<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-bucket-full gmail-lucy-bucket gmail-live" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif"><div class="gmail-lucy-wrapper" style="margin:0px auto;border:0px;width:1008.67px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4">Near West Theatre is holding auditions for Hadestown: Teen Edition</font></div><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4">April 22, 23, 24 </font></div><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4">7pm to 10pm</font></div><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.39px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><font size="4">Reserve a spot at auditions by submitting the registration form in the link below.</font></h3></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/hadestown-teen-edition-casting-requirements">www.nearwesttheatre.org/hadestown-teen-edition-casting-requirements</a> </font><span style="font-size:large">  </span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><em style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4">Before your audition, you will receive an audition form that must be completed before you audition.</font></em></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4">Note: Audition Slots for <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Wednesday, April 23 </strong>are FULL.</font></em></p></div></div><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="4"><br></font></div></div></div><div class="gmail-bucket-full gmail-lucy-bucket gmail-live" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif"><div class="gmail-lucy-wrapper" style="margin:0px auto;border:0px;width:1008.67px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="gmail-plugin-output gmail-text" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.39px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">NEAR WEST THEATRE IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE CASTING. WE WILL CAST ARTISTS WITHOUT REGARD TO DISABILITY, RACE, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, COLOR, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNIC ORIGIN, OR ANY OTHERWISE INDICATED BASIS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO AUTHENTICALLY CASTING TO ENSURE ALL MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE REPRESENTED.</font></em></h3></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-bucket-full gmail-lucy-bucket gmail-live" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:rgb(221,221,221);border-left-color:initial;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif"><div class="gmail-lucy-wrapper" style="margin:0px auto;border:0px;width:1008.67px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="gmail-plugin-output gmail-text" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.39px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">Character Descriptions</font></strong></h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">This production is open to participants ages 13 - 19. You must be 13 or 19 at the time of the auditions.</em><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Orpheus - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Male; Any ethnicity; Tenor with strong falsetto, D3-C5</em><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">. </strong>A romantic poet and musician working on a masterpiece to bring back spring. Orpheus is kind and naive, and while he means well, he tends to fixate on his music above all else. The ability to play guitar is a plus.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Eurydice - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Female; Any ethnicity; Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F#3-D5</em>. Eurydice is a practical girl who lives a hard life and knows how to survive. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Hades-Male<em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">; Any ethnicity; Bass, F2-C #4</em><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">.</strong> The King of the Underworld. He is a compulsive industrialist and the husband of Persephone. Rich and powerful.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Persephone - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Female; Any ethnicity; Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F3-C5</em>. The goddess of seasons, flowers, fruit, and grain, and the wife of Hades, the underworld king, spends half her time in the underworld and half with the mortals above.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Hermes - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Any gender; Any ethnicity; Tenor/Baritone, C3-B4</em>. Charismatic guide and storyteller, a mentor to Orpheus. Messenger of the Gods and the play's narrator.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Fates (3) - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Any gender; Any ethnicity; Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, E3-D5 (Fate 1 up to Eb5)</em>.<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> </strong>Three divine siblings who decide the fate of each individual. The Fates sing in the back of everyone's minds, pushing the story to where it needs to go while commenting on the characters' choices. The ability to play one of the following instruments is a plus: violin, accordion, and tambourine.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px">Workers (14) - <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Any gender; Any ethnicity; SATB</em><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">.</strong> Spirits of labor and community, a physical choral presence. The citizens and workers of Hadestown.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-bucket-full gmail-lucy-bucket gmail-live" style="margin:0px;padding:4em 0px 0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:rgb(221,221,221);border-left-color:initial;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Trade Gothic Next LT W01 Rg",sans-serif"><div class="gmail-lucy-wrapper" style="margin:0px auto;border:0px;width:1008.67px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-full-width" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><div class="gmail-plugin-output gmail-text" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.67px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">Auditions </font></strong></h2><ul style="margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2em;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">You must be 13 - 19 years of age to audition.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Audition dates are scheduled for <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Tuesday, April 22, Wednesday, April 23, and Thurs</strong><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">day, April 24, from 7 PM to 10 PM. </strong> Anyone auditioning must stay for the entire time. Please register below to reserve a space.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Callbacks are scheduled <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">for<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> Saturday</strong>, April 26, from 10 AM to 4 PM</strong>.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Our audition process involves group work in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. You do not need a headshot or resume; no preparation is required. It is a group experience of theatre games, improvisation, characterization, and movement. Come as you are, in comfortable clothing, and be ready to engage with your peers. Decisions and notifications will be made by the end of the following week.</li></ul><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.67px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">Expectations</font></strong></h2><ul style="margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2em;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Cast members are expected to prioritize rehearsals during the eight (8) weeks this production rehearses and for the nine performances.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">By the end of your audition, you must communicate any known rehearsal or performance conflicts to the Stage Manager and/or Director.</li></ul><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.67px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">Rehearsals</font></strong></h2><ul style="margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2em;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Rehearsals are scheduled from <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Tuesday, May 27, to Wednesday, July 9</strong>. Rehearsal days will be Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (some Thursdays, depending on conflicts). <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Rehearsals are Sunday from 12 pm to 8 pm (usually a four-hour range that will vary depending on conflicts) and Monday – Wednesday from 7 pm to 10 pm. Rehearsal times will vary.</strong> The stage manager will distribute a schedule by Thursday of every week.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Closer to the show's opening, typically tech week, rehearsals may be extended on some days, but they will not run past 11:00 PM.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">You may be required to participate in a <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Dry Tech Rehearsal on Saturday, July 12</strong>. This rehearsal is typically during the day.</li></ul><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.67px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><font size="2"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Tech Week</strong>  (<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Attendance is mandatory during this week!)</strong></font></h2><ul style="margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2em;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"></strong><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Sunday, July 13, is Tech Sunday, an extended rehearsal for all cast, staff, and crew from 12 PM to 10 PM. </strong>A potluck supper is organized and scheduled for this date. This is the first working tech rehearsal. Costumes, lighting, props, and special effects will be incorporated later in the week.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Monday through Thursday, July 14 through 17, are mandatory rehearsals. Cast, crew, and staff are expected to be at the theater daily from 6 PM to 11 PM. Everyone must stay until the end of the rehearsal to run the show.</strong></li></ul><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:"Knockout 27 A","Knockout 27 B",sans-serif;color:rgb(9,0,29);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.67px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><font size="2">Performances</font></strong></h2><ul style="margin:0px 0px 2em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2em;border:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">The cast is expected to be at the theater at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday performance nights and at 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">The performances are on July 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, and August 1, 2, and 3.</strong></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Curtain times for Friday and Saturday are at 7:30 PM, and Sunday is at 2 PM.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>B</b><b><span style="color:black">est Regards,</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Michael Stein <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Production & Rentals Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.nearwesttheatre.org</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;backgr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