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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">BLANK CANVAS THEATRE</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Auditions for</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>NOISES OFF</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">by Michael Frayn</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>Directed by</b> Patrick Ciamacco</span></p>
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<b>If Interested:</b> Email <a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" id="OWA7e665210-52db-1410-a3a2-d87f6b00223b" class="OWAAutoLink">Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</a> (include "NOISES OFF" in your subject line) to sign up for an audition. </div>
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<i>*If you cannot make auditions, please email us your headshot and resume for consideration. If possible, submit a video audition for consideration. </i><b><i>Please submit this video by Thursday May 14</i></b><i>. We do our best to see and consider additional
people, but attending auditions is always ideal. </i></div>
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<b>Audition Date:</b> Wednesday May 13</div>
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<b>Time:</b> 7:00pm-9:00pm</div>
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<b>What to prepare: </b>Everyone will arrive at 7pm on the date you sign up for and we will do cold readings from the script. Please bring a headshot and resume to auditions. Headshots and resumes are appreciated, but not required. Feel free to bring a puppet
if you like. Though we will have some to play with as well.</div>
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<b>Performance Dates:</b></div>
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June 12-27</div>
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Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm. Sunday performances will be at 7:00pm.</div>
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<b>Rehearsals:</b></div>
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Begin May 18</div>
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<i>Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays are usually 6pm-10pm. </i></div>
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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.</div>
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<i>*We my explore AEA Contracts for this show.</i></div>
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<b>Location:</b></div>
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Blank Canvas Theatre </div>
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1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios) </div>
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Cleveland, OH 44102 </div>
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(Click <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/directions/" id="OWAa2f795b8-429a-7cda-b07c-ec820dba81be" class="OWAAutoLink">here </a>for directions or visit our website at <a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank" id="OWAe3af19b8-3643-9f94-ff45-08e41bef54a4" class="OWAAutoLink">www.blankcanvastheatre.com</a>)</div>
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<b>The Story</b></div>
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The Uproarious Backstage Farce.</div>
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This sidesplitting romp takes you behind the scenes as one hilariously dysfunctional cast stumbles through rehearsals, opening night jitters and several escalating disasters. Doors slam, sardines fly and love triangles tangle as this award-winning farce sneaks
a hysterical backstage peek at a production that teeters on the precipice of pandemonium and tests the limits of the adage “the show must go on.”</div>
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In this Blank Canvas production the play-within-the-play, called “Nothing On”, will actually be a play with puppets. This will for sure be like no other version of this play you have EVER seen!</div>
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<b>Character Breakdown </b></div>
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<i>We are seeking all races, ethnicities, body types, gender identities, actors with disabilities, and actors of all ages for roles in this production.</i></div>
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<b><i>* In this production the play-within-the-play, called “Nothing On”, will actually be a play with puppets.
</i></b><i>Any puppet experience is helpful but not required. Feel free to bring a puppet to auditions. We will have some to play with as well.</i></div>
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<b>BROOKE ASHTON:</b><i>(Female Identifying, any ethnicity. Mid 20s-mid 30s)</i> Inexperienced young actress often caught up in her own thoughts. Constantly losing her contact lenses and consequently her way–but carries on with the play regardless. Unknowingly
in a love triangle. She portrays the character “Vicki.”</div>
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<b>BELINDA BLAIR:</b><i>(Female Identifying, any ethnicity, 30s – mid 40s) A</i> veteran actress who tends to see the positive and rallies the company into forward motion. Protective of Freddie and prone to gossip though her good cheer generally carries the
day. She portrays the character “Flavia Brent.”</div>
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<b>FREDERICK FELLOWES</b>: <i>(Male Identifying, any ethnicity, 30s – mid 40s)</i> A good-hearted but insecure actor prone to overthinking; the actor who always has a question late in the game. Strong aversion to violence with a penchant for nosebleeds. He
portrays the characters “Philip Brent” and “Sheikh.”</div>
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<b>LLOYD DALLAS</b>: <i>(Male Identifying, any ethnicity, 40s – 50s) </i>The director of the play. Charismatic with the presence and charm to run the room but prone to biting sarcasm and often exasperated with his company. In a love triangle with Brooke and
Poppy and forever trying to keep that under wraps.</div>
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<b>GARRY LEJEUNE:</b><i>(Male Identifying, any ethnicity, 30s – 40s)</i> Confident in speaking for the company but inarticulate and prone to unfinished sentences. Loves passionately and frequently driven into fits of jealous rage. Must be particularly adept
at physical comedy. He portrays the character “Roger Tramplemaine.”</div>
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<b>TIMOTHY ALLGOOD:</b><i>(Male Identifying, any ethnicity, mid 20s – 30s) </i>Eager to please, over-worked Stage Manager. Constantly tasked with fixing the many production woes.</div>
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<b>SELSDON MOWBRAY:</b><i>(Male Identifying, any ethnicity, 60s-70s)</i> Classical actor who is deeply alcoholic and hides his bottles onstage. Hard of hearing but perhaps using that to his advantage. Pleasant demeaner and quite charming as the burglar despite
his bumbling state. He portrays the “Burglar.”</div>
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<b>DOTTY OTLEY: </b><i>(Female Identifying, any ethnicity, 50s-60s)</i> Grand Dame of the theater having established herself playing character roles. Often forgets lines, props and entrances but passionate about the play (having literally invested in it). Has
a thing for younger men. She portrays the character “Mrs. Clackett.”</div>
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<b>POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR: </b><i>(Female identifying, any ethnicity, 18-30s)</i> She is the Assistant Stage Manager and understudy to the female roles. Emotional, skittish and over-sensitive. Part of the Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle</div>
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<b>If you have any questions feel free to contact us at </b><a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank" id="OWAf65bac17-18f9-e4e4-0af2-975ca01ec1a0" class="OWAAutoLink"><b>patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</b></a><b>. We look forward to seeing
you at auditions!</b></div>
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