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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135">En el Tiempo de las Mariposas/ In The Time of The Butterflies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135;background:white">Regional Premiere<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">A play by Caridad Svich Based on the novel by Julia Alvarez<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Directed</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> by Julia Sosa</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:maroon"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Looking to cast…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135;background:white">5-6 Woman with fluent Spanish speaking ability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135;background:white">1-4 Men fluent Spanish speaking ability<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">About the play…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">En el Tiempo de las Mariposas</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> is a fictionalized
account of the courageous Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic. The sisters inspired resistance cells throughout the country against the dictatorial regime of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The “butterflies,” their secret code name, were brutally murdered
by the regime in 1960. <i>En el Tiempo de las Mariposas</i> paints a visual dreamscape of the activist sisters’ interior lives, the beauty and ferocity of the natural world and the music heard on the radio of the time. Performed in Spanish with English supertitles. <b>Regional
Premiere.</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">About The Director…<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Julia Sosa</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is an El Paso-Texas based theatre professional and alumni of University of Texas at El Paso’s Theatre and Dance Department. Julia was
recently seen as the Assistant Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s <i>Mojada: Una Medea in Los Angeles</i> by Luis Alfaro. She is a songwriter and vocalist of
<i>Lunatic</i> a Juarez-El Paso musical project that has opened for bands like Café Tacvba, Hellow Seahore and Natalie LaFourcade’. She is excited to be returning to Cleveland after serving as the Education Apprentice (2015-2016) at Cleveland Play House.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">About the rehearsals…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rehearsals begin around January 2<sup>nd</sup>. With Rehearsals are 4-5 times a week and then moving to 5-6 times a week in the last few weeks. Rehearsals will be weekday evenings
and weekends. Actors may be accepted with some rehearsal conflicts and limitations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Previews February 22<sup>nd</sup>. Runs February 23<sup>rd</sup> – March 10<sup>th</sup>. Gordon Square Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:orange"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135">Auditions…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#538135"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Friday 12/15: 6-9pm Or Saturday 12/16: 1-4pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">RSVP necessary by email
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">to Play Associate</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, Andrew Valdez, to book your audition appointment
</span></i><a href="avaldez@cptonline.org"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">avaldez@cptonline.org</span></i></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#538135">Callbacks are an important time for the director to see selected auditioners a second time.<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Saturday 12/16 6-9pm
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">(If you are unable to make callbacks, please let New Play Associate</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, Andrew Valdez, know when booking your audition
appointment; </span></i><a href="avaldez@cptonline.org"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">avaldez@cptonline.org</span></i></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Auditions are by appointment only. You can schedule for either Fri 12/15
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">OR</span> Sat 12/16. <br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">What to prepare…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">A short reading (or memorized) piece that demonstrates your acting ability</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Be ready to read sides, propose strong characters, and work with the director.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Headshot and R</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">é</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">sum</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">é
if available</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:orange"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To schedule an audition appointment, please email
<span style="background:yellow">New Play Associate, Andrew Valdez at</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow">
</span><a href="avaldez@cptonline.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;background:yellow">avaldez@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b>Be
sure to include your name, email address, phone number and preferred audition date & time in your email. Please include [MARIPOSAS Auditions] in your subject line.</b> No phone calls, please.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">About The Playwright…</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:#FAFAFA">Caridad Svich</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:#FAFAFA"> is a playwright-songwriter-translator and editor.
Her play <i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart (a rave fable)</span></i> recently received its world premiere at 7 Stages in Atlanta. She has held an NEA/TCG Residency
at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre, a TCG/Pew residency at INTAR Theatre, and has been a Radcliffe Institute fellow at Harvard University. <i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Twelve Ophelias (a play with broken songs)</span></i> was presented
at Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York in March 2004, and her multimedia collaboration (with Nick Philippou & Todd Cerveris) <i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Booth Variations</span></i> at 59 East 59th Street Theatre in August
2004. Her play <i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Magnificent Waste</span></i> was the recipient of the 2003 National Latino Playwriting Award and selected for the 2004 Tribeca Film Institute All Access Open Stage program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Andrew Aaron Valdez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">New Play Associate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">p: 216.631.2727 x242<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">e: avaldez@cptonline.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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