<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_llkcuped0" alt="Spring Awakening 200x250.jpg" width="200" height="250"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Book &
Lyrics by <b>Steven Sater</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Music by
<b>Ducan Sheik</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Director:</b> Brian Clemente</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Musical Director:</b> Daniel Galliher </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Producers:</b> Amy Clark and Haley VanAlstyne </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Choreographers:</b> Brittany Glenn</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Stage Manager</b>: Diana Chabai-Booker </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Audition Dates: </b></p>
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</span></span>Sunday, October 1, 2023, and Monday, October 2,
2023 at 7pm. Sign-in begins at 6:30pm</p>
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</span></span>You only need to attend one of these sessions.
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</span></span>If needed, Callbacks will be held on Tuesday,
October 3, 2023, by invitation only. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This production contains explicit language, sexual situations, and
triggering scenes of violence. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Auditions are open to anyone 16 years of age or older, but actors
under 18 must be accompanied by an adult for the entirety of the audition
process. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For parents or guardians who wish to know more about the specific content
of this show, please reach out to the Director, Brian Clemente (<a href="mailto:bclemente612@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">bclemente612@gmail.com</a>) to
access a Content Guide. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Location:</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Schenectady
Light Opera Company Education Building</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">418
Liberty Street, Schenectady, NY 12305</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Free
parking is available in the city owned lot across the street</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Performance
Dates: </span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">January
19-28, 2024 (Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">SLOC
Mainstage, 427 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY 12305</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">What
to Prepare: </span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please
prepare 16 to 32 bars of music from a Broadway show - ideally in a style
similar to the show or from the show itself.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please
bring your own sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Readings
from the script will be provided.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Please
bring a calendar with all your conflicts to the audition as well. </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">You
may complete the attached audition form and bring it with you or complete the
form at auditions. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals:
</span></b></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals
will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, and on Sunday
afternoons. This is subject to change based on cast/crew availability. </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Rehearsals
will begin on Monday, October 30<sup>th</sup>. <sup> </sup></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Attendance
is mandatory for Tech Week (January 14-18, 2023) and all performances. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">About
The Show:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Based on Frank Wedekind’s
groundbreaking and controversial play (once banned in Germany), Steven Sater
and Duncan Sheik’s brilliant rock score and searingly emotional book take the
story of sexual awakening, youth revolt, and self-discovery into a new century.
It’s 1891, and grown-ups hold all the cards. Headstrong Melchior and naive
Wendla stumble into eachothers’ arms, passionate and curious, while anxious
Moritz struggles to live up to the stringent expectations of society. With only
each other for guidance, this group of young people travel the fraught and
rocky path of adolescence, discovering their bodies, their minds, and
themselves along the way. An electric, vibrant celebration of youth and
rebellion,<span> </span></span><em><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">Spring
Awakening</span></em><span><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">fuses issues of morality, sexuality, and rock and roll into a
story as shockingly relevant as it was over one-hundred years ago. </span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Spring Awakening
opened on Broadway in 2006 and won 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and
Best Original Score. A highly acclaimed revival incorporating American Sign
Language ran on Broadway in 2015-2016. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">CHARACTERS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Ages listed are for the character, not the actor. Actors outside the age range listed will be considered as appropriate. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Melchior</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A
headstrong, smart, and charismatic schoolboy. He knows much more than the
others because of what he reads in books and is able to see the corruption in
society. His “radical” points of view about most things are correct but
misunderstood. He falls in love with Wendla.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16 to 20, Bari-Tenor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Wendla</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A
sweet, but naive young girl who is trapped in her family’s unwillingness to
teach her about the adult world, but with every passing day, she grows bolder
and more curious about her body. Both vulnerable, and a willing participant in
her evolution.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Female Presenting, Ages 16-20, Pop Soprano</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Moritz</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Melchior’s
intense and nervous best friend. He has an overwhelming confusion relating to
sexual feelings, which seems comedic at first, but quickly develops into a
serious issue for him. The system has failed him. Highly sensitive and aware of
his inability to fit into the system. Feels like a failure.<span> </span></span><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16-20, Tenor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Martha</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A schoolgirl who faces constant abuse from
her father, and tries to keep it all to herself. She harbors a secret crush
towards Moritz, and is made fun of for it. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Female Presenting, Ages 16-20, Alto/Belt</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Ilse</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A
misguided young girl who runs away from an abusive home to live in an artists’
colony. Kind and resilient while also broken and stuck in a cycle of abuse.
There is a strong emotional connection between Ilse and Moritz. </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Female Presenting, Ages 16-20, Pop
Soprano/Belt</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Hanschen</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A
cunning and attractive schoolboy, who manipulates the other students, especially
Ernst, whom he seduces. Like Melchior, he also appears to be very intelligent,
but uses his knowledge in favor of the system.</span><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16-20, Tenor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Ernst</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A schoolmate of Melchior's. Naive and sweet,
which allows him to fall in love with Hanschen. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16-20, Bari-Tenor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Thea</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Wendla's best friend. A schoolgirl who tries
to stay innocent and pure. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Female Presenting, Ages 16-20, Alto</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Anna</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Martha's best friend. Optimistic and a bit
naive, she has a difficult time understanding Martha's trials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Female Presenting, Ages 16-20, Mezzo Soprano</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Georg</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A clumsy schoolmate of Melchoir's. He is
overcome with his feelings for his piano teacher. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16-20, Bari-Tenor</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Otto</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A classmate of Melchior's. He struggles with
feelings he considers inappropriate. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 16-20, Bari-Tenor</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Adult Woman</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Plays a variety of adult roles including: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">FRAU BERGMAN, Wendla's mother; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">FRAULEIN KNUPPELDICK; an associate of the headmaster</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">FRAULEIN GROSSEBUSTENHALTER; Georg’s Piano
Teacher</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">FRAU GABOR, Melchior's mother; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">FRAU BESSELL, Martha's mother.</span></p>
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Soprano</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Adult Man</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Plays a variety of adult roles including:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HERR SONNENSTITCH, the boys' teacher; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HEADMASTER KNOCHENBRUCH; the headmaster</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HERR NEUMANN, Ilse's father; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HERR RILOW, Hanschen's father; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HERR STEIFEL, Moritz's father; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">HERR GABOR, Melchior's father; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Male Presenting, Ages 40-50, Baritone</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;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;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Schenectady Light Opera Company pledges to continue to
advocate for, and are aiming to build a diverse cast reflective of the
Schenectady community. Any and all ethnicities, BIPOC actors, and actors of all
gender identities are encouraged to audition for all roles.</span></b><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Effective June 23, 2023, COVID-19 vaccinations
for cast, crew, staff, and volunteers are not required.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">If
you have any questions, please contact Producers Amy Clark (</span><a href="mailto:aclark@bhbl.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">aclark@bhbl.org</a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">) or Haley VanAlstyne (<a href="mailto:hvanetten4@gmail.com" target="_blank">hvanetten4@gmail.com</a>).</span></p>
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