<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">Cleveland Public Theatre
announces Auditions for <br>
the continued world premiere of</span></b><span style="font-size:16pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:22pt">BREAKOUT SESSION (OR
FROGORSE)</span></b><span style="font-size:22pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">By Nikkole Salter</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Directed
by Beth Wood</span></b></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Looking to cast the
following roles… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Officer
Preston Walker: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">late 30s – early 40s, Black, male. A 5-year patrolman with the Cleveland
Division of Police. Formal. By-the-book. Loyal. Sensitive. Oh, and he can sing.
<b></b></span></p>

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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Mantis Shrimp:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">40s – 50s,
a non-Black person of color… Latinx, Asian, MENASA, or Indigenous. Male. A corporate,
self-help, motivational speaker. Wild. Intentionally weird. Committed.
Nurturing. Brilliant.<b></b></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">Disclosure: Some roles in the production have been
cast. The current cast includes Nicole Sumlin*, Tina Stump*, Rachel Lee Kolis,
and Tony Velez.<br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8pt;color:windowtext">*Actor appears
courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States.</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">No additional equity agreements
are available for this production.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About The Play… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Can
a society legislate a change of heart? In <i>Breakout Session (or
Frogorse)</i>, a corporate training company is vying for a city contract for
De-escalation and Anti-bias Training with Cleveland’s Police Department. When
the white facilitator, presenting to Black and Latino police officers, tosses
the approved curriculum out the window to ignite change <i>her</i> way,
the session spirals in unexpected ways. Can a mantis shrimp and a crocodile
teach us about building trust and the strength of vulnerability? Inspired by
Cleveland’s Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice<i>,</i> <i>Breakout
Session (or Frogorse)</i> was commissioned by Cleveland Public Theatre
with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN). <b>Continued World
Premiere. </b></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About The Process… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">This rehearsal process will be conventional
in nature and based in script analysis, character analysis, and emotional arc.
Actors will be asked to make strong proposals, be generous, and meet deadlines
given.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">Rehearsals will begin on or
around September 12, 2022. Rehearsals are 5-6 times a week, with evening
weekday rehearsals and some daytime weekend rehearsals. </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Important Dates…</span></b></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">9/12 – First
rehearsal<b></b></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">10/20 – First
Preview<b></b></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">10/22 – Opening
Night<b></b></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">11/12 – Closing
Performance<b></b></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">11/13 – Possible
hold for extension<b></b></span></p><p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">BREAKOUT SESSION runs October 20
– November 12, Thu/Fri/Sat/Mon at 7:00pm, with 2 Sunday matinees in the James
Levin Theatre. </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Important Information about
The Play… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">BREAKOUT SESSION is a play
about bias and racism. This play contains blunt conversations about racism and its
repercussions.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Important Information about
COVID-19… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a name="_Hlk107301161"><span style="font-size:11pt">All
artists and staff members working on BREAKOUT SESSION are required to be fully
vaccinated for COVID-19. </span></a></p>



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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Auditions… </span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Thursday, July 7^th,
6:30pm – 9:00pm</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Saturday, July 9^th,
1:00pm – 4:00pm</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Auditions are by appointment
only and will be scheduled in 15-minute increments. </span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Prepared auditions will be individual, but you may be
asked to stay and read with a fellow actor. Actors should plan to stay at the
audition for up to 75 minutes, though you may be released sooner. The director,
Beth Wood, will be watching the auditions. All actors will be required to wear
a mask when not actively auditioning.</span></i></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">What to Prepare… </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Prepare one
monologue from BREAKOUT SESSION provided by CPT. Memorization is NOT required. </span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Some actors may
be asked to do cold readings from sides provided by CPT at the audition.  </span></p>

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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Headshot and R</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">é</span><span style="font-size:11pt">sum</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">é </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt">To schedule an audition
appointment, please email </span><a href="mailto:auditions@cptonline.org" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">auditions@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">. <b>Please include [Breakout Session Auditions] in
your subject line. Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number,
preferred audition time, Covid-19 vaccination status, and role you are
auditioning for in your email. Send a copy of your headshot and resume as an
attachment to your email. </b>No phone calls please. </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">About
the Playwright: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.nikkolesalter.com/" style="color:blue"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">Nikkole Salter</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"> has
written 8 full-length plays, has been commissioned by 6 institutions to
create full-length works, has been produced on 3 continents in 5 countries, and
has been published in 12 international publications. Her work has appeared
in over 20 Off-Broadway, regional, and international theatres. The National
Black Theatre production of her play <i>Carnaval </i>was nominated for 7
AUDELCO awards and won Best Ensemble Performance. Nikkole is a 2014 MAP Fund
Grant recipient, a Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights
Conference semi-finalist, USA Fellowship nominee, and a two-time Playwrights of
New York Fellowship nominee. In addition to <i>Breakout Session</i>, she is
currently working on commissions from Woolly Mammoth, a musical with Neworks Productions, and
is in development to write the television adaptation of Claude Brown’s <i>New
York Times</i> Bestselling novel, <em>Manchild
in the Promised Land</em>.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">About the Director:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a name="_Hlk106782527"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Beth </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Wood</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">is a
director of adventurous scripted work. She has been honored as a director of
superior achievement by the Cleveland Critics Circle in 2016, 2015, and 2013,
and has directed seven world premieres and eight regional premieres during her
twelve-year tenure at CPT. In 2016, she was awarded a TCG Leadership
U[niversity] Continuing Ed grant to research long-term new play development
models across the country. She has been working with Nikkole Salter to develop
Nikkole’s new play </span><em><span style="font-size:11pt">Breakout Session (or Frogorse) </span></em><em><span style="font-size:11pt;font-style:normal">since
2017</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt">, a CPT commission supported by
the National New Play Network,and directed the world premiere in February 2020
– which was shuttered in March 2020 due to Covid-19. Her CPT directing credits
include <em>Gloria</em> by
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, <em>Lines
in the Dust</em> by Nikkole Salter, the NNPN Rolling World Premiere
of <em>in a word</em> by
Lauren Yee, <em>There Is a
Happiness That Morning Is</em> by Mickle Maher, <em>Barbecue</em> and <em>Antebellum</em> by Robert
O’Hara, <em>FEVER/DREAM</em> by
Sheila Callaghan, <em>Why Torture
is Wrong and the People Who Love Them</em> by Christopher Durang,
and <em>BOOM</em> by
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"></span></p>

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