The teen musical workshop draws to a close with its performance of "Grease: School Edition," directed by Lisa-Marie French. Forty-three…
Grease Opens July 17 at GLTG
The teen musical workshop draws to a close with its performance of “Grease: School Edition,” directed by Lisa-Marie French. Forty-three students have spent six weeks learning lines, songs and choreography while helping with costumes and props. The result is a fun, family friendly story set in 1959.
Spend “Summer Nights” with Geauga Lyric Theater while enjoying the musical romping of the “Burger Boys” and the “Pink Ladies.”
Grease runs July 17-19. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. all three days, along with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for all seats.
The special offer for the 2014-15 season, which is six shows for $60, is over on July 19. Help the theater celebrate its 60th season by purchasing season passes now.
Tickets or season passes can be purchased through www.geaugatheater.org or by calling the box office at 440-286-2255.
The historic Geauga Theater is located at 101 Water St. in Chardon.
Knowledge Rising Concert
Knowledge Rising Music Festival will be held July 19 from 3-9 p.m. at Kent State University Geauga, 14111 Claridon Troy Road in Burton. Local bands take the stage playing until the Cleveland Pops begin at 8 p.m. Bring a chair and enjoy the free concert.
Family Commissions Musical Composition
To honor the 75th birthday of local musician Michael A. Fath, of Burton, Fath’s family commissioned composer Roy J. Hawthorn to create an original concert band composition. The piece, titled “A Geauga Fantasy,” will premier in a joint concert with The Great Geauga County Fair Band and the Hillcrest Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. July 22 in the Forest Picnic area of the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills.
Hawthorn will be directing the performance of his original composition, which consists of four parts, each reflecting a different aspect of Fath’s life. Fath, who plays clarinet in both bands, will be participating in the performance.
Bring blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the outdoor concert, which is free and open to the general public.
GLTG Annual Meeting, Elections
The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild (GLTG) is currently accepting nominations for its board of directors. The board oversees the governance, operations and finances for the organization, which is celebrating 60 years. In addition to the three open trustee positions, GLTC is seeking candidates to fill two officer vacancies for a two-year term, secretary and treasurer.
Interested applicants should send a letter of intent along with a membership application (if not currently a member) to the GLTG offices at PO Box 834, Chardon, OH 44024 Attn. Beth Matthews or apply electronically at operations@geaugatheater.org. The deadline to apply is Aug. 8 at 5 p.m.
Candidates and resolutions will be announced to the public on Aug. 15. Elections for the vacant positions will go before the GLTC membership at the annual meeting, which will be held at the theater on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. The annual meeting is open to the public, however, only members are permitted to vote on the slate of candidates.
For more information on the open positions and membership at GLTG, visit www.geaugatheater.org.
