<div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;word-spacing:1px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Geauga Center for the Arts'</i> presents...</font><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">A KILLER PARTY</b></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Directed and Music Directed by Jack-Anthony Ina</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Choreography by Hannah Duncan & Cassidy Hartman</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Assistant Directed by Christian Andrews</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Streaming June 19-27</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:1rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Rehearsals begin Tuesday, April 20, 2021.</span></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></u></b></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Auditions</u></b></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Please record a video of yourself performing a 32-bar cut in the style of the show (Please do not use a song from the show)</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Videos can be submitted as a file or a link through the audition form at <a href="https://forms.gle/g117SSwaY5e3q2CM6" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/g117SSwaY5e3q2CM6</a></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Submissions are due by Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 6:00pm</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Callbacks</u></b></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *By invitation only.</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Sides: Materials will be provided and readings will take place via Zoom on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 6:00-10:00pm.</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Music + Dance: Materials will be provided and video submissions are due by Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 12:00pm (noon)</font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Any questions? Feel free to get in touch with our stage manager, Logan Chapman, at </span><a href="mailto:logan@chapmanplace.net" style="font-size:1rem" target="_blank">logan@chapmanplace.net</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">.</span><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-size:1rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Character Descriptions </u></b></font></div><div style="word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Varthur McArthur - Artistic Director</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Once a Gavroche on Broadway (and not seen on Broadway since), this director is now in Middle </font><span style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">America bringing culture to Philistines. Pompous, arrogant, loves being a big fish in a little town. (MALE; Eb3-B5)</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Justine Case - Detective</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Lowly meter maid promoted to detective when everyone else on the force is unavailable. This is her big break and she’s determined and quirky. The suspects have disdain for her because she has ticketed them all. Knows nothing about theatre. (FEMALE; G3-F#5)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Clarke Staples - Stage Manager</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Has been working as a stage manager, assistant director, assistant to the director, box office manager, concessions, barback, and typist for Varthur for ten years. Beleaguered and loyal, could they have finally snapped? (ANY; A3-G4)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Shea Crescendo - Production Designer</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Works at theatre full-time - costumes, sets; a visionary with too few resources. Shea goes all the way with everything they do, whether they’re designing a show or playing a role in a murder mystery dinner party. It’s all or nothing for Shea. (ANY; E3-F5)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Vivika Orsonwelles - Leading Lady</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Pharmacist by day, star by night. When she finds out Varthur cast Lily, an ambitious upstart, as the lead in the murder mystery dinner party instead of her, she is fuming. Is she mad enough to take revenge? (FEMALE; G3-C#5)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Lily Wright - Ingenue</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Real Estate Broker by day and aspiring leading lady by night. She’s tired of playing second fiddle to Vivika. She wants her own spotlight and tonight she’s finally gotten it. (FEMALE; G3-D5)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *George Murderer - Leading Man</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>A trust-fund kid who fancies himself a musical theatre writer. In fact, he </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">believes he has written the next HAMILTON. The Artistic Director has been </span>shrining<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> him along, taking his family’s money, making him </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">think that they would be doing his musical next. When the cast </span>list<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> went out and it wasn’t for his musical, he was livid. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(MALE; </span>Db3-C#5)</p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Cameron Mitchelljohn - Always in the Chorus</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Cameron took off work tonight - as a caterer/waiter - because Varthur </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">promised him a role in the murder mystery. Only, lo and behold, he’s </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">playing the mute steward - so he’s still taking coats, serving canapés, and </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">waiting for his moment to shine. (MALE; A2-A4)</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Joan McArthur - Director’s Wife</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>An estate lawyer who prefers to work with dead people, Joan has </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">bankrolled this entire theatre venue and she’s fed up. She’s been trying to </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">sell the building and everything they own goes to her in Varthur’s will. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">(FEMALE; F3-E5)</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Jeremy Jordan </font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>A fantasy version of the Broadway star. (MALE; Eb3-C5)</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Detective Case</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>A latter day version of Justine, now a grand dame of policework who is </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">alternately procrastinating and writing her memoirs. (FEMALE; G3-C#5)</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;min-height:18px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> *Ensemble</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Back-up singers and dancers that appear at different points in the </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.75rem;color:rgb(0,0,0)">murder mystery.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif">NOTE: Casting is open to all regardless of age, race, gender, etc.</i></b></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></i></b></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></i></b></span></p><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto" style="border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div></div></div><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-size:0.75rem;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></i></b></span></p></div><br>
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</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,Helvetica,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting","Apple Chancery",cursive;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font size="4">Jack-Anthony Ina</font></span></b></i><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Director - Designer - Stage Manager</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">(216) 816-5686</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jackanthonyina@gmail.com" target="_blank">jackanthonyina@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div>