Monday, April 8, 2013

Cuttings from the Little Shop

Greetings from The Little Shop of Horrors! (Or the Copeland Donahue Theater, as it's more commonly known.) We've been having a great time putting this wicked little show together! Here's a sneek preview of what we've been up to these past few weeks.
Closed for Renovation: The Little Shop is not quite finished, but we've gotten a lot done already!

The Process Begins: It all starts with music rehearsals in Lower Jackson with Dr. Gilbert. Here the cast is working on "Skid Row" - the first big number in the show.

Meanwhile, in the Copeland Donahue, Tech gets to work creating Skid Row and the Little Shop itself.
Storm goes out on a limb to finish outlining the brick walls (photo by Nina Gilbert)
Brooklyn adds grungy detail to the set. The texture was created using sponges, chalk, and actual dirt. 
Brooklyn shows newcomers Bailey and Jordan how to use the drill while building a window frame. 
Even a Skid Row florist requires a lot of flowers. This is a quarter of what will be in the show!
And a Little Shop of Horrors, of course, requires a man-eating plant! Storm and Amelia quickly got to work creating designs for our Audrey Two - which is currently being built by our Tech team.
Amelia's Punk Plant
Storm's concept, including mechanisms for working the puppet.  
Without the additional rehearsal space of Mudd, we often have to function around each other. Here the tech team gets on with things as Kerri Fenton teaches the cast the choreography for "Skid Row"

Here's a glimpse of the cast on the first day of choreography rehearsal. We've double cast the trio (so much talent!) whom we've dubbed "The Pods" and "The Tendrils." In this clip, "The Pods" are in front, with "The Tendrils" working behind them. You'll notice the ensemble at the back is having a great time learning the number along with the girls. 

In case the video isn't working - here's the link! http://youtu.be/G0HyRE49ikI
Twoey (as Audrey II is affectionately known) and I are looking forward to seeing you in the Shop!
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

SEYMOUR               AUDREY                 ORIN               MUSHNIK              AUDREY 2
Landen Taflinger        Vicky Alejandro       Jack Gilliat        Lauren Herndon        Tim Scola


The Trio has been double cast and will perform on separate evenings:

THE PODS                                               THE TENDRILS
Thursday 5/2, Friday 5/3 & Friday 5/10          Saturday 5/4 & Saturday 5/11

RONETTE – Kaitlynn Eyvazzadeh                RONETTE – Michelle Huber
CRYSTAL – Melissa Wellman                     CRYSTAL – Jessica Burns
CHIFFON – Karina Martin                         CHIFFON – Christie Chang


BERNSTEIN/Ensemble/Mushnik understudy (Friday 5/10) – Daniel Heidari

MRS. LUCE/Ensemble – Rena Patel

SKIP SNIP/Ensemble – Annie Childress

ENSEMBLE: Jeanette Lund - Bailey Scherer - Jordan Street

AUDREY 2 PUPPETEER - Skyler Marquez
               
STAGE MANAGER: Michelle Noyes

TECH CREW: Storm Sprague, Brooklynn Flynn, Skyler Marquez, Alessandra Rigo, Amelia Barbee


All shows begin at 7:30 in the Copeland Donahue Theater. Please reserve your tickets ASAP - seating is tight on this one and you don't want to miss it!

To make your reservations, please send your name, the night you would like to attend and the number of tickets you require to ticketbooth@webb.org