<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Audition Notice</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild's<br><font color="#990000">Encore Production of :</font></font></strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000"> <br>
</font> <br></font><font face="georgia,serif">Charles Dickens'<br></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000" size="6"><strong><font face="georgia,serif">A Christmas Carol</font><br></strong></font> <br>
</font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Directed by Lisa-Marie French<br></font>Music Direction by Karen O'Baker Porter<br>Produced by Mark Miloro</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#990000">Sunday August 30</font></strong> from 2 - 5pm</font></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">(Open to all)</font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#990000">Tuesday September 1</font></strong> from 6:30 - 9pm</font></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">(By invitation or call back)</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4"><font face="georgia,serif"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Auditions held at the Geauga Lyric Cultural Arts Center, 106 Water Street, Chardon<br>(Across from the Geauga Theater)</strong></font><br>
</font></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Due to the tremendous response we received last year, we've reassembled the same production team with the goal of staging the same show again, while finding ways to make it even better! Last year's cast members are invited to audition again, though auditions are open to all.<br>
<br><strong><font size="4">Show Dates:</font><br>December 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20<br>Two shows on Dec 12 and potentially on Dec 19<br>Performances at the Geauga Theater, Chardon Square, Chardon, Ohio<br></strong><br>
The role of <strong>Scrooge </strong>has already been cast, and <strong>will be played by Tom Hill</strong>. </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font size="4">All other roles are available</font>.</font> <br><strong><u><font color="#000000"></font></u></strong></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000"><strong><u>Actors of varying ages to play:</u></strong> </font></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">The Crachit Family</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Fred & Sophie</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Mr. Feathers</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">The Ghosts of Christmas Past</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Present & Future</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000">And many others in this large ensemble cast<br> <br><strong><u>Improvisational Actors</u></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">To create a "show within a show" experience</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Performing before the show and during intermission</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#990000">Interacting with the audience to recreate the year 1871</font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000"> <br><strong><u>A Victorian Choir</u></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#990000">This group will perform a preshow concert and will be used for scene changes within the show<br></font> <br><font size="4">Interested parties may audition for any or all of the above options.</font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>To auditon for a role in the scripted show:</strong></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Come prepared to sing a Christmas song, and to read from the script.<br><strong> <br>To audition for the improv team:</strong></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Prepare a monologue, a poem or some jokes. Scenarios will also be prepared for you.<br> <br><strong>To auditon for the Victorian Choir:</strong></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Come prepared to sing a Christmas song.<br> <br>All cast members will be expected to learn and practice speaking in variations of the Victorian London dialect.<br>
<br><strong>A shortened (5 week), rehearsal schedule is planned, beginning October 25.</strong></font></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The director is seeking people with few conflicts who are willing to commit to a fast, but time-consuming process.<br> <br></font><a href="http://www.geaugatheater.org/"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">www.geaugatheater.org</font></a></div>