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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for the world premiere of</span></strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><br></span><strong><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Left in Ink<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="Standard"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#525252">Conceived and Directed by Caitlin Lewins, Joan Yellen Horvitz Directing Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#525252"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#525252">Looking to Cast...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">An ethnically diverse cast. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Age ranges are general, must play to these ages (not necessarily be these ages)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Son: late 30’s-early 50’s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Niece: early 20’s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mother: late 30’s-60s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Spouse/Friend: 20’s-40s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Equity Contracts are not available for this production.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#525252">About the Play...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br>A devised documentary performance about people who have memorial tattoos for suicide victims. Created from interviews, photographs and online posts, this play tells intimate stories of confrontation, remembrance and loving honor. Lewins brings authenticity, sensitivity, a quirky sense of humor and passionate storytelling to this deep exploration of an entire subculture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#525252">About the process...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Much of this piece will be developed with collaboration from the cast. Actors should be prepared to deal with sensitive and private material. Interviews will be available for actors to listen to during the process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Rehearsals will begin early or mid-March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Performances will be in the Storefront Studio May 15<sup>th</sup>-May 31<sup>st</sup> Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:00pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Auditions...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Sunday, December 15<sup>th</sup> 1-3pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Monday, December 16<sup>th</sup> 6-8pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Standard"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Auditions are by appointment only and will be conducted in 5 minute slots. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Auditioner's should prepare a 1 minute monologue and 16-32 measures of any song, a capella.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:orange"><br></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">To schedule an audition appointment, please email New Play Associate, Emily Ritger, at </span><a href="mailto:eritger@cptonline.org"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">eritger@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">. <b>Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number and preferred audition slot in your email.</b> No phone calls please. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:orange"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></blockquote></body></html>