For Immediate Release - Casting call: Sexual Politics, A Modern Adaptation of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, by J.C. Cifranic and directed by Tyson Douglas Rand will be co-produced as a staged reading by The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival in collaboration with Playwrights Local for their upcoming Cleveland Playwrights Festival. There will be one, FREE performance at 2:30pm on Saturday, Sept. 29th,.in the Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th St. Cleveland, OH 44110 There will be four mandatory rehearsals as follows; 1.) First Read Through and table work. 2.) Basic Staging and movement. 3.) Stop and go work through. 4.) Finale run-through with notes on Sept. 28th These will occur between Sept 17th and the final run through on Sept. 28th. No rehearsal will exceed 3 hours - probably 7 to 10 pm. Specific dates and times will be determined by actor availability. Rehearsals will be held at: CleveShakes Headquarters 2843 Washington Blvd Cleveland Hts. OH, 44118 The script/language is present day, thoughtful and timely. Participation is voluntary. Cast of Characters Kevin Angelletti: Deputy Mayor of Vienna - a small U.S. City Vince Patterson: Mayor of Vienna Clark Castillo: District Attorney Lucky Pompey: A gender fluid individual. Friend to - Isabella Sorrel: An asexual woman. Sister to - Claudio Martes: A happily married gay man. Isabella's brother. Mariana Angelletti: The estranged wife of an ambitious politician. Based on guidelines recommended by the playwright; Gender requirements: "Lucky" should be cast non-binary or transgender. Racial requirements: "Clark" should be cast Hispanic/Creole/Latino/AfAm. "Isabella & Claudio" should present as genetic siblings. Express interest or inquiries through info@CleveShakes.org