<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#000000"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">******** </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:red;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Aurora Community Theatre </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">********</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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Auditions</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Book by
Terrence McNally and Music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Synopsis:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You
Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting
caught. Seeking fame and fortune, precocious teenager, Frank Abignale, Jr.,
runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than
his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks,
Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high
life and winning the girl of his dreams. When Frank's lies catch the attention
of FBI agent, Carl Hanratty, though, Carl pursues Frank across the country to
make him pay for his crimes.</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Keli Schimelpfenig,</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Director</span><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Tim Shaffer</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Music Director</span><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Marc C. Howard</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Choreographer</span><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Erin Matson</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Producer</span><br>
<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Ann Nyenhuis</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Stage Manager</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We are looking for Actors, we are looking for
Singers and Singers who move well, we are looking for Dancers who sing or
Dancers who don’t.</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">When</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">:
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<u><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Singing Audition</span></u><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">: Sun Jan 5, 2020 6:00-8:00 pm and Tues Jan 7, 2020
7:00-9:00 pm </span><br>
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<u><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dance Audition</span></u><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">: Sun Jan 12, 2020 @ 6:00 pm</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Callbacks: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:30 - 10 pm</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Where:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">115 East
Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH 44202</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For an audition spot, go to </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F5080549afac2caaf58-catch%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2sxUUtKUpjA7KrJEuUQ1LU3w5vSRarH8G3hUHbu-ts3QxA4iJssCiycKw&h=AT1pYRpqrBrGlUOORoSJHnb2AEJuUHjVNOmlYu_dBYrFf-GvH71Y3W_lNrLqIDBzrrSO6qnuNeoEIohcd2Z1nFzpDjaC9vjCb1ZmFEGfJaz4lFYiZ-9S4RcLLS8t1htFOtShKOnouf_2pIdL3w" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(56,88,152);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549afac2caaf58-catch</span></a><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">What to Prepare:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u>Singing Audition</u>: Please bring a resume, headshot
and 16-32 measures a song not from the show, prepare your sheet music for an
accompanist. No, a capella or taped music. </span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u>Dance Audition</u>: Be prepared to dance. Men bring
jazz shoes, women bring character heels, all bring tap shoes if you tap. If
invited to callbacks, scene work, and further music will be given.</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Rehearsals:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Will begin as
early as Feb or Mar 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Performances</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">: </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Apr 24 to May
16, 2020</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>Casting Note</b>: </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Any race, gender, age, body type,
or other identities are encouraged to audition and will be considered equally
in casting. ACT does not offer union contracts and performers are volunteers.</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For questions or further information, please
contact the director at <a href="mailto:keli@shinypennystudios.com">keli@shinypennystudios.com</a></span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Frank Abagnale Jr.,</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Male, Character Age: 20 to 30, Tenor, High C5 - Low
G2, Our story's conniving protagonist, he is a handsome and youthful con
artist. Grew up learning to disappear into another skin to avoid his problems.
He eventually falls in love with Brenda and desperately tries to change his
ways. Sings: “Live in Living Color”, “The Pinstripes Are All That They See”,
“Someone Else's Skin”, “Jet Set”, “Butter Outta Cream”, “My Favorite Time of
Year”, “Seven Wonders”, “(Our) Family Tree”, “Goodbye”, and “Stuck Together
(Strange But True)”</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Carl Hanratty</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Male, Character Age: 35 to 45, Tenor, High G4 - Low
G2, An FBI agent leading the investigation and search for Frank Jr. A
knowledgeable and habitual workaholic who idolizes the moment he catches his
perp. Lives a private life of loneliness and depression. Sings: “Don't Break
the Rules”, “The Man Inside the Clues”, “My Favorite Time of Year”, “Little
Boy, Be a Man”, and “Stuck Together (Strange But True)”</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Frank Abagnale Sr</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">., Male, Character Age: 45 to 65, Baritone, High
G#4/Ab4 - Low F2, Frank Jr.'s father. He is an inspiration when it comes to
swindling. Upbeat and fast-talking, he undergoes a series of progressive
failures that leaves him a miserable drunk. Sings: “The Pinstripes Are All That
They See”, “Butter Outta Cream”, “My Favorite Time of Year”, “Don't Be a
Stranger”, and “Little Boy, Be a Man”</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Paula Abagnale,</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Female, Character Age: 45 to 60, Alto, High C5 - Low
A3, Frank Jr.'s gorgeous mother. She met Frank Sr. in France, during the war,
but has fallen out of love. Caring and loving, with an underlying resentment
toward her husband and son. Sings: “My Favorite Time of Year” and “Don't Be a
Stranger”</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Brenda Strong</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Female, Character Age: 20 to 30, Alto, High A5 - Low
G3, A young nurse and Frank Jr.'s eventual love interest. Hard-working and
initially insecure, she meets Frank Jr. after running away from a wedding.
Comes to trust him but his true identity clouds her feelings. Sings: “Seven
Wonders”, “(Our) Family Tree”, and “Fly, Fly Away”,</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Roger Strong</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Male, Character Age: 50 to 60, Baritone, High A4 -
Low A2, Brenda's conservative father. He is stern and interrogatory but reveals
himself to be deeply romantic. Sings: “(Our) Family Tree”</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Carol Strong</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Female, Character Age: 45 to 60, Alto, High A5 - Low
A#3/Bb3, Brenda's traditional mother. She is talkative and boisterous. Sings:
“(Our) Family Tree”</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Agent Bill Cod</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Male</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Agent Johnny Dollar</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Male</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Agent Todd Branton</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Male</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Cheryl Ann,</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Female</span><br>
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<b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Ensemble</span></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, Commuters; Assistants; Stewardesses (Mindy, Cindy, Lindy, Jane, Kellie,
Shellie); Pilots; Agents; Targets; Partygoers; Doctors; Nurses; Interns, Sings
“Live in Living Color”, “The Pinstripes Are All That They See”, “Someone Else's
Skin”, “Jet Set”, “Don't Break the Rules”, “Doctor's Orders”, and “(Our) Family
Tree”</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"></span></p></div></div>