If Interested: Email Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com 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.
*If you can not make auditions please email us your head-shot 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.
Audition Date: Tuesday March 5th and Wednesday March 6th
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm (Time slots will be assigned every 10 minutes)
What to prepare: Please prepare two contrasting 32 bars or short musical theatre songs in the style of the show. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a head-shot and resume to auditions. Head-shots and resumes are appreciated, but not required.
Performance Dates: May 17 - June 1st. 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: Begin April 15th. Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays are usually 6pm-10pm.
Pay: Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the non-equity cast members of each show. The cast splits this evenly.
*We may consider AEA Contracts for this show.
Location:
Blank Canvas Theatre
1305 West 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios)
Cleveland, OH 44102
The Story
The CLEVELAND PREMIERE
From the Tony Award-winning team of James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) and William Finn (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) comes a musical comedy about one modern family's unexpected route to brighter days. Based on the Academy Award-winning film, Little Miss Sunshine is an outrageously funny and surprisingly touching musical.
The Hoover family has seen better days. Richard, the father, is a floundering motivational speaker, Grandpa's been kicked out of his retirement home and Uncle Frank's been dumped by his boyfriend. Moody teenager, Dwayne, has taken a vow of silence, and overextended mom, Sheryl, can do little more than slap on a smile. But, when the youngest Hoover... energetic Olive, enters a regional children's beauty pageant, the family thinks that their luck could change and embarks on a cross-country trek, chasing the coveted title of "Little Miss Sunshine."
Character Breakdown
* The age range for each character is flexible and ALL ethnicities and body types will be considered.
The below character tracks may be changed or altered based on those that audition.
Richard Hoover: (Male 35-45. Tenor) A self-help entrepreneur. Created a pathway to success following his “Ten Step Method." Still waiting for success.
Sheryl Hoover: (Female, 35-45. Mezzo Soprano) The Hoover matriarch who loves her family very much. Feeling strain in her marriage.
Grandpa: (Male, 60-70. Baritone) Richard’s formerly estranged father. In his sixties and a little worse for the wear. Coaches Olive for pageants.
Olive Hoover: (Female, 8-10. Alto) The youngest member of the Hoover Family and aspiring beauty queen.
Dwayne Hoover: (Male, 15-18. Baritone) Sheryl and Richard’s teenage son. Determined to become a pilot and has taken a vow of silence until he gets to flight school.
Uncle Frank: (Male, 30-40. Baritone) Sheryl’s academic brother. Suffers from depression and recently attempted suicide after a heartbreak.
Larry Sugarman/Buddy Dean Gardner/Doctor: (Male 35-55. Bari-Tenor) A Proust Scholar who stole Frank’s lover. A Little Miss Sunshine contest official and host. A doctor who talks with the Hoover Family after Grandpa is brought to the hospital.
Linda/Miss California: (Female, 20-45. Alto) A bereavement liaison at the hospital. Co-host of the Little Miss Sunshine finals.
Joshua Rose/Kirby/Funeral Home Worker: (Male, 24-35. Baritone) Joshua is Frank’s old beau and former graduate student. Kirby, a laid-back stoner who enters Olive in the Little Miss Sunshine Finals after the family arrives late. A worker at the funeral home.
Bridget/Mean Girl: (Female, 8-10. Alto) A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.
Tracee/Mean Girl: (Female, 8-10. Alto) A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.
D'Borah / Mean Girl: (Female, 8-10. Alto) A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.