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AUDITIONS

General Information:

  • Auditions are open to everyone; family involvement is highly encouraged.
  • Auditions are conducted on a first-come, first served basis.
  • You need only audition once; you will be called back if needed for a second audition.
  • Ages noted in cast requirements are approximate.
  • Auditions may involve singing, acting, reading, or dance, depending on the show.
  • Most productions involve dance of some kind - please dress for movement.
  • Bring your family calendar to note any rehearsal conflicts on your audition form.

Upcoming Auditions:

Little Shop of Horrors
By Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

Director: Jim Lund
Contact info: LundJ@district112.org

Location: Chaska Community Center Theater

Audition Times:

Monday, June 8 2009 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, June 9 2009 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Callbacks:
Wednesday, June 10 2009 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Show Info:
Rehearsals Start: June 12, 2009
Performances: Six between August 5 - 9, 2009.

Audition Format - Prepare the following:

  • 16 to 32 bars of a song from “Little Shop of Horrors” (preferred), or another song of your choice from contemporary musical theatre. If the song is not from Little Shop, bring sheet music.
  • A one to two minute monologue NOT from “Little Shop of Horrors”

Minimum age: 18

Cast Size: Nine performers: seven characters, one offstage voice, one puppeteer

Characters:

SEYMOUR - (Male - 20s to 30s) Strong singer, low A to high G. Insecure but well-meaning flower shop clerk.

AUDREY - (Female 20s to 30s): Strong singer, low A to high D. Sweet but ditzy, with low self-esteem.

CRYSTAL, RONNETTE, CHIFFON: Female, strong singers. The “street urchins” who act as a chorus, occasionally speaking to the audience. Could be younger or older.

MR. MUSHNIK - (Male 50s to 60s): A failure as a florist, disheveled, sarcastic, and sweaty.

ORIN - (Male 20s to 40s): Audrey’s boyfriend. A handsome, egotistical dentist and sadist. Orin also plays many other small parts in the play.

AUDREY II: A plant with a taste for human blood. The plant is played by a PUPPETEER (good physical strength and dexterity) and an OFFSTAGE VOICE (male, strong, and bluesy)