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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Birds of a Feather</SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>A Fantasy based on events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Written by: Charlie Briggs</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Directed by: Richard H. Morris Jr.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Choreographed by: Cedric Hall</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3>Audition Dates:</FONT></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>December 11, 12, 13<SPAN> </SPAN>7:00 p.m.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>December 15,<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>1:00 p.m.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Call backs ( if needed )<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>December 19,<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>7:00 p.m.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><U>Location</U></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2355 east 89th</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Cleveland, Ohio 44106</P>
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3>Performance Dates</FONT></U></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>February 9, 2008 – February 24, 2008</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Saturdays / Sundays Only 2:00 p.m.</FONT></P>
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3>Rehearsals</FONT></U></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Rehearsals will begin in January 2008, there will be several read throughs starting in late December 2007</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>For more information, please contact Richard Morris at 216.795.7070<SPAN> </SPAN>ext 236</FONT></P>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Audition Requirements:</SPAN></U></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Birds of a Feather has Characters for both Teens and Adults.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Karamu is Seeking both actors and actresses of all Nationalities ages 10 and up.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Seeking 6 to 8 dancers for a Greek Chorus of Birds</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Please come prepared for light movement and improvisation.</FONT></P>
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT size=3>About the Show</FONT></U></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Birds of a Feather was first produced in New york, featuring the likes of Tamu Blackwell, Nate Barnett, and Anthony Chisolm, the production was then brought to Karamu House in 1982 and was performed by the Karamu Youth Theatre, under the direction of Charlie Briggs. Now, Karamu wishes to bring back this Musical Fantasy, Based on the Events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.</FONT></P>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">This Colorful Stage Cartoon, <EM>Birds of a Feather</EM> is loosely based on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott of the 1960's, however in this version, all the characters are birds. A Lavender Sookoo Secretary bird boards a bus, and asks a Humble Wrenkoo seamstress to relenquish her perch (seat), what ensues will turn the land of the Amakoos upside down, and lead to its first bus birdcott. It is up to Vesper Sparrow and the Court of White Owls to make civil rights out of civil wrongs, and calm the ruffled feathers to all the birds in the land of the Amakoos. </SPAN></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>