<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="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;"><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="text-align: left;"><div style=""><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">YOUNG ACTRESSES NEEDED.</span></strong></span></div><div style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style="font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" mce_style="font-size: 18pt;">8 years -10 years old</span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong style="">PARENTS:</strong> <em style="">If you are not familiar with the material, I would urge you to watch the movie and/or read a detailed synopsis of the plot (one is available on <a href="http://imdb.com/" mce_href="http://imdb.com/" target="_blank" style="">IMDB.com</a>). The story is about a very dysfunctional family and the topics involved in the show include: homosexuality, out of wedlock sex, suicide attempts, a grandfather dying, stealing a corpse, obscenities, heroin usage, a rather adult pageant performance, and many things normally considered inappropriate for a show that children are in. There will definitely be things to discuss as a parent throughout the process.</em></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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 submit yourself for the show. Please include a headshot/photo and resume if you have them. If we would like to see you audition we will invite you to the below audition date.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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=""> Wednesday March 20th 6:30-9:00pm. We will let you know if we need to see you at this audition date. Sides and songs will be provided ahead of time.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style=""><strong style="">Time</strong></span><strong style="">: </strong></span><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style="">6:30pm-9:00pm </span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><span mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style=""><b><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">What to prepare</span><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">:</span></b></span><strong style=""> </strong>We will send you a link to sides and songs to prepare.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><br style=""></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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 cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><em style="">*At this time there are no AEA Contracts for this show. However we may explore the option if needed.</em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="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 West 78<sup style="">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://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="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=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">The Story</span></span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><strong style=""><em style="">The CLEVELAND PREMIERE</em></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 18px;" style=""><br></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><em style=""><strong style=""><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><br style=""></span></strong></em></div><h2 style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 150%;" style=""><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="">Character Breakdown </span> </span></h2><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><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="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style=""><em style=""><br></em></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style=""><strong style="">AVAILABLE ROLES</strong></span></div><div id="_mcePaste" mce_style="font-size: 130%;" style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><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.<strong style=""> </strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><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.<strong style=""> </strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><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.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><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.<strong style=""> </strong></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </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>