The popular musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," directed by Daniel Prasol, with musical direction by David Maloney, will be performed Friday and Saturday at the Shea Theater.
Franklin County Technical School is putting on its first musical production, "Little Shop of Horrors." Cast members, are, back row from left: Sam Kimberley of Colrain, Lydia Dodge of Buckland, Rhamsses Diaz-Santiago of Greenfield, Eric Paige of Deerfield, Mosha Eisenburg of Deerfield, Adam McConchie of Bernardston and Hailey Perkins-McCraw ofAshfield. Front row from left: Ashton Morse of Rowe, Amelia Kendrick of Greenfield, Alexis Plante of Greenfield and Lindsey Mailloux of Erving.
MONTAGUE - For the first time in its 35-year history, Franklin County Technical School is staging a musical.
The popular musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," directed by Daniel Prasol, with musical direction by David Maloney, will be performed Friday and Saturday at the Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A, in Turners Falls. Performance times are 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $7 for adults, and $5 for students and seniors.
Tickets for "Little Shop of Horrors" are on sale now by calling (413) 863-9561, ext. 233. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the performances.
Prasol, who is a science teacher at FCTS, said he and Maloney, the school's music teacher, have been discussing putting on a musical for "a couple of years." This is the first musical Prasol, who performed in theater productions when he was a student at Turners Falls High School, has directed.
"We thought this would be a venture we would want to undertake," he said. "We have a great group of kids who are doing a terrific job. They're putting 100 percent of their effort into it."
The cast is headed by Mosha Eisenberg, a junior, in the role of Seymour, and Ashton Morse, a senior, as Audrey.
Prasol said he chose to stage "Little Shop of Horrors" because it is a less complicated production and therefore would be a great introduction to musical theater at FCTS.
"We started without a budget, so it seemed like a logical choice," he said. "You don't need a large cast and it's not expensive to run. But, it's a fun musical that everyone is familiar with."