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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>There Is a Happiness That Morning Is<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>By Mickle Maher</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Directed by Beth Wood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looking to cast…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'>female 40 – 50, a poetry professor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'>male 35 – 45, a poetry teacher<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'>male 55 – 75, president of the college<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Equity agreements may be considered for this production</span></em><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>About the play…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'>After engaging in an extreme display of public affection on the lawn of a college campus, two professors of William Blake must apologize or justify their behavior to students and college administration. Each use Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience in their lectures, but they go in opposite directions, threatening their 20 year relationship and their jobs. Associate Artistic Director Beth Wood (<i>Antebellum</i>, <i>Fever/Dream</i>) directs this comedy in rhymed verse about the difficulties and miracles of love.<span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>About the timing…</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rehearsals will begin the first week of April. Performances are May 9<sup>th</sup> – 25<sup>th</sup>; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:orange'><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Auditions…</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sunday 11/18: 5-8p</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Monday 11/19: 7-10p<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 10 minute increments. </b>Auditioners should prepare a two minute dramatic monologue in rhymed verse. The piece should be from Shakespeare’s canon or a classical poem and performed without an accent.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:orange'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To schedule an audition appointment, please email Associate Artistic Director, Beth Wood at </span><a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>bwood@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>. <b>Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number and preferred audition date & time in your email.</b> No phone calls please. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:orange'><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>