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<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) announces Auditions for</span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#C00000">EVERYTHING IS OKAY
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">(AND OTHER HELPFUL LIES)</span></strong></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#C00000">A World Premiere Musical at CPT.</span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Created by Melissa Crum & Caitlin Lewins,</span></b><span style="color:#44546A"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">16/17 Nord Family Foundation Catapult Fellows.</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A"></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Directed by Matthew Wright.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">About the musical…</span></strong></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#222222; background:white">This dark musical comedy is a celebration of the not-so-happy ways in which we persevere, grow, and change – whether we want
to or not. Friendships are challenged, buddies die, and everybody drinks. Cheers.
<b>World Premiere.</b></span><span style="color:#222222; background:white"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Looking to cast…</span></strong></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Jackson* (African American Male) – late 20’s, early 30’s, a go-getter. Awkward yet loveable. Craves success and connection.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Pablo* (Caucasian Male) – late 20’s, early 30’s, a struggling musician. Charming. And kind of a jerk. Is not Hispanic. His real name is Sam.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">*Ability to play instrument(s) a plus</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All other roles have been cast. Equity Agreements are not available for this production.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">About the process…</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A"></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Rehearsals for this production will begin in early August and will be 4-5 weekday evenings and one 5-6 hour rehearsal on the weekends. Because
Pandemonium, CPT’s annual benefit, falls in the middle of the rehearsal period, there will be a two-week break inside the rehearsal process. Tech will be the weekend of October 12. This production will have two public preview performances October 20 & 25,
and will then rehearse until the opening night on Friday, October 26. Performances will be in the James Levin Theatre on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 7:00pm, October 20 – November 10.
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</span><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#C00000">Audition… </span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">(if you are unavailable for these dates but would like to audition - let us know!)</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Saturday, June 9 from 12pm-4pm. Actors should be prepared to stay for one hour.</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Callbacks: Sunday, June 10 from 6pm-10pm. Actors should be prepared to stay for the duration.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 5-minute increments</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. Actors will be sent
sides to prepare. Actors should prepare a short a cappella song. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#C00000">To schedule an audition appointment…</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">Please email Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations, Caitlin Lewins, at
</span><a href="mailto:clewins@cptonline.org" id="LPlnk610363" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">clewins@cptonline.org</span></a><span class="x_MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:windowtext; text-decoration:none">
<b>with your preferred audition time</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">
<b>Be sure to include your name, email address, and phone number in your email.</b> You will receive the sides upon confirmation. No phone calls please.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Caitlin Lewins</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Cleveland Public Theatre</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">6415 Detroit Ave</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">Cleveland OH, 44102</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#44546A">(216) 631-2727 x211</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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