<html><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">The Illusion Factory</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">,</SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #333365"><FONT color=#000000>Akron’s professional touring theater for young audiences, is seeking one male actor-teacher for its 2008-09 School Tour Season.</FONT></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #333365"></SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #333365"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The actor must be 20-40, hold a valid Ohio driver’s license, and be a skilled, agile, performer. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> The season runs </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">October, 2008 – June, 2009</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, and the show is Aurand Harris’</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #333365"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">Androcles and the Lion</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rehearsals are daytime and </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">performances are mostly daytime, with occasional evenings or weekends.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most tours are same-day local run-outs, but several trips include an overnight.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Actors are paid professionals who also receive travel expenses.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Send photo and resume to:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Barbara Ballance, Artistic/Administrative Director</SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black">To request an audition appointment,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> call</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">(330) 836-1353</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #333365; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">ASAP</SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #333365"> </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: black">or email </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org" target=_blank mce_href="http://mail.theillusionfactory.org/cgi-bin/compose.exe?id=01ff85acc4ca6bcd8a3281839462b147453&new=&xsl=compose.xsl&to=barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org">barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org</A></B></FONT></FONT><o:p></o:p></FONT></DIV></body></html>