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Date: </B>Tue 6/22 and Wed 6/23<BR>
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Time: </B>7:00 – 10:00 (by appointment)*<BR>
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Callbacks: </B>Week of July 5 (exact date to be scheduled)<BR>
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Place: </B>Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts. (across from the CH/UH Library)<BR>
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<B>Director: </B>Scott Miller<BR>
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Production: </B>Jean is sleepwalking through her life until she answers a dead man’s cell phone. It turns out to be a wake-up call that sends her on a date with the dead man’s brother, a drinking binge with his wife, and a mysterious rendezvous with his mistress. A captivating new play from the award-winning Sarah Ruhl, DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE traces one woman’s accidental quest to make a few people feel just a little bit better about themselves. <BR>
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<B>Characters: <BR>
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</B><I>Jean:</I> 39, though could look younger. Loving. Terrific listener. <BR>
Seemingly transparent. Tender. Terrific liar.<BR>
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Other Woman:</I> 30-35. Unabashed. Vain. Can be vulnerable. Hates <BR>
sentimentality but is sentimental. Sophisticated. Direct. Sardonic.<BR>
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<I>Mrs. Gottlieb:</I> 50-60. Superior. Can be brash and cruel, can be <BR>
exceedingly well mannered. Outspoken. Vulnerable.<BR>
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<I>Dwight:</I> Mid-30's. Sensitive. Laconic. Bashful. Gentle, even fragile. <BR>
Forlorn. Persistent.<BR>
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<I>Hermia:</I> mid- to late 30's, possibly older. Secretive. Cool. Emotionally <BR>
injured. Can be crass and uninhibited. Needy.<BR>
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Production dates: </B>October 29 – November 21, 2010<BR>
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Audition: </B>Readings from the script. Sides are available via email only.<BR>
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AEA contracts: </B>1-2 available<BR>
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</B>*Please contact Dobama @ (216) 932-6838 or email <a href="jfriedman@dobama.org">jfriedman@dobama.org</a> to arrange a date & time.<BR>
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