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<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: <a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>216.321.2930</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><b><a href="http://www.ensemble-theatre.org">www.ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#660000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>ENSEMBLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS</b> </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "></span>FOR<span style="font-size: large; "> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; ">CHARLES SMITH'S </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>"FREE MAN OF COLOR"</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; ">DIRECTED BY TONY SIAS. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: large; "><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b><u>WHEN: </u></b> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; ">OCTOBER 1st from 6:00pm - 9:00pm</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "></span><span style="font-size: large; ">OCTOBER 2nd from 2:00-5:00pm</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b><u>WHERE:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; ">NOTRE DAME PERFORMING ARTS CENTER</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; ">NOTRE DAME COLLEGE</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; ">4545 College Rd. (off of Green Rd.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<span style="font-size: large; ">South Euclid, OH 44121-4293</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">(Center basement of the Administration Building.) </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Enter off Green Road & go straight back to the parking lot of the Admin Building which looks like a big Gothic Cathedral.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">here is a link to their campus map if you need to print it. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); ">ADMIN BUILDING IS BUILDING 1.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><u><a href="http://www.notredamecollege.edu/about/visitor-information/directions-and-maps" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">http://www.notredamecollege.edu/about/visitor-information/directions-and-maps</a></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b><u>ROLES:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<span style="font-size: large; "><b>John Newton Templeton :</b> 20 year old ex-slave. First African American Graduate of Ohio University in 1828.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><br>
</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>Robert Wilson:</b> Middle aged white University President.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><br>
</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><b>Jane Wilson:</b> Robert's somewhat younger wife. </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><br>
</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: large; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif">Ensemble will continue to celebrate the African American experience with a production of Charles Smith’s </font></span><b><i><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif">Free Man of Color</font></span></i></b><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif">, the true story of John Newton Templeton who graduated from Ohio University 35 years before Emancipation. </font></span></span></span></font></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">In this provocative play a man must choose between making a life in </font></font></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">America</font></font></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000"> or founding a new </font></font></span><i><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">home</font></font></span></i><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000"> for his people in </font></font></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">Africa</font></font></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">.</font> </font></span></span></div>
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</font></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b>Auditions are open to both Equity and Non-Equity actors.</b></i></font></span></span></div>
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</font></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size: large; "><b><u>Requirements:</u></b></span></font></span></div>
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</font></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><font face="georgia, serif">Monologue (no longer than 3 minutes) </font></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; "><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; ">There will be cold reading from the script. </span></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; "><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; ">Please call 216.321.2930 or email us at <a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a> with any questions. (if you need detailed directions, etc.) </span></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; "><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height: 16px; font-size: medium; ">Thank you and we hope to see you at auditions!! </span></font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span></div></span>-- <br><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"COME HOME TO </b></font></i></font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>ENSEMBLE" </b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>For Tickets and Subscription information:</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>Call 216.321.2930 or email us at: <a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>Purchase tickets online! </b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>visit our website at: <a href="http://www.ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">www.ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b><br></b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>2010-2011 Season. </b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"DIVIDING THE ESTATE"</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Horton Foote</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Sarah May</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> November 19th- December 12th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Brooks Theatre- The Cleveland Play House</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b><br></b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"FREE MAN OF COLOR"</b></font></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Charles Smith</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Tony Sias</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> February 10th- February 27th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Notre Dame College Performing Arts Center</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b><br>
</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font color="#663366"><b>"HUCK AND HOLDEN"</b></font></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> By Rajiv Joseph</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Directed by Celeste Cosentino</b></font></span></i></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> May 6th- May 29th</b></font></span></i></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:x-small"><font color="#663366"><b> Studio One Theatre- The Cleveland Play House</b></font></span></i></font></div>
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