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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Announcing Virtual Auditions for...</span></i><br>
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</b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Just Ask!</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> Musical</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adapted from the bestselling children’s book by Sonia Sotomayor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director: Fran Sillau<br>
Music Director: Mark Kurtz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>ROLE AVAILABLE</u><br>
</b>Playhouse Square’s Education Department is seeking an actress with <b>Type 1 Diabetes</b> to authentically portray the lead character who also has this condition in the 60-minute children’s musical adaptation of Sonia Sotomayor’s bestselling picture book,
<i>Just Ask!</i>. All actors in this production are adults who portray children.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>This is a paid position for Non-Equity Actors.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can learn more about the project here: <a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/just-ask">
www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/just-ask</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>REHEARSAL DATES</u><br>
</b>Rehearsal times and exact dates are TBD. We will rehearse 5 to 6 days during the following weeks:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">January 10 – January 16<br>
January 17 – January 23<br>
January 24 – January 30<br>
January 31 – February 6<br>
February 7 – February 12<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>PERFORMANCES<br>
</u></b>All performances are school matinees and take place during the day, with one special celebratory dinner on the evening of Friday, February 12, during which the cast will perform a song from the show.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, February 9, 2027 10:30a <br>
Wednesday, February 10, 2027 10:30a<br>
Thursday, February 11, 2027 10:30a<br>
Friday, February 12, 2027 10:30a<b><br>
</b>Friday, February 12, 2027 Dinner + Performance of song from the show<o:p></o:p></p>
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PLEASE NOTE:</u><br>
</b>All actors must be based in or near Cleveland, Ohio, or must provide their own accommodation and transportation. Housing is not provided for out-of-town actors.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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TO AUDITION:</u><br>
</b>Interested candidates should submit a video audition via an unlisted YouTube link, as follows:<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Video Requirements:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">State your name and the name of the song<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Sing 16–32 bars of one song from a musical that demonstrates your vocal range<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Perform with live accompaniment or a recorded track (karaoke is acceptable; please do not sing along with a recorded vocalist)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The video must be less than 60 seconds<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Please include your full name and “Just Ask audition” in the subject line and email your submission directly to:
<a href="mailto:Daniel.Hahn@playhousesquare.org">Daniel.Hahn@playhousesquare.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The deadline to receive auditions is Friday, June 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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