<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Canton Comic Opera Company</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: x-large; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#82393C"><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-size: xx-large;">Auditions</span></font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> for </font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#007F40"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">THE WIZARD OF OZ</font></span></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#82393C">The original 1903 Musical Extravaganza </font></font></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#82393C">by L. Frank Baum and Paul Tietjens</font></font></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">will be held </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">by appointment only</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> on</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: x-large; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: x-large; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Saturday, March 27 from 4-6 pm</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Canton Comic Opera Company's Rehearsal
Facility</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">437 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44702</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">To schedule an audition appointment email <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="cantoncomicopera@yahoo.com"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">cantoncomicopera@yahoo.com</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times,
serif"> </font></span></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">THE WIZARD OF OZ will be performed on July 10 & 11, 2010 at the Canton Palace Theatre</font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">For casting breakdown and more information
visit: </font><a href="http://www.cantoncomicoperaco.com "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">www.cantoncomicoperaco.com</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> </font></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">While entirely forgotten today, the 1903 THE WIZARD OF OZ
was one of the most successful musical comedies of the turn of the century and
firmly cemented the timeless story and characters in the hearts and minds of
the American public, 37 years before the widely known MGM film. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> </font></span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">The Canton Comic Opera Company is a non-profit theatre
company, based in Canton, Ohio, dedicated to the preservation and performance
of American operettas. Founded and
incorporated in 2003 by executive director, Joseph N. Rubin, the Canton Comic
Opera Company is a <b>volunteer-based</b> organization providing talented singers and
musicians in the Northeastern Ohio community with the opportunity to perform in
operetta productions. The Canton
Comic Opera Company is the only theatre company in the world dedicated solely
to the performance of historic American operettas. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></font></p>
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