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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

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director)

Other Programming at the Arts Center...

Past GP Seasons....

2006-2007
How the Other Half Loves
The Fantasticks
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Into the Woods
The Road to Mecca

2005-2006
Cemetery Club
Little Shop of Horrors
No Sooner Won Than Wed
Laura
Quilters

2004-2005
1776
A Voice of My Own
The Pirates of Penzance
Run For Your Wife
Pippin

See a list of all previous shows!

November 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 2005

The Cast....

Todd D. Seely (Seymour) is returning to theater after a long hiatus and is very excited about it. Some of his more memorable roles in the past have been Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey, Lord Fancourt Babberly in Charley's Aunt, Paul Bratter in Barefoot in the Park and Luther Billis in South Pacific. Todd plays guitar and sings in three different bands in the area and works in the service department of a car dealership. He lives in Dover with his family.

Elizabeth Barry (Audrey) joins the cast of Little Shop in a role similar to her favorite role as Stella in Streetcar..., but this time she gets a song. Glad to be living on the Seacoast where there are so many opportunities to be involved in the arts, she has performed at Seacoast Repertory Theatre and Prescott Park since returning to the stage, and is thrilled to join the Garrison Players family.

Greg Bell (Mr. Mushnik) is happy to once again be in a Garrison Players production. Other GP roles include a pirate in Pirates of Penzance, Stephen Hopkins in 1776 and Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun and he'd like to think we're going to forget that he fell offstage during a performance of GP’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Thanks to his family and his left knee for their support.

Brian Lovejoy (Orin, et al) is a dad, husband and the director of Music at Chester Academy. He was most recently seen on stage as the Leading Player in Pippin, and in I Love You, You're Perfect. Now Change! at the Bell Center and as Thomas Jefferson in GP’s superb production of 1776. Brian has performed as Nicely, Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, Mr. MacAffee in Bye Bye Birdie and Lamar in Godspell at Hackmatack Playhouse. Other roles include Bert Barry in 42nd Street, Action in West Side Story and Stewpot in South Pacific at SRT, The Courier in 1776, Avhram, Isachaar and the Butler in GP’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Harold Hill The Music Man, Bob Cratchet/ Marley in Scrooge, The Musical with Northwood Theater Workshop, Drake in Honk! with the Bell Center Players and Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls at The Rochester Opera House. Thank you Leah, Taylor and Delaney for supporting my theater life.

Bob Boucher (Voice of Audrey 2) of Dover has been involved recently with a number of shows with the Lake Side Players of Strafford. He will be joining them next month with a twist on the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol...More or Less.... Bob has performed with NRFSTP, Arts Rochester, Rochester Opera House, Studio 109 and will be joining LSP in May for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. Bob would like to dedicate his performance(s) to the people that make his escape from reality possible: To his family - "The seeds of my happiness, the blooms of my soul, and the garden of my life." To his fellow thespians - "Thanks for the faith, fun, and camaraderie...it takes more than actors to act, friends to be friendly, and a script to share the vision of words, words, words..."

Carol Rodis (Chiffon) has been performing with GP since 1998, including serving on the board. Her favorite role to date is portraying Truvy in Steel Magnolias. A native of Lowell, MA she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Theater at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. Until recently, Carol was the lead singer for the local classic rock group The EZ Band and is also a member of the NH Country Music Association with several talent awards, including 1997 Female Entertainer of the Year New Country. Carol is also pursuing a career as an advocate for Domestic Violence. A Somersworth resident, Carol lives with her daughter Victoria and their three Maltese's Emily, Lizzie and Indy. She would like to dedicate her performance to her sister Linda Dooley who passed away on August 22, 2005.

Christine Major ( Ronnette), after taking a very long hiatus from the theatre, is thrilled to get back into the limelight with Little Shop - her first production with GP. Christine earned a theatre degree from Keene State College where she performed and worked on such plays as Eleemosynary, Romeo & Juliet, Hecuba and As You Like It. Other shows from her past include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Mousetrap, Grease, Brigadoon and Guys & Dolls. Christine would like to send her love to her hubbie Bill who remained patient and sane while taking care of their two young girls during Christine's hectic work and rehearsal schedule. She would also like to send out lots of love to her two girls - Avery and Lauren - for putting up with Mommy's crazy schedule. This performance is for you both. May you grace the stage with your budding talent one day soon!

Autumn Allen (Crystal) is happy to be back on stage with the Garrison Players (she was last seen as one of the 2 wives in GP's Run for Your Wife). Having grown up in Dover, it is truly a treat! When she is not with her children, Autumn can be seen directing children's theatre at Seacoast Rep, on stage with a number of local theatres or coordinating a fundraising event for a local non-profit. A huge thank you to her family, Mike, Aidan and Genevieve and also to you, the audience, for supporting the arts in your community. ENJOY!

Trevor Hess (Puppeteer/Customer) is in his second stage performance with GP, having appeared as a player in Pippin.

Melissa Dube (Puppeteer/Alice) is in her second show with Garrison Players. In her first performance with GP, which was also her first performance anywhere, she appeared as one of the band of players in Pippin. "Thanks to my family for putting up with my new hobby."