<html><body><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Schenectady Civic Players</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">   </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof: yes'><img width="94" height="94" src="file:///C:/Users/John/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/04/clip_image002.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">       </span>12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY
12305</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">        </span>www.civicplayers.org</span></b></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:red'>Open auditions for . . .</span></b></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'> </span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">                                          </span></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:15.0pt;mso-outline-level:1"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";text-transform:uppercase;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-ansi-language: EN'>PRIDE@PREJUDICE</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'></span></b></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>By Daniel Elihu Kramer</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Directed by Mark Stephens</span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:red'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">                               </span>--</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:red'>Tuesday, September 10, and Thursday, September 12 –</span></p>

<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">   </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">                                </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Performance dates – December 6 thru 15)</span></i></p>

<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:red'> </span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Auditions
at 7:30 pm at Schenectady Civic Players, 12 S. Church St., Schenectady.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Sign-up beginning at 7:15 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Roles for 2 men and 3 women (Reading from the
script)</span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">         </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'></span></b></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Watch Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy
fall in love all over again -- this time filtered through the world of the
internet. Modern voices interject and build on this classic love story in the
form of blog posts, chat room discussions, quotes from film adaptations, and
even letters from Ms. Austen herself to create a delightfully postmodern view
of 19th century England. Written for five actors to play every
role, Pride@Prejudice is a hilarious and moving homage to Jane
Austen's most beloved novel, as well our love affair with reading</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>.</span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>​</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Available Roles:</span></u></b></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></u></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Actress A: 20s-30s</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>: Elizabeth Bennet</span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Actress B: 20s-40s</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>: Jane Bennet, Caroline Bingley, Lydia,
Mary, Lady Catherine, Georgiana, Jane Austen</span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Actress C: 30s-50s</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>: Mrs. Bennet, Charlotte, Mrs.
Gardiner, Miss De Bourgh </span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Actor A: 20s-30s</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>: Mr. Darcy, Mr. Collins</span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><b><span lang="EN" style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>Actor B: 30s-50s</span></b><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>: Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingley, Sir William,
Footman, Doctor, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Gardiner, Colonel Fitzwilliam</span></p><p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><br></span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>​Performers are expected to be able to switch between
roles quickly, using as little as an adjustment of posture, voice, or attitude
to distinguish one character from another. </span></p>

<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:18.6pt"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN'>English accents are welcome, but at a minimum formal,
American speech in required. </span></p></body></html>