<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Avenue Arts Marketplace & Theatre announces auditions for THE LARAMIE PROJECT</p><div class=""><font size="3" class="">Located at 324 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton Ohio 44702</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br class=""></font></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">SYNOPSIS: In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Directed by: Jared Sparks, Co-Artistic Director</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Auditions will be held April 4th, from 7-9pm.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">All auditioners are asked to come prepared to cold read from the script. We also ask that you bring a current headshot and resume with you to auditions. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Rehearsals will begin April 8th and with a flexible rehearsal schedule. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Show dates are July 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st at 8pm and July 15th at 2pm.</p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">CHARACTERS:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor One (Male) - Portrays: </strong>Stephen Belber, Doc O'Conner, Matt Galloway, Anonymous Friend of Aaron McKinney, Bill McKinney, Andrew Gomez, Fred Phelps, Mormon Spiritual Advisor, Conrad Miller</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Two (Female) - Portrays: </strong>Amanda Gronich, Eileen Engen, Marge Murray, Baptist Minister, Trish Stiger, Shadow</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Three (Female) - Portrays: </strong>Reggie Fluty, Rebecca Hilliker, Debbie the Waitress</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Four (Male) - Portrays: </strong>Moises Kaufman, Philip Dubois, Stephen Mead Johnson, Murdock Cooper, Jon Peacock, Dennis Shepard, Harry Woods</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Five (Male) - Portrays: </strong>Andy Paris, Jedadiah Schultz, Doug Laws, Dr. Cantway, Matt Mickelson, Russell Henderson, Aaron McKinney, Philip Dubois, Kerry Drake</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Six (Male) - Portrays: </strong>Greg Pierotti, Detective Sergeant Hing, Phil LaBrie, Father Roger Schmit, Rulon Stacey, Detective Sergeant Rob Debree, Jonas Slonaker</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Seven (Female) - Portrays: </strong>Barbara Pitts, Catherine Connolly, April Silva, Zubaida Ula, Sherry Aenonson, Lucy Thompson, Eileen Engen</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="">Actor Eight (Female) - Portrays: </strong>Leigh Fondakowski, Zackie Salmon, Alison Mears, Romaine Patterson, Aaron Kreifels, Tiffany Edwards</p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font size="5" class="">PLEASE SIGN UP AT: <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4bafa82ca3fe3-thelaramie" class="">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4bafa82ca3fe3-thelaramie</a></font></div><div class=""><font size="5" class=""><br class=""></font></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please email all questions to <a href="mailto:avenueartstheatre@gmail.com" class="">avenueartstheatre@gmail.com</a></p><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>