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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Cleveland Public Theatre announces</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#953735'>Auditions for Actors of Color</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre will be holding general auditions for our upcoming 11/12 season. This audition is specifically for actors of color. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre is committed to representing the diversity of Northeast Ohio on our stages. To achieve this goal, CPT is looking to increase its pool of actors and cast specific roles in our 11/12 Season by holding a general audition for actors of color. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you attended CPT’s Season auditions on July 16<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup>, you do not need to attend this audition.</span></i><strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>When: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Saturday, July 30th 11:30a – 2:30p </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Where: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>CPT’s James Levin Theatre (6415 Detroit Ave)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in five minute increments. Actors should prepare and memorize up to three minutes of material which can include 1-2 brief monologues and/or a short a cappella song. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>AEA </span></em><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>contracts will be <span style='color:black'>considered throughout the season.</span></span></em><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Interested actors should schedule an appointment with Associate Artistic Director Beth Wood by email (<a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org">bwood@cptonline.org</a>). When scheduling your audition, be sure to provide your preferred time & phone number.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17365D'>Beth Wood<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Associate Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>6415 Detroit Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Cleveland, OH 44102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'><a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org">bwood@cptonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>