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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gates Mills Players has scheduled the musical
OF THEE I SING! by and George S Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind with music by George
and Ira Gershwin for November 14, 15, 21 and 22 at the Gates Mills Community
House on Chagrin River Road in Gates Mills.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This witty satire won the Pulitzer Prize in
1931 and is a wonderfully silly send-up of Presidential Politics, a very
appropriate topic indeed.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Think of it
as “The Marx Brothers meets Gilbert & Sullivan” <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>since it owes quite a bit to <u>Iolanthe</u>
and <u>Trial By Jury,</u> and it definitely influenced <u>Ducksoup</u> (R &
K also wrote other Marx Brothers hits).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>You can find a plot synopsis, etc in Wikipedia or by googling Of Thee I
Sing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Gates Mills Players welcomes local actors
and actresses to audition for it, and particularly welcomes active thespians
from surrounding community theaters in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Geauga</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> and <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>’s
<st1:place w:st="on">East Side</st1:place>. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Rehearsals are scheduled for 3 times per
week starting in early September. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Many parts are still open: the two female
leads (Mary Turner and Diana Devereaux, both sopranos in their 20s) as well as the
song-and-dance team of Miss Benson and Sam Jenkins (originally played by George
Murphy) are among those parts uncast. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If you would like to schedule an audition
or are interested generally in becoming a member of the Gates Mills Players,
please contact <st1:PersonName w:st="on">James Harris</st1:PersonName> at 440.729.1426
or email <a href="mailto:jharris@hlcommunications.com">jharris@hlcommunications.com</a>.
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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