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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">AUDITIONS for “The Downside”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">by Molly McFadden</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Directed by Carla Daniels Valles</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">TENTATIVE PERFORMANCE DATES:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd , 2024</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">AUDITION DATE and LOCATION:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Saturday, January 6th, 2024 – 12:30pm-5:00pm</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">CALLBACKS: TBD (If needed)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Lorain Public Library</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">351 W. Sixth Street</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Lorain, Ohio</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">PREP:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Auditions are by appointment only and will consist of cold reading from the script. Please sign up at the
link below. You don't need any acting experience.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F48A5A62FA4FA7-46970597-auditions" target="_blank" id="OWA91739b76-9453-72c8-dd18-f7ffa4924a96" class="OWAAutoLink" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F48A5A62FA4FA7-46970597-auditions&source=gmail&ust=1703449082513000&usg=AOvVaw2vk7DBlrYhysJvDV6snmJd" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.signupgenius.com/<wbr>go/5080F48A5A62FA4FA7-<wbr>46970597-auditions</a></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">SYNOPSIS:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Aging couple Marilyn and Todd McGinnis are rushing to move out of their home and away from the only community
they’ve known. The action takes place at their garage sale, where “everything must go.” But a parade of characters makes them think twice about their decision: their lives, neighborhood, love, aging, and loss. What is next for them?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">All interested actors are encouraged to audition. Consideration for all roles is open to any age, race, ethnicity,
national origin, gender, body type, abilities, or other identities. Any deviation must be specifically determined to be integral to the story at the discretion of the director.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Marilyn and Todd McGinnis-Married couple in their early 70s</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Ruby Payne-50s, a good friend of Marilyn</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Shelby McGinnis-Daughter of Marilyn and Todd in her late 20s</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Sam Mann-50s to 60s, a neighbor.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Peggy Wright-Mid -50s seeking a way of life and comes to the sale</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Eleni Dunia-60’s to 70s shows up at the garage sale</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Bob Fifer-Late 40s, wants to start a restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">For further information, please contact Outside Circle Theater Project at </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:outsidecircletheaterproject@gmail.com" target="_blank" id="OWA81380757-0e6f-e262-ca91-8167ccb0983f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">outsidecircletheaterproject@<wbr>gmail.com</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> or
call (440) 258-0704. All casting is volunteer only.</span></div>
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