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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater, the oldest continuously running Youth Theater in the country, will be holding auditions on September 21 & 22, 2013 for the first
production of our 65<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Season:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Pied Piper of Hamelin<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt">Written by Robert Thomas Noll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:16.0pt">Directed by Russel Stich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt">Performing on the Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Story:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The Rat Commander is leading his troops into Hamelin. Their mission: to scare the people witless and eat every scrap of food there is! The invasion is so terrifically successful
that the citizens are soon desperate. Suddenly, a Pied Piper arrives, promising a solution. The Mayor agrees to his price, but when the time comes to pay the Piper, he refuses. This time, the children of the town follow the Piper's tune.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Audition/Callback Dates:
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(open to all Beck Center students ages 6 to 19*)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Auditions</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">: Saturday, September 21: 2:30 to 6:30 pm
</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">& Sunday, September 22 from 1:00 to 5:00pm</span></strong></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Possible Callbacks</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">: Monday, September 23: 5:00 to 7:30pm</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Starting Wednesday, September 11, you may sign up for a one-hour audition slot at Beck Center Customer Service or by calling 216-521-2540 x10.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">*Please note:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Youth Theater roles are only eligible to students who will be enrolled in our Fall 2013 semester. Actors do not necessarily need to be enrolled at the time of
the auditions, however, participation in the actual production does require Beck Center enrollment. Students do not need to be specifically enrolled in a Theater class at Beck Center to qualify. Students enrolled in a Fall 2013 semester class in Beck Center’s
Dance, Music and Visual Arts Departments are equally eligible.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bottom line: if you are accepting a role in the show, you will need to enroll prior to the start of rehearsals. Any questions, please feel free to contact Jonathan
Kronenberger, Associate Director of Theater Education, at 216-521-2540 x27.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Our 2013 Fall catalog is available online at
<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style="font-style:normal">www.beckcenter.org</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></em></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Unlike some other youth theaters, there is NO additional participation fee required beyond enrollment.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">What to Prepare:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin-left:0in"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Students are asked to prepare a short monologue or poem (no more than 1 minute) to present as their audition piece. Memorization is encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Potential Rehearsals Schedule:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h5><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Rehearsals: September 28, 2013 – November 2, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></h5>
<p class="MsoHeading9" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Mon, Tue, Weds, Thurs: between 5:00 – 7:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Saturdays: between 2:30 – 5:30pm or Sundays between 1:00-5:00pm</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Actors will NOT be rehearsing every day or the full time range listed. The director will pick the days that best accommodate everyone’s schedules – once we know conflicts and availability for the above dates.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tech Week:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<b>November 3 – 6, 2013<o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sunday from 1:00 – 8:30pm and Weekdays 5:00 – 8:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All cast members are required to attend ALL rehearsals during Tech Week!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Performance dates: November 7 – 10, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All cast members are required to attend all Performances!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, November 8 at 7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sundays, November 10 at 3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Special Student Matinee: Thursday, November 7 at 10:00am
<i> (NOTE: This will require missing school that morning.)<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please visit and join our Facebook page:</span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beck-Center-Theater-Education-Youth-Theater/80835041820?ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beck-Center-Theater-Education-Youth-Theater/80835041820?ref=ts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beck’s 2013-2014 Youth Theater Season<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Pied Piper of Hamelin</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (November 7-10, 2013);
<b>Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit</b> (December 13-22, 2013); <b>The Children’s Hour</b> (February 21-March 2, 2014) and
<b>The Wizard of Oz</b> (May 9-18, 2014)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">* * * * * *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early
childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring local, regional and international artists. For more information visit
<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/">beckcenter.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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