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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)">AUDITION NOTICE<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Of Mice and Men<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> The Classic Theater Guild will hold
auditions for John Steinbeck’s drama <i>Of
Mice and Men</i> at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 4, and 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 5 at the Temple Beth Israel, 2195 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady,
NY. Performances will take place on
March 8, 10-11, 14-15, and 17-18. (The
Temple is unavailable on Fridays.) John
Birchler will direct.<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> Auditions will consist of readings
from the script. <span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)">All roles
are available. Here are the characters
and brief descriptions:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">George Milton</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—small man, Lennie’s caretaker; begrudges
this role; dreams of owing a farm<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Lenny Small</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—huge, powerful, amiable man:
doesn’t know his own strength and doesn’t remember well; a man of “special
needs”; shares George’s dream<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Candy</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—stoop-shouldered old man<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">The Boss</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—no particular distinguishing
features<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Curley</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—short-tempered banty rooster of a
man, jealous of his wife, seems to look for fights<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Curley’s Wife</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—fancy, taunts men, trouble waiting
to happen<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Slim</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—tall, dark, moves majestically<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Carlson</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—big gut, powerful<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Whit</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—no particular distinguishing
features<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Palatino">Crooks</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Palatino">—African-American, many aches and pains<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> <i>Of
Mice and Men</i> takes place during America’s Great Depression. Costumes and hairstyles will reflect that
period.<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> Rehearsals will begin shortly after
New Year’s Day and continue two or three evenings a week until Opening
Night. They will begin at 7 p.m. There will be no rehearsals on weekends
except for the weekend before Opening Night.<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> Please direct any questions to John
Birchler at <a href="mailto:311jab@gmail.com">311jab@gmail.com</a>.<span></span></span></b></p>
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