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| Presented on July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2004 at
the Guild Theatre. All shows begin at 7:30
PM. The production also plays on July 24, 2004 at
Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop,
West Virginia. (Please contact the camp for more information.)
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The Guild extends special thanks to Mrs. Alex Schoenbaum for her generous
sponsorship of this show!
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Overview
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Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of Seymour
Krelbourn, a meek florist who makes a Faustian pact with a tiny plant in
order to win the girl he loves. The mysterious Audrey II plant needs
blood to survive, however, and by the end of the show its bloodthirsty secret
threatens the entire planet.
Little Shop of Horrors opened at the Orpheum Theatre
in 1982 to critical acclaim and enjoyed a run of 2,209 performances. The
musical was captured in a 1986 film starring Rick Moranis as Seymour,
Steve Martin as Orin the dentist, and Ellen Greene in a recreation of her
Off-Broadway role as Audrey. The movie preserved most of the
production’s charm with its hip score and book. This affectionate spoof of
the 1950s science-fiction movies boasts a new success with its current Broadway
production at the Virginian Theatre.
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Characters
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Character |
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Description |
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Played By
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Seymour Krelbourn |
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A nerdish and lowly flower shop worker who discovers a strange new plant and has
a crush on his co-worker Audrey; |
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Brett Short |
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Audrey |
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A tacky bleached-blonde who wears lots of makeup and very
tight clothes. She has a self-destructive and violent relationship with
her boyfriend (Orin) and is the girl of Seymour’s dreams. |
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Erin Felton |
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Mr. Mushnik |
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The owner of the failing flower shop. |
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Rick Fleenor |
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Orin Scrivello |
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A nitrous oxide-sucking dentist with a sadistic streak. He also assumes
other roles in the production. |
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Horace Emery |
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Ronette
Crystal
Chiffon |
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Street urchins who serve as the Greek chorus. |
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Miriam Brooks
Cindy Moss
Amelia Legg |
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Singing Plant |
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An ill-tempered, Rhythm and Blues plant with a mysterious craving for fresh
blood. |
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Voice of Phil Washington |
Production
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Original Production: Music by Alan
Menken; Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman from the 1960 Roger Corman movie.
For the Guild: Directed by Nina Denton
Pasinetti; Musical Direction by Mary Ellen Logsdon.
Click here to view selected
production photos.
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