<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) will be holding auditions for</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>“THE OUTSIDER”</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By Paul Slade Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"></p><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Directed by Steve Fletcher</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Auditions:</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Sunday – May 19, 2019 – 7:00 PM</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Monday – May 20, 2019 – 7:00 PM</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><b>Location:</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Curtain Call Theatre – <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham, NY 12110</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><b>Rehearsals:</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="DE">Begin </span>early Mid-September 2019<span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Sunday – Wednesday</a> evenings (4-5 times per week)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li></ul><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><b>Performances:</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">October 17- November 9, 2019</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Thursday at 7:30 PM</a>, Friday and <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Saturday at 8:00 PM</a>, & <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="9" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Sunday at 3:00 PM</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></li><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One Saturday matinee <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">at 3:00 PM on October 26, 2019</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><b>Show Description:</b><br><br>Brainy, but awkward Ned Newley is unexpectedly thrust into the position of governor of a small state. He’s terrified of public speaking, has no political instincts and his poll numbers are impressively bad. Even to his loyal chief of staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But savvy political consultant Arthur Vance sees things very differently. Ultimately, Ned’s story turns out to be both a timely, hilarious comedy and an inspirational tribute to democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><b>Available Roles:</b><br><br><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Paige Caldwell / Female / 20-40</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A professional pollster. A smart, confident woman with a professional’s view of politics…she sees it as a series of contests to be won.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dave Riley / Male / 30-40<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Chief of Staff to the new Governor. Very smart, but – despite years of experience in government – endearingly earnest and naïve about politics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Louise Peakes / Female / 30-50<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A temporary employee hired as the Governor’s executive assistant. Personable, likeable, impressively confident, and entirely inept. Without knowing it, she has the air of a politician about her. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ned Newley / Male / 50-60<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The new Governor. A person of impressive ability, but a complete lack of confidence. A man awaiting permission to enter a room in which is already standing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Arthur Vance / Male / 50-60<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the most experienced and successful political consultants in the country. His overbearing personality, and confidence in his own opinions over the opinions of others, should make his dislikable, but his ego is more than tempered by the joy he brings into the room. He is a showman, but his excitement is genuine and contagious.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rachel Parsons / Female / 30’s<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A TV reporter. Straight forward, honest, and inquisitive by nature. She’s seen enough of life – and politics – to be cynical, but she more apt to make a wry joke.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A.C. Petersen / Male / 30-50<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A TV camera man. A working man and a guy you didn’t notice was there. He has a low tolerance for idiocy and would rather not interact with anyone. His near-silence doesn’t make him unfriendly, just a bit of a mystery. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For more information about the theatre and the rest of our season please visit our website at<a href="http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com/"><span class="Hyperlink0">www.curtaincalltheatre.com</span></a>.<br><br>Thank you.</span></p><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">--</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Sincerely,</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Jeremy Ward</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Associate Producer</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Curtain Call Theatre</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">P: (518) 788-5254</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">E: <a href="mailto:jrward5178@gmail.com">jrward5178@gmail.com</a></span></div></div></body></html>