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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="OneActs"></a><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:red">The Fine Arts Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">announces auditions for:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D">The 20th Annual One Act Festival –
<i>The Originals</i></span></strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Directed by Ann Hedger</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Fine Arts Association will once again showcase original 10-minute plays. We received over 700 submissions from playwrights from the East Coast to the West Coast and many
other countries around the globe. The Fine Arts Association is thrilled to present these new works again this season.<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></b></em><i>(Rated Adult)</i></span><em><b><span style="font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Audition Dates:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">Monday, February 1 – 6:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">Tuesday, February 2 – 6:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (Callbacks by invitation only-February 7 at 1:00 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i></i>The Fine Arts Association<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>38660 Mentor Avenue<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Willoughby, OH 44094</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:red"><br>
Rehearsals begin:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Monday, February 15 – 6:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:red">Production Dates:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April 8-23, 2016 – 7:30 pm (Fri/Sat)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:red">Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>CALL FOR APPOINTMENT</b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Call Ann Hedger at 440-951-7500 x103 to make appointment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Auditions will be scheduled in groups of six every half hour.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:red">Preparation:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-- Come prepared to read from the scripts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-- Bring a headshot or snapshot of yourself to attach to our paperwork.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:red">Casting Information:</span></i><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ensemble of 12 to 14 men and women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mixture of ages: early 20’s to 60+
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Actors may be cast in more than one piece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">No AEA contracts available for this production.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you to all the playwrights that sent submissions for the Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The selections for the 20<sup>th</sup> Annual One Act Festival are listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Me and My Shadow<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Ron Burch (Los Angeles, California)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ron’s shadow is bored by Ron and wants to find a new person to shadow.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Confidence Scan</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by John Busser (Parma, Ohio)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Getting the job in the future might require being scanned for more than drug use.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Saving Cats</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Nicole Castillo (Edmond, Oklahoma)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Two married superheroes come to grips with who is the better superhero.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The Temp</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Steve Emily (Colorado Springs, Colorado)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Celebrating a co-worker’s birthday at the office is stalled by news of what happened to the temp.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Garbage In</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Philip W. Hall (Longboat Key, Florida)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Heads or tails? Two guys discuss the absurdity of life after marriage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The First Yes</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Jacob Juntunen (Carbondale, Illinois)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A woman shares loving memories of her too short journey with her husband.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Maryanne</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by David Lewison (Los Angeles, California)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>In the future, loneliness and love may come together with unexpected results.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Chopping Celery</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Connie Schindewolf (Bradenton, Florida)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Three generations of women write to each other regarding the upcoming holidays and the importance of tradition.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Kids These Days</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Matthew Tawney (Lowell, Michigan)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A family has lunch together to figure out how to deal with their son’s….condition.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Roadkill</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by J. Weintraub (Chicago, Illinois)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Two truckers trying to make a deadline hit an animal…or something.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Liable to Act</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Terry Riley (Santa Fe, New Mexico)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Performance Liability. What is it and why can’t we just finish performing the darn play.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red">The Fine Arts Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red">38660 Mentor Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red">Willoughby, OH 44094</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><a href="http://www.fineartsassociation.org">www.fineartsassociation.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple;background:yellow">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></b><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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