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</head><body><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>AUDITIONS – </strong>The Cassidy Theatre</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><em>for the Tony-Nominated </em></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong><em><u>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</u></em></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Book by Jeffrey Lane, Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Sunday, January 24<sup style="line-height: 0;">th</sup>, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Monday, January 25<sup style="line-height: 0;">th</sup>, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Based on the Oscar-nominated film by internationally renowned director Pedro Almodovar (<em>Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver</em>), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is hilarious and touching look at women and the men who pursue them... find them, lose them, need them, and reject them. At the center is Pepa, a not quite over the hill actress whose friends and lovers are blazing a trail through 1987 Madrid, Spain. A combination of sex, fame, mayhem, family, and madness abound in this Tony-nominated musical (Best Original Score – David Yazbeck, Best Performance by a Featured Actress – Laura Benanti, Best Performance by a Featured Actress - Patti LuPone). </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>OPEN CALL- No Appointment necessary</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Non-Equity performers / </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>All Roles Available</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>Location</u></strong><strong>: </strong>The Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Road, Parma Hts., OH 44130</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">(In the Greenbrier Commons, behind the Police Station)</span></p><p><br><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <strong><u>Please prepare the following:</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*A song of your choice in the style of the show (minimum of 32 bars). Selecting a song from the show is acceptable.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Bring a headshot or photo and resume if available. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*You may be asked to read from the script.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*Please bring a list of conflict dates you may have during the rehearsal period.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">* Callbacks: If necessary, will be by invitation only, date TBD</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*If you wish to audition but are not able to make it to the above dates, please contact the box office at</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">#440-842-4600 to make alternate arrangements.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u><br></u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>Show Information:</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Director: Jenna Messina</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Music Director: Heidi Herczeg</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Choreographer: Jill Smith</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stage Manager: Jim Carrick</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u><br></u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>Performance dates: </u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">April 8<sup style="line-height: 0;">th</sup> – April 24<sup style="line-height: 0;">th</sup>, 2016.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM and Sundays @ 3:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u><br></u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>Rehearsal Information:</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rehearsals will begin on or around February 15th.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rehearsals will generally be on Sunday-Thursday evenings from 7:00pm until 10:00pm.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u><br></u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>PRINCIPLE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS AND VOCAL RANGES</u></strong><strong>: </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ivan</strong>- Handsome and smooth. Pretty much a haircut and a voice, it would be possible to mistake him for a bounder, but the truth is he falls in love with every woman he meets. Character Age: 40-55. Vocal range A2- F4.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Pepa</strong>- A working actress. Warm, funny, sardonic, down to earth, emotional, motherly and naturally sexy (i.e., not working it.) Character Age: 30-45 Vocal r</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ange: F3- Ab5.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Candela</strong>- Pepa's best friend. A working model. Very pretty with small town innocence underneath her cosmopolitan sexiness, she is easily distracted - usually by love. Character Age: 25-35. Vocal range top: F3- C5.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Lucia</strong>- Ivan's ex-wife. She has just been released from a mental institution after 20 years. Both comic and scary with a heartbreaking vulnerability underneath it all. Character Age: 40 - 50. Vocal range: F#3- C5.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Carlos</strong>- Ivan and Lucia's son. Shy and studious looking, handsome behind glasses. Struggling to break out of his shell. Character Age: 20 - 22. Vocal range: C3- C5.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Marisa</strong>- Carlos' fiancé. Very matter-of-fact and no-nonsense. Firmly holding onto her virginity, but with a passion and freedom struggling to break free. Character Age: 20 - 22. Vocal range: C4- C5.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Taxi Driver</strong>- Off-center, talkative and big hearted. He takes on the problems of any of his passengers. Still grounded in reality, he is the spirit and energy of Madrid. Character Age: 25 - 45. Vocal range: B2- E4.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Paulina</strong>- A lawyer, a 1987 feminist. Despite her cold demeanor, we must also believe she can be swept off her feet. Character Age: late 20s - 40s. Vocal range: Ab3- Ab4.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ensemble (Chorus) of 4 - 6 Women and 4 - 6 Men 18 - 60+ years old will be cast in the roles below:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Detective</strong>- The Chief Inspector's assistant. A bit bumbling. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Telephone Repairman</strong>- Handsome</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ambite</strong>- A guy on a Vespa</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Two Security Guards</strong>- Security Guards. One Female, One Male.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>News Reader On Tv</strong>- A News Reader on TV.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Three Magistrates</strong>- Magistrates. Two Male, One Female.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Young Lucia</strong>- A dancer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Young Ivan</strong>- A dancer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Pepa's Concierge</strong>- Religious and a little loopy. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Rosalia</strong>- A voice-over actress. Very attractive. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <strong>Doctor</strong>- A doctor. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Hector</strong>- The director and owner of the dubbing studio where Pepa works. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ivan's Concierge</strong>- The self-appointed ruler of her apartment building. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Chief Inspector</strong>- A tough, no-nonsense police detective.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Cristina</strong>- A receptionist and a busy body.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>If you have any questions please contact the Cassidy Theatre Box Office at #440-842-4600. <br> The Cassidy Theatre Box Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 9:30- 3:30.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>The Cassidy Theatre is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.</em></span><br></p></body></html>