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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Cleveland Play House (CPH), in association with the Playhouse Square Broadway Series, is casting women who both sing and play an instrument to be part of an

on-stage band for Steel Magnolias, directed by CPH Artistic Director Laura Kepley. All positions are paid.

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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold""><u>Singer/Musicians</u></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold""><u><b>:

</b>(F, 20s-40s. Any ethnicity) </u></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Two singer/musicians to provide the show’s ‘soundtrack,’ inspired by the music from Truvy’s shop radio. They should feel like women who would be Shelby’s friends. Possible instruments

 include strings like guitar, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle; as well as saxophone or trumpet. Style will range from Indigo Girls and Sheryl Crow-type folk-country rock to 80s pop.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Singer/musicianss may begin some music rehearsals as early as May 10<sup>th</sup>. They join the production for Tech Rehearsals from Tuesday, May 17<sup>th</sup>

 – May 21<sup>st</sup> between the hours of 12 noon and midnight. Preview performances begin Saturday, May 22<sup>nd</sup> with rehearsals continuing between 12-5pm during previews. Opening Night is Friday, May 27<sup>th</sup>, with performances running Tuesday-Sunday

 until August 21<sup>st</sup>.  (We are looking to cast 3-4 women for these parts, so that musicians can have some schedule flexibility during the 3-month run.)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Auditions are by invitation</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">. Those interested in auditioning should

 submit the following, with the subject line “Singer/musician,” to </span><a href="mailto:casting@clevelandplayhouse.com" tabindex="-1" disabled="true"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">casting@clevelandplayhouse.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">

<u>no later than Monday, February 1<sup>st</sup></u>:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">1)<span style="font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'">     

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">1- Headshot or recent photograph</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">2- Performance resume, including contact phone number

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 Video of one up-tempo and one slower song, <u>no more than 1:00 in length each</u>. If your instrument does not allow you to sing and play simultaneously, you may play one of the pieces and sing the other.  You may provide this video by:</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Including a link to YouTube, Vimeo, etc. in your e-mail</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Attaching a video file to your e-mail</span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Archer Semibold"">Attaching a link to a personal website which features appropriate video clips. (Audio-only clips are not acceptable.)</span></p>

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