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The Arrival of Audrey II

He’s arrived! Audrey II is here, ready to take over the world, starting with the Dighton High Theatre! As I explained in a previous post, the rental for the set of Audrey II puppets can cost anywhere between $1,500 and $5,000. Add in the mileage cost, approximately fifty cents a mile, from places like California, Minnesota, and New York, and you are looking at an impossible for a small, high school theatre.

Enter Depot Theater Company in Dodge City, Kansas. Several years ago, they performed Little Shop of Horrors and created the four puppets that make up the Audrey II set. After renting them out a couple of times, the Audrey II set found a home in a storage unit in Dodge City. When Mr. Johnson called the theatre, they were thrilled to hear Audrey II would again see a stage! The Dighton High Theatre department purchased all four Audrey II puppets for a mere $100.

After our show in November, we will be making Audrey II available for rental. If you know of a school interested in performing Little Shop of Horrors, have them contact Dighton High School and ask for Mrs. Wyatt or Mr. Johnson. We look forward to making the dreams of another small theatre come true!

A big thanks to the Depot Theatre Company for their support of Dighton High School! We could not perform Little Shop of Horrors without you! Another big thanks to Mr. Johnson, Mr. Colson, and the boys for picking up Audrey II in Dodge City today. They received lots of funny looks, and some questions at DQ, about their cargo, but were able to laugh off the stares and enjoy the moment!

Enjoy the photos of the plants arrival at his new home!

Mrs. Wyatt

Little Shop of Horrors Cast and Crew

Little Shop of Horrors Cast:

Seymour – Clayton C.
Audrey – Madison O.
Ms. Mushnik – Ieasha G.
Orin – Matthew B.
Audrey II – Wyatt M.
Ronette – Jessica M.
Yolanda – Megan S.
Crystal – Cheyenne R.
Chiffon – Marta P.
Adele – Haylee E.
Bianca – Payden S.
Narrator – Wyatt M.
Homeless 1 – Morgan T.
Homeless 2 – Katie L.
Customer – Sapphire H.
Interviewer – Liz H.
Ms. Bernstein – Selena Y.
Mrs. Luce – Katie L.
Skip Snip – Morgan T.
Ms. Martin – Liz H.
Puppeteer – Matthew M.

Little Shop of Horrors Crew:

Set Design – Leslie S, Shambrey B, Alex S, Trevor B, Mandie B, Sam M, and Jaden M
Stage Crew – Ryan K, Ben S, Hope J, Trevor B, Leslie S, Ty T, and Jaden M
Costume/Make-up – Sadie S, Diamond B, Jenny P, Kori S, Regan F, Kayla B, and Andrea W
Tech Crew – Alex S and Hunter S

Little Shop of Horrors

This year the Dighton vocal and theatre departments are teaming up again for the fall musical production. After much debate and research, Mr. Johnson and I decided to go with the musical idea from Mrs. Johnson 😉 Our production will be the very popular Little Shop of Horrors. The film version was made in 1985 and had a star studded cash including Steve Martin and John Candy.

As soon as Mrs. Johnson suggested it, Mr. Johnson and I had our hearts set on this amazing musical production. But, as we were researching props needed for the production, we hit a small bump in the road. Well, if you consider locating a giant man eating plant a “small” bump! The company that owns the shows license will rent the plant but you must request it a minimum of a year in advance. Yikes! Novice director mistake.

And so began our great plant journey. Mr. Johnson made call, after call, after call. Rentals ranged from $1,500 to $4,000 for a rental length of only two weeks! On top of the rental fee, shipping was approximately $2 per mile, from places like Minnesota, New York, Las Vegas, Washington, and California. We started to question whether we could actually make this production possible. And then, a miracle!

The Depot Theatre Company in Dodge City contacted Mr. Johnson and let him know they had a complete set of Audrey II man eating plants. Feeling quite relieved to have found a set so close, we were absolutely floored when they offered to sell it to us for only a hundred dollars! What an opportunity for Dighton’s theatre department. Now, not only can we perform Little Shop of Horrors, we can also help other schools make their dream a reality while helping to fund our theatre.

If you or your school is interested in renting Audrey II, please contact Dighton High School for more information. The high school number is 620-397-5333. Ask for Mrs. Wyatt or Mr. Johnson.

Auditions have been held and our first rehearsal is tonight. Please support our students in this fantastic theatrical journey!

Mrs. Wyatt