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<div id=AOLMsgPart_2_7e58deb3-5269-4dd5-9edf-78098626e4d3><FONT color=black size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><STRONG><FONT size=3>Beck Center in Lakewood is pleased to announce auditions for the acclaimed new musical......<br>
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<div class=title><STRONG><FONT color=crimson size=7>[title of show]</FONT></STRONG></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Music and Lyrics by </FONT><A href="http://www.rnh.com/show/104/bio/86/Bowen-Jeff" target=_blank><FONT size=3>Jeff Bowen</FONT></A><FONT size=3> | Book by </FONT><A href="http://www.rnh.com/show/104/bio/73/Bell-Hunter" target=_blank><FONT size=3>Hunter Bell</FONT></A><FONT size=3> </FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Directed by Scott Spence, Beck Center Artistic Director</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster, Beck Center Resident Musical Director</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=4>Open auditions will be held <STRONG><U>Tuesday, Sept. 2nd</U></STRONG> and <STRONG><U>Wednesday, Sept. 3rd.</U></STRONG></FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><STRONG><FONT size=3>Both Equity and non-Equity performers will be seen. Up to two AEA contracts</FONT></STRONG></div>
<div class=credits><STRONG><FONT size=3>available. (Special Appearance Tier One). Non-Equity actors are also compensated.</FONT></STRONG></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Appointments will be scheduled <STRONG>between 6PM and 7:30PM each day.</STRONG> <U>Some auditioners may</U></FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3><U>be asked to stay past 7:30 if possible</U>. Appointments should be made by calling Beck Center</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Patron Services at (216) 521-2540 x10 during regular business hours (generally 9AM to 8PM)</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>If you have interest in the show but are NOT available for these calls, please let us know. We may be able</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>to work something out for you. Out of town actors (AEA and non-AEA) will be considered. Transportation</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>can be provided both ways, but housing is NOT provided by the theatre for this production.</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3><U><STRONG>Cast: 2 Men and 2 Women </STRONG></U> </FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>ALL four roles are open. <U>No early casting for<FONT size=4> [title of show]</FONT> has taken place</U>.</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Ideally these characters are age Mid 20's to Early 30's in appearance. </FONT> <FONT size=3>Auditioning actors should be believable in this</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Auditioners should be terrific actors first, as well as extremely capable singers. While this is not at</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>all a "dance-y" show, all four should be comfortable movers. </FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><U><FONT size=3><STRONG>Performance Dates:</STRONG></FONT></U></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3><FONT size=4><EM>[title of show]</EM> </FONT>opens on Friday, Oct. 10th and plays six weekends through Sunday, Nov. 17th. </FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Performances are ONLY Fri/Sat evenings at 8PM and Sundays at 3PM. There is NO performance</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>on Sat., Oct. 18th.</FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><U><FONT size=3><STRONG>Rehearsals:</STRONG></FONT></U></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Will begin ideally on Sat., Sept. 6th or Sunday, Sept. 7th. This will be a six day a week schedule in</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>general. Off Night will likely be Friday evenings, but this will depend upon casting. </FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><STRONG><U><FONT size=3>Audition Preparation:</FONT></U></STRONG></div>
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<div class=credits><FONT size=3>Please prepare at least one (and preferably two) musical theatre selections not to exceed 60 seconds each.</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music that is already in your key. For callbacks it is advised that</FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3>auditioners be familiar with as much of the show's music as possible. <U>Please be prepared to stay for callbacks</U></FONT></div>
<div class=credits><FONT size=3><U>if needed on your assigned night.</U></FONT></div>
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<div class=credits><STRONG><U><FONT size=3>Description:</FONT></U></STRONG></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: inline-block" class=synopsis>Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry on the eighty-eights. With the cast in place, Jeff and Hunter begin a conversation about what to write about. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about. They make a pact to write up until the festival’s deadline and dream about the show changing their lives. [title of show]—taken from the space on the festival’s application form which asks for the [title of show]—follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. In the span of 90 minutes they write and perform their show at the festival and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends and artists. [title of show] is, above all, a love letter to the musical theatre—a uniquely American art form—and to the joy of collaboration. The musical received a Tony Award® nomination for Best Book of a Musical in 2009. </div>
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<div><STRONG><FONT size=3> [title of show]” is genial, unpretentious and far funnier than many of the more <br>
expensively manufactured musicals that make it to Broadway ... NY Times</FONT></STRONG></div>
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<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>“BRACINGLY CLEVER WRITING.A clever meta-musical!”... TheatreMania</FONT></STRONG></div>
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<div></FONT></STRONG><STRONG>More info (such as directions, etc.) about Beck Center can be found on our web page</STRONG>... <A href="http://www.beckcenter.org/" target=_blank>www.beckcenter.org</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>Any questions should be addressed by replying to this post, or to</STRONG> <A href="mailto:grumio85@aol.com">grumio85@aol.com</A> </div>
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<div><STRONG>Please do NOT write this address to request your audition appointment. Do this by calling (216) 521-2540 x10</STRONG></div>
<div><STRONG>Audition Appts. CAN be scheduled on Tuesday the 2nd and Wednesday the 3rd by calling the Box Office, as</STRONG></div>
<div><STRONG>you likely will not be able to reach anyone on Sun/Mon of the labor Day weekend holiday.<br>
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