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AUDITIONS FOR 4000 MILES, THE DRAMATIC COMEDY BY AMY HERZOG!

July 11 Auditions: Old Academy Players seeks 3 females & 1 male for play with November run.

Auditions for 4000 MILES, directed by Charlotte Higgins, will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 @ 2 pm at Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia (East Falls), PA 19129. Auditions will be cold readings from the script.

Synopsis: After suffering a major loss while cycling cross-country, Leo ends his journey at his grandmother’s Greenwich Village apartment. The dramatic comedy examines complicated family relationships and how people deal with loss.

Seeking to cast:
• 1 female able to play 91-year-old grandmother, feisty, independent.
• 1 male (early 20’s) outwardly easygoing, sensitive, strong, lean, long-distance cyclist.
• 1 female (early 20’s), college student, athletic, serious, mature.
• 1 female (late teens, early 20’s), Chinese-American, outgoing, trendy, slightly off-beat.

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The show runs November 6 - 22. Rehearsals will be held 2-3 evenings a week beginning in early August.

Please bring a headshot, resume and completed Audition Form http://www.oldacademyplayers.org/sites/default/files/Form%20-%20Auditions.pdf .

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Old Academy Players welcomes new talent! Please note that we are a volunteer organization and as such, all roles are unpaid.

Old Academy Players [ www.oldacademyplayers.org ], in continuous performances since 1923, is a non-profit community theater located in the East Falls (3544 Indian Queen Lane; Philadelphia, PA 19129; 215-843-1109) section of Philadelphia. The Old Academy building was constructed in 1819 and has been the OAP home since 1932.

Join us in celebrating 93+ years of performances at Old Academy Players where Grace Kelly and Robert Prosky made their acting debuts!

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