<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><font class="Apple-style-span"><b>Audition for the world premiere of "Tuning In," an exciting new musical at The University of Akron! </b></font><b>Sure to put a song in your heart, it's about a nostalgia radio station in an Ohio retirement village.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><br></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>"Tuning In" auditions</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>Saturday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m.</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>Guzzetta Hall, 157 University Ave. </b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>on the campus of The University of Akron.</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in Guzzetta Hall. Appointments are in 30-minute increments, beginning at 10 a.m. Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled audition time.</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>- Actors, singers and dancers sought.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Open to the UA campus and the community.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Roles available for men and women; ages 18 and up, including older adults.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Equity and non-Equity actors welcome.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Bring photo and resume.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Prepare 16 to 32 measures – preferably from the Great American Songbook focusing on tunes from the 1930s and 1940s.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Please provide clearly-marked music in the correct key for the accompanist.</span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><br></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>Dance auditions begin at 2 p.m., call backs at 3 p.m.</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b><br></b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>Rehearsals begin July 15.</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b><br></b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><b>"Tuning In" world premiere:</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><b>August 8-10, 2013</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><b>E.J. Thomas Hall's Stage Door</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><b>198 Hill Street</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><b>on the campus of The University of Akron.</b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><b><br></b></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b>Written by Dr. Larry Kass. </b></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b>Book by Larry Kass and Ron Newell. </b></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b>Directed by George Pinney. </b></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b>Musical direction by Terry LaBolt.</b></font></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><br></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">For more information or to register for auditions:</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><br></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">330-972-8301</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><a href="mailto:concerts@uakron.edu">concerts@uakron.edu</a></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><a href="http://www.uakron.edu/music/tuning-in">www.uakron.edu/music/tuning-in</a></font></b></div></body></html>