<div><span style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(69,69,69)">Auditions are announced for a staged reading of:</span><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Aaron Posner </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok.</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">This play is presented as part of the Jewish Cultural Festival. </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">The play follows the journey of a young Jewish painter, torn between his Hasidic upbringing and his desperate need to fill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and his community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist and a man of faith. </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">Two performances only: 2.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. on  Sunday July 27th</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">Auditions:  Sunday June 29th  5.30 to 8.00 p.m.</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">At</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">Home Made Theater’s rehearsal space</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">Wilton Mall </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">entrance from rear of mall or </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">from the front, </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">directly behind Home Goods. </div><div style="font-family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nt-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">All casting  is open to any age, gender, race, or identity.</div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)">For more information please contact Dianne at: <a href="mailto:oneilldianne3@gmail.com">oneilldianne3@gmail.com</a> </div><div style="font-family:uictfonttextstylebody;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><br></div><br></div>