Chatham High School students performed Little Shop of Horrors in the High School’s auditorium March 15 - 17.
Little Shop of Horrors follows floral assistant Seymour Krelborn, who one day finds a "strange and interesting plant" which turns his whole life upside-down. While the plant, named Audrey 2, brings him and Mushnik’s Skid Row Florist unmatched success and acclaim, Audrey 2 has some evil tricks hiding up her green sleeves as the story unfolds. The show features music and lyrics from the writing team behind Disney's Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
The show was directed by Eddie Knight with music direction from Samantha McShane and Brandon Kulzer, featuring choreography by Jamie Faxon-Baksa. Costumes were designed by Stacy Hand and the set was designed by Bill Somer and constructed by Wayne Gearing. Puppets were designed by Sam Reilly and the technical director was Jenn Metrando. The show featured student actors Aidan Brennan, Alexis Reichardt, Brandon Gearing, Paxton Brownell, Clover Jones, Ava Ford, Brianna Reyome, Jenny Albrecht, Anna Butts, Maddie Metrando, Ariana Costa, Addie Searl, Alexis Nehmens, and Lily Strattman. The production received support from the CHS Theatre Production and Marketing class.
When asked about this year's show, Knight said, “Last year, audiences left the theater dancing and humming ABBA tunes after our production of Mamma Mia, and this year I guarantee audiences will leave being more than suspicious of their house plants’ intentions. I couldn't be more proud of all the hard work our students on stage and off have put into this show, and am eternally grateful to our wonderful production team!”
Students independently created and maintained two social media accounts to promote the show. They created a TikTok account @chsmusical and an Instagram account @chathammusical.
ABOUT THEATER PRODUCTION & MARKETING:
Theater Production & Marketing is a unique Chatham High School class that provides an overview of fundamental theater and marketing concepts and strategies relevant to the production of a theatrical performance. Topics include stage and lighting design and management, market research, advertising, public relations, and makeup and costume design. Students are immersed in applying learned concepts in projects and promotional activities that directly relate to productions in our district. This course fulfills either a music or business credit.
