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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT :</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EAST GREENBUSH, </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>1 GILLIGAN ROAD, EAST GREENBUSH NY 12061.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>If you cannot make tonight's auditions, but wish tio see if other arrangements can be made with the director, Michael C. Mensching, please e-mail him at <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_14 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_14 class=yshortcuts>Senor65@aol.com</SPAN></SPAN> or call <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_15 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_15 class=yshortcuts>477-2256</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=description><STRONG><FONT size=3>Parade: Auditions 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3><STRONG>From Albany and points west:</STRONG> Take Rte. I-90 east to exit 9. Turn right at the end of the ramp and follow Rte. 4 to the end. At the light, turn left on Rtes. 9 & 20. Turn right at the second light, which will be Gilligan Road. Follow Gilligan Road past the Goff Middle School (on your left). First United Methodist will be on your left.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><STRONG>From Massachusetts and points east:</STRONG> Take Rte. I-90 west to exit 10. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left on Miller Road and follow to the light at Rtes. 9 & 20. Turn right on Rtes. 9 & 20 and continue to the next light. Turn left onto Hays Road, and follow down the hill. After a flat section at the bottom you will see the back side of the church on your right. Turn right on Gilligan Road and make the immediate right into the parking lot.<BR><BR>Spotlight Players Community Theater is proud to announce auditions for the Capital District community theater premiere of Parade (1999 Tony for Best Original Score, Drama Desk and <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_1 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_1 class=yshortcuts>New York Drama Critics Circle Awards</SPAN></SPAN> for Best New Musical). Parade is composed by <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_2 class=yshortcuts><SPAN
id=lw_1265822648_2 class=yshortcuts>Jason Robert Brown</SPAN></SPAN> who is steadily becoming a leading composer and playwright for American Musical Theater. It is a powerful dramatic musical based on the real life story of Leo Frank. <BR><BR><STRONG>The main auditions will be held 10, 2010 starting at 7 PM.</STRONG> </FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV class=description><FONT size=3>Auditions will be held at:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=description><STRONG><FONT size=3>UNITED METHODIST CHURCH</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=description><STRONG><FONT size=3>1 GilLigan Road</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=description><STRONG><FONT size=3>East Greenbush, NY</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=description><STRONG><FONT size=3>12061</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV class=description><FONT size=3>Please prepare 16 bars from a dramatic song from a musical.<BR><BR>The show begins <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_4 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_4 class=yshortcuts>on Wednesday, May 12</SPAN></SPAN> and runs through <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_5 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_5 class=yshortcuts>Sunday, May 16</SPAN></SPAN>. This may be your one and only opportunity to do this musical. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3>The parts listed below have solos-- there are many. This is a show in which actors have the opportunity to be onstage a great deal of time</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> and explore many emotional scenes. This is not a dance show, so for you acting/singing types, this is right up your alley. As there is very</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> little dancing, scene-work and rehearsals will move quickly. Although we are auditioning in February, we will not start rehearsals until</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> March. <BR><BR>‘Parade’ concerns the true story of the 1913 trial of a Brooklyn-born Jewish factory manager Leo Frank who was accused of raping and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> murdering a 13 year old employee, <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_6 class=yshortcuts>Mary Phagan</SPAN>. The trial, sensationalized by the media, aroused anti-Semitic tensions in <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_7 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_6 class=yshortcuts>Atlanta</SPAN></SPAN> and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> the state of Georgia. Helped by his loving wife and the principled governor of Georgia, Frank's sentence was commuted due to illegalities</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> with the trial and he was transferred to a prison in Milledgeville, Georgia. Sadly, in the end, a lynching party breaks him out of the prison</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> and Leo Frank is hanged. <BR><BR>We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant from the <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_8 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_7 class=yshortcuts>Arts Center</SPAN></SPAN> of the Capital Region, which will help enable us to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> 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 will be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> able to invite anyone and everyone you've ever wanted to see you in a show. <BR><BR>Listed below are the main characters and their solos: <BR><BR>Leo Frank, 30-45, Sings many solos. Male lead. Baritone-Tenor. The ideal actor is a <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_9 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_8 class=yshortcuts>thin man</SPAN></SPAN> who can portray innocence, nervousness but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> confidence in his values, he becomes more confident as the play progresses. <BR><BR>Lucille Frank, 30-45, Also sings many solos. Female lead. Alto. The ideal actress is strong, begins the show as a subordinate southern wife</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> and grows to be a feisty equal partner and savior by the end of the play. <BR><BR><SPAN id=lw_1264480808_10 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_9 class=yshortcuts>Britt Craig</SPAN></SPAN>, 20-45, Sings two solos--Big News and Real Big News. An actor who can portray slimy, but a character who can command the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> stage. He is the sensational news reported brought in to cover the trial. <BR><BR>Hugh Dorsey, 40-60, Sings 3 solos-- Something Ain't Right (not on CD), Twenty Miles from Marietta, Where Will You Stand When the Flood</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> Comes, Baritone. An actor who can portray a confident, southern attorney, determined to win at all costs. He is the prosecuting attorney.<BR><BR>Frankie Epps, 16-20, Sings 2 solos plus the Epilogue in the Finale (may also portray the young soldier) Baritone-Tenor. This role is for a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> teenager whose voice and characterizations are heart wrenching and powerfully emotional. He is the teenage friend/big brother type of Mary Phagan. <BR><BR>Young Soldier/Fiddlin John, 16-25 Sings Prologue- The <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_11 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_11 class=yshortcuts>Old Red Hills of Home</SPAN></SPAN>, and It's Time Now (People of Atlanta.) Baritone-Tenor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3>. Needs a phenomenal singer. He begins the show with one of the best songs in musicals ever.<BR><BR>Mary Phagan, 12-14, Sings 2 solos-- The Picture Show and Frankie's Testimony (she does appear in flashback scenes after she is dead)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> Alto. Looking for a girl who is the poster child of innocence. She is the unfortunate girl and <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_12 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_12 class=yshortcuts>factory worker</SPAN></SPAN> whose murder is the plot of the story.<BR><BR>Mrs. Phagan, 26-45, Sings 1 solo-- My Child Will Forgive Me and a duet later in act 2, Alto. Ideal for an actress who can portray poor but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> cleans up well, her singing voice must evoke sympathy. She is Mary's mother. <BR><BR><SPAN id=lw_1264480808_13 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_13 class=yshortcuts>Tom Watson</SPAN></SPAN>, 35-55, Sings 2 solos -- Watson's Lullaby and Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes. This role is a detective who</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> demands justice, singing voice must be strong. He is the lead detective on the case. <BR><BR>Judge Roan, 50 and up Sings 1 solo-- Letter to the Governor. Bass. This bass part is very low, his solo, Letter to the Governor is one of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> turning points of the show, and his song is riddled with guilt. He is often doubled with Old Soldier. <BR><BR>Quartet of girls who sing a couple of sections in various songs Alto/Soprano. These roles are for 4 girls who blend well together, some</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> have occasional solo lines, but they are basically a package together. <BR>• Iola Stover (she is more of a supporting role)<BR>• Essie<BR>• Lizzie Phagan 14-18 <BR>• Monteen<BR><BR>Newt Lee, 50 and up, Sings 1 solo-- I Am Trying To Remember-- plus sections of Other Songs, Baritone, African-American. This role is for</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> an African-American male who can portray an older man in character and voice. He is the night watchman for the factory and is originally</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> accused of the murder as well.<BR><BR>Jim Conley, 20-40, Sings 2 solos -- That's What He Said and Feel the Rain Fall (not on CD), Baritone, Tenor, African-American male with a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> cunning personality who can command the stage. A factory worker also, he is the actual guilty party. <BR><BR>Angela, 20-50, Sings Rumblin and a Rollin with Jim. Newt and Riley – Alto. Belt African-American female who can bring it home in the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> number Rumblin and a Rollin. She is Riley's wife and a laundry worker.<BR><BR>Riley, 20-60, Sings Rumblin and a Rollin - Baritone, an African-American male who can portray a subservient driver for the governor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> <BR>Old Soldier - 50 and up, Sings 1 Solo -- The Old Red Hills of Home-- Baritone/Bass, the epitome of southern pride, he is a soldier of the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> confederacy in the civil war. <BR><BR>Governor Stanton, 40 and up, Sings 1 solo -- Pretty Music-- Baritone-Tenor/Dancer, a kind of a foolish politician, a showman who can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> dance and sing. He is the big cheese of the state. <BR><BR>There are also solos within songs for additional characters. We may be having ensemble members playing more than one of these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> characters. They are Aide, assistant, Det. Starnes, Off. Ivey, Prison Guard, Floyd McDaniel, Luther Rosser, Nurse, Mr. Peavy. Versatility</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> will be necessary for these parts. There are other parts in the play not listed above because they do not have solo work. This is just a list</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> of characters who must sing a solo. We are looking for good singers. <BR><BR>If you wish to talk to the director, Michael Mensching, or pick up a CD then please e-mail him at <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_14 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_14 class=yshortcuts>Senor65@aol.com</SPAN></SPAN> or call <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1264480808_15 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_15 class=yshortcuts>477-2256</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><BR><FONT size=3>This project is made possible in part through a Community Art$Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=description><FONT size=3> the <SPAN id=lw_1264480808_16 class=yshortcuts><SPAN id=lw_1265822648_16 class=yshortcuts>New York State Council on the Arts</SPAN></SPAN>, a state agency.</FONT></DIV>
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