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<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#3B7D23;mso-themecolor:accent6;mso-themeshade:191;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:accent6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms:lumm=75000">A Night of One Acts 8 Directors • 10 Plays • A Wildly Fun Night of
Theater</span></i></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal">Gates Mills Players is pleased to announce auditions for our
upcoming One Acts festival. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1">Auditions
will be held on Tuesday, March 31<sup>st</sup> at the Gates Mills Community
House (1460 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040).</span></b><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal">We are looking for 16+ actors to make up the company for the
festival. All plays will be performed each night as a single show. Actors will
also assist with moving sets and prop items between pieces. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal">Come prepared to read from select scripts. Note – you may
not read from a play you are later offered. Bring all conflicts for April and
May. Rehearsals are typically Monday-Thursday in the evenings. Not all shows
will rehearse every day. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1">Show dates
are May 22<sup>nd</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday).</span></b><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1"> </span>We cannot accept conflicts
from May 17<sup>th</sup> (Tech Sunday) through opening or for any performance
date. </p>
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<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Hansel and Gretel: The Tables Turned” </b><i>By Julie
Brandon • Directed by Lucy Lytle</i> <b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> Hansel and Gretel
are headed deep into the woods in search of The Witch -- but when everyone has
a different agenda and fairy tale conventions are turned on their heads, who
will ultimately succeed in flipping the script.<b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>2 women, 20s–30s; 1
man, 20s–30s</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Heartburn” </b><i>Written by Daniel Prilliman, Directed
by Lesley Geldart </i><b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> When a routine
doctor's visit takes a terrifying turn, one patient discovers sometimes it's
better not to know. <b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting:</b> 3 characters - any
age, ethnicity, and gender. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Heard Mentality” </b><i>Written by Allison Fradkin,
Directed by John Hickman</i><b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> She's going out on
a date, and she's not going alone! Ada's all ears as her hearing aids are going
to help her through her insecurities.<b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>1 woman, any age; 2
any age/gender</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Day Shift of the Dead” </b><i>By Greg Mandryk • Directed
by Stephanie Rogoff</i><b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> Bert's survivalist
fantasies are crushed by the realization that, despite the zombie apocalypse,
he is still expected to fulfill the mundane demands of day-to-day life. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>2 Men,<b> </b>20s
to 30s & 40s+, 1 Woman, any age, 1, any gender</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“The Village Repairman” </b><i>By Stephanie Rogoff •
Directed by Stephanie Rogoff</i><b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> A homeowner
deliberately sabotages her appliances to lure a local repairman into a date,
only to discover that her "break-it-to-fix-it" strategy is a
village-wide conspiracy to help her find love. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>2 Men, 20s-40s, 1
woman, 20s-40s</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“A Game for Knights” </b><i>Written by Mattie Haag,
Directed by Robert Haag</i><b></b></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis:</b> In a dim,
smoke-curled bar somewhere between the pages of a pulp magazine and a paperback
mystery, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Jessica Fletcher trade sharp
quips and stiff drinks while mourning the demise of good writing - until they
suspect it may have been murdered. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting:</b> 2 Men, 40s-70s, 1
Woman, 30s-60s, 1, any gender/age.</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Love in the Village” </b><i>Written by David Schoenfeld,
Directed by Robert Haag</i></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis: </b>An exploration of
love, aging, and intimacy set in a lively Florida retirement community, where
seniors navigate relationships, self-discovery, and the complexities of
romance.</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>2 woman, 60s+, 2
men, 60s+</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“The Sauna” </b><i>Written and Directed by Chris Herak</i></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis: </b>The cozy room is
dimly lit, very warm, you could say hot, very quiet, it’s your spot to relax
and decompress, that is until five nimrods infiltrate your fortress of
solitude.</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>6 men, any age</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Outside the Box” </b><i>Written by Emily Turner,
Directed by Cameron Zona</i></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Synopsis: </b>What does one do
post-break-up? Get a dog, of course! </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>1 person, any
gender, 20s-30s</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"><b>“Reality Bites” </b><i>Written by B.R. Johnson, Directed
by Catherine Remick</i></p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Synopsis: </b>You can always count
on your siblings to make you feel bad about your life choices, gaslight over
childhood memories, yet be irreplaceable. </p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Casting: </b>2 men, 30s-40s, 2
woman, 30s-40s</p>
<p class="ydpeaae8d55MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1">If you
have questions or cannot make the audition date, please email Robert at <a href="mailto:rhaag026@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:#156082;mso-themecolor:accent1">rhaag026@gmail.com</span></a>. </span></b></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>