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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size:13px">Confetti</span><span style="font-size:13px"> Stage seeks actors and crew for our 12th annual short play </span><span class="" style="font-size:13px">festival</span><span style="font-size:13px">! This year we have selected 5 original works by local playwrights to showcase in our 12th season opening show. For years, </span><span class="" style="font-size:13px">Confetti</span><span style="font-size:13px"> Stage has been devoted to developing new works and local talent, and </span><span class="" style="font-size:13px">Confetti</span><span style="font-size:13px"> </span><span class="" style="font-size:13px">Fest</span><span style="font-size:13px"> 12 is the hallmark of our collaborative and creative process.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13px">AUDITIONS:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13px">Monday, August 22nd & Tuesday, August 23rd</span></p><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">6:30pm sign-in; 7:00pm <span class="">audition</span> start</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Albany Masonic Hall, 67 Corning Place, downtown Albany</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Actors should prepare a 1-2 minute monologue. It does not have to be memorized. Monologues will be available at the auditions for cold readings. Actors may also be asked to read selected sides from the plays. Actors of all ethnicities, ages, and genders are encouraged to audition for the 20+ roles, character descriptions below are suggestions.</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Performance dates:</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Performances will be held <span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="">October 7-</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">9 and 13-16 (7:30pm for Thurs-Sat performances; 2:00pm for Sundays)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Tech week schedule to be determined during rehearsals, but actors are expected to clear their schedules the weekend and week before opening. </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Please come to auditions prepared with your scheduling conflicts.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Please contact Linda Shirey at </span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:sweetp7386@aol.com">sweetp7386@aol.com</a> </font></span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000">with any questions.</font></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">DEATH OF A HAMSTER</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By Kate Carter</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">directed Patricia Keister</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Death receives an unexpected visitor.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Characters (1M, 1 M or F): </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DEATH (Sam): Could be played by a man or a woman.
Death does his/her job well and quietly, taking pleasure in the small
rewards. He/she has an odd, dry sense of
humor.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">JOHN MILLS: The father of a willful and adorable
five-year-old girl who he loves very much.
John is a very curious and strong-willed man.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FUNNY VOICES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Stephen Henel</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">directed by Mark Dalton</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funny Voices is about the children of a voice actor
connecting with his memory through the ads and cartoons he recorded in
life. As they play their father's recordings, we
see their father in the recording booth, struggling with the challenges of his
career and the regrets of his family life.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Characters (1F, 2M, possible multiple M/F):</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LARRY THOMAS: Voice actor best known for starring in “Cosmus
of the Cosmos,” an animated serial for children. He is brusque and affable, but has a mean streak
as well. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">VOICE DIRECTORS: They are all separate characters, but can
be played by the same actor or actress.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BETTY: Larry’s daughter. Survivor of an abusive marriage and
mother of a young boy, Kenneth. She has
had a troubled relationship with Larry, and is somewhat resentful of her
brother for not being more present after their father’s health took a turn for
the worse.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BARNEY: Larry’s son.
He’s the drummer in a moderately successful metal band. He left home at an early age, and while he
bears little malice for his father, he also avoids spending any time with him.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">THE GIRL WITH WINGS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Julie Demers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">directed by Tony Pallone</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s hard to be different when you had thought you were all
different together.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Characters (5F; 4M, possible casting of multiple parts):</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CASSIE: The main character, in her teens or early 20s, kind
and hopeful, a bit naïve</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MOTHER: 40s, wants the best for her daughter in her own way</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">FATHER: 40s, wants the best for his daughter in his own way</p><p class="MsoNormal">GIRL: typical 10-year-old</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BOY: college-age boy, oblivious</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MISSY: sweet and curious 13-year-old</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">KID: typical 12-year-old</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MISSY'S MOTHER: 40s, overprotective</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">GUY ON SUBWAY: cross-dresser with spunk</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note: It is best if the cast are all adults. Actors may be cast to play more than one
part.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SURVIVOR'S DATE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Valerie Kavanaugh</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">directed by Matthew Teichner</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From the mundane to the sublime, switchblades to French
horns, dejection to ecstasy, this blind date has it all.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Characters (2F, 1M):</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WOMAN: Able to play 40s</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MAN: Able to play 40s</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WAITRESS: any age</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SYMBIOSIS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Amy Sarah LaMena</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">directed by David Braucher</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well-traveled newlyweds, Ken and Marcy, are thrown into
turmoil as a parasite diagnosis shines light on a crack in their near-symbiotic
marriage.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Characters (1F, 1M, 1 M or F):</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">KEN: 50-55, A devoted world traveler, Ken rejects everything
about his old, pencil-pushing life. He
adores his new wife, Marcy, but can be myopic and pushy in pursuit of his own
goals.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MARCY: 40-45, A practical woman swept up in the whirlwind
romance offered by Ken. His lust for
travel is putting a strain on her, as is the parasite in her leg.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DOCTOR: male or female, any age, A busy ER physician who
attempts to treat his patient depite the surrounding marital drama.</p>
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