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Little Shop of Horrors
September 13 - October 6
Directed by
Trina Williamson

Picture 1950s on Skid Row. Seymour, a nerdy clerk in a plant store, loves co-worker Audrey, whose taste runs to tougher men - though she is flattered when Seymour names his new exotic plant Audrey II in her honor. But the plant has a mysterious craving for fresh blood and soon grows into an ill-tempered, rhythm-and-blues singing carnivore who offers fame and fortune in exchange for feeding of its growing appetite - finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!

CSTOCK regulars will recognize Josh Kluth as Seymour, the down-and-out floral assistant, with Kimberly Delmendo playing co-worker Audrey. Greg Hanenburg is seen in the role of store-owner Mr. Mushnik. Others in the cast include:

Directing her fifth production for CSTOCK is Trina Williamson. Music Director and keyboardist Bob Olcott will lead the ensemble orchestra of Jim Garcelon, Mark Jackson, and Pat English. Choreographer is Diana Lau. The set was designed by Larry Adams and Jerry Vogt and lights designed by Trevor Iwaszuk. Margie Kluth and Kathy Kershaw coordinated costumes, and Paul Adkins and Bob Olcott provided props. Stage manager is Andrea Gonzales.

Little Shop of Horrors started as a low-budget horror film, released in 1960. The script was written by Roger Corman and Charles Griffith in ten days in various coffee houses around Hollywood; working fast with very little money, they shot the film in two days and a night. After it was released, Little Shop of Horrors became a cult classic and a popular midnight movie. The musical version was staged in 1982 at an off-off-Broadway theatre in New York and quickly sold out because of word of mouth. In 1983 it won the New York Drama Critics Best Musical Award (winning over the recent Broadway hit, Cats). A second movie version of the musical was released in 1986 with Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, and Ellen Greene and has also gained a cult following in the tradition of the original 1960 classic.

This production opens September 13 and runs through October 6 with Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday performances at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 11 and under, and are available at the Kitsap Mall Customer Service Booth. All performances are at the CSTOCK theatre in the Silverdale Community Center at 9729 Silverdale Way. Theatre Information Line is 360-692-9940.

The complete cast list is as follows:

Seymour Krelborn - Josh Kluth
Audrey - Kimberly Delmendo
Mr. Mushnik - Greg Hanenburg
Crystal - Anna Chollar
Ronnette - Missi Patti
Chiffon - Diana Arper
Audrey II operator - Chris Borer
Audrey II voice - Mark Jackson
Orin Scrivello, DDS - Matt Mitchell
Mr. Bernstein - Dan Engelhard
Mrs. Luce - Carol Chollar
Skip Snip - Bob Forman
Patrick Martin - Charles Platten

Chorus:
Brandon Myers
Vanessa Russo
Matt Borer
Zach Parker
Erin Abbott
Kate O'Hearn
Andrew Engelhard
Jerry Vogt
Lorraine Lau
Nicole Parker