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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Contact: Richard
H. Morris, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Technical
Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Phone
(216) 795-7070 x 236<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h1><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE –Tuesday, January 13, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h6><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Karamu Performing
Arts Theater Announces Audition Dates for<o:p></o:p></span></font></h6>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>THE Bow Wow Club by Levy
Lee Simon (Comedy-drama)</span></font></b></strong><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>AUDITION DATES: Tuesday, </span></font><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jan 20 - Thursday
Jan. 22, at 6:00 pm –</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>in</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'> </span></font><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Karamu’s </span></font><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Concert
Hall <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please bring a headshot/resume and
prepare a 2-3 minute comical monologue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Award, </span></font><em><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Bow Wow Club</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
</span></font></i></em><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>is a serious comedy about friendship, love, responsibility,
and survival. Five teenage friends reunite after 20 years to reconnect
emotionally and through discovery, revelation and realities, they are forced to
choose between their stunning and fundamental differences or the undeniable
power of their lifelong bond. Directed by Hassan Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CAST OF CHARACTERS<br>
Kirk Bright:</span></font></u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Army retiree, married to Diane sixteen years, jovial, maybe a little
overweight, late 30's<br>
<u><br>
Diane Bright:</u> married to Kirk, large beautiful woman, born again, late
30's<br>
<br>
<u>Sal <st1:City w:st="on">Anderson</st1:City>:</u> transit worked, former
football prospect, married to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beverly</st1:place></st1:City>
for fifteen years, possible alcoholic, angry and bitter, has a limp<br>
<u><br>
Beverly Anderson:</u> married to Sal, wants out of her marriage<br>
<br>
<u>Alexander Earle:</u> college professor of African American History, not
taken serious by The Bow Wow Club, recently married to Freida, late 30's<br>
<br>
<u>Freida Earle:</u> White, a professor, politically and culturally
aware, <br>
<br>
<u>Lester McMichael:</u> World-renowned singer/dancer, ladies man, sharp
dresser, late 30's<br>
<br>
<u>Loita Clarveax:</u> White French Model, sexy and exotic, Lester's
girlfriend, has her own way of looking at the world, 25 years of age,
(must be at least 5' 9 or taller)<br>
<br>
<u>Chuck Hooter:</u> Associate professor of philosophy and religion, former
minister, soft spoken, 38 years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Bow Wow Club will be performed from March 13- April 12,
2009 in Karamu’s <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jelliiffe Theatre. Curtain Times Thursday –
Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00pm. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> ###
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