<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Historic Cherry Hill </span></b><span style="color:black">is thrilled to announce that we
will be holding auditions for <i>“Murder at Cherry Hill,</i>” a dramatic
tour exploring the true story of a murder that took place at the historic site in 1827
through storytelling and live actors. </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">On May
7, 1827, Jesse Strang, a hired hand at Cherry Hill, climbed onto the shed roof
of the house and shot boarder John Whipple through his bedroom window. Strang
had been having an affair with John Whipple’s wife, Elsie, a member of the
elite Lansing and Van Rensselaer families. The murder resulted in two
sensational trials and Albany’s last public hanging. </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">We are searching for an actor to
portray <b>JESSE STRANG, </b>a hired hand at Cherry Hill. Strang is in his late
20s-early 30s, a man of “good stock” who became a drifter after faking his own
death to escape gambling debts. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Rehearsals will be held in
September with performances on October 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26,27,
28. Performances will be split between two actors who will serve as understudies
for one another. </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">An honorarium of $200 will be
offered. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Auditions will be held on
September 5 at 7 PM. </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">You will be asked to read a selection from the script</span><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. </span><span style="color:black">Please
email </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:deborah@historiccherryhill.org" style="color:blue">deborah@historiccherryhill.org</a></span><span style="color:black"> if you need to set up a different
time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Deborah Emmons-Andarawis<br>Executive Director<br><i>Historic Cherry Hill</i> & <i>The Edward Frisbee Center for Collections & Research</i></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><font style="font-size:12.7273px"><i>Historic house and mailing address</i>: </font><span style="font-size:small">523 1/2 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202</span><br></div><div><font size="2">518-434</font><span style="font-size:small">-4791</span></div><div><font size="1"><br></font></div><div><b><i>The Edward Frisbee Center for Collections & Research is located at the rear end of Historic Cherry Hill's property and is directly accessible from Cherry Hill Street (one block west of South Pearl Street).</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><a href="http://www.historiccherryhill.org/" target="_blank">www.historiccherryhill.org</a></div>
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