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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR: Rabbit Run Community Arts Association<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">P. O. Box</st1:Street> 235</st1:address>, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">49 Park St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Madison</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">44057</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CONTACT: Karen Ziegler, Publicist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> 440-428-5913<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>February 9, 2009 <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>- Rabbit Run Theater Auditions<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Scripts are chosen, and preparations are well under way for
the 2009 summer season at Rabbit Run Theater in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:place>. A big part of those preparations
are auditions for the shows. With two musicals and two dramas in the line up,
there are numerous roles available for adults and youth alike. The productions
for the summer are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Broadway
Bound, </span></font></i></b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>a
play by Neil Simon, runs from June 5 to June 20. </span></font><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'>Third in the acclaimed
autobiographical “Eugene Trilogy”, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Broadway
Bound</span></i> finds Eugene and his brother Stanley entering the world of
professional comedy as they cope with the breakup of their family. A warm and
humorous look at familial ups and downs, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Broadway
Bound</span></i> is sure to touch the heart. Available roles include four men
ranging in age from 18 – 70 and two females, ages 30 to 55. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Broadway Bound</span></i> is directed by Ann Hedger.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>Les Miserables, School Edition </span></font></i></b><font face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'>(a musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel
Schönberg, music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer) opens
June 26 and runs through July 11. Numerous roles are available for youth ages
12 to 19. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Les Miserables, School Edition</span></i>
recounts the epic story of Jean Valjean’s struggle for reformation and
forgiveness. The production is directed by Brint Learned, musical direction by
Chris Bott.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>She Loves Me</span></font></i></b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'> (book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
and music by Jerry Bock) will take center stage beginning July 17 through
August 2. Georg and Amalia, co-workers in a European parfumerie, are at
constant odds with each other and take solace in their anonymous romantic pen pals
little knowing they are writing to each other. Set in the 1930’s, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>She Loves Me</span></i> is considered one of the most
endearing and wholeheartedly romantic musicals ever written. The production
calls for numerous roles both male and female, ages 18 to 65. Brendan Sandham
is the director.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>Educating Rita,</span></font></i></b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'> a play by Willy Russell, opens August 14 and runs to
August 29. Frank, a middle-aged English tutor, is disillusioned and drinks too
much. Rita, a young hairdresser thirsting for knowledge, is forthright and
headstrong. The two meet and forever change each other’s lives in this
comedic fairy tale with a quizzical ending. The roles include one male, age 40
to 65, and one female, age 18 to 30. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All auditions are at the
RRCAA fine arts building, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">49 Park
St.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address>
Village. Auditions are by appointment only. Actors auditioning for a musical
should prepare a short song of about 16 measures to sing and wear comfortable
clothing for movement. Please bring the sheet music for the pianist.
Monologues are not required for any audition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Auditions for <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Broadway
Bound </span></i>and <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Les Miserable, School
Edition,</span></i> are Saturday, Mar. 14, and Sunday, Mar. 15, from 1 to 4
p.m. both days.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Auditions for <i><span style='font-style:italic'>She Loves
Me</span></i> are Saturday, Mar. 21, and Sunday, Mar. 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. both
days. The audition times for <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Educating Rita</span></i>
will be announced shortly.</span></font><font face=Arial><span lang=EN
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To schedule an audition appointment call Rabbit Run
Community Arts Association beginning February 17 at 440-428-5913. RRCAA is
located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">49 Park St.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address> Village. Rabbit Run
Theater is located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">5648 W. Chapel
Rd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
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year-round instruction in all the major disciplines of the fine and performing
arts and also operates Rabbit Run Theater. Partial funding is provided by the
Ohio Arts Council and the Lake County Visitors Bureau Arts and Culture Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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