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Month="7" Day="14" Year="2005"><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>July
14, 2005</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Not So Common Players <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Auditions
for <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Little Shop of Horrors<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></b></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>August
10<sup>h</sup> & 11th</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Clifton Park</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-variant:small-caps;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Not So
Common Players</span></b>, the musical theatre group in Clifton Park, will hold
auditions for <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Little Shop of Horrors</span></i>, Wednesday,
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>August 10<sup>th</sup></span></b> and
Thursday <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>August 11<sup>th</sup> </span></b>from
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>7-9 pm</span></b> at the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Locust Lane Clubhouse</span> </b>(from Route 146 to <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Moe Road to Clifton Park Center Road, turn West and then turn Left at
Hemlock and then Right on Locust Lane</span></i><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>)</span></b>,
Clifton Park.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The production is sponsored
by the Town of Clifton Park<i><span style='font-style:italic'>. Performance
dates are <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>October 21, 22, 23 and October 27, 28, 29, 30.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Characters:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><st1:City><st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Seymour</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: 25ish. Today, we'd call </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Seymour</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> a computer geek. When “Little Shop”
was first produced, he would have been called a nerd. And he is, but a sweet
and lovable one, and he has to be able to charm an audience with his klutziness
and social awkwardness. <span class=SpellE>Highish</span> baritone role, calls
for a strong singing voice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Audrey</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: Mid to upper 20s is a woman who constantly
seems to fall in with the wrong kind of guy. Not too bright, but not a Judy
Holliday, either. Mostly, she's a person who has a winsome charm and
adorability, an innocence she has managed to preserve despite a life filled by
abuse. Soprano <span class=GramE>role,</span> must be able to sing sweet
ballads but also belt a couple out of the park.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Orin</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: 30ish. He's good looking, cool and a sadist.
Audience has to find him funny despite his treatment of Audrey, or the show has
a hole in the middle. Baritone who gets a show-stopping finale and may also be
used for other roles in the play.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Mr. <span
class=SpellE>Mushnik</span></span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>: 55 or older. <span class=GramE>Very New <span
class=SpellE>Yorky</span>, a great stereotype of the gruff but basically
good-hearted small businessman struggling to get by.</span> <span class=GramE>Character
baritone.</span> <span class=GramE>Singing not as important as acting and
selling his big duet with </span></span></font><st1:City><st1:place><span
class=GramE><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Seymour</span></font></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
class=GramE><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>.</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The Voice
of Audrey 2</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: Think
Barry White, only deeper. No on-stage <span class=GramE>appearance until the
curtain call, but his jive-inflected songs require</span> a skilled vocal
actor. <span class=GramE>Bass who's comfortable at the top of his range.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Audrey 2
(The Plant):</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> The
plant is complex and requires a skilled puppeteer, non-claustrophobic, to give
Audrey 2 a genuine personality. No singing required, just a willingness to work
behind the scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Three
Girl Singers</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: Modeled
on groups such as the Supremes, the ladies are on stage much of the time as a
vocal ensemble much like a Greek chorus. <span class=GramE>Will also act in
small roles.</span> <span class=GramE>Must be comfortable with Motown-like
movement and tight harmony.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Three Guy
Singers</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>: A mirror
of the Three Girl Singers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Other than
Seymour, Audrey and <span class=SpellE>Mushnik</span>, the cast will play one
or more character roles and provide street color.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Come to auditions
with an upbeat number from a Broadway show. Please bring music, an accompanist
will be provided. Learning a song from "Little Shop" can't hurt, but
it is absolutely <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>not</span></u></b> a
requirement. Although "Little Shop" doesn't have any dance numbers as
we usually think of them, there is a </span></font><st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>LOT</span></font></span></b></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> of movement for the ensemble and some
for the principals. Come to auditions dressed comfortably, as the choreographer
will teach a simple combination to all auditioning, who will then be required
to perform the steps in groups of varying size, so we can get a feeling for how
people move. In other words, you don't have to be a great dancer, but you <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>have</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> to be able to learn choreography and
work neatly in an ensemble.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-font-kerning:
14.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>For additional information, contact Sally Burke @
877-5648 or Pat O’Donnell @ 371-6681.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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color=maroon face=Harrington><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Harrington;
color:maroon;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Sally
Burke<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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