<div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:merriweather;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Western Reserve Playhouse auditions for</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:merriweather;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“BLITHE SPIRIT” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:merriweather;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Noel Coward</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:merriweather;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by August Scarpelli</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Synopsis: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First produced in 1941 this much-revived classic “improbable farce” from the playwright of </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Private Lives</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hay Fever</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine. After his first wife, Elvira, died, Charles married Ruth, and they appear to live a pleasant, if uneventful and conventional, life. Charles is writing </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Unseen</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(26,25,25);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a book about spiritualism and invites Madame Arcati, a medium who live nearby to join them and their friends, the Bradmans, for a séance, so that he can acquire the suitable “local color” an author needs. As (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Ruth, and the dead Elvira, haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Audition Dates</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Friday October 4</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 530pm -730pm and Saturday October 5</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  1pm -4pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Callbacks: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday October 6</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 12pm -3pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">    </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">** if you are unable to make these auditions or callbacks and are still interested please email the director below.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rehearsals:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Tentatively begin December 2nd and continue Sunday thru Thursday 6:30 to 9:30PM Saturday rehearsals TBD by production team if necessary.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 49.5pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Performances:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> January 24th - February 8th - Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm (one Sunday performance February 2nd @ 2pm)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Location: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Western Reserve Playhouse 3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44286</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Audition Requirements:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please arrive 10 minutes before your audition time slot to fill out required information and receive sides.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Auditions will take approximately 10 min.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please prepare two short contrasting speeches that try not to exceed 3 min. overall </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you do not have a prepared piece you will be given one from the play</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For Callbacks, a schedule will be sent out via email, the evening of Saturday October 5th actors will be asked to stay to read scenes with other perspective actors.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please bring all known conflicts to the auditions.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please bring, if available, headshots and resumes. (supplied material may not be returned)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Prospective cast, under the age of 18, will need to have a guardian attend the audition.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Casting:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALL roles are open to all ethnicities. No equity contracts at this time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweathe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ian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">His wife</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">longtime friend of the Condomines</span></p><br><br><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*sign up at the link below</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508054eada92aa5f85-noel">https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508054eada92aa5f85-noel</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**Direct any questions to August Scarpelli, he can be reached via text at (440)654-3624 or email <a href="mailto:gus.scarpelli@gmail.com">gus.scarpelli@gmail.com</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:merriweather;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><br><br></div>