<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><h1 style="outline: none !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px;">Auditions for The Music Man! September 8th& 9th</h1><div style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;">We are pleased to announce that The Hudson Players are holding auditions for the musical The Music Man:</span><strong style="outline: none !important;"> </strong>Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson. Based on a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey. Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International. Auditions are: <strong style="outline: none !important;">September 8 & 9</strong> beginning at 7pm.<strong style="outline: none !important;"> </strong>Directed by Claudia Lillibridge, auditions will be held at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt St in Hudson.<strong style="outline: none !important;"> Performances</strong>: November 1,2,8,9,10*,15,16,17*,22,23; 2024. (Sunday November 10 & 17 are special 2:00 pm matinees). Audition overview and additional information available below and at <a href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); text-decoration-line: underline; outline: none !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hudsonplayers.com</a>.</div><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; outline: none !important;"><strong style="outline: none !important;">Our Sunday auditions will begin at 5pm for any children that wish to try-out for the show. We encourage all enthusiastic performers to audition!</strong><br style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;">Harold Hill, a smooth-talking salesman with a knack for deception, arrives in River City, Iowa, with a scheme to exploit the town's naivete. He convinces them to invest in instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he promises to lead, despite his complete lack of musical knowledge. His plan to pocket the money and disappear is thrown off course when he unexpectedly falls for Marian, the librarian.<br style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;">Please bring sheet music for the accompanist and prepare at least a 16-bar audition song. Auditions may also include a movement exercise and reading from the script.<br style="outline: none !important;"><br style="outline: none !important;">The Hudson Players are an all volunteer award winning, community theatre. All roles in our productions are always open to auditioners, with no restrictions. Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script. Auditions usually last at least two hours and while it is best to be there at the beginning, those with schedule restrictions can come later. Those interested in working backstage, on sets, lights, etc., are encouraged to come to auditions as well and fill out a form letting the producer know their areas of interest.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; outline: none !important;">If you have questions please feel free to email us at <a href="mailto:info@hudsonplayers.com?subject=Question%20about%20Pump%20Boys%20and%20Dinettes" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); text-decoration-line: underline; outline: none !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">info@hudsonplayers.com</a> or visit our website at <a href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com/" class="ydpa45ae96byiv6553682714" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); text-decoration-line: underline; outline: none !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hudsonplayers.com</a>.</p><div style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;">We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;"><br style="outline: none !important;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;">Scripts will be available at the Hudson Library at least two weeks prior to auditions.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;"><br style="outline: none !important;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><font size="3" style="outline: none !important;">The Hudson Players are located at Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt Street, Hudson Ohio 44236</font></b></span></div><div><span style="outline: none !important; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><font size="3" style="outline: none !important;"><br></font></b></span></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>