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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><img width=183 height=50 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE45A4.50ECC390" alt="http://dobama.org/~dobama/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dobama-Logo-red-line-Zoom-1-300x82.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Announces General Auditions for the following shows in its 2013-14 Season:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>TIME STANDS STILL</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> by Donald Margulies<b><br>COCK </b> by Mike Bartlett<b><br>THE BIG MEAL </b> by Dan LeFranc<b><br>THE ALIENS </b> by Annie Baker<br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more info go to <a href="http://dobama.org/auditions">dobama.org/auditions</a> or see below</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Audition Date/Times:<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Thursday, May 16, 6pm-10pm by appointment<span style='color:#333333'><br><b>AT:</b> Dobama Theatre 2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>AEA contracts:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> There are 1-3 AEA Contracts available for these productions. (AEA contracts are based on the Special Appearance Agreement). <br>Non-AEA Contracts will pay $500 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>*Please email <b><a href="mailto:auditions@dobama.org">auditions@dobama.org</a></b> to arrange a date & time. No phone calls please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>**NOTE: The other two shows of the 2013-14 season, KIN by Bathsheba Doran and MADE IN AMERICA by Joel Hammer, will be auditioned at a future date/ time.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>TIME STANDS STILL</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> by Donald Margulies<br>Directed by: Nathan Motta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Play synopsis:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> TIME STANDS STILL focuses on Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Characters:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Two men. Two women.<i><u><br><b>*The role of Sarah Goodwin has already been cast</b></u></i><br>SARAH GOODWIN: late 30s-early 40s, a photojournalist<br>JAMES DODD: late 30s-early 40s, a freelance journalist; Sarah’s husband<br>RICHARD EHRLICH: 55, a photo editor, colleague and friend of James and Sarah<br>MANDY BLOOM: 25, an event planner, Richard’s girlfriend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Production dates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>: Sept. 6, 2013 to Oct. 6, 2013. Preview date: Sept. 5, 2013<br>Rehearsals begin August 12th, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Audition:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Please prepare 2 contrasting, one minute contemporary monologues.<b><br>Call backs: (by invitation only) Thursday, May 23</b></span><b><sup><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>rd</span></sup></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>AEA contracts:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> There are 1-2 AEA Contracts available for this production. (AEA contracts are based on the Special Appearance Agreement). Non-AEA Contracts will pay $500 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>*Please email <b><a href="mailto:auditions@dobama.org">auditions@dobama.org</a></b> to arrange a date & time. No phone calls please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>COCK </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> by Mike Bartlett<br>Directed by: Corey Atkins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Play synopsis:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> When John takes a break from his boyfriend, he accidentally meets the girl of his dreams. Filled with guilt, confusion and indecision, he decides there is only one way to straighten things out… Mike Bartlett’s punchy drama takes a playful, candid look at sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realize you have a choice. With carefully poised dialectics, COCK explores ambivalence in love and human nature through a nexus of emotions, relations and choices. Stripping drama down to its essential language only, this is a masterpiece of strong characters and well-crafted dialogue.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Characters:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Three men. One woman.<br>JOHN: (M) 20s-30s<br>M: (M) 30s-early 40s<br>W: (F) 20s-30s<br>F: (M) 40s-50s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Production dates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>: Oct. 24, 2013 to Nov. 24, 2013. Preview date: Oct. 23, 2013<br>Rehearsals begin Sept. 23, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Audition:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> <b>Please prepare 2 contrasting, one minute contemporary monologues.<br>Call backs: (by invitation only) Thursday, May 16th</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>AEA contracts:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> There are 1-2 AEA Contracts available for this production. (AEA contracts are based on the Special Appearance Agreement). Non-AEA Contracts will pay $500 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>*Please email <b><a href="mailto:auditions@dobama.org">auditions@dobama.org</a></b> to arrange a date & time. No phone calls please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>THE BIG MEAL </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> by Dan LeFranc<br>Directed by: Joel Hammer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Play synopsis:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet. Sparks fly. And so begins an expansive tale that traverses five generations of a modern family, from first kiss to final goodbye. A stunning, big-hearted play that spans nearly eighty years in roughly ninety minutes, <i>The Big Meal </i> tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Characters:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> <i>(all actors play multiple roles)<br></i>WOMAN #1 (OLDER WOMAN) late 50s-70s<br>WOMAN #2 (WOMAN) 30s-early 50s<br>WOMAN #3 (YOUNG WOMAN) 20s-mid 30s<br>PESKY LITTLE GIRL age 10-15<br>MAN #1 (OLDER MAN) late 50s-70s<br>MAN #2 (MAN) 30s-early 50s<br>MAN #3 (YOUNG MAN) 20s-mid 30s<br>PESKY LITTLE BOY age 10-15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Production dates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>: Dec. 6, 2013 to Jan. 5, 2014. Preview date: Dec. 5, 2013<br>Rehearsals begin Nov. 11, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Audition:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> <b>Please prepare 2 contrasting, one minute contemporary monologues.<br>Call backs: (by invitation only) TBA</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>AEA contracts:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> There are 1-3 AEA Contracts available for this production. (AEA contracts are based on the Special Appearance Agreement). Adult non-AEA Contracts will pay $500 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>*Please email <b><a href="mailto:auditions@dobama.org">auditions@dobama.org</a></b> to arrange a date & time. No phone calls please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>THE ALIENS </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> by Annie Baker<br>Directed by: Nathan Motta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Play synopsis:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Two angry young men sit behind a Vermont coffee shop and discuss music and Bukowski. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. A play with music about friendship, art, love and death.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Characters:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> Three men.<br>JASPER: 31, an activist, angry musician type, energy, plays guitar<br>KJ: 30, a hippie, sings, dances, deep thoughts, drinks shroom tea<br>EVAN: 17, a high school senior who works at the coffee shop, bit of a loner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Production dates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>: Jan. 24, 2014 to Feb. 23, 2014. Preview date: Jan. 23, 2014<br>Rehearsals begin Dec. 28, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>Audition:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> <b>Please prepare 2 contrasting, one minute contemporary monologues.<br>Call backs: (by invitation only) Thursday, May 16th and/or Thursday, May 23</b></span><b><sup><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>rd</span></sup></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>AEA contracts:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'> There are 1-2 AEA Contracts available for this production. (AEA contracts are based on the Special Appearance Agreement). Non-AEA Contracts will pay $500 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>*Please email <b><a href="mailto:auditions@dobama.org">auditions@dobama.org</a></b> to arrange a time. No phone calls please.<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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>