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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for
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the continued world premiere of</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">BREAKOUT SESSION (OR FROGORSE)</span></b><span style="font-size:22.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">By Nikkole Salter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Directed by Beth Wood, CPT’s Associate Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Looking to cast the following roles…
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sara Benton:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">30s, white, female. A group facilitator. Passionate. Assertive. Self-congratulatory. Savior complex.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Officer Preston Walker:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">late 30s – early 40s, Black, male. A 5-year patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police. Formal. By-the-book. Loyal. Sensitive. Oh, and he can sing.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Perez:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">20s, Latino, male. A one-month rookie patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police. Enthusiastic. Open. Charming. Naive. All-or-nothing. Absorbent.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mantis Shrimp:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">40s – 50s, a person not demographically represented by the other characters, male. A corporate, self-help, motivational speaker. Wild. Intentionally weird. Committed. Nurturing. Brilliant.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Disclosure: Some roles in the production have been cast. The current cast includes Nicole Sumlin* and Tina Stump*.<br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext">*Actor appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No additional equity agreements are available for this production.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive
model of inclusion. As such, CPT encourages performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About The Play… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Can a society legislate a change of heart? In <i>Breakout Session (or Frogorse)</i>, a corporate training company is vying for a city contract for De-escalation and Anti-bias Training with Cleveland’s
Police Department. When the white facilitator, presenting to Black and Latino police officers, tosses the approved curriculum out the window to ignite change <i>her</i> way, the session spirals in unexpected ways. Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile teach
us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? Inspired by Cleveland’s Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice<i>,</i> <i>Breakout Session (or Frogorse)</i> was commissioned by Cleveland Public Theatre with funding from the National
New Play Network (NNPN). <b>Continued World Premiere. </b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About The Process… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This rehearsal process will be conventional in nature and based in script analysis, character analysis, and emotional arch. Actors will be asked to make strong proposals, be generous, and meet deadlines given.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rehearsals will begin on or around September 27, 2021. Rehearsals are 5-6 times a week, with evening weekday rehearsals and some daytime weekend rehearsals.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Performances begin with one preview on October 28. The production opens on October 29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BREAKOUT SESSION runs October 28 – November 13, Thu/Fri/Sat/Mon at 7:30pm, with 1 Sunday matinee in the Gordon Square Theatre.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Important Information about The Play…
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BREAKOUT SESSION is a play about bias and racism. This play contains blunt conversations about racism and its repercussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Important Information about COVID-19…
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All artists and staff members working on BREAKOUT SESSION are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Auditions… <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Saturday, September 4, 4:00pm – 8:00pm</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Callbacks, if needed, will be on Monday, September 6, at 7:00pm.
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 15-minute increments.
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Prepared auditions will be individual, but you may be asked to stay and read with a fellow actor. Actors should plan to stay at the audition for up to 75 minutes, though you may be released sooner. The director,
Beth Wood, will be watching the auditions. All actors will be required to wear a mask when not actively auditioning.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">What to Prepare… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prepare one monologue from BREAKOUT SESSION provided by CPT. Memorization is NOT required.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">One minute of prepared and memorized monologue of your choosing. NOTE: This material may or may not be viewed as part of the audition.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Some actors may be asked to do cold readings from sides provided by CPT at the audition.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Headshot and R</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">é</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sum</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">é
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To schedule an audition appointment, please email
</span><a href="mailto:auditions@cptonline.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">auditions@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
<b>Please include [Breakout Session Auditions] in your subject line. Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number, preferred audition time, Covid-19 vaccination status, and role you are auditioning for in your email.
</b>No phone calls please. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">About the Playwright: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><a href="https://www.nikkolesalter.com/"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Nikkole Salter</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> has written
8 full-length plays, has been commissioned by 6 institutions to create full-length works, has been produced on 3 continents in 5 countries, and has been published in 12 international publications. Her work has appeared in over 20 Off-Broadway, regional, and
international theatres. The National Black Theatre production of her play <i>Carnaval
</i>was nominated for 7 AUDELCO awards and won Best Ensemble Performance. Nikkole is a 2014 MAP Fund Grant recipient, a Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference semi-finalist, USA Fellowship nominee, and a two-time Playwrights of New York
Fellowship nominee. In addition to <i>Breakout Session</i>, she is currently working on commissions from Woolly Mammoth, a musical with Neworks Productions, and is in development to write the television adaptation of Claude Brown’s
<i>New York Times</i> Bestselling novel, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manchild in the Promised Land</span></em>.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:white">About the Director:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Beth Wood</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> is the Associate Artistic Director at CPT. As a director of adventurous
scripted work, she has been honored as a director of superior achievement by the Cleveland Critics Circle in 2016, 2015, and 2013, and has directed seven world premieres and eight regional premieres during her twelve-year tenure at CPT. In 2016, she was awarded
a TCG Leadership U[niversity] Continuing Ed grant to research long-term new play development models across the country. Recently, she has been working with Nikkole Salter to develop Nikkole’s new play </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Breakout
Session (or Frogorse)</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, a CPT commission supported by the National New Play Network, and directed the world premiere in February 2020 – which was shut in March 2020. Her CPT directing credits include <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gloria</span></em> by
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lines in the Dust</span></em> by Nikkole Salter, the NNPN Rolling World Premiere of <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">in a word</span></em> by Lauren Yee, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There
Is a Happiness That Morning Is</span></em> by Mickle Maher, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Barbecue</span></em> and <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Antebellum</span></em> by Robert O’Hara, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FEVER/DREAM</span></em> by
Sheila Callaghan, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them</span></em> by Christopher Durang, and <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOOM</span></em> by Peter Sinn Nac<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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