little shop of horrors audition

[sequin pillow]

There is an audition for lsoh coming up in a local community theatre... i want to be in this production very much, and i (a female) kinda wants to audition for seymour ?? i have always supported females trying out for male roles, but i live in a fairly conservative area. how do directors usually feel about females auditioning for male parts? should i just audition for audrey or one of the street urchins instead? thanks!

[dramamama611]

That's going to vary from director to director.  And, sadly, it's not only up to them.  If they don't have permission to change the sex of a character, they cannot do so. (Legally.)

Also: if you are "right" for Seymour, you wouldn't be right for Audrey.  So you need to consider that.

Do you HAVE to audition for a specific role?   (In my region, NO ONE makes you do that....even myself as a director....I want to see where I can use you - not where you want to be. )

 

Lastly: prepare a traditional audition, but also have something prepared for Seymour.   At the END of your traditional audition, ASK if they'd be open to you giving it a shot.

[sequin pillow]

i don't really know what the audition will be like, because I have only done theatre through school (this will hopefully be my first community play) and i am a senior, so... 

there are very few opportunities for theatre where i live, so honestly, i will be happy with whatever i get

but yeah, thank you for the advice!

[Nathan_Halpert]

It really depends on the director. They might be cool with it, but the girl ( or guy ) playing Audrey has to be ALL for it too. Becuase there is a big kiss and they might not feel comfortable. Also, I think that the Urchins are way more fun then Seamore and Audrey. I was in little Shop this year and auditioned for Orin and got it. But when we did it, Audrey 2 was a girl and she was amazing.

Good Luck