<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><i style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><b>West Side Story</b></i><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><i><br></i></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Directed by Treva Offutt</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Musical Directed by Stacy Bolton</span><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>Auditions for anyone in grades 6-12</i>:</b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </span><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Tuesday, February 2nd </b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> – open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must
be there by 8 pm to be seen</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </span><br><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>Please note: </i></b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </span><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>If you are not
available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail<u> <a href="mailto:hytstagem@gmail.com" target="_blank">hytstagem@gmail.com</a></u></i></b><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>Callbacks</i></b><i style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> – </i><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">by invitation
only on Wednesday, February 3</span><sup style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">rd</sup><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>Location for auditions, callbacks, most rehearsals,
and performances:</i></b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Monticello Middle School Auditorium, 3665 Monticello Blvd.,
Cleveland Heights 44118</span><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>Casting Information:</i></b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional
casting. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except
in cases where age, race or physical ability is essential to a role.</span><br><font color="#001100" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><i>WHAT TO PREPARE:</i></b><br><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Grades 6-12</b><br><blockquote>
<span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">One
selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie. - one
verse and one chorus).</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Accompanist
provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Please
visit our website (</span><a href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">www.heightsyouththeatre.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">)
to review the sides and choose one that you would like to read at
auditions. </span><i style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Sides are short selections from a script that
actors perform in an audition room.</i><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Come
prepared to move</span><br></blockquote><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">We will be looking for the following when you audition:</span><br><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"></p>
<span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Ability
to sing consistently on pitch and with expression</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Solid
sense of beat and rhythm</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Overall
preparation (knowledge of song and self-presentation)</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Positive
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</blockquote><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Please bring a headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill
out audition form, found at </span><b style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><u><a href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.com/heights-youth-theatre-audition-production-info.html" target="_blank">www.heightsyouththeatre.com/heights-youth-theatre-audition-production-info.html</a></u></b><span style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">, prior to coming to audition.</span><br><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><b><i>Rehearsals begin: </i></b> Monday, February
8th. Rehearsals will be Mon-Fri, 5:00-8:30 pm. You will not be called
every day, only when you are needed to work. Attendance at ALL tech week
rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory.<br>
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<b><i>Production Dates</i></b><i>:</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,17,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Friday, April 8 & 15, 7 PM<br>
Saturday, April 9 & 16, 2 PM<br>
Sunday, April 10 & 17, 2 PM<br>
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