<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Albany Civic Theater announces auditions for “The
Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh. Directed by Ellen Cribbs. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Audition dates: Monday, Dec 9^th and
Tuesday, Dec 10^th at 7pm at Albany Civic Theater, <span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">235 Second Ave, Albany</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Show dates: February 14^th – March 2^nd 2024
(Friday - Sunday performances)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rehearsals will start in December, with a break for the
holidays. Rehearsal days are flexible to work around actor conflicts.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Roles available:</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">KATURIAN – 20’s – 30’s. A very talented writer who doesn’t like
to rock the boat, but is passionate about telling stories.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">TUPPOLSKI – Mid 30’s – 70’s. <strong><span style="color:rgb(69,69,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal">An investigator. The “good” cop. Sardonic,
funny, straightforward, intelligent, and controlled.</span></strong></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ARIEL – Mid 20’s – 50’s. <strong><span style="color:rgb(69,69,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-weight:normal">The “bad” cop – Explosive, physically powerful,
self-righteous, violent, and brutal.</span></strong></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">MICHAL – 20’s – 30’s. Katurian’s sibling who is intellectually
disabled and has a childlike innocence. </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">MOTHER/FATHER – Minor roles to appear as shadows in the storytelling
parts of the play. These roles may be double cast. <b>Puppetry experience a
plus!</b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>All genders, abilities, and ethnicities are encouraged to
audition.</b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Although this is written by an Irish playwright,
it will be performed with Standard American accents.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Synopsis: <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">In an
interrogation room in an unnamed totalitarian dictatorship, Katurian, a writer,
is being interrogated by two detectives. Next door, Katurian’s intellectually
disabled sibling Michal waits. The detectives want to know why Katurian’s
stories feature gruesome plots about child murder and torture, and in
particular, why they seem to mirror a string of recent child murders in the
area. This brutal dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, the master of the
horror-comedy, poses unanswerable questions: Can stories hold the power to cause
atrocities? Where is the line between truth and fairy tale? Is a life of horror
worth living at all? Drawing on inspiration as diverse as Grimm’s Fairy Tales,
Kafka, and Antonin Artaud, </span><em style="box-sizing:border-box">The Pillowman</em> is a dark, twisty, and utterly unforgettable
masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most treasured writers.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Auditions will consist of cold readings from the play. If
you would like to see the audition sides before auditions,
please email the director, Ellen Cribbs, at <a href="mailto:ellencribbs@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">ellencribbs@gmail.com</span></a> for
digital copies. If you are unable to attend either audition day, please
email Ellen to arrange a virtual audition at another time.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Come audition for the production Steve Barnes from the Times
Union listed as 1 of 5 “best bets” from community theater this season! <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/theater/article/community-theater-best-bets-misbegotten-albany-19815166.php">https://www.timesunion.com/theater/article/community-theater-best-bets-misbegotten-albany-19815166.php</a></p></div>