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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk112145117"><img width=160 height=61 style='width:1.6666in;height:.6354in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9AC06.DCC3A1D0" alt="A picture containing text, clipart
Description automatically generated"> <o:p></o:p></a></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>AUDITION ANNOUNCMENT<br></span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>RAGTIME</span></i></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Book by Terrance McNally</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Directed by Eric Shovah</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Musical Direction by Heather Ferlo</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Produced by Andrea Burger</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Choreographed by Laura Marra</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><u><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>AUDITION DATES</span></u></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>: </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br><u>SIGN IN:</u> 6:30pm. Auditions begin at 7:00pm<br><u>AUDITION LOCATION</u>: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018<br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Please prepare 16-32 bars of music from a Broadway show. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key - no acapella/CD accompaniment. We will also hold a brief movement audition following the vocal auditions. Some auditioners may be asked to stay and read from the script or sing from the show.</span></i></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> We are also hoping to have some members of the cast play music in parts of the show (though this is NOT a requirement to audition). If you play an instrument, please indicate this at auditions. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All auditioners should bring a list of conflicts from July - October to the auditions.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></i></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Production dates: </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>October 13-22, 2023</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><br>Tech week October 7-12 (No conflicts)</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together - that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician - united by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future. The show also weaves in immediately recognizable historical figures such as Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, Booker T. Washington and many others. Together, the cast confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair… and what it means to live in America. </span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The show includes diverse music styling including ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Production Information:</span></u></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The rehearsal schedule will be built around conflicts presented at auditions and based around the events/shows scheduled at the venue. Minimal rehearsals in July thru August and the production team is willing to work around vacations.Rehearsal frequency will pick up in late August/early September. Auditioners must be available for Tech Week thru Closing Night. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The production team is looking to cast around 12-20 cast members. Leading and supporting players will also be in the show’s ensemble in this production. In short, everyone will be actively participating throughout the performance. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Available roles:<br></span></u></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Coalhouse Walker Jr. - male presenting character/Black performer - a proud and talented pianist (doesn’t necessarily have to play in the production but performers who play are encouraged as well). A Black man who believes that he can take part in the new America and will be treated fairly.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.15pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Sarah - female presenting character/Black performer - a washwoman who is beautiful and filled with a strong will to live, fueled by an innocent spirit. Falls deeply in love with Coalhouse after much resistance.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Mother - female presenting character/White performer - the consummate wife and mother. A kind woman with incredible moral fiber. Refined, intelligent, graceful, and open minded. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Father - male presenting character/White performer - Mother’s professionally successful husband. Fancies himself an amateur explorer, he is commanding and attractive. Enjoys being the family breadwinner, a traditionalist. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Younger Brother - male presenting character/White performer - Mother’s younger brother is an erratic and passionate soul, a firework waiting to be lit. Influenced greatly by Goldman’s teachings. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Little Boy - male presenting/White performer/child (approx 8-12) - Mother and Father’s son who is open-hearted and curious with inexplicable clairvoyance. Never passes judgment on others.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Grandfather - male presenting/White performer - Mother’s patrician father. He is a retired professor, and easily irritated by nearly everything. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Tateh - male presenting/any race - a Latvian immigrant who wears the trials and tribulations of his past on his sleeve, but remains optimistic that he will be successful. Full of genuine drive and heart. He lives for his little daughter.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Little Girl - female presenting/child/any race (approx 7-10) - Tateh’s daughter and a vulnerable child in a brand-new home, she has lost her mother and is guarded and shy. She clings to her father.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Booker T. Washington - male presenting/Black performer - brilliant social activist who is an eloquent gentleman with no patiences for Black Americans leading less than exemplary lives.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Emma Goldman - female presenting/any race - social activist originally from Russia, she is a leader, a fearless advocate for the oppressed.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Evelyn Nesbit - female presenting/any race - beautiful Vaudeville performer who was thrust into the limelight after the high profile murder of her lover, the entire world is her stage.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Harry Houdini - male presenting/any race - the famous magician, originally from Hungary. With notable physical ability, he stands as a symbol of the American Dream. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Willie Conklin - male presenting/White performer - the fire chief of New Rochelle and a racist/bigot. </span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Other characters and ensemble members include historical figures, soloists, baseball fans, Coalhouse supporters, firemen, immigrants, citizens of New Rochelle, reporters, vacationers, citizens of Harlem, and many more.</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Characters and Notes on Casting:</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Using a smaller cast than traditionally produced means that every person in the show will play multiple roles and serve as the shows ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Some individuals may play multiple roles listed below and serve in the ensemble <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The director is seeking a diverse cast of performers to play these roles<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Some characters have a gender or race specified in the script (if so, this is listed) - otherwise roles can be played by actors of any race - all races/ethnicities/gender expressions welcomed and encouraged to audition<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Production director: </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Eric Shovah</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><a href="mailto:ericshovah@performingsmarts.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>ericshovah@performingsmarts.com</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>)</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'> (Please reach out to Eric with any questions) </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>If you are interested in auditioning, but unavailable on the nights of the audition, please contact Eric Shovah by June 30 (at the latest) and the production staff will make every attempt to accommodate your request.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><br></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>SLCA-CTP can be reached at 518-674-2007</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk112145117'></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none'>Brian Sheldon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";mso-ligatures:none'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=110 height=48 style='width:1.1458in;height:.5in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D9AC06.DCC3A1D0"><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>