<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt"><div style="text-align: center;">Clague Playhouse, Inc.<br>1371 Clague Road<br>Westlake, Ohio 44145<br>440-331-0403<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clagueplayhouse.org">www.clagueplayhouse.org</a><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">AUDITION NOTICE<br><span style="font-style: italic;">A Christmas Cactus</span><br>by Eliott Byerrum<br>Directed by Douglas A. Farren<br></div><div><br>THE STORY: <br>Private investigator Cactus O'Riley and her secretary Fred are about to close up shop on Christmas Eve when they are confronted by two fugitives in search of a dead detective named Jake Marley. Comedy, mystery and romance converge in this uplifting contemporary Christmas tale where goodwill and justice triumph.<br><br>CHARACTERS<br>Females:<br>Cactus O'Reilly - female, private detective, 25-40<br>Adelaide Booker -
Fred's mother, 40 and up<br></div><div><br></div><div>Males:<br>Fred Booker - Cactus' secretary, 20-35<br>Stuart Windsor - deputy district attorney, 30-50<br>Neville Smedley - a convicted embezzler, 50 and up<br>Ramon Ramirez - an illegal alien, 20-40<br><br>GENERAL INFORMATION:<br>Audition Dates: Monday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 16 at 7:30pm. Auditions will be held at Clague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake. <br><br>Production Dates: November 11 thru December 11, 2011 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2pm (no performance on Thanksgiving).<br><br>Please bring an audition photo and résumé. Auditioners will be asked to do cold readings from the script. A perusal script is available at the Clague Playhouse Box Office for a $10 deposit through Sat., August 13, 2011. Box Office hours are Wednesday - Saturday from 1-6pm. <br><br>If you have questions, please contact the Box Office at
440-331-0403 and/or leave a message for the director. </div></div></body></html>