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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial">You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Directed By: Celia Lupton</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Choreographed by: Jennifer Justice</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Audition Times: </span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Tuesday, September 2<sup>nd</sup> from 7:00 to 9:00</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Wednesday, September 3<sup>rd</sup> from 7:00 to 9:00</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Callbacks (if needed) on Thursday, September 4<sup>th</sup> at 7:00</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Please bring a 32-bar cut of a musical theater song of your choice, accompanist provided. You may be asked to read from the script.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Auditions will be at Independence Community Theatre</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">6652 Brecksville Road, Independence, OH 44131</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">All roles are open, including Charlie Brown, Sally Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and Schroeder. This is an adult production. High school students may also be considered for casting.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Rehearsals</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Rehearsals are set to begin on Monday, September 8<sup>th</sup> and will be held Mondays through Thursdays from 7pm-10pm. One rehearsal per weekend is probable.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Performances</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Performance dates are November 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22. Friday and Saturday evening shows at 8pm and Sunday matinee at 2pm.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Please email Celia Lupton with any questions at <a href="mailto:lupton.celia@gmail.com" target="_blank">lupton.celia@gmail.com</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">Brief Synopsis:</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext">This evocative musical tells the story of an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. The whole Peanuts gang, including Lucy, Schroeder, Linus, Sally, and, of course, Snoopy, deliver a series of short scenes that seem like the live portrayals of comic strips. While Charlie Brown puzzles over his own insecurities despite constant reminders that he is a “good man,” Lucy spends her time pestering Charlie Brown and romantically idolizing the Beethoven-obsessed Schroeder. Sally struggles to seek answers about the world, Linus keeps his security blanket in close proximity, and Snoopy retreats into the fanciful world of his imagination. Throughout the course of the play, each character discovers his or her own definition of happiness.</span></p>
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