"Random Acts" Series (RAS)

A variety of events and rentals presented most at very affordable ticket prices to encourage you to see something new or up-and-coming artists you might not be familiar with.

For ticket information, please contact the Stocker Box Office at (440) 366-4040 or (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040.

The 2008-2009 Stocker Arts Center season has come to an end.  Please watch for announcement of our 2009-2010 Season coming July 20th!  But...in the meantime...there are still things happening at Stocker!  Please scroll down for more information on upcoming events.

Coming Soon:

Click here to buy tickets!  

Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
Studio Theatre

DRUM THE ECSTATIC INTERNATIONAL!
Cash bar available! Chinese Auction!

A captivating live performance experience featuring JIM DONOVAN, founding member of the multi-platinum band Rusted Root. DRUM THE ECSTATIC INTERNATIONAL! can best be described as an exhilarating blend of the drums of early Rusted Root, the positivity of Bob Marley, and the thumping soul of an African village!

Common Ground - The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Oberlin, Ohio. Our mission is to provide innovative, holistic educational experiences for youth, adults and organizations, fostering human potential - body, mind and spirit. For more information, call Common Ground (440) 965-5551. 

Tickets: $20/Adults; $6/Children 12 and under

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Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 7:00pm - FREE!
Stocker Arts Center Outdoor Amphitheatre

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
"ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA"

Stocker Arts Center presents Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's 12th season production of William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” in the amphitheatre outside of the Stocker Arts Center. In “Antony and Cleopatra,” Director Alison Garrigan brings her unique style to the stage in a new approach to one of Shakespeare's great tragedies. In this production, the hostile Roman takeover of Cleopatra's Egypt has been skillfully translated into a modern business maneuver. Cultures clash when the professional “Romans” encounter the exotic punk-rock world of the “Egyptians”.

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival performance is free and open to the public. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and seat themselves prior to each outdoor performance.  In the event of rain, the performance will move inside to the Stocker Cinema Hall allowing the free performance to proceed, rain or shine.

For more information on The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival visit http://www.cleveshakes.org

Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 7:00pm - FREE!
Stocker Arts Center Outdoor Amphitheatre

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
"THE WINTER'S TALE"

Stocker Arts Center presents Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter's Tale” in the amphitheatre outside of the Stocker Arts Center. “The Winter's Tale,” one of Shakespeare’s most complex pieces, is a brilliant compromise between tragedy and comedy. The play presents the story of a picture-perfect family, torn to shreds by inner demons, vices, and tragedies. While this may seem to be an odd foundation on which to build an uproariously broad comedy, Artistic Director Tyson D. Rand skillfully explores the delicate balance between the dark and light elements of one of the Bard’s “problem plays”.  Set in the 1950's and 60's, CSF’s interpretation of this piece will make audiences both think and laugh. 

The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival performance is free and open to the public. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and seat themselves prior to each outdoor performance.  In the event of rain, the performance will move inside to the Stocker Cinema Hall allowing the free performance to proceed, rain or shine.

For more information on The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival visit http://www.cleveshakes.org

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TO ORDER TICKETS FOR STOCKER EVENTS:
Call the Stocker Arts Center Box Office from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm Mondays through Fridays at (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 OR (440) 366-4040, or click on the “Buy Stocker Event Tickets” icon on the right to place your order.

Continuing this season – TAKE A CHANCE ½ price tickets (off of the Adult ticket price) – available at the Box Office 1-1/2 hours prior to some “Random Acts” events.  Please look for the TAKE A CHANCE icon in the event listing or scroll down for a full list of qualifying events. The chance you will be taking is that the events are not already sold out!

("Take A Chance" tickets are not available for these "Random Acts" Series events: Gershwin and Gershwin, September Songs, Girls With Guitars, I Love A Piano, Edges, A Christmas Cabaret, The Divas of American Song - A Valentines Cabaret, To Kill A Mockingbird or Gilligan's Island - The Musical).

"Take A Chance" tickets are available 1-1/2 hours before curtain time for the following events:

Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats - October 14, 2008 TAKE A CHANCE
Chapter 6 and Naturally 7 - November 19, 2008   TAKE A CHANCE
Zili Misik - February 14, 2009 TAKE A CHANCE
Street Drum Corps - February 27, 2009   TAKE A CHANCE
Charlotte Blake Alston - March 26, 2009  TAKE A CHANCE

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If you have any comments about any Stocker events, please feel free to share them with me.  My email is: jbarlow@lorainccc.edu