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<TITLE>Non-AEA Auditions for The Emperor's Groovy New Clothes at the Cleveland Play House </TITLE>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The Cleveland Play House announces auditions for The Emperor’s Groovy New Clothes, a musical for children. The production will be directed by Cathy Hartenstein, the Cleveland Play House’s education director. The musical director will be Lisa Bell and the choreographer Pandora Robertson.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">First rehearsal is scheduled for March 11, with performances April 8-May 11, with a possible one week extension. Rehearsals will be, in general, 3:00-7:00, and all performances are daytime. All positions are non-AEA; there will be a weekly salary for the full rehearsal and performance period.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Auditions will be by appointment only Thursday, January 24 and Friday, January 25 from 4:00 until 7:00. For the audition please prepare a song and a monologue that, combined, lasts about three minutes.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">To make an appointment please respond to this email with your name, phone number, the character(s) for which you wish to be considered, and your availability on the 24<SUP>th</SUP> and 25<SUP>th</SUP>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">All roles are currently open:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Kid – 10-12 years old. Played by an actress in her early 20’s. Spunky, comfortable with herself, jeans and t-shirt kind of girl. Honest, real, determined.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Emperor – played by an actor 30-40. A boy in a man’s body. Spoiled. Wants a friend and wants to succeed. <B> </B></FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Mom – Played by an actress 35-50. Chic, business woman, impressionable.</FONT><B></B>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dad – Played by an actor 35-50. Trying too hard to be fashionable - almost looks out of place, impressionable. </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">June and Marrisa – Played by an actress 35-45. Marissa will be a puppet manipulated by June. A spoof on Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa. Tacky, glitzy, plastic, abrasive. Wants to be where the action is at. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Primp (Woman) and Preen (Man) – Played by the actors who play Mom and Dad. Think of Amanda and Marc on Ugly Betty. They try too hard, nervous, under pressure, kiss-ups. Want to get everything right. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Louie Shyster – Played by the actor who plays Dad. A total con man, has a New York accent, smarmy and sketchy. Can either look like a bum, or where a fancy suite with gold rings and a money clip. </FONT></P>
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