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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Great Lakes Theater Seeks <o:p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Children for <i>A Christmas Carol
</i>and <i>Wait Until Dark </i></span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The auditions, scheduled for Monday, September 12<sup>th</sup>, are by appointment only.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">(Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) is seeking child actors of all cultures and backgrounds for roles in our 2016-2017 season.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">A Christmas Carol</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Children should be between the ages of seven to thirteen. They should be prepared to sing up to 16 bars of their favorite song and may be asked to read from the script. Rehearsals will begin on November 8</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">th</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">;
with performance dates scheduled from November 22</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">nd
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">through December 23</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">rd</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">.
<b>Children auditioning </b>for <i>A Christmas Carol </i><b>may not be fourteen years of age until December 24, 2016 or later</b>.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Wait Until Dark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Seeking girls between the ages of nine to thirteen for the role of Gloria (a young looking, smart, strong, and somewhat precocious child.) Audition material for children auditioning for
<i>Wait Until Dark</i> will be provided when appointments are confirmed. <b><i>Wait Until Dark
</i>will begin its run in 2017 at Great Lakes Theater, then continue on to Idaho Shakespeare Festival for a run in the summer of 2017. Child cast may be asked to commit to full run at both companies.
</b>Rehearsals will begin at GLT on January 24<sup>th</sup>, 2017, with performance dates scheduled from February 17<sup>th</sup> – March 12<sup>th</sup>, 2017. Rehearsals will begin at ISF on May 16<sup>th</sup>, with performance dates scheduled from May
26<sup>th</sup> – July 30<sup>th</sup>, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Auditions will be held on Monday, September 12<sup>th</sup>, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the</span></b>
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Playhouse Square Rehearsal Halls (1650 Chester Ave). Auditions are by appointment only<i>.
</i></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">To arrange an appointment time, please visit our website at
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue">http://www.greatlakestheater.org/work-with-us/auditions
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">and reserve a time slot by 5:00pm on Thursday, September 8<sup>th</sup>.
<b>Please indicate if the child will be auditioning for <i>A Christmas Carol, Wait Until Dark,
</i>or both.</b> Appointments times will be confirmed via email. </span> <span style="font-size:10.5pt">Children auditioning should bring a headshot and resume.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Great Lakes Theater is an equal opportunity employer.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The mission of Great Lakes Theater is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience.
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