<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">Blank Canvas Theatre Factory Series</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Auditions for</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;">CHILDREN'S LETTERS TO SATAN</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;" mce_style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">And Other Horrible Scribblings</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;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"> <i>by John Busser</i></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br></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 John Busser</strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div><div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><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 auditions.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong>Audition Date:</strong> Sunday July 23</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong>Time:</strong> 1:00- 4:00</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">(All actors are asked to arrive at 1pm. If you can not make it at 1pm, please inform us in your email) </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong>What to prepare:</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/childrens-letters-to-satan/" title="Click HERE" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> to download auditions sides.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em mce_style="font-size: 110%;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">*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. </span></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em mce_style="font-size: 110%;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong>Performance Dates:</strong> September 14 - 16. Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. (Show will close on a Saturday night)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong>Rehearsals:</strong> Will possibly 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. </strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong><br></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><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> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br><strong>Audition Location:</strong> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Blank Canvas Theatre </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">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: 150%;" style="">Cleveland, OH 44102 </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">(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: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">The Story</span></h2><div class="product-overview-section" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">What do Mother Teresa, a bad driver, a man telling tall tales to his granddaughter, one missing golf ball, a brand new car, a hero running out of time, the misspellings of children and Satan himself have in common? They're all fodder for the not-quite-right mind of writer John Busser. These seven one act plays take you from Calcutta to Mexico, with side trips to golf courses, hospital waiting rooms, suburban homes, and car dealerships. Oh, he'll also take you to Hell and back for good measure. </span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Character Breakdown </span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">We're looking for an ensemble cast of 10 versatile actors who can play both adults AND children. <em>(Age is not a factor, although all children's roles WILL be played by adults) </em><br><br><b>Roles include:</b><br><br>-A nun and a villager (1F, 1M)<br>-A suburban couple (1F, 1M)<br>-A grandfather, daughter and granddaughter (2F, 1M)<br>-4 Golfers (4M OR 4F)<br>-An aggressive car salesman (1M)<br>-A nervous customer (1M)<br>-A sexy saleswoman (1F)<br>-2 thugs (2M)<br>-A rightened former customer (1M)<br>-8 children of various ages from around the world (4F, 4M)<br>-Satan<br>-A dashing American adventurer (1M)<br>-His millionaire English girlfriend (1F)<br>-A Mexican Army Captain (1M)<br>-An English Professor (1M)<br>-2 Mexican Army Corporals (2M)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a mce_style="font-size: 110%;" href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/childrens-letters-to-satan/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/childrens-letters-to-satan/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 110%;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">CLICK HERE to download auditions sides.</span></span></a></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> 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> </span></body></html>