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<DIV align=center><SPAN contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: inline-block"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=5><STRONG>The WAKE UP And LIVE’s Actors’ Studio<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-between: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-between: 1.0pt" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><STRONG><FONT size=5>Calling Playwrights <BR>for <BR>"PlayActs" Performances & “PlayActs” . . . <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">To Go!</I> Submissions<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV><SPAN>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><BR><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">WAKE UP And LIVE's <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Actors' Studio</I> </FONT></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face="Times New Roman">i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">s accepting One-or Two- act original plays (comedy, romantic, drama, 'dramedy' or mystery) from aspiring and experienced playwrights for its 2009-10 <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">"PlayActs"</B> season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Adult, high school & college drama students are encouraged to submit their works.<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><BR></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">. Plays will be reviewed for:</SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></B></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">1.</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Reflecting diversity <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>particularly substantive roles for women of all ages <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>other minorities (ethnic, etc.)<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Special needs groups (disabled, at-risk teens, etc.)<BR><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Creativity, originality & potential to be performed in 90 minutes or less, before an audience. <BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><BR></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times
New Roman">. If selected:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">1.</SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the playwright will have the opportunity to work with the director and actors in the play's <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>development and performance process.<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">2.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the version of the play submitted is the version which will be
performed.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">3.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the winner will receive a full production in “PlayActs” Performances .<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>runners-up will receive a staged reading in “PlayActs” . . . <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">To Go!<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">. Guidelines: Plays must:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">1</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">be RECEIVED by <U>Monday, October 5, 2009</U>.<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">2</B>. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>have a Cover Page (title, playwright's name, date written, playwright's street address, zip, phone </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> number + </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">area code, email address.)<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">3.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>list the Cast of Characters ( include names, ages, & brief description of their character). <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>No more than 3 - 5 characters per One-act play. <BR></B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">No more than 5 - 8 characters per Two-act play.<BR></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">4.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>be neatly typed in Courier New: stage directions / blocking notes & dialogue must be 1 ½ line-spaced </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> for </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">easy reading;<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(stage directions / blocking notes should be italicized).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sample typed play format:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CHARACTER NAME (All Caps, centered on page.)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dialogue begins at left margin.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(blocking notes, italicized, in parentheses.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>Be careful! Don’t write in lots of emotional </FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> direction, eg.<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I></FONT></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">“He bangs the table violently.” </SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Let the dialogue, character, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and scene </SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> provide the emotion<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">)<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Page number either centered bottom or lower right margin on page.<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5.</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>pages must be numbered.<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">6.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Enclosed in a 3-hole binder or folder<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><BR></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">NOTES:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New
Roman"> .</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Plays which do not follow the Guidelines will not be considered. No exceptions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><BR><B> .</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Plays will not be returned unless a self-addressed stamped envelope, with the correct amount of postage, is </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">enclosed. <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><B><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Playwrights must submit:</B> <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$25.00 Entry Fee for each One or Two - act play to be considered<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>.</B> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Three copies of each play to be considered.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><STRONG>NOTE: <FONT size=3>Please email </FONT></STRONG><A href="mailto:wakeup4664@aol.com"><FONT size=3><STRONG>wakeup4664@aol.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT size=3><STRONG> for Playwrights' Application Form. Required.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
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type="topAndBottom"></w:wrap></FONT></v:shape></o:wrapblock><BR style="mso-ignore: vglayout" clear=all><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Submissions<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Make $25.00 check for each submission payable & mail complete application to: <BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">WAKE UP And LIVE's <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Actors' Studio . </I></B>P.O. Box 201524<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> .</B> Shaker Heights, OH 44120<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </SPAN>For questions & to make arrangements to process credit card payment, email: wakeup4664@aol.com<BR>Sue Johnson, Director<BR>All Entries must be received by Monday, October 5, 2009 to be eligible.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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