<div><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font size="4">Blank Canvas Theatre </font></b></p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
Auditions for <b>The Cleveland Premiere</b> of</p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="6">DEBBIE DOES DALLAS: The Musical</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 1em"><font color="#181818" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">adapted by Erica Schmidt, composed by Andrew Sherman, conceived by Susan L. Schwartz</span></font></p>
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Directed by Patrick Ciamacco </p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Musical Direction by Lawrence Wallace</p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
Choreography by Nicci Cassara </p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
* There is NO actual nudity in this show. Despite the subject matter. However, no one under 18 years old will be considered for this show.</p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
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<br></p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Sign Up:</strong> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> to sign up for one of the below dates and include your ideal time for auditioning.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Audition Date:</strong> Monday October 8th & Tuesday October 9th (Callbacks will most likely be Saturday October 13th) </p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Time:</strong> 7:00pm - 10:00pm</p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
(Time slots will be assigned based on first request. Audition times will be every 5 minutes) </p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>What to prepare:</strong> Please prepare 32 bars or a short song in a pop/contemporary musical theatre style. A headshot and resume is appreciated. </p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Performance Dates:</strong> November 30th - December 23rd. Shows will be Friday-Sunday. Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. </p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><strong>Rehearsals:</strong> Will begin October 21 and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Sundays may be a longer day and we can lose Thursday rehearsals based on conflicts. </p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><br><strong>Pay:</strong> Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly. This show contains 8 actors meaning each actor will receive 2.5% of any net profit.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><br><strong>Audition Location:</strong> </p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
Blank Canvas Theatre </p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">1305 78<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </p>
<p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Cleveland, OH 44102 </p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
(Click <a href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" target="_blank">here</a> for directions or visit our website at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>)</p><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><h2 style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
The Story</h2><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em">The show is the coming-of-age story of an all-American small-town sweetheart named Debbie Benton. Debbie is captain of her high-school cheerleading team, but she dreams of making it to the big time by becoming a Texas Cowgirl Cheerleader. The only thing that stands between her and the realization of her dream is bus fare to the big city: Dallas. Debbie enlists her teammates, Lisa, Roberta, Donna and Tammy. The girls form a company called Teen Services and get jobs, but they quickly realize minimum-wage jobs just don't pay enough. Luckily, Debbie's boss, Mr. Greenfelt, has an idea how the girls can raise enough money in time. A ridiculous parody based on the 1978 pornographic film Debbie Does Dallas. However, unlike the original movie, the musical does not contain any actual sex or nudity.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"> </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><em style="font-size:11px">"A scream! A saucy, tongue-in-cheek romp." —The New Yorker.</em></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:11px"><em>"Hilarious! DEBBIE manages to have it all: beauty, brains and a great sense of humor!" —Time Out NY.</em></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:11px"><em>"Shamelessly silly, shrewdly self-aware and proud of being naughty. Great fun!" —NY Times.</em></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:11px"><em>"Racy and raucous, a lighthearted, fast-paced thoroughly engaging and hilarious send-up." —NY Daily News.</em></span></p>
<p></p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><h2 style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Character Breakdown </h2>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em"></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Five women and three men, able to approximate high school aged students. Though, this is flexible.</i></font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Debbie - Heroine and all-American sweetheart; </font></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em">
<span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lisa - Bad girl we all love to hate; Roberta - Naive, spacy airhead by choice; </font></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Donna - poet and dark angel of the team; </font></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Tammy - Intelligent and socially conscious virgin. </font></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1em">
<span style="font-size:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Male actors will play a variety of roles, including football players and townsfolk.</font><font face="Tahoma"> </font></span></p><p></p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">
</p><p style="color:rgb(24,24,24);margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> If you have any questions feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a>. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</p>
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