<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Curtain Call Theatre 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>“BEN BUTLER”</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 Richard Strand<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Directed by Patrick white</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><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);">Tuesday - September 10, 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://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);">5:00 PM – 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><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);">December 8th</a><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://5" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5" 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><li class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There will be a holiday break during the rehearsal process<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><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);"><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://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);">January 23 – February 8, 2020</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://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);">Thursday at 7:30 PM</a>, Friday and <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);">Saturday at 8:00 PM</a>, & <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://10" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10" 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://12" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="12" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">at 3:00 PM on February 1, 2020</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><i>Ben Butler</i> is based upon historical events. It’s the first week of the American Civil War and Major General Benjamin Butler has been placed in command of the Union outpost Fort Monroe in Virginia, which has just seceded from the United States. Three escaped slaves arrive seeking sanctuary despite the Fugitive Slave Act, which requires fugitive slaves be returned to their owners. Among the fugitives is Shepard Mallory, a man unlike any Butler has ever met. The play skillfully balances pathos with well-crafted humor as the educated and stubborn Mallory challenges the equally stubborn Butler to “see things differently.” Butler, a successful Massachusetts lawyer in civilian life, is led to establish a legal precedent that marked the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States and changed the course of American history. This unique look at a key decision in the Civil War has drawn rave reviews. Capital region premiere.<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>Lieutenant Kelly / Male /</b><b> Age Range – 20-30</b><b>’s / Caucasian</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);">Serves as Butler's adjutant. A West Point graduate and career army man, Kelly is all military and has earned his stripes. He has found few reasons to like or respect his new commander. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All other roles have been cast.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="Body" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>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>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" 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);">Please contact the director with any specific questions at <a href="mailto:white.patrick1963@gmail.com">white.patrick1963@gmail.com</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>