<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%">S</span><span style="line-height:150%">alem Community Theatre will hold OPEN
AUDITIONS for the smash hit musical comedy, CITY OF ANGELS on Sunday and Monday, January 20 and 21,
2013 at 7:30 PM.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%">Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original
Score, CITY OF ANGELS is a swinging, sexy, smart, and hilarious musical
comedy.</span><span style="line-height:150%"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%">Set in the glamorous, seductive
Hollywood of the 40's, the world of film studios and flimsy negligees, the show
tells the side-by-sides stories about the "real world" misadventures
of Stine, a novelist attempting to adapt one of his books to the screen, and
the "reel" world adventures of Stine, his hard-boiled gumshoe hero,
trying to solve a mystery in the fictional world of the film.</span><span style="line-height:150%"> </span><span style="line-height:150%">One
features romance and Hollywood craziness, while the other is a film noir
netherworld with vicious thugs and femmes fatales.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"> <span style="line-height:150%">CITY OF ANGELS </span><span style="line-height:150%">is the rarest of musical comedies: intricate lyrics
filled with puns and crackling rhymes, a sizzling jazz score, and a script that
couples sidesplitting comedy with noir intensity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"> <span style="line-height:150%">Music is by Hollywood musical grand master Cy Coleman (THE LIFE, SWEET
CHARITY, BARNUM, THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES)</span><span style="line-height:150%">
</span><span style="line-height:150%">It features a hilarious book by Larry Gelbart (A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON
THE WAY TO THE FORUM, TOOTSIE, M*A*S*H*).</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%">CITY OF ANGELS will be directed by MICHAEL DEMPSEY (recent local productions
include THE LAST FIVE YEARS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, I AM MY OWN WIFE,
CURTAINS), with musical direction by BRENTON COCHRAN, director and musical
director of dozens of shows at North Canton Playhouse, Walsh y and his own
production company.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b> </b><b style="line-height:150%">CAST:</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%">All actors with the exceptions of those playing Stine and Stone play at
least two characters (one in the “real world” and one in the “reel
world”). Supporting and ensemble roles
will most likely be assigned additional characters, so versatility is a
must. This is a wonderful ensemble
show. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. There are
non-singing roles for MEN. Please see
character breakdown and vocal requirements below. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b> </b><b style="line-height:150%">AUDITION DATES:</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%">
SUNDAY JANUARY 20 from 7:30-10pm<br>
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 from 7:30-10pm. <br>
CALLBACKS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 from
7:30-10pm. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%">Auditions will be held at Salem
Community Theatre, 490 East State Street, Salem OH 44460.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b> </b><b style="line-height:150%">AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: </b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%">We are looking for six females,
seven males, and a large ensemble for this jazzy tribute to 1940s Hollywood and
the film noir style. Auditioners should come prepared with 1-2 minutes of
an audition song, ideally in the jazzy style of the show; or classic Broadway or "American
Songbook" standards. Please, no
contemporary rock/pop musicals. An
accompanist will be provided. You may be
asked to read from the script. Men
auditioning for non-singing roles can bring a short prepared monologue or will
be asked to read from the script.<b></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b> </b><b style="line-height:150%">PERFORMANCES:</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%">
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, April 19, 20, 21 and 26, 27,
28.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b> </b><b style="line-height:150%">REHEARSALS </b><span style="line-height:150%">will begin February 24, 2013.</span><span style="line-height:150%"> </span><span style="line-height:150%">Rehearsals are typically Sun-Thurs
evenings.</span><span style="line-height:150%"> </span><span style="line-height:150%">Please come to auditions with
a list of your conflicts.</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br>Michael Dempsey<div>C: 1-330-397-3667</div>