[NEohioPAL] TrueNorth's Little Shop of Horrors Auditions

[TrueNorth Cultural Arts]

*LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS*

1st rehearsal: Monday September 27, 2010 Runs: October 22-November 7, 2010
Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Howard Ashman; Book: Erik Jackson and Ben H.
Winters
Director/Choreographer: Pierre-Jacques Brault

Musical Director: Margaret Knepper


AUDITION DATES: Sunday August 29th: 4:00pm-8:00pm (Appointments are
required)

                                   Callbacks: Monday August 30th 7:00pm


Please call 440.949.5200 to set up audition time slot. If you cannot make
the audition dates or times and would still like to be seen for the
production the director is willing to meet at another time.


*AUDITION PREPARATION*
Please prepare two short, contrasting musical theatre selections, bring
sheet music in the correct key, 32 bars is sufficient; an accompanist will
be provided. Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition.



*CASTING REQUIREMENTS*
Non - Equity. There are no Equity Contracts available. All roles are open.
True North is committed to non-traditional casting. Actors will be cast
solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical
ability are essential to a role. Ages listed in breakdowns are "character
ages" not actor ages.


*Seymour*:
mid-20s and perhaps balding a little. Our insecure, naive, put-upon,
florists clerk hero. Above all, he’s a sweet and well-meaning little man.
(Vocal range low A to high G)

*Audrey*:
the bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of his life. If you took
Judy Holiday, Carol Channing, Marilyn Monroe and Goldie Hawn, removed their
education and feelings of self-worth, dressed them in spiked heels and a
low-cut black dress, and then shook them up in a test tube to extract what’s
sweetest and most vulnerable; that’d be Audrey. (Vocal range = low A to high
D)

*Mr. Mushnik*:
their boss. A failure of an East Side florist. His accent, if he has one, is
more that of middle class New York than of Eastern Europe. He seldom smiles
but often sweats. (Vocal range = low G to high E-flat)

*Orin*:
A tall, dark, handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic
tendencies. He is NOT, however, a leftover from the movie version of GREASE.
Think instead of an egotistical pretty-boy - all got up like a greaser but
thinking like an insurance salesman and talking like a radio announcer. (In
the script, the actor who plays him also plays A Voice not unlike Gods, Wino
#2, Customer, Radio Announcer, Mr. Bernstein, Mrs. Luce, Skip Snip and
Patrick Martin..) (Vocal range = low C to high G)

*The Plant (Audrey II*):
An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado. It has a
huge, nasty-looking pod which gains a shark-like aspect when open and
snapping at food. The creature is played by a series of four increasing
large puppets, manipulated by Puppeteers. (Who also plays derelicts in the
first scene.) The first time we see The Plant, it is less than one foot
tall. The last time we see it, it fills the entire stage. The voice of the
plant is provided by an actor on an offstage microphone. It is important
that this actor have clear visual access to the puppets onstage, so that he
can provide accurate lip-synch. The sound is a cross between Otis Redding,
Barry White, and Wolfman Jack. Think of The Voice as that of a street-smart,
funky, conniving villain - Rhythm and Blues answer to Richard the Third.
(Vocal range = low B-flat to high G)

*Crystal, Ronette & Chiffon*:
three female street urchins who function as participants in the action and a
Greek Chorus outside it. They’re young, hip, smart and the only people in
the whole cast who REALLY know what’s going on. In their "Greek Chorus"
capacity, they occasionally sing to the audience directly. And when they do,
it’s often with a secret smile that says: "we know something you don’t
know."

*1 ensemble member*:
to play various roles (derelicts, skid row occupants, Audrey II
manipulators)



Come experience TrueNorth as together we celebrate the arts, music and
theatre


 Richard A. Fortney

LCMP Cultural Arts Manager

TrueNorth Cultural Arts, Artistic Director



TrueNorth at French Creek

4530 Colorado Avenue

Sheffield Village, Ohio  44054



440.949.5200, ext.22



440.724.7189, cell



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