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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Lakeland Civic Theatre announces Auditions <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">for Violet on October 27, 28 and 29<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-size:48pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(228,108,10)">Violet</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Based on </span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,142,213)">The Ugliest Pilgrim</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,142,213)"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">by Doris Betts</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(128,0,255)">Book and Lyrics by </span><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Brian Crawley</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(128,0,255)">Music and Lyrics by </span><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Jeanine Tesori</span><span style="font-size:22pt;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Directed by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Martin Friedman </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Set and Lighting Design by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Trad A Burns</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Musical Direction by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Jordan Cooper</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Sound Designed by</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Eric Simna</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Audition Information: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Auditions
will be held on October 27, 28 and 29 between 7pm and 9pm at Lakeland Community
College in Building D. Please prepare16-32 bars of a contemporary Broadway song
in the style of the show, as well as 16-32 bars of either a folk, country<b> </b>or
gospel song. <b>YOU DO NOT NEED AN AUDITION TIME. </b>JUST SHOW UP AND WE WILL
HAVE YOU SING and then READ. We will have a CALLBACK on Sunday, November 2
between 1pm and 3pm. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(31,73,125)">ALL
ROLES ARE COMPENSATED. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I
anticipate ONE (1) EQUITY contract for this show. EQUITY AUDITIONS will take
place between 7 and 7:30pm on October 27, 28 and 29. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"> <b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:purple">The Play:</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white">Violet,</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white">
will be produced in the original two act form. As a girl, Violet was struck by
an axe blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar
across her face. With enough money finally saved, she’s travelling across the
1964 Deep South towards a miracle- the healing touch of a TV evangelist that
will make her beautiful again </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Roles: </span></b></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Leroy/Earl:Male.
30-50 yrs. Range-B3-F5<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span><br></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Father:
Male. 35-45 yrs. Range-A3-F5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Flick:
African-American Male. 20- 30 yrs. Range- C4-E6<span> </span><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Gospel
Soloist:African-American Female. 30-70 yrs. Range- F3-G5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Mabel:Female.
25-45 yrs. Range- A3-G5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Monty:
Male. 20-30 yrs. Range-A3-G5</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Old
Lady:Female. 55-65 yrs. Range-F3-E5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Preacher:Male.
30-40 yrs. Range-B3-G5 </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Violet:
Female. 25-35 yrs. Range- G3-F5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Young
Violet: Female. 10- 13yrs. Range- A3-E5 </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Virgil:Male.
20-30 yrs. Range-B3-B5<span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Ensemble:Male/Female.
Any Age and Ethnicity</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:blue">NO ROLE IS PRE-CAST.
All roles except Violet, Flick and Father play other roles. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:purple">Production and Rehearsal Dates:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Violet</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> <b>will open on Friday, January 30
and run through February 15, 2015. There will be nine (9) performances.
Rehearsals will begin the end of November and will run on an occasional basis
based upon your schedules. We will begin rehearsals in earnest on January 2,
2015 and run Sunday’s thru Fridays. I will NOT waste your time. </b></span><span style="color:blue">For more information please contact Martin Friedman at</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:maroon"><a href="mailto:martinfriedman98@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinfriedman98@gmail.com</a><span>
</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:blue">or call </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:maroon"><a href="tel:216%2F233-5441" value="+12162335441" target="_blank">216/233-5441</a>. </span></p>
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