Seven Ages Free Outreach Touring Play   Bardstock FM 4.0: Shakespearean Songwriting Contest

Free Teacher Workshop: Play Many Parts   LCCC Student Playwriting Contest   Community-Designed Lobby Display

The Education Department’s Surround Program All The World’s A Stage is a series of community events surrounding Great Lakes Theater Festival’s upcoming production of As You Like It. Held throughout Northern Ohio from March through October 2005, this programming is designed for audiences of all backgrounds and ages.

A FREE Outreach Touring Production

Written by: Eric Coble, Linda Eisenstein, Daniel Hahn, Margaret Lynch, Sarah Morton, Eric Schmiedl and Terrence Spivey
Directed by: Sonya Robbins

Seven Ages is a new one-act featuring 7 ten-minute plays written by seven local playwrights, each focusing on one of the “seven ages of man” from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Seven Ages is designed for audiences of all background and ages. This surround event is free and open to the public. View our press release to read more about the outreach touring production.

Seven Ages Outreach Tour Schedule

Sunday, April 24, 3:00 PM Oberlin Public Library 65 South Main Street Oberlin 44074 440-775-4790		Monday, May 2, 11:00 AM Bay High School 29230 Wolf Road Bay Village 44140 440-617-7400		Monday, May 9, 1:30 PM Lorain Southview High School 2270 E. 42 nd Street Lorain 44055 440-277-7271
Monday, April 25, 11:00 AM Playhouse Square Center Ohio Theater 1519 Euclid Avenue Cleveland 44115 216-241-5490 ext. 307		Monday, May 2, 7:00 PM Fairview Park Public Library 21255 Lorain Road Fairview Park 44126 440-333-4700		Monday, May 9, 7:00 PM Clague Playhouse 1371 Clague Road Westlake 44145 440-331-0403
Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 PM Lorain County Community College Stocker Center Theatre 1005 Abbe Road North Elyria 44035 800-995-5222 ext. 7120		Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 PM Lake Erie College CK Rickel Theatre 391 West Washington Street Painesville 44077 440-375-7451		Tuesday, May 10, 7:00 PM Karamu House 2355 E. 89 th Street Cleveland 44106 216-795-7070 ext. 226
Thursday, April 28, 7:30 PM John Carroll University Marinello Little Theatre 20700 North Park Blvd. University Heights 44118 216-397-4191		Thursday, May 5, 7:00 PM Solon Public Library 34125 Portz Parkway Solon 44139 440-248-8777		Thursday, May 12, 7:00 PM Nordonia Hills Branch Akron Public Library 9458 Olde Eight Road Northfield 44067 330-467-8595
Friday, April 29, 9:00 AM East High School 80 Brittain Road Akron 44305 330-794-4100		Friday, May 6, 9:00 AM Elyria Catholic High School 725 Gulf Road Elyria , OH 44035 440-365-1821		Friday, May 13, 1:00 PM Cleveland Sight Center 1909 East 101 st Street Cleveland , OH 44106 216-791-8118 ext. 226 Audio Described Performance
Sunday, May 1, 3:00 PM St. Augustine Church 2486 W. 14 th Street Cleveland 44113 \ 216-781-5530 Sign Interpreted Performance		Sunday, May 8, 2:00 PM Noble Road Public Library 2800 Noble Road Cleveland Heights 44121 216-291-5665

SEVEN AGES: A COMMUNITY DESIGNED LOBBY DISPLAY

Great Lakes Theater Festival recently asked student and resident artists of TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center in Avon Lake to share original artwork inspired by or reflective of Shakespeare’s famous “Seven Ages of Man” speech from As You Like It. Eight judges selected ten pieces for this exhibit, which was on permanent display in the lobby of the Ohio Theatre throughout the Festival’s fall repertory, from September 16 – October 22, 2005.

Drawing by Bay High’s Jim Samilson, (no title), reflecting Shakespeare's Seventh and final age:  “ Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing.”		Avon Lake artist Jay Miller's black and white piece, "Paula and the Boys," reflective of multiple ages of man:  "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players:  They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages." Bay Village artist Christine England's piece, "Gentleman," reflective of Shakespeare's Sixth Age:  "The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound."

Other winning artists include:  Susan Schauer, Carol Brown, and students Audra Kizina ((Brookside High), Demitrus Burks (North Ridgeville High), and Jim Samilson (Bay High).

Click here to listen to this year’s winning entries as broadcast on WCPN 90.3 FM’s Around Noon

Great Lakes Theater Festival, in partnership with 90.3 WCPN ideastream, proudly presents Bardstock 4.0 – an innovative radio program that features original student music inspired by William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The Bard’s classic voice is given a unique new resonance and a contemporary spin through the rock, rap, jazz, folk, hip-hop, country, classical and other musical styles of student musicians and songwriters. Hosted by Dee Perry of WCPN’s award-winning radio program Around Noon, Bardstock 4.0 features student music, interviews with the student composers and musicians, as well as unique scholarly insights.

Bardstock FM finalist: Morgan Mecaskey (9th grade, Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy / Home School)		Bardstock FM finalist: Marissa Glynias (9th grade, Laurel School)		Bardstock FM finalist: Chris Connors		Bardstock FM finalist: Chris Irvine

PLAY MANY PARTS: A FREE TEACHER WORKSHOP

Monday, April 25, 2005, Playhouse Square Center
Great Lakes Theater Festival and Playhouse Square Center join educational forces to present a free teacher workshop exploring William Shakespeare’s classic As You Like It. Utilizing theater-based techniques to bring this tragedy to life in your classroom, education specialists will lead area teachers through improvisation techniques, textual analysis exercises and interactive break-out sessions, while allowing time for you to network with your peers. Plus, see the Cleveland premiere of Seven Ages, a new one-act featuring 7 ten-minute plays written by seven local playwrights, each focusing on one of the “seven ages of man” from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Please join us for Playhouse Square’s Fair on the Square immediately following the workshop.

This workshop is offered Free of charge.
Call GLTF Director of Education Daniel Hahn to register: 216.241.5490 ext. 307.

LCCC STUDENT PLAYWRITING CONTEST

	Great Lakes Theater Festival actors Rudy Frias and Betsy Kahl portray the characters Alex and Rachel from 1st place winner Calvin Hudson's play, Pontchartrain.

Tuesday, May 3 & Monday, May 9, 2005 at 7:30 pm
Lorain County Community College
Stocker Center, Studio Theater, 1005 Abbe Road North, Elyria

Don’t miss this thrilling series of original short plays written and presented by the students of the Lorain College Community College theater department. Featuring new plays inspired by themes from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, this program offers a talk-back with the student playwrights and a panel of distinguished professional Cleveland theater artists. The students’ plays are presented and adjudicated on May 3. The winning play is staged by GLTF’s Daniel Hahn and preformed by professional actors on Monday, May 9. Together, unique perspectives are shared, and the next generation of classic playwrights are encouraged and nurtured.

This program is free and open to audiences of all backgrounds and ages.

The Surround is a community collaboration between:
Great Lakes Theater Festival and…
Akron Summit County Public Library System
Bay High School
Clague Playhouse
Cleveland Public Library System
Cleveland Municipal School District
Cleveland Sight Center
Cuyahoga County Public Library System
Elyria Catholic High School
Fairview Public Library System
John Carroll University
Karamu House
Lorain County Community College
Lorain Public Schools
Noble Public Library
Nordonia Hills Public Library
Oberlin Public Library System
Playhouse Square Center
St. Augustine Church
90.3 WCPN ideastream

Seven Ages is presented through the generous support of:
The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County
The GAR Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The Higley Fund
Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Laub Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Ohio Arts Council
Laura and Alvin Siegal
The Stocker Foundation