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LOOKOUT!
SHING-A-LING!
WHAT A CREEPY THING TO BE HAPPENIN’!
Little Shop of Horrors, one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time (and a recent hit on Broadway), is coming to Hershey Area Playhouse this summer! Mark W. Arner will be directing this show, which is an affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi, Pulp-Fictionish “B” movies. Mark was last seen in the Playhouse’s production of Nuncrackers, but is no stranger to theatre. He has over 20 years experience in just about all aspects of theatrical production from performer, director, choreographer, writer and producer. He’s very excited to be heading this incredible production.
According to Mark Arner, “Little Shop is one of my favorites and the most fun a person can have in a musical out there. What other show can boast a cast of odd but lovable characters, with a sweet yet outlandish plot and has a rockin’ musical score? The composer and Lyricist were Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. That’s right, before Beauty had her Beast or Ariel learned to sing, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken created an Off-Broadway hit with Little Shop and made a star out of a man-eating plant named Audrey Two from another world.”
For anyone unfamiliar with the show, Audrey Two is anthropomorphic cross between a Venus Flytrap and an avocado. It has a huge nasty-looking pod, which gains a shark-like aspect when open and snapping at food. The creature is played by a series of four increasingly large puppets, manipulated by one Puppeteer. The first time we see The Plant, it is less than one foot tall. The last time we see it, it fills the stage. When asked about the challenges of the plant for the production Mark says, “ I can’t wait to have audiences just feet away from a large plant pod that keeps devouring its cast. We have a professional Puppet lined up and it looks great! This show is gonna be BIG!”
A down-and-out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!
Directed by Mark Arner
Produced by Susan Cort
July 10 - 13, 17 - 20, 2008
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A classic whodunit by the greatest crime writer of all time – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest-running play in British history. Murder and mystery ensue, but tradition asks that you don’t reveal the unexpected ending!
Hershey Area Playhouse will be holding auditions for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at the theatre on Sunday, August 17 at 7:00 pm, Monday, August 18 at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early to register. Click here for an audition form for Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
Directed by Brian Kreider
October 16 – 19, 23 – 26, 2008
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Hark! The herald angel sings: even the notorious Herdman kids can be redeemed through participating in a classic church Christmas pageant. Feel the meaning of the season and remember your childhood through this magical holiday tale.
Hershey Area Playhouse will be holding auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the theatre on Sunday, September 28 at 7:00 pm, Monday, September 29 at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early to register. Click here for an audition form for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Directed by Karen Dundore-Gulotta
Produced by Michele Robertson
December 4– 7, 11– 14, 2008
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