<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; " id="role_body" bottommargin="7" leftmargin="7" rightmargin="7" topmargin="7"><font id="role_document" size="3" face="Georgia">
<blockquote style="border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; position: static; z-index: auto; "><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" size="2" face="Arial"><br><br><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Not
So Common Players</span></b></div></font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" size="2" face="Arial"><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 20pt"> Announces
Auditions <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">The
Secret Garden<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Show
Dates: October 25<sup>th</sup> 27<sup>th</sup> and 31<sup>st</sup> to
November 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Anyone
planning on Auditioning must be available for ALL SHOW
DATES<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Audition
Dates: <font color="#5c0700">Saturday, June 8<sup>th</sup> at 11 am for Childrens roles
only</font><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Tuesday,
June 11<sup>th</sup> and Thursday June 13<sup>th</sup> at 7 pm</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">
<b>for Adults (some children may be called to read again during adult
auditions)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Auditions
will be held at the Shenendehowa Adult Community Center located on the Clifton
Common off Vischer Ferry Road in Clifton Park. Not So Common Players
hold open auditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Please
come with music, prepared to sing 16 bars (preferably) from a Broadway
show. It is not required that you sing something from The Secret Garden,
it is required that you bring sheet music. All auditioning will be asked
to read. Some may be asked to learn a short dance
combination. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Brief Synopsis:
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; mso-line-height-alt: 15.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">This
enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical
style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. Orphaned in India, 11
year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered,
reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate's many wonders
include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies and
the "Dreamers", spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life,
dramatizing <i>The Secret Garden</i>'s compelling tale of forgiveness and
renewal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Cast
of Characters</span></u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">LILY</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(26-37) Soprano - Mary's aunt, Mr. Craven's wife, now dead. Her spirit
continues to haunt her late husband, home and heart. <br><b>MARY
LENNOX</b> (8-12) Mezzo - a ten year-old girl, who </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">after
the death of her parents in India, is sent to live with her uncle in
Yorkshire, England. Mary changes drastically over the course of <i>The
Secret Garden</i>: she evolves from a spoiled, unloved and unloving creature
to a girl who is full of spirit and surrounded by friends.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><br><b>MRS.
MEDLOCK</b> (30-50) Speaking Role - Mr. Craven's housekeeper.
</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
head of the servants, Mrs. Medlock is distinguished by her punctilious
obedience of all of Master Craven's odd rules. Beneath her rigid exterior,
she, like all the people of Yorkshire, is basically kind.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><br><b>DR.
NEVILLE CRAVEN</b> (25-40) Baritone - </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Archibald's
brother and Colin's uncle, he tends to Colin during the latter's illness. He
is a bit stuffy and officious, and both Colin and Mary laugh at him at every
opportunity.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><br><b>MARTHA
</b> (18 30) Mezzo - </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Mary's
friend and maidservant, Martha is distinguished by her charming frankness and
levelheaded approach to all aspects of life. Her simplicity and kindness are a
great help to Mary</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">.<br><b>ARCHIBALD
CRAVEN</b> (35-45) Tenor - Mary's uncle and lord of Misselthwaite Manor,
</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">who
suffers from a crooked spine and general ill health. He has been in a crushing
depression ever since the death of his wife. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">BEN
WEATHERSTAFF</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(40-65) Tenor - </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A
gruff elderly gardener who helps the children keep the secret of the
garden.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Although
he is rather rough, Ben's essential kindness is fundamental to his character.
<span style="COLOR: #333333"><br><b>DICKON</b> (12-14) Tenor - Two years
older than Colin and Mary, has lived on Missel Moor his entire life and has a
uniquely intimate relationship with the land. He has a power to tame
natures creatures which works on both Mary and Colin as well. He is
Martha's brother.<br><b>COLIN CRAVEN</b> (8-12) Soprano - Archibald's ten
year-old son. </span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">He
was born shortly after the death of his mother, and his father could not bear
to look at him because of his resemblance to her. Colin's childhood has
been entirely bedridden, and his servants have been commanded to obey his
every whim. As a result, Colin is extremely imperious and gloomy; when we
first meet him, he is certain he is going to die. By novel's end, however, he
too will have undergone a transformation: he will have become a vigorous
optimist, and will have won his father's love.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><br><b>MRS.
WINTHROP</b> (30 50) Speaking Role - headmistress </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">of
the Aberdeen School for Girls</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><br>*<b>ROSE
LENNOX</b> (21-35) Mezzo - Mary's mother.<br>*<b>CAPTAIN ALBERT LENNOX</b>
(30-45) Tenor - Mary's father.<br>*<b>ALICE</b> (21-35) Soprano - Rose's
friend.<br>*<b>LIEUTENANT WRIGHT</b> (24-34) Baritone - officer in Mary's
father's unit.<br>*<b>LIEUTENANT SHAW</b> (24-34) Tenor- fellow
officer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 7.5pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">*<b>MAJOR
SHELLEY</b> (18-30) Tenor- officer.<br>*<b>MRS. SHELLEY </b>(18-30) Alto -
Major Shelley's wife.<br>*<b>MAJOR HOLMES</b> (32-48) Bass -
officer.<br>*<b>CLAIRE HOLMES</b> (30-45) Soprano - Major Holmes'
wife.<br>*<b>FAKIR</b> (25-40) Tenor<br>*<b>AYAH</b> (21-40) Mary's Indian
nanny. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">*
These characters, referred to collectively as the Dreamers, are people from
Mary's life in India, who haunt her until she finds her new life in the course
of the story. They are free to sing directly to us, appearing and disappearing
at will. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Please
contact Director Corie Rowe with questions regarding auditions (</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><a title="mailto:corierowe@yahoo.com" href="mailto:corierowe@yahoo.com">corierowe@yahoo.com</a>)</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Chaparral Pro'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><!--EndFragment--></font></blockquote></font></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>