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#333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">2700 Richmond Rd.</SPAN></B></st1:address></st1:Street><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> Beachwood, Oh 44122</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"><FONT size=3>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">Beachwood </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Community Theatre</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> announces auditions for</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-line-height-alt: 14.4pt" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">“</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Seussical the Musical</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">”</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-ansi-language: FR"><BR><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR">Grades 3 – 5<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Mon. Dec. 15<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>7:00 pm</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;
mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-ansi-language: FR"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><B><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-ansi-language: FR"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Grades 6 – 12<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Tue. Dec. 16<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>7:00 pm</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-ansi-language: FR"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><B><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-ansi-language: FR"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">Adults & Call Backs<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Wed. Dec. 17<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>7:00 pm</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #3366ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">All auditions will be held in the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">Beachwood</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Middle School</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></B></st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> Auditorium<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2860 Richmond Rd.</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">Performances will be held the last weekend of February and the first </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">two weekends of March.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma;
mso-bidi-language: JI">Please bring sheet music & a writing utensil.</SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: JI"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Seussical</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> weaves together elements from at least 15 of Dr. Seuss’ books, as well as many of his best-loved and most familiar characters. Many of these characters have never met before. But they
meet in <I>Seussical</I> - some will fall in love, some will have desperate adventures and some will save the world. And they'll all travel everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott's Pool to Palm Beach as the one and only Cat in the Hat guides a young boy, named JoJo, through the magical world of Dr. Seuss.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3>Characters:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">THE CAT IN </NOBR>THE HAT</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:
Times"></NOBR> - is pure fun, heart, and imagination. The Cat stirs things up and causes trouble,</NOBR> but always sets things right. He helps JoJo discover the power of his imagination</NOBR> by creating the story of <I>Seussical</I>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">JOJO</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> – a bright child with a wild imagination. He learns what it means to be responsible</NOBR> and how to use the power and possibilities of his “Thinks” for good.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">HORTON THE</NOBR> ELEPHANT</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - gentle, imaginative, and good-natured, he
is very un-self-conscious. He believes in doing what he feels is right no matter what the consequence.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">GERTRUDE</NOBR> McFUZZ</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - Very self-conscious and nervous. During the show, she changes from a nervous and shy bird into one who is courageous and ready to be a mother.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div></NOBR> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">MAYZIE LA</NOBR> BIRD</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - Selfish and vain. She</NOBR> manipulates – but learns to do what is best for her egg.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">SOUR</NOBR> KANGAROO</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - She's got a lot of attitude. A loud, brassy, and fun character.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div></NOBR> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">GENERAL</NOBR> GENGUS</NOBR> KHAN </NOBR>SCHMITZ</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - Bursting with pride at the tough military academy he runs, and the final products of his work. He makes “a boy a man.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">THE</NOBR> WICKERSHAM</NOBR> BROTHERS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:
Times"></NOBR> – They tease and get a</NOBR> kick out of making mischief and pranking at the expense of others. Much like playground jokesters.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">THE WHOS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"></NOBR> - <st1:place w:st="on">Normal</st1:place> people, only small as to the point of invisibility.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><NOBR>MR. and MRS. MAYOR</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"> – Mayor of “Who” and his wife. Parents at their wits end. Trying to raise a child, JoJo, in a</NOBR> world they don’t understand.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">JUNGLE</NOBR> CREATURES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div></NOBR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">For more information contact Jill Koslen-Freireich at</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">216-595-3734</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: JI">.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal
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