<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;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Blank Canvas Theatre</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Auditions for</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>The Cleveland Premiere</i></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">of</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><div style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;" mce_style="font-size: 36pt;">LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE</span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style=""><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Book by James Lapine<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Music & Lyrics by William Finn<o:p style=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style=""><br></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">Based on the film written by Michael Arndt</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><div style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 150%;" style="">If Interested</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 150%;" style="">:</span></strong><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> Email </span><a mce_style="font-size: 150%;" 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><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> to sign up for one of</span><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> the below dates and include your </span><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">ideal time for auditioning. Otherwise we will just assign you the best available slot. We will do our best to accommodate you. </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div mce_style="font-size: 70%;" style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style="">*If you can not make auditions please email us your head-shot and resume for consideration. If possible submit a video audition for consideration. We do our best to see and consider additional people, but attending auditions is always ideal. </em></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 150%;" style="">Audition Date</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 150%;" style="">:</span></strong><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""> Tuesday March 5th and Wednesday March 6th</span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style=""><strong style="">Time</strong></span><strong style="">: </strong>7</span><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style="">:00pm-10:00pm <em style="">(Time slots will be assigned every 10 minutes)</em></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><span mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">What to prepare</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">:</span></span><strong style=""> </strong>Please prepare two contrasting 32 bars or short musical theatre songs in the style of the show. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a head-shot and resume to auditions. Head-shots and resumes are appreciated, but not required. </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Performance Dates</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">:</span></strong> May 17 - June 1st. Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. <em style="">(Show will open on a Friday night and close on a Saturday night)</em></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Rehearsals</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">:</span></strong> Begin April 15th. Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays are usually 6pm-10pm. </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Pay</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">:</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style=""> </span></strong></span>Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the non-equity cast members of each show. The cast splits this evenly.</span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style="">*We may consider AEA Contracts for this show. </em></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Location</span>:</strong> </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Blank Canvas Theatre </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">1305 West 78<sup style="">th</sup> Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">Cleveland, OH 44102 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">(Click <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/directions/" mce_href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/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=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""> </span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">The Story</span></span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style=""><em style="">The CLEVELAND PREMIERE</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style="">From the Tony Award-winning team of James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) and William Finn (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) comes a musical comedy about one modern family's unexpected route to brighter days. Based on the Academy Award-winning film, Little Miss Sunshine is an outrageously funny and surprisingly touching musical.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style="">The Hoover family has seen better days. Richard, the father, is a floundering motivational speaker, Grandpa's been kicked out of his retirement home and Uncle Frank's been dumped by his boyfriend. Moody teenager, Dwayne, has taken a vow of silence, and overextended mom, Sheryl, can do little more than slap on a smile. But, when the youngest Hoover... energetic Olive, enters a regional children's beauty pageant, the family thinks that their luck could change and embarks on a cross-country trek, chasing the coveted title of "Little Miss Sunshine."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><br style=""></span></strong></em></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Character Breakdown </span> </span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><em style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="">* The age range for each character is flexible and ALL ethnicities and body types will be considered.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><em style="">The below character tracks may be changed or altered based on those that audition.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong style=""> </strong></div><div id="_mcePaste" style=""></div><div id="_mcePaste" mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Richard Hoover: </strong><em style="">(Male 35-45. Tenor)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A self-help entrepreneur. Created a pathway to success following his “Ten Step Method." Still waiting for success. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Sheryl Hoover: </strong><em style="">(Female, 35-45. Mezzo Soprano)</em><strong style=""> </strong>The Hoover matriarch who loves her family very much. Feeling strain in her marriage.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Grandpa: </strong><em style="">(Male, 60-70. Baritone)</em><strong style=""> </strong>Richard’s formerly estranged father. In his sixties and a little worse for the wear. Coaches Olive for pageants. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Olive Hoover: </strong><em style="">(Female, 8-10. Alto)</em><strong style=""> </strong>The youngest member of the Hoover Family and aspiring beauty queen.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Dwayne Hoover: </strong><em style="">(Male, 15-18. Baritone)</em><strong style=""> </strong>Sheryl and Richard’s teenage son. Determined to become a pilot and has taken a vow of silence until he gets to flight school.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Uncle Frank: </strong><em style="">(Male, 30-40. Baritone) </em>Sheryl’s academic brother. Suffers from depression and recently attempted suicide after a heartbreak. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Larry Sugarman/Buddy Dean Gardner/Doctor: </strong><em style="">(Male 35-55. Bari-Tenor)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A Proust Scholar who stole Frank’s lover. A Little Miss Sunshine contest official and host. A doctor who talks with the Hoover Family after Grandpa is brought to the hospital. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Linda/Miss California: </strong><em style="">(Female, 20-45. Alto)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A bereavement liaison at the hospital. Co-host of the Little Miss Sunshine finals.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Joshua Rose/Kirby/Funeral Home Worker: </strong><em style="">(Male, 24-35. Baritone)</em><strong style=""> </strong>Joshua is Frank’s old beau and former graduate student. Kirby, a laid-back stoner who enters Olive in the Little Miss Sunshine Finals after the family arrives late. A worker at the funeral home.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Bridget/Mean Girl: </strong><em style="">(Female, 8-10. Alto)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">Tracee/Mean Girl: </strong><em style="">(Female, 8-10. Alto)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.<strong style=""></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><strong style="">D'Borah / Mean Girl: </strong><em style="">(Female, 8-10. Alto)</em><strong style=""> </strong>A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;text-align: left;"><br></div></div></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" style="">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="">We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div> </span></body></html>