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<p class="MsoNormal">BOOM! Theater will present COMPANY<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Show dates: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16,17 & 18.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Auditions: February 3 , 2025 from 5 – 9:30pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: Akron Civic Main Stage – 182 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44308<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sign Up here: <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A4A72FAAFCCE9-53997383-boom" target="_blank">
Boom! Theater: Company Audition Sign Up</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please prepare a 1 minute Broadway Song and a 1 minute Monologue. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Call back: February 10, 2025, from 6 – 9pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: Akron Civic Main Stage<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rehearsals start: March 23, 2025<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director: Warren Scott Friedman <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Music Director: TBA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions can be directed to <a href="mailto:vrenner@akroncivic.com">
vrenner@akroncivic.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">COMPANY <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SYNOPSIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the night of his birthday, Robert struggles to think of a wish to make as he blows out his birthday candles. The lone bachelor, surrounded by “those good and crazy people” -- his married friends -- Robert is uncertain whether he should
simply be happy with his lot or whether he should wish for his own romantic partner. Over a series of dinner parties, first dates, and thoughtful conversations, Robert attempts to understand the pros and cons of marriage from his diverse and frequently hilarious
friends, and begins to make sense of his own persistent bachelorhood. Company, Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking modern musical, is a mature, intelligent, and wildly funny look at relationships, vulnerability, and “being alive.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(FEMALE CHARACTERS NEEDED)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Susan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peter’s Wife and Ex Wife. Delicate southern belle .Motherly in her affections towards Robert.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soprano<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harry’s hypercritical wife, she is an avid learner of karate and tends to overeat. Open, accepting and loving.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mezzo-Soprano, Alto<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jenny<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Quietly manipulative, simultaneously square and wise. Loves her husband David and will; indulge him from time to time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soprano Belt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joanne<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Acerbic and Demanding, too old to be part of the young crowd, but would not fit well with the older crowd. Puts on a brassy front that melts when she is alone with her husband Larry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mezzo Soprano/ Alto Belt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A girlfriend of Robert’s. she is flight attendant who came to New York to live in radio city. Dizzy and adorable<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Featured role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mezzo-Soprano<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marta<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A girlfriend of Robert’s. Intensely modern, seeking adventure and excitement in the city.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Featured role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mezzo-Soprano<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A former girlfriend of Robert’s now considered a good friend. she plans to leave the city for a life of domesticity. Sweet and Loving.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Featured role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soprano<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A frantic neurotic engaged to Paul, but terrified of marriage. after a mental breakdown, she finally realizes that Paul is, in fact, her soulmate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting role<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mezzo-Soprano, Alto<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BOOM! Theater taps into a growing movement called “creative aging.” While older adults comprise a large percentage of the arts and culture audience (theaters, symphonies, museums), they are not as often the makers of arts and culture content,
especially when it comes to casting in community theater productions. BOOM! wants to change the playing field. Most actors and musicians along with production are 50 +, some productions are multi-generational where needed.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Valerie Renner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Director – Programming, Media, Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Akron Civic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">182 S. Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Akron OH 44308<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PH: 330-535-3179 ext. 207<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fax: 234-525-6467<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Email: vrenner@akroncivic.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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