<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Schenectady Light Opera Company
is pleased to announce auditions for</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_kr3xamdj1" alt="Glorious Ones FB Event.jpg" width="502" height="263"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"><b>Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"><b>Based on the Novel by Francine Prose</b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Director: Brian Clemente</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Musical Director: Robert Soricelli</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Producers: Michael Camelo and Amy
Clark</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Audition Dates:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Tuesday, August 24</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">th </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">and Thursday, August 26</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">th </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">at 7pm. Sign in begins at 6:30pm</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">You only need to attend one of these
sessions.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">If needed, Callbacks will be held on
Monday, August 30</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">th </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">(invitation
only)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Location:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Schenectady Light Opera Company
Education Building</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">418 Liberty Street, Schenectady, NY
12305</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Free parking is available in the
city owned lot across the street</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Performance Dates:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">November 12-21, 2021 (Thursday,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">SLOC Mainstage, 427 Franklin
Street, Schenectady, NY 12305</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>What to Prepare:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please prepare 16 to 32 bars of
music from a Broadway show - ideally in a style similar to the show or from the
show itself.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please bring your own sheet music;
an accompanist will be provided.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Readings from the script will be
provided.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please bring a calendar with all
your conflicts to the audition as well.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Audition form is attached and is
available at <a href="http://www.sloctheater.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">www.sloctheater.org</a>, as
well</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals will be held on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday evenings, and on</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Sunday afternoons. This is subject
to change based on cast/crew availability.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, September
12</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(5,5,5)">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Attendance is mandatory for Tech
Week and all performances.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Commitment to COVID Safety</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">The health and safety of our
artists, staff, and audience members are our first </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">priority. We will be following all
safety guidelines at this time and ask that you wear </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">a mask if unvaccinated and follow
other guidelines per the CDC & NYS DOH.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">All actors, staff and crew will
need to be fully vaccinated by the time rehearsal begins</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">About the Show:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:rgb(5,5,5)">The Glorious Ones </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">is a clever backstage musical about the lives, loves, ambitions,
and </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">disappointments of the performers
in a roving Commedia Dell’arte troupe during </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">the Italian Renaissance. Based on
the novel by Francine Prose, and on several real life </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">historical figures, the musical
dramatizes how the troupe came to be, and how it </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">captured the public’s adoration
before changing artistic fashions altered its way of </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">life. Its seven archetypal
characters are what the foundations of comedy have been </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">built on: the charismatic leading
man, the sly harlequin, the quack doctor, the </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">elderly miser, the witty
maidservant, the devoted dwarf, and the beautiful maiden. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">With a book and score by Lynn
Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (</span><i style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Ragtime,
Seussical,</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Once On This Island</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">), the shows continually asks whether life, or art, is the one </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">imitating the other? Is the stage
really a worthwhile pursuit? And mostly, is it even </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">possible to reach immortality in
something so fleeting as the theatre?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Characters:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Flaminio Scala</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">The charismatic, larger-than-life
leader of the troupe. A proud and groundbreaking </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">theatre artist whose first love is
the stage. Hardheaded and unable to change with </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">the times.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 35 to 50</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range A2 to F4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Columbina</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Voluptuous, comic and passionate. The
mistress of Flaminio. Loves her husband, but </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">longs for him to love her the way he
did when they first met. Ultimately embraces </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">the change in theatre and her
position in it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 30 to 45</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range E3 to D5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Francesco Andreini</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Handsome, charismatic, and ambitious.
The quintessential leading man, who is </span>marries<span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt"> to Isabella. Attempts to
promote the progressive art-form in theatre.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 20 to 30</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range top: G2 to E4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Isabella Andreini</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Beautiful, ethereal, and rebellious
of her parents' high-society lifestyle. Writes plays </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">and has great comedic talents. Later
become Francesco’s wife.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 18 to 26</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range top: G3 to D6</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Armanda Ragusa*</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">An endearingly innocent dwarf who
plays comic roles. Unrequitedly in love with </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">Flaminio, and very protective of him
and his legacy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 25 to 45</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range F3 to D5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Pantalone</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">An older tailor with a broken heart
who was plucked from his shop by Flaminio. </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">Plays misers and fathers in their
troupe's plays.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 50-70</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range top: A2 to E4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:black">Dottore Graziano</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">A failed elixir salesman who now
plays the pompous, quack of a doctor. Frequently </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">speaks in Latin to sound smart.
Excellent pantomime.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Age: 25-50</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">Vocal range A2 to G4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black">*In regards to the casting of Armanda
Ragusa, the author’s note in the Preface to the </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">Libretto states that:</span></p>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:black">Armanda Ragusa is described as
a dwarf in the script, but please feel free to use </span></i><i style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:black">anyone who seems right for
this role. They do not need to mime a physical deformity. </span></i><i style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Italic;color:black">Simply being short is enough.</span></i></p></blockquote>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Schenectady Light Opera
Company pledges to continue to advocate for, and </span></b><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:rgb(5,5,5)">are aiming to build a diverse
cast reflective of the Schenectady community. </span></b><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:rgb(5,5,5)">Any and all ethnicities, BIPOC
actors and actors of all gender identities are </span></b><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria-Bold;color:rgb(5,5,5)">encouraged to audition for all
roles.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)">If you have any questions, please
contact the Producers Michael Camelo </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">(<a href="mailto:m.camelo@aol.com" target="_blank">m.camelo@aol.com</a>), Amy Clark
(<a href="mailto:aclark@bhbl.org" target="_blank">aclark@bhbl.org</a>), or the Director Brian Clemente </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">(</span><a href="mailto:bclemente612@gmail.com" style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt" target="_blank">bclemente612@gmail.com</a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:12pt">)</span></p></div>
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