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CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE 2021-2022 MAINSTAGE SEASON

Where Did We Sit on The Bus? by Brian Quijada
Oct 23 – Nov 14, 2021
This autobiographical solo show follows that kid from his childhood to adulthood as he explores his family’s history, his identity as a first generation American, and what the world will be like for his future children

Light It Up! by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson
Nov 27 – Dec 22, 2021 
When the annual downtown Christmas tree lighting ceremony takes an unexpected turn, an array of Clevelanders step-forward to keep the spirit of the season alive.  This world premiere musical features original pop, rock, gospel, and jazz holiday tunes.

The Three Musketeers, adapted from the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas
Feb 5 – 27, 2022
An adventurous tale of brave friends fighting injustice, is jam-packed with secret plots, treacherous spies, dazzling swordplay, and sweeping romance. 

Antigone, freely adapted from the play by Sophocles.
Mar 5 – 27, 2022
In a dystopian near future, a war-torn nation struggles for peace and unity. This high-stakes timeless tale burns with contemporary relevance, as age and youth clash over the future.

I’m Back Now by Charly Evon Simpson
Apr 30 – May 22, 2022
Sara journeys to Cleveland to meet her birth mother, Elle, and discovers that they are descendants of Sara Lucy Bagby, the last person ever prosecuted under the Fugitive Slave Act.  This world premiere play was commissioned through the Roe Green Fund for New American Plays.
To receive more information, visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com/subscribe.

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BORDERLIGHT INTERNATIONAL THEATER AND FRINGE FESTIVAL

The 2021 BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival announces the lineup for the 2021 BorderLight VIRTUAL Fringe Festival, which includes 33 distinct live streamed and on-demand virtual works, interactive and genre-bending online experiences, as well as self-guided audio adventures.

The shows will be available starting July 22-July 31 via BorderLight’s website, with tickets ranging from free to $12, as well as many “pay-what-you-can” options. View the full lineup at www.borderlightcle.org. 

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BECK CENTER’S 2021-22 SEASON

Broadway Bound by Neil Simon
Featuring Broadway legend Austin Pendleton as Ben
September 10 – October 3, 2021, Senney Theater
The final play in Simon's semi-autobiographical trilogy (Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues), Broadway Bound.

The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
October 8 – November 7, 2021, Studio Theater
This docu-drama recounts first-person narratives in dramatic form through the legal records of six wrongly convicted inmates. 

Elf (The Musical) adapted by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan
December 3, 2021 – January 2, 2022, Senney Theater 
This big-elf-living-in-a-small world comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity in a holiday bedazzled New York City. 

Lizzi The Musical, music and Lyrics by Steven Cheklik-deMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt 
February 4 – February 27, 2022; Senney Theater
A sexy, bloody American mythology, LIZZIE is set to a blistering score of hard rock featuring BWU musical theatre faculty and students.  

Meteor Shower by Steve Martin
April 1 – May 1, 2022; Studio Theater
Pulls back the curtain on two married couples and the extreme transformation they can experience when the sky is the limit. You’ll have a burning desire to find out what happens.

The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez
 May 28– June 27, 2022, Studio Theater
 A delightful, gender-bending farce…a funny and often glorious tribute to the art of drag…Lopez delivers a strong message on tolerance for the entire spectrum of human sexuality, while creating a barrelful of fun in the process.

Something Rotten!, book by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, music and lyrics 
July 8 – August 7, 2022, Senney Theater 
Set in 1595 the story of two brothers, who just happen to be the nemeses of a little-known Mr. William Shakespeare, are desperate to write a hit play. A local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre will involve Singing, Dancing, AND Acting, all at the same time! Gasp! The brothers then decide to write a (wait for it) MUSICAL! The world’s very first musical! 

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2021 MINI-SERIES AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM

A Black Comedy by Elizabeth Meriwether
August 20-September 11
An unlikely and uncomfortable friendship exists between old-man alcoholic Jasper and socially awkward 17-year-old Oliver Parker. Sharply funny and keenly tragic, Oliver Parker! is anything but a typical coming-of-age story.
 
White by James Ijames
October 8 - 30
An exploration of black women’s exploitation by feminism, by contemporary culture, and by white women. 
 
The 20th Century Way by Tom Jacobson
December 2 - 18
The true story of two actors who hired themselves out to the Long Beach Police Department in 1914 to entrap “social vagrants” in public restrooms.

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WICKED RETURNS TO PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
DEC. 8, 2021 – JAN. 2, 2022
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, AUGUST 2

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WORD FROM BW’S MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM

Matthew Harris and Caitlin Houlahan will be returning to Girl from The North Country, John Kramer will be returning to The Book of Mormon and Zach Adkins is in Diana -- waiting to hear how auditions go this summer for everyone!
 
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BERKO PREVIEWS: BWU PRESENTS BARS, PORTHOUSE REOPENS, DOBAMA ADOPTS LOVE AND RESPECT PROGRAM, CHRISTINE HOWEY AT MALTZ, PHSQ SET TO REOPEN

BERKO PREVIEWS:  BWU PRESENTS BARS, PORTHOUSE REOPENS, DOBAMA ADOPTS LOVE AND RESPECT PROGRAM, CHRISTINE HOWEY AT MALTZ, PHSQ SET TO REOPEN 

BWU/PHSQ presents BARS  Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre, in partnership with Playhouse Square, is proud to announce that tickets for BARS are on sale now!   BARS (Beatboxing, Acting, Rapping, Singing) is a hip-hop music theatre-based improv show conceived by BWMT alum, Jay Ellis '12. BARS combines classic music theatre with contemporary skills in beatboxing and rapping. The culturally diverse and stylistically dynamic cast will pilot this interactive audience experience through the world of improvisational sketch comedy while creating scenes and songs (both lyrics and music) on the spot. Each show will present a unique combination of characters, scenes, and material using audience input. Get ready to laugh, groove, rap, and sing with the cast of BARS!   Experience BARS April 9 - April 11 Click here for tickets and more information.

••••••••••••   Porthouse Theatre plans summer program   Porthouse Theatre reopens for 2021 with the following productions and performance schedule: QUILTERS, (June 17 – July 3), BKLYN, (July 8 – July 25), and ALTAR BOYZ (July 29 – August 15).   ••••••••••   Dobama adopts Love and Respect Document   On March 8, 2021 the Dobama Theatre Board of Directors unanimously adopted the Love and Respect Document: a living document for anti-racism action and a culture of authentic inclusivity at Dobama Theatre. This shift in Dobama's approach to making theatre will help create an environment of authentic inclusion. These next steps in our collective equity work will guide us as we look toward reopening for live performances sometime within the next year. Dobama Theatre is grateful to the Board of Directors, staff, community members, partners, friends, supporters, colleagues, and collaborators that helped make this next step possible. Together we will move forward in action and accountability. We hope you’ll join us in this vital work. It will take all of us to create a world that is equitable and safe. It will take all of us to nurture a community of love and respect.   ••••••••••   Cleveland Critic Circle’s Christine Howey shares her journey in openly transitioning to life as a woman On International Day of Transgender Visibility, join Phyllis Harris, executive director of LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland as she interviews Christine Howey on her journey in openly transitioning to live as a woman in her mid-forties and how her stage plays and later film, “Exact Change” has impacted the lives of trans youth and their families on their own journeys. Wednesday, March 31, 4:00 pm--Online Program $10 non-members; Free for Members of the Maltz Museum and Members of Program  Register Now!   •••••••••••••• PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL LAUNCHES PL RADIO   Playwrights Local announces the launch of PL Radio, a new streaming media channel featuring original works by writers from Northeast Ohio. All radio plays are professionally recorded and include acting, directing, and design talent from the Cleveland area. Streaming and download are free at Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, PodBean, Spotify, and Stitcher. Find additional info at www.playwrightslocal.org.   PL Radio debuts with the re-release of four audio plays that were previously recorded. All titles are available for free streaming now. Entanglement Written by Les Hunter Directed by Christine McBurney Featuring John Busser and Cathleen O’Malley   Every Play is a Radio Play When You’re Blind Written by Meghan Louise Wagner Directed by Constance Thackaberry Featuring Denise Astorino, Leonard Goff, Stuart Hoffman, Kyle Huff, Rachel Maria Inés, Diane Mull, and Laura Stitt              Stranded Written by Edward J. Walsh Directed by Tim Tavcar Featuring Agnes Herrmann   Flame Puppy Written and directed by Mike Geither  Featuring Benjamin Gregg, Beau Reinker, Amy Schwabauer, and Lauren B. Smith   Programming for PL Radio will continue with a new series of audio plays funded through support from the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. New works by Julia Fisher, Tom Hayes, Agnes Herrmann, Gail Nyoka, and Faye Sholiton will be announced in the coming weeks. All titles in this forthcoming series will be produced in partnership with Radio on the Lake Theatre.   •••••••••••• THE CHOIR OF MAN SET TO REOPEN PHSQUARE Playhouse Square will reopen its doors with a monthlong run of “The Choir of Man,” starting June 11 at the Mimi Ohio Theatre, 1511 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland. This is the show’s third visit to Playhouse Square, and stars a cast of singers, dancers and musicians performing a mix of Irish tunes, pop music and Broadway classics, all on a set designed like an Irish pub. The Choir of Man will be presented by the same team behind Gobsmacked and Noise Boys. Scheduled for 35 performances through July 11, tickets range from $59 to $79. Tickets can be purchased at playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000. •••••••••••••••

ROY BERKO--HERE AND THERE IN CLEVELAND ENTERTAINMENT: BECK, VERB BALLETS, DOBAMA THEATRE, BLANK CANVAS, INTERPLAY AND MORE…

BECK BROADWAY ALUMS IN CONCERT

Beck Center has a sterling reputation of cultivating talented performers who go on to success in hit Broadway shows and associated tours.  Some of the theatre’s alums will perform in a virtual engagement which runs March 5 to March 28^, 2021, as part of Beck Center for the Arts’ 87th Professional Theater Season.

Performers include Kathleen Rooney Faubel, Rory O'Malley, Max Chernin,  
Colton Ryan, Cassie Okenka, Rebecca Pitcher, Corey, Keri Rene' Fuller and Libby Servais.
 
For information visit beckcenter.org.  
Reservations are required. For complimentary tickets (contributions are encouraged) go to https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/bbalums and click on “purchase tickets.”
 
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VERB BALLET PERFORMS ON-LINE
 
Verb Ballets, Going Solo performance premiering on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 7:00pm ET. An encore recording of the performance will be available for 48 hours after the premiere.
 
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DOBAMA PRODUCES SHORT FILMS
 
Over the course of the season Dobama Theatre will release professionally produced short films featuring memorable monologues from Dobama productions and notable contemporary playwrights. These videos are initially exclusively available to 20/21 Members free of charge during the first weeks of each short film’s debut. Films are then released for general viewing with a Pay-What-You-Can donation. Featuring some of your favorite Cleveland actors. 



ON THE GRILL (starring Dorothy Silver)
GOODNIGHT, TYLER (starring Lisa Louise Langford)
GROUNDED (by George Brant, performed by Anjanette Hal)
THE LAND OF OZ (based on the book by L. Frank Baum book and lyrics
     by George Grant, music by Nathan Motta, performed by Calista Zajac)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER (PERFOMRED BY DAN HENDROCK)
 
https://www.dobama.org/soliloquy
 
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BLANK CANVAS TO PERFORM LIVE!
 
Blank Canvas Theatre presents MAKE THEM HEAR YOU:  A Celebration of Black Artistry in Musical Theatre--A LIVE Multimedia, Drive-in Theatre Experience
 
 TWO NIGHTS ONLY!, FEBRUARY 26 & 27, Friday & Saturday at 8pm
Rated: PG-13
Run time: 60 mins (no intermission)

The safety of both our audience and actors has been and will always be our number one priority, so we invite you to join us for a no-contact, socially responsible, multimedia performance in the 78th Street Studios parking lot.

Our show will include Blank Canvas actors singing some of the most influential music created by or performed by Black artists. This drive-in show will feature a full live band, some of your favorite BCT performers, and the lighting and projection design that you have come to love. As well as our friends at NINJA CITY selling food and drinks!  What better way to celebrate and honor Black History Month? Our last two shows sold out fast. So, get your tickets, drive in, experience something new, and help support LIVE theatre!    
 
$40 per vehicle*
Advance sale only, so get your tickets NOW!
 
All parking is first-come, first-served.
Parking lot opens at 7:15 for the 8pm show.
 
To purchase tickets for this show CLICK HERE
 
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FRENCH CREEK THEATRE PRESENTS 2021 OUTDOOR SEASON

(patrons will be required to wear masks and encouraged to social distance)

“Ordinary Days” music by Adam Gown
June 4th, 5th, & 6th @ Lakeview Park – FREE show

Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love, and cabs. 

“A Year With Frog & Toad”
July 30th, 31st, & August 1st @ Miller Nature Preserve-Ticketed Event

Waking from hibernation in the Spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]”
August 20th, 21st, & 22nd @ Carlisle Reservation – Ticketed Event

Featured are all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, meant to be performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, it’s full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike.

“Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe”
September 17th, 18th, & 19th @ Vermilion River Reservation Bacon Woods Amphitheatre

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself-and us- that he’s not mad. Enter the world of Poe and Check your heartbeat at the door.
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BORDERLIGHT INTERNATIONAL THEATRE + FRINGE FESTIVAL
 
The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival announces a call for performing artists, street and circus performers, multimedia creators and more for the 2021 event, which will feature a fully outdoor program with virtual options, in downtown Cleveland on July 22 through 24, 2021. 
 
The "fringe" is the open submission part of the festival—application is free, deadline is March 5. As one of 100s of fringe festivals worldwide, the BorderLight Festival Fringe serves as a platform for independent artists and companies to showcase their work and engage new audiences as part of a vibrant festival environment. The festival is a paid opportunity; BorderLight provides venue and operations support, and artists are compensated through a box office split, with 70% of box office proceeds going back to artists.  
 
The festival seeks performances that are suitable for outdoor and open-air venues, as well as street theatre, buskers, and virtual productions from a wide variety of genres. These include (but are not limited to): Theatre, Physical Theatre, Dance Theatre, Circus, Cabaret, Children’s Theatre, Solo Performance, Performance Art, Puppetry, Immersive Experiences, Musicals, Multimedia work, Spoken Word, Roaming Performance, Stand Up Comedy, Streamed or live-streamed digital ­­work, Audio Plays, Site-Specific performances, and more! 
Application deadline is March 5. 
 
Learn more and apply at: borderlightcle.org/fringe-apply-2021 
 
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OHIO SHAKES FESTIVAL’S LADY MOLLY:  THE MURDER AT MATHIS CAFE

LADY MOLLY: THE MURDER AT MATHIS CAFE by Julia Fisher Adapted from the 1910 story by Baroness Emma Orczy Live on Facebook tomorrow, February 20, 7pm EST  A man poisoned by hot chocolate. An unidentified woman in a large hat. A judgmental rich aunt. Two gossiping servants. A stunning foreign woman with a not-so-secret grudge. All ingredients for a mystery that only Lady Molly and Mary Granard can solve.

Click here for the Ohio Shakes Facebook Page

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INTERPLAY THEATER AND MALTZ MUSEUM PRESENTS IN SCRIPT CLUB

In Script Club, we examine three plays that touch on the themes of the Maltz Museum exhibition THE NOTORIOUS RBG. Participants will need advance copies of each script, to prepare for group (Zoom) discussion on the first Thursday of March-May. Sessions, moderated by Faye Sholiton, will begin at 1:00 p.m., running approximately 75 minutes. For Maltz Museum members, there is no charge. For non-members, registration is $5.00 per session.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4 1:00 p.m.: PHOTOGRAPH 51, by Anna Ziegler
Most people credit Watson and Crick for discovering the double helix in 1953. But it was British chemist Rosalind Franklin who years earlier illuminated their path.. Award-winning playwright Anna Ziegler pulls back the curtain to repair a long-ignored injustice. Scripts available on Amazon.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 1 1:00 p.m.:  THE GREEN BOOK, by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Ramsey's thoughtful and thoroughly engaging play takes us to a troubled Jefferson City, MO, 1953, where the blows of race hatred meet the power of basic human decency. Scripts will be available through the Museum.

THURSDAY, MAY 6 1:00 p.m.: GLORIA – A LIFE, by Emily Mann
Gloria Steinem's life has been an open book for more than five decades. It began with her magazine feature as an undercover Playboy Bunny, ran through her advocacy in Ms. Magazine and continues with her ongoing activism in the women's movement. Scripts available on Amazon.com

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ROY BERKO:  VIRTUAL CLEVELAND AREA THEATRE

BWU AND BECK CENTER VIRTUALLY STREAM FIVE FIFTEEN-MINUTES NEW MUSICALS Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program  & Beck Center for the Arts presents the virtual world premieres of five fifteen-minute brand new musicals, chosen by National Alliance for Musical Theatre.  Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls with music by Lynne Shankel and words by Sara Cooper, is an all-woman+ through-composed music theatre piece about the true story of women who fought United States Radium Corporation in the 1920s for knowingly poisoning them and subsequently changed United States labor laws forever.  Holo, set in 2189 in a holograph museum, the curator and holographic Kyle enter into a unique relationship which recounts the year 2020 and the pandemic that came with it on an ever-repeating loop. Book, music, and lyrics are by Nico Juber, an 18-year survivor of cancer and mother of two children. Rodeo Clowns is a queer, western epic about two eccentric outcasts who save the heart of their disintegrating town. This whip crack comedy act features a colorful musical-country score. Dale Sampson is the book writer and half the brains of “bits,” a street clown duo; Marc Campbell wrote the music. Marc is also known as a member of indie rock band MisterWives, dubbed by MTV as “the golden children of pop.”   Monster on the Lawn centers around Ricky, a six-year-old boy with a growing imagination, wakes up to see a whale-like creature laying on his front lawn. When an incoming hurricane threatens to separate Ricky from his family and his home, he seeks comfort in the presence of this strange and seemingly-quiet monster. Obed De La Cruz wrote book, music, and lyrics.   White Man’s Burden, an irreverently funny and powerful mini-rock musical, takes place inside of the world of sideshow "freaks" who have been killed because of the color of their skin. They are led by an emcee who is part ringmaster/part infomercial host. Eric Jones wrote book and lyrics with music by Joshua S. Davis. This limited virtual engagement runs from February 12 to February 28, 2021.   For more information on this world premiere music theatre project, please visit beckcenter.org. Tickets, priced at $20 for one viewer, and $30 for two or more viewers can be purchased at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/44593.

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KARAMU HOSTS VITRUAL LIVE EVENTS

Beginning February 1, Karamu House and The Musical Theater Project (TMTP) present a multimedia concert of Shuffle Along, a legendary African American production that was the first-ever jazz musical and one of the first-ever Broadway productions to be written and performed by an all-Black cast. 

To read my 2019 review of the show go to:  https://royberkinfo.blogspot.com/2019/01/history-changing-shuffle-along-to-be.html

While free to access, individuals must register on the Karamu website to view the program. 
                                                                                                                     
CLICK HERE TO WATCH "THE IMPACT OF SHUFFLE                   
 

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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE RE-UPS OR DOES IT EXPLODE?

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce additional performances of the Zoom adaptation of …Or Does it Explode?, written and directed by John Dayo-Aliya (CPT 2020/2021 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellow), performed by Austin Sasser, De Andre Hairston-Karim, and Dar’Jon Bentley. …Or Does it Explode? will perform live via Zoom at 7:00pm (ET) on February 11 and 12, and at 8:00pm (ET) on February 13.

This theatrical piece uses poetry, dance, and other contemporary theatre forms to explore questions of what it means to be Black, male, and young in the 21st century. …Or Does it Explode?, an unflinching portrayal of profound anger, hurt, and joy, blends stories gathered from men ages 16-35 in Akron, Ohio. Thought-provoking vignettes display social conditions. 

TICKET and SHOW INFORMATION

…Or Does it Explode? will perform live on Zoom at 7:00pm (ET) on February 11 and 12, and at 8:00pm (ET) on February 13. The run time is 60 minutes, and the virtual “house” is limited to 50 “seats”.
Tickets are $1; suggested donation $1 to $99. Patrons must use Zoom to see this work and will receive an email 1-2 hours before showtime with the meeting login information. Please note online sales for each performance will close 2 hours before each performance.

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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE PRESENTS SIXTEEN SHORT PLAYS
 
Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble) is a virtual memory play of longing and loss, happiness and hopefulness, and navigating the pathways of human desire. An ensemble of five performers will play different roles from the same text each evening. This will be a LIVE performance via Zoom and will not be available as a recorded video.

Performed by Anne McEvoy, Zyrece Montgomery, Zach Palumbo, Brian Pedaci, & Hillary Wheelock

February 17, 2021 - March 06, 2021

For tickets and information go to:

TICKETS

60 min
The virtual “house” will be limited to 50 “seats”

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ROY BERKO: HERE AND THERE---BWU, CPH, BLANK CANVAS, KARAMU, and more CPH

 

Baldwin Wallace University revives acclaimed SPRING AWAKENING

If you didn’t have a previous opportunity, check out the profile of BWMT’s SPRING AWAKENING in American Theatre Magazine. 

(To read my review of the show go to:  http://www.royberko.info/ and scroll down to the review.

Thursday – Saturday, December 17-19, 8 p.m. EST
Sunday, December 20, 2 p.m. EST 
Tickets on sale now at conversation.bw.edu/Spring-Awakening

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CPH Presents:  Songs from THE FIRST NOEL

Sunday, Dec. 20 | 7:30 PM EST
 
With pop, gospel, and reimagined classics, The First Noel tells the story of a family that must confront the grief of the past in order to reunite and celebrate the joy of the present. Join Tony Award winner Jason Michael Webb and CWRU/CPH MFA alum Lelund Durond Thompson for a special behind-the-scenes look of their musical The First Noel. This holiday concert will feature performances of select songs and exclusive interviews with the creative team. A moving and uplifting gift for the entire family!

Registration is required in advance. Viewing access is $10 per household. This special event will be streamed online through your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
 
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Blank Canvas Theatre presents DRIVE-IN IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
(A LIVE Multimedia, Drive-in Theatre Experience)
 
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!    DECEMBER 19 & 20    Saturday at 6pm & 8pm  Sunday at 6pm 
Rated: G (Bring the whole family)
Run time: 60 mins (no intermission)
  
No-contact, socially responsible, multimedia performance in the 78^th Street Studios parking lot. 
 
Show will include actors dressed as iconic horror characters singing some of your favorite holiday songs. This drive-in show will feature a full live band, some of your favorite BCT performers, and the lighting and projection design that you have come to love. As well as our friends at NINJA CITY selling food and drinks!  What better way to get into the Holiday spirit? 
 $40 per vehicle (Please share a vehicle ONLY with those in your quarantine pod)
Advance sale only, so get your tickets NOW!
 
All audience members will remain in their cars during the performance. In addition to the speakers in our parking lot, the audio for our show will be transmitted directly to your vehicle’s radio. The show will be a one-act concert, allowing you to arrive and leave without ever exiting your car. We'll even be sending you a playbill digitally, as well as a special ticket to put in your windshield. This ensures that you don’t have to come into direct contact with any of our staff during your visit.  While the restroom facilities in the building will be available, please note that if you choose to use the restroom, you do so at your own risk and must wear a mask.
 
All parking is first-come, first-served.
Parking lot opens at 5:15pm for 6pm shows and 7:15 for the 8pm show.
To purchase tickets for this show CLICK HERE

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Karamu House Announces Virtual Holiday Show
 
“Joyful: A Karamu Holiday Celebration,” a virtual performance, is available to watch at home from now until January 9, 2021.  
 
The show, an hour in length, will feature joyful, festive songs from around the world, with dance performances.
 
For tickets, which are $24.99 for 48-hour viewing, go the Karamu website:  karamuhouse.org
 
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Cleveland Play House Theatre Thursday

Theatre Thursday
Thursday, December 17, 2020 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
It’s movie night at CPH!  Join for a special screening of three original short films created just for CPH!

The 64 Keys
by Jeff Talbott and Will Van Dyke
A heartwarming tale of a kid, their beloved Christmas gift, and the joy of family and music. Inspired by a true story. Features Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin, award-winning audio book narrator (as well as Broadway actor), Graham Rowat, and their son Colin.

The Christmas House
story by D.M. Pulley, film by Jimmie Woody with illustrations by Sequoia Bostick
On Christmas Eve, a brother and sister take a journey inside and discover the secrets within. This is an entirely Cleveland production, including illustrator Sequoia Bostick, costume designer Melody Walker, actor Tina Stump, composer Obediya Jones-Darrell. 
 
"Home" for the Holidays
by Christopher Gerson and Tarah Flanagan
Facing their first ever holiday together at home, long-time married couple and regional theatre actors Christopher Gerson and Tarah Flanagan reach out to friends and family to hear about their holiday traditions and what “home” means to them. 
 
Important Viewing Details:

• The live viewing begins December 17 @ 7:00 PM and will be recorded.
• In the event you miss the show or are registering late, a recorded version will be made available to you until December 20 @ 5:00 PM.
• Events are streamed through your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone via Zoom.
• Registration is required in advance. Viewing access is $5 per household.
• After registering below, you will receive a Cleveland Play House Receipt. 
• Click here to learn more!

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BERKO HERE AND THERE: CPH LOOSES MANAGING DIRECTOR, KEVIN MOORE, Managing Director of CPH, has died, Theatre in the Circle, TMTP and Beck go virtual, Dorothy Silver to brighten the small screen and more…..

BERKO HERE AND THERE:  CPH LOOSES MANAGING DIRECTOR, KEVIN MOORE, Managing Director of CPH, has died, Theatre in the Circle, TMTP and Beck  go virtual, Dorothy Silver to brighten the small screen and more…..

 

Passing of Kevin Moore of Cleveland Play House

 

It is with great shock and sadness that Cleveland Play House shared the news of the passing of Managing Director Kevin Moore.  On Saturday, October 24th, Kevin tragically died possibly due to a pulmonary embolism or heart attack. He was 59 years old.

 

(Side comment:  Kevin was a warm and caring person.  I, personally, will miss him, as will the entire CLE theater community.)

 

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“STEERING INTO THE SKID” COMING VIRTUALLY ON NOVEMBER 24 @ 7 P.M. 

 

Theatre in the Circle presents STEERING INTO THE SKID, a free online theatrical event that helps family members, caregivers, local businesses, and the broader community be in a conversation around the subject of dementia.

 

In 12 short, clever scenes the audience comes to know a loving couple and bear witness to the early progression of dementia. 

 

“Our goal,” said Theatre in the Circle’s Mark Corcoran “is to assist community members and leaders consider new ways to think about memory loss and to become aware of local resources that support families who are dealing with a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. 

 

Presented by Theatre in the Circle, the program is co-hosted by Judson Services, Judson Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area. 

 

To learn more or register (starting November 2) for the free event go to https:skid-cleveland-112420.eventbrite.com Reservations are required. Attendance is limited. 

 

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TMTP's First VIRTUAL Cabaret!

 

Imagine being a songwriter who must tell an entire story in song--and pull it off in 3 minutes! But our songwriters are great storytellers. Think of Frank Loesser's "The Ugly Duckling" from Hans Christian Andersen. Or Hamlisch & Kleban's "Nothing" from A Chorus Line? 

 

Concert will be available ON DEMAND November 5-8, 2020. Pay as you can.

Once you register, a personalized link will be emailed to you along with instructions and you'll have access to the show for 48 hours. Links are for single screen use only and cannot be shared.

 

CLICK TO ACCESS

 

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DOROTHY SILVER IN ON THE GRILL Pay-What-You-Can and receive a private link! CLICK HERE TO WATCH

As part of the 2020/21 season, Dobama Theatre presents The Soliloquy Project, a series of short films featuring memorable monologues from Dobama productions and notable contemporary playwrights. To watch part one, simply click on the red button above and Pay-What-You-Can to view. This world premiere short film, the first in the series, features a performance by Dorothy Silver of the opening monologue from On the Grill, a play which had its American/English language premiere at Dobama Theatre. To read the recent article in American Theatre magazine about Dobama's alternate programming for this unconventional 20/21 season and future plans, click here.

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VERBS BALLET AND BLUEWATER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:  BUILDING BRIDGES TOGETHER

Verb Ballets and BlueWater Chamber Orchestra have joined forces to create, Building Bridges Together, a captivating collaboration designed, performed, and filmed specifically for virtual performance. 

 

Featured repertory includes Heinz Poll’s Adagio for Two Dancers set to Albinoni’s Adagio and Broken Bridges by Michael Escovedo set to Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony. 

 

BlueWater will also play Anton Webern's Langsamer Satz in a stand-alone performance.

 

Building Bridges Together GET TICKETS>>

 

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FULLY COMMITTED streamed by Beck Center starring Nick Koesters

Fully Committed, by Becky Mode, is a hilarious one-person comedy. Ideally suited for a virtual production, this theater piece solves the issue of how to keep a performer, crew, and the audience safe during a pandemic, all the while delivering great laughs. For the safety of the star, Nick Koesters, the crew, director, and audience members, this production will be filmed and distributed online. 

Opening November 13 and running until November 29, 2020, patrons are invited to enjoy this virtual production in the comfort of their homes for $20 for an individual viewer, or $30 for two or more viewers, or a super fan price of $40.  View this production during November 13 to November 29, at your convenience.

Some adult language. 

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THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE AT BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS MUSES ANONYMOUS

 

Ever wonder where your ‘muse’ is when you most need them? If you search hard enough you can find all nine of them at their monthly, family gripe sessions, which can occur almost anywhere…this fall they’ll be holding court to vent, compare notes, act out, and share their histories in the Tressel Street parking lot, on the Baldwin Wallace University campus. Grab a ticket and ‘drive-in’ to join the nine muses as they reflect, dance, and share their most memorable ‘inspirations’!!!

 

Thursday-Sunday, October 29 – 31, 2020 at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM

November 1, 2020 at 2:00 and 3:30pm

 

Ticket Information:

Tickets are free but reservations and an ID that identifies you as the ticket-holder are required (one ticket per vehicle) for entry. There will be space for eight vehicles per show, each vehicle may have up to four passengers who must be masked. The performance is 40 minutes long with no intermission. Audience vehicles must arrive at the venue at least ten minutes before the show begins (absolutely no late parking permitted) and will be required to exit the venue as soon as the show is over. Audience must stay in their vehicles at all times.

 

See ticket website for full details and information on attending.

www.bw.edu/tickets  (440) 826-2240

 

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RADIO ON THE LAKE RESCHEDULES THE BIRDS

 

Due to an uncertain weather forecast, and out of an abundance of caution for the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Radio on the Lake Theatre’s presentation of the radio play version of The Birds has been moved online. The performance will now take place via Zoom on Friday, October 30 at 7 pm.

 

Adapted from the Daphne DuMaurier short story, that served as the source material for the iconic Hitchcock film, this performance will feature one of the radio play genre’s richest sound designs, brought to life to ROTLT’s Artistic Director John Watts. 

 

To receive a link to the October 30 performance, please email Caroline Breder-Watts at caroline@radioonthelaketheatre.org. To learn more about the company, visit https://radioonthelaketheatre.org/