<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpdf3a9d79yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Convergence-continuum announces auditions for Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson</span></b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><br></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">PLAY DESCRIPTION:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson</span></b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(56, 47, 45);">Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual -- cheerleader) and a stripper named Sweetheart, she tapes Kyle to a chair and forces him to watch as they reenacts scenes from their painful past. In the <i>piece de resistance</i>, they plan to cover the room in meat and honey so Kyle will be mauled by a bear. Through this night of emotional trials and ridiculous theatrics, Nan and Kyle are both freed from their past in this smart, dark revenge comedy.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">AVAILABLE ROLES:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">"Kyle Carter, 28, male, a big messy boy, like a dumb dirty dog. He wears jeans, t-shirt, camo-jacket?</span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Simon Beaufort, 27, male, pretty and strong and bitchy, like a slim cat... He wears a red cheerleading outfit...a girl cheerleader's outfit."</span></p><br><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">ABOUT THE AUDITIONS:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">June 5th 6:30 PM</span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">June 6th 6:30 PM</span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Auditions will occur at the LIMINIS Theatre, 2438 Scranton Rd. Cleveland, OH 44113.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">PRODUCTION DATES:</span></b></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Rehearsals will begin the week of July 9th</span></p><div style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Production will be Friday August 11th through September 2nd, with performances Thursday – Saturday at 8pm.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif">All actors will receive a $400 stipend at the close of the show. </font></div><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p><p class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp579b0842MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">For questions, please contact the Director Kate Smith </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 14.98px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><a href="mailto:capernoited@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">capernoited@gmail.com</span></a></span></p></div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div class="ydp4500cbb5yiv2460479481ydp86a3d2easignature" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Cory Molner<div>Executive Artistic Director, <span style="font-style: italic;">convergence-continuum Theater</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-style: italic;">(He/Him/His)</span></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpdf3a9d79signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>