Auditions for the Geneva Theatre Guild’s hilarious and terrifying “Little Shop of Horrors” will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Geneva on May 18, 24, and 25 at 7:00 pm. Actors should come prepared with a song that demonstrates their range and ability. There will also be cold readings from the script as well as a dance audition. The major roles are described below:
SEYMOUR - Mid-twenties and perhaps balding a little. He is an insecure, naive, put-upon, florist’s clerk hero. Above all, he’s a sweet and well-meaning little man.
AUDREY - The bleached-blond secret love of Seymour’s life. If you took Judy Holiday, Carol Channing, Mailyn 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 all up in a test tube to extract what's sweetest and most vunerable-that'd be Audrey.
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.
ORIN - A tall, dark, handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic tendencies. Think of an egotistical pretty-boy — all got up like a greaser but thinking like an insurance salesman and talking like a radio announcer
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.
ORIN - A tall, dark, handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic tendencies. Think of an egotistical pretty-boy — all got up like a greaser but thinking like an insurance salesman and talking like a radio announcer
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 one Puppeteer. 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.
VOICE OF THE PLANT - Provided by an actor on an offstage microphone. The sound is a cross between Otis Redding, Barry White, and Wolfman Jack, a street-smart, funky, conniving villain.
CRYSTAL, RONNETTE AND 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.
VARIOUS ROLES – Such as street people, winos, customers, reporters, etc. (who comprise the “chorus”) will be cast according to need.
Geneva Theatre Guild Auditions
Date and Time
Sunday May 18, 2008 Sunday May 25, 2008
May 18th, 24th & 25th at 7pm
Location
Presbyterian Church24 Park PlaceGeneva, NY
Contact Information
315 946 6686
