<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div class="ydp28a56eechtml-div ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eechtml-div ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div data-ad-rendering-role="story_message" class="ydp28a56eechtml-div ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecx1iorvi4 ydp28a56eecxjkvuk6 ydp28a56eecx1g0dm76 ydp28a56eecxpdmqnj" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="ydp28a56eec_r_4ek_" style="padding: 4px 12px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecxz62fqu ydp28a56eecx16ldp7u" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecxu06os2 ydp28a56eecx1ok221b" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-family: inherit;"><span class="ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx13faqbe ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecx1xmvt09 ydp28a56eecx1lliihq ydp28a56eecx1s928wv ydp28a56eecxhkezso ydp28a56eecx1gmr53x ydp28a56eecx1cpjm7i ydp28a56eecx1fgarty ydp28a56eecx1943h6x ydp28a56eecxudqn12 ydp28a56eecx3x7a5m ydp28a56eecx6prxxf ydp28a56eecxvq8zen ydp28a56eecxo1l8bm ydp28a56eecxzsf02u ydp28a56eecx1yc453h" style="display: block; max-width: 100%; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; color: rgb(8, 8, 9); min-width: 0px;"><div class="ydp28a56eechtml-div ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I will be directing a staged reading of "We Call it Family" by local playwright Laura Barbieri at <span class="ydp28a56eechtml-span ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl ydp28a56eecx1hl2dhg ydp28a56eecx16tdsg8 ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs" style="margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"><a class="ydp28a56eecx1i10hfl ydp28a56eecxjbqb8w ydp28a56eecx1ejq31n ydp28a56eecx18oe1m7 ydp28a56eecx1sy0etr ydp28a56eecxstzfhl ydp28a56eecx972fbf ydp28a56eecx10w94by ydp28a56eecx1qhh985 ydp28a56eecx14e42zd ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1ypdohk ydp28a56eecxt0psk2 ydp28a56eecxe8uvvx ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl ydp28a56eecx16tdsg8 ydp28a56eecx1hl2dhg ydp28a56eecxggy1nq ydp28a56eecx1a2a7pz ydp28a56eecxkrqix3 ydp28a56eecx1sur9pj ydp28a56eecx1fey0fg ydp28a56eecx1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/StowPlayers?__cft__[0]=AZUXgPQP9rvuGbjgz6VteboLRmX5PpZYmkcOhAR1h525M7xMosnp_vcFJinOBd25TTVeYYmraLTJUyQBCDQgGq6XhpK7djm43QEgOuzOnO696gzjtSuXBlMeO2h7SoQGIR12zMO4Zge3t9gsa8LcLSdi&__tn__=-]K-R" tabindex="0" style="color: rgb(0, 100, 209); cursor: pointer; list-style: none; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; border-style: none; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 600; display: inline; font-family: inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp28a56eecxt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Stow Players Inc.</span></a></span> on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30pm. We plan to have a talk-back session with the audience after the show. The playwright would like to get feedback about the play.</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">It's a play about the foster and adoption process. It's a real-life look into the process and its ups and downs and is very touching. <span class="ydp28a56eechtml-span ydp28a56eecxdj266r ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecxexx8yu ydp28a56eecxyri2b ydp28a56eecx18d9i69 ydp28a56eecx1c1uobl ydp28a56eecx1hl2dhg ydp28a56eecx16tdsg8 ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs" style="margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit;"></span>The play is based on a series of interviews conducted by the playwright in the Fall of 2022. Names and certain identifying facts have been changed to protect the identities of the interviewees and described individuals.</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">I'm looking to cast this 6 person play (5F & 1M). No audition is planned. Minimal rehearsals starting in October (probably once per week depending on actor availability). I am accepting headshots & resumes. Please send those and the name(s) of the character(s) you are interested in and why to aeronauticsnut@yahoo.com and please put "We Call it Family" in the subject field. I'm especially looking for actors who have experience with foster care and/or adoption but not required. Thanks!</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the character list:</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">JESS: 40's female. A former foster parent and current adoptive parent. She and her husband Nick have ten children – four biological (Emma, Anna, Adam, and Faith), and six adoptive (Abby,</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">Kayla, Landon, Lucas, Alec, and Jenny). She has a Master’s Degree in</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">Trauma and Resilience.</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">SARAH: 30s to 40s female: A former foster parent and current adoptive parent, who works for a private foster care agency. She and her husband Alan have five children – four biological (including Gabriel and Joel), and one adoptive (Elena).</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">NICOLE: 50s female: A former foster parent and current adoptive parent. She and her husband Tim have five children – two biological (including Leah), and three adoptive (Tyson, Isaac, and Amber).</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">TIM: 50s male: A former foster parent and current adoptive parent. He and his wife Nicole have five children – two biological (including Leah), and three adoptive (Tyson, Isaac, and Amber).</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">LEAH: 18, female: Biological daughter of Tim and Nicole.</div></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx14z9mp ydp28a56eecxat24cr ydp28a56eecx1lziwak ydp28a56eecx1vvkbs ydp28a56eecxtlvy1s ydp28a56eecx126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;">MELISSA: 20s female: A foster parent and caseworker for a fostering agency. She and her husband Andrew currently have three foster children (Bethany, Olivia, and Colton).</div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecxabvvm4 ydp28a56eecxeyy32k ydp28a56eecx1ia1hqs ydp28a56eecx1a2w583 ydp28a56eecx6ikm8r ydp28a56eecx10wlt62" data-visualcompletion="ignore-dynamic" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 8px 8px; font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 12px;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecxbmvrgn ydp28a56eecx1diwwjn ydp28a56eecx1uuop16 ydp28a56eecx1fqkajt ydp28a56eecx1aj7aux ydp28a56eecx1axty5n" style="margin-right: 12px; margin-left: 12px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(208, 211, 215); margin-top: 12px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecx2lah0s ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1qughib ydp28a56eecx1qjc9v5 ydp28a56eecxozqiw3 ydp28a56eecx1q0g3np ydp28a56eecxjkvuk6 ydp28a56eecx1iorvi4 ydp28a56eecx11lt19s ydp28a56eecxe9ewy2 ydp28a56eecx4cne27 ydp28a56eecxifccgj" style="z-index: 0; position: relative; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; font-family: inherit;"><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx1r8uery ydp28a56eecx1iyjqo2 ydp28a56eecxs83m0k ydp28a56eecx14vy60q ydp28a56eecxyiysdx ydp28a56eecx10b6aqq ydp28a56eecx1yrsyyn" style="padding: 6px 2px; z-index: 0; position: relative; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; font-family: inherit;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thaank you,</div><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx1r8uery ydp28a56eecx1iyjqo2 ydp28a56eecxs83m0k ydp28a56eecx14vy60q ydp28a56eecxyiysdx ydp28a56eecx10b6aqq ydp28a56eecx1yrsyyn" style="padding: 6px 2px; z-index: 0; position: relative; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; font-family: inherit;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Theresa Benyo-Marzullo</div><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx1r8uery ydp28a56eecx1iyjqo2 ydp28a56eecxs83m0k ydp28a56eecx14vy60q ydp28a56eecxyiysdx ydp28a56eecx10b6aqq ydp28a56eecx1yrsyyn" style="padding: 6px 2px; z-index: 0; position: relative; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx1r8uery ydp28a56eecx1iyjqo2 ydp28a56eecxs83m0k ydp28a56eecx14vy60q ydp28a56eecxyiysdx ydp28a56eecx10b6aqq ydp28a56eecx1yrsyyn" style="padding: 6px 2px; z-index: 0; position: relative; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="ydp28a56eecx9f619 ydp28a56eecx1n2onr6 ydp28a56eecx1ja2u2z ydp28a56eecx78zum5 ydp28a56eecxdt5ytf ydp28a56eecx193iq5w ydp28a56eecxeuugli ydp28a56eecx1r8uery ydp28a56eecx1iyjqo2 ydp28a56eecxs83m0k ydp28a56eecx14vy60q ydp28a56eecxyiysdx ydp28a56eecx10b6aqq ydp28a56eecx1yrsyyn" style="padding: 6px 2px; z-index: 0; position: relative; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; font-family: inherit;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>