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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">by Toni
Morrison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">adaptation by Lydia R. Diamond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></h4>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">Directed
by: Fred Sternfeld<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Production Dates:
February 3 – 26, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Please prepare a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR
you can read a monologue from the play that will be provided at the audition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>AUDITION DATES & APPOINTMENTS</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Saturday, September 24 from 3:00 - 6:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Monday, September 26 from 6:00 - 9:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Callbacks will be held on Saturday, October 1 from Noon - 4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black">Write to me at fsternfeld@gmail.com to make an audition
appointment. Specify date and window of availability and I will email you back
with a specific appointment. Also, people without an appointment may drop in at
auditions and you will be seen during gaps in the schedule. If neither of the
dates above are convenient for you, contact me and I will do my best to find an
alternate audition date and time for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><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>
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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's The
Bluest Eye is a story about the tragic life of a young black girl in 1940's
Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by
her family and schoolmates. Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She
blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. With
rich language and bold vision, this powerful adaptation of an American classic
explores the crippling toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a
family, and an innocent girl.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Note:
The children are played by adults (Note: Women 15 years of age and up will be
considered). Women 1, 2 and 3 can be played by any of the women available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">CLAUDIA
- Precocious, sensitive girl. She must be able to move gracefully between the
innocence of youth and the wisdom of the narrator who has lived through it all.
Dexterity with direct address a must.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">FRIEDA
/ DARLENE - Claudia's older sister. Somewhat more practical than Claudia.
Possibly more stern, slightly less personable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">PECOLA
- A shy, quiet, resigned and somewhat pained presence. She should be completely
innocent. We must love her and want to take care of her, but not pity her.
Perhaps there is a certain quiet pride that won't let us tip over into pity. It
is imperative that she have very dark brown skin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MAMA
- She possesses an imposing presence. She loves her children and this should be
evident despite her stern manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MRS.
BREEDLOVE - An older version of Pecola, also very dark brown. Painfully shy and
insecure, and still very adept at addressing the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">DADDY
/ SOAPHEAD CHURCH - Charismatic, odd, charming, mature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">CHOLLY
- Mrs. Breedlove's age, the shell of a man who may have been physically
impressive at one time, dark brown complexion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MAUREEN
PEAL / WHITE GIRL - Light skinned, very pretty. More complicated than merely
"snotty." She is a real person, as complicated as the other
characters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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 due to the
holidays and that director Fred Sternfeld is also directing The Fantasticks at
TrueNorth Cultural Arts, opening January 13, 2012. Rehearsals will be selected
(based on availability of the cast) on weekday afternoons or evenings, and
weekends - mornings, afternoons or evenings 3 - 6 times per week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><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>
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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.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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margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">If you have any further
questions, feel free to contact Richard H. Morris at 216.795.7070 ext 236. </p></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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