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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Auditions for Tom Jones' musical <i>The Fantasticks,</i> produced and directed by Ron Cleeve for Theatre Project of Schoharie County, will be held on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4, from 2-4PM at the "Youth Center" (Teen Town) in Cobleskill, NY. Teen Town is located on North Grand Street. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>THE FANTASTICKS tells the story of a young man and the girl next door, whose parents have built a wall to keep them apart. The youngsters nevertheless contrive to meet and fall in love. Their parents, meanwhile, are congratulating themselves, for they have erected the wall and staged a feud in order to achieve, by negation, a marriage between their willfully disobedient children. A narrator sets the imagined scene and, in due time, progresses to the role of professional abductor convincing the giddy youngsters that they are deeply embroiled in a melodramatic encounter in a garden under the moonlight. The evening itself is entirely concerned with the notion that children – of whatever age – cannot fall in love unless their love is forbidden. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Performances will be on Thursday, May 10 at Teen Town and on Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, at The Best Western in Cobleskill. Performances at The Best Western will be presented as dinner theater. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There are eight roles to be cast:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Luisa and <b>Matt</b>, two "young lovers" (almost lovers anyway);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Two <b>Fathers</b> -- backyard neighbors- middle-aged and slightly overbearing!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> The Narrator, <b>El Gallo</b>- a dashing but wise "advisor" to the two younger folks;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> A very old actor named <b>Henry</b>- does a lot of "Shakespeare, “or so HE thinks anyway;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Henry's sidekick, <b>Mortimer</b>, described as an "Indian" (Native American) in the script;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> A <b>Mute</b> -- a non-speaking on-stage "stage manager" with MANY responsibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Only Henry, Mortimer and the Mute do not sing. All the other roles are singing roles, and actors will be expected to perform an a cappella piece of your choice at the auditions. You will also be asked to read a piece from the script. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rehearsals are expected to begin on March 7, and will probably be scheduled for M, W, and Th from 6:30-8:30PM. Rehearsal times may vary according to the needs of the final cast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If you are unable to attend an audition and/or need a special audition date, please contact Ron Cleeve at 518-234-3940, email: <a href="mailto:rcleeve@nycap.rr.com"><span style='color:blue'>rcleeve@nycap.rr.com</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.theaterproject.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.theaterproject.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Friend us on Facebook!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>