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(Check out CPT’s season announcement on </span><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2014/05/cleveland_public_theatre_2014-.html#incart_river"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cleveland.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>.) All Northeast Ohio actors interested in working with CPT are encouraged to audition. CPT has a history of multicultural casting and is committed to representing our community on stage. A casting breakdown for each show is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><br><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060'>General Auditions</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>When: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Saturday, May 17<sup>th</sup> 2p – 7p & </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sunday, May 18<sup>th</sup> 12p – 6p</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><br><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Where: </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre (6415 Detroit Ave)</span><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in five minute increments. Actors should prepare no more than two minutes of material which can include 1-2 brief monologues and/or a short a cappella song. <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>(Please note: auditions will be stopped at 2 minutes.)</span></em> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>AEA contracts will be considered throughout the season.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>When scheduling your audition, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>please <span style='color:black'>provide your preferred date, time and phone number. Interested actors should schedule an appointment by </span>emailing CPT Artistic Intern Anne Bakan <span style='color:black'>(</span></span><a href="mailto:abakan@cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>abakan@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Casting Breakdown</span><span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Spirits to Enforce</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>written by Mickle Maher, directed by Matthew Wright, runs 10/9-10/25/14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>12 actors of a variety of ages, genders and ethnicities </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>She’s Wearing White<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>a performance installation by Faye & Joan Hargate, runs 10/9-10/25/14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 African American, Latina or Caucasian females, 20s-30s</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>SpringBoard<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>a staged reading series of new plays, runs 10/22-11/2/14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>multiple actors of a variety of ages, genders and ethnicities </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>runs 12/3-12/21/14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>4 females or males of any ethnicity to play “Nurses,” </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>which includes performing a supporting role with the touring company and assisting with food prep, dinner service and clean up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>American Falls<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>written by Miki Johnson, directed by Raymond Bobgan, runs 12/4-12/20/14<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(some roles have already been cast)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 males of any ethnicity, late 20s – early 30s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 boy of any ethnicity, plays 6-8 year-old but looking to cast older<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Fire on the Water<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>created & directed by a variety of Northeast Ohio artists and coproduced with Theater Ninjas, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, Bla<span style='color:#1F497D'>n</span>k Canvas Theatre and Ohio City Theatre Project, runs 1/29-2/14/15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>multiple actors of a variety of ages, genders and ethnicities </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Standing on Ceremony; The Gay Marriage Plays<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>directed by Craig George, runs 3/5-3/21/15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(some roles have already been cast)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 males of any ethnicity, late 20s – late 40s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>in a word<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>written by Lauren Yee, directed by Beth Wood, runs 4/16-5/2/15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 female of any ethnicity, 30s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 male of any ethnicity, 30s-40s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 male of any ethnicity, 20s-40s <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>written by Nathan Davis, director TBD, runs 5/21-6/6/15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 African American males, early 20s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 African American females, 20s-30s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 Caucasian female, early 20s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 African American male, 40s-50s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 African American female, 40s-50s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000'>Johanna<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>written & directed by Tlaloc Rivas, runs 5/28-6/13/15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 Latina female, teens – early 20s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2 Latino males, teens – early 20s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 Latina female, late 30s-40s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 Latina female, 50s-60s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 Latino male, 50s-60s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 female of any ethnicity, 30s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 male of any ethnicity, 40s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1 boy, plays 6-8 year-old but looking to cast older</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><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'><a href="mailto:bwood@cptonline.org">bwood@cptonline.org</a><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>