<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style=""><font size="4" style="">Blank Canvas Theatre</font></strong></div></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><font size="4" style="">Auditions for</font></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong style=""><font size="6" style="">Twelve Angry Men</font></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong style=""><font size="4" style="">Adapted By Sherman Sergel</font></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong style=""><font size="4" style=""><br></font></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b style="">Directed by Patrick Ciamacco</b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b style=""><br style=""></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Sign Up:</strong> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank" style="">Patrick@<wbr style="">blankcanvastheatre.com</a> to sign up for auditions.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Audition Dates:</strong> Saturday May 11th </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Time:</strong> 1:00pm </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">(All actors are asked to arrive at 1pm on the date of auditions. If you can not make it at 1pm, or can't make this date please inform us in your email) </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">What to prepare:</strong> Readings will be from the script. Prior preparation is not required. A link to audition sides will be posted soon. A headshot and resume is appreciated. </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Performance Dates:</strong> July 12th - July 27th. Shows will be Friday-Sunday. Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. (Show will close on a Saturday night)</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Rehearsals:</strong> Will begin June 16th and will be Sunday-Thursdays for four weeks. Rehearsal schedule may change due to conflicts/availability of the actors cast.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">Pay:</strong> Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly. Each actor would receive 1.67% of any net profit.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b style="">* There are no Equity contracts for this show.</b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""><strong style="">Audition Location:</strong> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Blank Canvas Theatre <wbr style=""> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">1305 78<sup style="">th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) <wbr style=""> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Cleveland, OH 44102 <wbr style=""> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">(Click <a href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" target="_blank" style="">here</a> for directions or visit our website at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank" style="">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>)</div><div><font face="verdana, geneva"> </font></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">The Story</h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the foreign-born juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place—and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man; of a man we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing." But personal it does become, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it—in tense scenes that will electrify your and keep you on the edge of your seat—add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll never forget.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Character Breakdown </h2><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;" mce_style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>(Auditioning MEN ONLY) </i></span></span></span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #8:</b> He votes “not guilty” during the jury’s first vote. Described as thoughtful and gentle, Juror #8 is usually portrayed as the most heroic member of the jury. He is devoted to justice, and is initially sympathetic toward the 19-year-old defendant. At the beginning of the play, when every other juror has voted guilty he is the only one to vote: “not guilty.” Juror #8 spends the rest of the play urging the others to practice patience, and to contemplate the details of the case. A guilty verdict will result in the electric chair; therefore, Juror #8 wants to discuss the relevance of the witness testimony. He is convinced that there is reasonable doubt. Eventually he persuades the other jurors to acquit the defendant.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #9:</b> Described in the stage notes as a “mild, gentle old man, defeated by life and waiting to die.” Despite this bleak description, he is the first to agree with Juror #8, deciding that there is not enough evidence to sentence the young man to death. Also, during Act One, Juror #9 is the first to openly recognize Juror #10’s racist attitude, stating that, “What this man says is very dangerous.”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #5:</b> This young man is nervous about expressing his opinion, especially in front of the elder members of the group. He grew up in the slums. He has witnessed knife-fights, an experience that will later help other jurors form an opinion of “not guilty.”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #11:</b> As a refugee from Europe, Juror #11 has witnessed great injustices. That is why he is intent on administering justice as a jury member. He sometimes feels self-conscious about his foreign accent. He conveys a deep appreciation for democracy and America’s legal system.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #2:</b> He is the most timid of the group. Just how timid? Well, this will give you an idea: For the 1957 adaptation of 12 Angry Men, director Sidney Lumet cast John Fielder as Juror #2. (Fielder is best known as the voice of “Piglet” from Disney’s Winnie the Pooh cartoons). Juror #2 is easily persuaded by the opinions of others, and cannot explain the roots of his opinions.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #6:</b> Described as an “honest but dull-witted man,” Juror #6 is a house painter by trade. He is slow to see the good in others, but eventually agrees with Juror #8.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #7:</b> A slick and sometimes-obnoxious salesman, Juror #7 admits during Act One that he would have done anything to miss jury duty. He represents the many real-life individuals who loathe the idea of being on a jury.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #12:</b> He is an arrogant and impatient advertising executive. He is anxious for the trail to be over so that he can get back to his career and his social life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #1:</b> Non-confrontational, Juror #1 serves as the foreman of the jury. He is serious about his authoritative role, and wants to be as fair as possible.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #10:</b> The most abhorrent member of the group, Juror #10 is openly bitter and prejudice. During Act Three he unleashes his bigotry to the others in a speech that disturbs the rest of the jury. Most of the jurors, disgusted by #10’s racism, turn their backs on him.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #4:</b> A logical, well-spoken stockbroker, Juror #4 urges fellow jurors to avoid emotional arguments and engage in rational discussion. He does not change his vote until a witness’s testimony is discredited (due to the witness’s apparently poor vision).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Juror #3:</b> In many ways, he is the antagonist to the constantly calm Juror #8. Juror #3 is immediately vocal about the supposed simplicity of the case, and the obvious guilt of the defendant. He is quick to lose his temper, and often infuriated when Juror #8 and other members disagree with his opinions. He believes that the defendant is absolutely guilty, until the very end of the play. During Act Three, Juror #3’s emotional baggage is revealed. His poor relationship with his own son may have biased his views. Only when he comes to terms with this can he finally vote “not guilty.”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">GUARD:</b> Can be any age. Small role</div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">If you have any questions feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank" style="">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.<wbr style="">com</a>. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Sincerely,</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Patrick Ciamacco</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Artistic Director</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Blank Canvas Theatre</div><div></div> </span></body></html>