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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for</span></strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>The SantaLand Diaries</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>by David Sedaris, Adapted by Joe Mantello</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Directed by Eric Schmiedl</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Presented by PlayhouseSquare at the 14th Street Theatre</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The SantaLand Diaries</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, by best-selling author David Sedaris, is a one-man show about an out of work actor in New York City taking a job as Crumpet, a Macy’s Christmas elf, in 1989. As thousands of customers come through his display, our elf teaches parents and children the realities of holiday cheer. Now in his fifties, Crumpet’s hilarious recount of the trials and tribulations that the Holidays bring is sure to bring a smile to even the grouchiest face!</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Looking to cast David/Crumpet:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Description:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Male, 40 – 50, any ethnicity. Smart. Clever. Blunt. A quick witted, squirrely Scrooge. Like a modern-day Jonathan Swift, he is a storyteller who employs irony and humor to construct his keen observations about contemporary American culture. He is oftentimes mean-spirited on the outside, but this attitude only masks an unwavering sense of empathy and a heart of gold which he finds through the course of this journey.</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In this version of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The SantaLand Diaries</span></em>, David/Crumpet will belooking back at a time in his early 30’s when he moved to New York City to follow his dream of being a celebrity and hanging out with the stars of <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One Life to Live</span></em>.</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Equity agreements may be considered for this production</span></em><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Auditions will be held:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sunday, September 30th: 7:00pm – 10:00pm</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 15 minute increments. Actors will be asked to prepare sides provided by CPT after scheduling their audition.</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Auditions will take place on the CPT campus, located at 6415 Detroit Ave. For directions and additional information, please visit www.cptonline.org.</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rehearsals for this play will begin in mid-October with performances at PlayhouseSquare’s 14th Street Theatre November 28th – December 22nd. Performances are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (2 performances on Saturdays) with the possibility of adding performances on Tuesdays and/or Sundays later in the run.</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To schedule an audition appointment, please email Associate Artistic Director, Beth Wood at <a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org"><span style='color:black'>bwood@cptonline.org</span></a>. No phone calls please. </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><o:p></o:p></span></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>