<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=""><font style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif">SIGN UP FOR AUDITIONS TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, APRIL 19 & SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024:</font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=""><font style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=""><font style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cain Park announces auditions for its 2024 Theater Season plays: <span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><i>Hype Man </i></span>by Idris Goodwin<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><i> </i></span>and<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><i> A View from the Bridge </i></span>by Arthur Miller, April 19 & 20, 2024. Auditions will be held at the Cleveland Heights Community Center located at 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.</font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">AEA contracts are available for both shows. All performers are compensated.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Friday, April 19<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">^th</span>, 6:30pm -10pm</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Saturday, April 20<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">^th</span>, 1:30pm -7:30pm</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Sunday, April 21<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">^st</span>, </font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Callbacks</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> for </span><i style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hype Man</i><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> 10am – 1pm, </span><i style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">A View from the Bridge</i><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> 1:30pm- 4:30pm. </span></li></ul><p></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Sign Up To Audition: Please fill out and submit our online audition form on TheaterForms and make an appointment for your audition. You will be asked to upload a headshot (a JPEG file) and a theatrical résumé (a PDF file) if you have one. If you don’t have either of these files you can still submit the form.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font style="font-weight:bold">SIGN UP HERE: </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.theaterforms.com/cainpark/HypeManandView/auditionform/" target="_blank">https://www.theaterforms.com/cainpark/HypeManandView/auditionform/</a></span></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Please prepare two contrasting monologues in the style of the show(s), not to exceed three minutes total. </font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">All roles are open</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cain Park is committed to inclusive casting and creates a safe space for actors of color, actors of varying abilities, women, trans and gender non-conforming actors, and members of any other historically marginalized community. Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race, or physical ability are essential to a role.</font></i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Hype Man</b><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b><br></b></span><b>Director, Jeannine Gaskin</b><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b><br></b></span><b>Stage Manager, Kaya Sandel</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>Rehearsals begin Tuesday June 18, 2024. The show runs July12- July 21, 2024. (This show opens during the Cain Park Arts Festival!)</i></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">“Hype Man” Character Breakdown</font></b></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b>Verb—</b></span>African American male, early 30s. Verb has been the hype man for Pinnacle since they were teenagers. They have recently found more widespread success. Verb has a complicated past with alcohol, drugs and partying. He has recently sought professional help for his substance abuse.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b>Pinnacle</b></span>—White male, early 30s. Pinnacle is a rapper and Verb’s longtime friend.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b>Peep One</b></span>—Female, mixed race, mid- 20s. The beatmaker. The newest addition to the group, she creates instrumental beats and tracks.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b> View from the Bridge</b><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b><br></b></span><b>Director, Celeste Cosentino</b><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b><br></b></span><b>Assistant Director, Laura Perrotta</b><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"><b><br></b></span><b>Stage Manager, Rebecca Moseley</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>Rehearsals begin August 6th. The show runs September 5th-September 15th, 2024.</i></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><b>“A View From the Bridge” Character Breakdown</b></span><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;text-decoration-line:underline"><b><br></b></span></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Alfieri</b> (he/him, 50s-60s): A lawyer who has learned many lessons the hard way.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Eddie</b> (he/him, mid-late 40s) A hard working Italian-American, Eddie has spent his life laboring on the notorious docks of Red Hook. While his work as a longshoreman has hardened him, he tries to keep a tender heart. He takes in his wife’s orphaned niece Catherine, raising her as if she were his own. But as Catherine approaches the age of marriage, Eddie faces a profound self-revelation that threatens to undo everything he stands for.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Beatrice</b> (she/her, 40s) A resilient Italian-American woman, Beatrice bears the burdens of her family with grace. Married to a longshoreman, she has cultivated a blend of steely resolve and keen wit, yet retains a deep emotional well. Compassionate and understanding, she refuses to be overlooked or sidelined.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Marco</b> (He/Him, 30s) Beatrice’s cousin, who has immigrated from Italy to Brooklyn. Marco was born with the strength of three men, but his only care in the world is his wife and three children. It is for them that he made the treacherous journey across the sea. He will do anything to support his family.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Rodolpho</b> (he/him, 30s): Beatrice’s cousin, who has immigrated from Italy to Brooklyn. In the face of the drudge and back-breaking labor of Red Hook, Rodolpho chooses to sing. He has a lust for life and a strong desire to make lemonade out of the lemons life has given him.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Catherine</b> (she/her, 20s): A young adult on the verge of leaving home and striking out on her own. She is infinitely curious about the world around her and the people who inhabit that world. Fearless and full of hope.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Louis/First Immigration Officer</b> (he/him, 50s-60s). As Louis: An old-timer longshoreman who is down on his luck and hates seeing the influx of new immigrants who are taking jobs. As First Immigration Officer (Charley): The officer in charge. Harsh, efficient. Likes his job a little too much.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>Mike/Tony/Second Immigration Officer</b> (he/him, 40s): As Mike: A longshoreman who works with Eddie. Suspicious of the immigrants he works with on the docks. Pokes fun at Rodolpho. As Tony: An opportunistic labor broker who makes his living by brokering employment for illegal immigrants. Shady, nefarious, mean. As Second Immigration Officer (Dominick): Second in command.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31);min-height:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 5px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(25,28,31);min-height:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font style="font-weight:bold">Cain Park Auditions: </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://cainpark.com/auditions/" target="_blank">https://cainpark.com/auditions/</a></span></font></span></p><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Cain Park</font></b></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Ian Hinz</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">IHinz@ClevelandHeights.gov</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"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