<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;"><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 200%;" style=""><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;">IS THIS ENTERTAINMENT?</span></strong></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">By Anthony Newman</span></em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">Directed by Eric Kildow</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">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" style="">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> to sign up for one of the below dates and include your ideal date and time for auditioning.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">Audition Date:</strong> Tuesday May 29th and Wednesday May 30th</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">Time:</strong> 7:00pm- 9:00pm</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">(ALL ACTORS are asked to arrive by 7pm. If you can not make it at 7pm, please inform us in your email) </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">What to prepare:</strong> Readings will be from the script. Prior preparation is not required. A headshot and resume is appreciated. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><em style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">Performance Dates:</strong> June 28 - 30. Shows will be Thursday-Saturday. Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. (Show will close on a Saturday night)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">Rehearsals:</strong> Will begin June 11th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays will be a longer day based on conflicts. <strong style="">This is only a THREE week rehearsal period. </strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style=""><br style=""></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style="">Pay:</strong> Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.<br style=""><br style=""><em style="">*There are no Equity contracts available for this show.</em> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""><strong style="">Audition Location:</strong> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Blank Canvas Theatre </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">1305 78<sup style="">th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Cleveland, OH 44102 </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">(Click <a href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" mce_href="http://blankcanvastheatre/directions" target="_blank" style="">here</a> for directions or visit our website at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank" style="">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><u>The Story</u></span></h2><div class="product-overview-section" style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style="">Mason Blair is a washed up, drug addicted actor who starred in a Breaking Bad rip off 5 years ago. Ever since then, he's mainly spent most of his days moping around his enormous New York apartment, drinking, smoking, and snorting everything in sight. Then, one day he starts to hallucinate that there's an audience in his apartment watching his every move. He immediately decides to make it his goal in life to entertain this audience at all costs. However, it's also the day that his estranged sister and a former costar show up to make him an offer he can't easily refuse.</span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><u>Character Breakdown </u> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 80%;" style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">* The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities and body types will be considered. </span></span></i></span></span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style="">MASON BLAIR: <em style="">(Male 20's-30's)</em></strong> A troubled, self-absorbed washed up Hollywood actor.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style="">DELORES BLAIR: <em style="">(Female 30's-40's)</em></strong> Mason's sister. An angry and passionate activist.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style="">BLAKE: <em style="">(Male 20's-30's) </em></strong>A former co-star of Mason. Slimy Hollywood type. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style="">MAC: <em style="">(Male, 40's-50's)</em></strong> Another former co-star. Aloof and mysterious. </span></div><div id="_mcePaste" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div id="_mcePaste" style=""></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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" style="">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a>. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></div></div> </span></body></html>