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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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<b>The Cleveland Premiere </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>BUBBLE BOY</b></span></p>
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<b>The Musical</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Music & Lyrics by Cinco Paul</span></p>
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Book by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 700;">Directed by </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Jonathan Kronenberger</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Musical Direction by</span> Heidi Herczeg</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Choreography by</span> Caitlin Reilly Miller</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 700;">If Interested:</span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> Email </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><a href="mailto:Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" id="OWAe726d50c-1db5-52dd-8103-135095ba7a2e" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><u>Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> (include
"BUBBLE BOY" in your subject line) to sign up for an audition and include your ideal date and time for auditioning. Otherwise, we will just assign you the best available slot. We will do our best to accommodate you. </span></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><span style="font-weight: 700;"><i>Please submit this video by Wednesday May 20th</i></span><i>. We do
our best to see and consider additional people, but attending auditions is always ideal. </i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Audition Date:</span> Monday May 18 or Wednesday May 20</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Time:</span> 7:00pm-10:00pm</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">What to prepare: </span>Please prepare one or two 32 bar selections of musical theatre pieces of your choosing. 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. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Performance Dates:</span></div>
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July 24 - August 8</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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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Rehearsals:</span></div>
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Begin June 22</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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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Pay: </span>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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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Location:</span></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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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">(Click </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/directions/" id="OWAbf91df5d-2530-331a-4850-c02d9568d421" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><u>here </u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">for
directions or visit our website at </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><a href="http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/" target="_blank" id="OWA9617a8ab-82a0-16d5-fcc2-5b7fea777a6f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><u>www.blankcanvastheatre.com</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;">The Story</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">The Cleveland Premiere</span></div>
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Jimmy Livingston was born without immunities and has spent his entire life confined inside a plastic bubble room. Enter Chloe, the girl next door, who becomes his friend and steals his heart. When she leaves town to get married, Jimmy travels cross-country
in a homemade bubble suit in order to stop the wedding and finally tell her how he feels. Along the laugh-filled journey, he deals with a crazy cult, a biker gang, a dead cow, and a controlling mother who will stop at nothing to get him back in the bubble.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Character Breakdown </b></span></div>
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Roles are open to all gender identities/expressions, body types, disabilities and races/cultural backgrounds unless otherwise noted. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Jimmy Livingston </span><i>(Male 18-25. Tenor) </i>
The Bubble Boy. Always believes the best in people. Has a youthful curiosity about the world. Possesses great inner strength.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Chloe Molinski </span><i>(Female 18-25. Mezzo Soprano)</i> A tough girl who masks an inner vulnerability. Doesn’t have a family support system and so tries her best to get through the world on her own.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Mrs. Livingston </span><i>(Female 40-60. Mezzo Soprano)</i> Jimmy’s mom. She is willing to do anything to keep her son safe and maintain the status quo. Lives inside her own “bubble” of “alternative facts.”</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Mr. Livingston/Gil </span><i>(Male. 40-60)</i> Dual cast role. Jimmy’s dad, doesn’t speak until the very end. Loves his wife, but also wants what is best for his son, which is why he usually chooses to stay silent. Gil is the
Leader of the Bright and Shiny cult.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Mark </span><i>(Male 18-25. 80’s Rock Style)</i> Chloe’s boyfriend and eventual fiancée; thinks he’s cooler than he is; a wannabe rocker.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Lorraine </span><i>(Female 18-25. Soprano)</i> Leader of her branch of the Bright and Shiny cult. Believes in the Movement intensely and is usually excellent at recruiting people.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Pushpak </span><i>(Male or Female 30-50)</i> A small business owner. A person of great faith and ambition who is a practicing Hindu.
<i>Ethnicity: Asian, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Middle Eastern, South Asian / Indian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander</i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Slim </span><i>(Male or Female 30-50. Baritone)</i> Head of a biker gang. Slim has lived on the outskirts of society for a long time. Has seen a lot of disappointment in their life, but still has big dreams and wants to help
Jimmy accomplish his. <i>Ethnicity: Latinx</i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Shawn </span><i>(Male 18-25. Tenor)</i> Mark’s best friend, dreams of being a rock god. Genuinely thinks Mark is genius, but is pretty unsure of himself.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Chorus / Ensemble </span><i>(All Genders. 18-40)</i> To play multiple roles in the ensemble. Supporting roles will also be part of ensemble numbers. Ensemble roles include, but are not limited to:</div>
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TODD: A member of the Bright & Shiny Cult</div>
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BUS KIOSK GUY/GIRL: a pessimist who works at the bus station</div>
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SHERIFF: A no-nonsense police officer</div>
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DEPUTY: A rookie cop</div>
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CULT MEMBERS: members of the Bright & Shiny cult</div>
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TOWNSPEOPLE: the people of Palmdale</div>
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TEENAGERS: the teens of Palmdale</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 700;">If you have any questions feel free to contact us at </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250); font-weight: 700;"><a href="mailto:patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com" target="_blank" id="OWA4b54ada4-ed97-ac00-e001-f2a121984357" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 25, 250);"><u>patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 700;">.
We look forward to seeing you at auditions!</span></div>
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