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<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt">“The Boys Next Door”</SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Directed by Paul Murphy</SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing>“The Boys Next Door” is largely a comedic play but with some seri ous, and some very touching parts as well.<SPAN> </SPAN>The play revolves around the lives of four mentally challenged men who live in a group apartment and are supervised by a young man named Jack Palmer, who also supervises four other apartments of similarly chall
enged individuals.<SPAN> </SPAN>The goal is to “mainstream” the men.</div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT>The play employs nine actors: seven men and two women.</div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT>One of the male actors plays three different male roles.<SPAN> </SPAN>And one of the female actors plays three different female roles.<SPAN> </SPAN></div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Auditions will be held at the Ghent Playhouse, Rte.66, Ghent, NY Monday and Tuesday, December 1st and 2<SUP>nd</SUP> – 7 PM</SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Performance dates:<SPAN> </SPAN>January 23, 2009 to February 8, 2009 – Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday matinee.</SPAN></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="font-siz: 18pt">Male roles: </SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></SPAN>Arnold Wiggins – marginal intelligence, a nervous man in his forties.</div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lucien P. Smith – African-American, very
limited intelligence, about 50.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Norman Bulansky – overweight, sloppy, limited intelligence, maybe 30.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Barry Klemper – above average intelligence in many ways, but hampered by mental problems, schizophrenic, chronic history of institutions, 28.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Jack Palmer – supervisor of the “Boys”, mid-thirties, a wry man.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Mr. Klemper – coarse, poorly dressed, needs a shave, has only one arm, middle-aged.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Same actor for the following roles:</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Mr. Hedges – middle-aged to elderly.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Mr. Corbin – mild-mannered, middle-aged.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Se</FONT>nator Clarke – dignified, middle-aged.</div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN s tyle="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Female roles:</SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sheila – overweight, late 20’s/early 30’s, dresses and speaks poorly.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Same actor for the following roles:</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Mrs. Fremus – deaf widow, elderly.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Mrs. Warren – cheerful woman in her thirties, possibly a bit older.</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN-LEFT: 80px"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">C</FONT>lara – a friend of Sheila’s, no specific age, severely limited.</div>
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<div class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Also seeking:</SPAN></B></div>
<div class=MsoNoSpacing style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Assistant props manager</SPAN></B></div>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ">Contact:<SPAN> </SPAN>Paul Murphy - 518-781-4200 or <A href="mailto:pmcd@fairpoint.net">pmcd@fairpoint.net</A><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
<A href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org/" target=_blank>www.gh
entplayhouse.org</A><br>
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