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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>“William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead”</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>By John Heimbuch.</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Produced by The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Directed by Dusten Welch</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Open Auditions:</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Where: Cleveland Play House Classroom Two</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">When: Sunday August 30<SUP>th</SUP>, 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.</FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Please bring Resume & Headshot. Be prepared to deliver a 1-2 minute audition monologue (classical or contemporary), OR you may cold read from the script. </FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>All roles are Non-Equity and un-stipended.</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>CSF is always open to nontraditional casting. </FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>If you are interested but unable to attend the audition, e-mail the director at </FONT><A href="http://us.mc1110.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dustenw@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:dustenw@yahoo.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>dustenw@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> to request alternate arrangements.</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Callbacks: Monday August 31<SUP>st</SUP>, 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Cast Read-through: Saturday September 5<SUP>th</SUP>, 11:00 A.M. </FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Rehearsals Start: Monday September 28<SUP>th</SUP> and run Monday through Thursday </FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">evenings in Rehearsal Hall A of the Cleveland Play House.<SUP> <SPAN> </SPAN></SUP></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Performances: Friday October 30<SUP>th</SUP>, Saturday October 31<SUP>st</SUP>, Sunday November 1st</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">PLAY SYNOPSIS:</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">London , 1599. After the Globe’s inaugural performance of Henry V, Shakespeare</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">fends </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">off an embittered Will Kemp, furious about Falstaff’s removal, and Francis</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Bacon, who </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">has arrived with an idea to pitch. But when the company’s costumer is</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">bitten by a </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">plague-ridden madman and the Queen and her men arrive seeking safety,</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">life in the </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">playhouse takes a turn for the worse. As the affliction spreads destruction</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">through </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">London , the Globe is placed in quarantine and the survivors within must fight</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">for their </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">lives. Can they escape? Is there a cure? Is friendship more important than art?</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">And </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">after being assaulted by theatrical advice and bloodthirsty hordes, who can say</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">which is </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">worse?</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead </I>is both a comedic homage to zombie</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>films and a carefully researched drama about Shakespeare and his authorship.</FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>ROLES AVAILABLE:</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">William Shakespeare - (30’s) - player, playwright of histories and light comedies</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Richard Burbage - (Late 20 - 30’s) - player, theatre manager, specializing in tragic heroes</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kate Braithwaite - (20’s - 30s) - the tiring house woman, a seamstress and stagehand</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Francis Bacon - (30’s - 40’s) lawyer, courtier, natural philosopher, writer</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Queen Elizabeth Tudor - (60’s) - Queen of Great Britain, France , and Ireland</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Doctor John Dee - (70’s) - court astrologer and metaphysical philosopher</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Soldier 1 - (20’s – 30’s) - a recruiting officer for the Irish wars</FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Soldier 2 - (20’s – 30’s) - a soldier of the Queen’s guard</FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Additional Players/Soldiers/Afflicted</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>