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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DOBAMA THEATRE Announces
Auditions for:<br>
THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Audition
Dates/Times: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wed,
7/18, 7pm – 10 pm by appointment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thu,
7/19, 7pm – 10 pm by appointment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AT:
Dobama Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2340
Lee Road, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Callbacks:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unitarian
Church, 2725 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts. 44106<br>
Wed, 7/25, 7pm-10pm<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Directed
by: </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dianne
Boduszek<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Play
synopsis: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin-top:.1pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jackie,
a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean, with the
help of Ralph, his smooth-talking AA sponsor. He's also still in love with his
coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica. </span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Theirs is a crazy
love, but it suits their style and everything is fine until Jackie looks around
the crummy room he and Veronica share in Times Square hotel and spots a hat
that doesn't belong to him. This dark comedy by downtown NY playwright Stephen
Adly Guirgis is</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
a razor-tongued verbal cage-match about unadulterated love, uncontrolled
adultery, and the struggles of addiction.</span><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Characters:
</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3
men, 2 women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jackie,
male. Late 20’s – late 30’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Puerto
Rican. Former drug dealer, recently released from prison. Volatile,
anxious, jealous. Tough-talking, heart of gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ralph
D, male. 30’s – 40’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ethnicity
open. AA sponsor, ex-addict. Slick-talking, charming, manipulative,
overly self-confident.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cousin
Julio, male. Late 20’s – late 30’s. Puerto
Rican. Health nut, has a great body and great sense of humor.
Street savvy, intensely loyal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Veronica,
female. Late 20’s – late 30’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Puerto
Rican. From the Bronx, Jackie’s girlfriend. Nice
looking/sexy. Foul mouthed, addict—destructive and insecure.
Volatile and impulsive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Victoria,
female. Late 20’s – late 30’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ethnicity
open. Ralph D’s wife. Former Wall Street junior trader.
Attractive, lack of self-esteem. Feels unloved, needy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>We will consider actors of all
races and ethnicities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Production
dates: September 14 – October 7. Preview date September 13. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Audition:</span></b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Please come
prepared with a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AEA
contracts: </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There
are 1-2 AEA Contracts available for this production. (AEA contracts are based
on the Special Appearance Agreement). Non-AEA Contracts will pay $450
each.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*Please
email jfriedman@dobama.org to arrange a date & time. No phone calls please.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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