Directed by Patrick Ciamacco
Music Direction by Matthew Dolan
Sign Up: Email Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com to sign up for one of the below dates and a specific time slot. if you need a specific time include it in your email and we'll do our best to accommodate.
Audition Dates: Monday May 4th & Tuesday May 5th
Time: 7:30pm- 10:00pm
(Time slots will be assigned based on first request. Audition times will be every 10 minutes)
What to prepare: Prepare two contrasting 32 bars or short song selections in the style of rock and/or musical comedy. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. Headshots and resumes are appreciated, but not required.
Performance Dates: June 12th - June 27th. Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursday,Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. (Show will open on a Friday night and close on a Saturday night)
Rehearsals: Will begin May 17th and will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays may be a longer day based on conflicts. This is only a four week rehearsal period.
Pay: Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.
*At this time there are no AEA Contracts for this show.
Audition Location:
Blank Canvas Theatre
1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios)
Cleveland, OH 44102
The Story
Religion, identity, sex...and raptors! TRIASSIC PARQ is a raucous retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film JURASSIC PARK, this time seen from the dinos' point of view. Chaos is unleashed upon the not-so-prehistoric world when one dinosaur in a clan of females spontaneously turns male. The mutation spawns a chain reaction of identity crises, forcing the dinosaurs to question the very facts of life they've always held as truth. An uproariously funny musical meditation on faith, science, and love.
This is the Cleveland Premiere!
"Flat-out ingenious. Shameless and priceless." - New York Times
"Bracingly dirty and surprisingly poignant, courting laughter with broad physical comedy, and conveying the pathos of the dinosaurs' struggles to find love and friendship." - Los Angeles Times
*This show contains adult language and content.
Character Breakdown
* Since the characters are dinosaurs who switch gender... all roles could be played by women or men.
VELOCIRAPTOR of FAITH (Baritone): The tribes spiritual leader. Usually played by a man.
VELOCIRAPTOR of SCIENCE (Alto): Faith’s twin sister. Exiled for heresy. Usually played by a woman.
VELOCIRAPTOR of INNOCENCE (Tenor): Young and hungry for truth. Usually played by a man.
T-REX 1 (Soprano): Best friends with T-Rex 2. Usually played by a woman.
T-REX 2 (Mezzo-Soprano): Best Friends with T-Rex 1. Usually played by a woman.
MIME-A-SAURUS (Alto or Tenor): Tortured with a history of abuse, Mime-a-saurus represents the subtle distinction between Nietzchean Existentialism, and the unintentional yet unavoidable path towards Wagnerian Anti-Semitism. A mime. Played by a woman or man.
MORGAN FREEMAN: A wise janitor. Usually played by Velociraptor of Science.