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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Auditions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Weathervane Playhouse</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1">1301 Weathervane Lane</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
* </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2">Akron, Oh 44313</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">For details, visit
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC0099">Newsies</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC0099"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Production Dates: June 2 – 26
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Directed and choreographed by Marissa Leenaarts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Auditions are open call.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054aaaa62aa2f49-newsies</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, March 14, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All roles are available.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Males aged 15 – 25 who can sing and dance are especially encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What to Prepare:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Everyone auditioning needs to bring proof of Vaccination from COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please bring a headshot and/or resume, if you have either.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please prepare 16-32 bars of an upbeat song in the style of the show - but NOT from the show itself.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please bring sheet music for your song (in the appropriate key) with you to the audition; an accompanist will be provided.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please bring your calendar with you to the auditions in order to declare any scheduling conflicts between March 27th
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