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Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>AUDITION ANNOUNCMENT<br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>FOOLS</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>by Neil Simon</span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;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'>: Sunday August 28 and Monday August 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><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Fools follows Leon Steponovich Tolchinsky, a schoolteacher who takes a new job educating Sophia, the daughter of Dr. Zubritsky and his wife, Lenya. Leon soon learns that there is a curse on the village that makes everyone stupid, but complications ensue when Leon falls in love with his pupil.</span></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Available Roles:</span></u><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Leon Steponovitch Tolchinsky</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - a young schoolteacher who is sent to Kulyenchikov to teach Sophia. He is unaffected by the curse of idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sophia Irena Elenya Zubritsky</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> – Teenager, cursed with idiocy. Daughter of Dr. Nikolai and Lenya and love interest to Leon.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Gregor Mikhailovitch Breznofsky Fyodor Yousekevitch ("Count Gregor")</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - the last ancestor to Vladimir Yousekevitch who cursed Kulyenchikov with idiocy 200 years ago.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Nikolai Zubritsky</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Father of Sophia, and husband of Lenya. He employed Leon to educate his daughter. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lenya Zubritsky</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Mother of Sophia, and wife of Dr. Nikolai. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Something-Something Snetsky</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - A shepherd in Kulyenchikov. Known as “the sheep loser”. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mishkin</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - A young, and rather handsome postman in Kulyenchikov. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Slovitch</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - An animal-loving Butcher in Kulyenchikov. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yenchna</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - A sweet but forgetful vendor in Kulyenchikov. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:1.2pt;margin-left:37.2pt;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate" title=Magistrate><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Magistrate</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Timid judicial officer in Kulyenchikov. Cursed with idiocy.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;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;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Production dates: November 11,12,13,18, 19, 20<br>Tech week begins November 6th. (No conflicts)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Rehearsal schedule will be determined by the director once the production is cast. Production director: Adam Coons </span><a href="mailto:word_ness21@yahoo.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;background:white'>word_ness21@yahoo.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> <br></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>(PDF copies of the script can be requested via the director)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;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;line-height:106%;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>