Mainstage Auditions

Title: Little Shop of Horrors

Author: Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

Director: Andrew Vonderschmitt

Musical Director: Andy Zacharias

Run:  May 25 – June 29, 2013

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Thursday and Sunday night shows available for private parties and special events.

 

 

Audition Dates

Open Call

Dates: Monday, April 1 & Tuesday April 2, 2013

Times: 7-10pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

 

 

Callbacks

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 7-10pm

 

 

Rehearsals

Date and Time: April 5 – May 24, 2013

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

 

Audition Requirements

Bring headshot and resume.

Prepare 16 bars of a song that will show off your range (both vocal and acting). Bring sheet music, accompanist will be provided. Please, no songs from Little Shop.

 

Synopsis:  Seymour, a down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding her growing appetite. A sadistic nitrous-oxide inhaling dentist is just one of Audrey II’s gustatory delights as she eats her way through Seymour’s friends and acquaintances. When botanists want to make cuttings to send all over the world, Seymour discovers the truth about Audrey II and knows he must stop her before it’s too late.

 

 

Casting the following roles:

 

SEYMOUR   (M 18-30) Insecure, naive, put-upon, florist’s clerk. Sweet and well meaning. Not looking for a Rick Moranis ‘copy’.  (Tenor Low Bb to High A)

 

AUDREY (F 18-30) Sweet, vulnerable and a little slow. Stuck in Skid Row. Not looking for an Ellen Greene ‘copy’. (Alto Low A to High D)

 

MR. MUSHNIK (M 40-60) The boss of the failing florist shop. Seldom smiles. (Baritone Low Ab to High F)

 

ORIN (M 25-45) Leather-clad, sadistic misogynist. Dating Audrey.  (Baritone Low A to High F)

 

AUDREY II [VOICE] (M age open) Street smart, funky and conniving with an R&B flavor. Actor will also play Wino #1, Sings offstage. (Bass/Baritone Low F to High G)

 

CRYSTAL, RONNETTE and CHIFFON (F 18-30) African American street urchins. They participate in the show while acting as greek chorus. (Belt Low E to High G or higher)

 

3-4 WINOS (M/F age open) Street people. May also play SKIP SNIP, CUSTOMER, MR. BERNSTEIN, MRS. LUCE, and PATRICK MARTIN.  (Low F to C)

 

PUPPETEER (open) Puppeteer to control Audrey II during show. May play Wino at top of show.