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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Titus: A Grand and Gory Rock Musical<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Conceived & Directed by Craig George<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Music by Denis Yurich & Alison Garrigan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Music Direction by Brad Wyner</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>About the play…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shakespeare rolls over in his grave as his bloodiest, most horrifying script (<i>Titus Andronicus</i>) gets a total makeover as a rock musical. In this story of revenge, limbs are torn off, tongues are cut out and everybody sings. <b><i>World Premiere</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looking to cast the following roles…</span></strong><strong><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BASSIANUS: male, any ethnicity, baritone/tenor, early to mid 20’s, down to earth and fair minded, younger brother and rival to Saturninus, in love with Lavinia.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MARCUS: female or male, any ethnicity, baritone or alto with belt, 30-40, sensible, even-handed, a peace-keeper, brother/sister to Titus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No more equity agreements are available for this production</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>About the process…</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rehearsals will begin on or around January 27<sup>th</sup> with 5 - 6 rehearsals a week, weekday evenings and one weekend afternoon. Performances are March 6<sup>th</sup> – 22<sup>nd</sup>; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays in CPT’s Gordon Square Theatre. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:orange'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:orange'><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Auditions…</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday 10/26: 2:00 – 6:00p<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Actors may be asked to stay later than their scheduled audition time. Please share your conflicts for Saturday when scheduling your audition. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 10 minute increments. </span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please prepare 1 or 2 pop, rock or musical theatre songs (no more than 32 bars each). Bring sheet music in your key, an accompanist will be provided. If you would like to familiarize yourself with William Shakespeare’s <i>Titus Andronicus</i> before the audition, you can read it online here - </span><a href="http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Titus_Andronicus/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Titus_Andronicus/</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:orange'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>To schedule an audition appointment, please email Associate Artistic Director, Beth Wood at </span><a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>bwood@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. <b>Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number and preferred audition date & time in your email.</b> No phone calls please. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:orange'><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><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17365D'>Beth Wood<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Associate Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>6415 Detroit Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>Cleveland, OH 44102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>216-631-2727 ext. 206<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>216-631-2575 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#244061'>bwood@cptonline.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>