<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><font face="verdana, geneva">Blank Canvas theatre is announcing their brand new</font></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><font face="verdana, geneva"> </font><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">FACTORY SERIES! </span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">The newest addition to the BCT lineup, The Factory Series opens Friday April 15th. This series of shows will focus on new plays while giving the opportunity for local actors, directors, designers, and writers a chance to collaborate on Cleveland premieres and new works.<b> Factory Series shows are ONLY $12!</b> <span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Blank Canvas Theatre is dedicated to inspiring a new love for those new to theatre in the Cleveland community, while providing another quality venue for those who already love the arts. The annual season is diverse, designed to attract many different types of theatre-goers – whether you prefer American classics, new works, off-beat musicals, drama, or comedy, you’ll find something to enjoy at Blank Canvas Theatre; all at an affordable price! BCT is one of the most inexpensive professional theaters in town. This season's main shows range from pop-culture horror to David Mamet classic.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;">~Show poster images for our season can be found at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com" title="www.blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>~</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b>Show Times:</b> Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm. Sundays at 7pm. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b>Tickets:</b> $12 (Factory Series shows ONLY)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;">To purchase tickets visit <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com" title="www.blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">(440)-941-0458</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b>Seating:</b> All seating is general seating.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b>Parking:</b> Convenient FREE on-site parking is available. </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 48px;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;">Laughing From The Fringe</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;">April 15 - 23</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b>Directed by Christine Howey</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><i>Laughing on the Fringe </i>showcases two hilarious one-acts from the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival. </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><i>The Cleveland Premieres of</i></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;">Birds of Paradise</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">By Adam Harrell</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">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.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;">The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">By Jim Shankman</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span><span mce_style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">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;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 36pt;" style="font-size: 36pt;">Michael Stanley Superstar</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">The Unauthorized Autobiography Of The Cleveland Messiah</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">by Last Call Cleveland</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;">June 17 - 19</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong>Directed by Patrick Ciamacco</strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">Last Call Cleveland brings their hysterical tribute to local rock legend Michael Stanley. Michael Stanley Superstar: The unauthorized autobiography of the Cuyahoga messiah, will take you through the life of Cleveland's favorite part-time rocker and full-time badass.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 36pt;" style="font-size: 36pt;">The Bigfoot Letters</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;">By Nancy Nixon and Russel Stich</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><i>A Cleveland Premiere</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">September 16 - 24</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><br></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong>Directed by Russ Stich</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">Something Dada Improvisational Comedy Co. is thrilled to team with Blank Canvas Theater to present the world premiere production of “The Bigfoot Letters”. A rural southern Ohio woman’s life is changed forever when she accidentally hits a Bigfoot with her pick-up truck and then decides to raise its orphaned baby. Soon an amateur Bigfoot hunter, the local blow-hard Pastor and the Sheriff become involved in chase across the countryside to determine the fate of the infant creature. Written by Something Dada member Russel Stich and poet and author Nancy Nixon, “The Bigfoot Letters” is an uproarious, unpredictable adventure with characters that are literally larger than life!</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div><br></div><div>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 36pt;" style="font-size: 36pt;">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;">By Stuart Hoffman</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><i>A Cleveland Premiere</i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><span mce_style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span mce_style="font-size: 24pt;" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">November 10 - 13</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong>Directed by Jacqi Loewy</strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">When two aggressive cinephiles cross paths, tempers flare and sparks fly. However, when their abrasive personalities put their jobs at risk, they must rely on the last person they expect to for help: each other. Playing homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1980s rom-coms, in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, no film remains unscathed.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em><strong><br></strong></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> </span></body></html>