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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">The </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:#366388;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"><span class="yshortcuts cs4-visible" id="lw_1335380621_0">Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"> Announces AUDITIONS for the 15th Season of FREE Shakespearean Theater </span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland’s only source for FREE, outdoor Shakespearean theater, proudly announces <b>auditions for its 15<sup>th </sup>Season to open in June 2012.</b> This season, CSF will be presenting William Shakespeare’s <u>As You Like It,</u> directed by Dana Hart and <u>King Henry the Eighth or All is True by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher</u>, directed by David Hansen.</span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Open Auditions will be held at CSF headquarters (within the Ensemble Theater complex):</span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">2843 Washington Blvd.</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Cleveland Heights, OH 44118</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"></span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">on two dates: </span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Sat. April 28 </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">from <b>11:00 am to 4:00 pm </b>and</span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 12pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Mon., April 30 </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">from <b>7:00 to 10:00 pm</b></span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Callbacks will be arranged with each director and will take place the first week of May.</span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;">Auditions will be "open call" so no appointment will be necessary. Auditioners will be seen in the order recorded at sign in.</span></div>
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bring two (2) copies of your head shot and resume'. Prepare two
contrasting monologues - at least one should be from the works of
William Shakespeare - keeping the combined total performance time under
five minutes.</span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt;">*Please note: the role of King Henry VIII has been cast and will be performed by Brian Pedaci.<var id="yiv1177829226yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt;">For more information about The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival or to get involved, contact us at 440.794.1CSF, email <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:info@cleveshakes.org"><span style="COLOR:windowtext;">info@cleveshakes.org</span></a>, find us on Facebook and Twitter, or visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cleveshakes.org/"><span style="COLOR:#234786;">www.cleveshakes.org</span></a>. </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"></span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;BACKGROUND:white;" class="yiv1177829226MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt;">The
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival receives public support with local tax
dollars from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, to preserve and enrich our
region's artistic and cultural heritage.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:12pt;"></span></div>
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