Blank Canvas Theatre is dedicated to creating a new love for theatre in the Cleveland community while providing another venue for those who already love the arts. It is our goal to provide a positive, fun, and professional environment to work in as an artist. Blank Canvas Theatre is honored to provide another place for actors, musicians and designers to create and for audiences to enjoy.
Audition Dates: Tuesday August 23rd and Wednesday August 24th from 7pm-10pm
Performance Dates: October 21st - November 5th. 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 September 18th, with potential music rehearsals the week prior. Rehearsals will be Sunday-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays may be a longer day based on conflicts.
Pay: Blank Canvas Theatre offers a competitive stipend for this position.
Location:
Blank Canvas Theatre
1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios)
Cleveland, OH 44102
The Story
The Unauthorized Parody of The Silence of the Lambs!
In the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to catch the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. Clarice must face her own demons and race the clock to unlock Lecter’s clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Bill. It’s a hair-raising thriller that’s kept countless millions on the edges of their seats and permeated the pop lexicon with delightfully creepy quotes like “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” and of course “It places the lotion in the basket.” And now, at last, this delicate symphony of suspense has been turned on its ear and retold in the only way it can be – as a musical. A singing chorus of floppy eared lambs narrates the action; Buffalo Bill gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin; and even Dr. Lecter, scary as ever, sings about the life he’d like to lead someday outside the prison walls.
Blank Canvas Theatre provides professional quality productions, placing emphasis on entertainment at affordable prices.