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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Blank Canvas Theatre is seeking a dynamic, talented performer to join our vibrant cast of RENT! We are currently casting the role of Angel Dumott Schunard, a warm, compassionate,
and free-spirited drag performer and percussionist who embodies love, generosity, and joy in the face of hardship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">BLANK CANVAS THEATRE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Book, Music, & Lyrics by JONATHAN LARSON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Directed by</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Luke Scattergood<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Musical Direction by</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Kenny Lear<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Choreography by</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Liz Baumgartner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Angel Dumott Schunard </span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Trans/Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Age: 20 to 35)</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The
eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Vocal Range: Tenor (C3–A4, with falsetto)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gender Presentation:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Comfortable and confident presenting as a drag queen and in drag, embodying a joyful, feminine, and gender
non-conforming spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*All other roles are cast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If Interested:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> (include
"RENT - Angel Audition" in your subject line) with a headshot, resume, completed audition form, and a video of you singing both audition cuts for the role.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/audition-sides/rent-angel-auditions/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR MATERIALS</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Performance Dates:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">December 5 - 20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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">Rehearsals:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Begin November 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays are usually 6pm-10pm. </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><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">*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"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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">Cleveland, OH 44102 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Story<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s
Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their
relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate
their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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