<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><font></font><p style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" align="CENTER"><font size="4"><b>Talespinner Children’s
Theatre announces open auditions for 2013 season</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>Talespinner
Children’s Theatre</b></font><font>
(Alison Garrigan, Executive Artistic Director)</font><font>
is Cleveland’s newest professional theatre, located on the near
west side in The Reinberger Auditorium just east of the Gordon Square
Arts District. </font><font><b>TCT</b></font><font>
develops and produces highly imaginative, original, collaborative and
interactive professional works for children that also stimulate
creative growth in its artists. At any time, these pieces may involve
acting, dance, music, puppetry, tumbling, drumming, and numerous
other artistic disciplines as imagined by the artistic teams working
with and for </font><font><b>TCT</b></font><font>,
and are open to all creative possibility--reaching across
socio-economic, cultural and traditional boundaries to bring theatre
to the community in its fullest form providing excitement, growth and
joy for all who are involved in and/or touched by its work. </font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font>We are looking for talented, dedicated,
imaginative theatre artists, age 18 or older. Must be willing to
share your imagination with others, connect with an audience, and to
work collaboratively with an artistic team.
</font></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Season information:</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>THE TINDER BOX—by Hans Christian
Anderson, adapted by Mike Geither</b><br>April 6 - 28, 2013<br>(Rehearsals begin February 15, 2013)</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>THE EMPEROR’S EARS—a Serbian
Folktale, adapted by Michael Sepesy</b><br>June 15 – July 6, 2013<br>(Rehearsals begin May 1, 2013)</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND—based on
the characters of Winsor McCay, by David Hansen</b><br>November 30 – December 22, 2013<br>(Rehearsals begin October 12, 2013)</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>Various outreach, off-site and
educational performances throughout the year</b>—artists will be
hired to perform in these, as well, and rehearsals will vary
depending on scheduling/content.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Performing positions are paid.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>Audition information:</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><b>BY APPOINTMENT ONLY</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><u>When:</u> Sunday, December 9, and
Monday, December 10, 4:00pm - 10:00pm<br></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><u>What:</u> You will be given a
two-hour block appointment. Blocks will be 4:00pm - 6:00pm, 6:00pm - 8:00pm and
8:00pm - 10:00pm<br></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Come dressed and prepared to move. <b>You
will be there for the full two hours.</b> No memorized material is
necessary. There will be script work and imaginative collaboration.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Please bring a headshot and resume. <i>TCT is
not offering AEA contracts at this time</i>.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>For an appointment, please email
Artistic Associate Tania Benites at
</font><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:tb.talespinnerchildrenstheatre@gmail.com" target="_blank">tb.talespinnerchildrenstheatre@gmail.com</a></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Please use the header: <b>Season
Audition</b>, and indicate your first and second choice of time/day
within your message.
</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><u>Where:</u> Reinberger Auditorium,
5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>For more information about TCT, visit
<a href="http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org" target="_blank">talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a> on the web, or call <a href="tel:216.264.9680" value="+12162649680" target="_blank">216.264.9680</a>.</font></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mindy Childress Herman</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href="http://www.mindychildress.com" target="_blank">www.mindychildress.com</a></font>
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</font></span></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br> <br>Mindy Childress Herman<br>
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