<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><header class="entry-header" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_1832" style="margin-bottom: 36px; color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.701961); font-family: Lato; line-height: 26px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_1831" style="margin: 12px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: Merriweather; line-height: 0.9em; letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(52, 85, 82);"><span style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: proxima-nova; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;" class=""><font size="4" class="">OHIO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AUDITIONS FOR SUMMER 2016 SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE ON:</font></span></h1><h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_1831" style="text-align: left; margin: 12px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: Merriweather; line-height: 0.9em; letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(52, 85, 82);"><strong style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.901961); font-family: proxima-nova; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;" class=""><font size="4" class="">FRIDAY MARCH 11, 5:00-9:00</font></strong></h1><h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_1831" style="text-align: left; margin: 12px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: Merriweather; line-height: 0.9em; letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(52, 85, 82);"><strong id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7925" style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.901961); font-family: proxima-nova; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;" class=""><font size="4" class="">SATURDAY MARCH 12, 12:00-4:00</font></strong></h1></header><div class="entry-content e-content" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_1828" style="color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.701961); font-family: Lato; line-height: 26px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1455642842079" id="item-56c354ec2fe131d7a532f73c"><div class="sqs-row" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7928" style="position: relative; margin-left: -17px; margin-right: -17px; width: auto !important;"><div class="sqs-col sqs-col-12" id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7927" style="float: left; width: 734px; padding-right: 0px;"><div id="block-44a66eb344315182563a" class="sqs-widget sqs-block yui3-block-base yui3-widget yui3-block-parent-base html-block sqs-block-html" style="position: relative; height: auto; outline: transparent solid 1px; -webkit-transition: box-shadow 0.1s ease-in-out; transition: box-shadow 0.1s ease-in-out; padding: 0px 17px; clear: none;"><div id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7811" class="sqs-block-content sqs-block-html-content" style="outline: none; cursor: auto;"><div id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7826" class="sqs-dd-invalid-handle yui3-widget sqs-widget sqs-html" style="position: relative; z-index: 1; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7828" class="sqs-html-content" style="min-height: 24px; outline: none; z-index: 2;"><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7963" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Auditions held at Coach House Theatre, 732 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44302</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7959" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7973" class="">How to get an audition time:</strong></p><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7957" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Email a request to <a href="mailto:tess@ohioshakespeare.com" class="">tess@ohioshakespeare.com</a>.</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong class="">Shows*:</strong></p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">The Tempest (July 1-17)</p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Macbeth (August 5-21)</p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">*We will not be holding open auditions for Robin Hood: An Adventure, with Music.</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong class="">Summer Schedule:</strong></p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Performances: Thursday through Sunday nights at 8:00pm</p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Rehearsals: Tuesday-Friday evenings, Saturday & Sunday afternoons and/or evenings, Mondays off.</p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">The Tempest rehearses in the beginning of June, date TBA.</p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Macbeth rehearses in the beginning of July, date TBA.</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong class="">What you need to do at the audition:</strong></p><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Please come prepared to read a short classical scene of your choosing (reader provided), or perform 1 or 2 classical monologues no more than three minutes in total length.</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong class="">Money:</strong></p><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7996" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">All performers paid a fee. Limited Special Appearances AEA contracts available.</p><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><strong class="">Do OSF company members need to come?</strong></p><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7998" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class="">Company members who have performed with OSF in recent seasons do not need to come to this round of auditions. However, you must email your interest in being considered for the 2016 season.</p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><a href="http://www.ohioshakespeare.com" class="">www.ohioshakespeare.com</a> for more information about the Festival.</span></div><div style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7991" style="font-size: 20px; word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><em id="yui_3_17_2_5_1455660652208_7990" class="">Roles that have been precast include: Prospero, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth</em></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>