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Immediate Release<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B><SPAN
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Lakes Theater Festival<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
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</SPAN><SPAN
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For </SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Great
Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) announces auditions for non-Equity actor/teachers
for its School Residency Program for the 2009-2010 school year.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Actors of all cultural backgrounds are
encouraged to audition. These are full-time, seasonal, paid positions, offered
from September, 2009 through May, 2010.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">All auditions are by appointment
only.<BR><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Requirements
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">include
an<B> undergraduate degree in any discipline, </B>as well as<B> previous stage
experience or actor training.</B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Teaching experience or prior work with
elementary, junior high or high school age students a plus, but not
required.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applicant must have use
of a reliable automobile.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Applicants
are requested to prepare one Shakespearean monologue and one contrasting
contemporary monologue for the audition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Both
monologues should total no more than three minutes
combined.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Send
photo and resume to Lisa Ortenzi, Great Lakes Theater Festival, <?xml:namespace
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w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44115</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.</SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Auditions
are by appointment only.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To
schedule an audition appointment, call Lisa Ortenzi at (216) 241-5490 x306.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
deadline for calling is Friday, May 8, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.</SPAN></U></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Auditions will take place on Monday, May
11, 2009.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Callbacks will take place
on Tuesday, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">May
12, 2009 and are by invitation only.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Great Lakes Theater Festival is
an equal opportunity employer.<BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Contact:<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Lisa
Ortenzi<BR></SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Supervisor</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
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<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
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Residency Program<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">(216)
241-5490 x306 /
lortenzi@greatlakestheater.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>