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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gates Mills Player's Announces Auditions for</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">On Stage Classic Radio Play</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">"The Thin Man"</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>Auditions:<br>Sunday, Feb. 3 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM<br>Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM<br>Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>Location:<br>Gates Mills Community House<br>1460 Chagrin River Rd<br>Gates Mills, OH 44040</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Performance Dates:<br></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday March 8th, 730pm<br>Saturday March 9th, 730pm<br>Sunday March 10th 2pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Directed by Susan Wasserman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rehearsals Start Thursday, Feb 7th. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays (TBD) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Synopsis: The Gates Mills Players will be reviving the classic live radio play, <i>The Thin Man</i>, a comedic <i>whodunit </i>from the 1930s featuring American iconic duo Nick & Nora. The story revolves around a husband and wife team as they crack the case with plenty of wit, banter, cocktails and an interesting array of characters along the way!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. A variety of roles are available. Please bring your resume and a list of dates and time conflicts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cast of Characters:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nick - lead- Well known, worldly private detective<br>Nora - lead- Nick’s sophisticated wife Dorothy<br>Wynant - young daughter of Mr. Wynant<br>Andy Reade - Dorothy’s fiancé’s<br>Mr. McCauley - Mr. Wynant’s lawyer <br>Julia Wolf - Mr. Wynant’s secretary<br>Joe Morelli - gangster type<br>Mimi - Mr. Wynant’s wife<br>Gilbert - son to Mr. Wynant<br>Inspector Guild, Assorted other characters - Announcer of program, producer, policeman, cab driver, doorman, news reporter and more….. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For additional information, contact <a href="mailto:sbwproductions@gmail.com"><span style="color:blue">sbwproductions@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A6A6A6">Dale R Fant</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>