<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cleveland Shakespeare Festival & Kulture Kids</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Announce auditions for for their inaugural partnership: KIDShakes!</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (abridged)</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>…apologies to Shakespeare</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;text-align:center">SEEKING: 6 professional actors (adults comfortable acting alongside children) </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>KIDShakes</b> is an outdoor, site-specific, interactive performance of classic texts to provide meaningful exposure to the arts for young children (ages 5-10) and their families. The event includes a pre-performance workshop and audience participation.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please prepare a <b>video submission</b> of one (1) comedic Shakespeare monologue, and also indicate if you can play an instrument. Performance of the instrument may be requested in the callback. Video auditions<b> </b>are accepted as an UNLISTED YouTube link.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">All roles are open and paid a stipend to the actor upon completion of the last performance.</p></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">*<u>Adult actors MUST BE COMFORTABLE working with children</u></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><br></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><br></u></p><div class="gmail_default">This abridged version of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM follows the Rude Mechanicals journey as they attempt to rehearse a play. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div><blockquote style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">CAST SIZE: 6 actors </div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">PAID: All actors are paid a stipend</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">INTENDED AUDIENCE: Children</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default">LENGTH: Approx: 30mins</div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div><blockquote style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Please submit your audition</b><span style="color:red"> </span><b>by July 17^th, 5 pm EST</b></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>AUDITIONS: <a href="http://www.clevelandshakespeare.org/audition" target="_blank">www.clevelandshakespeare.org/audition</a></b></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>IN-PERSON callbacks will be held the evenings of</b><span style="font-size:11pt"> <b>July </b></span><b style="font-size:11pt">26^th</b><b style="font-size:14.6667px">and/or July 27<span style="font-size:14.6667px">^th</span></b></p></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>REHEARSAL DATES:</b> August 19 - September 1</p></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><blockquote style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Wizbang Theater </p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><blockquote style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2134 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118</p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>PERFORMANCE DATES: </b>September 2-September 10</p></div><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">September 2^nd@ 1:30 PM <span style="font-size:11pt">(rain date September 3</span><sup style="font-size:11pt">rd</sup><span style="font-size:11pt">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> -<i> James A. Garfield National</i> <i>Historic Site</i></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">September 9</span>^th <span style="font-size:14.6667px">@ </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">1:30 PM -</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px"> <i>Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hines Hill</i></span></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">September 10</span><sup style=""><span style="font-size:11pt">th</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px"> </span></sup><span style="font-size:14.6667px">@ </span><span style="font-size:11pt">1:30 PM </span><span style="font-size:11pt"> - <i>Dunham Tavern Museum & Gardens</i></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div>