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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NorthEast Theatre Ensemble</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> is thrilled to announce that we will be holding auditions for “Swept Clean”, an environmentally immersive project in collaboration with Cherry Hill Mansion, written by Dr. Krysta Dennis and directed by Janet Hurley Kimlicko.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Swept Clean tells the story of Catherine Rankin, who came of age in a time when the aristocratic families in the U.S. were losing their influence as industrialism took the place of class based structures. Catherine descended from one of the Dutch founding families in Albany, the Van Rensselaers, clings to history and tradition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> When her family’s unwise financial decisions result in the ancestral home being put up for auction, Catherine must find a way to preserve her own family’s home and the pieces of American history contained within its walls.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Characters:</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>MINNIE KNAPP - African American ward of Elmendorf Family, 32, servant</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>JIMMY KNAPP - African American ward of Elmendorf Family, a musician, 41, employed by another relative.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>MARY BURLE - Servant, Mixed Race, 19-21.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>CATHERINE PUTNAM - Caucasian, aristocrat, a charming woman, 27.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>EDWARD RANKIN - Caucasian, 34, Lawyer who wishes to marry Catherine</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>EDWARD RANKIN SR. - Caucasian, Edward’s father, pragmatic lawyer, 64</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>AUNT HAT - Harriet Maria Van Rensselaer Elmendorf, 68, aristocratic</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>HARRIET GOULD - Aunt Hat’s daughter, 40</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>JOHN GOULD - 45, charming to outsiders, a doctor, but unkind to his wife.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2 Colonial gossipy Dammes from Albany Society.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Auditions will be held at Cherry Hill Mansion, 523 S. Pearl St, Albany, New York from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on February 26th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Performances will be May 6,7,8,13,14,14,20,21,22.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please note that we will require proof of covid vaccination. Masks required on site.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sides will be available at the auditions</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please bring a headshot and resume.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please reply to </span><a href="mailto:info@northeasttheatreensemble.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>info@northeasttheatreensemble.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> to secure a time slot.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There is a stipend for this project.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have any interest in behind the scenes positions, please reach out as well</span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>