<div id="col3" class="grid_17" style="outline:none 0px;margin:0px 5px;padding:0px;display:inline;float:left;width:670px;min-height:1px;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.029999999329447746px;line-height:20px;height:auto!important"><div id="col3_content" class="clearfix" style="font-size:1em;outline:none 0px;margin:20px 20px 20px 0px;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;text-align:inherit"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:700">AUDITIONS FOR <em style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px">AVENUE Q THE MUSICAL</em></span></p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">CANTON, OH - The Players Guild Theatre announces upcoming auditions for their 2016 William G. Fry musical, AVENUE Q.  The AVENUE Q production team includes: Steve Parsons, Director/Music Director; Michael Lawrence Akers, Choreographer; and Joshua Erichsen, Producing Artistic Director.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention puppets, Avenue Q is a truly unique show that has quickly become a favorite for audiences everywhere.  The show addresses humorous adult issues and will be presented exclusively to an adult audience. The structure of the show takes its cue from a beloved children's TV show; a place where puppets are friends, Monsters are good and life lessons are learned.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">This unique stage production requires the actors to manipulate puppets, and as such the actors will be expected to dedicate time to practicing the art of puppetry once the skills are taught.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">All roles are available and non-traditional casting will be considered for all roles.  Those roles include:</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">PRINCETON:  A fresh-faced kid just out of college and the protagonist. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: male</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 20 to 25</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">KATE MONSTER:  A Kindergarten teaching assistant, who is a bit older than Princeton. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: female</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 25 to 30</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">NICKY:  A slacker who lives with Rod. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: male</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 20 to 30</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">ROD:  An investment banker who is Republican and a closeted homosexual. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: male</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 25 to 30</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">TREKKIE MONSTER:  A reclusive creature obsessed with the Internet and all it has to offer. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: male</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 30 to 40</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">LUCY:  A vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: female</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 25 to 30</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">THE BAD IDEA BEARS:  Two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types. Puppets.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: female</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 20 to 40</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">MRS. T:  Crabby and ancient. Kate's boss. Puppet.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Gender: female</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">Age: 50 to 65</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">BRIAN</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">A laid-back guy married to Christmas Eve.</p><p style="outline:none;margin:0px 0px 20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