PORT ANGELES — Tickets are available for the Port Angeles High School Drama Club’s November production of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is in rehearsal now.
All performances take place in the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
Evening performances will be Nov. 9-10 and Nov. 16-17, all at 7. Matinee performances will be Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, both at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $8 for students with an Associated Student Body card.
Advance tickets can be purchased in advance at Port Book and News and Odyssey Book Store. Tickets also will be available at the door.
“The kids are ready for this — they are so excited,” said Kelly Lovall, director and English teacher. “We’ll have live musicians in the show, like a rock band. It’s a real celebration of rocking music, and it will be a blast.”
Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.
The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film, “The Little Shop of Horrors.”
The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, “Skid Row (Downtown),” “Somewhere That’s Green,” and “Suddenly, Seymour.”
“Seymour is a naïve guy, wanting to impress people,” said Ethan Cameron, who plays the main character, Seymour Krelborn.
“Sometimes under those circumstances, people don’t make the best choices. That’s where the story unfolds.”
The plant, which increases in size during the performance, was rented from a shop in California and consists of four puppets. The production is comprised of 19 actors and chorus members, and 30 stage crew members, all PAHS students.
“We haven’t done a musical production at Port Angeles High School since Fiddler on the Roof 13 years ago,” said Lovall.
“They are a lot of work, but we have extraordinary people involved in this production.”
Jolene Gailey, choir director, will furnish musical direction; Shawne Johnson is set designer; and Patric McInnes will provide technical direction, to name a few. All three are PAHS instructors.
A trio of Doo-wap girls do most of the dancing in the production. Dance experience among the cast members is sporadic.
“Not a problem,” said Anna Pederson, choreographer. “
I love working with non-dancers and people of all ages.”
Pedersen is on loan from Ballet Workshop and GhostLight Production.
For more information, contact Patsene Dashiell, communications and community relations coordinator, at 360-565-3703 or pdashiell@portangeles schools.org.
