Little Shop of Horrors

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR: Little Shop of Horrors has a long and storied tradition. My introduction to it was with the 1986 Frank Oz film starring Rick Moranis, and at twelve years old I was blown away by the music, acting and special effects. It wasn’t until much later that I appreciated the deeper themes and allusions to the Faust story and B-movie tropes of the 1950’s and 60’s. For this production, we’ve steered towards the depiction of the artist and his art carelessly eaten up by unfeeling mass-media corperations for the sake of making money. As such we’ve softened some of the campier aspects in favor of sincerity. “Little Shop” is a deceptively complex show to put together, and the students have worked tremendously to pull it off -- often putting in 14 hour days balancing school work, sports and other extra-curricular activities. I am proud of each and every one of them.

Performed: March 18-20, 2022

Cast

Seymour

Dylan Tallardy '25

Audrey

Lila Pinto '24

Mushnik

Max Palmer '22

Chiffon (Waif)

Wren Tetlow '22

Ronnette (Waif)

Kendyll Gaccione '23

Crystal (Waif)

Amy White '25

Candy (Waif)

Candence O’Neil '24

Cynthia (Waif)

Aislinn Victoria '22

Voice of Audrey II

Nina M '22

Puppeteer of small/med Audrey II

Jessica Paterno '22

Puppeteer of large Audrey II

Roan Doyle '25

Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.

Dominick Lombard '23

Bernstein, Snip, Luce, Wink, Martin

Brandon Tallardy '22

Denizen

Alaina Tripp '24

Understudying Seymour and Voice of Audrey II

Wren Tetlow '22

Understudying Audrey

Aislinn Victoria '22

Understudying Voice of Audrey II

Kendyll Gaccione '23

Crew

Costume Manager

Marianne Mirando

Costume Construction

Susan Ljunberg

Set Construction Manager

Daniel McKenna

Set Preperation Manager

Rex Eberly

Property Contruction

Nancy Chambers

House Manager

Melissa Tallardy

Set Decoration Managers

John Tedeschi and Christopher Kelley

Stage Managers

Marissa Stone '22, Brandon Tallardy '22, and Alaina Tripp '24

Lighting Design Assistants

Brandon Tallardy '22 and Wren Tetlow '22

Spotlight Operators

Cassidy Araujo '22 and Courtney Davis '22

Poster designed by

Kevin Saila '22

Assistant Director (Dentist Scenes)

Brandon Tallardy '22

Assistant Director ("Mushnick and Son")

Aislinn Voctoria '22

Choreographer ("Sid Row")

Kelsey Gabriele '23

Music direction and sound by

Sarah Ferry

Directed by

Ryan D. Zemanek, M.Ed.

Set Construction

Autumn Brooks, Markus Chim, Nick Fiore, Gary Flynn, Joe Gervasini, Joel Henry, Bryce Holden, Kyle Morrison, Mike Carreiro, Connor Cioffi, Donte DeCaro, Giovanni Gencarelli, Anthony Gioia, Marus Haik, Mason Heald, Jack Morrone, Mike Nenna, Xavier Webster, Alexi Bier, Braydon Chiaradio, Cameron Hanf, Brent Killam, Liam Lagana, Chris Larsh, Luke Marley, Drew Mason, JP Smith, Dante Wilk, Ethan Wisehart

Set Preparation

Andrew Jacobson, Anthony Manfred, Brandon Roberts, Chase Morrone, Colin Lacas, Liam Kolb, Mathew McCann, Noah Burdick, Quentin Roberts, Noah Roberts, Terrell Hill, Travis Costa, AJ Platt, Benjamin Smestad, Caleb Robin, Dante DeCaro, Jack McGovern, Jaden Gingerella, Joselyn Rivera, Jovany Santos, Keith Charles Jr., Liam Langana, Nina M, Healy Owen, Trever Lytle, Tyler Pearce, Wyatt Burns

Set Decoration

Kevin Saila, Megan Huckle, Mia Brough, Brandon Tallardy, Courtney Davis, Paige Allen, Jessica Paterno, Justin Chen, Wren Tetlow

Hair and Makeup

Emily Morgan, Chelyanni Winston, Xochilth Garcia Breonna, Lastest-Browm, Kieleigh Towne, Julia Gencarelli, Vanessa Giorno, Tressa Eldridge, Olivia Page, Jasmin Curran

Special Thanks To

The Colonial Theater

Westerly Schools Administration and Staff

Westerly High School Administration and Staff

Tom Albamonti

and especially

The parents and families of all of the cast and crew!

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Book and Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN

Music by ALAN MENKEN

Based on the film by Roger Corman,

Screenplay by Charles Griffith

Orignially Produced by the WPA Theatre

(Kyle Renick, Producing Director)

Originally Produced at the Orphen Theatre,

New York City by the WPA Theatre,

David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Shubert Organization

Vocal arrangements by ROBERT BILLIG

Orchestrations by ROBBY MERKIN

Puppets Designed by MARTIN P. ROBINSON

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