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Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>AUDITION ANNOUNCMENT<br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>The Lyons</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br>by Nicky Silver</span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>AUDITION DATES</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>: June 27 & 29, 2022.<br><u>SIGN IN:</u> 6:30pm. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.<br><u>AUDITION LOCATION</u>: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Ben Lyons is in a hospital where he is dying from cancer. His family gathers around him. They are his wife, Rita, and grown children, Curtis Lyons, and Lisa Lyons. Also present is his nurse. Ben is no longer constrained by manners and says whatever he wishes, including expletives. Rita, trapped in a 40-year loveless marriage, now thinks of the future without Ben and plans to re-decorate. Lisa is an alcoholic, who has left an abusive marriage; Curtis, homosexual, has had little to do with his father, who is homophobic. </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.2pt;background:white'>Afraid of closeness and afraid of solitude, they are propelled into foreign territory — human connection.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Available Roles:</span></u><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Ben: Late 70’s. Dying of cancer.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Rita: 60’s to 70’s. Ben’s wife.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Curtis: 30’s. Ben’s son.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Lisa: Late 30’s. Ben’s daughter.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Nurse: 30’s.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Brian: 20’s to 30’s. A very attractive real estate broker.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Actors of any gender and race are encouraged and welcomed to audition. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Production dates: September 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18.<br>Tech week begins September 4<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Rehearsal schedule will be determined by the director once the production is cast. -</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Production director: Dennis Skiba. </span><a href="mailto:dskiba@nycap.rr.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'>dskiba@nycap.rr.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> <br>SLCA-CTP can be reached at 518-674-2007</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>