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<span style="font-family:"Gotham Medium";color:black">CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE CASTING LOCAL ACTORS FOR NEW HOLIDAY MUSICAL
<i>LIGHT IT UP!</i><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Cleveland Play House (CPH) is casting local actors for the 2021 world premiere production of
<i>Light It Up!,</i> directed by Christopher Windom. Our casting director for this production will be Judith Bowman.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Both AEA and non-AEA actors will be considered for this production, which will be on a LORT/AEA Contract (Category B).<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Auditions are by video submission only, with in-person callbacks scheduled for Friday, September 17. Video submissions should not exceed 3 minutes and should include:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">• Sing “Light It Up!” Using the piano accompaniment track.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">• Sing up to 32 bars of a contemporary song of your choice<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">• “Park Rep” monologue.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Park Rep Side, “Light It Up!” Chart/lyrics, demo track, piano/melody track, and piano accompaniment track to use for your submission can be found here:
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Rehearsals begin <b>Tuesday, November 2</b>, and will be held in-person at CPH’s rehearsal spaces, located on the fifth floors of the Middough building, at 1901 East 13th Street in downtown Cleveland.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">Performances are 7 shows a week from
<b>Saturday, November 27 - Wednesday, December 22</b>. Performances will take place in-person at the Allen Theatre, located in the Playhouse Square complex.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Archer Book";color:black">CPH is developing a health and safety plan that will be shared with all cast prior to the first rehearsal.
<b>Please note that Cleveland Play House is mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for all staff and guest artists working in person during the 2019-20 season. If accepting an offer, artist affirms that they are already fully vaccinated or that they will be fully
vaccinated (currently defined as 2 weeks after the final dose) prior to beginning any work on this production.</b><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">Characters:<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">• MC – Tenor. Dynamic TV show host type, thrilling voice. Celebrity Reference: Billy Porter / Bruno Mars.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book""> • Homeless Advocate / Mary – Soprano. Dynamic, nimble contemporary voice. Celebrity Reference: Mariah Carey.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book""> • Soldier’s Wife / Fem Trio 3 - Alto. Soulful voice, mature. Celebrity Reference: Angie Stone.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">• Recording Artist / Soldier / Game Show Host - Tenor. Flashy, strong pop-rocker type voice. Celebrity Reference: Justin Timberlake.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">• TV Announcer / Parks Rep. / Santa / Joseph - Tenor. Soulful voice, mature. Celebrity reference: Ruben Studdard.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">To audition, please submit your resume, headshot, and video audition to
</span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/request/qJNjX0ovfMF8qr3Y3SH4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book"">https://www.dropbox.com/request/qJNjX0ovfMF8qr3Y3SH4</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Archer Book""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Please format your file names as “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME – Resume”, “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME – Headshot” and “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME – Audition.” Audition materials should be submitted no later than Sunday, September 12.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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