<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:4pt 0in 0.0001pt 5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">June<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">2022</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:8.95pt 11.05pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:95%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
purpose of this letter is to recruit directors for Workshop Players’ 2023-2024
season.<span style="letter-spacing:4pt"> </span>We are
striving to get back to a sense of normalcy after the pandemic.<span style="letter-spacing:4pt"> </span>The 2022<span style="font-size:11pt">-2023 season
is set with a limited number of shows and several </span>fund raisers<span style="font-size:11pt">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:2pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">By the fall of 2023 it is our intention to
return to a full five show slate.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:11.4pt 0in 0.0001pt 5pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:102%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To
that end we are hoping that you may be interested in submitting an application
along with a list of plays you may be interested in directing.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span><b><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">The deadline for applying is August 1, <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">2022.</span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 5.05pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Please<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>submit<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>Play<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>Reading<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt">
</span>Committee<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>Chair<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>Pat<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>Price<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span></b><a href="mailto:joeandpatprice@centurytel.net"><span style="color:windowtext;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">joeandpatprice@centurytel.net</span></a></p>

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<h1 align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 43.65pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">*if<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>directed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">
</span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>before,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>please<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>include<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>theatrical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">resume.</span></span></h1>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.1pt 0in 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 21.05pt 0.0001pt 21.15pt;text-align:center;line-height:102%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">*Submit<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>4-5<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>plays<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>would<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>interested<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>directing<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Workshop,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>along<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>with
synopsis of the play (</span></b><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">may be copied and
pasted from licensing agent)<b>.</b></span><b></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:12.6pt;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">*</span></b></p>

<h1 style="margin:0.35pt 23.85pt 0.0001pt 23.95pt;line-height:102%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">*Give<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>brief<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>summary<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>why<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>believe<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>play<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>would<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>effective<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>our<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>unique theater-in-the-round space.</span></h1>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 21.05pt 0.0001pt 21.15pt;text-align:center;line-height:102%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(181,23,0)">*Please<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>prepared<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>least<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>copy<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>each<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>script<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>available<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>play reading committee should you be
selected as one of the directors.</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.25pt 0in 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 11.05pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:95%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Workshop
Players Theater is a non profit, fully volunteer theater.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>It is the longest running
theater-in-the-round in Ohio (minus the pandemic break).<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>We have a strong following in the surrounding community and hope
that you would like to be part of our theatre family.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:11.5pt 0in 0.0001pt 40.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submitting<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>directors<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt">
</span>may<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>interviewed<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>Board<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>Trustees<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">August.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.35pt 0in 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 9.6pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:95%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Due
to the cost of production Workshop Players would do no more than one musical in<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>a season, so if submitting musicals also
include some straight plays to increase your chance of being chosen to direct.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>Be aware that our backstage space is very
limited, making massive scene changes difficult.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.45pt 0in 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 11.05pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:95%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Workshop<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>enjoys producing plays for children and
adults alike, musicals, comedies, and dramas —- and we will strive to put
together a balanced season based on what is submitted to us.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:11.45pt 0in 0.0001pt 40.95pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>you for your interest in our <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">theater.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:11.35pt 0in 0.0001pt 5pt;line-height:12.3pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pat Price<br>Play Reading Committee Chair <br>Workshop Players Theater Amherst, OH 44001<br></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Workshop Players</span><br style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font style="font-family:georgia,serif">44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001<br>Box Office: 440-988</font><font style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">-</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">5613</span><font style="font-weight:700"> (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.)<br>Find us on Facebook!</font><br></div></div></div>