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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">BLANK CANVAS THEATRE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Auditions for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">DISASTER!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">by Seth Rudetsky & Jack Plotnick<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Concept Created by Seth Rudetsky & Drew Geraci<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additional Material by Drew Geraci<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PIPPIN<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Book by Roger O. Hirson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">We'll be auditioning for BOTH musicals at one audition. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Disaster! Directed by </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Joanna May Cullinan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Pippin Directed by </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Patrick Ciamacco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Musical Direction by</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> Matthew Dolan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">If Interested:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> (include
"DISASTER/PIPPIN" in your subject line) to sign up for one of the below dates and include your ideal time for auditioning. Otherwise, we will just assign you the best available slot. We will do our best to accommodate you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">*If you cannot make auditions, please email us your headshot 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. </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Audition Date:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> Monday March 24 and Wednesday March 26 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Time:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> 7:00pm-10:00pm <i>(Time slots will be assigned every 5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">What to prepare: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Please prepare two contrasting 32 bars or short musical theatre songs in the
style of one of the shows. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a headshot and resume to auditions. Headshots and resumes are appreciated, but not required. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Performance Dates:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> </span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">DISASTER!: June 13-28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">PIPPIN: July 25 - August 9 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Shows will be Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. <i>(Show will open on a Friday night and close on a Saturday night.)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Rehearsals:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">DISASTER!: Begin May 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">PIPPIN: Begin June 30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays are usually 6pm-10pm. </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Pay: </b>Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">*At this time there are no AEA Contracts for these shows. However we may explore the option if needed.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Location:</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Blank Canvas Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Cleveland, OH 44102 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">The Stories<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">DISASTER!</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star, a sexy nightclub singer
with her eleven-year-old twins, a disaster expert, a feminist reporter, an older couple with a secret, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever
quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they've lost... or at least escape the
killer rats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Disaster! is a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the '70s. "Knock on Wood," "Hooked on a Feeling," "Sky High," "I Am Woman"
and "Hot Stuff" are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky, and Jack Plotnick.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">PIPPIN</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations
of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every
day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young
man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">Character Breakdowns <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">* The age range for each character is flexible and ALL ethnicities and body types will be considered.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">
<i>A Multi-Ethnic/Multi-Racial cast of ALL ages, genders, sizes, and races are needed. The below character tracks may be changed or altered based on those that audition.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/disaster-auditions/">Visit our website for full character descriptions.</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"> </span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818">If you have any questions feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</span></a>.
We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#181818"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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