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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre announces auditions for the <b><span style='color:#17365D'>World Premiere</span></b><span style='color:#17365D'> </span>of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>LULU PROJECT</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conceived and Directed by Matthew Earnest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This vintage circus of comic debauchery is based on Frank Wedekind's revolutionary plays <i>Earth Spirit</i> and <i>Pandora's Box</i>. <i>Lulu Project</i> chronicles the exploits of poor little Lulu - a sexual outlaw in a society riven by lust and greed - who is tossed like a frisbee from man to man, ultimately landing in the clutches of Jack the Ripper. <i>Lulu Project</i> is simultaneously a cautionary fable and freewheeling peepshow. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*Produced in association with Matthew Earnest's new company, The Lunar Stratagem.</span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon;background:white'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D;background:white'>Looking to cast 5 men of any age, height, weight, ethnicity to play multiple roles. </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**<i>There are no Equity agreements available for this production<br><br></i></span><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon;background:white'>Auditions will be held:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#215868;background:white'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sunday, October 9<sup>th</sup>: 1:00pm – 5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Callbacks will be held on Monday, October 10<sup>th</sup> at 6pm.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 5 minute increments. Actors should prepare a 1 – 2 minute monologue of their choosing and 16 bars of a song to be sung a cappella. This piece will be highly stylized and contain live music. While playing an instrument is not a requirement, actors should bring any instruments they play to the audition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please note: this production may require some nudity. When requesting an audition appointment, please include your comfort level with nudity.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Auditions will take place in the Church on the CPT campus, located just east of the Gordon Square Theatre. For directions and additional information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <br><br>Rehearsals for this play will begin in early February with performances in the James Levin Theatre March 8<sup>th</sup> – 24<sup>th</sup>. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings. <br><br>To schedule an audition appointment, please email Associate Artistic Director, Beth Wood at </span><a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>bwood@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></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'>216-631-2727 ext. 206<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>216-631-2575 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>bwood@cptonline.org<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>