<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">GHENT PLAYHOUSE
ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR ITS SEASON OPENER, “OUTSIDE MULLINGAR”</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Open Auditions for “Outside Mullingar,” by John Patrick
Shanley</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Ghent Playhouse; 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Monday and Tuesday, August 21 and 22, 2023</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Ghent Playhouse is
pleased to announce auditions for its upcoming fall show, “Outside Mullingar”
by John Patrick Shanley, directed by John Trainor. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Auditions will be held Monday
and Tuesday evening, August 21 and 22, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at Ghent Playhouse,
located at 6 Town Hall Road in Ghent, New York.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Set in Killucan
Ireland, “Outside Mullingar” centers on Rosemary Muldoon and Anthony Reilly,
two introverted misfits straddling 40. The
two have grown up next to each other on two separate sheep farms in rural
Ireland. Rosemary fell in love with Anthony
when she was six, and is convinced he will eventually come to her. But having had his heart broken as a young
man, Anthony hasn’t dared opened it to another woman since. With his
father threatening to disinherit Anthony, and a land feud simmering between the
two families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. This beautifully written, poetic Irish story,
finds the two yearning, eccentric souls fighting toward their own kind of happiness. Charmingly funny, heartbreaking and deeply
moving, “Outside Mullingar” sparks hope in each of us that it’s never too late
to take a chance on love.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ROLES</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">TONY REILLY – (Plays 75 yo) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A sly, wily old
Irishman, in ill health and on oxygen. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ANTHONY REILLY – (Plays 42 yo) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tony’s son; an intense
dreamer; painfully shy. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AOIFE MULDOON – (Playing around 70 yo) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In bad health and
needing a cane, she is a bit ravaged with grief, having just lost her husband.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ROSEMARY MULDOON - (Around 38 yo) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Aoife’s daughter. She is in love with Anthony, and plans to
stay and work the farm, since her father’s recent passing. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Those interested in
auditioning who may be younger or older than the stated ages of each character,
but feel they could play the role effectively, are strongly encouraged to audition. <br>
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</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Auditioners will be asked to read specific scenes from the
script.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <b>An Irish
brogue helpful.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The rehearsal schedule
will be based on the availability of those chosen for the production. Those interested in auditioning are asked to
be as specific as possible in listing <u>any</u> and <u>all</u> conflicts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Performance Dates: October 13 through 22, 2023, Friday and
Saturday evenings at 7:30 p,m., and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m., with a
preview performance on Thursday evening, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For further information
or questions about auditions or the production, please visit the Ghent
Playhouse website or contact the director, John Trainor, at (518) 821-5213 or by
email at <a href="mailto:jbmt1943@gmail.com">jbmt1943@gmail.com</a>.<b><u></u></b></span></p></div>