post natal e= xercise program at the JCC and the creation of a group exercise instructor = training program for Cleveland State University.

On the University level Bebe is a faculty member at Baldwi= n-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her courses include: move= ment education classes for early childhood majors, group fitness instructor= training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy.<= span>=A0=A0

Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera=A0The Fa= iry Queen=A0and The Cathy Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes= at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion at the JCC.

Bebe was the resident choreographer for the vocal music de= partments at Euclid High School. While in Euclid Bebe worked with the show = choir =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of=A0
The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin, Pet= er Pan, Wizard of Oz=A0andGrease.

She currently holds the position of resident choreographer= at Shaker Heights High School and Cleveland Heights High School. She is th= e choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Cleveland Height=92s = nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the choreography = for the CHHS productions of=A0Fiddler on the Roof, West Side= Story=A0and=A0Guys and Dolls
, as well as d= oing costume design for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credentials spanning the 35 years she = has lived in Cleveland. She was dance and drama specialist at Camp Wise, an= d performed the choreographer duties for=A0Mame=A0at Chagrin Vall= ey Little Theater,=A0Anything Goes<= i>=A0at Euclid Comm= unity Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Gra= nd Tour=A0<= span>and
=A0Fiddler on the Roof=A0at the Cleveland JCC. She also d= irectedThe Apple Tree<= /em>=A0for the JCC an= d was costume assistant for=A0The Wall= =A0and=A0The= Merry Widow.=A0

She also has written a number of books. Her most recent wo= rks are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates movement and acade= mics, and three middle grade chapter books titledPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,
=A0A Best Friend for Claudia=A0and=A0Siblin= g Wars.=A0
Dana Hart=A0<= /b>apprenticed to the Cleveland Pl= ay House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 25 years. He has p= erformed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states including seaso= ns with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Reper= tory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. He has= appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeast Ohio theatres i= ncluding The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Play= house, Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland PlayHouse.

Mr. Hart holds degrees in both Theatre Arts = and English (teaching) from the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is curr= ently the Upper School Drama and Speech teacher at the Laurel School in Sha= ker Heights and also a member of the faculty at the Beck Center for the Per= forming Arts. While in Alaska Mr. Hart was the co-founder of Playmaking: a = theatre company doing theatre and storytelling workshops in towns and villa= ges across Alaska . He was both a teacher and the Artistic Director of the = Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with both the Fairbanks Summer Fi= ne Arts Camp and the Fairmount Performing Arts Camp at Laurel School . He h= as been funded by four states to conduct Artist in the Schools programs in = Maryland , Washington , Alaska , and Ohio and was awarded an Ohio Arts Coun= cil travel grant to present new works at the Hararre International Festival= of the Arts in 2000.=A0Mr. Hart has coached three of the last= seven winners of Cleveland Branch ESU Shakespeare Recitation Competition

Elizabeth Ann Townsend=A0is = a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia Universit= y in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 2= 2 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. = Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's= production of=A0A Christmas Story. She = was a featured player in HBO's hit series "The Sopranos<= /span>" and NBC's=A0"Law & Or= der."=A0She has also been featured in numerou= s independent films and has been a principle player in many national networ= k commercials.

Elizabeth's training in New York include= s: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner train= ing and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatr= e and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta = Hagan.

As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actor= s in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The = Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland = School of the Arts. She is one of the=A0
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working w= ith teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleve= land Play House.

In all the work t= hat Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dr= eam of.

--000e0cdff6f61476cf047ba1a787-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Wed Dec 30 19:39:21 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:21 -0500 Subject: [FC News]a PREVIEW of FPAC's upcoming 2010 Summer Season, including SHOW TITLES & NEW "Advanced Training" OPTIONS!! Message-ID: --0014852e1ed2b9191f047bf74c56 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everybody! *FPAC (Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory*) is about to embark on its seventh summer of providing high caliber training and production opportunities to young people and this year we are adding some amazing new programs and staff !!! Our training will once again be located at Hathaway Brown School and our mainstage productions at Mayfield Village Civic Center= . We=92ll be providing complete details in a few weeks on our website, but in the meantime here are a few of the highlights=85 For the *Professional Training Workshop*, new students will take *=93The Co= re=94 * training and students with two previous sessions of FPAC will have the opportunity to continue in *=93The Core=94* *OR* audition and/or interview for *=93Advanced Training.=94* Full or half (a la carte) day options are available for *=93Advanced Training!=94* AND, we are expanding to eight weeks, with three total sessions: two sessions of three weeks (June 21 =96 July 9, July 12 =96 30) = and one of two weeks (August 2 =96 13). Attend one or all! *=93The Core=94* (6th gr =96 college) training will include acting/scene st= udy in the mornings, and voice/projection/diction, movement for the actor, dance and audition technique in the afternoons =96 all essential skills for any actor. The staff for *=93the core=94* will include Carol Pribble, Elizabet= h Ann Townsend and Nick Koesters. *=93Advanced Training=94* (see ages below) will consist of acting/scene stu= dy in the mornings for those who opt for full day, with the options below available for three hours in the afternoon. Students enrolled in *=93advanc= ed training=94* take their specialty for the entire session. Most of these workshops are available for only one of the sessions, and acceptance into these programs is highly selective by AUDITION and/or INTERVIEW! *Musical Theatre Workshop =96 =93GLEE Club=94 *(8th gr =96 college)* **Instructors: Bebe Weinberg Katz and other staff to be announced.* We will help you become a *=93triple threat performer.=94* Work on music a= nd choreography from popular music and musical theatre selections. Culminates in public performances. *Advance Acting Training through Classical Play Production *(8th gr - college)* **Instructor: Mitchell B. Fields, Professor =96 Baldwin Wallace College, AE= A Actor, Director and Teacher* Learn advanced acting skills by working on an entire classical play culminating with a performance. *Improv Theatre Ensemble *(8th gr college)* **Instructor: Marc Moritz, AEA Actor, Director* Develop improv performance skills using the techniques of Chicago=92s Secon= d City , ImprovOlympics and TheatreSports. Culminates in a public performance= . * Advanced Acting Training through Contemporary Play Production *(8th gr - college) *Instructor: Carol Jaffee Pribble, Drama Director =96 University School* Learn advanced acting skills by working on an entire contemporary play culminating with a performance. *Directing Workshop - =93Putting it Together: A Director at Work=94 *(9th g= r - college)* **Instructor: Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director =96 Cleveland Play House* This intensive course will take the serious directing student through the entire directing process, including the first time you read the script, deciding its main event, script analysis, research, design, staging and working with actors and other collaborators.* * *Acting Shakespeare *(8th gr - college) *Instructor: Wayne Turney, AEA actor, Professor =96 DeSales University *Guest Artist Tom Fulton, AEA actor, Director, Chagrin Arts Academy Directo= r This workshop offers classes in speaking verse, script analysis, voice for the stage, movement, audition techniques and stage combat. *Playwriting Workshop *(8th gr - college)* **Instructor: Sarah Morton, Award Winning Actor & Teacher* Explore dramatic structure, and the art of writing believable, =91playable= =92 dialogue. The workshop will end with a staged reading of scenes from your plays-in-progress. *Dance Workshop *(6th gr - college)* **Instructors: Bebe Weinberg Katz, Fredrick Moody, Kyle Primous, and others= . * The Dance Workshop is designed to create a well rounded dancer who is able to perform a wide variety of styles and techniques. *AND, Special one shot Workshops on Sundays with Brian Zoldessy! *(Teens and Adults) - Carpe Luden: Seize the School - College Audition Prep - Getting Your Act Together: How To Be A Working Actor - The DNA of Acting: Script Analysis for the Actor * * *Production Workshop* (1-6th grade) is also expanding to eight weeks, with three total sessions: two sessions of three weeks and one of two weeks. Attend one or all, half or full day. Bebe Weinberg Katz will once again be supervisor, assisted by Natalie Green and other staff to be announced. *FPAC presents!* Will be producing three productions this year at Mayfield Village Civic Center: *Children of Eden* =96 *Performances: July 8 =9619 Directed by Fred Sternfeld** ** **Honk! Junior** =96 Performances: July 29 =96 August 1 director to be announced=85 ** **Pride and Prejudice *=96 Performances: August 12 =96 15 Directed by Mitchell B. Fields* Children of Eden* is open to 3rd grade =96 college, *Honk Junior* is open t= o 3 rd grade =96 8th grade and *Pride and Prejudice* is open to 7rd grade =96 college. It is possible to be in both *Children of Eden* and *Pride and Prejudice* as the rehearsals for *Pride and Prejudice* don=92t start until after *Children of Eden* opens. If you are cast in *Honk Junior* that will be your sole production. Here is a link to the shows we did the last two summers: *Into the Woods & The Laramie Project *; *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat & Romeo and Juliet. *In a few weeks we=92ll unveil the new FPAC website for 2010. It will have = all the details and answer all the questions you have! Regards, Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director, FPAC PS =96 A few testimonials from our students last summer =85 =93FPAC is my second home! It is always recommended by me to anyone yearni= ng to expand their skills! I have learned so much more in these three weeks than I thought possible!=94* Dani Apple (FPAC =9205, =9206, =9207, =9208 & =9209) *=93FPAC has taught me SOOOO much. I didn=92t think that one program could= set me on my way as an actor=85I=92m glad I was wrong!! I learned a TON!!!=94* Dan Hoy (FPAC =9209) *=93I would like to thank you for the opportunities I had @ FPAC. I learne= d so much and grew so much as an actress. I made new friends, as well as getting to spend quality time with existing ones. After rehearsing together, and pouring all our hearts into performing, the cast of Into the Woods really became a family. I can't wait to see my family again!=94* Abby Erwin (FPAC =9209) *=93Into the Woods was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE!! =93* Caroline Hatch (FPAC =9205, =9206, =9207, =9208 & =9209)* =93FPAC was a great learning experience! LOVED INTO THE WOODS! Amazing staff! Great! They made us feel good! I loved FPAC so much it could be a longer day !! INTO THE WOODS =3D SUPERB!!!!!=94 *Tia Karaplis (FPAC =9208 & =9209)* --0014852e1ed2b9191f047bf74c56 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everybody!

FPAC (Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory) is about to embark on its seventh summer of providing hig= h caliber training and production opportunities to young people and this year= we are adding some amazing new programs and staff !!!=A0 Our trai= ning will once again be located at Hathaway Brown School and our mainstage productions at Mayfield Village Civ= ic Center.

We=92ll be providing complete details in a few weeks on our website, but in= the meantime here are a few of the highlights=85

For the Professional Training Workshop, new students will take =93The Core=94 training and students with two previous sessions of FPAC will have the opportunity to continue in =93The Core=94 OR audition and/or interview for =93Advanced Training.=94=A0=A0
Full or half (a la carte) day options are available for =93Advanced Training!=94=A0 AND, we are e= xpanding to eight weeks, with three total sessions: two sessions of three weeks (June 21 =96 July 9, July= 12 =96 30) and one of two weeks (August 2 =96 13). Attend one or all!

=93The Core=94 (6th gr =96 college) training will include acting/scene study in the mornings, and voice/projection/diction, movement for the actor, dance and audition techni= que in the afternoons =96 all essential skills for any actor.=A0 T= he staff for =93the core=94 will include Carol Pribble, Elizabeth An= n Townsend and Nick Koesters.

=93Advanced Training=94 (see ages below) will consist of acting/scene study in the mornings for those who opt for fu= ll day, with the options below available for three hours in the afternoon. Students enrolled in =93advanced training=94 take their specialty for the entire session. Most of these workshops are available for only one of the sessions, and acceptance into these programs = is highly selective by AUDITION and/or INTERVIEW!

Musical Theatre Workshop =96 =93GLEE Club=94 (8th gr =96 college)
Instructors:=A0 Bebe Weinberg Katz and other staff to b= e announced.
We will help you become a =93triple threa= t performer.=94=A0 Work on music and choreography from popular music and musical theatr= e selections. Culminates in public performances.

Advance Acting Training through Classical Play Production (8th gr - college)
Instructor: Mitchell B. Fields, Professor =96 Baldwin Wallace College, AEA Actor, Director and Teacher<= br> Learn advanced acting skills by working on an entire classical play culmina= ting with a performance.

Improv Theatre Ensemble (8th gr college)
Instructor: Marc Moritz, AEA Actor, Director
Develop improv performance skills using the techniques of Chicago=92s Second City , ImprovOlympics and TheatreSports. <= /span>Culminates in a public performance.

Advanced Acting Training through Contemporary Play Production
(8th= gr - college)
Instructor: Carol Jaffee Pribble, Drama Director =96 University School
Learn advanced acting skills by working on an entire contemporary play culminating with a performance.

Directing Workshop - =93Putting it Together: A Director at Work=94= (9th gr - college)
Instructor: Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director =96 Cleveland Play House
This intensive course will take the serious directing student through the entire directing process, including the first time you read the script, deciding its main event, script analysis, research, design, staging and wor= king with actors and other collaborators.

Acting Shakespeare (8th gr - college)
Instructor: Wayne Turney, AEA actor, Professor =96 DeSales University
Guest Artist Tom Fulton, AEA actor, Director, Chagrin Arts Academy Dire= ctor
This workshop offers classes in speaking verse, script analysis, voice for = the stage, movement, audition techniques and stage combat.=A0

Playwriting Workshop (8th gr - college)
Instructor: Sarah Morton, Award Winning Actor & Teacher
Explore dramatic structure, and the art of writing believable, =91playable= =92 dialogue.=A0 The workshop will end with a staged reading of scenes from you= r plays-in-progress.

Dance Workshop (6th gr - college)
Instructors: Bebe Weinberg Katz, Fredrick Moody, Kyle Primous, and others.
The Dance Workshop=A0
is designed to create a well rounded dancer who is able to perform a wide variety of styles and techniqu= es.


AND, Special one shot Workshops on Sundays with Brian Zoldessy!
(Teens and Adults)

  • Carpe Luden: Seize=A0the School - College Audition Prep
  • Getting Your Act Together: Ho= w To Be A Working Actor
  • The DNA of Acting: Script Analysis for the Actor=


Production Workshop (1-6th grade) is also expanding to eight weeks, with three total sessions: two sessions of three weeks and one of two weeks. Attend one or all, half or fu= ll day. Bebe Weinberg Katz will once again be supervisor, assisted by Natalie Green and other staff to be announced.

FPAC presents! Will be producing three productions this year at Mayfield Village Civic Center:

Children of Eden =96 Performances= : July 8 =9619
Directed by Fred Sternfeld


Honk! Junior =96 Performances: July 29 =96 August = 1
director to be announced=85

Pride and Prejudice =96 Performances: August = 12 =96 15
Directed by Mitchell B. Fields

Children of Eden
is open to 3rd grade =96 college, Honk Junior is open to 3rd grad= e =96 8th grade and Pride and Prejudice is open to 7rd grade= =96 college.=A0 It is possible to be in both Children of Eden and Pride and Prejudice as the rehearsals for= Pride and Prejudice don=92t start until after Children of Eden opens.=A0 If you are cast in Honk Junior that will be your sole production.

Here is a link to the shows we did the last two summers: = Into the Woods & The Laramie Project; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat & Romeo and Juliet.

In a few weeks we=92ll unveil the new FPAC website for 2010. It will have all the details and answer all the questions you have!

Regards,
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director, FPAC


PS =96 A few testimonials from our students last summer =85

=93FPAC is my second home!=A0 It is always recommended by me to anyone yearning to expand their skills!= =A0 I have learned so much more in these three weeks than I thought possible!=94
Dani Apple (FPAC =9205, =9206, =9207, =9208 & =9209)

=93FPAC has taught me SOOOO much.=A0 I didn=92t think that one program could set me on my way as an actor=85I=92m = glad I was wrong!!=A0 I learned a TON!!!=94
Dan Hoy (FPAC =9209)

=93I would like to thank you for the opportunities I had @ FPAC. =A0I learned so much and grew so much as an actress. =A0I made new friends, as well as getting to spend quality time with existing ones. =A0After rehearsing together, and pouring all our hearts into performing, the cast o= f Into the Woods really became a family. I can't wait to see my family ag= ain!=94
Abby Erwin (FPAC =9209)

=93Into the Woods was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE!! =93
Caroline Hatch (FPAC =9205, =9206, =9207, =9208 & =9209)


=93FPAC was a great learning experience!=A0 LOVED INTO THE WOODS!=A0 Amazing staff! Great! They made us feel good!=A0 I loved FPAC so much it could be a longer day !!=A0 INTO THE WOODS =3D SUPERB!!!!!=94
Tia Karaplis (FPAC =9208 & =9209) --0014852e1ed2b9191f047bf74c56-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Thu Dec 31 21:48:22 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:48:22 -0500 Subject: [FC News]You can STILL REGISTER for Seth Gordon's AUDITION WORKSHOP that starts this SUNDAY !! Message-ID: --000e0cdf6b74f79825047c0d3766 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are spaces still available for Seth Gordon's workshop that starts thi= s Sunday! Since Fairmount Center is closed between now and then, you can mak= e registration arrangements by emailing me back or calling me at 216-496-6087. Warm Regards, Fred Sternfeld ** * "Going In With Your Best: A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools." Ages: 11th grade - Adult Instructor: Seth Gordon Four Sessions: Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm; Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm. Fee: $140 Whether you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school. Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting the best that you have to offer. Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will learn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional. ** FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) **Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director*** *Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center* *This class will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills and SOM Center Rd.) Seth Gordon is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City (world premiere), Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie, A Christmas Story,RFK, Of Mice and Men, The Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers and Inher= it the Wind. He has also directed in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of Our Townin Cairo. Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/or directed countless productions, workshops and readings of new plays by this country=92s leading playwrights= . He has also directed at many other New York theatres, and has directed and lectured at various universities including Case Western Reserve University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Northern Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky man.* * * --=20 Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --000e0cdf6b74f79825047c0d3766 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There are spaces still available for Seth Gordon= 's workshop that starts this Sunday! =A0Since Fairmount Center is close= d between now and then, you can make registration arrangements by emailing = me back or calling me at 216-496-6087.=A0

Warm Regard= s,
Fred Sternfeld


<= span style=3D"font-size:small">"Going In With Your Best:=A0
A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools."<= /font>

Ages: 11th grade - Adult
Instructor: Seth Gordon
Fo= ur Sessions:=A0
Sundays, January 3, 10 and 17, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm;=A0=
Monday, January 18, 2010; 6:30 =96 9:30pm.
Fee: $140=A0

Whether you are a high school student, college student or even i= f you just wish to polish your auditioning skills, this workshop will prepa= re you for college auditions, the URTA auditions or for graduate school.=A0=A0<= span style=3D"font-size:small">Cleveland= Play House Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon will guide you through = the process of presenting the best that you have to offer.=A0

Choose the best monologue for you and its successful delivery. From how= you actually walk into the room through the entire experience, you will le= arn how to approach auditions as a confident, polished professional.


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

Seth Gordon=A0is Associate Artistic Direct= or of=A0=A0the Cleveland Play House. At the Play House, he = produces FusionFest, helps with season planning and casting, runs the Playw= rights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play House directing credits include= =A0Dinner with Friends, Proof, Fo= rest City=A0(world premiere),=A0= Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with= Morrie,=A0A Christmas Story,RFK, Of Mice and Men, The = Chosen, Doubt, The Lady with All the Answers=A0and=A0Inherit the = Wind.=A0He has also directed in = Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and the B= eck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of=A0Our Townin Cairo. Previously, he served as Literary Manager and then = as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York, where he produced and/= or directed countless productions, workshops and readings of new plays by t= his country=92s leading playwrights. He has also directed at many other New= York theatres, and has directed and lectured at various universities inclu= ding Case Western Reserve University. He received the 2004 and 2006 Norther= n Ohio Live Award for Excellence in Theatre. He considers himself a lucky m= an.






--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708-hom= e
216-496-6087-cell
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Create Your Own Monologue<= /font>=A0

Ages: 8= th=A0grade - Adult
Instructor: Elizabeth Townsen= d
Ten Sessions, Mondays, starting January 4, 2010; 5:30 =96 7:30pm
Fee: $195


Here is an opportunity to = find your inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monolog= ues through acting exercises and improvisation. At the end of the term, the= re will be a performance open to the public.=A0


FAIRMOUNT CENTE= R for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

Theatre & Dance Workshops at the Mayf= ield Village Performing Arts Center

This class will be hel= d at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center off of I-271 and Wilson Mills = Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the corner of Wilson Mills an= d SOM Center Rd.)

To register, call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171 or visit=A0
www.fairmountcenter.org<= /a>

Elizabeth Ann Townsend=A0is a professional actress and teacher. She is a g= raduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, an= d studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of th= e major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in T= he Cleveland Play House's production of=A0A C= hristmas Story. She was = a featured player in HBO's hit series "The Sopranos" and NBC's= =A0"Law & = Order."=A0She has also been featured in nu= merous independent films and has been a principle player in many national n= etwork commercials.

Elizabeth= 9;s training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski T= heatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Hand= man of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Ali= ce Spivak, a prot=E9g=E9 of Uta Hagan.

As a teacher= , Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has t= aught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School= , Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She is one of the=A0
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working w= ith teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleve= land Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal= : to help people live the lives they dream of.