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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Near West Theatre is auditioning for leading
roles in our upcoming production of the lavish musical CARNIVAL</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Auditionees must have a track record of playing
leading roles in musical theatre.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Roles open are the following:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">LILI:  The shows ingenue, coloratura
soprano.  Believable innocent/delusional 20 something young woman. </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> Open to
diversity of race and ethnicity as are all these roles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
JACQOUT:  Versatile actor with considerable comic and dramatic range, with
a talent for creating various "voices" both male and female.  Works as a puppeteer in the
show and leads the second act production number "The Grand Imperial
Cirques de Paris." Must dance!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">PAUL BERTHALET:  Our tortured romantic
lead.  Baritone.  Paul must be an actor of considerable emotional</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> emotional
range.  Works puppets and has a knack for creating "voices" both
male and</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> female.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">MARCO THE MAGNIFICENT:  The carnival troupe
star magician.  Romantic, 30's/40's in age, a womanizing,</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">hot blooded latino or
italian-looking.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">IF YOU FIT THIS BILL, PLEASE COME TO OUR NEXT
CALL BACK  AUDITION WHICH IS TUESDAY,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">SEPTEMBER 11 AT 7PM. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Audition takes place
at St Luke's Episcopal Church, W 78th and Lake Rd and/or </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">call director Bob Navis Jr at 281-6879. 
CARNIVAL starts rehearsals Sunday, Sept 23 and opens the week before
Thanksgiving in November playing for 4 weekends into mid-December.</span></p>





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