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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><font size="6" color="#ff0000">AUDITIONS FOR</font></span></b></p><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(84,130,53)"></span></b><span><span></span></span></p></span><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lakeland Theatre <span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">and </span>Lakeland Community College
<span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">present<span></span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:48pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">“<span>Follies</span><span></span>”<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(0,112,192)">Music and Lyrics by </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(84,130,53)">Stephen Sondheim </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(0,112,192)"><span> </span>Book by </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(84,130,53)">James Goldman</span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(0,112,192)">Directed by </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(84,130,53)">Martin Friedman</span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(0,112,192)">Musical Director </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(84,130,53)">Jordan Cooper</span></b><span><span></span></span></p></span><span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(112,48,160)">Production Dates:</span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:26pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:rgb(0,32,96)">February 3 - 19, 2023</span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span> <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%"> “Follies,” is still recognized as the high-water mark of the serious "concept" musical 52 years later (opening on April 4, 1971) and is rarely performed. With lyrics and music by the late Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman, "Follies" imagines the reunion of ex-Follies performers amid a crumbling theatre, soon to be razed for a parking lot. <br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%">Amid the reminiscing, two middle-aged couples confront some unpleasant
truths about their past and present, coming face-to-face with not only their future but their past selves. The former stars of the Follies relieve memories and stumble through old numbers and somewhat magically experience their old hits from Broadway's past in the Sondheim songs. <br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%"> Callbacks
will be held, in person by invitation only, on Saturday, August 6
between 1:00 AND 4:00 PM at Lakeland Community College. <br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%"></span></b></p><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%"></span></b><span><span></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%">Great roles for women and men of all
ethnicities and ages. All roles are paid.</span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
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One 32 bar cut of a Sondheim song. Piano accompaniment preferred.
Acapella accepted. <br></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><font size="6"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b>Please send to Jordan Cooper, Music Director at <br></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><font size="6"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b>
</b></span></font></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:blue">jcooper27@<a href="http://icloud.co" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">icloud.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:blue"><a href="http://icloud.co" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">com</span></a><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><font size="4"><b>OR</b></font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:blue"><span style="color:blue"></span></span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:rgb(153,0,0)"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:rgb(53,28,117)"><a href="mailto:MartinFriedman98@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">MartinFriedman98@gmail.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:105%;color:blue"> </span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><font size="6"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b><br></b></span></font></p></span><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Rehearsals begin <b>in December </b>and will be held in-person in Lakeland Community College's Performing Arts Center. </font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Performances are 3 shows a week from <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font-weight:700">Friday, February 3 - Sunday, February 19, 2023. All roles are paid. <br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font-weight:700">Please
note that Lakeland Theatre is mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for all
actors and staff working in person during the 2021-22 season. If
accepting an offer, artist affirms that they are already fully
vaccinated or that they will be fully vaccinated (currently defined as 2
weeks after the final dose) prior to beginning any work on this
production.</span></font></p>
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