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face=Arial size=5>Heights Youth Theatre will be holding auditions for
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=5><EM>Once on This Island <BR><BR></EM></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=5>Monday, January 11, 2010 – Grades 1-6<BR>Tuesday, January 12,
2010 – Grades 7-12</FONT></DIV>
<P style="FONT: 10pt arial" align=center><FONT size=5>Wiley Middle
School<BR>2181 Miramar Blvd <BR>University Heights, Ohio 44118 </FONT><BR><FONT
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<BR>**Please read all the details below - Each audition section will have
two parts**</FONT></P>
<P style="FONT: 10pt arial" align=center><FONT size=4>5:00-6:30 ( sing and read
text - please note if you would like to read for a principle character <BR>plan
on staying the entire time)</FONT></P>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial" align=center><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT size=4>For
those interested in being a singer or principle character:</FONT>
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<P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Song Selection: please prepare
16 bars of a song in the genre of the show<BR>(Caribbean, gospel, or a similar
show tune)<BR><BR>Text Selection: Each person auditioning will learn the
STORYTELLER text (grades 1-12), and select one of the other texts based on
gender and age: TI MOUNE or MAMA EURALIE for females (grades 7-12), and PAPA GE
or DANIEL for the males (grades 7-12). We will have a brief group warm-up and
character breakdown before your audition. A link to the text is provided on the
audition page of the website.</FONT></STRONG></P>
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align=center><STRONG>_____________________________________________</P></STRONG>
<P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>6:30-8:00 (dance and puppetry- please
plan on staying the entire time)</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>For those interested in being a dancer
or puppeteer. </FONT></STRONG></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG>Be dressed for movement, and
warm up before entering. There will be a brief group warm-up and intro, you will
learn group movement to audition, and we will end with a movement jam
session<BR><BR>Potential puppeteers will work with both large and small puppets.
You will also need to do at least the warm-up with us to be prepared
physically<BR><BR>**Please bring a photo (it will not be returned) <FONT
face="Arial Narrow" size=4>- </FONT></STRONG></FONT><STRONG>Also please download
and complete the <BR>audition form found on the audition page of the website
prior to coming to auditions**</STRONG></P>
<P align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>for full details regarding
auditions visit <A href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.org"><FONT
color=#000000>www.heightsyouththeatre.org</FONT></A> </FONT></STRONG></P>
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<P align=center><FONT face=Arial>From The Director:</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG>Once on This Island is a DYNAMIC
show and requires a DYNAMIC cast to pull it off properly. Therefore, EVERY PART
is important and contributes to the success of the show. To help you, there will
be a workshop on January 9th at the Cleveland Heights Public Library from
9:30- 11:30 AM, that will give you an overview of the show, the cultures that
inspired it, the elements that will help create the look and feel of the show,
and some movement breakdown. This workshop is free and open to anyone in grades
1-12. The auditions will take place on the 11th and 12th with callbacks on the
13th. I look forward to meeting and working with you. We are going to have
big fun.</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG>Grace, Love, and
Peace,</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG>Treva
Offutt</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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face=Arial size=4>Heights Youth Theatre programming is made possible by the
generous support of</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial size=4> Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture, <BR>Eaton Charitable Fund, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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