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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk184051397"><b>Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for
</b><o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>THE BODY PLAY</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>By Madison Wetzell<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Directed by Paige Conway<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Looking to cast the following roles…
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Amy:
</b>Amy’s mind, disembodied. Female, 20s-30s<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>The Body:
</b>Amy’s body. Just the body. Female, 20s-30s<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Ensemble:</b> Between 1 and 3 actors to play various roles each, mostly female, varying ages
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><i>We are open to seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for these auditions.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>About The Play… </b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Something is very wrong with Amy’s Body. One protagonist is played by two actors, a detached, neurotic mind, and her chaotic, screaming Body. The Mind submits her Body to the scrutiny of experts
– doctors, therapists, yoga teachers – and ultimately explores what it might mean to BE a body. A meditation on chronic illness and the absurdity of being embodied.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>About The Process…
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">This is a piece of physical theatre. As such, all actors’ work will be based in both textual analysis and intricate physicality, choreography, and movement work. Actors do not need to be trained
in any specific type of physical work,but should be prepared and willing to explore movement in new ways. As it is a world premiere, actors should be prepared for significant script changes throughout the process. Amy, The Body, and the actor playing her girlfriend
will have moments of light intimacy work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">The rehearsal room will be run with attention being placed on trauma-informed practices. This production will adhere to the CLEan House Standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Rehearsals will begin on or around February 17, 2025. Rehearsals are 5-6 times a week, with evening weekday rehearsals and some daytime weekend rehearsals. This is a paid opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Important Dates…<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">2/17/25 – First rehearsal<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">3/22/25 – Tech Starts<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">3/27/25 – First Preview<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">3/29/25 – Opening Night<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">4/12/25 – Closing Performance & Strike<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">4/13/25 – Possible hold for extension<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">THE BODY PLAY runs March 27 – April 12 Thu/Fri/Sat/Mon at 7:30pm, withs Sunday matinees at 3pm in the Gordon Square Theatre.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Important Information about The Play…
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">THE BODY PLAY contains depictions of the self-brutality that accompanies chronic illness and the difficulties of working through the medical system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Auditions… <o:p>
</o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Wednesday, December 11<sup>th</sup>, 6:30pm – 9:30pm<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Saturday, December 14<sup>th</sup>, 12:00n – 3:00pm</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Auditions are by appointment only and will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.
</b><i>Prepared auditions will be individual, but you may be asked to stay and read with a fellow actor. Actors should plan to stay at the audition for up to 75 minutes, though you may be released sooner. The director, Paige Conway, will be watching the auditions.
Auditions may be recorded for the playwright to view.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>What to Prepare…
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Prepare one comedic monologue, 60-90 seconds in length.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Some actors may be asked to do simple movement and contact work, so please wear clothes you can move in. No movement pieces need to be prepared.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Some actors may be asked to do cold readings from sides provided by CPT at the audition.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Headshot and Résumé
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">To schedule an audition appointment, please email
</span><a href="mailto:auditions@cptonline.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">auditions@cptonline.org</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">.
<b>Please include [The Body Play Auditions] in your subject line. Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number, preferred audition time, and role you are auditioning for in your email. Send a copy of your headshot and resume as an attachment to
your email. </b>No phone calls please. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>About the Playwright:
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397">Madison Wetzell recently graduated with her playwriting MFA at Brooklyn College. She previously lived and worked in the Bay Area. Her full-length work includes
<i>Mediocre Heterosexual Sex</i> (Buffalo United Artists; Z-Space Problematic Play Festival; Finalist, Bay Area Playwrights Festival; Semi-Finalist, O'Neill Theatre Center National Playwrights Conference),
<i>The Lost Ballad of Our Mechanical Ancestor</i> (Shotgun Players Champagne Reading Series; Winner, Risk Theater Modern Tragedy Competition) and
<i>The Body Play</i> (Honorable Mention, Jane Chambers Award; Finalist, Bay Area Playwrights Festival; LezWritesBTQ, 3Girls Theatre; New Voices Series, Town Hall Theatre). Her short play,
<i>The Official Unicorn Hunters’ Guide</i>, was the winner of the audience-judged ShortLived VIII at PianoFight. She has developed new work with 3Girls Theatre, Playground SF, Shotgun Players, Soundwave SF, The Bechdel Group, and The Ground Floor at Berkeley
Rep.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>About the Director:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk184051397"><b>Paige Conway</b> is a director with nearly a decade of experience as a freelancer in the Michigan theatre circuit, now based in Cleveland. With an extensive background in physical theatre and
new play development, she often works on newer plays with less traditional structures. Paige has training in intimacy choreography and trauma-informed practices through Theatrical Intimacy Education. Select directing credits include:
<i>Funny, Like An Abortion </i>(Cleveland Public Theatre), <i>not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play)
</i>(Cleveland Public Theatre, co-directed with Jeannine Gaskin), <i>These Mortal Hosts</i> by Eric Coble (Williamston Theatre), the world premiere of
<i>New Releases</i> by Joseph Zettelmaier (Williamston Theatre), <i>Lungs</i> by Duncan Macmillan (Kickshaw Theatre),
<i>Dreamscape</i>, created and devised with The Collaboratory (Young Peoples’ Theater),
<i>Chalk</i> by Walt McGough (Renegade Theatre Festival), the world premiere of <i>
Broken</i> by John McLindon (BoxFest Detroit). Paige currently serves as the Associate Producer at Cleveland Public Theatre.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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