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Little Shop of Horrors
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Show Dates: April 9-12, 13-19 at 7:30 P.M.
Matinees: April 13th at 2:30 P.M.
Crystal Kristin Hopkins
Ronnette Bridget Knapik
Chiffon Shelli Brown
Mushnik Jim Taylor
Audrey Kristen Woods
Seymour Richard Davis
Voice of Audrey II/Wino #1 Lance Pruitt
Skip Snip/Bernstein/Martin/Wino #2 John Tourtellotte
Orin Scrivello/Wino #3 Robert McLeroy
Bag Lady/Interviewer/Customer/Mrs. Luce Courtney Labosky
Puppeteer Payne Hopton-Jones
Musical Numbers
Act I
Prologue/Little Shop of Horrors ....................................Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette
Skid Row (Downtown) ...........................................................................Company
Da-Doo ..........................................................Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette
Grow for Me ...........................................................................................Seymour
Ya Never Know ...............................Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette, Seymour, Mushnik
Somewhere That's Green ..........................................................................Audrey
Closed for Renovation .................................................Seymour, Audrey, Mushnik
Dentist! ..................................................................Orin, Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette
Mushnik & Son .........................................................................Mushnik, Seymour
Feed Me (Git It) .............................Audrey II, Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette
Now (It's Just the Gas) ....................................................................Orin, Seymour
Act I Finale ......................................................Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette, Audrey II
Act II
Call Back in the Morning .............................................................Seymour, Audrey
Suddenly, Seymour .......................................................................Seymour, Audrey
Suppertime ......................................................Audrey II, Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette
The Meek Shall Inherit .....................Seymour,Chiffon, Crystal, Ronnette, Company
Sominex/Suppertime II ............................................................... Audrey, Audrey II
Somewhere That's Green (Reprise) ..............................................................Audrey
Finale/Don't Feed the Plants .....................................................................Company
Artistic Staff
Director: Dan LaRocque
Musical Director: Joseph Bates
Choreographer: Adrienne Wilson
Dialect Coach: Daydrie Hague
Scene Designer: Megan Baptiste-Field
Costume Designer: Tracy Oleinick
Lighting Designer: Travis McHale
Sound Designer and Sound Engineer: Stewart Ives
Technical Director: Adriane Bennett
Production Manager: Robin Jaffe
Orchestra
Piano: Adrienne Wilson
Drums:
Synthesizer: Joseph Bates
Production Staff
Stage Manager: Monica Bland
Assistant Stage Manager: Fred T. Paul
Computer Projection Operator/SFX: Sean Cox*
Flyman: Ashley Priselac
Master Electrician: Katie Shade
Light Board Operator: Brennan Lee
Followspot Operators: Rachel Stewart and Shannon Dunlap
Sound Board Operator: Stewart Ives
Assistant Sound Technician: Will Pitzer
Properties Master: Vic Bayens*
Assistant Properties Master: Drew Holden
Properties Running Crew: Ashlie Lauderdale
Assistant to the Scenic Designer: Jessica Brewer
Deck Crew Chief: Carrie Crawford
Set Crew: Cornelius Benson, Marcus Clement, Kayla Ismand, Molly McCown, Whitney Tapp, Christopher Williamson
Wardrobe/Make-up Supervisors: Danielle Griffith*
Costume Run Crew: Liz Ard, Cat Black, Mallory Hammond, Carley Hubbard, Becky Sheehan, Emily Stephens, Kylee Wofford
Scenic Studio
Scenic Studio Foreman: Vic Bayens*
Scenic Studio Assistants: Sean Cox*, Carrie Crawford, Drew Holden
Scenic Studio: Chris Baldwin, Cornelius Benson, Marcus Clement, Nicole Coleman, Richard Davis, Barbara Hall, Kristen Hopkins, Kayla Ismand, Stewart Ives, Allyson Kron, Ashlie Lauderdale, Brennan Lee, Jeffery Loddo, Molly McCown, Kris McInnis, Amy Moon, Leigh Parker, Lance Pruitt, Alex Randall, Becky Reed, Heather Rule, Lauren Smith, Courtney Spivey, Whitney Tapp, Jim Taylor, Jamie Yates
Costume Studio
Costume Shop Manager: Kate Welsh
Costume Studio Assistants: Danielle Griffith* and Rebecca Holt
Costume Studio: Liz Ard, Chris Baldwin, Cat Black, Carrie Crawford, Antonio Fortson, Katie George, Kat Grilli, Mallory Hammond, Rebecca Holt, Carley Hubbard, Bridget Knapik, Courtney Labosky, Lauren O’Neal, Krissy Parrish, Jon Mark Ponder*, Mallory Porter, Dawn Reese, Becky Sheehan, Emily Stephens, John Tourtellotte, Briana Windham, Kylee Wofford, Kristen Woods, LaShawn Wright
*indicates member of Alpha Psi Omega
Biographies:
Monica Bland (Stage Manager) is a sophomore Stage Management major. Little Shop of Horrors is her first Mainstage production as Production Stage Manager.
Jessica Brewer (Assistant to the Scenic Designer) is a sophomore Design/Tech theatre major here at Auburn University. Little Shop of Horrors is her first show as an Assistant Designer.
Shelli Brown (Chiffon) is a freshman Psychology major who hopes to one day work as a child psychiatrist. Little Shop of Horrors marks her first performance at Auburn University Theatre.
Sean Cox (Projections/SFX) is a senior B.F.A Stage Manager in his final semester at Auburn. Credits include Deadwood Dick, A Flea in Her Ear, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Defying Gravity.
Carrie Crawford (Stage Crew Chief) will graduate with a B.F.A in Theatre Production/Management and will go on for further study of Technical Direction at the graduate level.
Richard Davis (Seymour) is a sophomore at Auburn University majoring in Music Theatre and Microbiology. He wishes to thank his parents and the directors for their support and instruction.
Danielle Griffith (Wardrobe Mistress) will graduate with a B.F.A in Costume Design this semester. She completed a professional internship at Colorado Shakespeare Festival as Wardrobe Master last summer.
Drew Holden (Assistant Properties Master) is a junior in the B.F.A Design/Technology program who is also working on a minor in dance.
Kristin Hopkins (Crystal) is a music theatre major in her fifth Mainstage production at Auburn. Recent credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Deadwood Dick, and A Flea in Her Ear.
Payne Hopton-Jones (Puppeteer) is a junior theatre major at Auburn and Little Shop of Horrors marks his fourth production of the season. He would like to thank his family, friends, and faculty for their support.
Stewart Ives (Sound Designer) is a sophomore from Opelika majoring in Design/Technical theatre. Little Shop of Horrors is his first sound design at Auburn University.
Bridget Knapik (Ronnette) is a freshman Music Theatre major from Fayetteville, Georgia. She was last seen on piano and lead vocals in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Courtney Labosky (Mrs. Luce/Ensemble) is a Music Theatre major making her first appearance in an A.U. Theatre Mainstage production. She would like to thank her parents for the opportunities they have blessed her with, and this department for the chance to perform on the Mainstage.
Robert McLeroy (Orin Scrivello) is a senior from Columbiana, Alabama majoring in Radio/Television/Film. He most recently appeared in A.U. Theatre's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Fred T. Paul (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman theatre major from Montgomery interested in Stage Management. Fred attends St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church where he is one of two "church mice" living there.
Ashley Priselac (Flyman) is a sophomore Design/Technology Theatre major from Pittsburgh. She's proud to be part of the crew for this amazing production.
Lance Pruitt (Voice of Audrey II/Ensemble) is a junior theatre major interested in acting and directing. Little Shop of Horrors is his third Mainstage performance at Auburn University. He also performed in A Flea in Her Ear and Metamorphoses.
Katie Shade (Master Electrician) is a junior from St.Cloud, Florida and is currently pursuing her B.F.A in Theatre Management.
Jim Taylor (Mr. Mushnik) is a sophomore theatre major. Recent credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream and Deadwood Dick.
John Tourtellotte (Bernstein/Skip Snip/Mr.Martin/Ensemble) is a freshman Music Theatre major here at Auburn. He is proud to perform in his second Auburn Mainstage show with a fantastic cast and crew.
Kristen Woods (Audrey) is a sophomore majoring in Music Theatre and is thrilled to be a part of this production. Little Shop of Horrors is her seventh Mainstage production with Auburn University Theatre.
Administrative Staff
Department Chair: Dan LaRocque
Marketing Director: Linda Wallner Bell
Office Administrator: Zandra Davis
Ticket Office Manager: Marjorie Teeter
House Manager: LaShawn Wright
Ticket Office Crew: Darci Leigh Dickey, Trent Kinnucan, Lindsey Martin, Jon Mark Ponder*
Special Thanks:
Puppets designed and built by McAvene Designs
George W. Hardy Jr. M.D. Alexander City, Alabama
Kelly Walker
Dr. Crawford Tatum, D.D.S. for loan of the dentist chair
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Acknowledgements:
Mission of the Department of Theatre
In the best tradition of a land -grant University, our department complements Auburn University's emphasis on broad-based education with a rigorous program of practical training. The department's program is exclusively undergraduate with immediate opportunities for hands-on experience in performance, stage management, design and technical production. Auburn University Department of Theatre is a laboratory in which our undergraduates are allowed to experience multiple aspects of the collaborative process of production, to succeed or to fail artistically in an atmosphere that places a premium on process and practicality.
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