<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)"><b>NEWS RELEASE</b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><font color="#000000">CONTACT: </font></span><span style="font-size:8pt"><font color="#000000">Melanie YC Pepe</font></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000" size="1">Weathervane Playhouse</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000" size="1">1301 Weathervane Ln.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000" size="1">Akron, Oh 44313</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000" size="1"><a href="tel:330.826.2626" value="+13308262626" target="_blank">330.826.2626</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(31,78,121)"><font face="garamond, serif"><br></font></span></b></p><div style="text-align:center"><i><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Sign up for a chance to perform a dramatic death by sword, poison, poison and sword, sword through a curtain, drowning or beheading!</font></i></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><font size="4" face="garamond, serif"><i><br></i></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)">HAMLET</span></b><span style="font-size:20pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Auditions are by appointment only.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:maroon"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,78,121)"><a href="https://campscui.active.com/orgs/WeathervanePlayhouse#/selectSessions/762704" target="_blank"><font face="garamond, serif">https://campscui.active.com/orgs/WeathervanePlayhouse#/selectSessions/762704</font></a></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:maroon"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)">Monday, December 15, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)">Tuesday, December 16, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(84,0,0)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:navy"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:navy"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif">AUDITION REQUIREMENTS</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please prepare one classical monologue, one to two minutes in length. This is a Young Actor Series production, roles are restricted to male and female actors between the ages 13 and 23.  <b>Actors age 24 and older may audition for the roles of Polonius, Queen Gertrude, Osric.</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">“TECH”</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> Rehearsals are as follows. <b>Please be aware that</b> <b>all</b> <b>technical rehearsals are</b> <b>mandatory</b>. Conflicts of any kind cannot be accepted for these rehearsals.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sunday, February 22 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.       “Double Dress” Rehearsal</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Monday, February 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.         Technical Rehearsal 2</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tuesday, February 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.         Technical Rehearsal 3</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Wednesday, February 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.     Final Technical Rehearsal</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Production Runs 9 performances:  Thursday, February 26 to Sunday, March 8, 2014. This includes three weekday performances.  Cast call is one hour before each show, unless otherwise noted.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">Thursday, </span><span style="font-size:12pt">February 26</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt"> at 10:00 a.m.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">Friday, </span><span style="font-size:12pt">February 27 </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">at 7:30 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">Saturday, </span><span style="font-size:12pt">February 28 </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">at 7:30 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">Sunday, </span><span style="font-size:12pt">March 1 </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12pt">at 3:30 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="garamond, serif"><span lang="EN-CA" style="f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