<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their July production of the Tony Award-winning musical </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic">1776</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, and book by Peter Stone. This production will be directed by Michael Gatzendorfer.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The auditions will be held on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th starting at 6:00PM at Home Made Theater’s headquarters at the Wilton Mall. Callbacks (by invitation only) will be held on Wednesday, May 14th (dancing will be done at callbacks).</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The primary cast consists of 24 adult men, and two adult women. While the goal is to primarily cast men in the leading historically male roles, we are open to considering women for the many roles traditionally played by men. Women interested in auditioning for these roles should be prepared to portray male characters. All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Set in the summer of 1776, the nation stands on the brink of declaring independence, but only if the founding fathers can overcome their differences and unite. The play follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia among others as they strive to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from British rule by signing the Declaration of Independence.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">For the audition, please bring a current photo (cannot be returned), a resume (if available) and a list of conflicts for all rehearsal dates. Except for Tech Week and performances, conflicts can be worked around </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic">if we know about them in advance</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">. Prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a modern musical theatre song. An accompanist will be provided. Please be prepared to read one of the monologues that will be provided. Actors unable to attend the live auditions may fill out the online audition form and submit a video audition. The video audition </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">should be sent to </span><a href="mailto:auditions@homemadetheater.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">auditions@homemadetheater.org</font></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> no later than Sunday, May 11th.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00PM to 9:00PM starting May 21st . There will be some Sunday rehearsals added later in the rehearsal process. Tech week starts on Sunday, July 13th. All rehearsals except for Tech Week will be held at Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Performances are weekends July 18th through July 27th There will be performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons.</span></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">F</span><font color="#000000">or a detailed flyer with character descriptions, the audition monologues, an online audition form, and directions to Home Made Theater’s Wilton Mall headquarters, visit the website, <font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.homemadetheater.org" target="_blank">www.homemadetheater.org</a>.</font></font></p></div></div>
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