SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Little Shop of Horrors
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
March 26, 27, 28, & 31, 2004
April 1, 2, 3, 4, 2004
Production History In the early 1960s, Charles Griffith and Roger Corman had an idea to write and shoot a film on a decrepit theatre set that was about to be torn down. Two weeks after their idea was envisioned, they completed their movie and called it Little Shop of Horrors . In 1982, their screenplay was adapted into a musical theatre piece and performed in a tiny New York Off-Off Broadway theatre. It was such a success that it moved “up” to Off-Broadway and continued its run for five years. Then, in 1986, Hollywood stars (such as Steve Martin) joined the cast to create a second movie of Little Shop of Horrors , based on the musical. In the fall of 2003, the play was revived and opened on Broadway, where it is currently running. It's no wonder that Little Shop of Horrors has had a long and successful production history. This play has it all—melodrama, great music, comedy, horror, and themes of love, vulnerability, self-destruction and greed. In short, it is a fun and challenging theatrical piece to perform in any venue, including the Behrend Studio Theatre. |
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Production Artists & Staff Director, Musical Director, Pianist: Christine Mangone Scenic and Lighting Designer, Technical Director: T.J. Laffan Assistant to the Technical Director: Erin Mathes Special Assistant to the Technical Director: Random J.J. Laffan Stage Managers: Brad Fitch, Mathew Smith Vocal Consultant: John Champagne Assistant Rehearsal Pianists: John Champagne, Zach Stevenson Choreographer: Alexia Karimi Dance Consultant: Amanda Golia Costume Design: Christine Mangone, Cast, Erie Playhouse Plant Costumes: Conneaut High School, Conneaut, Ohio Sound Design: Steve O'Donnell Prop Masters: Christine Mangone, T.J. Laffan and Cast Sound Technician: Brad Fitch Lighting Technician: Mathew Smith Set Construction and Lighting Assistants: TH 189: Channa Geniviva, Raymond Givens, Daniel Midberry, Jeremy Napierkowski, Mathew Smith, Andrew Sobotka, Kimberly Bradick, Nicholas Goff, Jae Eun Lee, Erin Mathes, Jeremy Reel, Jennifer Shah Poster/Program Design: Wendy Kallgren The Cast : Tanaz Balaporia, Beth Bohun, Joe Calabrese, John Champagne, Denñys Franklin, Amanda Golia, Jenna Gregory, Francis Hayes-Lozada, Erin Linn, Tamarra McDowell, Steven O'Donnell, Clark Pease, Marvin Sanderson, Zach Stevenson The Band:
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Thank You from the Director To cast and crew members who helped out immensely with costumes, props, publicity, choreography, cleaning the theatre, and so on, and so on…Additional appreciation goes to John Champagne and Zach Stevenson for assisting the cast with vocals and playing the piano. Thank you, cast, for becoming an ensemble. To T.J. Laffan, Theatre 189 and all those who put in hours of overtime to complete the set. To Dan Barnard for his valuable help during auditions and particularly for his help in rehearsals with our group songs. To Gary Viebranz for advising the band. To Damon Kelliher for recording CDs for the cast. To Chris Rizzo and the Office of Student Affairs which made this production possible through generous funding. To the following organizations and people for their donations, time, and support of our project: The Matchbox Players Members, Wendy Kallgren, Norma Hartner, Brenda Bane, Stacey McCoy, Ed Blaguszewski, Loretta Brandon, John Fontechhio, Richard Davis at the Erie Playhouse, The School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Maintenance and Operations Staff, Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Company, Mrs. Manross, Minnesota Manross, The Chosen Mission, Dan Stasiewski, Lake Erie Dental, Marjorie Podolsky, Jim Carroll, Archie Loss, Cindy Laffan, The Stutenroth and Carpet Time of Carlisle, Froess Piano. . . and to all those who dropped off dead flowers!!! Pictures from the Production
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