[NEohioPAL]Near West Theatre seeks mature, character actors for leads in ZORBA!

[Jodileemaile at aol.com]

Near West Theatre is seeking mature, character actors to fill the following=20
roles in their upcoming production of ZORBA!

            ZORBA: hedonistic, lusty, voracious & audacious -- he          =20=
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        lives life to the fullest, soaking up the                          =20=
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vibrancy that each moment of living brings

            HORTENSE: innocent, fragile, delusional, bawdy with a          =20=
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              heart of gold --she is a French courtesan                    =20=
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      who yearns for love and her long lost                                =20=
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beauty

            NIKOS:  passionate, wounded, poetic, repressed -- an           =20=
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        academic who lives in his head, afraid to                          =20=
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jump into life and love.

PLUS a large chorus who inhabit a small Greek village, dance freely, sing=20
fully and are essential to the this dramatic tale of LIFE!



    Audition Call for =E2=80=9CZorba=E2=80=9D


                        Near West Theatre

        auditions older teens (16+) and adults for the=20
                award-winning musical, "ZORBA"

                        Thursday, February 27th
                                7:30 =E2=80=93 9:30 p.m.

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                            Saturday, March 1st
                            11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

    At St. Luke=E2=80=99s Church at W. 78th St. and Lake Road.      Please n=
ote that=20
this is a different venue from NWT's performance space

This is a group audition that requires no preparation -- be ready to move,=20
participate in group exercises, to sing, explore the text and enter the worl=
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of this amazing work. All individuals should arrive 15 minutes early to=20
register. Auditions begin promptly at the designated times. Participants=20
should wear comfortable clothing that doesn=E2=80=99t restrict movement.  Fo=
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information, call the director, Jodi Maile at 216-961-1990 or, check us out=20
on the web at www.nearwesttheatre.org.

                            Rehearsals begin March 9th
            Performance dates are the first three weekends in May!


About the play...
"The only real death is the death we die every day by not living" Savoring=20
each moment and every second -- the exquisite beauty and aching torture that=
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is life -- the hedonistic Zorba leads a breathtaking, heart stopping and lif=
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affirming dance that transforms community and frees the imprisoned spirit of=
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Nikos, an academic who yearns to break free and drink fully from the cup of=20
LIFE! This rousing musical is a triumph of the soul, calling each of us to=20
embrace the gift of now. Lyrics & Music by Fred Ebb and John Kander=20
("CABARET"); Book by Joseph Stein ("FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"); Adapted from=20
"ZORBA THE GREEK" by Nikos Kazantzakis