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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy">Cleveland Public Theatre announces</span></strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C00000">General Auditions for CPT’s 16/17 Season</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre is holding general auditions for our 16/17 season. (Check out our season announcement on
</span><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2016/05/2016-17_season_at_cleveland_pu.html#0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cleveland.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.)
All Northeast Ohio actors interested in working with CPT are encouraged to audition. CPT has a history of multicultural casting and is committed to representing our community on stage. There are many ethnically specific roles available for Latino, African
American and Arab American actors. A casting breakdown for each show is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060">General Auditions</span><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon">When:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Saturday, June 11<sup>th</sup> 12pm-4pm,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sunday, June 12<sup>th</sup> 12pm-4pm and Monday, June 13<sup>th</sup> from 6:30pm-9:30pm</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:maroon">Where:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre (6415 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102)</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in five minute increments. Actors should prepare no more than two minutes of material which can include 1-2 brief monologues and/or a short
a cappella song. <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">(Please note: auditions will be stopped at 2 minutes.)</span></em>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">AEA contracts will be considered throughout the season.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">When scheduling your audition,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">please <span style="color:black">
provide your preferred date, time and phone number. Interested actors should schedule an appointment by
</span>emailing CPT New Play Associate, Caitlin Lewins (</span><a href="mailto:clewins@cptonline.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">clewins@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060">Casting Breakdown</span><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Written by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston and Karen Weinberg.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Co-Directed by Dan Kilbane & Caitlin Lewins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Previews October 6 – 8 & 13, Runs October 14 – 29. James Levin Theatre
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">5 females of a variety of ages, genders and ethnicities
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">LIGHT THE LIGHTS, OL’ MOSES CLE! (A WILD HOLIDAY ROMP)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Created by Raymond Bobgan & Beth Wood and ensemble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Previews November 25 –27 & December 1, Runs December 2 – December 17. Gordon Square Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">multiple actors of a variety of ages, genders and ethnicities
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">I CALL MY BROTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">By Jonas Hassen Khemiri. Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles. Directed by Evren Odcikin, 2015 National Directing Fellow.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Previews February 9 – 11 & 16, Runs February 17 – March 4. James Levin Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1 Arab-American man (AMOR)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1 man of color (SHAVI, AMPLIFIER, BULLY, THE SALESMAN)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">2 woman—1 of color & 1 of any ethnicity (multiple characters)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">BARBECUE <o:p>
</o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Written by Robert O’Hara. Directed by Beth Wood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Previews February 16 – 18 & 23, Runs February 24 – March 11. Gordon Square Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">4 African-American women, 25 – 40<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1 African-American man, 30 -40<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">4 Caucasian women, 35 - 55<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1 Caucasian man, 40 – 50<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">GHOSTS OF LOTE BRAVO – Spanish Language Premiere<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Written by Hilary Bettis. Directed by Dante Fernando Larzabal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Previews March 30, Runs March 31 – 15. Gordon Square Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">4 Latino men<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">4 Latina women<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Caitlin Lewins<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">New Play Associate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">6415 Detroit Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Cleveland OH, 44102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aparajita",sans-serif;color:#44546A">(216) 631-2727 x211</span><span style="color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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