*The Language Archive* by Julia Cho Directed by Craig Joseph A play with both laughter and tears, that engages the head and the heart. *Auditions:* Saturday, April 22nd from 10am - 2pm at Clague Playhouse *Show Dates:* January 25 - February 11, 2024 / Rehearsals will begin in mid-December 2023 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm *Story: * George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife, Mary, to keep her from leaving him, and he doesn’t recognize the deep feelings that his lab assistant, Emma, has for him. *“A very stimulating new play … preoccupied with matters of linguistics and, more specifically, about how we all take a leap of faith every time we open our mouths … Haunting.” (Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune) **“**Uniquely blends absurdist farce with sentimental comedy.” (LA Times)* *Characters: *Actors of all races & gender identities are encouraged to audition. *GEORGE: *a linguist, a man in his thirties or forties *MARY: *George’s wife, a baker, a woman in her thirties or forties *EMMA: *a lab assistant, a woman in her twenties or thirties *ALTA: *an old woman (also plays Language Instructor, Passerby, and Conductor) *RESTEN:* an old man (also plays Old Man, Passerby, and Zamenhof) To sign up for an audition slot, please send an e-mail of interest to craigjose@gmail.com. If you have a headshot and resume, please attach them in the e-mail; if not, we can take your picture at the audition. Also, include your availability on April 22 between 10am-3pm. Once your e-mail is received, we will confirm with an audition time and some sides from the script to prepare for the audition. If you can’t make the date, a video submission is possible. Clague Playhouse is located at 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145. - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse, Inc. 1371 Clague Road Westlake, OH 44145 news@clagueplayhouse.org 440-331-0403 www.clagueplayhouse.org *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>*!*