[NEohioPAL] Auditions: PSYCHO BEACH PARTY - Blank Canvas Theatre

[Patrick Ciamacco]

*Blank Canvas Theatre*

Auditions for

The Cleveland Premiere

of

*Psycho Beach Party*

*By Charles Busch*

*Directed by Patrick Ciamacco*

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*Sign Up:* Email Patrick at blankcanvastheatre.com to sign up for one of the
below dates.



*Audition Date:* Tuesday January 15th & Wednesday January 16th (Callbacks
will most likely be Thursday January 17th or Sunday January 20th)

*Time:* 7:00pm

(All actors are asked to arrive at 7pm on the date they sign up for. If you
can not make it at 7pm, please inform us in your email)

*What to prepare:* Readings will be from the script. Prior preparation is
not required. A link to audition sides will be provided a week before
auditions for those who sign up. A headshot and resume is appreciated.

*Performance Dates:* February 22nd - March 9th. Shows will
be Friday-Sunday. Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at
7pm. (Show will close on a Saturday night)

*Rehearsals:* Will begin January 27th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Sundays
may be a longer day and we can lose Thursday rehearsals based on conflicts.
This is only a 4 week rehearsal period.


*Pay:* Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of
each show. The cast splits this evenly. We may be doubling roles so the
total number of actors in this show is unknown at this time.


*Audition Location:*

Blank Canvas Theatre

1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street
Studios)

Cleveland, OH 44102

(Click here <http://blankcanvastheatre/directions> for directions or visit
our website at www.blankcanvastheatre.com)
  The Story

“Gidget”, Frankie and Annette beach party epics. and Hitchcock
psychological suspense thrillers such as “Spellbound” and “Marnie” are
given a shotgun marriage. Chicklet Forrest, a teenage tomboy, desperately
wants to be part of the surf crowd on Malibu Beach in 1962. One thing
getting in her way is her unfortunate tendency towards split personalities.
Among them is a black check out girl, an elderly radio talk show hostess, a
male model named Steve and the accounting firm of Edelman and Edelman. Her
most dangerous alter ego is a sexually voracious vixen named Ann Bowman who
has nothing less than world domination on her mind.



"Fiendishly funny! Zany!”" - *Associated Press*

* *“Gidget Goes Berserk!” - *The New York Times*

“Catch the wave of laughter.” - *Gannett Westchester Newspapers*

"* *Hilarious" - *Gannett Newspapers*


Character Breakdown

* Age range is very flexible for this show as well as that some roles may
be played cross gender and or doubled when possible.

*Yo-Yo: *Male role, age range late teens to early 20s: Handsome male surfer
who has a thing for hair stylings and food. Best friends with Provoloney.

*Dee Dee:* Female role, age range late teens to early 20s: Sexy chick in a
bikini.

*Nicky:* Male role, age range late teens to early 20s: Handsome male
surfer.

*Provoloney:*  Male role, age range late teens to early 20s: Scrappy little
surfer. Friends with Yo-Yo.

*Star Cat:* Male role, age range early 20s: Handsomest of the male surfers.
Dropped out of college to stick with his true calling, being a beach bum.

*Chicklet:* Traditionally a gender-bending male role, but we’re open to
either gender, character is age 15: Perky high school girl determined to
learn to surf even though it’s a male-only sport. Also has multiple
personalities–including a dominatrix who plans to take over the world, a
black grocery store clerk and a psychiatrist triggered every time she sees
the color red.

*Kanaka:*  Male, age range early to mid 20s: Macho Big Kahuna of the
surfers.

*Berdine:*  Female, age 15: Hopelessly nerdy, but spunky. Chicklet’s best
friend.

*Marvel Ann:* Female, age range 15 to 16: Gorgeous high school vamp. It’s
all about what men can do for her.

*Mrs. Forrest:* Female, age range 32 to 45: Spitting image of Joan
Crawford. Chicklet’s mother. Harshly protective, controlling of Chicklet.

*Bettina Barnes:* Female, age range mid-20s to 35: Incredibly glamorous
movie star. Hiding out at the beach after running away from the set of her
latest cheesy sexploitation film. Plans to head to New York to study
serious acting with Lee Strasberg.



 If you have any questions feel free to contact us at
patrick at blankcanvastheatre.com. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!
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