<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">A</span><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">UDITION ANNOUNCEMENT</span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><b>Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</b></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">(2023 Summer Tour)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><b><i>AS YOU LIKE IT </i>                       </b>(June 23 – July 9)</span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><font size="4">directed by Kelly Elliott</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black"><br></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black"><i>MEASURE FOR MEASURE  </i>  </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in;color:black">(July 21 – August 6)</span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><font face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;color:black"><span class="gmail_default"></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">directed by <span class="gmail_default">Jasmine Renee</span></span></font></blockquote><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">Cleveland Shakespeare Festival productions tour across Northeast Ohio.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">Performances are held Fri-Sun (three week run of each production).</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">All performances are OUTSIDE and FREE to the public.</span></p><p style="text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p style="text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><u>AUDITION INFO</u>:</span></p></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default"><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<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="color:black">Video auditions will be accepted through the audition form found on CSF website (link below)</span></p><p style="fon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b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black">(<i>In Person and by Invitation Only)</i></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black"><br></span></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black">LOCATION</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in;color:black">: </span><b style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black">2134 Lee Rd., </span></b><b style="font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:black">Cleveland Hts., OH 44118</span></b></p></div></div></div>