<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4" color="#0000ff"><b>AUDITIONS FOR </b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="6" color="#0000ff">The Last
Lifeboat</font><font size="4"></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Geauga Lyric Theater Guild </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Directed by
Michael J. Rogan</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Sponsored by
Junction Auto</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"><b>Auditions</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"><b>Sunday, July
10 from 6:8PM</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"><b> Monday, July
11 from 7-9PM</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Auditions
will be held at the Geauga Lyric Arts
Center 106 Water St Chardon, Oh (Across the street from theater)</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Auditions
Information:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Be prepared
to read from the script.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">About the play:</font></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Segoe UI",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:19.2px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",geneva;font-size:16pt;color:rgb(25,57,100)"><span style="line-height:20px">What would you do if you had to choose between being a hero, doing the noble thing and never seeing anyone you loved again? What would you have chosen?</span></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Segoe UI",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:19.2px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",geneva;font-size:12pt"><em>The Last Life Boat</em> is the untold story of J. Bruce Ismay, the owner of the White Star shipping Line when The Titanic sank, whose decision to save himself rather than go down with the ship made him the scapegoat for one of the greatest disasters of all time. This epic tale explores not only the tragedy itself, but the sensationalized trials and aftermath of the night that changed the world forever.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:large">Rehearsals:</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Rehearsals
will begin July 31, Sundays through Thursdays 7-9:30 PM</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Performances:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Shows:
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays September 16-25, 2016<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">Casting
Information:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">All roles
are open. 57 Characters, roles will be double and triple cast.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font size="4">For questions, contact the director at <a href="mailto:achillesmr@aol.com">achillesmr@aol.com</a></font> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#ff0000">Auditions for GLTG’s Production of</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font color="#ff0000"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">SWEENEY TODD</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">:</span></i></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#ff0000">The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</font></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A Musical Thriller</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Music
and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Book by Hugh Wheeler</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Directed by Art Suskin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Musical Direction by John Krol</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Audition Times:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Saturday, July 30
at 1:00pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sunday, July 31 at 6:00pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Monday, August 1 at
7:00pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Callbacks on Tuesday and Wednesday
August 2 and 3 at 7:00pm (as needed and by invitation only) </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Geauga Lyric Arts
Center</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">106 Water Street, Chardon,
OH 44024</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://geaugatheater.org">geaugatheater.org</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">440-285-7701</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Auditions
will consist of voice, movement and readings from the script. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Bring the sheet music of your song (one minute or less) to give to
the accompanist.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">No
appointment necessary. Please be
prepared to stay for a few hours. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">Please bring <u>all</u> your conflicts between August 20 and November
6. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">ABOUT THE PLAY</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">: Attend
this dark and witty tale of love, London, murder and revenge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century
London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged
his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful
proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice.
Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the
integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London
lining up, and the carnage has only just begun! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rehearsals (5 per week on weekday
evenings and weekends) will commence on August 21.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Performances (9): Fridays and Saturdays, and Sundays
(Matinées), October 21 through November 6</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">roles:</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase"> We are looking for a company of 15-25
energetic actors and singers.</span><br></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Sweeney
Todd</i></b> (40s-60s): bass/baritone F2-Gb4</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Mrs.
Lovett</i></b> (30s-60s): alto/mezzo G3-E5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Johanna</i></b>
(20s): soprano C3-Bb5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Anthony
Hope</i></b> (20s-30s): tenor or high baritone Ab2-F#4</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Beggar
Woman</i></b> (40s-60s): soprano/mezzo Ab3-F5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Judge
Turpin</i></b> (50s-60s): bass/baritone E2-F#4</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Beadle
Banford</i></b> (40s-60s): tenor D3-D5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Pirelli</i></b>
(40s-50s): tenor B3-C5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Tobias
Ragg</i></b> (late teens-20s): tenor Bb3-A5</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ensemble</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (Men and Women, 20s-60s)—Many
good smaller roles with good scenes and a line here and there, both
dialogue and singing. <u>The
Ensemble may be on stage for most of the play</u>.</span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We need strong singer/actors to collaborate in creating </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">an original experience of a powerful play.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This production requires some serious singing and acting!</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">And remember: This is a
HORROR STORY!</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:black">For further information
contact the Director (Art Suskin) at 816-210-6266 or <a href="mailto:art@theatregym.org">art@theatregym.org</a></span><br></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kelly Miloro<br>GLTG Administrative Asst.<br>440-285-7701<br><a href="mailto:officemgr@geaugatheater.org" target="_blank">officemgr@geaugatheater.org</a><br><br><br></div></div></div>
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