<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-xdj266r gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs" style="margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS FOR…</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">The Graduate<br>A Play Adapted by Terry Johnson<br>Based on the Novel by Charles Webb<br>And the Motion Picture Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry<br>By Special Arrangement with StudioCanal<br>Full-Length Play, Comedy</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Benjamin's got excellent grades, very proud parents and, since he helped Mrs Robinson with her zipper, a fine future behind him...A cult novel, a classic film, a quintessential hit of the 60s, now Benjamin's disastrous sexual odyssey is brought vividly to life."Terry Johnson is that rare creature: a moralist with wit. He writes with responsible gaiety" (Guardian)</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Directed by: August Scarpelli<br>Production Designed by Lauren Koleszar</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Audition Dates:<br>Wednesday January 31, 2024 - 7pm-10pm<br>Thursday February 1st, 2024 - 7pm-10pm<br>Audition Location:<br>The Western Reserve Playhouse<br>3326 Everett Road<br>Bath, Ohio 44286</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Callbacks:<br>Saturday February 3rd, 2024 - 11am-2pm<br>AND/OR<br>Sunday February 4th, 2024 - 11am- 2pm</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Performances: 04/12/24 -04/27/24 (Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm, Sunday 04/21/24 @ 2pm)</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Rehearsals: Will begin The week of February 26th, 2024. Rehearsals will typicalls run Sunday-Thursday based on cast availability.</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">What to prepare:<br>1-2 minute speech that you find might be thematically related.<br>You may be asked to cold read from the script<br>Please bring all conflicts for the rehearsal and performance process.<br>Pending cast availability rehearsals will be Sundays to Thursdays from 6:30-8:30 pm. Starting February 4, 2024</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">How to sign up:</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">We recognize that auditions are rapidly approaching this publication. If you do not feel like you have adequate time to prepare please reach out to our Director August Scarpelli at <a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org">august@thewrp.org</a>. We want everyone to feel welcomed and not to stress!!!</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">You may sign up here ( <a class="gmail-x1i10hfl gmail-xjbqb8w gmail-x6umtig gmail-x1b1mbwd gmail-xaqea5y gmail-xav7gou gmail-x9f619 gmail-x1ypdohk gmail-xt0psk2 gmail-xe8uvvx gmail-xdj266r gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-xexx8yu gmail-x4uap5 gmail-x18d9i69 gmail-xkhd6sd gmail-x16tdsg8 gmail-x1hl2dhg gmail-xggy1nq gmail-x1a2a7pz gmail-xt0b8zv gmail-x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F10C0C4BA5AB2FABF8C52-47277217-auditions%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3Yeceb-EM5HZYc3eDJ1jdbc3fLIyg1-7bp7FXonn-xGKDnZ6UUjMzO0dE&h=AT0p6sP_fI1f-gS5QoAnhAYYn_8ZjKJrQ00d57XkVI8oFUV7l8Mo-MSsUrCJSZIMAGSsBZZpAZiRSkvmrzlRkHyOQpi0TarGGNpqdNmPsVPIToN8GPCNebGgbkQ7F4kxAIuFJLEcsiP01Fl7ug&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3XXY_1bVa8ye4a-dUSsHbDJXMcRXDkoXd4dHRUxLfjfiHgwbHz1uG1GN1gdUpAmT4_yJMIcxv_0om3YVRmzwvmnRaRl41QLD-A4g3U7N19iKR7Ajn_E_9k-QvSds7b417-X3UNOhlUb_BLZjwewYxS_UOf" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;display:inline;font-family:inherit">https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0C4BA5AB2FABF8C52...</a> ) for a 15-minute audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume if you have one. We also are asking for all conflicts at this time. Please note tech week will be April 7th-11th , 2024.<br>Video submissions are also accepted, they are due by NOON on Friday February 2nd, 2024 and the audition must be available for a callback. Contact the Director, August Scarpelli @ <a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org">august@thewrp.org</a> ahead of time for instructions.</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">No equity contracts available at this time. All positions are volunteer.</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Roles are open to all races, ethnicities, gender/gender identities, ages, and abilities, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to their storytelling. None of these parts are precast. All levels of actors wanted!</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Roles Available:</div><div class="gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-xtlvy1s" style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">BENJAMIN: (18+) A young man who has just graduated college. Lover to Mrs Robinson. Lover to Elaine<br>MRS. ROBINSON: (30+) Elaine’s mother, The Braddock’s neighbor, Benjamin’s Lover<br>MR. ROBINSON: (30+) Elaine’s father. Works in plastics. Colleague of Mr. Braddock<br>ELAINE: (18+) A young woman currently pursuing her undergraduate degree. Lover to Benjamin<br>MR. BRADDOCK (DAD):(30+) Benjamin’s Father. Works in plastics. Colleague of Mr. Robinson<br>MRS. BRADDOCK (MOM):(30+) Benjamin’s Mother<br>STRIPPER , HOTEL CLERK, PSYCHIATRIST, MEN, WEDDING GUESTS, PRIEST</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">August Scarpelli<div>Artistic Director</div><div>Western Reserve Playhouse</div><div><a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org" target="_blank">august@thewrp.org</a></div><div>(440)654-3624</div></div></div></div>
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