AUDITIONS
Musical Theatre Village
Director: Ryan Fredericks
Musical Director: Lily Edwards
Choreographer: Kelly Griffin
Auditions:
Performances: Sept 9 – October 9
Auditions are at Musical Theatre Village
36-C Mauchly, Irvine, CA, 92618
Video Submissions will be accepted.
Deadline: Received by Monday August 10th at 6:00 PM
Send to musicaltheatrevillage@gmail.com
Rehearsals
Monday – Thursday nights from 6:00-9:30 pm as well as some Fridays & Saturdays. Rehearsals start August 17th and end September 17th with Tech Week starting September 14th. Actors will be called to rehearsals depending on if they are in the scene or song being rehearsed that night. You must be at all rehearsals you are called to. Lead roles will be called to most rehearsals. It is also MANDATORY for every family to volunteer for two shows either doing stage crew, spotlight, shush parent or gala and to put in 3 hours for our set or strike days.
Performances
September 18th – October 11th
Friday & Saturday nights at 7:30 and Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00.
Call time will be 2 hours prior to the show, which includes a MANDATORY warm up so if you cannot make the call time, please include that show as a conflict.
AUDITION INFORMATION
Little Shop Audition Materials
*Please Note: Auditions will be closed. Only those auditioning in that time slot will be allowed in the room. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Please note, minimum age for this cast is 16 years old.
Monday August 10th
6:00-6:30 Anyone Auditioning for Ensemble to Sing “Skid Row”. *NO NEED TO ATTEND THIS IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN SEYMOUR, AUDREY, TRIO, MUSHNIK, ORIN OR PLANT*
6:30-7:00 Seymour to sing “Grow for Me”
7:00-7:30 Audrey to sing “Somewhere that’s Green”
7:30-8:00 Orin to sing “Dentist”
8:00-8:30 Plant to sing “Feed Me”
8:30-9:00 Mushnik to sing “Ya Never Know”
Tuesday August 11th
6:00-8:00 Trio Audition. Please prepare one of the three harmonies to the “Prologue”. We will also give you some movement to try as well.
Wednesday August 12th – Callbacks Invite Only
6:00-6:30 Plants to sing “Suppertime”
6:30- 6:45 Mushniks to sing “Mushnik & Son
6:45-7:15 Mushniks and Trio Acting Side
7:15-8:15 Trio to sing “Ya Never Know” and Solo Songs
8:15-8:30 Orins to sing “It’s Just the Gas”
8:30-8:45 Orins and Seymour Acting Side
8:45-9:45 Seymour and Audrey’s Acting Side and Suddenly Seymour
PLOT SUMMARY
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!
One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows, Little Shop Of Horrors, the charmingly tongue-in-cheek comedy has been produced worldwide to incredible success with technical aspects running the gamut from Broadway to PTA budgets.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Seymour Krelborn
Playable age mid-twenties-thirties. 18+ to audition. Our insecure, naive, put-upon, florist’s clerk hero. Above all, he’s a sweet and well-meaning little man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. Strong singer.
Audrey
Playable age mid twenties-thirties. 18+ to audition.
Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour’s life. She has poor self-worth and education, but a sweet and vulnerable demeanor.
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 is manipulative, profit driven and greedy. Playable age Mid 20s-60s
Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.
Must be 18+ to audition. Playable age Mid 20s-40s. A tall, dark, handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic tendencies. Audrey’s abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour.
The Voice of Audrey II
Provided by an actor on an offstage
Microphone. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart ‘villain.’ A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best. Open to both male and female.
THE URCHINS: CRYSTAL, RONNETTE, and CHIFFON
Age 16+. We are open to a more mature trio age range as well. Strong harmony singers. Three female street urchins who function as participants in the action. They’re young, hip, smart, and the only people in the whole cast who really know what’s going on. Grounded in reality. Full of energy. Must be movers as well.
Audrey II Puppeteer
Ensemble
Ensemble will be Age 16+ for some featured roles and solos
MTV's Community Theater Structure
This show will be a multi-cast
There is no pay for this production and the theater requires a cast fee that goes towards production costs. Cast Fees are: $125 up through 16 yrs, $75 (ages 17-20 yrs) and $55 (21+) as well as a $30 Gala Fee PER FAMILY not individual for Opening and Closing celebrations.
Cast Fees are to be paid at the time of the audition (refunded if not cast or not participating up to one week after rehearsals start).
ALL REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE CONFLICTS MUST BE GIVEN AT THE TIME OF AUDITIONS. NO ADDITIONAL CONFLICTS WILL BE TAKEN.