<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b class=""><font size="5" class="">Avenue Arts Marketplace & Theatre announces auditions for STRAIGHT WHITE MEN</font></b></p><div class="">LOCATED AT 324 CLEVELAND AVE NW CANTON OHIO, 44702</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="" 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;">SYNOPSIS: When Ed and his three adult sons come together to celebrate Christmas, they enjoy cheerful trash-talking, pranks, and takeout Chinese. Then they confront a problem that even being a happy family can’t solve: When identity matters, and privilege is problematic, what is the value of being a straight white man?</p><p class="" 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;">Directed by: David Lee, Co-Artistic Director</p><p class="" 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;">Auditions will be held March 13th and 14th from 7-9pm</p><p class="" 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;">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 class="" 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;">Rehearsals will begin March 18th and will generally be held Sunday-Thursday. </p><p class="" 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;">Show dates are May 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th at 8pm and May 13th at 2pm. </p><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="" 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;">CHARACTERS:</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Ed (Male, 50-70) - </strong>father of the family; a family man; good-natured, well-intentioned, liberal, and a bit sad since the passing of his wife.</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Matt (Male, 45-59) - </strong>politically and socially conscious and highly intelligent, but often uncomfortable in his skin; frustrated by the social expectations the world has for him; currently working a low-level temp job and living with his father.</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Jake (Male, 40-45) - </strong>a very successful banker; confident; recently divorced.</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Drew (Male, 35-40) - </strong>an award-winning writer and professor.</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Person In Charge 1 (Any Gender, Age) - </strong>gender nonconforming individual of any age or race; calls the shots, no irony.</p><p class="" 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;"><strong class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Person In Charge 2 (Any Gender, Age) - </strong>gender nonconforming individual of any age or race; calls the shots, no irony.</p><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem;"><font size="5" class="" style="color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b class="">SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT: </b></font><font color="#5d010e" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="5" class=""><b class=""><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4bafa82ca3fe3-straight1" class="">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4bafa82ca3fe3-straight1</a> </b></font><span class="" style="color: rgb(93, 1, 14); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><p class="" 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;">Please email <a href="mailto:avenueartstheatre@gmail.com" class="">avenueartstheatre@gmail.com</a> with any and all questions!</p></body></html>