<div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Coach House Theatre</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Nancy Cates & Terry Burgler, Artistic Directors</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">AUDITION INFORMATION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:48px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Towards Zero</span></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:21px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">by Agatha Christie</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Adapted from Agatha Christie’s book, “Towards Zero,” by the authoress and Gerald Verner</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Directed by Fred Sternfeld</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">AUDITION INFORMATION</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">AUDITION DATES & LOCATION:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Sunday, November 9, beginning at 6:00pm, OR Monday, November 10 beginning at 6:00pm. Callbacks, if needed, will be the weekend of November 15.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Coach House Theatre is located at 732 W. Exchange St., Akron, Oh  44302</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">AUDITION APPOINTMENTS:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> To make an audition appointment, please send an email with date and time window preference to </span><a href="mailto:directors@coachhousetheatre.com" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">directors@coachhousetheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">AUDITION PREPARATION:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Please prepare a 1-2 minute memorized monologue OR you can read a monologue from the script that will be provided to you when you arrive for your appointment.  Please arrive to your appointment 15-20 minutes early to fill out an audition form and so that you will have ample time to look over a monologue from the script.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PERFORMANCE DATES:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> January 28 - February 22, 2015. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:30pm.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ABOUT THE PLAY:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> In true Dame Agatha fashion, an elderly lady is murdered during a weekend house party at her cliffside mansion, and every guest has a reason to want her dead.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PLOT: </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The novel is not exactly the same as the play, but you can see a fairly accurate description at this link: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towards_Zero" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towards_Zero</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ROLES AVAILABLE: </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">All roles are open except for Lady Tressillian.</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Non-AEA actors appear in Coach House productions on a volunteer basis. There are no AEA contracts available for this production. 7 males, 4 females.</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lady Camilla Tressilian: Host of her seaside home near Saltcreek. A widow in her early seventies. </span><span style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(already cast)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mary Aldin: Lady Tressilian's maid, secretary & “dogsbody.”  30s - 40’s.  </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nevile Strange: a handsome athlete and tennis player, former ward of Lady Tressilian's late husband. 20s - 30s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kay Strange: Nevile’s beautiful and emotional second wife, 20s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Audrey Strange: Nevile’s first wife. She was orphaned young, raised with her cousins and aunt, the Roydes. 20s - 30s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ted Latimer: a friend of Kay since she was 15 years old. 20s - 30s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thomas Royde: On vacation from his work in the Malay states. A man of few words. He is in love with Audrey. 30s - 50s. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mathew Treves: an old friend of Lady Tressilian; a distinguished lawyer of ripe experience and great shrewdness. 60s - 80s. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Inspector James Leach, local C.I.D. : Battle's nephew, assigned to the Saltcreek area. 30s - 40’s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Superintendent Battle, C.I.D., Scotland Yard: Vacationing with nephew, he is assigned to the case with him; husband and father of five children, youngest of whom gives him an insight useful to solving this case. 40s - 60s.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,37,37);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.0181818225167;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Police Constable Benson: Assist Leach and Battle. 20s.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">REHEARSALS:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> There will be 5 weeks of rehearsal. 1.5 weeks from December 1 - 10, then a break for the holidays, then 3.5 weeks from January 4 - 27. For the first four weeks, rehearsal days and times will be Sundays - Thursdays, 7:00 - 10:00pm. For tech week, the hours will be a bit longer. Actors will only be called when needed for specific scenes, so they may not be needed for all the rehearsals.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">DIRECTOR:</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Fred Sternfeld is an award winning director with more than 100 plays to his credit. For more information: <a href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fredsternfeld.com/</a></span></p><br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">QUESTIONS?</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Contact director Fred Sternfeld at <a href="mailto:fsternfeld@gmail.com" target="_blank">fsternfeld@gmail.com</a>.</span></span><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Fred Sternfeld<br><a href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com" target="_blank">http://www.fredsternfeld.com</a><br><a href="tel:216-360-0718" value="+12163600718" target="_blank">216-360-0718</a>-home<br><a href="tel:216-496-6087" value="+12164966087" target="_blank">216-496-6087</a>-cell
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