<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 </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=""><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 200%;" style=""><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;">ART</span></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">By Yasmina Reza</span></span></em></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Translated by Christopher Hampton</span></span></span></em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Directed by Lara Mielcarek</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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 February 12th</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="">(<b>ALL ACTORS are asked to arrive by 7pm</b>. 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. No monologues required. A general familiarity with the play will be beneficial to your audition. 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> April 5 - 20. 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 March 11th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays will be 6pm-10pm. <strong style="">This is only a FOUR 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="">The Story</span></h2><div class="product-overview-section" style="text-align: left;"><div style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? A translation of a French-language play, <em style="">Art</em> is about one man, Serge, who buys an expensive painting, a white canvas with a few white lines, and the reactions of his friends, Marc and Yvan, to his purchase. Marc responds with shock and anger; for him, Serge's purchase of the painting is a cruel joke. Yvan tries to mediate the hostility between Serge and Marc, at the cost of redirecting them to himself. As the conversations moves from the theoretical to the personal, the three friends are forced to ask questions not only about the nature of art, but about the nature of friendship. </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </strong></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="">Character Breakdown </span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 80%;" style=""><em style=""> * The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities and body types will be considered. </em></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Serge:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="">(Male 30-70)</i> Just spent $200,000 on an (almost) all-white painting. A dermatologist in crisis, Serge loves 'postmodernism,' 'post-structuralism,' and more so loves being the kind of guy to use these terms. Craves validation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Marc: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="">(Male 30-70)</i> Hates modern art. Thinks Serge's purchase is bullshit, and expresses it readily. He is infuriated by what Serge is becoming, and spares no feelings in telling him so.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="">Yvan:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="">(Male 25-70) </i>The least stubborn. A guy who values relationships more than things. The peacemaker between Marc and Serge, willing to mediate even if it means treading lightly or changing his artistic ideals. He just wants to preserve his relationships, and it’s driving him insane.</span><o:p style=""></o:p></div></h2><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></div> </span></body></html>