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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Auditions for<EM> Triumph of Love</EM>, December 6<SUP>th</SUP> and 7<SUP>th</SUP>, at the Schenectady Light Opera Comapny Opera House, 826 State Street, beginning at 7:00 PM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Roles available are:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Princess Leonide (F) – Age 20’s to 30’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Full of spirit, the princess wants to experience the real world before becoming the ruler of Sparta.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She is resourceful, energetic and always one-step ahead of the people around her.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Must be able to assume the many faces the princess takes during the show…sometimes at a moments notice – from pretending she is a man befriending another man, a man seducing an older women, a “Monroe” type<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>seducing and older man, and a woman running from an arranged marriage. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Agis(M) –<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Age 20’s to 30’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The true Prince of Sparta and the sworn mortal enemy of the Princess.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Raised in seclusion by his Aunt and Uncle, he has been taught to live and think only using reason.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When a “man” befriends him before his departure, he world changes and changes even more after he discovers the man is a woman (but still not knowing it is the Princess) and Agis experiences love for the first time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Agis is the proverbial straight man amongst the shenanigans of the zany characters around him.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hesione(F) – Age 30’s to 50’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Described as a ferocious philosopher.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She lives her life through reason, devoid of emotion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When The Princess arrives disguised as a man, the Princess awakens feeling buried deep inside and exposes Hesione to her emotions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After all these years, Hesione awakens and longs to experience everything she has missed in life.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hermocrates(M) – Age 30’s to 50’s. The most ferocious philosopher.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hermocrates prides himself in leading a life based on reason, thinking that women’s emotions are their downfall.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hermocrates thinks that he has seen through the Princess’ manly charade, only to be seduced by her feminine whiles.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Harlequin(M) – Age 20’s to 40’s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The classic clown.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Harleqiun, along with Corinne and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dimas,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>comprise “ the zanies” – the group of henchmen that help propel the action.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Harlequin is a loyal servant but longs to be free of his duties to Agis, Hesione and Hermocrates.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He is counting the days until Agis leaves to claim his throne so that he can be set free.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He sees through the Princess’s charade immediately and is enlisted to help her plan.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Corinne(F) – Age 20’s to 50’s<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Maid and loyal servant to the Princess.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Corinne, along with Harliquin and Dimas, comprise “ the zanies” – the group of henchmen that help propel the action. Corinne assumes manly dress along with the Princess to befriend Agis.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When discovered as a woman, Corinne falls back on what she knows best to get her out of a tough spot - her feminine whiles.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dimas(M) -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Age 30’s to 50’s. The Gardner. A crotchety fellow, Dimas is the loyal servant of Hermocrates.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dimas, along with Harliquin and Corinne, comprise “ the zanies” – the group of henchmen that help propel the action When he discovers the Princess’s secret, he is compelled to alert his master but he fails to follow through as Corinne works her magic.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Production dates are March 4, 5, 6, and 10 though 13, 2005.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Questions concerning the auditions directed to Tom Heckert 877 - 6777.</SPAN></BODY></HTML>