Book By Howard Ashman
Lyrics By Howard Ashman
Music By Alan Menken
Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
Director: Marty Bussert
From April 5 to April 21, 2024

AUDITION NOTICE:
Little Shop of Horrors
Sunday, January 21 at 7:00 pm
Monday, January 22, at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 callback auditions by invitation only

James/York Playhouse
200 Hubbard Lane
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Performances:
April 5 - 21, 2024

For auditions please prepare 32 measures (approximately 1-2 minutes) of music from a Broadway musical. Please bring sheet music to the audition, an accompanist will be provided. The song does not have to be from the show, but it should show off your voice in the best possible way. After singing auditions, there will be a movement audition (fear not, not everyone has to dance in this show). But we would like to see your ability to move onstage.

Seymour
Tenor - playing age mid-twenties, ethnicity - any
Young looking, insecure, naïve, put upon. Florist, clerk, hero. Above all he is a sweet well meaning man. He is not a silly prat falling nerd.
Strong acting and singing, vocal range G4 down to A2

Audrey
Mezzo soprano - playing age mid-twenties, ethnicity - any
Bleached Blonde, secret love of Seymour's. Has very low self esteem and near zero self-worth. Wears spiked heels, low cut dress. Very sweet and very vulnerable. Gum snapping, attractive but not well educated.
Strong acting/comedy singing, vocal range D5 down to G#3

Mr./Mrs. Mushnick
Baritone/Mezzo, age look 55-65, ethnicity any
He/She is their boss. A failure of an East side florist. His/her accent, if he/she has one is more that of a middle class New York than Eastern European. Must appear old enough to adopt Seymour as his/her son.
Strong character actor (some singing)

Orin (the Dentist)
Baritone, late 20s-early 40s. Ethnicity any
A tall dark handsome dentist with a black leather jacket and sadistic tendencies. He is not a leftover from the musical Grease, think instead of an egotistical pretty boy but thinking like an insurance salesman and talking like a radio announcer. Makes a couple of brief but high impact appearances. Must have a maniacal laugh.
Comic actor/singer vocal range G4 down to G2

Audrey II
The creature - played offstage by a series of four increasing puppets manipulated by one puppeteer. Must have stamina to operate large heavy puppet.

Voice of the Puppet
Male or female, must have strong voice.
Provided by an actor on an offstage microphone. Think of the voice as that of a street smart, funky, conniving villain lip-syncing to the movements of the puppet.

Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon
Mezzo sopranos playing look to late 20s. Ethnicity, African American preferred.
Three street smart urchins who function as participants in the action and a Greek chorus outside of it. They are 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. When they do, it's often with a secret smile that says, "We know something you don't know."
Strong harmony singing, with good movement skills to perform tightly controlled choreographed movement. Significant presence in the show with 5-6 songs, vocal range F5 down to Ab3.

Patrick Martin
A sleazy opportunist. Tries to talk Seymour into leaf cuttings of Audrey II.
Non-singing

Mr. Bernstein
An uptown big shot from NBC. Bernstein offers Seymour his own gardening show.
Non-singing

Mrs. Luce
The wife of the editor of Life Magazine
Non-singing

Ensemble
To appear in various scenes and numbers including Customer, radio announcer, Skip Snip, Wino #1