<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#333333;">CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM </span><span style="color:#990000;"><b>AUDITIONS </b></span><b><span style="color:#990000;">SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 2-4 pm</span></b><span style="color:#333333;"> for</span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">THE CASUAL TREE WARD </span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> BY ROBERT HAWKES</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">DIRECTED BY SUSAN SOLTIS</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">World premiere!</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> The goddess <b>Freyja</b> (or is she?) is tending Yggdrasil, the World Ash Thee (or is it?), trying to protect it from increasing drought. An itinerant <b>water-bearer</b> tries to persuade Freyja to go with him to where water is plentiful. She refuses. Does the world really depend on this single tree, or is this a self-generating myth? All is made clear (or is it?) when <b>Odin</b>, the One-Eyed God (or is he?) shows up to resolve all questions and save us all (or can he?).</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Roles for two men, one woman.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> (See description in paragraph above.) All three roles are available. Ages flexible.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The play will open Friday, August 24th and run Thu-Sat through September 15th (11 performances) at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater. Rehearsals will begin in mid-July. Actors will be paid a stipend for their participation. (No Equity contracts are available for this production.)</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Please prepare a pair of contrasting monologues not to exceed three minutes in combined time. You may be asked also to read from the script.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">If you are new to convergence-continuum, or think you might be unfamiliar to Robert Hawkes (playwright will be present), please bring headshot and résumé.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Auditions will be scheduled in 15-minute slots for four applicants. <b>Email Robert Hawkes at rhhawkes@gmail.com (note second “h”) to schedule a time.</b></span></p><br><br></body></html>