<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:107%">BECK
CENTER FOR THE ARTS~~~~ Audition
Notice</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:28pt;line-height:107%">THE
LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:107%">by Matthew Lopez</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">Rehearsals
Begin: April 26<sup>th</sup>, 2022 Performances:
May 27<sup>th</sup>, 2022 thru June 26<sup>th</sup>, 2022 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">Venue: Beck Center’s
intimate Studio Theatre</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Director Eric Schmiedl will
see performers for this amazing NE Ohio premiere on <u>Monday, February 7th and
Tuesday, February 8th.</u> Interested actors can sign up for an audition
appointment for either day by calling the Beck Box Office during regular business
hours at <b>216-521-2540 x10</b>. Audition appointments will begin at 5PM each
day in 10 minute increments. Auditionees will receive sides to look at a few
days before their scheduled audition time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Video auditions will also be
accepted for these Open Calls. To do so, please request a side by writing to <a href="mailto:scotts@beckcenter.org"><span style="color:rgb(211,34,52)">scotts@beckcenter.org</span></a>
no later than Noon on Friday, Feb. 4th. Sides will be sent no later than that
afternoon, and should be recorded and returned by 3PM on Monday, Feb. 7th.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Callbacks will be IN PERSON
at The Beck Center and will occur the weekend of Feb. 12/13.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Up to two AEA Special
Appearance contracts are expected to be available. All non-Equity performers
are compensated as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">ABOUT
THE PLAY/ROLES AVAILABLE</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">SETTING: Panama City,
Florida, Present Time</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">{From
the Dramatists Play Service website}</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">THE
STORY:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"> He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s
knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby.
To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis
impersonator in a run-down, small-town Florida bar. When the bar owner brings
in a B-level drag show to replace his act, Casey finds that he has a whole lot
to learn about show business—and himself.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">THE CRITICS:
“Stitch-in-your-side funny…full of sass and good spirits.” —NY Times. “López
demonstrates a…stellar gift for amusing dialogue and farcical humor…highly
entertaining.” —The Hollywood Reporter. “…[an] irresistible
crowd-pleaser…Chasing buzzy themes of identity and transformation, GEORGIA
MCBRIDE is by turns sweet and salty and deceptively deep…confirms [López’s]
status as a writer worth hearing from.” —New York Daily News. “…a delightful,
genderbending farce…a funny and often glorious tribute to the art of drag…López
delivers a strong message on tolerance for the entire spectrum of human
sexuality, while creating a barrelful of fun in the process.” —Variety. “[A]
heartfelt, feel-good comedy…a spirited defense of drag as a form of cultural
protest and a way of life.” —AM New York.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">CAST:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">CASEY:
20’s. White.</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"> Charming. Optimistic.
Competitive. Intuitive. A former small town high school football star turned
Elvis impersonator, Casey approaches performing with the competitive
determination of an athlete, and when he is on stage his charm is effervescent.
While he identifies as a male, through the course of his journey to become a
drag performer he discovers other facets to his personality and identity as
well as the beauty found in the art of drag. And he becomes a truly remarkable
drag performer. Married to Jo he about to become a new father. Casey can
perform choreography and sing, and ideally plays some guitar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">JO: 20’s. Black.</span></u><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Determined. Organized.
Gritty. Quick-witted. Originally from Tallahassee she has moved to a small town
outside of Panama City to be with her husband, Casey. While fully supportive of
Casey’s dreams she is equally aware of the financial and emotional challenges
facing artists and their families, and Casey’s newest journey causes her to
question her own understanding of gender identity. Regardless, she approaches
all her challenges with a winning combination of grit, wit, and empathy. Her
newly discovered pregnancy is also a guiding force and a challenge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">MISS
TRACY MILLS: 40’s – 50’s. Any Ethnicity.</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Intelligent. Funny. Quick.
Resourceful. An experienced and gifted drag performer Miss Tracy Mills
celebrates the artform with open eyes fully recognizing its thrills and
challenges. She combats strife with a razor-sharp wit and a steely
determination, but it is her big heart and vulnerability that allows her to
capture our attention when she performs. A natural mentor she recognizes
Casey’s potential and takes him under her wing as her drag daughter. Bottom
line – Miss Tracy Mills is an inspirational person on and off stage. When not
embracing her drag persona she is Bobby, Eddie’s male-identifying cousin.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">REXY /
JASON: 20’s – 30’s. Any Ethnicity.</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">REXY~~~Fiery. Combative.
Emotional. Miss Anorexia Nervosa (Rexy) fully embraces her identity as a drag
queen and bears the physical and emotional scars of this choice. Unfortunately,
this often leads her to destructive behavior. Rexy is a fellow drag performer
of Miss Tracy Mills.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">JASON~~~Gentle. Sweet.
Childlike. Jason is Casey’s high school buddy and also his current landlord.
Eager to avoid conflict, Jason often retreats from his wife and children to the
safety of his friendship with Casey. Watching Casey’s journey causes Jason to
question some of his own life choices.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">EDDIE:
50’s – 60’s. Any Ethnicity.</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Roboto,serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.8pt">Opportunistic. Cranky.
Fair-minded. Eddie is the no-frills owner of Cleo’s Bar on the Beach in Panama
City. His curmudgeon exterior shields his open-hearted generosity and empathy.
Eddie is the older cousin of Bobby (aka Miss Tracy Mills).</span></p></div>