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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">To kick-off our 36th season is the chilling thriller, "Wait Until
Dark." Auditions will be held on Sunday August 23rd from 2-4pm and Monday
August 24th from 7-9. The show will run on October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24th at
7:30 pm and on October 18 at 3:00 pm for a matinee. The show will be directed
by John Schneider with Steve Benefit as Assistant Director. Those coming for
auditions should be prepared to read from the script with others to select the
best cast. They also should be able to provide scheduling conflicts, contact
information, and be able to provide a brief history of their theatrical
background.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">The theater is located at 36199 Center Ridge Rd. North Ridgeville, Ohio
44039. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the theater at
</font><a href="tel:440-327-2909" target="_blank" value="+14403272909"><span style="color:windowtext"><font face="Calibri">440-327-2909</font></span></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Character Breakdown for “Wait
Until Dark”</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">SUSAN</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, late
twenties to mid-thirties. Recently blind—is doing her best to survive in a
newly dark world. She’s also doing her best to keep a marriage together that
may not have the strongest foundation. Endearing but never helpless—an
independent spirit whose cleverness is her best weapon in a frightening
situation. </span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">ROAT</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, thirties
to fifties. An unknowable criminal from the underbelly of New York. He keeps
everything about himself secret.. An exceptional actor, Roat takes on several
roles throughout the story—young suffering husband dealing with a philandering
wife, older father of the same cuckolded husband, and the mysterious organizer
of this plan to reclaim a strange, yet priceless doll. Roat is at times
charming, at other times frightening. A sadist and a control freak, he is a
natural leader of lost souls. </span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">LT MIKE
TALMAN</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, mid 30s to mid 40s. A war friend of Susan’s husband. The kind of man
who inspires trust without trying to; dependable and decent. He finds himself
helping his friend’s wife and ends up involved in something far more complex
and frightening than he anticipated. Or so we think. Really a master con man,
he’s the third member of Roat’s gang, bent on reclaiming a doll containing
something very valuable and very dangerous. But he’s having a crisis of
conscience—he likes Susan and isn’t sure he can follow through with the plan. </span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">CARLINO</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, 40s to
50s. He fills a room literally and figuratively—a large man with a large
personality. Carlino is recently out of jail and the experience wasn’t
great—he’s anxious to get back on his feet and Roat’s plan affords him a chance
for some quick cash. Though slightly paranoid and a little brusque, he’s a
survivor and good at his job, which is convincing people he’s someone else
entirely—a dependable, but overworked member of the New York police force. </span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">GLORIA</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, 12-14 (or
young-looking 15). Smart beyond her years and lost in that no man’s land of
adolescence, somewhere between a girl and a woman. Her home life is tough—dad
is long gone and mom isn’t too dependable. She is independent, prone to
jealousy, and desperate to be taken seriously by the adult world. Gloria
doesn’t shy away from danger (seems to relish the adventure of it actually) and
proves she cares a lot more than she lets on. </span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">SAM</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">, 30s.
Susan’s husband. A war veteran who’s a photographer trying to make his way in
the world. He’s a survivor and unwilling to entertain thoughts of self-pity,
either for himself or Susan. He’s determined that they’ll make it in the world.
Busy and on the move, he may see less of what’s happening in front of him than
Susan does.</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">POLICEMEN</span></b><span lang="EN" style="line-height:107%;font-size:10pt">-Two policemen
come in at the very end of the play. Either male or female, but both policeman
should be very trusted characters, self-assured, and reassuring</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">As always, thank you
for your patronage!<br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
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