<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><b>testimonial about Bob Russell's production of Jekyll & Hyde at HBTI 2013...</b><br><font size="1" color="#0000ff"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The production of Jekyll & Hyde I recently saw at
the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute had so little in common with high school
theatre that I felt compelled to write and share my thoughts. The first
thing that struck me was the discipline that the performers exhibited--a
polished ease onstage that allowed each actor to explore the full range of his
or her character while staying grounded in the blocking, music, combat, etc.
necessitated by the moment. A facility of this nature allowed me, as audience,
to accompany my Victorian-era guides through the terror, aspirations, and
heartache that the characters navigated onstage. A terrific, atmospheric set
and lights, and lovely costumes, aided my journey. But my final praise is for
the fine, professional training that enabled these young performers to excel as
they did. As a director-choreographer and instructor of acting, scene study,
and stage movement, I have nothing but praise for the innovative and
comprehensive curriculum that the directors of HBTI designed, and that they and
their staff implemented. Bravo, and I only hope I can make it back East to see
more.<br>
Melanie </span><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Smith (M.A.)<br>
Sacramento, California</span></b></font><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="https://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=5832&LockSSL=true" target="_blank"><b><font color="#ff0000" size="4">MAKE YOUR ONLINE APPT BY CLICKING HERE</font></b></a><br>
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<br><div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#0000ff" size="6">AUDITIONS</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" style="font-size:15px">Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI) Summer Productions</font><font color="#ff0000" style="font-size:15px">
</font><font color="#0000ff" size="6">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Winner of multiple Tony & Drama Desk Awards, including BEST MUSICAL</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Book by Hugh Wheeler</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Originally Directed On Broadway by Harold Prince</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos</span></p>
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<span style="line-height:1.15;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Director – Bob Russell </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Music Director - Joanna Li</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15.199999809265137px;line-height:13.600000381469727px;white-space:pre-wrap">Set Designer - Richard Morris, Jr.</span></font></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15.199999809265137px;line-height:13.600000381469727px;white-space:pre-wrap">Costume Designer - Inda Blatch-Geib</span></font></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15.199999809265137px;line-height:13.600000381469727px;white-space:pre-wrap">Light Designer - David Krupla</span></font></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15.199999809265137px;line-height:13.600000381469727px;white-space:pre-wrap">Sound Designer - Carlton Guc</span></font></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">PRODUCTION DATES</font></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">
July 5 - 13<br>July 5 at 7:30pm, July 6 at 2:00pm<br>July 11 at 7:30pm, July 12 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, July 13 at 2:00pm </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">(2 weekends; 6 performances)
<br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">presented on Hathaway Brown School’s main stage</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">ABOUT THE PLAY</font></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">
“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd…” a chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece that tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and tore his family apart. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">ROLES</font></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">
Roles are available for teens and young adults from 7th grade – college. It is possible that ensemble members who cannot perform on Fridays and Saturdays due to religious observance may be able to perform on Sundays only. To view character descriptions of </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Sweeney Todd</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">, </span><a href="http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000075" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">go to this link.</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">AUDITIONS</font></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Auditions are being held jointly for Sweeney Todd and A Chorus Line so you may audition for both productions with one appointment on either of these dates; it is possible to be in both productions. Callbacks will be held separately.
</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">DATES & TIMES</font><font color="#000000"> - Monday, February 3 OR Wednesday, February 5 between 7:00pm and 9:00pm.</font></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">WHERE </font></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">- Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122.
</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">CALLBACKS </font><font color="#000000">- Monday, February 10 from 6:00 - 9:00pm. </font></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">APPOINTMENTS </font><font color="#000000">- To make an audition appointment, <a href="https://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=5832&LockSSL=true" target="_blank">go to this link on the HB website</a> and fill out the online form</font></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. You can audition for multiple productions. If you are unable to make these dates, an alternate appointment is possible either in person or through Skype.</span></p>
</li></ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">PREPARATION </font><font color="#000000">- Please prepare a one minute memorized musical selection that is objective driven (pursuing a goal through a song) and a one minute memorized monologue from a play. Bring sheet music - an accompanist will be provided. </font></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
<br></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">REHEARSALS</font></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"> • May 27 – June 28; Weekdays, 4:00 - 8:00pm. During these weeks there may also be Saturday and/or Sunday rehearsals </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">(Saturday: morning or afternoon, Sunday: afternoon or evening). </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"> • June 29 - July 3. Tech week and dress rehearsals weekdays 5:00 - 10:00pm and weekend days Noon - 9:00pm. A dinner break will be built into the weekend rehearsals. No rehearsal or HBTI training will take place on Friday, July 4, 2014.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">•</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:9px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Depending upon the size of your role and onstage time, you will be called to between 2-6 rehearsals per week during the development phase and then all the rehearsals the last two weeks.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#ff0000">ELIGIBILITY</font></b></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Participation in at least one 2 or 3 week session of “Performance Arts Training” or “Prime” is required for eligibility to be in a production. There is a tuition.
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</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000">QUESTIONS?</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">If you have a question regarding </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Sweeney Todd</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">, please contact Director Bob Russell at <a href="mailto:brussell@hb.edu" target="_blank">brussell@hb.edu</a>. </span></p>
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