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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">East
Cleveland Theater is hosting auditions for August Wilson's Jitney. <span> </span>Part of Wilson's, The Century Cycle, it is the
eighth play in his 10-play series. Jitney takes place in Pittsburgh, PA, in the
1970s. <span> </span>We are seeking eight (8) adult
African American men of all age ranges and types and one African American woman.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Synopsis:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">The
story is about a gypsy cab company<i> </i>in
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania during the 1970s, its workers, and how they deal with
each other and the changing landscape of their neighborhood. Filled with drama
and humor, the story reveals their individual histories as well as their lives
together as coworkers and friends.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Roles:</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Becker</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Owner
of the Jitney station.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Turnbo</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
driver always interested in everyone else’s business.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Youngblood</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
driver and Vietnam veteran.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Fielding</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
driver, alcoholic, and former tailor.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Doub</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
Korean War veteran and longtime driver.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Shealy</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
“Numbers Runner”.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Booster</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Becker’s
son and prison parolee.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Philmore</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">A
local hotel doorman.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Rena</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">African
American female</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Youngblood’s
girlfriend and mother of his child.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director: Jim Weaver, SDC</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Audition Dates:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Saturday,
November 11, 2017 from 12:00 to 3:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Sunday,
November 12, 2017 from 12:00 to 3:00pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Please prepare a monologue of your choice suitable for this
type of production. You may be asked to read from the script.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Show Dates:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Shows
on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 11 shows total</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Opening:
Friday, February 02, 2018</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Closing:
Sunday, February 25, 2018</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Friday
and Saturday shows start at 8pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Sunday
shows start at 3pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">EXCEPTION:
There be no show on Sunday, February 04, 2017 … Super Bowl Sunday.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rehearsals:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">This
will be a split rehearsal schedule, meaning that we will have 2 weeks of
rehearsals in December, 2017 (before Christmas), and then pick up with
rehearsals starting the week of January 07, 2018.<span> </span>Exact dates for both the December and January
time frames have not been determined.<span> </span>We
typically have rehearsals Sundays thru Wednesdays (4 days / week), but again
that is not yet set in stone.<span> </span>If you are
concerned about dates and timeframes, please show up at auditions and tell us
your limitations.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">East
Cleveland Theater is a community theater celebrating its 49<sup>th</sup>
Season.<span> </span>Our actors, like most of our
personnel, are unpaid volunteers.<span> </span>We
hope you will join us as we entertain and challenge our audiences.<span> </span>If you have questions, please call James
Charpie at 330-416-1311, or email me at </span><a href="mailto:jcharpie@eastclevelandtheater.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">jcharpie@eastclevelandtheater.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">.</span></p>
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Cleveland Theater</span></p>
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Euclid Avenue</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">East
Cleveland, OH 44112</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">216-851-8721</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="http://www.eastclevelandtheater.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">www.eastclevelandtheater.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Thank
You,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">James
Charpie</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">Stage
Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif">East
Cleveland Theater</span></p>
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