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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'>Announcing Open Auditions</span></font></b><b><font
size=5 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'>for
our October ‘09 production of Kander & Ebb’s </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=7
color=black face="Bernard MT Condensed"><span style='font-size:59.0pt;
font-family:"Bernard MT Condensed";color:black'>Curtains</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Director – Steve
Coats</span></font></b><b><font size=5 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>(HMT’s CABARET)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=4 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'>Musical Director –
</span></font></b><b><font size=4 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>Rich</span></font></b><b><font size=4 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>ard Cherry </span></font></b><b><font size=4 color=black
face="Wingdings 2"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 2";
color:black;font-weight:bold'>ê</span></font></b><b><font size=4 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;font-weight:bold'> Choreographer – Ava Conoval</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>(both from HMT’s production of
HOW TO SUCCEED…)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>When:</span></font></i></b><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> Monday & Tuesday – May 4 & 5 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Time:</span></font></i></b><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> Monday: </span></font><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'>6:30pm to 8:30pm</span></font><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> </span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ÿ</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> Tuesday: </span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>7:30pm – 9:30pm</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Where:</span></font></i></b><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> At the Spa Little Theater</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>What to prepare:</span></font></i></b><font size=3
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> Prepare sixteen bars of a Broadway song and bring sheet music
for the accompanist. You may be asked for a short section of a
contrasting song as well. You will also work with the choreographer and
may read scenes at the open call or callback. <span style='letter-spacing:
-.3pt'>Please dress to move. Please bring a current resume and photo</span></span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt'>. Photos cannot
be returned.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><u><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:</span></font></u></b></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI</span></font></b><font color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (30
– 45) A detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside
from being exceptionally <span style='letter-spacing:-.3pt'>good at his job, he
has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls
head-over-heels for Niki</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.2pt'>. </span></span></font><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt'>Vocal</span></font></span></b><b><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'>Range</span></font></b><b><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt;font-weight:bold'> Ab – E. </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>NIKI HARRIS</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (20s-early 30s) Pretty,
naïve ingénue. Niki is a chorus girl/understudy in the
show-within-the-show during its </span></font><font color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>Boston</span></font><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> tryout. She wants to make it big on Broadway. She
falls for Detective Cioffi who is investigating a murder at the theatre.
Actress must have legit Soprano and good comic timing. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Soprano C – E. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>GEORGIA HENDRICKS</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (30s) Female half of our
songwriting team. Hasn’t performed in a while but she ends up
taking on the leading lady role upon the demise of the Star. She must
sing and dance well. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>G – E. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>CARMEN BERNSTEIN</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (45-60) Brassy Broadway
producer who runs the show. A feisty broad with laser eyes and a sharp
tongue. She is a terrific comedic actress who sings well. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Low Eb – E. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>AARON FOX</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (30 - 40s) The
composer of the show-within-the -show. His songwriting partner, Georgia,
is also his wife from whom he’s separated. He’s a sexy,
charming ladies man. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bb – Gb </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>SIDNEY BERNSTEIN</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (late 50s-mid 60s) The
producer of an out of town flop. </span></font><font color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>Sidney</span></font><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> is tough and self-serving. Actor should have good comic
timing. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>(doesn’t sing)</span></i> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>CHRISTOPHER BELLING</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (40-60<span style='letter-spacing:
-.2pt'>) English director. Very camp. Very funny. Requires
a good comic lead actor. (One song) <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>B
– E. </span></b></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>BAMBI BERNET</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> <span style='letter-spacing:
-.2pt'>(Early 20’s-early 30s) Chorus performer and much harassed
daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Longs to be a leading performer.
Many think she was only hired because of her mother. Bambi is a
good dancer/comedienne who sings well. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>C
– C. </span></b></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>DARYL GRADY</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (30s) A theatre critic
for a </span></font><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>Boston</span></font><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'> newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break
shows during their out of town tryouts. Thinks pretty highly of himself.
<i><span style='font-style:italic'>(no singing) </span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>JOHNNY HARMON</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (40s-50s) Male or female
Stage Manage r of the show-within-the-show. Johnny is a character actor
who is gruff but lovable and keeps the company in line and on their toes. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>(small amount of singing) </span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>OSCAR SHAPIRO</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (45-60) The general manager.
He is an agreeable if somewhat anxious man. He is always looking
for any angle to find money. Requires a good comic actor who sings. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Bb – E. </span></b></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>BOBBY PEPPER</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> (20s to early 30s) The
choreographer and lead dancer. He is a strong singer who dances well.
Plays Rob Hood in the show-within-the-show. <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>A – E. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;letter-spacing:
-.2pt;font-weight:bold'>JESSICA CRANSHAW</span></font></b><font color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;
letter-spacing:-.2pt'> (30s-40s) A fading </span></font><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;letter-spacing:-.2pt'>Hollywood</span></font><font color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;
letter-spacing:-.2pt'> star. This is a brief but swell role. She
lives and dies a diva. She is a character singer </span></font><font
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'>and a forgetful actress who stars in the show-within-the-show,
unfortunately, she dies on opening night, page 5! <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>G – D. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>SASHA ILJINSKY</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> The show’s pit conductor.
He/She sings the opening song in Act II and leads the orchestra. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>B – C. </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black;font-weight:
bold'>ENSEMBLE ROLES</span></font></b><font color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>: Five to seven men and
five to seven women who play the actors under investigation for the murder(s).
They all appear in the show-within-the-show which is seen ‘in
performance’ and ‘rehearsal’ and during Cioffi’s
‘rewrites’. This is a group of singing, dancing, acting
performers who are crucial to the production. Good movers with various
ranges of voice.</span></font></p>
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