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class=530110121-23062008><STRONG>The Fine Arts Association announces
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=6><SPAN
class=530110121-23062008><STRONG>Auditions </STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=4><SPAN
class=530110121-23062008><STRONG>for</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><EM><FONT size=7>Picnic<?xml:namespace prefix = o
ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=4>By William Inge</FONT></DIV>
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size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG><SPAN class=530110121-23062008>D</SPAN><SPAN
class=530110121-23062008>irected by James
Mango</SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>Auditions <SPAN
class=530110121-23062008>Dates</SPAN></FONT></FONT></I></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=4><STRONG>Tuesday & Wednesday, July 8 & 9, 2008
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=4><STRONG>beginning at 6:00 pm</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
class=530110121-23062008><FONT face=Arial>at The Fine Arts
Association</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
class=530110121-23062008><FONT face=Arial>38660 Mentor Avenue, Willoughby, Ohio
44094</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV><o:p>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>Requirements</FONT></FONT></I></B></DIV>
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size=5><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Appointment
Needed</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
align=center><FONT><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Call 440-951-7500 x103<SPAN
class=530110121-23062008> to sign up for an
appointment</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>Prepare a one-minute dramatic monologue</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>Come prepared to read from the script</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>Casting
Information</FONT></FONT></I></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Arial size=2>No AEA contracts
available for this production.</FONT></I></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></I></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><U><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>Needed:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>6 women & 4 men<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>Men</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=530110121-23062008>1 </SPAN>actor - age
13-17</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2>2 actors -age 18-25</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2>1 actor - age 35-50</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>Women</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN></FONT><FONT><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial size=2>1 actress - age 15-20</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2>5 actresses - age 25-50</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center></o:p><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rehearsals Start</I></B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Monday, July 21, 2008</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Performance
Dates</FONT></I></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial size=2>August 29-September 14, 2008</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face=Arial
size=2>on the Marous Brothers Outdoor Stage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>About
the show</FONT></FONT></I></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><I>Picnic</I> is a Pulitzer prize winning play which was
made into a classic film starring William Holden and Kim Novak.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The play was one of the first
explorations of teen angst in 1950’s American culture.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I>Picnic</I> deals with society’s
expectations vs. what your true desires are. The struggle is paralleled in both
the world of the teenager as well as the grown ups who don’t seem to have it any
more together when you look beyond the surface.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The basic story revolves around two
sisters:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Beauty Queen and the
Tom Boy, Mr. Right, and the arrival of his loser flunked-out Heart Throb frat
brother who storms into town.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
adult story line also faces parental expectations and pressure - as well as the
fear and stigmatism of becoming a spinster in 1950’s <?xml:namespace prefix =
st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A great play that will transfer
beautifully to outdoor performance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Unlike most of the “rebel without a cause” style dramas, <I>Picnic</I>
also delves heavily into the feminine side of social frustration and its
wonderfully human depiction of the pressures growing up and growing
old.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=2>Ann
Hedger</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080
size=2>Programming Coordinator</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=2>440-951-7500
x103</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:ahedger@fineartsassociation.org">ahedger@fineartsassociation.org</A></FONT></EM></DIV>__________________________</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#800080><STRONG><EM>The Fine Arts
Association</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=2>Your Center
for Arts Education</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=2><EM>38660 Mentor Avenue,
Willoughby, OH 44094</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=2>
<DIV align=left><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.fineartsassociation.org/">www.fineartsassociation.org</A></FONT></EM></DIV></FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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