<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none;background-color:white"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div style="width:362.19px;padding-left:10px;text-align:center"><h3 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);font-size:45px"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Audition Notice</span></h3><h3 style="margin:0px;font-family:oswald,verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:55px;color:black;font-size:55px"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Matilda the Musical<br></span></h3><h3 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);font-size:35px"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Sat, Nov 16 from 2:00-5:00 pm<br>Sun, Nov 17 from 4:00-9:00 pm</span></h3></div></div></div></div><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-family:oswald,verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:40px;color:black;font-size:40px;font-style:italic"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">"Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty!"<br></span></h3></div></div></div></div><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">About the Show<br></span></h3></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Directed by Karen O'Baker Porter<br>Music Directed by Chris Bott<br>Book by Dennis Kelly<br>Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin<br></span></h3><p style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but also appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!<br></span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Audition Information<br></span></h3></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><p style="margin:5px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">Auditions will be held at The Geauga Lyric Arts Center, 106 Water St, Chardon, OH 44024 (diagonally across the street from the theater)      <br></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">Please prepare to sing 16 bars of a ballad or 32 bars of an uptempo  song in the style of the show.<br><br>Please come dressed for movement.<br><br>Callbacks (if necessary) are by invitation only on Monday, November 18 from 6-9:30 pm<br></span></p></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:392.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:15px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Appointment Sign Up<br></span></h3><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4aa8ad23a5f94-matilda" style="color:white;text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;display:inline-block;line-height:1;padding:14px 1.2em 0.7em;text-align:center;border:1px solid rgb(235,235,235);background-color:rgb(25,57,100);white-space:nowrap;max-width:100%;font-size:20px;margin-top:15px" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important;line-height:inherit!important;vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block;max-width:100%">SCHEDULE AUDITION APPOINTMENT</span></a></div></div></div></div><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Rehearsal & Performance Information<br></span></h3></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><p style="margin:5px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">Performances: Apr 17-19 & May 1-17, 2020. Please note that this production runs for 4 weeks with a week off for Maple Festival weekend.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="width:auto;margin:auto;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;max-width:100%"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Roles Available<br></span></h3></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:362.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:0px"><div><p style="margin:5px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">Matilda Wormwood<br>An imaginative girl who is clever and wise far beyond her years. She has a thirst for learning that cannot be quenched.<br>Gender: female<br>Age: 6 to 10<br>Vocal range top: D5<br>Vocal range bottom: A3<br><br>Miss Agatha Trunchbull<br>The tyrannical headmistress at Matilda's school who despises children.<br>Gender: any<br>Age: 35 to 55<br>Vocal range top: G4<br>Vocal range bottom: A2<br><br>Miss Honey<br>Matilda's kindhearted teacher. She is tired of living in fear under Miss Trunchbull.<br>Gender: female<br>Age: 25 to 40<br>Vocal range top: D5<br>Vocal range bottom: F3<br><br>Mr. Wormwood<br>Matilda's uncaring father. A slimy, greedy used-car salesman.<br>Gender: male<br>Age: 35 to 45<br>Vocal range top: A4<br>Vocal range bottom: D3<br><br>Mrs. Wormwood<br>Matilda's self-absorbed, negligent mother and an amateur ballroom dancer.<br>Gender: female<br>Age: 35 to 45<br>Vocal range top: F5<br>Vocal range bottom: A3<br><br>Michael Wormwood<br>Matilda's older brother. He is not very bright and favored by their parents.<br>Gender: male<br>Age: 10 to 15<br><br>Bruce<br>Matilda's classmate. He is subject to extreme punishment by Miss Trunchbull.<br>Gender: male<br>Age: 7 to 14<br>Vocal range top: E5<br>Vocal range bottom: C4<br><br>Lavender<br>Matilda's classmate and friend.<br>Gender: female<br>Age: 7 to 10<br><br>Mrs. Phelps<br>A nice librarian. <br>Gender: female<br>Age: 25 to 45<br><br>The Escapologist<br>A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination. <br>Gender: male<br>Vocal range top: E4<br>Vocal range bottom: C3<br><br>The Acrobat<br>A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination. <br>Gender: female<br>Vocal range top: A4<br>Vocal range bottom: D4<br><br>Rudolpho<br>Mrs. Wormwood's ballroom dance partner. <br>Gender: male<br>Vocal range top: A4<br>Vocal range bottom: D#3<br><br>Doctor<br>Mrs. Wormwood's Doctor when she goes into labor with Matilda. <br>Gender: male<br>Vocal range top: A4<br>Vocal range bottom: C3<br><br>Children’s Entertainer<br>A party entertainer at the start of the show.<br>Gender: male<br>Vocal range top: Eb4<br>Vocal range bottom: F#3<br><br>Ensemble<br>Cook, Henchman 1, Henchman 2, Henchman 3, Kids (Amanda, Nigel, Eric, Alice, Hortensia, Tommy), Parents.<br></span></p></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;float:none"><div style="min-height:1px;vertical-align:top;width:392.19px;margin-left:0px!important;margin-right:0px!important;padding:15px"><div><h3 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"><span style="vertical-align:middle;font-weight:inherit">Questions?<br></span></h3><p style="margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:20px;font-family:'lato';line-height:20px;color:black"><span style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:inherit;margin-right:0px!important">For questions or further information, please contact 440.286.2255</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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