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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'>For
Immediate Release</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'>January
31, 2012</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'>Contact:
Kate Starczewski</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'>(518)
587-4427</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'><a
href="mailto:info@homemadetheater.org"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'>info@homemadetheater.org</span></font></a></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size=2
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Home Made Theater</span></font></u></b><b><u><font
size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> Holds Open
Auditions for </span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size=2
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>RUMORS</span></font></u></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:windowtext'><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>Home Made
Theater</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>
announces open auditions for their April/May production of </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>Neil
Simon’s hilarious farce <i><span style='font-style:italic'>RUMORS</span></i>
directed by </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:windowtext'>Kirk Starczewski</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>.</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> Auditions will be held on Sunday, February 12<sup>th</sup>
from </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:windowtext'>6:30-8:30pm</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>, and Monday, February 13<sup>th</sup> from </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>6:30-8pm</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> at the Spa
Little Theater in </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:windowtext'>Saratoga</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>Spa</span></font><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>State Park</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>. The cast
consists of ten including </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>five to six</span></font><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> women </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>and four to five</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> men.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:windowtext'>America</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>’s foremost comic playwright Neil Simon
delights audiences with this boisterously entertaining play. The Deputy Mayor
of </span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:windowtext'>New York City</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> is hosting a party in his elegant home when
he is shot in the earlobe and his wife goes missing. Everyone tries to conceal
the embarrassing events of the evening from the police and the media. RUMORS
is truly a contemporary comedy of wit and political mischief.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>RUMORS</span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> is a high energy
farce. Comic and physical timing are crucial. Actors should like to
experiment with choices, collaborate with others and work as an ensemble.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>Production dates
are weekends, April 20th – </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>May 6<sup>th</sup>,
2012</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>.
Rehearsals begin in early March. </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>No appointments are necessary for the
audition. Those auditioning are asked to bring a current photo which<span
style='letter-spacing:-.3pt'> cannot be returned.</span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>For a detailed
flyer with character descriptions or questions about the audition, contact </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'>HMT</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:windowtext'> at 518-587-4427,
or visit the web site at <a href="http://www.homemadetheater.org/"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>homemadetheater.org</span></font></a>.</span></font></p>
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