High school of horrors

Cast announced for upcoming musical

photo credit: Reygan Brunk

Stage leaders\\ Roles for the upcoming Little Shop of Horrors were announced Oct. 8. Sophomore Jamie Gammon is Audrey and senior Kendall Bruner is Audrey II. The play will premiere in January.

writer: Avery Platt, journalism student

Little shop, little shoppa horrors. Bop sh-bop, you’ll never stop the terror. Little shop, little shoppa horrors. No, oh, oh, no, oh, oh, no, oh, oh, no! This is a theme song people have been bopping to since 1986 and it will soon be ringing in the ears of students.

Choir director Ashley Dame and theatre director Andrea Farnham, are putting on Little Shop of Horrors, the musical.

The characters in the musical have been cast and finalized. It may just be a school musical but standards and expectations are still high.

“There is dancing, singing, and acting components in a multi-step process,” Mrs. Dame said. “It is a major time commitment and not to be taken lightly.”

The students who made it into the musical had to go through a mandatory audition process Oct. 8 before they were cast.

“Students performed in front of a panel of judges to showcase the best of their performance range.” Mrs. Dame said. “They auditioned for multiple parts and the panel put together the best ensemble based on characters and performer interaction.”

Students in the musical have an opportunity to build on their talents.

“It is a wonderful way to improve performance skills. Everyone who performs gains confidence and has a wonderful time collaborating,” Mrs. Dame said.

The musical is January in the auditorium.

Following is the cast that will bring the haunting musical to the stage:

Seymour – Elbert Haney

Audrey – Jamie Gammon

Audrey 2 – Kendall Bruner

Crystal – Macy Herrera

Ronette – Jocelin Wesley

Chiffon – Emilie Johns

Doo Whop 1 – Delaney Crane

Doo Whop 2 – Iris Kurz

Doo Whop 3 – Cecil Pulley

Muchnik – Emerson Rinewalt

Orin – Mavric Herrera

Bernstein – Connor Reid

Skip Snip – Ily Crawford

Mrs. Luce – Brianna Kincaid

Customer – Ashley Goss

Interviewer – Stirling Shackelford

Wino 1 – Connor Reid

Wino 2 – Jude Clements

Wino 3 – Adam Orr

Wino 4 – Michael Vana

The Voice – Saverio Cimino

Old Chinese Man – Saverio Cimino

Mr. Martian – Adam Orr

Agent – Marla Antonette Niego

Skid Row People – Maddy Geller, Ily Crawford , Madison Hernandez, Shaylee Richardson, Rachel Bickers, Tyler Seymour, Kaylen Younger