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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Johanna: Facing Forward<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Written and Directed by Tlaloc Rivas</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Inspired by the writings of Johanna Orozco and the investigative journalism of Rachel Dissell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">About the play…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Based on the true story of Johanna Orozco, a Cleveland teen who survived a gunshot wound to the face by her boyfriend in 2007 and whose story sparked a nation-wide movement against teen domestic
violence. Johanna’s story is complex and raises critical questions, but it is also a life-affirming story of triumph. Named after The Plain Dealer’s award-winning series “Facing Forward” by journalist Rachel Dissell and produced in conjunction with Teatro
Publico de Cleveland. Play is performed mostly in English. </span><b><i>World Premiere.</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Looking to cast the following roles…
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">HILDA HERNANDEZ- (Female, 30’s-40s, Latina) Johanna’s aunt, strong will, defender of family, relentless (plays various other characters)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">JUANITA OROZCO- (Female, 50’s-60’s, Latina) Johanna’s grandmother, survivor, nurturer, a deep commitment to faith (plays various other characters)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">WOSBELY OROZCO- (Male, 50’s-60’s Latino) Johanna’s grandfather, extremely humble, sensitive, wears heart on his sleeve (plays various other characters)<o:p></o:p></p>
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JUAN RUIZ- (Male, 20’s, Latino or mixed ethnicity) a shadow figure; Johanna's abusive boyfriend and assailant; charming, brooding, dangerously insecure<s>
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GUS CHAN- (Male, 30’s, Asian or mixed ethnicity) Rachel’s colleague and a photographer for the Cleveland Plain- Dealer (plays various other characters)<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">RACHEL DISSELL- (Female, mid 30’s, White or mixed ethnicity) Investigative journalist for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, inquisitive, tireless (plays various other characters)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Equity Agreements are not available for this production</span></em><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">About the process…</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rehearsals for this production will begin around Monday, April 13<sup>th</sup>, 2015.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Performances will be in the Gordon Square Theatre on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30pm May 28<sup>th</sup> – June 13<sup>th</sup>.
There will be eleven performances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Auditions…</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Saturday, 3/14: 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sunday, 3/15: 3:00pm, 4:00pm, 5:00pn, 6:00pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Actors may be asked to stay later than their scheduled audition time. Please share your conflicts for these dates when scheduling your audition.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Auditions are by appointment only and will be conducted in groups. Each audition appointment is one hour long and you must be prepared to stay for the full hour.</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You will be asked to present a prepared 1 minute monologue. This can be from a play, a poem, a song, a speech, etc. It is important that the monologue is fully memorized.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Once your appointment has been made, we will send you parts of the play that you can review before your audition to help you prepare.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To schedule an audition appointment, please email New Play Associate, Caitlin Lewins at
</span><a href="mailto:clewins@cptonline.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">clewins@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
<b>Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number and preferred audition date & time in your email.</b> No phone calls please.
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