<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-aju" style="display:flex;float:none;height:80px;padding:0px 16px;min-width:40px;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-aCi" style=""><img src="cid:ii_lkz72s7g2" alt="image.png" width="187" height="111" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1483px;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:20px 0px 0px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;display:block"></table></div><div class="gmail-" style=""><div id="gmail-:186" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:16w" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr" style=""><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style=""><font size="4">Don't miss out, and don't feed the plant!  </font></b></p><div style="font-size:small;text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_lkz71p1o0" alt="image.png" width="360" height="297" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </b></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">Book and Lyrics by </span></b><span style="font-size:16pt">Howard Ashman | <b>Music by</b> Alan Menken</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:5.5pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;background:rgb(64,49,82);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:white">Auditions</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;color:white">: August 14 and 16 at 6:30pm</span><b><span style="font-size:22pt"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:6.5pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Audition/Callback Location:  <b><i>Clifton Park Senior Center within the Commons Park</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:6.5pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt">Director- <b>Michael Gatzendorfer</b>; Producer- <b>Sean Carter</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt">Music Director- <b>Maria Elmer</b>; Choreographer- <b>Caley Alyce Lacey</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:5.5pt"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt">Performance Dates: <b>October 20-22 & 26-29, 2023 </b>(Edison Club)</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;text-align:center;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:8pt"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Preparation:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please prepare 16 to 32 bars and</span></i><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">bring sheet music in the correct key, accompanist provided. Prepare a contrasting song; up-tempo rock and <u>be prepared to read a monologue</u>. Music should be in the style of the show, no recorded music or</span></i><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">a-capella singing. All performers must be able to move/dance well.</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:13pt">**Rehearsals will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm, and on some Sunday afternoons 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Full rehearsals are to start on September 6^th.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Synopsis:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">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!</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a name="m_-8849869911425960757_Jean_Valjean"><b><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span></b></a></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt">Character Descriptions:</span></u></b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:8pt;color:black"> </span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Seymour Krelborn</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">An insecure, put-upon florist's clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Male | Age: 25 to 35</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Audrey</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour's life. She has poor self-worth and education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Female | Age: 25 to 35</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black"> </span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Mr. or Mrs. Mushnik</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour's nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Male or Female | Age: 50 to 75</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Orin Scrivello</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Male | Age: 30 to 40</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">The Plant (Audrey II)</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Puppet. An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado, the plant has an appetite for human flesh that is appeased by Seymour. Puppeteer doubles as other sizes of the plant.</span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Voice of the Plant</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">An actor/vocalist located offstage. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart 'villain.' A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Male | Age: 20 to 50</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Crystal</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Female | Age: 20 to 35</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Ronnette</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Female | Age: 20 to 35</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Chiffon</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></i></b></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black">Gender: Female | Age: 20 to 35</span><span style="font-size:13pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Audition Monologues (</span></u></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(112,48,160);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Pick One</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:13pt;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">):</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt">Audrey: </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt">What Seymour’s trying to say, Mr. Mushnik, is . . . Well, we’ve talked about it and we both agree . . . Seymour, why don’t you run in back and bring out that strange and interesting new plant you’ve been working on?  You see, Mr. Mushnik, some of those exotic plants Seymour has been tinkering around with are really unusual and we were both thinking that maybe some of his strange and interesting plants – prominently displayed and advertised – would attract business.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt">Audrey:</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt">It's just a daydream of mine. A little development I dream of. Just off the Interstate. Nothing fancy like Levittown. Just a little street in a little suburb, far far from Urban Skid Row. The sweetest, greenest place- where everybody has the same little lawn out front and the same little flagstone patio out back. And all the houses are so neat and pretty... 'Cause they all look just alike. Oh, I dream about it all the time. Just me. And the toaster. And a sweet little guy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt">Seymour:</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt">You remember that total eclipse of the sun a couple of weeks ago?  I was walking in the wholesale flower district that day.  And I passed by this place where this old Chinese man- he sometimes sells me weird and exotic cuttings- ‘cause he knows, you see – strange plants are my hobby!  He didn’t have anything unusual there that day and I was about to – you know – walk on by. When suddenly and without warning, there was this total eclipse of the sun!  It got very dark.  And then I heard a strange humming sound, like something from another world. And when the light came back, this weird plant was just sitting there.  Just stuck in, you know, among the zinnias?  I coulda sworn it hadn’t been there before.  But the old Chinese man sold it to me anyway.  For a dollar ninety-five.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13pt">Orin, the Dentist:</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt">I’m not here to shop, I’m here to . . . Hey.  This must be that plant they’re talkin’ about on the news.  Whatdya call it?  An Audrey Two?  Cute name. Catchy.  Nice plant. Big. I hear it’s some kind of new species or something.  I’ll tell you something, guy.  You say you raised this thing, right? If I were you I sure <as hell> wouldn’t keep it under a barrel down in a Skid Row dump like this.  This avocado here could be your ticket to the stars.  You could take it to any florist shop in town and name your price.  Hell, somebody’d make you a <damn> partner to get their hands on this.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt">For additional information, please contact the director <b>Michael Gatzendorfer</b> at </span><span style="font-size:13pt"><a href="mailto:gatzendorfer@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue">gatzendorfer@gmail.com</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>