<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">***</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">EMERGENCY</span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Audition Announcement for THERE IS HOPE***</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Due to unforeseen circumstances, the actress that was cast as our Narrator had to withdraw. Therefore, I am in major need of some applicants!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">**********</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">“I need to believe there is hope that tomorrow can be better than today.”</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">~~~Lucy Grossman, THERE IS HOPE</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">This play is about all the possibilities that tomorrow can hold, as long as you maintain hope that things </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit">can</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> get better. It’s about learning from your mistakes and becoming a better person. It’s about healing old wounds and making peace with those you may have hurt…and I need YOU to help me bring it to life!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">SUMMARY:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Kevin Seward has been down since his last girlfriend Lucy Grossman broke up with him. His friend Erwin Gleason invites Kevin to a party he is throwing. After he has been there for a while, Erwin tells him Lucy has arrived, so Kevin decides to leave. From this point on, the play tells two stories: (1) He encounters other partygoers in the present, and (2) we see flashbacks of his time with Lucy. By the time he makes it to the first floor, the tension is so thick that the only way to cut it would be if he ran into her and faced his fear, but what could come of such an encounter?</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">DRESS REHEARSALS:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Friday, 3/28 at 6:00pm; Saturday, 3/29, 9:00am-9:00pm</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">PERFORMANCE DATE/TIME:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Sunday, March 30th, 1:00pm</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">AUDITION DATE/TIME/LOCATION:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> We can set up a time together, and this will be done remotely via Google Meet.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">ROLE TO BE FILLED:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> NARRATOR - We will need someone to read some of the stage directions because this venue cannot accommodate certain things the script calls for, such as lighting cues and certain set designs.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">IDEAL CAST MEMBER:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Female, mid-50s to mid-60s.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">NOTE:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Although a Narrator is really a genderless character (after all, there wouldn’t even BE a Narrator for a traditional production), there is a certain reason why I am looking for a female of this age, which I can explain to any who want to know.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">REHEARSAL INFO: </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Most will be done via Google Meet, although there will be a few in person as the performance date gets closer. The venue itself is available only for the two rehearsals listed above, so I will work on securing an alternate location.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">RUN TIME: </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">7:00pm-9:00pm.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">DATES/TIMES:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> I have a list of potential dates, which we can go over together.</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">CONTACT: </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Email resume, headshot, and any/all rehearsal dates you could make  to me at <a href="mailto:stevegroganauthor@gmail.com">stevegroganauthor@gmail.com</a> with the subject “HOPE Audition.”</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">I’m looking forward to auditioning you!</span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-x1e56ztr" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">~~~Steve Grogan</span></span></div></div></div>