Monday 21st May 2018 @ 3.20pm in A20
Character Descriptions
The following character descriptions are designed to help those who are auditioning. At this point we would intend to double cast female parts to give more girls a chance, given the lack of female roles (a problem with most musicals!)
Seymour – Mid twenties and perhaps balding a little. Our insecure, naïve, put-upon, florist’s clerk hero. Above all, he’s a sweet and well meaning little man. He is not a silly, prat falling nerd.
Audrey – The bleached blonde secret love of Seymour’s life. If you took 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,
Mr. Mushnik – Their boss. A failure of an East Side florist. His accent is more 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 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. Think of the voice as that of a street smart, funky, conniving villain.
Crystral, Ronette 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 cast who really know what’s going on. They occasionally sing directly to the audience. Harmonies are a must!
Minor parts – Customer, Radio Announcer, Mr. Bernstein, Mrs. Luce, Skip Snip, Patrick Martin, Wino #1, Wino #2, Old Chinese Man, Dream Seymour Jr, Dream Audrey Jr
