<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">Karamu Performing Arts Theatre is Holding Auditions for the production of</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold;">CUT FLOWERS</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">(OHIO PREMIERE)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;
font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">Written by GAVIN LAWRENCE</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">PERFORMANCE DATES: OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">Directed by Terrence Spivey</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight:
bold;">AUDITION DATES</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Saturday August 31, 2013 10:00am - 1:00pm</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Wednesday September 4, 2013 6:00pm - 9:00pm</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">AUDITION PREPARATION</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Karamu is seeking 6 African American males and 1 African American female.Please prepare</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">2 contrasting monologues no more than 2 minutes each. All will be asked to
do a cold</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">reading from the script. Please bring Headshot and Resume.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Th is is a non - equity production.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">LOCATION 2355 east 89th Street, Cleveland Ohio</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">ABOUT THE PLAY</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span
style="font-size: 19px;">From Within the confines of an upscale Washington, DC flower shop, and in the course</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">of one day, six men and one courageous woman come to terms with being African American</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">in the new millennium. As they debate everything from slavery to aids, oral sex to</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">crack cocaine and religion to homophobia, simmering conf icts finally boil over forcing</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">them to confront their contradictions and show their true colors.Th is will be the third</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">production of this extraordinary play. It received rave reviews during Its
World Premiere</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">at Th e Chicago Th eatre Company. Th e play garnered five theatre Alliance Awards including</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">the Lorraine Hansberry Award for Best Writing of a Play. [Contains Adult Themes</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">and Content]It is currently in pre-production for a featured film with Harry Lennix.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">CAST OF CHARACTERS</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">KYLE: Assistant cut fl ower buyer, in charge
of deliveries. (Early 40’s-50’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">BRIAN: Cut flower worker and delivery man. Has a young son.(30’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">RONNIE: Cut flower worker and delivery man. Has two young sons.(20’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">KEVIN : Cut flower worker and college graduate.(30’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">MARK: Cut flower worker and the father of a young daughter. (30’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">PAUL: Cut flower worker and delivery man. A former musician who has a</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">drinking problem.Has a teenage daughter. (late
30’s-40’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">RHONDA: Switchboard operator for Benson’s. Mother of four children.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Th is character is heard, but never seen. (30s- 40’s)</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Selected Actors will be required to participate in Cut Flower training during the rehearsal</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">period.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size:
19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">REHEARSALS will start the week of Sept 16, 2013, and will consist of a 6 week rehearsal</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">schedule, 3-6 time per week.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">If you have any Questions feel free to contact Richard H. Morris at 216.795.7070</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">ext.236.</span></div></div></body></html>