<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp89621c59yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style=""><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color: inherit;">Hello, Arts Supporters . . .</font></span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color: inherit;"><br></font></span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We are still seeking Skit and Scene Submissions, so that, pending the Coronova Virus crisis, we may still be able to move ahead with our inspirational </span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“Miracles, Magic and Makeovers” </span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Performance Project.</span></b><span style="text-align: center; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>If we are not able to proceed in the near future, submissions will still be selected and performed as soon as circumstances permit.</b></font></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Thanks . . .</b></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="text-align: center;">Sue J</span><span style="text-align: center;">ohnson. </span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Seeking Skit and Scene Writers for Inspirational</span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“Miracles, Magic and Makeovers” </span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Performance Project.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Submissions Deadline: Friday, May 8.</b></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>(Please share with your directors, students, casts, social media.)</b></span></div><div style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><br></div><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Wake Up and Live’s Actors’ Studio (WUAL) is launching its “Miracles, Magic and Makeovers” project and inviting skit, scene, playwrights and creative writers to submit 12 - 15-minute inspirational scenarios to be performed on Cleveland area stages and on “Wake Up and Live With the Arts.”</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cuyahoga Arts and Culture has awarded WUAL a grant for our “Miracles, Magic and Makeovers to Live Your Personal and Career Life on a Higher Level' project.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The grant will enable WUAL to perform original scenes and skits in live stage events and on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts.” Stories the actors tell</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">will portray Universal principles, such as visualization, meditation and affirmations individuals can practice to change their minds and behaviors to eliminate limiting beliefs and self-sabotage and create transformational life changes..</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b> “Miracles, Magic and Makeovers" </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Skit and Scene Submissions should:</span></b></font></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Address the Concept: Turn Your Life and Career into One of Joy, Health, Wealth and Happiness</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">!</i></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 1. What story is character telling?</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> . Describe some <b>CHALLENGES </b>the character/s have overcome, and / or are currently experiencing</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> . How the character keeps working on addressing them</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> . How & Why the character wants to make changes</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> . </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Examples of topics which reflect </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Conflict </b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> .</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Financial Independence<br> <b> . </b> Healthy, Happy Relationships<br> (Getting Rid of Toxic People and Situations)<br> <b> .</b> Manifesting Life and Career Dreams<br> <b> .</b> Living Your Best Life. "Miracles, Magic and Makeovers:" The Law of Attraction </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">. Abuse (Domestic, Addictions, Employment, Elder, Etc.)</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Guidelines:</b></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 2. Scenes and skits should have only 1 – 3 characters.</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 3. Be suitable to be performed on stage and / or on“Wake Up And Live With the Arts” YouTube show. </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 4. Be inspirational and uplifting. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Offer hope.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 5. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);">Offer a non-traditional, thought-provoking approach to answers and problem-solving strategies to</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> address life changes.</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);"> 6<b>. Typed in current, standard play writing format. (Margins, Font, Title page, Cast of characters, Character descriptions, Setting, Page numbers, etc.)</b></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);"> </span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);">IF Selected:</span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><font color="#1d2129" style="background-color: inherit; font-size: 11pt;"> </font><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: New;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: New;">12 - 15</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: New;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: New;"><font size="4" style="background-color: inherit;">minute</font> </span></span></b><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Scenes & Skits will be performed on stage and on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts”</span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 2. Writer's </span></b><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Stipend, plus percentage share (TBD) in net proceeds from live performances. </span></b></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> (Writers may submit more than one scenario for consideration.)</span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Submission Deadline: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Friday, May 8, 2020.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Submissions and Questions: <a href="mailto:wakeupandlives@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">wakeupandlives@gmail.com</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: New serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965ydp187b8b9dyiv9762271615ydpd6b5b8cdMsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: rgb(249, 249, 249); font-family: New serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sue Johnson, </span><font size="1" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SAG/AFTRA</font></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio</span><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="2">Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts"<br></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="mailto:wakeupandlives@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wakeupandlives@gmail.com</a><br></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wakeupandlives.com/" class="ydpb78cccddyiv6473120965enhancr_card_6641288366" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="2">www.wakeupandlives.com</font></a></div></div><font size="2"><br></font><br></div></body></html>