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Fairmount Perf= orming Arts Conservatory [FPAC]=20

Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

is thrilled to announce auditions
for the Ohio premie= r of Jason Robert Brown's newest musical

Thirteen
Music and Lyrics by=A0=A0Jason Robert Brown=A0
Book by=A0=A0Dan Elish=A0and= =A0Robert Horn=A0

Direct= or: Sean Szaller
Musical Director: Mike Caraffi
Choreographer: Bebe W= einberg Katz

This high-energy show follows the lives of thirteen=A013= =A0year olds as they navigate their way through friendships, love, populari= ty, honesty, and growing-up. This was the first show in Broadway history to= have an entirely teenage cast and orchestra. The score is filed with fanta= stic pop/rock music! If you want to check on info on the show itself, you c= an go here:=A0

http://www.mtishows.com/s= how_detail.asp?showid=3D0003= 58#

We are looking for=A013=A0of Cleveland's most talented= teenage performers (7 boys, 6 girls) to create the Ohio premiere cast. Ple= ase note: All performers should be able to realistically play=A013=A0years of age. Not sure that this fits you? Come audition anyway!! Do= n't count yourself out! Also, please know that we will be double-castin= g some of the roles.

Here's the information about auditions:

** Auditions will be= held on November 10 & 12 from 6:30-8:30pm @ Mayfield Village Civic Cen= ter, 6622 Wilson Mills Rds., Mayfield Village (corner of Wilson Mills Rd. a= nd SOM Center Rd.). Auditions will be by appointment. Just call the Fairmou= nt Center (440-338-3171) to schedule your time slot.

** Please prepare 32-bars of an uptempo pop/rock song that shows range = (this does not have to be from a musical). Provide sheet music in the corre= ct key. An accompanist will be provided. No acapella auditions.

** Bring comfortable clothes to move in as you may be asked to stay and dan= ce.

** Please bring a headshot (or recent photo) and resume stapled = together.

** Callbacks will be held on Nov. 14th from 3:00-6:00pm. W= e may also have callbacks on Nov. 15th from 3:00-6:00pm, but this is not so= lidified yet.=A0

The production will begin rehearsal on Saturday, January 16th. Rehearsa= ls will be Tuesdays-Sundays. Weekday rehearsals will be 5:30-9:00pm, Saturd= ays and Sundays will be 3 to 4 hour afternoon rehearsals (times TBD).

There will be a tuition fee to participate in this production. More inf= ormation about the tuition will be available at auditions.

The produ= ction will open Feb 18th and close on Feb 28th (10 performances total). The= performance schedule will be:

Feb 18 @ 7:30pm
Feb 19 @ 7:30pm
Feb 20 @ 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Feb= 21 @ 2:00pm

Feb 25 @ 7:30pm
Feb 26 @ 7:30pm
Feb 27 @ 2:00pm a= nd 7:30pm
Feb 28 @ 2:00pm

ANOTHER EXCITING NOTE: Eamon Foley, the= original Richie from the Broadway production, will be joining us for the f= irst weekend of rehearsals to help workshop the show!!=A0

Please don't hesitate to email director Sean Szaller at=A0seanszaller@yahoo.com=A0with any questions or concerns.

JOIN the=A013<= span>=A0facebook page

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Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.c= om
216-360-0708-home
216-496-6087-cell
--00c09f7b242e72f6800477825426-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sun Nov 8 14:35:58 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:35:58 -0500 Subject: [FC News]reviews and features - YELLOWMAN @ Karamu Message-ID: --00504502cfb4fd12740477dcff09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Karamu Performing Arts Theatre Terrence Spivey, Artistic Director* *presents an Ohio Premier of a 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist* YELLOWMAN*, by Dael Orlandersmith PG-13 - adult content and language starring Kyle Primous and Kristi Little directed by Fred Sternfeld set, lighting and sound design by Richard Morris, Jr. continues for two more weeks through November 22 Tickets - 216-795-7077 reviews, feature, pictures, cast bios: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/yellowman.htm --00504502cfb4fd12740477dcff09 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Karamu Performing Arts Theatre
= Terrence Spivey, Artistic Director

presents an Ohio Premier of a = 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist
YELLOWMAN, by Dael Orlandersmith

PG-13 - adult content and= language

starring Kyle Primous and Kristi Little
directed by Fred Sternfeldset, lighting and sound design by Richard Morris, Jr.

continues fo= r two more weeks through November 22
Tickets - 216-795-7077

reviews, feature, pictures, cast bios: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/yellowman.htm

--00504502cfb4fd12740477dcff09-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Nov 20 01:18:27 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:18:27 -0500 Subject: [FC News]ADULTS, TEENS, CHILDREN: Auditions for FPAC's professional production of EAT (It's Not About Food) are in TWO WEEKS! Make your appt now ... Message-ID: --000e0cdf748af0a0fa0478c3411f 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 Information is available at this link: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/eat.htm -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --000e0cdf748af0a0fa0478c3411f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Profes= sional Wing=A0

of=A0

Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC]=A0

announces=A0

AUDITIO= NS=A0

for= =A0

EAT (It's Not About Food)
by Linda Daugherty

Information is availabl= e at this link:=A0http://www.fredsternfeld.com/eat.= htm

--=A0
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.co= m
216-360-0708-home
216-496-6087-cell
--000e0cdf748af0a0fa0478c3411f-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Nov 20 01:27:19 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:19 -0500 Subject: [FC News]Classes for ALL AGES starting in Dec/Jan at Fairmount Center's Mayfield Village location to be taught by Seth Gordon, Elizabeth Townsend, Dana Hart, Bebe Katz Message-ID: --000e0cdf935ca6320d0478c36180 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. *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. *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 *an= d *Inherit 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, h= e 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. --000e0cdf935ca6320d0478c36180 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 &= amp; Dance Workshops at the Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center

All classes will be held at Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center o= ff of I-271 and Wilson Mills Rd.; 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village (the co= rner 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: 3^rd=96 5^th grade
Instructor: Dana Hart<= br> Ten Sessions
Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010;=A0 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 voi= ce, body and imagination. Exercises and games for rhythmic and spatial awarenes= s, sense isolation, character creation, focus/concentration and ensemble skill= s along with acting in short scenes and sketches, memorization and recitation= .

Actors Workshop
Ages: 6^th =96 7^th grade Instructor: Dana Hart<= br> Ten Sessions
Saturdays, Starting January 9, 2010;=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 class is scene work and character development tailored to the actor alo= ng with exercises to overcome common performance pitfalls and problems. These exercises include breath control, voice strengthening, articulation, memorization, concentration, and focus and relaxation techniques.
=A0

SUNDAYS

"Going In Wi= th Your Best:
A Special Audition Workshop for the URTA's and Graduate Schools."<= br> Ages: 11th grade - Adult
Instructor: Seth Gordo= n
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=A0

Whether you are a high school student, college student or even if you just wish to polish y= our auditioning skills, this workshop will prepare you for college auditions, t= he URTA auditions or for graduate school.=A0 = Cleveland Play House Associate Artisti= c Director Seth Gordon will guide you through the process of presenting the best that you h= ave 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 h= ow 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 majo= r tools you need to take on any Shakespeare text. We will follow the approach= of Scott Kaiser; Master teacher with Oregon Shakespeare, including:=A0
Art of Orchestration:=A0"Orchestrating" the text through punctuation, operative words, pentameter, and measures. Focal Points: Managin= g your focal points between yourself and the audience.
Images:=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 Creating physical, opposing, and other kinds of action choices to suit the character= and play.=A0
Complex Orchestration:=A0 Creating a toolkit for the actor.=A0
Towards Performance:=A0Previsualization, types of objectives and other questions are explored.=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 the= ir skills.=A0=A0 Very appropriate for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves musical theater.=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 Fosse, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michae= l Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more.

Crea= te 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 yo= ur inner voice and embody it. Create your own characters and monologues through acting exercis= es and improvisation. At 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 y= our 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, th= ere will be a performance open to the public.

SPECIAL FPAC WORKSHOP OVER WINTER BREAK !!

One Day Dance Workshop in Jazz, Ba= llet, 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 else who loves to move. It includes:=A0 Basic ballet and jazz technique for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexibility, partnering and lifts, reperto= ire, nutrition for dancers, actors and singers. Bring dance clothes, jazz or bal= let shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93healthy=94 lunch.

ABOUT THE THEATRE &am= p; DANCE INSTRUCTORS AT FPAC

Seth Gordon is Associate Artistic Director of=A0 the Clevela= nd Play House. At the Play House, he produces FusionFest, helps with season plannin= g and casting, runs the Playwrights=92 Unit, and directs plays. His Play Hous= e directing credits include Dinner wi= th 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 Inherit the Wind. He has also direc= ted in Cleveland for Dobama Theatre, the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and th= e Beck Center for the Arts. He recently directed the Arabic premiere of Our Town in Cairo. Previously, he se= rved as 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 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 consid= ers himself a lucky man.

Bebe Weinberg Katz, B.A., M. Ed. is an artist and an educator.=A0She has danc= ed, 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 and my honor to ta= ke it in and send it out."

As an educator Bebe has taught danc= e to children, teens and adults in the public schools, the Jewish Community Cent= er, 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 are= a. Most notable is her development of the aerobics program and the pre/post na= tal 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 f= aculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cleveland State University. Her cours= es include: movement education classes for early childhood majors, group fitne= ss instructor training, women=92s wellness seminars and dance methodology and pedagogy.=A0

Her dance credits extend from Purcell=92s Opera=A0The Fairy Queen=A0and The Cath= y Powel Dance Company in Pittsburgh to the Dancing Mimes at DanceCleveland as well as her own company, Center Motion a= t 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 =93Varsity Choral=94 and choreographed their productions of<= /span>=A0The Music Man, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes, Pajama Game, Pippin= , 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 the choreographer for Shaker=92s =93Chanticleers=94 and Clev= eland Height=92s nationally ranked show choir =93Singers=94. Bebe has done the ch= oreography for the CHHS productions of=A0Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story=A0and=A0Guys and Dolls= , as well as doing costume design= for the latter two.=A0

Bebe has production credentials spa= nning 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 Littl= e Theater,=A0Anything Goes=A0= at Euclid Community Theater,=A0Joseph, Holy Moses, Rock Pinocchio, The Grand Tour<= /em>=A0and=A0Fiddler on the Roof=A0at the Cleve= land JCC. She also directedThe Apple Tree=A0for the JCC a= nd was costume assistant for=A0The Wall= =A0and=A0The Merry = Widow.=A0

She also has written a number of bo= oks. Her most recent works are The M.I.M.E Set, an activity book the integrates move= ment and academics, and three middle grade chapter books titledPrincess Claudia and the Freckles,=A0A Best Friend for Claudia=A0and=A0Sibling Wars.= =A0

Dana Hart appr= enticed to the Cleveland Play House and has been a member of Actors Equity for over 25 yea= rs. He has performed from Alaska to Zimbabwe and in 48 of the 50 states includi= ng seasons with Alaska Repertory Theatre, Center Stage (Baltimore), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Theatre West Virginia. H= e has appeared Off- Broadway in New York and with many Northeast Ohio theatre= s including The Beck Center, Ensemble, Actors' Summit, Dobama, Clague Pla= yhouse, 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. Har= t 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 and t= he Artistic Director of the Sitka Summer Fine Arts Camp and a teacher with bot= h 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 was award= ed an Ohio Arts Council 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 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=A0A Christmas 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 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 Theat= re, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of T= he 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 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 Cleveland Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of.
--000e0cdf935ca6320d0478c36180-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Nov 21 20:38:29 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:38:29 -0500 Subject: [FC News]ONLY 3 performances - See the amazing Tom Fulton in a Tour de Force one man show: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at FPAC Message-ID: --001636d346a96257a80478e794ee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this link for complete information: http://www.fairmountcenter.org/christmascarol09.htm -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --001636d346a96257a80478e794ee Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Check out this link for complete informa= tion:
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--001636d346a96257a80478e794ee-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sat Nov 21 22:42:54 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0500 Subject: [FC News]CAST ANNOUNCED for "Thirteen, a new musical" @ FPAC Message-ID: --000e0cdf90325562270478e95102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this link to see the incredible cast and design team for the Ohio Premiere of *Thirteen, a new musical* at FPAC: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/thirteen.htm -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --000e0cdf90325562270478e95102 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Check out this= link to see the incredible cast and design team for the Ohio Premiere of <= /span>Th= irteen, a new musical at FPAC:=A0http://www.fredsternfeld.com/thirteen.htm

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--000e0cdf90325562270478e95102-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Nov 27 14:00:02 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:02 -0500 Subject: [FC News]AUDITIONS for EAT (It's Not About Food) @ FPAC's Pro Wing (directed by Fred Sternfeld) are in ONE WEEK! Make your appt now ... Message-ID: --000e0ce03f6a78f1f004795ab6fa 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 -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --000e0ce03f6a78f1f004795ab6fa Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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--000e0ce03f6a78f1f004795ab6fa-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Fri Nov 27 13:57:55 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:57:55 -0500 Subject: [FC News]LOOKING for something to do over winter break? ONE DAY Dance Workshop @ FPAC taught by Bebe Weinberg Katz Message-ID: --00504502c7adfe96d804795aae2e 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 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*. --00504502c7adfe96d804795aae2e 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.

Thi= s three hour workshop is open to dancers, actors, singers and anyone else w= ho loves to move. It includes:=A0Basic ballet and jazz techniq= ue for actors, floor barre for posture, alignment and flexibility, partneri= ng and lifts, repertoire, nutrition for dancers, actors and singers. Bring = dance clothes, jazz or ballet shoes, a towel, lots of water and a =93health= y=94 lunch.

FAIRMOUNT CENTER for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Con= servatory (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=A0www.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=A0The 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

--00504502c7adfe96d804795aae2e-- From 13incleveland@gmail.com Mon Nov 30 04:23:24 2009 From: 13incleveland@gmail.com (Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory FPAC) Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:23:24 -0500 Subject: [FC News]NEEDED: EXCEPTIONAL Teenaged Rock Musicians for Ohio premiere of "Thirteen, the musical" Message-ID: <42c261800911292023j660adb93h97fb3070773fd455@mail.gmail.com> --001636d3448da592e504798f007a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) is looking to audition the best teenaged guitarists, bassists, and keyboard players in Cleveland for its' upcoming Ohio premiere of the musical "Thirteen." The production opens February 18, 2010 and closes on February 28, 2010. Specific dates and times will be forwarded on to any potential musicians. This is a rock/musical theater score by composer Jason Robert Brown. The music is incredibly difficult, so we are looking for musicians with the following skills: 1) GUITARISTS: Must be able to read music exceptionally well -- not just chords, but difficult picking patterns and melody lines; Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, etc.); Must be comfortable playing both acoustic and electric guitars; Strong improv skills; Must own their own gear. 2) BASSISTS: Must be able to read music exceptionally well; Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, etc.); Should be able to play slap-bass very well; Strong improv skills; Must own their own gear. 3) KEYBOARDISTS: Must be able to read music exceptionally well -- not just chords, but difficult solo lines as well; Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, jazz, etc.); Improv skills are an absolute must; Would be helpful if they owned their own gear, but this isn't required. We need to hire 2 guitarsts, 1 bassist, and 1 keybaord player. THIS IS A PAYING GIG!!! If you (or someone you know) is a phenomenal teenaged musician who fits the above criteria, please respond to this message ASAP. ~FAIRMOUNT PERORMING ARTS CONSERVATORY~ --001636d3448da592e504798f007a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) is looking to audition the best teenaged guitarists, bassists, and keyboard players in Cleveland for its' upcoming Ohio premiere of the musical "Thirt= een."

The production opens February 18, 2010 and closes on February 28, 2010.=A0 Specific dates and times will be forwarded on to any potential musicians.

This is a rock/musical theater score by composer Jason Robert Brown.=A0 The= music is in= credibly difficult, so we are looking for musicians with the followi= ng skills:

1) GUITARISTS:=A0 Must be able to read music exceptionally well -- not just chords, but difficult picking patterns and melody lines;=A0 Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, etc.); Must be comfortable playing both acoustic and electric guitars; Strong improv skills; Must own their own gear.

2) BASSISTS:=A0 Must be able to read music exceptionally well;=A0 Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, etc.); Should be able to play slap-bass very well; Strong improv skills; Must own their own gear.

3) KEYBOARDISTS:=A0 Must be able to read music exceptionally well -- not just chords, but difficult solo lines as well;=A0 Must be familiar with different styles of music (reggae, pop, rock, funk, jazz, etc.); Improv skills are an absolute must; Would be helpful if they owned their own gear, but this isn't required.

We need to hire 2 guitarsts, 1 bassist, and 1 keybaord player.=A0 THIS IS A PAYING GIG<= /span>!!!

If you (or someone you know) is a phenomenal teenaged musician who fits the above criteria, please respond to this message ASAP.

~FAIRMOUNT PERORMING ARTS CONSERVATORY~ --001636d3448da592e504798f007a--

SATURDAYS More Acting Please !

SATURDAYS

More Acting Please !