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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style>Talespinner Children’s Theatre announces open auditions for its 2014
season.</b></p>
<p><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Talespinner
Children’s Theatre (TCT)</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Executive
Artistic Director Alison Garrigan is proud to announce open auditions for its
upcoming 2014 season. <b style>TCT</b> is
Cleveland’s only professional children’s theatre, located on the near west side
in The Reinberger Auditorium in the Detroit Shoreway district.<span style> </span>For the past two seasons, <b style>TCT</b> has been garnering audience and
critical praise by developing and producing highly imaginative, original,
collaborative and interactive professional works for children that also
stimulate creative growth in its artists. At any time, these pieces have
involved acting, dance, music, puppetry, tumbling, drumming, and numerous other
artistic disciplines as imagined by the artistic teams working with and for <b style>TCT</b>, and the company is open to all
creative possibility--reaching across socio-economic, cultural and traditional
boundaries to bring theatre to the community in its fullest form providing
excitement, growth and joy for all who are involved in and/or touched by its
work.<span style> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style>We are looking for talented, dedicated, imaginative theatre
artists, age 18 or older.<span style> </span>Must be
willing to share your imagination with others, connect with an audience, and to
work collaboratively with an artistic team. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Season information:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style>AESOP’S PIRATE ADVENTURE—by Michael Sepesy,
directed by Cathleen O’Malley</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">April 5—27,
2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">(Rehearsals
begin February 16, 2013)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style>THE FLOATING DOLLS—a polish folktale,
adapted by Toni K. Thayer</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">June 14 –
July 6, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">(Rehearsals
begin April 17, 2013)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style>LOKI & LUCY—a Norse Mythology Story—by Michael
Geither</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">September 20—October
12, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">(Rehearsals
begin July 30, 2013)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style>CLARA & THE NUTCRACKER—adapted by Anne
McEvoy</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">November 29
– December 21, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">(Rehearsals
begin October 7, 2013)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">All performing
positions are paid.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Audition
information:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b style>BY APPOINTMENT ONLY</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u>When:</u><span style> </span>Sunday, December 8, 4-10PM, and Monday,
December 9, 5PM-9:30PM</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u>What:</u>
You will be given a one-and-a-half hour block appointment.<span style> </span><span style> </span>Blocks
on Sunday will be 4PM-5:30PM, 5:30PM-7PM, 7PM-8:30PM, and 8:30 PM-10PM.<span style> </span>Blocks on Monday will be 5PM-6:30PM, 6:30PM-8PM,
and 8PM-9:30PM.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Come dressed
and prepared to move.<span style> </span><b style>You will be there for the full hour-and-a-half.</b>
No memorized material is necessary.<span style>
</span>There will be story work, and imaginative collaboration.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Bring
headshot and resume.<span style> </span><i style>TCT is not offering AEA contracts at this
time</i>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">For an
appointment, please email Artistic Associate Tania Benites at <a href="mailto:tb.talespinnerchildrenstheatre@gmail.com">tb.talespinnerchildrenstheatre@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
Please use
the header: <b style>Season Audition</b>, and
indicate your first and second choice of time/day within your message.We will try to schedule you to your time preference, but space is limited, and subject to availability. In the past two seasons, slots have filled very quickly, so reserve yours now!<u><br>
</u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u>Where:</u><span style> </span>Reinberger Auditorium, 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland,
Ohio 44102</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">For more
information about TCT, visit us at <a href="http://www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org">www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a>, or call
216.264.9680.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><br></p>
</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Alison Garrigan<font><br></font>Executive Artistic Director<br></span></div><div style="text-align:left">
<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Tales</b><b>pinner Children's Theatre</b><br><i>Opening Eyes, Ears, Hearts, and Imaginations</i><br><b><br></b></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Up next on the TCT stage:</b><br>
<i><b>Adventures in Slumberland</b></i> -- November 30th - December 22nd<br></span><br><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Come out and play!</b></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br>
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