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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AUDITIONS – Open Call</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Sparks Fly
Upward Foundation, in Association with The Temple Tifereth Israel in Beachwood,
Ohio, announces <b>auditions</b> for <i>The Sparks Fly Upward,</i> a <b>musical drama/opera</b> that follows three
German families in Berlin through the Holocaust, to be staged before an
audience at the <b>Maltz Performing Arts
Center, Cleveland, Ohio</b> from <b>June
9-12, 2022</b>. The production will also
be live-streamed. Cast members will be <b>paid</b>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Open auditions
will be held <b>Saturday January 29, 2022</b>
and <b>Sunday, January 30, 2022</b> from <b>2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.</b> at The Temple
Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122 <span style="color:red">for lead AND
CHORUS </span>roles. Please bring a bio
and come prepared to sing one piece in the style of the show.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:aqua">If you are not able to attend auditions in person you may
submit a video audition to our director, Jeffrey Lesser, along with a headshot
and resume, to </span><a href="mailto:clessermansfield@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:aqua">clessermansfield@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:aqua"> by no later than Thursday,
January 27, 2022 at midnight.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
Please state in the audition video what role you are interested in and
if you are willing to take any role.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:yellow">ALL AUDITIONERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF FULL COVID-19
VACCINATION BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO AUDITION.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rehearsals will
begin on May 5, 2022. Rehearsals will be
held in the evenings and on weekends.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A sample of the
music from Sparks can be heard on youtube at: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UiV2GtTFtI&t=262s" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UiV2GtTFtI&t=262s</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lead roles:</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Julius Rosenbaum</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Tenor
or High Baritone 40s-60s </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Patriarch of one of the Jewish
families who guides his family through the Holocaust years</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Jacob Rosenbaum/God </span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Baritone early 20’s</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Eldest son of the Rosenbaum family who takes on the role of “God”
in the narration of the Biblical story of Job.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Max Rosenbaum/Satan </span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Bass early
20’s </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Middle son of the Rosenbaum family who takes on the role of
“Satan” in the narration of the Biblical story of Job.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Karl Rosenbaum/Job</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Tenor late
teens/early 20’s </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Youngest and most sensitive son of the Rosenbaum family who takes
on the role of “Job” in the narration of the Biblical story of Job.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rita Rosenbaum</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Soprano mid to late teens </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Youngest sibling of the Rosenbaum family who is most effective by
being separated from her parents.<s></s></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Hans Weber</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Baritone 40s-60s</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Christian neighbor of Jewish families, and work colleague of
Julius Rosenbaum who, along with his wife, Ruth, arranges for the protection of
the two Jewish families. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Roles played by chorus members:</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Berta Grynszpan</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Soprano 22</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Actual historical figure who was deported to Poland from Germany
in 1938 and contacted her brother, Herschel, by letter with news of the
family’s deportation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Herschel Grynszpan</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Tenor 17</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Actual historical figure who, upon receiving news of his family’s
deportation to Poland in 1938, shot a German official in Paris, which the
Germans used as the pretext for Kristallnacht.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Cantor</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> High
Tenor</span></p>
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scene.</span></p>
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scenes.</span></p>
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991-8289.</span></p></div>