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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Weathervane Playhouse Announces Auditions for
<EM>THE RAINMAKER</EM><BR><BR></STRONG>The London's Daily Mail called<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>N. Richard Nash’s <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The
Rainmaker</I></B> “a beautiful little comedy with a catch in its
throat."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As their farm languishes under a devastating
Depression-era drought, one woman's family worries more about her marriage
prospects than about their dying cattle. Suddenly, a charming stranger promises,
for the right price, to bring rain. </FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>"Stirring"
(Newsday), "captivating" (New York Times), "wise" (Times of London) and
"wonderfully funny" (New York Daily News), this "classic" (Chicago Sun-Times)
will leave you "moved and entertained" (New Yorker). A film version starred Burt
Lancaster & Katharine Hepburn.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>A musical adaptation, "110 in the Shade," played to packed houses on
Broadway.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Director Bob
Belfance suggests that anyone interested in auditioning send a
photo</FONT><FONT face=Arial> and resume (in advance of the audition dates)
</FONT><FONT face=Arial>to:</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Bob
Belfance</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Weathervane
Playhouse</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>1301 Weathervane
Lane</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Akron, Ohio
44313-5186</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>or e-mail it to
<A href="mailto:info@weathervaneplayhouse.com">info@weathervaneplayhouse.com</A>
(Please write "Rainmaker" in the subject line of your e-mail)</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>No phone calls,
please.</FONT></P>
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align=center><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT
face=Arial>AUDITIONS<o:p></o:p></FONT></U></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>June 16 &
17</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>7:00
pm</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>June 18 Call
Backs (if required)<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>7:00pm</FONT></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT face=Arial>CASTING
FOR<o:p></o:p></FONT></U></P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></o:p></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>H. C. Curry<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Mid- 50’s</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Noah Curry<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>30</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Jim Curry<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>23</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Lizzie
Curry<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>37</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>File<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>35</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Sheriff
Thomas<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>50-60</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Bill
Starbuck<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>32 </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT face=Arial>Rehearsal
Schedule<o:p></o:p></FONT></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Sunday
rehearsals will begin at 1:30 pm with Monday thru Thursday rehearsals at
7:00pm </FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>July 27<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>1:30pm Costume Fittings</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>July
28,29,30,31<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Table Work @ 700pm</FONT></P>
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face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>August 3<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>1:30pm<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Blocking
Begins</FONT></P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Performance
Schedule</FONT></P>
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