<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 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Showcard Gothic"">The shadow box<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Christofer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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by: Terrence Spivey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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October 28 – November 20, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><u><span style="font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">AUDITION PREPARATION</span></u></strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Casting will be multiracial; Seeking African American, Caucasian,
Hispanic, Asian, </span></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">all nationalities are welcome. Please prepare two contrasting
monologues memorized (comedy/drama) not exceeding five (5) minutes combined. OR
you can read a monologue from the play that will be provided at the audition. <u>Please
bring a current, non-returnable headshot photo and Resume.</u></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><div style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><b><u>AUDITION DATES & APPOINTMENTS</u></b></span></p>
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color:black">Saturday, September 17 from 11:00am - 1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black">Sunday, September 18 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, Sept 20, from 6:30 – 8:30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">LOCATION:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"> <span> </span><span> </span><b><u>2355
East 89<sup>th</sup> Cleveland Ohio</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">ABOUT
THE PLAY<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">In this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winning play,
three patients diagnosed with terminal illness, each of whom live in separate
cottages at a hospice facility, confront the ultimate human challenge and learn
the value of life, laughter and courage as they struggle with their mortality
and its effect on their loved ones.This compelling work implores us to live our
lives to the fullest with courage,passion and dignity.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(This production contains adult themes and language)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">ROLES<span> </span>AVALIABLE</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">: <u>(descriptions copied from
published script)<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><u><br></u></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">THE
INTERVIEWER - offering insight into the ill patients through questioning of
there day to day living and family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">JOE
- <span> </span>ill patient, a blue collar guy, full
of energy, seems well adjusted and excepting his condition, age 40's-50's Male.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">STEVE
- Joe's son, not aware of his father's illness, a teen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MAGGIE
- Joe's wife, in denial of Joe's illness, age 40's-50's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">BRIAN
- ill patient, bisexual English professor, very straightforward about his
condition, age 30's-40's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MARK
- Brian's live in partner who takes care of him, intelligent, attractive, age
20's-30's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">BEVERLY
- Brian's flamboyant ex-wife, extremely attractive and expensively
dressed, age 30's-40's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">AGNES
- long struggling devoted daughter, 40's-50's <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">FELICITY
- ill patient, wheelchair bound, elderly
and cantankerous, suffering from dementia, age 60's-70's.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">REHEARSALS</span></u></strong><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">There will be 4-5 weeks of rehearsals spread out over a six week period.
Rehearsals will be selected (based on availability of the cast) on evenings, and
weekends, 3 - 6 times per week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">COMPENSATION</span></u></b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">:</span></u><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> Non-AEA
actors will receive a stipend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: left;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 27pt; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">If you have any further questions,
feel free to contact Richard H. Morris at 216.795.7070 ext 236. </p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; position: fixed; "></div>
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