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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt;text-align:center"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="font-size:19px">Please distribute this to the Cap-Dist mailing list. Thank you!</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt;text-align:center"><font face="Arial"><b><span style="font-size:19px">-----------------------------------------------------------------</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Not So Common Players</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Auditions for </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial">Violet</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Book & Lyrics by Brian
Crawley Music by Jeanine
Tesori </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Director:
Alana Streifert</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Musical
Director: Matthew Streifert</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Auditions will be held:</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:48pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Sunday, May 17 @ 4:00pm
(sign-in @ 3:30)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:48pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Monday, May 18 @ 7:00pm (sign-in
@ 6:30)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Auditions will take place at the NSCP Storefront (next
to Toys R Us) in the Village Plaza, 19 Clifton County Road, Clifton Park. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Rehearsals will begin in
mid-August, with two weekends of performances in late October 2015 at the
Shenendehowa East Little Theater. (Exact
show dates TBD.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Please come prepared with
16-32 bars of a Broadway show tune. An
accompanist will be provided. Singing
from the show is fine. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Synopsis:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">As a girl, Violet was struck by a
wayward axe blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible
scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she's traveling across
the 1964 Deep South towards a miracle - the healing touch of a TV evangelist
that will make her beautiful. Though she may not succeed in having the scar on
her face healed, Violet is able to repair those that are lying deeper than her
skin; and on the way she meets a young, African-American Soldier whose love for
her reaches far past her physical "imperfections".</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial">Cast of
Characters:</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">VIOLET</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Female, 20-35 yrs old – Vocal Range:
G3 - F5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">The title
character, a young North Carolina woman whose face was scarred in a childhood
accident. She is stubborn and prickly, but filled with equal parts hope and
obsession that she may heal and be made beautiful. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">FLICK</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Male, 20-30 yrs old – Vocal Range: C4
- E6 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">An
African-American soldier; a dreamer and go-getter. He doesn’t enjoy the army,
but enjoys the respect it garners him. There is something gentle, good about
him, not to be interpreted or confused with weakness or lack of authority. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">MONTY</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Male, 20-30 yrs old – Vocal Range: A3
- G5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A paratrooper
and Flick’s friend from basic training. Rough around the edges. Self-consumed,
but not necessarily purposefully so. Fighting his own demons. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">FATHER</span></u></i></b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> </span></u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">- Male, 35-45 yrs old – Vocal Range: A3 - F5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A simple,
widowed man who lovingly raises his daughter alone doing the best he can with
the little knowledge and resources he has to do so. Stern but friendly, smart
but uneducated. Accidentally scars Violet’s face while he is chopping wood. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">YOUNG
VIOLET</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Female,
10-13 yrs old – Vocal Range: A3 - E5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Not quite as
guarded or prickly as her older self, but still tough and stubborn. She has a
keen curiosity and the rough edges of being brought up solely by her father. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">PREACHER</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Male, 30-40 yrs old – Vocal Range: B3
- G5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">An
impassioned, theatrical man who preaches with all the bravado he can muster.
Once had a true healing touch but has lost it in his quest to become a showman.
Dismissive and egotistical. (Actor may double as Bus Driver, Rufus, Radio
Singer, and Bus Driver 4.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">GOSPEL
SOLOIST</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Female,
50-70 yrs old - Vocal Range: F3 - G5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A member of
the volunteer choir that sings for the Preacher’s telecast. Sings for God with
passion and power. African-American. (Actor may double as Landlady and Woman
Knitting.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">MABEL</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Female, 35-45 yrs old – Vocal Range:
A3 - G5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A talkative
woman on the greyhound bus who shares stories of her many husbands and how she
loves gray eyes. (Actor may double as Music Hall Singer and Woman With Fan.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">OLD
LADY</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Female,
55-65 yrs old – Vocal Range: F3 - E5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A former
beauty in her heyday. Staunch, tired and frustrated with life. (Actor may
double as Hotel Singer and Old Lady 2.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">EARL</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Male, 50-70 yrs old – Vocal Range: B3
- F5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">A strange
character on the greyhound bus who sneaks smokes in the bathroom and is
carrying a smelly suitcase he claims holds a flea circus. (Actor may double as
Radio Soloist, Waiter, Leroy Evans, Mechanic, and Bus Driver 3.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">VIRGIL</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> - Male, 20-25 yrs old - Range: B3 - B5 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">The
Preacher’s assistant. Knows the smoke & mirrors of the Preacher’s show and
must begrudgingly deal with anyone who might derail it. (Actor may double as
Billy Dean, Creepy Guy, Radio Singer, and Bus Driver 2.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">* If you have any questions,
please contact the Director, Alana Streifert, at <a href="mailto:alana.streifert@gmail.com">alana.streifert@gmail.com</a> or call Pat
O’Donnell at 518-371-6681. </span></p>
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