From fsternfeld@gmail.com Tue Sep 8 17:02:37 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:02:37 -0400 Subject: [FC News]"Dance for the Broadway Stage" class starts next MONDAY: Register Now - Bebe Weinberg Katz, instructor - FPAC at Mayfield Village Message-ID: --001485f423dc8e2da50473131920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 *Fairmount Center for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory Dance for the Broadway Stage* Ages: 8th grade - Adult 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 of choreographers: Bob Fosse, Agnes DeMille, Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many more. *Mondays 4:30- 5:45pm 10 sessions, starting September 14, 2009 Mayfield Village Civic Center 6622 Wilson Mills Road Call 440-338-3171 to register * Fee: $125 Bebe Weinberg Katz - Instructor --001485f423dc8e2da50473131920 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fairmount Center for the Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts = Conservatory

Dance for the Broadway Stage
=A0

Ages: 8th grade - Adult

Class includes basic bal= let and jazz technique to help a dancer develop their skills.=A0=A0 Very ap= propriate for the non-dancer, actors, singers and anyone who just loves mus= ical 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, Michael Kidd, Tommy Tune and many= more.

= Mondays=A0
4:30- 5:45pm
10 sessions, starting Sep= tember 14, 2009
Mayfield Village Civic Center
6622 Wilson Mills Road<= br>
Call 440-338-3171 to register

Fee:= $125

Bebe Weinberg Katz=A0= - Instructor
--001485f423dc8e2da50473131920-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Sun Sep 13 15:21:21 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:21:21 -0400 Subject: [FC News]Hi FPAC alums ! Your feedback needed to help pick the next FPAC youth shows to be performed mid to late February and next summer! Message-ID: --0016364d21dd9b08f904737644d3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi ! I hope you are having a great start to your school year! A show will be picked soon that will have auditions in October or November. The production dates will be February 18 - 28, 2010. I'll also be looking at some of these titles for production next summer. Next summer's shows will likely be two musicals - one for 4-8th grade, and one for 7th grade - college. Let me know your thoughts about the titles (alphabetical order) below by rating them in order of preference 1 - 5 (or 6 or 7 or 8, etc.) with 1 being your top choice, and please do add comments. AND if you have other suggestions feel free to pass them along! A Chorus Line Aida Bugsy Malone Bye, Bye Birdie Children of Eden Disney's Aladdin Junior Grease Hair High School Musical Honk Les Miserables - School Edition Merrily We Roll Along Sweeney Todd Thirteen Urinetown You're a Good Man Charlie Brown AND these titles which are currently restricted and may or may not be available ... Hairspray Legally Blond, the Musical You can look up more about the titles on these websites: Music Theatre International: http://www.mtishows.com/ Tams Witmark: http://www.tams-witmark.com/ Samuel French: http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/index.php. Thanks for the feedback, and I hope to see you soon ! -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --0016364d21dd9b08f904737644d3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi !
<= br>
I hope you are having a grea= t start to your school year!

A show will be picked= soon that will have auditions in October or November. The production dates= will be February 18 - 28, 2010. =A0I'll also be looking at some of the= se titles for production next summer. Next summer's shows will likely b= e two musicals - one for 4-8th grade, and one for 7th grade - college.

Let me know your thoughts about the titles (alphabetical order) = below by rating them in order of preference 1 - 5 (or 6 or 7 or 8, etc.) wi= th 1 being your top choice, and please do add comments. AND if you have oth= er suggestions feel free to pass them along!

A Chorus Line
Aida
Bugsy Malone
Bye, Bye Birdie
Children of Eden
Disney's Aladdin Junior=
Grease
Hair
High School Musical=
Honk
Les Miserables - School= Edition
Merrily We Roll Along
Sweeney Todd
Thirteen
Urinetown
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown<= /div>

AND these titles which are currently restricted and may or may n= ot be available ...
Hairspray=A0
Legally Blond, the Musical

You can look up more about the titles on these websites:<= /span>
Music Theatre International:=A0http://www.mt= ishows.com/

Thanks for the feedb= ack, and I hope to see you soon !

--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708= -home
216-496-6087-cell
--0016364d21dd9b08f904737644d3-- From tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org Tue Sep 15 16:59:37 2009 From: tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org (Todd Krispinsky) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:59:37 -0400 Subject: [FC News]Great Lakes Theater Festival Seeks Children For "A Christmas Carol" Message-ID: <5DED65CA0A00D411BAFC00C00D01063F010FC81C@gltf01.gltf.local> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA361D.86AE45C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For Immediate Release: September 15, 2009 Great Lakes Theater Festival Seeks Children for A Christmas Carol The auditions, scheduled for September 25th, are by appointment only. (Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) is seeking child actors of all cultures and backgrounds, ages seven to thirteen, for their annual production of A Christmas Carol. Rehearsals begin November 17th, with performance dates scheduled from December 1st through December 23rd. Children auditioning for A Christmas Carol may not be fourteen years of age until December 24, 2009 or later. Auditions will be held on Friday September 25th, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at PlayhouseSquare. Auditions are by appointment only. To arrange an appointment time, leave a message on the Great Lakes Theater Festival audition hotline at (216) 453-4451 by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22nd. Great Lakes Theater Festival is an equal opportunity employer. The mission of Great Lakes Theater Festival is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience in Northern Ohio. The first resident company of Playhouse Square Center, Great Lakes Theater Festival has called the Ohio Theatre home since 1982. # # # For More Information: Alisha Glasser Production Associate aglasser@greatlakestheater.org 216-241-5490 x332 ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA361D.86AE45C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For Immediate=20 Release:
September 15, 2009

Great Lakes Theater = Festival
Seeks Children=20 for A Christmas Carol

The = auditions, scheduled for September 25th, are by appointment=20 only.

(Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Theater = Festival=20 (GLTF) is seeking child actors of all cultures and backgrounds, ages = seven to=20 thirteen, for their annual production of A Christmas=20 Carol.  Rehearsals begin November 17th, with = performance=20 dates scheduled from December 1st  through December 23rd. = Children=20 auditioning for A Christmas Carol may not be = fourteen=20 years of age until December 24, 2009 or = later.

Auditions=20 will be held on Friday September 25th, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at=20 PlayhouseSquare.  Auditions are by appointment=20 only. To arrange an appointment time, leave a message on = the Great=20 Lakes Theater Festival audition hotline at (216) 453-4451 by no = later=20 than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22nd.

Great Lakes = Theater=20 Festival is an equal opportunity employer.

The mission of Great = Lakes=20 Theater Festival is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of = classic=20 theater to the widest possible audience in Northern Ohio.  The = first=20 resident company of Playhouse Square Center, Great Lakes Theater = Festival has=20 called the Ohio Theatre home since = 1982.

#    =20 #     #

For More=20 Information:
Alisha Glasser
Production Associate
aglasser@greatlakestheater= .org
216-241-5490=20 x332
------_=_NextPart_001_01CA361D.86AE45C0-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Tue Sep 15 22:02:03 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:02:03 -0400 Subject: [FC News]FPAC is pleased to announce the Ohio premiere of THIRTEEN in February Message-ID: --0016e64c089a4c2ab30473a419b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fairmount Center for the Arts Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC] Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director is pleased to announce the Ohio premier of Thirteen *Music and Lyrics by **Jason Robert Brown* * Book by **Dan Elish* * and **Robert Hor*n *Directed by Sean Szaller* *Production Dates: February 18 - 28 Audition Dates will be announced in the near future.* *Two Acts, Book Musical, Pop / Rock, Rated PG * A grown-up story about growing up! When his parents get divorced and he's forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and survive the school year. Easier said than done. The star quarterback is threatening to ruin his life and his only friend, Patrice, won't talk to him. The school freak sees an opportunity for blackmail and someone is spreading the nastiest rumors. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, "13" is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it. -- Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --0016e64c089a4c2ab30473a419b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Fairmount Center for the = Arts
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC]

= Fred Ster= nfeld, Artistic Director
is pleased to announce the Ohio premier of

Thirteen<= br>


Music and Lyrics by=A0=A0Jason Robert Brown=A0
Book by=A0=A0
Dan Elish=A0and=A0Robert Horn=A0
Directed by Sean Szaller<= /span>

Production Dates: February 18 - 28<= br>
Audition Dates will be announced in the near future.


= Two Acts, Book M= usical, Pop / Rock, Rated PG=A0

A grown= -up story about growing up!

When his parents get divorced and he's forced to move from New York= to a small town in Indiana, Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and su= rvive the school year. Easier said than done.=A0

The star quarterback is threatening to ruin his life and his only frien= d, Patrice, won't talk to him. The school freak sees an opportunity for= blackmail and someone is spreading the nastiest rumors.

With an unf= orgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, = "13" is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about disco= vering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect= it.


--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708-home
216-4= 96-6087-cell
--0016e64c089a4c2ab30473a419b4-- From mcornwell@hb.edu Sun Sep 20 18:55:12 2009 From: mcornwell@hb.edu (Molly Cornwell) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:55:12 -0400 Subject: [FC News]Opportunity still open for guy singers!!!! Message-ID: <000b01ca3a1b$80944890$81bcd9b0$@edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01CA39F9.F982A890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hathaway Brown still has a couple of male roles available for singers in the production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. The show plays Nov. 13 and 14. It's a wonderful show. We have great female singers! We'll be staging this show in the beautiful school Atrium. Call Mrs. Cornwell 216-320-8796, ext. 7125 Molly Cornwell Theater Director Hathaway Brown School 19600 North Park Blvd. Shaker Heights, OH 44122 (216) 320-8796, ext. 7125 mcornwell@hb.edu ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01CA39F9.F982A890 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hathaway Brown still has a couple of male roles available for singers in the = production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.  The show plays Nov. 13 and 14.  = It’s a wonderful show.  We have great female singers!  We’ll be staging = this show in the beautiful school Atrium. 

 

Call Mrs. Cornwell 216-320-8796, ext. 7125

 

Molly Cornwell

Theater Director

Hathaway Brown School

19600 North Park Blvd.

Shaker Heights, OH  44122

(216) 320-8796, ext. 7125

mcornwell@hb.edu

 

------=_NextPart_000_000C_01CA39F9.F982A890-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Tue Sep 22 14:15:55 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:15:55 -0400 Subject: [FC News]VIEW the WVIZ / PBS Applewood Video Project I directed with some of Cleveland's finest at this link ... Message-ID: --001485f275523b243d04742a678d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everybody, I recently directed a video project for WVIZ / Ideastream / PBS / Applewood= . It deals with managing aggressive behavior in the classroom. Here is the list of outstanding actors who participated: *Scenario #1 A, B, & C* Teacher: Carol Pribble Lynne: Alexis Floyd Melanie: Kelly Smith Monica: Maya Jones *Scenario #2* Teacher: Tracee Patterson Janine: C.J. Bonde Tamika: Alexis Floyd* * * Scenario #3* Teacher: David Hansen Jason: Jesse Markowitz Alison: Kelly Smith Dan: Ryan Thurman *Scenario #4* Jamaal: Joel Scott Furr Adam: Brandon Jackson Trevor: Billy Lawrence Bystanders: David A. Hinton, Cody Swanson, Dylan White Teacher: Nina Domingue Glover Security Guard: Gregory K. White School Administrators: Jacqi Loewy, Jeremy Shapiro * * *Student Ensemble* Rachel Anderson - C.J. Bonde - Liana Decates - Alexis Floyd - Joel Scott Furr - Jessie Gill- -Meghan Grover - Caroline Hatch - David A. Hinton - Aaron Howell - Brandon Jackson -Liz Jones - Maya Jones - Mallory King - Sarah Konishi -Leah Kubaitis -Billy Lawrence - Sophie Madorsky - Jesse Markowitz - Brittany Nevels - Patricia O=92Toole - Michelle Sandler - Zoe Sapienza - Kelly Smith - Li Stebner - Brenton Sullivan - Cody Swanson - Kar= a Thomas - Ryan Thurman - Dylan White - Carolyn Williams - Megan Zupon Here is a link to the video and more information: http://www.wviz.org/applewood --=20 Fred Sternfeld http://www.fredsternfeld.com 216-360-0708-home 216-496-6087-cell --001485f275523b243d04742a678d Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everybody,

I recently directed a video project for WV= IZ / Ideastream / PBS / Applewood. =A0It deals with managing aggressive beh= avior in the classroom.

Here is the list of outsta= nding actors who participated:

Scenario #1 A, B, & C
Teacher: Carol Pribble
Lynne: Alexis Floyd=A0
Monica: Maya Jones

Scenario #2
Teacher: Tracee Patterson
Janine: C.J. Bonde


Scenario #3

Teacher: David Hansen
Jason: Jesse Markowitz
Dan: Ryan Thurman=A0

Scenario #4
Jamaal: Joel Scott Furr
Adam: Brandon Jackson
Bystanders: David A. Hinton, Cody Sw= anson, Dylan White
Teacher: Nina Domingue Glover
Security Guard: Gregory K. Wh= ite=A0
School Administrators: Jacqi Loewy, Jeremy Shapiro
<= /td>

=

Student Ensemble
Rachel Anderson - C.J. Bonde - Liana Decates - Alexis Floyd - Joel Scott Fu= rr - Jessie Gill- -Meghan Grover - Caroline Hatch - David A. Hinton - Aaron= Howell - Brandon Jackson -Liz Jones - Maya Jones - Mallory King - Sarah Ko= nishi -Leah Kubaitis -Billy Lawrence - Sophie Madorsky - Jesse Markowitz - = Brittany Nevels - Patricia O=92Toole - Michelle Sandler - Zoe Sapienza - Ke= lly Smith - Li Stebner - Brenton Sullivan - Cody Swanson - Kara Thomas - Ry= an Thurman - Dylan White - Carolyn Williams - Megan Zupon

Here is a link to the video and = more information:=A0http://www.wv= iz.org/applewood
--
Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0708-home
216-496-6087-cell
--001485f275523b243d04742a678d-- From fsternfeld@gmail.com Thu Sep 24 14:16:31 2009 From: fsternfeld@gmail.com (Fred Sternfeld) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:16:31 -0400 Subject: [FC News]TEENS: FPAC Auditions for the Ohio Premier of "13," by Jason Robert Brown & directed by Sean Szaller Message-ID: --0016e6408cd0fefb19047452a4b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC] Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director is thrilled to announce auditions for the Ohio premier of Jason Robert Brown's newest musical *Thirteen* Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn Director: Sean Szaller Musical Director: Mike Caraffi Choreographer: Bebe Weinberg Katz This high-energy show follows the lives of thirteen 13 year olds as they navigate their way through friendships, love, popularity, 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 fantastic pop/rock music! If you want to check on info on the show itself, you can go here: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000358# We are looking for 13 of Cleveland's most talented teenage performers (7 boys, 6 girls) to create the Ohio premiere cast. Please note: All performers should be able to realistically play 13 years of age. Not sure that this fits you? Come audition anyway!! Don't count yourself out! Also, please know that we will be double-casting 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 Center, 6622 Wilson Mills Rds., Mayfield Village (corner of Wilson Mills Rd. and SOM Center Rd.). Auditions will be by appointment. Just call the Fairmount Center beginning October 1st (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 correct key. An accompanist will be provided. No acapella auditions. ** Bring comfortable clothes to move in as you may be asked to stay and dance. ** Please bring a headshot (or recent photo) and resume stapled together. ** Callbacks will be held on Nov. 14th from 3:00-6:00pm. We may also have callbacks on Nov. 15th from 3:00-6:00pm, but this is not solidified yet. The production will begin rehearsal on Saturday, January 16th. Rehearsals will be Tuesdays-Sundays. Weekday rehearsals will be 5:30-9:00pm, Saturdays and Sundays will be 3 to 4 hour afternoon rehearsals (times TBD). There will be a tuition fee to participate in this production. More information about the tuition will be available at auditions. The production 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 and 7:30pm Feb 28 @ 2:00pm ANOTHER EXCITING NOTE: Eamon Foley, the original Richie from the Broadway production, will be joining us for the first weekend of rehearsals to help workshop the show!! Please don't hesitate to email director Sean Szaller at seanszaller@yahoo.com with any questions or concerns. **If you are planning on auditioning for Seussical at HYT, it WILL be possible to do both productions if you so choose.** JOIN the 13 facebook page --0016e6408cd0fefb19047452a4b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fairmo= unt Performing Arts Conservatory [FPAC]
Fred Sternfeld, Artistic Director

is thrilled to announce auditions for the Oh= io premier of Jason Robert Brown's newest musical

Thirteen=
Music and Lyrics by=A0=A0= Jason Robert Brown=A0
Book by=A0=A0
Dan Elish=A0and=A0<= /span>Robert Horn=A0

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Directo= r: Sean Szaller
Musical Director: Mike Caraffi
Choreographer: Bebe Weinberg Katz

This high-energy show follows the = lives of thirteen 13 year olds as they navigate their way through friendshi= ps, love, popularity, honesty, and growing-up. This was the first show in B= roadway history to have an entirely teenage cast and orchestra. The score i= s filed with fantastic pop/rock music! If you want to check on info on the = show itself, you can go here:=A0

http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=3D000358= #


We are looking for 13 of Cleveland's most talented teenage performe= rs (7 boys, 6 girls) to create the Ohio premiere cast. Please note: All per= formers should be able to realistically play 13 years of age. Not sure that= this fits you? Come audition anyway!! Don't count yourself out! Also, = please know that we will be double-casting 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 beginning October 1st (440-338-3171) to schedule your time slot.<= br>
** 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 seanszaller@yahoo.com w= ith any questions or concerns.

**If you are planning on auditioning = for Seussical at HYT, it WILL be possible to do both productions if you so = choose.**