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<p class=Arial><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:windowtext'>AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:windowtext'>AUDITION NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=Arial><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>ACT seeks 5 men and 4 women
characters as below<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=Arial><b><i><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>The 25<sup>th</sup>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Annual</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Putnam</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Spelling Bee<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;color:windowtext'>Marc C. Howard, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:windowtext'>May 20 and 21<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;color:windowtext'>7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=Arial><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Callbacks<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>May 22 7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Aurora
Community Theatre 115 E. Pioneer Trail<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-9.0pt'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bring your own sheet music of a song
NOT from the show. Auditioners must sing with an accompanist. Singing only
for auditions. Singing and reading for callbacks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=Arial align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Performances
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=Arial align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>8
pm Fridays and Saturdays July 13 – 28; 3 pm Sunday July 22<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Character Breakdown<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></font></p>
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No specific age range. Three characters (Rona, Panch and Mitch) are
Adults. The charm of the show is that young adults/adults play the
remaining spelling competitors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Rona</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lisa</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Peretti</st1:PlaceName></span></b> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>: C#4 - Ab5
(Soprano). The #1 Realtor in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Putnam</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, a former Putnam
County Spelling Bee Champ and returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who
loves children but can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Principal
Panch, who has feelings for her that she most likely does not return.<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Vice Principal Douglas Panch</span></b> No
specific vocal range. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch
returns as judge. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not
return his affections.<br>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mitch</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mahoney</st1:PlaceName></span></b>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>:
E3 - A4 (B4) (Tenor). The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is
performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to
losing students.<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Olive</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ostrovsky</st1:PlaceName></span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>: B3 - F#5 (Soprano). A young
newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come at some time
during the bee. She made friends with her dictionary at a very young age,
helping her make it to the competition.<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>William</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Barfée</st1:PlaceName></span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>: Eb3 - Bb4 (Tenor). A Putnam
County Spelling Bee finalist last year, his famous “Magic Foot”
method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has
one working nostril and a touchy personality.<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Logainne</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Schwartzandgrubenierre</st1:PlaceName></span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>: C4 - D5 (Soprano). Logainne is the
youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about
current political figures, with two overbearing gay men as parents. She is a
bit of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year.<br>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Marcy</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceName></span></b>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>:
B3 - E5 (Soprano/Mezzo-soprano). She speaks six languages (French, Spanish,
Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, and German), is a member of all-American hockey, a
championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments,
sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting
very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for an over-achiever.<br>
<br>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Leaf</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Coneybear</st1:PlaceName></span></b>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType>:
A2 - G4 (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bari</st1:City></st1:place>
tenor). Leaf comes from a large family of former hippies and makes his own
clothes. He spells words correctly while in a trance. In his song, "I'm
Not That Smart", he sings that his family thinks he is "not that
smart" but insinuates that he is merely easily distracted.<br>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Chip</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tolentino</st1:PlaceName></span></b>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vocal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Range</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>:
C3 - B4 (Tenor). A Boy Scout and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at
an inopportune moment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=Arial align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Contact
Marc 330-714-6907 marc.howard@live.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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