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Geoff Short is a Cleveland, Ohio based Music Producer, Theatrical Director Singer and Actor and Marketing and Entertainment specialist. He holds a Master's degree in Entertainment Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Production, both from Full Sail University. He is a two-time Valedictorian and received the Course Director's Awards for Business Law, Business Plan Development, and Musical Structure and Analysis. As Global Brand Manager for Chauvet Lighting he developed and hosted both CHAUVET DJ Academy as well as the Gig Lab and Thursday Vids video series offering live performance and entertainment planning and lighting advice to viewers worldwide. Now as Product Resource and Education Manager, Geoff develops educational content and travels the country presenting seminars and other entertainment educational opportunities for mobile entertainers. He has written and directed short horror films as an innovative way to market and promote lighting products and effects during the Halloween season. Previously Geoff was the Sales and Promotions Manager of Cleveland Music Group where he developed and sold live music entertainment services and collaborated with clients to plan special event entertainment needs using his in-depth knowledge of special event entertainment and production services.
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Geoff has spent a lifetime involved in the performing arts as a singer, actor, director and songwriter. He grew up in Berea, Ohio (Cleveland area) and from the time he was 10 years old, he has performed and directed in musical theater, pop groups and other performing groups. Geoff produced the 4-year theater video documentary series “STAGES: Stories of the BW Music Theater Program” for Baldwin-Wallace University and “Call-Back”- promotional and documentary videos for Cleveland area theatre groups. After living and working in South Florida for ten years, Geoff relocated back to Cleveland in 2023.
Geoff's theater Directing credits include: Evita (PPTOPA), Something Rotten (PPTOPA, The Wedding Singer (PPTOPA), West Side Story (PPTOPA), Jesus Christ Superstar (PPTOPA), In the Heights, (PPTOPA), Disney's The Little Mermaid (PPTOPA), Annie Get Your Gun (Curtain Call Productions, 
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Florida), Marvin's Room (ACT of Davie, Florida), Gypsy (Curtain Call Playhouse, Florida), Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts, Florida), Zombie Prom (Andrews Living Arts, Florida), Jesus Christ Superstar, City of Angels, and Gypsy at Brecksville Theater on the Square (Ohio), Oklahoma! & Some Enchanted Evening at Huntington Playhouse (Ohio), Assassins, Violet & Dreamgirls at Cassidy Theatre (Ohio).
Recent onstage credits: Brooklyn, the Musical (Streetsinger), Near West Theatre, Once on This Island (Ton Ton Julian), Slow Burn Theatre Company, Driving Miss Daisy (Hoke), Chicken Coop Theatre Co., Jekyll & Hyde (Utterson), Marquee Theatre Company, Big Fish (Dr. Bennett), Slow Burn Theatre Company, Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Slow Burn Theatre Company, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson (John C. Calhoun), Outre' Theatre Company, Les Miserables (Javert) Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts, Jekyll & Hyde (The Bishop of Basingstoke) Andrews Living Arts, Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.), Near West Theatre, Blue Door (Lewis), Dobama Theater, The World Goes Round, BTOTS, Five Guys Named Moe (Big Moe), Beck Center & Cassidy Theatre productions of Godspell, Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Ain't Misbehavin', Ragtime (Coalhouse), and Cats (Old Deuteronomy). Geoff also appeared in the Cleveland Playhouse Club cabaret Motown!
Geoff as Javert in the PPTOPA production of Les Miserables. 2014.
Geoff has been the co-host of the weekly on-air television segment Cheap Date seen on WKYC TV3 (Cleveland).
Geoff is also a professional MC and DJ and was the Band Leader and a lead vocalist for the band The Avenue from Jerry Bruno Productions (now Cleveland Music Group). He has entertained at hundreds of weddings and other special events. Most recently, Geoff has been Lead Vocalist with the South Florida band Aces & Kings. 
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Geoffrey Short
Northeast Ohio Entertainment
Northeast Ohio Entertainment