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<p><em><b><i><u><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>Why I Had to Dance -
</span></font></u></i></b></em><strong><b><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>a
new workshop presentation of a chorepoem choreographed by Dianne McIntyre and
written by Ntozake Shange</span></font></b></strong><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Seeking: Six Dancer/Actors - Four Women
(Black and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Latina</st1:City></st1:place>)
and Two Men (Black)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Audition: Saturday, March 27, 2010 –
11:00 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Where: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idea</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
at PlayhouseSquare, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1375 Euclid
Avenue</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Required:<br>
• Extensive training and performing experience in modern, tap, jazz,
Latin, or traditional African dance forms.<br>
• Theater training and/or theater or spoken-word performance experience.<br>
• Age range: 18-45.<br>
• Available for presentations May 28 & 29, 2010 and for a
one-week rehearsal period May 22-29, 2010 primarily in the afternoon and
evenings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>At the audition:<br>
<br>
• Bring Headshot and Resume.<br>
• In addition to dance audition, be prepared to present a brief
dance solo showcasing you skills. (Solo may be danced in silence or to
music. You must bring your own CD or iPod with music - accompanist not
provided.)<br>
• Prepare a brief monologue not more than two minutes in length.<br>
• Wear clothes that are easy to move in and be prepared to dance
barefoot.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>To register for the audition, send an
e-mail to </span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><a
href="mailto:reeds@playhousesquare.org"><strong><b><font
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";
text-decoration:none'>reeds@playhousesquare.org</span></font></b></strong></a><strong><b><font
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><em><i><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Why I Had to Dance</span></font></i></em><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> is part of the <a
href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/Education/Education.aspx?ProgramID=23">LAUNCH
performance creation residency program</a> of the Community Engagement &
Education Department at PlayhouseSquare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Ntozake Shange, poet, novelist and
playwright, is best known for her chorepoem "for colored girls who have
considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf." This seminal work had
a major impact internationally on theater, women's studies and African American
culture. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Dianne McIntyre, awarding-winning choreographer,
has frequently collaborated with Ms. Shange. A <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> resident, she creates work for
concert dance, theater and film, including <em><i><font
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Beloved,</span></font></i></em>
produced by Oprah Winfrey and Disney.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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