<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="layoutArea" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans';"><div class="column" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="font-size: 36px;">Consortium Actors announces Open Auditions </span></p><p class="" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><font size="5" class="">for High School-College actors for </font></p><p class="" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="A052DB95-1FE4-41A7-81DB-8F7C5A124700" class="" style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); font-size: 24px; text-transform: uppercase;" src="cid:9D986B70-405A-4FF5-8265-F8272342049B@fios-router.home"></p><h3 class="" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.3em; word-wrap: break-word; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><font size="7" class="">RUMORS</font></span></h3><p class="" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Auditions: Tuesday, September 18th from 4-6:30pm</p><p class="" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Callbacks: Thursday, September 20th from 4-6:30pm</p><p class="" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Auditions and Rehearsals at Consortium Actor’s Rehearsal Studio at 688 New Loudon Rd Latham, NY</p><p class="" style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Performances at Meader Theater, Russell Sage College- <span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">November 8-11th</span></p></div><div class="column" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="page" title="Page 2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="layoutArea" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="column" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden’s Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself and four society couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room, and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and wife, Chris, must get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.</p></div></div></div><p class="" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(229, 57, 53);">Rated PG </span></p><h5 class="" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); margin: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: 1.3em; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">AUDITION INFORMATION:</span></span></h5><div class=""><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><i class="">All Audition information is available at: </i></span></span><a href="http://www.consortiumactors.com/Rumors/" class="">http://www.consortiumactors.com/Rumors/</a></div><p class="" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 16px; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Please Sign Up for an audition time here: <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4daea62ca5fc1-rumors" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4daea62ca5fc1-rumors</a></p><div class=""><p class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Auditions will consist of readings of the script with a scene partner. Sides will be provided.</p><p class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Callbacks will consist of readings of the script with a scene partner and improvisation exercises and scenes with other auditioning actors. </p></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 16px;">Can’t make it to Auditions? Email <a href="mailto:Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com" class="">Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com</a> to set up an alternative audition or make arrangements to submit a video audition.</span></div></div></div><div class="layoutArea" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="column" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class=""></em></span></p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class=""><u class="">What to Prepare:</u></b></em></span></p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">Please familiarize yourself with the plot and characters prior to auditions by reviewing the Character Descriptions Below and reading the script.</p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">If you need to provide a video audition, this is a link to the Audition Sides: <a href="http://www.consortiumactors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RUMORS-audition_sides.pdf" class="">http://www.consortiumactors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RUMORS-audition_sides.pdf</a> Choose two characters to read for and submit a recording of yourself reading the scenes opposite another person who is <span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: underline;">off camera</span>. The image and sound should be clear but the quality of the recording does not affect casting. Submit video to <a href="mailto:Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com" class="">Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com</a> either by emailing the file or providing a link.</p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class=""><u class=""><font color="#5a1c00" class="">What to Bring:</font></u></b></em></p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please complete the audition sheet and bring it with you to the audition: </em></span><a href="http://www.consortiumactors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Audition-Sheet-RMRS.pdf" class="">http://www.consortiumactors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Audition-Sheet-RMRS.pdf</a></p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: underline;">REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;">This is a small cast, ensemble farcical comedy with heavy stage time. Farces require tight ensemble work, physical comedy and excellent comedic timing. This is developed in focused rehearsals with scene partners. As such,<span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: 700;"> <u class="">Rehearsal Availability strongly affects casting</u></span> decisions, please be detailed and straightforward. If there are<font color="#777777" class=""> </font><span class="" style="color: rgb(229, 57, 53); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: 700;"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">any conflicts at all, </u></em><u class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">including classes or lessons, with the schedule below you MUST LIST THEM them on your audition sheet. This production has a short rehearsal time and there is little flexibility for actors conflicts. </u></span></p><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><em class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="3" class="">Rehearsal Schedule:</font></em></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">9/27 3:45pm-6:30pm Table Read</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">10/9-11/2- Tues/Thursday/Friday 3:45-6:30pm</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">10/22 &10/29 Mon and 10/24 & 10/31 Wed- 3:30-6:30</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><i class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font size="3" class="">Tech Week: </font></i><font face="Open Sans" size="3" class=""><i class="">Mandatory for all Cast and Crew </i></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">11/4- Tech Run 5-10pm</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">11/5 – Lighting Tech 5-10pm</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">11/6 & 11/7- Dress Rehl 5-10pm</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">11/8-11/11 Performances Thurs-Sat @7pm, Sunday @ 2pm</div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><br class=""></div><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Times;">TUITION- Due at First Table Read</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Times;"> </span></p><p class="" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.66em;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Times;">Tuition for High School Actors not enrolled full time in College at time of audition: $195</span></p><div class="page" title="Page 1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">In addition, all Actors in the production are expected to fundraise $100 via advertising or car wash coupons – or may opt out for additional fee.<br class=""><br class=""></font><u class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> Character Summary (5 Women – 5 Men) All roles Open</font><br class=""></u><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">KEN GORMAN – (Male, 30 – 50’s) A well-to-do lawyer. Wealthy, but by no means pretentious. Takes charge of the situation. Married to Chris. Halfway through the show, a gunshot causes his</font><font class=""> </font><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">temporary deafness.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">CHRIS GORMAN – (Female, 30 – 50’s) Another lawyer, married to Ken. Beautiful, easily flustered. Frantically tries to maintain normalcy at the party. Has recently quit smoking, which</font><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">drives her to drink a bit more.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">LENNY GANZ – (Male, 30 – 50’s) – A wealthy accountant, distraught over the recent destruction over his new car. Starts the show with an extreme case of whiplash. Intolerant of the gossipy-lifestyle that he is often involved in.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">CLAIRE GANZ – (Female, 30 – 50’s) – Lenny’s wife. Very concerned with appearances (hers and others’). Starts the play with a swollen lip. Likes to gossip.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">ERNIE CUSACK – (Male, Early 50’s) – a psychiatrist. Affable, smokes a pipe. Loves his wife very much. Tries to be as helpful as possible cooking the evening’s dinner.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">COOKIE CUSACK – (Female, 40’s) – has her own cooking show. Suffers from extreme back spasms. Loves her husband very much. A bit absent-minded at times.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">GLENN COOPER – (Male, 30-40) – A handsome man running for State Senate. Worried about his own reputation. Struggles with placating his wife, who is convinced he is having an affair</font><font class=""> </font><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">(which he may or may not be).</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">CASSIE COOPER – (Female late 20’s, early 30’s) – Glenn’s beautiful wife. Obsesses over her husbands’ relationships with other women. Quick to anger. Must rub her quartz crystal to</font><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">calm herself down.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">OFFICER WELCH – (Male, 30-50) – A city police officer having a rough night. Does not tolerate lying. Sees through the “classy” façade that these high-society types put up.</font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="Open Sans" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">OFFICER PUDNEY – (Female, 20-50) – Welch’s partner. A strong but silent type.</font><br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="page" title="Page 1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;">Audition Contact:</div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">Sharon Paluch</div><div class="">Artistic Director</div><div class="">Consortium Actors</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="mailto:Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com" class="">Sharon.Paluch@ConsortiumActors.com</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.ConsortiumActors.com" class="">www.ConsortiumActors.com</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img apple-inline="yes" id="E494449F-4144-42BA-A87D-D4FFE6FDBFE3" class="" src="cid:A157A1B8-9D9B-490A-86EA-58A3DD626BFB@Home"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br class=""></div></div><div class="">
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