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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon. Below and in the attached file are details on our organization’s upcoming auditions for <i>Steel Magnolias</i>, which I’m hoping can be posted/shared via Neopal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Auditions for the G. B. Community Theatre production of <i>Steel Magnolias<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>July 20, 1-3 p.m.<br>July 21, 4-6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Ashtabula Arts Center<br>2928 W. 13<sup>th</sup> Street<br>Ashtabula, OH 44004<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Callbacks will be July 22, 6:30 p.m.<br>Performance Dates: September 20-22 & 27-29<br>Directed by Cathy Lawson<br>Please come prepared with a short monologue & a list of calendar conflicts for the director.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>“Steel Magnolias”</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'> is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=BasicParagraph style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Auditions are open to everyone and are held at the Ashtabula Arts Center. You do not need prior theater experience to try out for a show. If you are not cast in an on-stage role, please consider volunteering on the backstage crew — an essential part of every show’s production team. There is no cost to audition for or take part in a G.B. or Straw Hat show. Please direct audition questions to Kimberly Godfrey, Director of Theater & Music, at (440) 964-3396.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#0070C0'>Please bring a list of calendar conflicts for the director of the show you’re trying out for. Commitment is important, and the success of a production relies heavily on everyone from leads to ensemble being responsible and consistent in showing up for rehearsals. PLEASE NOTE: existing conflicts do not automatically mean you can’t/won’t be cast!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks very much,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amanda Frazier<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing & PR Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ashtabula Arts Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2928 W. 13<sup>th</sup> Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ashtabula, OH 44004<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(440) 964-3396<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>