Auditions for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: June 14-15

Auditions for the third show of our 2021 Straw Hat Theatre season, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, will be held June 14-15, 6:30-8 p.m. Auditions are open to kids ages 10-14. Auditioners should come prepared with a short song and short monologue. This show will be directed by Mary Ann Kline; performance dates are August 13-15 & 20-22. All Straw Hat performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Call (440) 964-3396 to schedule an audition time.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Based on the Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals

Announcing auditions for “Nunsense II”

Auditions for Nunsense II will be held May 11-12, 6:30-8 p.m. Call (440) 964-3396 to schedule your audition. Nunsense II will run July 9-11 & 15-17; all performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. This production will be directed by Cathy Lawson. If possible, auditioners should wear clear masks and/or face shields for their auditions. Please come prepared with a short song in comedic musical theater-style (no church hymns, please!) — a short comedic monologue is also preferred, but not required. We ask that anyone auditioning to perform this summer be vaccinated for COVID.
Nunsense II
Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin
A Tams-Witmark Title

Announcing auditions for “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

Our 2021 Straw Hat Theatre season is still a work in progress, but we are VERY excited to announce auditions for I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change on May 4-5 between 6:30-8 p.m.! Call (440) 964-3396 to schedule your audition spot. This show will be directed by Steve Rhodes, and performance dates will be July 23-25 & July 30-August 1. All Straw Hat performances begin at 7:30 p.m. If possible, auditioners should wear clear masks and/or face shields for their auditions. Please come prepared with a short song and a monologue. We ask that anyone auditioning to perform this summer be vaccinated for COVID.

We’ll be announcing the rest of our summer season as soon as we are able!

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro / Music by Jimmy Roberts
A Concord Theatricals Title
Directed by Stephen Rhodes

Winners of 2021 Women’s Show

Congratulations to the artists whose work placed in this year’s women’s exhibit. The juror for the show was Lisa Burroughs. Lisa is an artist, a fine art photographer, and a filmmaker. She has worked as Creative Photography Director of Newsweek and Lear’s Magazine in NY. She has served as an adjunct professor at John Carroll and Kent State. In her juror’s statement, Burroughs commented, “It was a pleasure to judge the Women’s Show at the Arts Center this year. The work was fresh and mature at the same time. Each artist demonstrated an aesthetic or a point of view that resonated with what it means to be a woman in 2021. Congratulations to each artist for what they accomplished whether they placed or not. The exhibition is worth a visit to see the work in person.”
The gallery is open to the public Monday-Thursday from noon-8 p.m., Friday by appointment, and Saturday from 9 a.m.- noon, and admission is free. You can also view the exhibit virtually here: https://ashtabulaartscenter.org/event/womens-show-2021/.
SHOW WINNERS:
Best in Show: “Clock Maker’s Daughter” by Juniper Mainelis
Painting – First Place: “Spring on Main” by Julene Schwartz
Painting – Second Place: “Oh, Joan” by Judy Campbell
Painting – Third Place: “Cora with Hydrangeas” by Ann Dumont
Painting – Honorable Mention: “Quilters Relay History” by Jeanne King Maleckar
Photography – First Place: “Always Room for Advice” by Cheryl Brickman
Graphics – First Place: “I’m Turning 35” by Cheryl Brickman
Graphics – Second Place: “Treeline” by Nancy Nelson-Brotz
Graphics – Third Place: “Women Voting” by Joe Ann Blair
3D – First Place: “Guardian” by Rebecca Stowell
3D – Second Place: “Kali – Destruction & Transformation” by Anzietta DiPierro
3D – Third Place: “Safe and Sound” by Rebecca Stowell
3D – Honorable Mention: “Moonstone Ring” by Diane Montagino
Fiber – First Place: “Fly Away” by Mattie Dramis
Fiber- Second Place: “Water Lillies” by Nancy Nelson-Brotz
Mixed Media – First Place: “Circles” by Nancy Nelson-Brotz
Mixed Media – Second Place: “Pilated Woodpeckers” by Tracy Zakraysek

Accepted artwork for 2021 Women’s Show

Congratulations to the amazing women artists accepted to the 2021 Women’s Show. Your talent is amazing and thank you for sharing your artwork with us.
The show will be jurored for awards on Wednesday March 3rd 2021. We will post award winners to our website.
The gallery is open to the public Monday-Thursday, noon-8p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon. Visits on Friday can be arranged by appointment; call (440) 964-3396. Admission to the gallery is free.
1.Diane Fleisch Hughes
Industrial
Natural
2.Tracy Zakraysek
Pileated Woodpeckers
3. Julie Cook
Dancing Petals
4. Melissa Hladek
Postpartum
5. Jeanne King Maleckar
Maggie: PM
Quilters Relay History
6. Joe Anne Blair
Women Voting
Gift box and Framed Patches
7. Diana Montagino
Moonstone Ring
Labradorite Necklace
Butterfly Necklace
8. Megan Stover
17 Years
9. Char Lehto
Spring Blue Jay
10. Marlene Sartini
Tomorrow
11. Julene Schwartz
Spring on Main
Transformation
12. Mattie Dramis
Monarch
El Purpura De Ca Rosa
Fly Away
13. Linda Janoski
Tangled
Flower Fireworks
Unraveling
14. Amy Edixon
Sunset at Netcher
They All Matter
Waiting
15. Mardi Snyder
Nude
Women Lighting the World
16. Cheryl Brickman
Mother Earth
I’m Turning 35!
Always Room for Advice
17. Nancy Nelson-Brotz
Circles
Waterlilies
Treeline
18. Juniper Mainelis
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
The Spirit Of the Wild
Hydra’s Flare
19. Judy Campbell
She Put on her Gloves
Oh Joan!
Jeremy Osburn
20. Joan Chapman
Country Living
The Stone Cottage
The Pack
21. Kathern Hudson
From Darkness Comes Growth
22. Susan Phillips
In a Nutshell
The People of Planet Earth are Sick
23.  Emily Sprague
The Erie Deep
24. Ann Dumont
Cora with Hydrangeas
25. Valerie R. Gale
By The Pond
26. Anzietta Dipierro
Saraswati – Wisdom
Saraswati – Enlightenment
Kali – Destruction and Transformation
27. Rebecca Stowell
Safe and Sound
Shedding
Guardian

Winners of “Art in Isolation” show

Congratulations to the winners of “Art in Isolation.” Winners were chosen by juror Lisa Ruschman.

Winners:
Best in Show: “Solitary Celebration,” Nancy Baker

Painting – First Place: “Art on the Wall – Chris Davis,” Judy Campbell
Painting – Second Place: “Pieces of Herself,” Juniper Mainelis
Painting – Third Place: “Ashtabula at Blakeslee Run,” Ralph Bacon
Painting – Honorable Mention: “Solace Beneath the Surface,” Susan Snipes

Graphics – First Place: “Folding In,” Linda Janosko
Graphics –  Second Place: “Magic Lamp,” Kaitlyn Kirchmeir
Graphics – Third Place: “Emotionless,” Angel Kaiser

3D – First Place: “Rapunzel,” Diane Montagino
3D – Second Place: “Solid Road,” Rebecca Stowell
3D – Third Place: “Nativity,” David Gildersleeve

Fiber – First Place: “Love Knows No Barrier,” Mattie Dramis
Fiber – Second Place: COVID-19, Rosemary Humphrey

Mixed Media – First Place: “By My Window,” Dennis Mastrangelo
Mixed Media – Second Place: “Gone or Imprisoned,” Diana Montagino
Mixed Media – Third Place: “Tunnel Vision,” Julie Cook

Accepted artwork for February Exhibit

Congratulations to the artists to be featured in the 2021 “Art in Isolation” show at the Ashtabula Arts Center. (Submissions can still be dropped off and will be considered for acceptance on Saturday, January 30. Judging will take place on Monday, February 1.)
Mattie Dramis
“My Wounded America”
“Love of my Heart”
“Love Knows No Barriers”
Rebecca Stowell
“Rooted”
“Solid Road”
“Orange & Blue”
Mardi Snyder
“Love Sweet Love”
“Snow”
Candace I. Barr
“Mask Up”
Davis Gildersleeve
“Live Edge”
“In the Meadow”
“The Nativity”
Diane Montagino
“Rapunzel”
“Gone or Imprisoned”
Nancy Nelson-Brotz
“Alstroemeria”
“Gerbera”
“Koru”
Juniper Mainelis
“Pieces of Herself”
“She Who is Me”
“Riding the Waves”
Nancy Baker
“Solitary Celebration”
Susan Snipes
“Solace Beneath the Surface”
Elizabeth Ginn
“Forest Escape”
“Saturday Night”
Kaitlyn Kirchmeir
“Mirror”
“Amoeba”
“Magic Lamp”
Sue Miller
“Swimming with the Virus”
Julie Cook
“Puzzled”
:Tunnel Vision”
“Winds of Change”
Harry N. Schwentker
“Virus”
Linda Janosko
“Waiting for Covid to be Over”
“Dancing”
“Folding In”
Judy Campbell
“Artist on the Wall- Anzietta Dipierro”
“Artist on the Wall- Brant Gebhart”
” Artist on the Wall- Chris Davis”
Dennis Mastrangelo
“By My Window”
“Cooking North”
“In Dream Land”
Anzietta Di Pierro
“Monkeys 4 Good”
“Out of the Barrel”
“The 99th Monkey”
Damytrius Bucci
“Inside the Eye”
Angel Kaiser
“Emotionless”
Rosemary Humphrey
“COVID-19”
Valerie Rose Gale
“Mahakala – Enlightened Protector”
“Woman Floating in Sunset”
Ralph Bacon
“Burl Bowl”
“Untitled”
“Untitled”

drop off art for February exhibit through Saturday, January 30th.

If you are planning to submit artwork for the “Art in Isolation” exhibit, you have until Saturday to drop it off — if you don’t want to brave the snow today, you can wait until tomorrow or Saturday. We are closed to the public on Friday, but if you call us today at (440) 964-3396, we can set up a time for you drop off tomorrow. Saturday you can drop off between 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Christmas Cabaret cancelled

Due to the current situation in our county with COVID-19, we have made the decision to cancel our Christmas Cabaret concert. As with Nutcracker, we have concerns about being able to rehearse the production safely.
At this time, we plan to hold private lessons, art classes, and our December Pop-Up Art Boutique as planned.
Thank you for your understanding.