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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE EDUCATION CASTING LOCAL CHILD UNDERSTUDIES FOR WORLD PREMIER PRODUCTION OF<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><i class="ContentPasted0">WATCHING BUTTERFLIES
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Cleveland Play House (CPH)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0"> is seeking to cast two local child actors
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Watching Butterflies, </i>by</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Eric Schmiedl, directed by
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Liesbeth
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;" class="ContentPasted0">Coltof</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="ContentPasted0">.
<span style="color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">This is a paid role ($200.00 per week for rehearsals and performance weeks). In order to be paid for this production, actors must be eligible to work in the United States.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Understudy roles available:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">1 boy, age approximately 7-9<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">1 boy, age approximately 11-13<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Auditions are by appointment only. Interested parties should email
<a class="ContentPasted0">casting@clevelandplayhouse.com</a> to request an audition.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Rehearsals begin May 24, 2023, and will be Wednesdays through Sundays (after school hours during the school year.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Technical rehearsals are June 13 – 16.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted0">Performances run June 17 – 24.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">Synopsis:
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">Five children find themselves in a room. Why are they there? How did they get there? Can anyone get out? Who is a helper? Who is not? The children must rely upon their collective skills,
talents, and experiences to find a way to health, safety and understanding. Inspired by and created in partnership with families in Cleveland along with internationally recognized director, Liesbeth Coltof, and Cleveland Play House; this play celebrates ingenuity,
humor, determination, and resilience as it shines a light upon the critical needs experienced by people living in Cleveland’s under-resourced communities. "Watching Butterflies" is part of 10CHILDREN CLEVELAND, a collaboration between Cleveland Play House,
The School of Film & Media Arts, LAND Studio, and MetroHealth Hospital (Institute of Hope) to create a theatrical play, a documentary, visual arts and an educational project.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted0">Please note that Cleveland Play House will be preparing to record this production for educational use for Cleveland Play House’s CARE curriculum.
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