<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#ff0000" size="4">CASTING NOTICE</font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/" target="_blank">Playwrights Local</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">Seeks actors for a staged reading in the</span><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/5cpf/" target="_blank">5th Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival</a></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Saturday, October 12, 2019</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Creative Space at Waterloo Arts<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This reading will be at 5:00 pm. </span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume to <u><a href="mailto:playwrightslocal@gmail.com" target="_blank">playwrightslocal@gmail.com</a></u></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AUTOPOIESIS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Written by Oana Leuca</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by Erik Andrews</span></p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Synopsis</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Autopoiesis” is a short play in absurdist fashion that raises issues of social media addiction, beauty standards, and bullying. The action takes place in a cabaret, where Dana, a 60-year-old dancer, is doing a smokey-eyed tutorial on Facebook, while teaching 14-year-old Ana about the meaning of life. Harassed by the Scale-people, the Canary-beasts, and also by the netizens, Dana’s self-esteem problems worsen. She befriends DontExist, a 30 year-old female writer who thinks she is inside the heart of a giraffe. They lap-dance together, and start reflecting on love and life, while all the other characters around them scroll on their phones or even end up marrying their phones.</span></p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Roles</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#ff0000">Actor 2</font> - Multiple Roles (open age/gender)</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#ff0000">Actor 3</font> - Multiple Roles (open age/gender)</p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Logistics</span></p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There will be 1-2 rehearsals in North Collinwood or in Tremont.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is an unpaid reading, but a great chance to be a part of a new play!</span></p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume to <u><a href="mailto:playwrightslocal@gmail.com" target="_blank">playwrightslocal@gmail.com</a></u></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABOUT THE COMPANY</span></p><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local is a theater company based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. They offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at</span><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></div>