<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">BLANK CANVAS THEATRE</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">Auditions for</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 48px;" mce_style="font-size: 48px;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">LAUGHING FROM THE FRINGE</span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> </b></span><font face="verdana, geneva"> </font><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">Two hilarious one-acts from the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><div><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Birds of Paradise</span></strong></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;" style="">By Adam Harrell</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will</span></strong></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">By Jim Shankman</span></div></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><div style=""><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Directed by Christine Howey</span></strong></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"> </div><div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Sign Up:</strong> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" mce_onclick="if(window.location==top.location){Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=Patrick%40blankcanvastheatre.com');}else{top.Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=Patrick%40blankcanvastheatre.com');}; return false;" target="_blank">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> to sign up for one of the below dates.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Audition Date:</strong> Tuesday January 19th & Wednesday January 20th</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Time:</strong> 7:00pm </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">(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) </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>What to prepare:</strong> Readings will be from the script. Prior preparation is not required. To view audition sides <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/laughing-from-the-fringe/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/laughing-from-the-fringe/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>. A headshot and resume is appreciated. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><em>*Audition sides DO NOT need to be memorized. Copies will be provided at auditions. The link is just to help you be more comfortable in your audition. </em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><em><br></em></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Performance Dates:</strong> April 15 - 23. Shows will be Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;" mce_style="font-size: 8pt;">(Show will open on a Friday night and close on a Saturday night.)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Rehearsals:</strong> Will begin March 27th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm Monday-Thursday and Sundays 6pm-10pm. Though Sundays may be a longer day based on conflicts. This is<em> only</em> a 3 week rehearsal period. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br><strong>Pay:</strong> Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><em>*At this time there are no AEA Contracts for this show.</em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br><strong>Audition Location:</strong> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">Blank Canvas Theatre </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">1305 78<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">Cleveland, OH 44102 </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">(Click <a href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" mce_href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" target="_blank">here</a> for directions or visit our website at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"> </span></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">The Stories</span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Laughing on the Fringe is the first of at least three different productions that are part of our Factory Series. Our Factory series will focus on new works. Laughing On The Fringe showcases two hilarious one-acts from the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Birds of Paradise</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">By Adam Harrell</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Follow a lovelorn ornithologist named Archie as he uses bird behavior to deconstruct his ill-fated romance with Emma, a struggling artist. Zoology intertwines with memories of summer love in this heartfelt rom-com about knowing when to fly away.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">By Jim Shankman</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Willy is a storied screenwriter facing the big deadline in the sky. Gabe is a studio exec who’d kill for his gritty sci-fi. But Willy’s got screenplay that stinks of art. A metafictional meditation on the art of the deal. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">Character Breakdown </span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">* The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities will be considered.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><u>Birds of Paradise</u></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><u><br></u></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Archie <em>(Male 25-35)</em>:</strong> An earnest bird freak, clumsy and honest. He keeps trying to understand the human (and romantic) world by applying his knowledge of birds. It isn’t working.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Emma <em>(Female 25-35)</em>:</strong> She’s been through a busted relationship or two, enjoys escaping through cocktails, and is seeking her true self. In other words, pretty much a mess, but a feisty one.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><u>The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will</u></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><u><br></u></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Willy<em> (Male 50-70)</em>:</strong> A formerly successful screenwriter who is aging out of the business. He has cancer, smoking medical marijuana, and often losing track of reality. But he still has his ready wit.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Gabe <em>(Male or Female 50-70)</em>:</strong> A well-varnished studio exec, so slick in his/her artificial sincerity that you can’t tell if it’s artificial or sincere. But he’s smart, not a dummy.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/laughing-from-the-fringe/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/laughing-from-the-fringe/" target="_blank">For audition sides click here.</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;">If you have any questions feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" mce_onclick="if(window.location==top.location){Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=patrick%40blankcanvastheatre.com');}else{top.Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=patrick%40blankcanvastheatre.com');}; return false;" target="_blank">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a>. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></div></div></div></div> </span></body></html>