<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Albany Civic Theater announces AUDITIONS for the first show of its 60th Anniversary Season, “Man From Nebraska” by Tracy Letts, directed by John Birchler.</FONT></div>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Audition Dates: Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Time: Sign-ins both nights begin at 7 PM, auditions begin at 7:30 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Place: Albany Civic Theater, 235 Second Ave., Albany NY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Show dates: August 29-31, September 5-7 and 12-14.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>Pay-what-you-will preview Thursday, August 28</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px" face=Palatino>There is no need to prepare a monologue; auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">The nine characters in “Man from Nebraska” are listed below. The story’s focus is the spiritual crisis facing 57-year-old Ken Carpenter, a life-long believer in God who suddenly realizes that his faith has abandoned him. All other roles are supporting roles, but each is important in our understanding of Ken. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Ken Carpenter—late 50s; on stage much of the play; has lost his faith in God and left his wife to find himself; spends most of the play trying things he would never have considered before</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nancy Carpenter—mid 50s; Ken’s wife; blindsided by her husband’s attempts to find himself</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Cammie Carpenter—late 70s to early 80s; Ken’s mother; addled by dementia, she is spending her final years in a nursing home</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Ashley Kohl—late 20s to early 30s; Ken and Nancy’s daughter; very angry with Ken for leaving her mother; tries to take the role of his moral compass</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Reverend Todd—mid 40s; thoughtful minister who tries to help Ken discover ways of figuring out what has happened to himself</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Pat Monday (female)—late 40s to early 50s; divorced; Ken’s first temptress; role might require partial nudity</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Tamyra (woman of color)—late 20s to early 30s, British dialect required; an artist; another temptress for Ken; role might require partial nudity</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Bud Todd—70s; Reverend Todd’s father; rather a dirty old man</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">If you have any questions about characters or the show itself, contact director John Birchler at <A href="mailto:311jab@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:311jab@gmail.com"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; COLOR: rgb(4,51,255)">311jab@gmail.com</SPAN></A>. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Palatino"><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Albany Civic Theater website: <A href="http://www.albanycivictheater.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#196ad4>www.albanycivictheater.org</FONT></A></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></SPAN>
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