<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-_DblQBlAM__container" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_ZL0OHOvk gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--aligned-center gmail-pb-grid--automatic gmail-pb-grid--equal-height" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:445.547px;display:-webkit-flex;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_3wv8UDpL" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:445.547px;padding-left:10px;text-align:center"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_YOmMH1z0" style="font-size:45px;margin:15px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_jwkBHrqV gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Audition Notice</span></h3><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_LNM2HKOQ" style="margin:0px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:55px;color:black;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_rlB2HRmP gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit"><font size="4">THE GREAT GATSBY<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font></span></h3><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_aN1aHkO8" style="margin:15px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_Yl5xHbw7 gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit"><font size="4">Sun, October 20 at 2:00pm<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Mon, October 21 at 7:00 pm -- </font></span></h3><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_aN1aHkO8" style="margin:15px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_Yl5xHbw7 gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit"><font size="4">Geauga Lyric Theater Guild ARTS CENTER -- 106 Water Street, Chardon 44024</font></span></h3></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_DblQBlAM__container" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_wv8BHpdv gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1069.28px;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_YwMVUWYm" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_8Nn4H1y1" style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:black;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;font-style:italic"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_kVd7HaVX gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit"><font size="4">So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”</font><span style="font-size:40px"> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></h3></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_DblQBlAM__container" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_jMgQH0vQ gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1069.28px;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_bjOzUkw0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_Y0dLH6yl" style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);font-size:40px;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_0mp2H1wJ gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">About the Show<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_bv1yHpMJ gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1069.28px;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_OwxvUJpd" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_JyG2H80l" style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:25px;color:black;font-size:25px;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_jvGDH0lG gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Directed by Mark Cipra<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Based off of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></h3><p class="gmail-_7XqAY8_A gmail-_Od8Eh1ez" style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:20px;font-family:Lato;line-height:20px;color:black"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_0_56h8qO gmail-_text gmail-_ZGwmb_O6" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px">The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel and in Simon Levy's adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Great Gatsby is produced through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_DblQBlAM__container" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_KMDXHkbM gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1069.28px;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_ZpPrUgoj" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_40R5H48y" style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);font-size:40px;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_DmEnH0Gl gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Audition Information<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_Bv5_HWpM gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1069.28px;padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-_z2Z6ULlw" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p class="gmail-_7XqAY8_A gmail-_1JAqhLRg" style="margin:5px 0px 10px;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:20px;font-family:Lato;line-height:20px;color:black"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_aq9OhwLj gmail-_text gmail-_ZGwmb_O6" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px">Auditions will be held at The Geauga Lyric Arts Center, 106 Water St, Chardon, OH 44024 (diagonally across the street from the theater; directly across the street from City Hall)      <br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></p><p class="gmail-_7XqAY8_A gmail-_4gjjh5kg" style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:20px;font-family:Lato;line-height:20px;color:black"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_oDvdh6Wq gmail-_text gmail-_ZGwmb_O6" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px">Auditioners should be familiar with the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and be prepared to read from the script.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Since all actors will participate in party scenes with 1920's era dancing (Charleston, etc.) there will be a brief dance audition as well,  so please bring appropriate footwear.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_DblQBlAM__container" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_G6QYHkxl gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;mi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ents one of the “new women” - cynical, boyish and <br style="box-sizing:border-box">self-centered. Aristocratic (very light) Kentucky accent.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Myrtle Wilson (25-35). Tom’s lover, whose exhausted husband George owns <br style="box-sizing:border-box">a rundown auto shop. Has a fierce vitality and desperately looks for a <br style="box-sizing:border-box">way to improve her situation.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">George Wilson (25-40). Myrtle’s husband. He loves and idealizes Myrtle, <br style="box-sizing:border-box">and is devastated by her affair.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Wolfsheim (40-65). Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized <br style="box-sizing:border-box">crime. Gatsby's partner in bootlegging.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Some of the following characters may be doubled and we may cast a few <br style="box-sizing:border-box">people simply for the party scenes.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Lucille McKee (25-50). Silly and vapid.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Chester McKee (25-50). Snobby and effeminate.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Waiter (any age)<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Cop (any age)<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Mrs. Michaelis (any age)<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail-_pDNE0kYl gmail-_m6qaHjOM gmail-pb-grid gmail-pb-grid--stackable gmail-pb-grid--automatic" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:-webkit-flex;padding:0px;float:none"><div class="gmail-grid__column" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:1099.28px;padding:15px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px"><div class="gmail-_O689JW7n gmail-__w81UAPp" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h3 class="gmail-_qaQP6rvk gmail-_6O91HBWN" style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:Oswald,Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:rgb(25,57,100);font-size:40px;box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_0veKH1Nw gmail-_title gmail-_3JdPm85O" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Questions?<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span></h3><p class="gmail-_7XqAY8_A gmail-_RDKxh89D" style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:20px;font-family:Lato;line-height:20px;color:black"><span class="gmail-_VWvqNvR9 gmail-_p_KQhvJq gmail-_text gmail-_ZGwmb_O6" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px">For questions or further information, please contact 440.286.2255</span></p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><p align="center" style="margin-bottom:0pt"></p><div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Erika Hansen</font></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Executive Director</font></span><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><img src="cid:00B64749-49D5-4703-A266-01912F16212F@attlocal.net"><br></div></div></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">106 Water Street<br>Chardon, OH 44024<br><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">440.285.7701<br><a href="mailto:operations@geaugatheater.org" target="_blank">operations@geaugatheater.org</a><br><a href="http://geaugatheater.org" target="_blank">geaugatheater.org</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>