[NEOPAL]CORRECTION: Audition's for Brecksville Little Theatre's LADIES OF THE CAMELLIAS

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Audition notice for Brecksville Little Theatre's LADIES OF THE  CAMELLIAS
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THE LADIES OF THE CAMELLIAS
A farce by Lillian  Garrett-Groag

Show dates:
June 9-10, 16-17-18,  30 - July 1, 2006
There will be no performances on
Friday June 23  and  Saturday June 24 due to Brecksville Homedays.=20
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Auditions will be held at 7:30  P.M.
Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Blossom School, Room  10, 4450 Oakes Rd., Brecksville =20
A sophisticated farce about an imagined  meeting between the famous theater=20
divas Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse. The  two actresses are scheduled to=
=20
perform back-to-back productions of the play THE  LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS by=20
Alexandre Dumas, Fils. Although Duse's production is to  be given in Bernhar=
dt's=20
theater, the two actresses have yet to meet. Both acting  companies expect h=
uge=20
fireworks between the two divas, and do what they can to  stay out of the wa=
y.=20
Into this tense situation comes Ivan, a young Russian  anarchist, who=20
threatens to blow up everybody in the theater unless his comrades  are relea=
sed from=20
prison. Ivan, despite his rantings about the struggle of the  Russian=20
proletariat, seems to know a lot about the theater, and indeed turns out  to=
 be one of=20
that new breed of theater person, generally derided as being  useless, a=20
DIRECTOR! Ivan's bluff is called by the local authorities, who have  no inte=
ntion=20
of releasing their prisoners, and the two divas mollify Ivan by  promising h=
im=20
a letter of recommendation to a theater in a far-off country, and  showing=20
him how to escape the local gendarmes. =20
CHARACTERS:

A GIRL  -- in her early twenties. Small, fierce. Definitely not an  ing=E9nu=
e.

BENOIT -- the prompter and caretaker  of the theatre. Somewhere between 60=20
and 100.

ALEXANDRE  DUMAS, FILS -- author of La Dame aux Camellias, around 55, 60. =20
Elegant, wry.

SARAH BERNHARDT -- already  ageless. Small, delicate, glamorous. Halo of=20
Pre-Raphaelite reddish-blond curls. =20

ELEONORA DUSE -- the same, but somewhat  younger. The curls are black.=20
Italian accent.=20

FLAVIO  ANDO -- the Italian company's leading man. A matinee idol.  Handsome=
,=20
vapid. 40s. Italian accent.

GUSTAVE-HIPPOLYTE  WORMS -- of the unfortunate name. The French company's=20
leading  man. Handsome, witty. French. 40s.

IVAN -- a  young Russian. Bright, articulate, passionate, sincere. Slight=20
Russian  accent.

BENOIT CONSTANT COQUELIN -- a great  star. Ageless like "the other two." =20
TIME AND PLACE - Paris,  June 1897

For further information call the director, Bill Cowell, at  330-467-3876=20
or visit _www.brecksvillelittletheatre.com_=20
(http://www.brecksvillelittletheatre.com) .=20

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<DIV><STRONG>Audition notice for Brecksville Little Theatre's <EM>LADIES OF=20=
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CAMELLIAS</EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><STRONG>THE LADIES OF THE CAMELLIAS<BR></STRONG></EM>A farce by Lil=
lian=20
Garrett-Groag</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR><STRONG>Show dates:<BR></STRONG>June 9-10, 16-17=
-18,=20
30 - July 1, 2006<BR>There will be no performances on<BR>Friday June 23=20
and  Saturday June 24 due to Brecksville Homedays. </FONT></DIV>
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<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Auditions will be held at 7:30=20
P.M.<BR>Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12, 2006<BR>Blossom School, R=
oom=20
10, 4450 Oakes Rd., Brecksville </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial>A sophisticated farce about an imagine=
d=20
meeting between the famous theater divas Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse.=20=
The=20
two actresses are scheduled to perform back-to-back productions of the play=20=
THE=20
LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS by Alexandre Dumas, Fils. Although Duse's production i=
s to=20
be given in Bernhardt's theater, the two actresses have yet to meet. Both ac=
ting=20
companies expect huge fireworks between the two divas, and do what they can=20=
to=20
stay out of the way. Into this tense situation comes Ivan, a young Russian=20
anarchist, who threatens to blow up everybody in the theater unless his comr=
ades=20
are released from prison. Ivan, despite his rantings about the struggle of t=
he=20
Russian proletariat, seems to know a lot about the theater, and indeed turns=
 out=20
to be one of that new breed of theater person, generally derided as being=20
useless, a DIRECTOR! Ivan's bluff is called by the local authorities, who ha=
ve=20
no intention of releasing their prisoners, and the two divas mollify Ivan by=
=20
promising him a letter of recommendation to a theater in a far-off country,=20=
and=20
showing him how to escape the local gendarmes. </FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG>CHARACTERS:<BR></STRONG><BR><STRONG><EM>A GIRL</EM></ST=
RONG>=20
-- in her early twenties. Small, fierce. Definitely not an=20
ing=E9nue.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>BENOIT</EM></STRONG> -- the prompter and caret=
aker=20
of the theatre. Somewhere between 60 and 100.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>ALEXANDRE=20
DUMAS, FILS</EM></STRONG> -- author of La Dame aux Camellias, around 55, 60.=
=20
Elegant, wry.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>SARAH BERNHARDT</EM></STRONG> -- already=20
ageless. Small, delicate, glamorous. Halo of Pre-Raphaelite reddish-blond cu=
rls.=20
<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>ELEONORA DUSE</EM></STRONG> -- the same, but somewhat=20
younger. The curls are black. Italian accent. <BR><BR><STRONG><EM>FLAVIO=20
ANDO</EM></STRONG> -- the Italian company's leading man. A matinee idol.=20
Handsome, vapid. 40s. Italian accent.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>GUSTAVE-HIPPOLYTE=20
WORMS</EM></STRONG> -- of the unfortunate name. The French company's leading=
=20
man. Handsome, witty. French. 40s.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>IVAN</EM></STRONG> --=20=
a=20
young Russian. Bright, articulate, passionate, sincere. Slight Russian=20
accent.<BR><BR><STRONG><EM>BENOIT CONSTANT COQUELIN</EM></STRONG> -- a great=
=20
star. Ageless like "the other two." </FONT></P>
<P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>TIME AND PLACE</EM></STRONG>=20=
- Paris,=20
June 1897<BR><BR>For further information call the director, Bill Cowell, at=20
330-467-3876 <BR>or visit <A=20
href=3D"http://www.brecksvillelittletheatre.com">www.brecksvillelittletheatr=
e.com</A>.=20
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