<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none;text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk5954194"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) will be holding auditions for</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">“FIREFLIES”</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">By Matthew Barber</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Directed by Chris Foster</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Auditions:</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Sunday – October 30, 2022</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">3:00 PM – 5:00 PM</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Location:</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Curtain Call Theatre – 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham, NY 12110<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Rehearsals:</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Begin late January 2023</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Generally held on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Performances:</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">March 2-19, 2023</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Thursday at 7:30 PM, </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM, & Sunday at 3:00 PM</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">One Saturday matinee at 3:00 PM on March 4, 2023.</span></p><p style="margin:5pt 0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Show Description:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;border:none">The title may be familiar, but this play is adapted from the novel Eleanor and Abel by Annette Sanford. A charming love story about late-life romance. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;border:none">Fireflies centers around retired schoolteacher, Eleanor Bannister, who lives a quiet life alone in tiny Groverdell, Texas, set in her routines and secure in her position as the town's most respected woman — until a hole in her roof draws the attention of Abel Brown, a smooth-talking drifter intent on renovating Eleanor's house, and possibly her life. Can the unexpected sparks of late-life romance be trusted, or is there truth in the gossip that Abel isn't all that he seems to be? Either way, the whole town is talking.</span></p><p style="margin:5pt 0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Available Roles:</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Eleanor Bannister / Female Identifying / Age mid 60’s</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">A retired schoolteacher and spinster. Dignified, proper. Respected in the community and set in her ways. This character is on stage the entire play.</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Abel Brown / Male Identifying / Age mid 60’s</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">A traveling handyman. An effortlessly attractive, self-possessed, charming, and slightly mysterious man.</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Grace Bodell / Female Identifying / Age mid 60’s</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Miss Bannister's neighbor and best friend. A busybody, bit of a gossip, casual but polished, with no pretense.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-BodyBA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Eugene Claymire / Male Identifying / Age 30-40’s</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">A town police officer. A former student of Miss Bannister's who as a boy was never considered by her to likely amount to anything.</span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Please note that all participants in CCT shows must be fully vaccinated and adhere to masking policies as required.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">For more information about the theatre and the rest of our season please visit our website at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com/"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">www.curtaincalltheatre.com</span></span></a><span class="gmail-None"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">.</span></span><span class="gmail-None"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><br><br></span></span><span class="gmail-None"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Thank you.</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-BodyA" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Sincerely,</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Jeremy Anderson-Ward</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Freelance Stage Manager</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Regional Rep - New England/Upstate NY, Stage Managers Association<span><br></span></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Associate Producer, Curtain Call Theatre</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span>Covid-19 Compliance Officer (</span>Safe Sets Level A Certificate Holder)</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Phone:  (518) 788-5254</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Email:   <a href="mailto:jrward5178@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span>jrward5178@gmail.com</span></a></font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">Pronouns:  He/Him/His</font></p></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="http://www.curtaincalltheatre.com/images/LOGO-FINAL.png" width="96" height="90"><br></font><br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>