<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_lfwr9x7y1" alt="Shakespeare-Date (1).jpg" width="348" height="348" style="margin-right:0px"></div><span style="text-align:center"><div><span style="text-align:center"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><b style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Book by</span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> Adam Long, Daniel
Singer, Jess Winfield</span></div></span><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Director</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">: </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Jeannie Marlin Woods</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b>Producer:</b> Amy Jessup</span><br></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Stage
Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:
Diana Chabai-Booker</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Asst.
Stage Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:
Jess Hoffman</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Audition Dates</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Tuesday, <b>May16^th</b> and Wednesday,
<b>May 17^th</b>, <b>2023</b> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Sign in begins at <b>6:30 pm</b>. Auditions
begin at <b>7:00 pm</b></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">You only need to attend one of these
sessions</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Callbacks will be by invite only and will
be held on <b>Friday, May 19^th </b>at<b> 7:00 pm</b> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Location</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">SLOC Musical Theater, Mainstage </span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">427 Franklin St., Schenectady, NY 12305</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Free parking is available in the city owned
lots next to the campus.</span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Please enter through the breezeway doors –
either from the courtyard or from Franklin St.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Performance Dates</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">July 14-23, 2023</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">(Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm,
Sundays at 3pm)</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">SLOC Mainstage, 427 Franklin Street,
Schenectady, NY 12305</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">What
to Prepare</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Readings
from the script will be provided at auditions. </span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">This
show is a physical comedy – please come prepared to move and possibly
improvise.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Rehearsals</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Rehearsals
will be held from <b>7:00 pm-10:00 pm</b>, three evenings a week, and on <b>Sunday</b>
afternoons <b>2:00 pm-5:00 pm</b>. <i>The schedule will be based on cast/crew
availability.</i></span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Rehearsals
will begin on <b>Tuesday, May 23^rd at 7:00 pm.</b></span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">There
will be a photo shoot day TBD based on cast/crew availability.</span></p>

<p 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:Helvetica,sans-serif">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Attendance
is <b>mandatory</b> for Theater Clean-Up Day (<b>Saturday, July 8th</b>) and
Tech Week (<b>July 9-13, 2023</b>) as well as all performances. </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Commitment
to COVID Safety</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">:
The health and safety of our artists, staff and audience members are our first
priority.  Please make a point to review our updated  <a href="http://sloctheater.org/covid/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(220,161,13);vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">COVID
Health & Safety Guidelines</span></span></a><span>. All
actors, staff and crew will be expected to follow these guidelines. Please
note that while guidelines have been adjusted for rehearsals, masks are
required to be worn for auditions. All actors, staff and crew will need to
provide proof that they are fully vaccinated by the time rehearsal begins.</span></span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">About The Show:</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">THE
COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) is not so much a play as it is
a vaudeville show in which three charismatic, wildly ambitious actors attempt
to present all thirty-seven of Shakespeare’s plays in a single performance.
What they lack in knowledge of Shakespeare, they make up for with an earnest
focus and breakneck enthusiasm.<span><b></b></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Available Roles:</span></b></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Three
male or male-presenting actors, who use their own names and play “theatrically pumped-up” versions
of themselves. They pretend to be inventing the show as they go, so a
spontaneous, improvised style is essential. Although not required, circus
skills such as juggling, gymnast skills could be useful. Most important are
good comic skills and a positive attitude.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">“<b>Daniel</b>”
is 20 to 30 years old and a “leading man” – plays Romeo, Horatio, Laertes, etc.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">“<b>Jess</b>”
can be older. He is an “academic” and plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus,
etc.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">“<b>Adam</b>”
is young – late teens to 20’s and highly energetic and clueless most of the
time; he plays almost all the girl parts</span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">All
roles involve great energy and physical action.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">SLOC Musical Theater pledges to continue to advocate
for, and is aiming to build, a diverse cast reflective of the Schenectady community.
All ethnicities, BIPOC actors, and actors of all gender identities are
encouraged to audition for all roles. Please join us!</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none"><br></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none">Please direct any questions to Producer Amy Jessup <a href="mailto:amyejessup@gmail.com">amyejessup@gmail.com</a></p></div>
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