<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"><b>HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE - SUMMER 2021</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="6"><b>THE LIGHTNING THIEF</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="6">THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Book by Joe Tracz  Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Based on the novel by Rick Riordan</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"><b>July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 </b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:left"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute is thrilled to present the Northeastern Ohio Premiere of <i style="">The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. </i>O</font></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">pening on Broadway in 2019, and nominated for three Drama Desk Awards, this</span><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> "action packed mythical adventure" with its thrilling rock score is the musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's best selling book.  Hailed as "a thoroughly endearing family friendly musical" by Broadway News and "Percy is a Rock Star!" by </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">NY Daily News, this musical is compelling for fans and new audiences alike. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"> As the son of Posiedon, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can't control, monsters on his trail and is on a quest to find Zeus' stolen lightning bolt in order to prevent a war among the gods. </span><font size="4">HBTI's production of The Lightning Thief is co-directed by Bebe Weinberg Katz and Dan Hendrock. With music direction by John Krol and set/lighting design by T. Paul Lowry. </font></div><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">                                                               </span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">                                                           </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:16px"> </span><br></p><p style="line-height:1.296;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Verdana;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4" style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Auditions for The Lightning Thief</span><b> </b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">- </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>ALL</b></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Auditions are on ZOOM</b></span></font></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-weight:700;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><b> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">A</span></b></font><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" style=""><b>pril 16 (6-9 pm)- April 17 (6-9 pm) - April 18 (3-5 pm)</b></font></span></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" style=""><b>Call backs - April 18 (6-9pm)</b></font></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px">Email for an appointment: </span><a href="mailto:hbti_auditions@hb.edu" target="_blank" style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px">hbti_auditions@hb.edu</a><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px">    </span> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">                         </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">                              </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">                              </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">                                </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"></font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Please prepare a one minute, memorized musical selection, that is character driven and a one minute memorized monologue from a play.</font></span></span><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="">Choose pieces</span> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">from the contemporary musical theatre canon</span><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"> Please provide your own accompaniment </span><font style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="">track. Singing ACapella for the audition is acceptable as well</span><span class="gmail_default" style="">. Roles available for student from 6th grade through college</span></font></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">.</font><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">EMAIL: </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="mailto:hbti_auditions@hb.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px">hbti_auditions@hb.edu</a><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><font face="Verdana"> </font><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> to mail an audition appointment and the Zoom link</font></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:14.6667px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"></font></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana">Please Note</b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size:11pt">: </font><span class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-style:italic"></font><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">T</font></span><span class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">o be eligible to participate in this production you must attend at least one (1) session of HBTI 2021 Summer Training.  </font></span><span class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">There is a production fee associated with the show.</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">                                                      </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">                                                        </span><b style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">For information<span class="gmail_default" style=""> </span> about<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span>HBTI<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">,</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">go</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"> to</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size:small"> </font></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1okI_3rq00Ll5PA4oYZMnFBYoKWra5fHoHJzlQ5Y2sDg/edit?usp=sharing"> HBTI summer 2021</a></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">  </span><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">or contact HBTI Director </font></span><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size:12pt"> Bebe Weinberg Katz  </font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:bkatz@hb.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">bkatz@hb.edu</a> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span></span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></div>