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</font><p style="background:white;text-align:center" align="center"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:24pt">The Olde Towne Hall

Theatre announces </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:26pt">AUDITIONS</span></b><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:24pt"> for</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></p>

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</font><p style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="color:rgb(148,54,52);font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";font-size:48pt">LEND ME A</span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="color:rgb(148,54,52);font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";font-size:48pt">TENOR</span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:18pt">A comedy of mistaken identity and mistaken

passion</span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in;text-align:center" align="center"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:18pt">by Ken Ludwig</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></b></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">The Play:</span></b><font size="3"><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">It is the

biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, and

world-famous Italian tenor Signor Tito Merelli will be the guest artist in

“Otello,” a major fundraiser for the troupe. But Tito’s troubled life, his

hot-headed wife, and a “Dear John” letter mistaken as Tito’s suicide note sends

everybody’s head swimming. Is Tito dead? Can Max step into the role? Will Diana

be discovered? Will Saunders be ruined? Will the shrimp dip poison the patrons?

This is a comic tour-de-force. Come out and play!</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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<b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"></span></b></font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">Audition Dates, Times and Locations:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(191,0,95);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Sunday, August 25, 2013: 2:00pm – 4:00pm.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(191,0,95);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Monday, August 26, 2013: 7:00pm – 9:00pm</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">Auditions

will be held at the Olde Towne Hall, </font></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">36119 Center Ridge

Road, North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">

No audition appointments are necessary nor is there a need to prepare a

monologue. </font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Each actor

auditioning for Tito or Max should prepare </font><span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#4a4141">a

song of your choice</font></span></span><font color="#000000"> and are </font><font color="#4a4141"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">required

to bring the piano music for accompaniment (no a cappella).</span></span></font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">The Roles:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p>

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<p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Saunders<span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">– 50+.

Pompous, self-important, and commanding, but anxious. Wants it to be perfect,

his definition of perfect</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Max</span></b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">- late 20′s –

early 30’s. He works under Saunders but wants to both be an opera star and to

woo Maggie.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maggie</span></b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">- 20

something. She’s Saunder’s daughter, a bit spoiled. Wants to experience life

and not worried about the consequences.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tito Merelli</span></b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">- Late 30′s -

50 something. He’s a life-loving, over-indulgent world-class tenor with a

passion for food, wine, women, and especially opera. And women.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maria</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">,

Tito’s wife - 30′s – 40′s. A moody, hot-blooded, hot-tempered Italian. She’s a

jealous, territorial animal.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

<p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Julia<span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">– Late 40’s+.

The president of the Opera Guild and the consummate wealthy matron.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Diana</span></b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">- 20s - 40.

Desdemona to Tito’s Otello. Knows she is a good opera singer and would do

ANYTHING to be discovered.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bellhop</span></b><span style="color:red;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font color="#000000">- Any age. A

wise guy around the hotel but also yet another would-be opera star.</font></span></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">Production and Rehearsal dates:</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"> </span></b></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Rehearsals

will start on Tuesday, September 3 and will generally be four days a week

between Sunday afternoon/evening through Thursday evening. </font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lend Me A Tenor opens on Friday, October 11 with seven performances on

the following dates and time:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friday, October 11 @ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Saturday, October 12@ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friday, October 18 @ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Saturday, October 19 @ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sunday, October 20 @ 3:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friday, October 25 @ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Saturday, October 26 @ 8:00pm</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></font></font></p>

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:purple;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="color:purple;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt">Also needed: Lighting/Sound Director, Make-up Artist, and

Assistant Director/Stage Manager.</span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:3pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"><font color="#000000">For

further information or questions, contact John Schneider at </font></span></b><a href="mailto:wjsic7092@gmail.com"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"><font color="#0000ff">wjsic7092@gmail.com</font></span></b></a><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:16pt"> or call

440-225-9626.</span></b></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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