The little school of horrors

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The Grades 7 to 12 students from Collège Churchill High School are collaborating on what will be an amazing, upcoming drama production.

Mme. Figueroa gives us a taste of the action:

“Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman,” she writes.

“The story takes us to downtown Skid Row and Mushnik’s Flower Shop. We follow Seymour Krelborn, a sweet and insecure floral shop assistant, who is secretly in love with his co-worker Audrey. Audrey, however, is too busy with her dentist boyfriend who tosses her around as he pleases. Suddenly, Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant that he names Audrey II. At first, this plant seems to be exactly what the business needed. Customers are flocking from all over, troubles are disappearing and Seymour is getting noticed. We soon find out that plant food and mineral supplements won’t be enough for Audrey II… the plant is thirsty for blood!

“Will Seymour give into the plant’s demands or will he try to fight it?”

Collège Churchill High School will present the macabre musical from April 30 to May 2 in the school’s Senior Gym.

Performances will run nightly at 7 p.m., with doors open to patrons at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the cast and crew of the show for $15 (reserved seating) or $10 for general admission. Email Mme. Figueroa at hfigueroa@wsd1.org for tickets or if you have questions.

(Warning: Mature language and content.)

The cast of the show is as follows:
Mesgna Mesgna as Seymour Krelborn; Kallie Strong/Amelia Carlson as Audrey; Owen Swartz as Orin Scrivello; Vera Klueckmann as Mrs. Mushnik; Kelly Hems as the voice of Audrey II (The Plant)and Bronwyn Smyth, Maya Colorado, Heather Norris and Kallie Strong/Amelia Carlson as street urchins.

Students have been working hard, practising for two to four hours each rehearsal, after school twice a week and even on Saturdays and Sundays.

All the best with the production, folks!

Dan Sylvestre is a teacher at Collège Churchill High School and a community correspondent for Fort Rouge.