<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Auditions for Spotlights’ Summer Youth Musical: "Evita"</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>Auditions will be held on <b>Sunday, April 10 </b>and<b> Monday, April 11 </b>at <b>6:00 p.m.</b>  Invited callbacks may be held on the evening of Wednesday, April 13.  Rehearsals will begin the week of April 24.  The show runs June 16 – 26. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The show will be co-directed by Tim Anderson and Maggie Majercik.  Ryan Bergeron will be the music director. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>Based on the true story of Eva Peron, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952, this musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice won the 1980 Tony for Best Musical.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Performers (ages 10 to 20) are invited to audition for principle roles and the highly-featured ensemble.  Younger children (ages 7 & up) will be seen for roles in a children’s chorus. <br><br>Those aged 10 – 20 who are auditioning should:</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Plan to attend only one night. </span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Be somewhat familiar with the show, its themes, and music.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Prepare two contrasting songs (1 ballad, 1 up tempo), preferably written after 1975. </span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bring sheet music in the correct keys, hole-punched in a three-ring binder.  (Singers will not be permitted to sing <i>a cappella</i>)</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bring a list of conflicts between April 24 and June 26 (including school concerts, lessons, practices, and games). </span><br></li></ul><p></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Younger children (ages 7 – 11) auditioning for the children’s chorus should:</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Prepare a short song to sing (approximately one-minute long) and bring piano sheet music. </span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bring a list of conflicts between April 24 and June 26 (including school concerts, lessons, practices, and games). </span><br></li></ul><p></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">For character breakdowns and more information, including a type-able-audition form, please visit </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="http://broadview-heights-spotlights.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://broadview-heights-spotlights.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">.   </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Additional questions may be directed to </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="mailto:education@broadview-heights-spotlights.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">education@broadview-heights-spotlights.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">.</span></p></div>