<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">Heights Youth Theatre Announces Auditions for </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><font color="#0b5394">Disney's A Little Mermaid Jr.</font></span><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"> </font><br></font></b><i><span style="color:black">directed & choreographed by Pierre-Jacques Brault & music
directed by Stacy Bolton</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">Auditions open to anyone in
grades 1-12:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><b><span style="color:black">Tuesday, January 20 </span></b><b><span style="color:black">- open call beginning at
5:30 pm, must be there by 8:00 pm to be seen<br><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><b><span style="color:black">Wednesday, January 21 - open call beginning at 5:30 pm, must be there by 8:00 pm to be
seen</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)">
<span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">Please note: If
you are not available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail <a href="mailto:heightsyouththeatre@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">heightsyouththeatre@gmail.com</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><b><span style="color:black">Callbacks - by
invitation only on Thursday, January 22</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">Location: <b>Monticello Middle
School, 3665 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">All roles are available.
HYT is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast
solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical
ability is essential to a role.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>What to prepare:</b></font><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><b><span style="color:black">Grades 6-12 <br><br></span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;background:rgb(255,254,247)"><span style="color:black">1.<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="color:black">One selection in the style
of the show up to a minute in length (ie- one verse and one chorus).</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">Accompanist provided (no
acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:black">Come prepared to move.<br><br></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Grades 1-3</strong></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li>Please learn the following lyrics from Under Sea (we will help you practice a little before you sing alone)<br><blockquote><p><em>The seaweed is always greener <br>In somebody else's lake <br>You dream about going up there <br>But that is a big mistake <br>Just look at the world around you <br>Right here on the ocean floor <br>Such wonderful things surround you <br>What more is you lookin' for?</em><br><em>Under the sea, under the sea </em><br><em>Darling it's better down where it's wetter </em><br><em>Take it from me</em></p></blockquote></li><li>Come prepared to move.<br><br></li></ol><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Grades 4-5 (Girls)</strong></p><ol style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li>Please learn the following lyrics from She's in Love (we will help you practice a little before you sing alone)</li></ol><blockquote style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><blockquote><p><em>She’s dizzy and she’s dreamy<br>Her head’s up in the foam<br>Her eyes have gone all gleamy<br>It’s like there’s no one home<br>She floats away the days<br>Mopin’ on the coastal shelf<br></em><br><em>OR</em><br><br><em>Gosh, I wish we had a clue!<br>Oh, wait! Oh, dear!<br>Good grief! It’s clear...<br>She’s in love!<br>She’s in love!<br>Pounding heart! Ringing bells!</em></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">2. Come prepared to move.<br><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Grades 4-5 (Boys)<br></strong></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li>Please learn the following lyrics from Fathoms’ Below (we will help you practice a little before you sing alone)<br><blockquote><p><em>Fathoms below, below!</em><br><em>From whence wayward westerlies blow</em><br><em>Where Triton is king, and his merpeople sing</em><br><em>In mysterious fathoms below.<br></em></p></blockquote></li><li>Come prepared to move.</li></ol><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">We will be looking for the following when you audition:</p><ul style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><li>Ability to sing consistently on pitch and with expression</li><li>Solid sense of beat and rhythm</li><li>Overall preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation)</li><li>Positive Behavior</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Everyone please bring headshot or photo (Resume optional) and <b>fill out audition form, found on the website, prior to coming to audition.</b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong><em>Rehearsals begin: </em></strong> Monday, January 26th. Rehearsals will be Mon-Fri, 5:00-8:30 pm. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory.<br> <br><strong><em>Production Dates</em></strong><em>:<br></em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9pt"><br>Friday, March 6 and
13, 7 PM<br></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9pt">Saturday, March 7 and 14, 2 PM<br></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9pt">Sunday, March 8 and
15, 2 PM</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">for more details visit <b><a href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.heightsyouththeatre.org</span></a></b></i><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(217,109,26)"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></p>
<div style="color:black;text-align:left"><font color="#000000">Heights Youth Theatre is made possible by the generous support of </font><font color="#000000">Eaton</font><font color="#000000"> Charitable Fund and the Ohio Arts Council</font><br></div>
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