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<DIV><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Spotlight Players Community Theater is proud to announce auditions for the Capital District community theater premiere of Parade</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> (1999 Tony for Best Original Score, Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical). Parade is </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">composed by Jason Robert Brown who is steadily becoming a leading composer and playwright for American Musical Theater. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT color=black><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> It is a powerful dramatic musical based on the real life story of Leo Frank.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The main auditions will be held on February 9 and 10, 2010. Spotlight will be scheduling pre-auditions for the African-American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> roles in January. The show begins on Wednesday, May 12 and runs through Sunday, May 16.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This may be your one and only opportunity to do this musical. The parts listed below have solos-- there are many. This is a show in </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">which actors have the opportunity to be onstage a great deal of time and explore many emotional scenes. This is not a dance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> show, so for you acting/singing types, this is right up your alley. As there is very little dancing, scene-work and rehearsals will move </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">quickly. Although we are auditioning in February, we will not start rehearsals until March. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">‘Parade’ concerns the true story of the 1913 trial of a Brooklyn-born Jewish factory manager Leo Frank who was accused of raping</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> and murdering a 13 year old employee, Mary Phagan. The trial, sensationalized by the media, aroused anti-Semitic tensions in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Helped by his loving wife and the principled governor of Georgia, Frank's sentence was</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> commuted due to illegalities with the trial and he was transferred to a prison in Milledgeville, Georgia. Sadly, in the end, a lynching </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">party breaks him out of the prison and Leo Frank is hanged.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant from the Arts Center of the Capital Region, which will help enable us</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> to make the tickets for this show free to the public. Because of this, you may be playing to a packed audience of over 900 and you</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> will be able to invite anyone and everyone you've ever wanted to see you in a show.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Listed below are the main characters and their solos.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Leo Frank, 30-45, Sings many solos. Male lead. Baritone-Tenor The ideal actor is a </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">thin man who can portray innocence, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">nervousness but confidence in his values, he becomes more confident as the play progresses.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lucille Frank, 30-45, Also sings many solos. Female lead. Alto. The ideal</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> actress is strong, begins the show as a subordinate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> southern wife and grows to be a feisty equal partner and savior by the end of the play.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Britt Craig, 20-45, Sings two solos--Big News and Real Big News. An actor who can portray</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> slimy, but a character who can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> command the stage. He is the sensational news reported brought in to cover the trial.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hugh Dorsey, 40-60, Sings 3 solos-- Something Ain't Right (not on CD), Twenty Miles From Marietta, Where Will You Stand When</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> the Flood Comes, Baritone. An actor who can portray</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> a confident, southern attorney, determined to win at all costs. He is the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> prosecuting attorney.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Frankie Epps, 16-20, Sings 2 solos plus the Epilogue in the Finale (may also portray the young soldier) Baritone-Tenor. This role is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> for </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">a teenager whose voice and characterizations are heart wrenching and powerfully emotional. He is the teenage friend/big </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">brother type of Mary Phagan. </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Young Soldier/Fiddlin John, 16-2,5 Sings Prologue- The Old Red Hills of Home, and It's Time Now (People of Atlanta.) Baritone-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tenor. Needs a </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> phenomenal singer. He begins the show with one of the best songs in musicals ever.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mary Phagan, 12-14, Sings 2 solos-- The Picture Show and Frankie's Testimony (she does appear in flashback scenes after she </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">is dead) Alto. Looking for </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">a girl who is the poster child of innocence. She is the unfortunate girl and factory worker whose murder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> is the plot of the story.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mrs. Phagan, 26-45, Sings 1 solo-- My Child Will Forgive Me and a duet later in act 2, Alto. Ideal for an actress</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> who can portray </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">poor but cleans up well, her singing voice must evoke sympathy. She is Mary's mother.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tom Watson, 35-55, Sings 2 solos -- Watson's Lullaby and Where Will You Stand When The Flood Comes. This role is </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> detective who demands justice, singing voice must be strong. He is the lead detective on the case.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Judge Roan, 50 and up Sings 1 solo-- Letter to the Governor Bass. </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This bass part is very low, his solo, Letter to the Governor is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> one of the turning points of the show, his song is riddled with guilt. He is often doubled with Old Soldier.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Iola Stover (she is more of a supporting role)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Essie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lizzie Phagan 14-18 Quartet of girls who sing a couple of sections in various songs Alto/Soprano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Monteen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These roles are for</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> 4 girls who blend well together, some have occasional solo lines, but they are basically a package together.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Newt Lee, 50 and up, Sings 1 solo-- I Am Trying To Remember-- plus sections of Other Songs, Baritone, African American. This </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">role is for an A</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">frican-American male who can portray an older man in character and voice. He is the night watchman for the factory </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">and is originally accused of the murder as well.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jim Conley, 20-40, Sings 2 solos -- That's What He Said and Feel the Rain Fall (not on CD), Baritone, Tenor, African American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> male with a cunning personality who can command the stage. A factory worker also, he is the actual guilty party.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Angela, 20-50, Sings Rumblin and a Rollin with Jim. Newt and Riley - Alto Belt African American </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">female who can bring it home in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> the number Rumblin and a Rollin. She is Riley's wife and a laundry worker.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Riley, 20-60, Sings Rumblin and a Rollin - Baritone, an African American </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">male who can portray a subservient driver for the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> governor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Old Soldier - 50 and up, Sings 1 Solo -- The Old Red Hills of Home-- Baritone/Bass, </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">the epitome of southern pride, he is a soldier </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">of the confederacy in the civil war.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Governor Stanton, 40 and up, Sings 1 solo -- Pretty Music-- Baritone-Tenor/Dancer, </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">a kind of a foolish politician, a showman who</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> can dance and sing. He is the big cheese of the state.</FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">There are also solos within songs for additional characters. We may be having ensemble members playing more than one of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">these characters. They are Aide, assistant, Det. Starnes, Off. Ivey, Prison Guard, Floyd McDaniel, Luther Rosser, Nurse, Mr.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Peavy. Versatility will be necessary for these parts. </FONT><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">There are other parts in the play not listed above because they do not have </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">solo work. This is just a list of characters who must sing a solo. We are looking for good singers. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you wish to talk to the director, Michael Mensching, or pick up a CD then please e-mail him at <A href="mailto:Senor65@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:Senor65@aol.com">Senor65@aol.com</A> or call 477-</FONT></DIV>
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