<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><font color="#1d2228" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="6"><b style="">Final Call<i style="">!</i></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Submission Deadline:  Mon. 10/11/21</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio (WUAL)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">is</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Seeking Performing Artists</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Actors, Dancers, Vocal & Instrumental Musicians, Poets, etc.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">For</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">   Health, and Total Well-being”  <span style="color:rgb(29,34,40)">Performance Project</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:22px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(Please share with your directors, students, casts, social media.)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Wake Up and Live’s Actors’ Studio (WUAL) is seeking Performing Artists  for its “Healing Arts” project. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">We are inviting actors, singers, dancers, musicians, poets, etc.  to submit  a 1 – 2 minute video audition </span><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">demonstrating how their performance genre </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">can be used to help those with mental health issues get </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">relief from their challenges.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The artist’s actual performance should be performed within 3 – 5 minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">These creative works should depict mental health inspirational stories to be performed on Cleveland area stages and on “Wake Up and Live With the Arts.”</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Selected performances  will  show how </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> your genre reveals overcoming, which allows an individual to now live an improved mental health  life.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Wake Up to Healing</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> Arts” Auditions should:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Address the Concept:  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, Health, and  T</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">otal Well-being.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Turn Your Life into one of Joy, Health, Wealth and Happiness<i>!</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> What story is your performance telling? </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">      </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">           </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">             .  Examples of  topics which can be performed to reflect mental health issues</span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">& how the genre can help heal.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">                                .   </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The stigma of mental health issues</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">                                <b>.   </b>Teens and young adults suicide</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">                                <b>.   </b>Using drama, music and dance to help heal mental health issues</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">                                <b>.   </b>Issues contributing to mental health challenges: loss of income; jobs; family; toxic </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">relationships; domestic abuse</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Guidelines:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> 1. Be suitable to be performed on stage and / or on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts” YouTube show. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)"> 2. Be inspirational and uplifting.  Offer hope.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">3.  </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Depict challenges or conflicts the individual  is facing, overcoming, or has overcome to live an</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">     improved  mental health  life.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">4. </span><b style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> Musical Accompaniment optional.</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)">IF Selected:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)">        </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1    Will be performed on stage and  / or on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts” YouTube.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">        2.    </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Stipend.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Video audition  Deadline:  </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Monday,  October 11 ,2021.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Include Headshot & Resume</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40)">Submissions and Questions:  <a href="mailto:wakeupandlives@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">wakeupandlives@gmail.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:rgb(249,249,249);font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background:white">Sue Johnson, SAG/AFTRA</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wakeupandlives.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.wakeupandlives.com</span></a></span></p></div>