<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">YET </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">ANOTHER</span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> EMERGENCY AUDITION NOTICE</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"><br></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">Yep, here we go again.</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"><br></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 am just ONE MALE CAST MEMBER short of a full cast.</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"><br></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"><br></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">AUDITIONS:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> The rest of the cast has already moved on to rehearsals. You would be joining us at one via Google Meet, and your audition would be absorbed into the rehearsal.</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"> Next rehearsals are 12/22, 12/23, 12/29, and 12/30, all with a starting time of 7:00pm.</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">ROLES TO BE FILLED:</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> I am not going to get into details of every role here. For now, all I will say is that you will be assigned SIX supporting roles. While that might seem like a lot, keep in mind that (1) each of those six appearances in only one scene each, and (2) you will be able to have your script on hand, so there will be no need to fully be off book.</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"><br></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 id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-0e053bcd-7fff-a31b-d4be-d335c47eaf83"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">CONTACT: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I’m looking forward to auditioning you!</span></p></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</span></span></div></div></div>