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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR: Rabbit Run Community Arts Association <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> P. O. Box 235, 49 Park St.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Madison, OH 44057<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CONTACT: Karen Ziegler, Director of Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 440-428-5913 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE: February 8, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auditions for Rabbit Run Theater’s 2017 Summer Season</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Audition appointments are now being taken for the 2017 summer season at Rabbit Run Theater in Madison, Ohio. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The productions for the summer are “Guys and Dolls”, “It’s Only a Play”, “Peter and the Starcatcher” and “Into the Woods”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Auditions run two weekends, Mar. 11 and 12 for the musicals “Guys and Dolls” and “Into the Woods” and Mar. 18 and 19 for “It’s Only a Play” and “Peter and the Starctcher”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Guys and Dolls” is the 1950 musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling. <span style='color:black'>New York’s most notorious gamblers make a bet that focuses on the beautiful mission girl, Sarah, who is whisked off to Havana, Cuba, to be wined and dined. But Sarah has a mind of her own and all bets are off in this musical classic.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Show dates are June 2 through June 24.</span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'> The show</span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><i><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></i></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>is directed by Brint Learned with musical direction by Danielle Jones and choreography by Jill Tschetter.</span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Into the Woods”, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, runs Aug. 11 through Aug. 27. The show is directed by Brint Learned with musical direction by Chris Bott.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Baker and his wife and all other manner of characters Grimm enter the woods, seeking their life’s dreams. Even with the witch’s warning, “Be careful what you wish for”, ringing in their ears, near disastrous decisions are made.</span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>Auditions for “Guys and Dolls” and “Into the Woods” are 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Mar.11, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 12. </span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>Multiple roles are available in both musicals for men and women ages high school and up.</span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>Actors auditioning for the musicals<i> </i>should be prepared to sing 16 measures of a Broadway-style song. Please bring sheet music for accompaniment; no pre-recorded accompaniment. Dress comfortably for movement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“It’s Only a Play”<i> </i>w</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ritten by Terrence McNally,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> runs from June 30 through July 15. The production is directed by Ann Hedger. There are 5 roles available for men, ages <span style='color:black'>25 to 60</span><span style='color:red'>, </span><span style='color:black'>and 2 roles available for women, ages 20 to 50</span><span style='color:red'>.</span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Julia Budder throws a lavish party celebrating the opening of her play,<i> </i>“The Golden Egg”</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. While celebrities pour in downstairs, a group of insiders have staked themselves out upstairs to await the reviews. The mixture of an excitable playwright, an unstable director and a pill-popping leading lady, to name a few, brings out the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and humor that infuses the theatre!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auditions for “It’s Only a Play” are Saturday, Mar. 18, and Sunday, Mar. 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. both days. Actors will read from the script and do not need to prepare a monologue. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Peter and the Starcatcher”<i> </i>a play by Rick Elice and music by Wayne Barker, opens July 21 and runs through Aug. 5. The show is directed by Mark Cipra. The musical director is Kyle Lorek, and the movement design and choreography are by Ann Fairhurst. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>There are multiple roles available for both men and women ages from late teens to those in their 60s.</span></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>“Peter and the Starcatcher” tells the story of the origins of Peter Pan. </span></span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.1pt'>A young orphan and his mates are shipped from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. At sea the boys discover Molly, the starcatcher-in-training, who realizes the boat is carrying a secret cargo of starstuff, a celestial and powerful substance that must never fall into the wrong hands. </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.1pt;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auditions for “Peter and the Starcatcher” are Saturday, Mar. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Mar. 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. Actors auditioning will read from the script and do not need to prepare a monologue. Actors should be dressed for movement and prepared to sing (music will be provided).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As many of the roles are pirates, actors auditioning for “Peter and the Starcatcher” are welcome to bring a </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>ukulele, small percussion instrument, guitar, lyre or concertina or any other instrument that be appropriate for a stereotypical pirate image to play during their audition.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All auditions are at Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, 49 Park St., Madison, OH. Auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment call RRCAA at 440-428-5913. For more information visit </span><a href="http://www.rabbitrunonline.org"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.rabbitrunonline.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rabbit Run Theater is one of the few barn theaters remaining in Ohio and is open every summer from the beginning of June through the end of August. The theater is located at 5648 W. Chapel Rd., Madison. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RRCAA is a comprehensive fine arts association offering year-round instruction in all the major disciplines of the fine and performing arts and also operates Rabbit Run Theater. Partial funding is provided by the Ohio Arts Council.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>