<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-26480617-7fff-dacb-68ed-0cca5522c84a" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dobama Theatre is accepting applications for the Dobama Emerging Actors Program. DEAP is a process-centered and technique-based program for serious young actors from high school freshmen to college seniors. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">DEAP students work with faculty, guest artists, and master teachers with extensive professional experiences. Classes, rehearsals and the culminating workshop performance are centered on ensemble building, character development, storytelling and communication, and text analysis. The </span>DEAP<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> ensemble performs in blackbox style, stripping away elaborate sets and costumes so that students and audience members are left to focus on the work of the actors on stage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:normal"><br></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:normal">There is a tuition for this program to cover courses, workshops, and production fees. However, NO STUDENT WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO FINANCIAL OBSTACLE! <b>Financial aid up to 100% of the cost of tuition is available.</b> Full </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">tuition for DEAP is $1200 per student.</span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br></span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT: </span></p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dobama Emerging Artist Program</span></p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHEN: </span></p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt">July 5th - 8th: 10a to 4p</p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt">July 11th - 15th: 10a to 4p</p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt">July 18th - 22nd: 10p to 4p</p><p style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt">July 25th - 27th: 12p - 4p</p></span>July 28th - 31st: 6:30 call, 7:30 performance</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000">WHERE: </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><font color="#000000">Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, 44118</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000">Apply <a href="https://forms.gle/yYjDWSLKmdCGQUEQ7">HERE</a>: <a href="https://forms.gle/yYjDWSLKmdCGQUEQ7">https://forms.gle/yYjDWSLKmdCGQUEQ7</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000">Applications must be received by <b>May 1, 2022</b>.  Email us with any questions or concerns: <a href="mailto:deap@dobama.org">deap@dobama.org</a> </font></div></div>