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Reminder: Auditions for "The Shape of Things" at ACT September 4 & 5, 2012! <br>
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<td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Auditions for Albany Civic Theater's second show of the 2012-2013 season, "The Shape of Things" 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, <a ymailto="mailto:info@albanycivictheater.org" href="javascript:return">info@albanycivictheater.org</a>.<BR><BR>"The Shape of Things" runs November 2-18, 2012.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>We are looking for 2 women and 2 men, all able to play mid-twenties. <BR><BR>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? Neil
LaBute's controversial play "The Shape of Things" is the first in a trilogy that includes "Fat Pig" and "Reasons to be Pretty". 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. <BR><BR>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 "The Shape of Things" is sure to leave audiences talking. <BR><BR>Available roles:<BR><BR>ADAM (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.<BR><BR>PHILIP (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.<BR><BR>EVELYN (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.<BR><BR>JENNY (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.<BR><BR><BR></td>
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