Both McClure and Oscar are A+++ actors via Broadway’s Mrs. The discovery of Audrey II gives Mushnik a reason to keep plowing ahead. It’s his nerdy, goofy employee, Seymour (the perfectly cast Rob McClure) to the rescue when he reveals he has been tending to a new exotic plant, which he named Audrey II, in honor of Audrey (the tantalizing, sultry red-head Lena Hall) who works at the shop and with whom he’s secretly in love. Mushnik (the delightfully funny Brad Oscar) who desperately tries to keep his shop alive but is on the verge of firing his employees and closing. Welcome to Skid Row’s dying flower shop, owned by Mr. Lena Hall and Urchins Ari Groover, Tiffany Renee Thompson and Khadija Sankoh If you don’t know the genesis of Little Shop, read through to the end for the backstory. The brainchild of uber talents, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, it has had many iterations. It’s a bloody, bloody world out there especially evidenced at the Westside Theatre as cult classic pop-rock musical Little Shop of Horrors creeps and crawls through your bod with the spooky, deliciously brilliant new cast in this off-Broadway continuing saga that will run forever.

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Fuller Center expresses gratitude for area volunte.Teen anglers set sights on national bass tournamen.“Without them, I am helpless,” he said.įor more information about Little Shop of Horrors at Windham High School, call 207-893- 0909. “They are my amazing producers,” says Juergens. Juergens said he is also very grateful for Heather Platti, Jen Chasse, Mychelle Koutalakis and everyone else who helps put the show together. He enjoys watching the students grow into their parts and become a character. Tickets are $12 for children, students, and seniors, and $14 for adults.įor Juergens, he says his favorite part is watching everything come together. Little Shop of Horrors will be presented at the Windham Performing Arts Center on Nov. “For me,” says Koutalakis, “getting to develop Audrey’s character has been such an awesome experience, and I love getting to work with my peers every week to put together an amazing show.” Koutalakis says that this show has been very fun to work on because the horror-comedy aspect makes it so fun to play around with. I’m only onstage briefly during this song, but it is a fun scene to get to act in.” “All of the first act has built up to this one song, and our Audrey II sounds wonderful. “My favorite part is the song ‘Git It’,” says Koutalakis. The props look absolutely amazing, and our puppeteer really brings Audrey II to life.” “My favorite part of the show is the plant itself. “This year I also have the honor of being the assistant (student) producer of the show,” says Liam. Liam Yates is part of the cast and plays the voice of Audrey II - better known as The Plant. “My real job is to take all this creativity and inspiration and weave it all together.” “There are so many other pieces that others bring, costumes, set, lights, props, music, choreography, etc.,” he said. He said that directing a show means he’s responsible for the overall vision of the production, Juergens said. “There is a huge gratification gained from watching something you helped build be such a huge part of a show,” says Juergens, who has served as director for the past 14 years.

Before Juergens first started directing, he used to build sets and work backstage. The musical is led by director Rob Juergens who has been at the Windham Middle School for the past 20 years. The production is based on the hit Broadway musical and 1986 film “Little Shop of Horrors” and it is rather campy, a blend of gospel, rock, sci-fi, Greek tragedy, and 1950/1960s pop culture. It's about a plant nerd who finds a new species which starts fulfilling all his wants and desires, but with an unexpected twist for the end. High School will stage 'Little Shop of Horrors,' a musicalĪbout a new talking species of plant named 'Audrey II' andīased on the hit Broadway show and film. This November, they will be staging the musical, “Little Shop of Horrors.” But as time goes by and everyone is slowly adapting, so is the theater program. Since the pandemic, it has been difficult for the theater program at Windham High School to get its wheels rolling again. It struck workplaces, schools, shopping malls and the list goes on, but perhaps where it was most felt was in the theater industry. By Masha YurkevichCOVID hit us all a lot.

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