Apollo Theatre Recognized by Ohio Secretary of State</h1> <article> <h1>Apollo Theatre Recognized by Ohio Secretary of State</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:18:55 +0000</p> <span>Apollo Theatre Recognized by Ohio Secretary of State</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:18:55-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:18">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:18</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Serena Hendricks, general manager of the Apollo Theatre (center), holds a certificate of commendation presented by a representative (left) from the office of Secretary of State John Husted. The certificate was presented as part of the Ohio Business Profile Program, which recognizes and promotes businesses throughout the state each month. The Apollo Theatre was one of nine Ohio businesses that have been in operation for 100 years or more recognized in the month of June. Also pictured is Tita Reed, special assistant to the president for community and government relations (right).</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-07-11T12:00:00Z">Mon, 07/11/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Walter Novak</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Students Perform Kander and Pierce Musical</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:41 +0000</p> <span>Students Perform Kander and Pierce Musical</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:41-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Katy Early (above) and Ariana Silvan-Grau (below) perform in “The Brick,” the second of three stories that comprise the John Kander ’51 and Greg Pierce ’00 musical </em>The Landing<em>, on October 29 at the Apollo Theatre.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-11-04T12:00:00Z">Wed, 11/04/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ, Prepare for Landing</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:41 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ, Prepare for Landing</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:41-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On Thursday, the Apollo Theatre will raise the movie screen in its 400-seat theater to make way for a live production unlike any �鶹��Ƶ has seen before. Nine actors—ranging from first-year to professor—and four musicians will perform a concert reading of <em>The Landing</em>, a new musical composed by musical theater legend John Kander ’51 and written by lyricist and book writer Greg Pierce ’00, without costume and with less than two weeks of rehearsal...and they’ll do it with Kander and Pierce seated front and center.</p> <p><em>The Landing</em> is the first collaboration between Kander and Pierce, who first met at �鶹��Ƶ when Pierce was a student. It is composed of <a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/theater/kander-pierce-a-new-team-in-the-musical-theater.html">three thematically connected stories</a>: “Andra,” which tells of a lonely boy, fascinated with constellations, introduced to the power of imagination and wonder; “The Brick,” in which a mentally ill woman falls in love with a brick; and “The Landing,” in which a gay couple adopts a child who is more than he seems.</p> <p>“They’re disparate plays, yet each one has something to do with loneliness and people seeking connection,” says Chris Flaharty, costume designer, associate professor of theater, and director of <em>The Landing</em> reading. “The first one is a very sweet, wistful story. The second is a humorous, sitcom-like farce, and the last one is a drama about dealing with love and loss.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.vineyardtheatre.org/interview-with-john-kander-and-greg-pierce/"><em>The Landing</em> premiered off-Broadway</a> at the Vineyard Theatre on October 3, 2013, after a two-year development period. The production featured Pierce’s uncle David Hyde Pierce of Frasier fame, who won a Tony in 2007 for his performance in the musical <em>Curtains</em>, written by Kander and the late lyricist Fred Ebb.</p> <p><em>The Landing</em> is the second Kander musical the theater department has tackled in recent years. In 2011, the theater department and �鶹��Ƶ Dance Company coproduced <em>Flora, the Red Menace</em>, Kander and Ebb’s first produced collaboration. Flaharty, who designed costumes for the production, remembers the experience fondly.</p> <p>“John and the book writer for that show, David Thompson, <a href="http://www2.oberlin.edu/alummag/fall2011/features/kander.html">came to �鶹��Ƶ for three days</a>. They watched rehearsals, coached the actors, and were generally just wonderful,” he says. “It was a great event, and we’ve always wanted to do more with him and his work.”</p> <p>According to Flaharty, President Krislov, who helped arrange Kander’s visit during the production of <em>Flora, the Red Menace</em>, spoke with Matthew Wright, chair and associate professor of the theater department, more than a year ago about staging <em>The Landing</em>. “Matthew brought the idea to our department, and I jumped at it right away because I know Greg; I directed <em>Triumph of Love</em>, a play he acted as a student. Also because John is a very generous person, as we found out from the <em>Flora, the Red Menace</em> experience. He’s really interested in student work and young people being excited about musical theater.”</p> <p>According to interviews he’s given the <em>New York Times</em> and the Vineyard Theater, Kander says he always envisioned <em>The Landing</em> an intimate show so small it could be performed in his living room. That is why Flaharty and Wright opted to make this production a concert reading, rather than a main stage production.</p> <p>“It worked really great for us to slip this in between <em>Wedding Band</em>, our fall theater production, and <em>The Rape of Lucretia</em>, our fall opera. It meant we had a short, intense rehearsal period, but I cast nine phenomenal actors—including Wright—and three wonderful conservatory student musicians. We also involved Ian Axness ’09, who had been working as a musical director in �鶹��Ƶ for various projects, including the <em>Flora, the Red Menace</em> production, so he was acquainted with John and his music.”</p> <p>Flaharty says the short rehearsal period—which included a weeklong break due to fall recess—tested the skills of the musicians and especially the actors. “When you’re planning a full production, it’s nice to have rehearsals laid out over time so that actors can polish and refine their characters. For this production, the actors had to do the same work in a more protracted time. They had to learn everything super quickly and really delve into their characters right away.”</p> <p>And the actors weren’t just learning one character. “In full production, <em>The Landing</em> requires four actors: a man, a younger man, a woman, and a boy,” Flaharty says. “I looked at the script and thought it would be wonderful if we could have more than those four actors and they could play whatever parts we decided in order to tell these three stories. We have women playing men’s parts and various 20-somethings playing 12-year-old boys. They cross over and everyone has a nice juicy part as well as a few smaller parts across the evening.”</p> <p>During auditions, Flaharty says he cast for character and performing skill. In a way, he had to because he didn’t know the music. “I got the script but did not get the score until just before we went into auditions. I didn’t have a chance to have someone play it for me, so I just looked at the score carefully and saw the vocal requirements for each character. It was fun to see the cast at our first rehearsal with music, how it all came together.”</p> <p>Of the music, Flaharty says the songs in <em>The Landing</em> are different than those of famous Kander and Ebb collaborations such as <em>Cabaret</em>, <em>Chicago</em>, and <em>Kiss of the Spiderwoman</em>. “All the music in the show is really integrated. A lot of the dialogue is underscored. Songs come up out of that underscoring then go away into dialogue. It’s a really continuous flow of words and music.”</p> <p>He continues, “A lot of reviewers have said it’s very Kanderian music but a different sound, more romantic and wistful. But I see similarities. John is famous for little musical motifs that will introduce a song, the most famous being <em>New York, New York</em>. There is one in this, too, and every time I hear it I go ‘Oh, that’s so John Kander.’”</p> <p>Kander and Pierce will preview the concert reading of <em>The Landing</em> and give feedback for the cast and musicians at their last rehearsal today, Wednesday, October 28, in the conservatory. Thursday evening’s performance will be the cast’s first and only appearance on the Apollo stage. “Because the Apollo shows movies every day, we can only be in there the day of the performance. We have to do all of our move-in on Thursday, and because of people’s schedules, I won’t be able to have a full rehearsal before Thursday evening,” Flaharty says.</p> <p>As the one-night only event draws closer, one can’t help but wonder what to expect. What will a plainclothes musical performance with limited rehearsal—none of which take place in the actual performance space—where the actors perform multiple roles—actors the director selected without first hearing the score—actually look like?</p> <p>Flaharty says you’ll just have to come to find out.</p> <p>“I had a great mentor who said to me you can’t step in front of the curtain before the show starts and say, ‘Audience, we didn’t get enough rehearsal, we didn’t do this thing, and this didn’t work out.’ No. We can only do our best work and hope that the Apollo audience and John and Greg, too, have a great experience,” he says.</p> <p>A limited number of tickets for <em>The Landing</em> concert reading are available through <a href="/node/115211">Central Ticket Service</a>. Tickets are free and distributed on a first come, first served basis. Reserve your ticket online <a href="https://oberlinconservatory.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a0FE000000IiSBdMAN">via this webpage</a> or by visiting Central Ticket Service at Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-10-28T12:00:00Z">Wed, 10/28/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Lisa Gulasy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cinema Studies Screens Student, Faculty Work</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:57 +0000</p> <span>Cinema Studies Screens Student, Faculty Work</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:57-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Cinema Studies Department is hosting a number of screenings of student and faculty work leading up to <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/events-activities/commencement/">Commencement/Reunion Weekend</a>. The film screenings will take place May 10 through 23 in Dye Lecture Hall and the Apollo Theatre. See the below links for more information about each event.</p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/intro_to_digital_video_student_screening#.VUupx9pVhBe">Intro to Digital Video Student Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Sunday, May 10, 8 p.m., Dye Lecture Hall</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_the_experimental_short_student_screening#.VUupytpVikq">The Experimental Short Student Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Monday, May 11, 8 p.m., Dye Lecture Hall</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_apollo_showcase#.VUupy9pVikq">Apollo Showcase</a></h3> <p><em>Thursday, May 14, 9:30 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/apollo_theatre_commencement_screening#.VUupzdpVikq">Best Student Films</a></h3> <p><em>Friday, May 22, 8 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_faculty_screening_8165#.VUupztpVikq">Faculty Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Saturday, May 23, 8 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_silent_film_program#.VUupztpVikq">Silent Film Program</a></h3> <p><em>Saturday, May 23, 9:30 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <p>Contact Sarah Pardee, cinema studies administrative assistant, at sarah.pardee@oberlin.edu with related questions.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-05-08T12:00:00Z">Fri, 05/08/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2586">Film Screening</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Pixar Talks at the Apollo</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:09 +0000</p> <span>Pixar Talks at the Apollo</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:09-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Pixar is taking over the Apollo Theatre Friday, March 6, but it won’t be the studio’s latest film crowds will be clamoring to see. Instead, they will hear Pixar employees Nicole Grindle and Jamie Woolf discuss what it’s like to work for one of the world’s most well-known animation studios.</p> <p>Grindle, a Pixar producer, and Woolf, staff development manager, will lead two talks: “<a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/making_a_film_at_pixar">Making a Film at Pixar</a>” from 10 to 11 a.m. and “<a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/the_culture_of_creativity_pixar">The Culture of Creativity: Pixar</a>” from noon to 1 p.m.</p> <p>In “Making a Film at Pixar,” Grindle will explore the process of crafting a Pixar film. It’s a topic she knows well, having served as the production manager of <em>A Bug’s Life</em>, <em>Monster’s Inc.</em>, <em>The Incredibles</em>, and <em>Ratatouille</em>, and as an associate producer on <em>Toy Story 3</em> and <em>Monster’s University</em>.</p> <p>“The Culture of Creativity: Pixar” will focus on the environment Pixar creates for its employees to spur collective creativity. Woolf, who launched a groundbreaking in-house mentoring program at Pixar, will share how the studio educates, trains, and inspires staff to create a desirable workplace for creative visionaries.</p> <p>Both talks are a part of the 2014-2015 Creativity & Leadership Speaker Series. They are free and open to the public.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-03-03T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/03/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Lisa Gulasy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2403">Career Exploration & Development</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> </article> <article> <h1>Lower Ticket Prices at the Apollo</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:22 +0000</p> <span>Lower Ticket Prices at the Apollo</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:22-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>New lower prices are just another reason to go to the Apollo. In December, the historic movie theater dropped prices and initiated new weekday specials.</p> <p>Admission to all regularly scheduled films Sunday-Thursday is now just $4. On Fridays and Saturdays, admission to matinees before 6 p.m. is also $4, and films after 6 p.m. are $6. Films for children age 12 and under and seniors ages 60 and over are always $4.</p> <p>On Mondays, patrons can enjoy a free fountain drink with popcorn purchase and $1 off candy and fountain drinks. On Tuesdays, valid Marquee Rewards Card holders can get a free 32 ounce popcorn.</p> <p>To see what’s playing at the Apollo, refer to the <a href="http://clevelandcinemas.com/showtimes.asp?ptID=AAPLO">website</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-01-02T12:00:00Z">Fri, 01/02/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Jennifer Manna</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cleveland International Film Festival Comes to �鶹��Ƶ</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:21:16 +0000</p> <span>Cleveland International Film Festival Comes to �鶹��Ƶ</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:21:16-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:21">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:21</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), running April 3 to 14, will head to �鶹��Ƶ for an <a href="http://www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/events/evening-at-the-apollo-theatre">Evening at the Apollo Theatre</a> on Wednesday, April 10. The evening’s events will include two screenings each of two of the festival’s films, each attended by the respective directors, and a reception at Magpie Pizza in downtown �鶹��Ƶ.<br> </p> <p>The CIFF has been the premier film event in Ohio for the past 36 years. Today, the CIFF presents more than 170 feature films and 160 short subject films from at least 60 countries. Since 2003, the CIFF has experienced tremendous growth, including a 143 percent attendance increase in 2012.<br> </p> <p></p><figure></figure><br> The first film of the evening, with screenings at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., is <em>Survival Prayer</em>, a documentary directed by Benjamin Greené ’06. Following the inhabitants of Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the north coast of British Columbia, Greené explores the power of food and nature to sustain a people. CIFF calls it “a dreamlike film in which elders tell ancient tales describing how nature is tied to the nurturing of body and soul.”<br> <p></p><figure></figure> <br> The second film, screened at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., is <em>Dear Mr. Watterson</em>, directed by Joel Allen Schroeder. Instead of trying to contact the elusive Bill Watterson, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, resident and author of the beloved <em>Calvin & Hobbes</em> comic strip, Schroeder explores his work through those it most affected: his fans. “<em>Dear Mr. Watterson</em> is the perfect tribute to a man who hid from the spotlight, but allowed his incredible imagination to shine through his work,” says CIFF.<br> <p>Tickets are available in advance online, via mail, by phone, and in person at Tower City Cinemas in Cleveland, and can be purchased at 4 p.m. on April 10 at the Apollo Theatre. Tickets are $12 for CIFF members and $14 for non-members. Visit the CIFF website or call 216.623.FILM (3456) for a full film listing and more information.<br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2013-03-28T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/28/2013 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Liv Combe</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2586">Film Screening</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>