<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div style="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;">Blank Canvas Theatre</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;">Auditions for our next Factory Series show</span></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: 36pt;" style="font-size: 36pt;">THE BIGFOOT LETTERS</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><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;"> by Nancy Nixon and Russel Stich</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><strong>Directed by Russel Stich</strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;">This production will be the world premiere of a script written by Northeast Ohio natives Nancy Nixon and Russel Stich. Nixon is a poet and author and Stich is a comedian and director and also a member of Something Dada Improvisational Comedy Co.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Sign Up:</span></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 audition slots.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Audition Date:</span></strong> Saturday July 16th</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Time:</span></strong> 1:00- 4:00</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">(All actors are asked to arrive at 1pm. If you can not make it at 1pm, please inform us in your email) </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">What to prepare:</span></strong> Readings will be from the script. Prior preparation is not required. A headshot and resume is appreciated. <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/the-bigfoot-letters/http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/the-bigfoot-letters/" title="CLICK HERE" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to download audition sides.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em><br></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Performance Dates:</span></strong> September 16 - 24. Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. (Show will close on a Saturday night)</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;">Rehearsals:</span></strong> Will begin August 28th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays will be a longer day based on conflicts. <strong>This is only a THREE week rehearsal period. A table read will be scheduled for late July or early August based on cast availabilities.</strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Pay:</strong> Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.<br><br><em>*There are no Equity contracts available for this show.</em> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br><span mce_style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>Audition Location:</strong> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Blank Canvas Theatre </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">1305 78<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Cleveland, OH 44102 </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">(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>)</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">The Story</h2><div class="product-overview-section" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div>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 Sherriff 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><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Character Breakdown </h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em>* The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities will be considered. Some actors may double or triple some characters. Most ensemble members will play multiple roles. </em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em><br></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Sheila Hartman <em>(Female, 30's-50's)</em> </strong> A single rural woman whose life is changed after an encounter with Bigfoot.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Roger Korman <em>(Male, 25-50)</em></strong> A cryptozooligist and the Chief Executive Research Officer of The Bigfoot Society.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Stella McPhearson <em>(Female, 20-40)</em></strong><em> </em>The concerned sister of Sheila and mother of young Nevaeh.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Merle Bunts <em>(Male, 25-50)</em></strong><em> </em>Colleague of Roger Korman at The Bigfoot Society.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Pastor Delroy <em>(Male, 35-75)</em></strong> Zealous local pastor who is also a community leader.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Sheriff Elkins <em>(Male or Female, 25-70)</em> </strong>Laid back sheriff of Isolated Hills Ohio.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Squirrelly Joe<em> (Male, 30-60)</em></strong> Purveyor of the Freak Farm and former paramour of Sheila. </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Wild Hair Sally <em>(Female, Any age)</em></strong> Resident of the Freak Farm and Squirrelly Joe’s right hand person.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Damon <em>(Male or Female, 18-30)</em> </strong>Resident of the Freak Farm.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Cubby <em>(Male or Female<strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>)</em></strong> Young Bigfoot.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Murphy <em>(Male, 21-50)</em></strong> Cryptozoologist and nemesis of Roger Korman.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Crew <em>(Male or Female<strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>)</em> </strong>Member of Murphy’s tracking crew.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Waitress <em>(Female, 18-30)</em></strong> A waitress.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Superfan <em>(Male<strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>)</em></strong>, <strong>Woman <em>(Female<strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>)</em></strong>, <strong>Cynthia</strong> <em><strong>(Female</strong></em><strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>) <strong>Attendee #1<em>(Male or Female<strong><em>, Any age</em></strong>)</em></strong> Attendees of the Quad-State Bigfoot Symposium and Renaissance Fair.</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/the-bigfoot-letters/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/the-bigfoot-letters/" title="CLICK HERE to download audition sides." target="_blank" style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">CLICK HERE to download audition sides.</span></span></a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> 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!</div> </span></body></html>