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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:24pt">Lakeland Civic Theatre announces </span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(153,51,102);FONT-SIZE:26pt">AUDITIONS</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:24pt"> for</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(51,51,153);FONT-SIZE:24pt">A beautiful and compelling play</span><span style="COLOR:rgb(51,51,153)"></span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Bradley Hand ITC';COLOR:rgb(228,108,10);FONT-SIZE:48pt">The Light in the Piazza</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Bradley Hand ITC'"></span></i></b></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><span style="COLOR:rgb(128,0,255);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Book by </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(23,55,94);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Craig Lucas</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><span style="COLOR:rgb(128,0,255);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Music and Lyrics by </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(23,55,94);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Adam Guettel</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><b><span style="COLOR:red;FONT-SIZE:16pt">A Northeast Ohio professional premiere</span></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt"> Directed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Martin Friedman </span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Set and Lighting Design by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Trad A Burns</span><span> </span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Musical Direction by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Jordan Cooper</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"></span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Costumes Designed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Stephanie Fisher</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Sound Designed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Eric Simna</span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">The Play:</span></b></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND:white">THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson, the wife of a well-heeled American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing, Clara, a beautiful yet surprisingly childish young woman, loses her hat in a sudden gust. As if guided by an unseen hand, the hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine, who returns it to Clara. This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio. <br>
Margaret, extremely protective of her daughter, attempts to keep Clara and Fabrizio apart. As THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA unfolds, a secret is revealed: in addition to the cultural differences between the young lovers, Clara is not quite all that she appears. Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future, but her own hopes as well.</p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Production and Rehearsal dates:</span></b></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Calibri;COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt"> </span></b></span><span><b><span>The Light in the Piazza </span></b></span><span><span>will open on Friday, January 31 and run through February 16, 2014. There will be 9 performances over this period. Rehearsals will begin the first week in December. Of course if you are involved in another show we will work around your conflicts. We will be off during the holidays; resuming rehearsals on January 5, 2014. Rehearsals will generall be Sunday late afternoon through Friday evenings. </span></span></p>

<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Audition Information: </span></b></span><span><span style="COLOR:navy">There is a possibility that I will have one Special Appearance contract. <b>ALL roles are compensated.</b> No audition appointments are necessary nor is there a need to prepare a monologue. After a vocal audition you will read directly from the script. </span></span><span><span style="COLOR:navy">Almost all the roles require you to not only learn and deliver lines in Italian but also sing in Italian. </span></span></p>

<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span style="COLOR:navy"><span>Musical Director Jordan Cooper suggests that each actor and actress prepare 16 to 32 bars of a Rodgers and Hammerstein style ballad. You also might want to bring in an Italian piece but it is definitely NOT required. <span> </span></span></span></p>

<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="COLOR:navy">The following ranges are important for you to consider before auditioning: </span></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="COLOR:navy"> </span></span><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)" lang="ES">Clara: A4-A6</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)" lang="ES">Margaret: A4-A6</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)" lang="ES">Franca: B4-F6</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)" lang="ES">Signore: N – C4-C6</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)">Fabrizio: A3- A5</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)">Signor: N – A3 – E4</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)">Giuseppe: G3 – F4</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)">Priest: E3 – D4</span></b></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)"> </span></b></span><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,64,127)">All other cast members will fall into standard voice ranges. Tenors sing a B5 at one point. <span> </span>For more information concerning the music, please contact Jordan Cooper @ <a href="mailto:jcooper27@me.com" target="_blank">jcooper27@me.com</a>.</span></b></span></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Audition Dates, Times and Locations:</span></b></span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(153,51,102);FONT-SIZE:16pt"></span></b></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95)">Thursday, October 24, 2013: 7:00pm - 9:00pm. The Performing Arts Center (PAC), Building “D”.  </span></b></span><span></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span> </span><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95)">Saturday, October 26, 2013: Noon- 2:00pm. The Performing Arts Center (PAC), Building "D".</span></b></span><span></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span> </span><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95)">Sunday, October 27, 2013: 1:30 – 3:00pm. The Performing Arts Center (PAC), Building “D”.</span></b></span><span></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white">Please park in the Faculty/Staff parking lot (which is free after 7pm). Walk toward the school. Building <br>D is just past the clocktower to the left. <br><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Callbacks:</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:16pt"></span></p>

<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,127)">Sunday, November 3, 2013: 1:30pm- 3:00pm The Performing Arts Center (PAC), Building "D". </span></b></span><span></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> </span><br><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">The Roles:</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:16pt"></span></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Margaret Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">An elegant, self-possessed woman in her late 30’s to mid 50’s. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"><br>
<br></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Clara Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Margaret’s daughter, who is beautiful, naïve and young for her age of 26 years. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0);FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:14pt"> </span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Fabrizio Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">A 20 to 22 year old good looking and charming Florentine</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"><br>
<br></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Giuseppe Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Fabrizio’s older brother; between the ages of 25 and 29 years old. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"><br>
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"><br></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Franca Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:.</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Giuseppe’s wife who is early to late twenties. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"><br>
<br></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Signor Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Fabrizio’s father. Late 40’s to 50’s. Speaks in heavily accented English. Also speaks Italian</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">.</span></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Signore Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Fabrizio’s mother. Mid 40’s to 50’s. Speaks very little English.</span></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Roy Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Margaret’s Husband who is between 40 and 55 years old.</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> <span> </span></span></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Tour Guide</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Male. Mid twenties to thirties.</span></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Priest:</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Late 30’s to 50’s</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">. </span></span></p>

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">The Ensemble</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)">Between 4 and 8 assorted men and women</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">. </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Production Dates:</span></b></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:28pt">The Light in the Piazza</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"> <b>will open on <span>Friday, January 31</span> and run through <span>February16, 2014</span>:</b></span></p>

<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Friday, January 31 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Saturday, February 1@ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Sunday, February 2 @ 2:00pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Friday February 7 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Saturday, February 8 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Sunday, February 9 @ 2:00pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Friday February 14 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Saturday, February 15 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></p>
<p style="BACKGROUND:white"><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95);FONT-SIZE:22pt">Tickets: </span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt">$15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for all students. For ticket reservations and information call <a href="tel:440-525-7134" target="_blank" value="+14405257134">440-525-7134</a> or contact Martin Friedman at<span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95)"> </span><u><span style="COLOR:blue"><a href="mailto:martinfriedman98@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinfriedman98@gmail.com</a>. </span></u></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"></span></p>
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