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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><br></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">Auditions
for Albany Civic Theater's second show of the 2012-2013 season, </font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i>The
Shape of Things to Come</i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">
by Neil LaBute, directed by Aaron Holbritter, will be held Tuesday,
September 4 and Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Albany Civic Theater,
235 Second Avenue, Albany, NY; 462-1297; </font></font><font color="#0000ff"><u><a rel="nofollow"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">info@albanycivictheater.org</font></font></font></a></u></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i>The
Shape of Things to Come </i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">runs
November 2-18, 2012.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">Sign-ins
begin at 7pm both evenings and auditions begin at 7:30pm; there is no
need to make an appointment. There is no need to prepare a monologue;
auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">We
are looking for 2 women and 2 men, all able to play mid-twenties. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">If
you could get your significant other to change one thing about
themselves, what would it be? A new hairstyle? Better clothes? Lose a
little weight?</font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"> </font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;">Neil
LaBute’s controversial play</span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="background:#ffffff;">The
Shape of Things to Come</span></i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> is the
first in a trilogy that includes</span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="background:#ffffff;">Fat
Pig</span></i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> and</span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="background:#ffffff;">Reasons
to be Pretty.</span></i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> Set
in a small Midwestern college town, this play centers around the
lives of four students who become romantically and sexually involved
with one another. When insecure, gentle Adam meets hip, sexy
graduate art student Evelyn, he starts making major changes to his
physical appearance, circle of friends, and standards of morality. </span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;">LaBute’s
darkly funny reverse Pygmalion myth examines the point at which love
and sex become manipulation, at which creativity becomes destruction,
and at which contemporary gender roles become a front for waging war.
The jaw-dropping conclusion of</span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="background:#ffffff;">The
Shape of Things</span></i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;"> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="background:#ffffff;">to
Come</span></i></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><span style="background:#ffffff;">
is sure to leave audiences talking. </span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">Available
roles:</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><b>ADAM</b></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">
(Mid-twenties): College junior Adam has made his way seemingly by
simply staying out of the way and living a most unremarkable life. He
is open and honest, and though he tries to play it cool, mostly wears
his heart on his sleeve.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><b>PHILIP</b></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">
(Mid-twenties): College student and Adam’s best friend, he’s a
bit of a bully. He has a willful personality and is used to people
doing what he wants.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><b>EVELYN</b></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">
(Mid-twenties): A college senior working towards her MFA, she is
smart, independent, and does not suffer fools easily. She is cool and
aloof and strategic in her interactions with people.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2"><b>JENNY</b></font></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><font style="font-size:11pt;" size="2">
(Mid-twenties): Adam’s friend and Philip’s fiancée. She is
somewhat demure with a strong desire to please people. She’d hate
to think that someone dislikes her.</font></font></p>
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