<html><body><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Schenectady Civic Players will be
holding open auditions for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:107%">CASA VALENTINA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:107%">by </span></b><strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Harvey Fierstein</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Directed by Kathy Glasser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Auditions:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Tuesday, January
7 & Thursday, January 9, 2025 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Sign-ups
begin at 7:15 pm, auditions begin at 7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Location:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Schenectady
Civic Players is located at 12 S. Church St, Schenectady, NY, 12305.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Performance
Dates: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">March 21 - 23
& 26 - 30, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Friday /
Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm, Wednesday/Thursday at 7:30 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">How to
Prepare:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Readings will be from
the script. You will be asked to fill out a contact form and declare
your rehearsal availability, so bring your calendar.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Synopsis:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Ten years
ago, four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein gave us <i>Casa
Valentina</i>. Based on actual events, it tells the tale of men who in the
1960's went to the Catskill Mountains to escape the summer heat, and something
else entirely: being men. Nestled in the land of dirty dancing and borscht belt
comedy sat an inconspicuous bungalow colony that catered to a very special
clientele: heterosexual men whose favorite pastime was dressing and acting as
women. It was paradise for these men—white-collar professionals with
families—to spend their weekends discreetly and safely inhabiting their chosen
female alter egos. But when faced with the opportunity to become an official
organization, these "self-made women" had to decide whether public
recognition would help them gain a place in open society or spell their own
personal disaster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Available
Roles: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RITA - </b>female, fifties. Ten years older than George.
A resigned, determined but worn earth-mother. Her love of the girls barely
covers her inner sadness.<br>
<br>
<b>JONATHON/MIRANDA </b>- male, thirty. Masculine, shy, and bookish. Overly
polite and cautious as a male. As a female, she is ebullient. (appears in and
out of drag.)<br>
<br>
<b>ALBERT/BESSIE - </b>male, fifties. Chubby. Willy Loman by day, Ethel Mertz
at night. Quick-witted and friendly. Unaffectedly feminine. (Appears in
drag only).<br>
<br>
<b>GEORGE/VALENTINA -</b> male, forties. Married to Rita, An insurance-salesman
type as a man. Assured and charming as a woman. (Appears in and out of drag).<br>
<br>
<b>ISADORE/CHARLOTTE - </b>male, fifties, The ultimate WASP. A buttoned-down,
strict disciplinarian. Not your favorite aunt. (Appears in drag only).<br>
<br>
<b>MICHAEL/GLORIA - </b>male, thirties. A very handsome and sexually-charged
chap who is accustomed to compliments, whether dressed as male or female.
(Appears in drag only).<br>
<br>
<b>THEODORE/TERRY</b> - male, seventies. Sweet and gentle and slightly silly,
like a favorite old auntie. (Appears in drag only).<br>
<br>
<b>THE JUDGE/AMY</b> - male, seventies. Large, distinguished, powerful, and
imposing as a man and a clunky sort of <i>Tugboat Annie</i> woman. (Appears in
and out of drag).<br>
<br>
<b>ELEANOR</b> - female, fifty. The Judge's daughter. Brittle, cold, and
damaged.<br>
<br>
<b>Note on casting:</b> All roles are open. Ages are approximate and all
actors will be considered.<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">For questions,
please email the director Kathy Glasser at justg23@spectrum.net.</span> <b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schenectady
Civic Players promotes inclusive casting, and encourages individuals,
regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, or disability, to
participate in the audition process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Schenectady
Civic Players<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Playhouse:
12 S Church St, Schenectady, NY 12305<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%">Phone: (518)
382-2081<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">For more
information about the theater, please visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.civicplayers.org/">www.civicplayers.org</a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p></o:p></span></p></body></html>