<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-1239641803041480276gmail-docs-internal-guid-267a26fd-7fff-4241-3306-4b93b3e0b871"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> FOR…</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Based on the Novel by C.S. Lewis </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(61,61,61)">By Joseph Robinette</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Directed by: August Scarpelli</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Stage Managed by Sharon Jackson</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Audition Dates:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">January 21, 2023 - 1-4PM</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:36pt;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">January 23, 2023 - 6-7:30PM </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Audition Location:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">    </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">    </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Western Reserve Playhouse </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">    </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">3326 Everett Road </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">     </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial">    </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Bath, Ohio 44286</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Callbacks:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> As Needed </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Performances:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Only THREE Shows - March 10-12, 2023 (Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2PM) </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Rehearsals:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Will begin February 6, 2023.  Rehearsals will run Sunday-Thursday based on cast availability. This is a short rehearsal process.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">What to prepare: </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please prepare a 60-90 second monologue, poem or reading that tells your best storytelling. We will also have cold readings ready at the auditions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">How to sign up:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We recognize that auditions are rapidly approaching this publication. If you do not feel like you have adequate time to prepare please reach out to our Director August Scarpelli at </span><a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">august@thewrp.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">. We want everyone to feel welcomed and not to stress!!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent">You may sign up here </span><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054EADA92AA5F85-thelion" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054EADA92AA5F85-thelion</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent"> for a 5-minute audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume if you have one. We also are asking for all conflicts at this time.  Please note tech week will be March 5-9, 2023 and shows will be March 10-12, 2023.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent">Video submissions are also accepted, they are due by midnight January 23, 2023. Contact the Director, August Scarpelli @ <a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial">august@thewrp.org</a> ahead of time for instructions. </span></p></li></ul><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">No equity contracts available at this time. All positions are volunteer. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Roles are open to all races, ethnicities, gender/gender identities, ages, and abilities, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to their storytelling.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">  None of these parts are precast. This is the perfect show for families to audition together! All levels of actors wanted! See synopsis and character breakdown at <a href="http://thewrp.org">thewrp.org</a>!</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><br></span></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-1239641803041480276gmail-docs-internal-guid-267a26fd-7fff-4241-3306-4b93b3e0b871"><br></span></div></blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Braelin Andrzejewski<div>Content/Marketing Coordinator<span></span><span></span><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Western Reserve Playhouse </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">3326 Everett Road, Bath, Ohio 44286</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">330-203-1007</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://www.thewrp.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.thewrp.org</a></div></div></div></div></div>

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