<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AUDITIONS: Trinity Cultural Arts Center Revives James Baldwin's classic "The Amen Corner"</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">THE <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">AMEN CORNER</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">By James Baldwin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Directed by Terrence Spivey</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Music Supervision: Sharolyn Ferebee</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">November 30-December 10, 2017</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><b><u>AUDITION DATES</u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017</a> ​<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">6:30PM</a> ACTORS/SINGERS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 11AM</a> (Callbacks)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AUDITION PREPARATION </span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in ten minute increments. Walk-ins will be accepted if time permits. If you are unable to</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">make the above audition date, video submissions are possible. For appointments and video submissions, please contact <a href="mailto:pllecompany2.0@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pllecompany2.0@gmail.com</span></a>. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Please, no phone calls.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>Please bring 8x10 headshot/resume and prepare 16-32 bars (1-2 mins) spiritual or gospel number and a two minute monologue. Sides will be provided.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <b>Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">              <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8/1" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">7211 Woodland Avenue</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8/1" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">              Cleveland, Ohio 44104</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ABOUT THE PLAY</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In the late great literary giant James Baldwin's classic "The Amen Corner", Sister Margaret Alexander, a fiery minister, heads a storefront church in Harlem </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">while raising her musician son and allowing her estranged husband back into their lives under the watchful eye of her congregation. She is soon confronted </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">and torn between the faith of her church and the love of her family. Baldwin</span><i style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">who</span><i style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">wrote the classic novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and numerous literary </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">works was the subject of the Academy Award nominated "</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I Am Not Your Negro</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">". Truth, vividness and rich humanity" says </span><i style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">The New York Post </i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">about "The </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Amen Corner".</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ROLES AVAILABLE </span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MARGARET ALEXANDER - Pastor of the church (Cast)<br>ODESSA - Margaret's older sister, 50's<br>IDA JACKSON - a young woman, 20's<br>SISTER MOORE - elder of the church, 60's<br>SISTER BOXER - elder of the church, 50's-60's<br>BROTHER BOXER - elder of the church, 50's-60's<br>DAVID - Margaret's 18 year-old son<br>LUKE - her husband (Cast)<br>SISTER SALLY - member of the congregation, early 40's-50's<br>SISTER DOUGLAS - member of the congregation, 40's-50's<br>SISTER RICE - member of the congregation, mid 30's-early 40's<br>BROTHER DAVIS - member of the congregation, late 30's-early 40's<br>BROTHER WASHINGTON - member of the congregation, 40's-50's<br>OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-color:white" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><b>REHEARSAL START DATE:  </b><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://16" dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">November 2nd - November 29th</a><b><u></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-s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