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<span style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Medina County Showbiz Company is excited to announce… </span></span><span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">AUDITIONS </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">ELF: THE MUSICAL </b></span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Book by Bob Martin & Thomas Meehan</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Score by Matthew Sklar & Chad Beguelin</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell </span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Director - Chris Bizub </span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Music Director</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">-
Chad Kendall</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">AUDITION DATES </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">AUDITION LOCATION </b></span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Haddad Theater, (Inside the County Administration Building)</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">AUDITION PREP </b></span></div>
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<li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Bring your theatrical resume (if any – having a resume is not a requirement to audition!) </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Bring all conflicts from October 1st - December 10th </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Bring headshot or other photo for the production team’s reference </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Bring sheet music, up to 32 bars, in the style of the show (Preferably a contemporary musical theatre piece written in 2010 or later) in an appropriate
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">For younger actors: If you are unable to find a contemporary musical theatre song to perform for us…please be prepared to sing your best rendition of “Jingle Bells,” so we can get
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">December 1st – December 10th, 2023</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Fridays & Saturdays 7:30pm</span><br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Matinees: Sundays at 2:00pm </span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Tech Week: November 26th-30th </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">SYNOPSIS </b></span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Your family will love this musical adaptation of the hit Christmas movie of the same name. “Elf” is the story of Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole. When he
travels to New York City to seek his real father, he discovers that his childlike and joyous nature doesn’t always fit in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS </b></span></div>
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at Sign-up Genius link</span></span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Age range: 10+ </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">All roles available and open to all! </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Feel free to audition with the whole family! </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;list-style:disc"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Please note: Ages/genders in the character descriptions are suggestions; actors of different ages and gender expressions than listed may be cast. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"><b class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">OTHER DETAILS </b></span></div>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Medina County Showbiz is a volunteer, non-profit organization. This is a non-equity production, and contracts are not offered to our performers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">If you would like to audition for this production, but are unable to attend
regular auditions, please contact the director at</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span><a href="mailto:cmb164@1870.uakron.edu" data-linkindex="1" id="OWAaf66c849-e53e-5102-144c-d658debbc22f" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">cmb164@1870.uakron.edu</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">.</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Also
feel free to reach out with any questions you may have regarding the production. </span></span><br>
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