<html><body><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Schenectady Civic Players will be holding open auditions for</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 22.8267px;">CASA VALENTINA</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 22.8267px;">by</span></b> <strong><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; line-height: 23.54px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Harvey Fierstein</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Directed by Kathy Glasser</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Auditions:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Tuesday, January 7 & Thursday, January 9, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Sign-ups begin at 7:15 pm, auditions begin at 7:30 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Location:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Schenectady Civic Players is located at 12 S. Church St, Schenectady, NY, 12305.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Performance Dates:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">March 21 - 23 & 26 - 30, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Friday / Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm, Wednesday/Thursday at 7:30 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">How to Prepare:<br></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Synopsis:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Available Roles:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><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: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">For questions, please email the director Kathy Glasser at justg23@spectrum.net.</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">____________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Schenectady Civic Players promotes inclusive casting, and encourages individuals, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, or disability, to participate in the audition process.</span></p><div style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Thank you,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Schenectady Civic Players</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Playhouse: 12 S Church St, Schenectady, NY 12305</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Phone: (518) 382-2081</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">For more information about the theater, please visit our website at</span> <a href="http://www.civicplayers.org/">www.civicplayers.org</a></p><span style="font-family: serif, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">_</span><br></body></html>