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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">CALIFORNIA</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> SUITE by Neil Simon</SPAN></B></FONT>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">directed by Cindy Brizzell-Bates</FONT></FONT></B>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tuesday, May 25<SUP>th</SUP> and Wednesday, May 26<SUP>th</SUP> at 7pm</FONT></SPAN></B>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Auditions will be held at the theater, 210 Old Loudon Rd , Latham.</FONT></FONT></B>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><B><I>California Suite</I></B><SPAN> is a comedy that ruminates on relationships and life</SPAN><SPAN class=blacktextitalic1><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> as couples from Philadelphia, London, and Chicago arrive in California, and separately inhabit a Beverly Hills hotel suite bringing all their wacky “baggage” with them.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=blacktextitalic1><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Information about the auditions:</FONT></FONT></B>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Auditions will be conducted with sides from the script. Actors are encouraged to read the script before coming to auditions (not required).</FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Actors should plan to use accents in auditions where needed. </FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Rehearsals will begin in mid-July and will typically be on Sun-Wed evenings (although other days and times are possible). </FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The production runs Thursdays through Sundays, September 10<SUP>th</SUP> through October 9<SUP>th</SUP>. </FONT></FONT></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We are planning to cast two women (40s) and two men (40s) to play the following roles.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Men:</FONT></FONT></U>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Marvin Michaels</I> – a husband, father, and business man from Philadelphia who needs to find a way to tell his wife that he woke up with a prostitute in his bed.</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Sidney Nichols</I> – the British husband of a fairly famous actress; he has recently begun to be more open about his homosexuality – including at the Academy Awards ceremony!</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Mort Hollender</I> – the happily married husband of Beth Hollender; Mort is from Chicago and for him, a good vacation includes lots of Japanese restaurants and not a lot of tennis. </FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Stu Franklyn</I> – the happily married husband of Gert Franklyn; Stu is also from Chicago and for him, a good vacation includes lots of tennis and not a lot of Japanese restaurants.</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Women:</FONT></FONT></U>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Millie Michaels</I> – the wife of Marvin Michaels who came to California from Philadelphia for a family bar mitzvah and a little get-away with her husband only to discover that her husband spent the night with a prostitute.</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Bunny</I> – the prostitute from California in Marvin Michaels’ hotel room bed.</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Diana Nichols</I> – a British actress who has been nominated for her first Academy Award; she only wishes that her husband’s wandering eyes would stay focused on her during the Academy Awards ceremony.</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Beth Hollender</I> – the happily married wife of Mort Hollender who seriously injures her ankle while playing doubles tennis with her husband and friends from Chicago .</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>Gert Franklyn </I>– also from Chicago , Gert is the happily married wife of Stu Franklyn who also enjoys a good game of doubles tennis. </FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Please email Cindy Brizzell-Bates at </FONT><A title=mailto:cindy@batesny.com href="http://us.mc4.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cindy@batesny.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:cindy@batesny.com"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">cindy@batesny.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> with questions or concerns.</FONT></FONT>
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