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Sarasota News Leader April 26, 2013 a message with the name of the person auditioning, contact number, preferred time slot and whether it will be a dramatic or musical audition, the release points out. "For dramatic auditions, please prepare two contrasting monologues, no more than three minutes total," the release adds. Page 109 gospel) or 16 bars of a song and a one-minute contemporary monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring two copies of headshots with resumes attached," the release notes. Asolo Rep is also seeking mature men and women, young men and women and children be"For musical auditions, please prepare either tween the ages of nine and 13 to fill understudy a brief song (musical theatre, pop/rock, or roles throughout the 2013-2014 season, it says. FST TO PRESENT THE SARASOTA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS Florida Studio Theatre has announced its annual Richard and Betty Burdick New Play Reading Series will present three performances of works by contemporary American playwrights in the Keating Theatre on Monday, April 29; Monday, May 6; and Monday, May 13, all at 7 p.m. The events are part of FST's Sarasota Festival of New Plays. The series will begin on April 29 with Two Point Oh by Jeffrey Jackson, "a thrilling play that questions the limits of technology and the reality of existence," a news release says. "Though Elliot leads the world in software development, he dwells far back in the ranks of husbands. But when he dies in a plane crash, a mysterious disk appears in … wife Melanie's pile of mail. When loaded into a computer, Elliot seemingly springs back to life in the virtual world, sustained by software he had written," the release adds. uses every stalling technique in her teacher handbook until she finally reveals why Corryn's child was suspended the day before he killed himself. The play is a heartfelt exploration of loss and art." In the final play of the series, Hell: Paradise Found by Seth Panitch, recently deceased lawyer Simon Ackerman "suddenly finds himself desperate to get into Hell, which, God forbid, turns out to be the better place to both visit and spend Eternity," the release adds. "Struggling against the demons before him as well as the demons within, Simon encounters other proud and famous denizens of Hell." Each of the plays is in varying stages of development, from draft to post-premiere edits, the release points out. Every reading will be followed by a discussion with the playwright, giving audience members the opportunity to provide feedback. Tickets for all three plays are $25; individual play Gidion's Knot by Johnna Adams will be per- readings are $10. Additionally, Friends of FST may formed on May 6. "There are some things that purchase a subscription for the series for $15. just aren't expected after the death of a child," the release continues. "One of those is a par- Tickets are available at the FST box office at ent-teacher conference. When Corryn shows 366-9000 or by visiting www.floridastudiotheup for her scheduled appointment, Heather atre.org.