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October 24, 2007</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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Lakes Theater Festival<SPAN class=307463514-24102007> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-VARIANT: normal! important; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Touring
Production <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">SEEING
RED</I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) announces open auditions for non-equity actors for
the community outreach touring production <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Seeing Red</I>, a one-act play comprised of
actual House Un-American Activities Committee testimony.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This production, written by GLTF
Education Director Daniel Hahn, is developed in support of the Festival’s spring
2008 mainstage production of Arthur Miller’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Crucible</I>, and will tour to 27
community venues in northern Ohio between February 19 and March 20, 2008,
Sundays through Fridays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Approximately half of the performances are during the day.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The play will be directed by GLTF
Associate Artistic Director Andrew May.</SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Needed are four actors to portray the following roles:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Arthur Miller (Caucasian male, 20s –
30s); Hallie Flanagan (Caucasian female, 20s – 30s); Ronald Reagan (Caucasian
male, 20s – 30s); Paul Robeson (African-American male, 20s – 30s).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Evening rehearsals begin Tuesday,
January 29, 2008, but preliminary costume fittings will be scheduled in November
2007.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All positions are
paid.</SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Those auditioning sh</SPAN><SPAN
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bring a headshot and resume and prepare two contrasting contemporary
monologues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Total audition time
should not exceed three minutes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Familiarity with Miller’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The
Crucible</I> is helpful but not immediately required.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Audition slots are available on Tuesday,
November 6, 2007 and Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
both days.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Audition sessions will
take place at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Playhouse</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Square</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Green Rehearsal Hall,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1650 Chester Avenue</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State>
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w:st="on">44114</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.</SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Auditions are by appointment
only.</I></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To schedule an
appointment, <STRONG>call Daniel Hahn at (216) 241-5490 ext.
307.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
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