<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div><b>CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM WILL HOLD AUDITIONS FOR TWO SHOWS:</b></div><div>SHAKESPEARE'S R&J, an adaptation by Joe Calarco - directed by Cory Molner</div><div>HOMOS, OR EVERYONE IN AMERICA by Jordan Seavey - directed by Clyde Simon</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>SAT, MAY 4, 1:30 - 3:30</b> and <b>SUN, MAY 12, 2:00 -4:00</b></div><div><b>at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 (Tremont neighborhood)</b></div><div><br></div><div>Two dates to choose from. You can audition for either show (or both) on either date. </div><div><br></div><div>Please sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0zvFy1uZzHyMdC8EJ_2-yD9MyNBdOpd3dLjn702iSovqyDA/viewform">here</a> to let us know that you will be attending.</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>SHAKESPEARE’S R & J </b></div><div>an adaptation by Joe Calarco</div><div><br></div><div>Aug 30-Sep 21 (Thurs-Sat), directed by Cory Molner</div><div>In a boys' boarding school, four students discover the forbidden text of Shakespeare’s play and secretly enact the play in an athletic deluge of adolescent agitation, terror, and fierce desires that parallel their own lives.</div><div><br></div><div>Roles: </div><div>Student 1: Romeo, etc.</div><div>Student 2: Juliet, Benvolio, Friar John, etc.</div><div>Student 3: Mercutio, Lady Capulet, Friar Lawrence, etc.</div><div>Student 4: Tybalt, Nurse, Balthasar, etc. </div><div><br></div><div><b>4 males that can play in the range of High School age</b>. All must have at least an introductory grasp of Shakespeare's work and language. A background in stage movement or stage combat is preferred. Actors must be comfortable with portraying on-stage same-sex intimacy choreography and moments of staged violence.</div><div><br></div><div>*Sides will be provided. It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with the text and rhythm of the original Romeo and Juliet. </div><div><br></div><div>*** All roles receive a stipend. Rehearsals begin mid-July.</div><div><br></div><div><b>HOMOS, OR EVERYONE IN AMERICA</b></div><div>by Jordan Seavey</div><div>Oct 18-Nov 9, directed by Clyde Simon</div><div><br></div><div>Homos, or Everyone in America by Jordan Seavey, directed by Clyde Simon, is told through interweaving glimpses into the life of an everyday couple unexpectedly confronted by a vicious hate crime. Homos, or Everyone in America is a fearless, often funny, heart-on-its-sleeve examination of the moments that can bring two people together – or pull them apart. (Ohio premiere.)</div><div><br></div><div>Auditions will consist of readings in pairs from the script, which is written in a unique and interesting overlapping / interweaving style – an exciting approach to the language of dialogue.</div><div><br></div><div>Roles:<b> 3 males, 1 female</b></div><div>The Writer: Male, Caucasian, ages from late twenties to early thirties.</div><div>The Academic: Male, Latino, a grad student, ages from late twenties to early thirties.</div><div>(The Writer and The Academic are the play’s central characters / couple.)</div><div>Dan: A friend, male, ethnically ambiguous, could be Greek, Latino, Italian, Middle Eastern. Who knows, he’s adopted. Thirty-ish.</div><div>Laila: A stranger, female, any race but Caucasian, thirty-ish.</div><div>Production dates: Opens Fri, Oct 18 and runs Thurs-Sat through Nov 9 (four weekends). </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>*** All roles receive a stipend Rehearsals will begin early September.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br></body></html>