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title: "A Man, a Plant, a Plan"
date: 2018-10-05T09:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# A Man, a Plant, a Plan

*October 5, 2018* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> “Little Shop of Horrors” Opens at The Clarice

*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3646 min 0 — Seymour (Andrew Saundry) makes a startling discovery about Audrey II (Dmitri Logan) in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies' production of "Little Shop of Horrors."*

A nerdy flower shop worker, urban blight and a bloodthirsty Venus flytrap collide in the cult sci-fi musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” opening at The Clarice tonight and running through Oct. 12.

Based on a 1960 movie, the musical parodies the camp-filled horror films of the 1950s and 60s with a gleefully witty Motown/pop-rock score from the creative team behind “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and more.

The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies' incarnation will be led by Ron Himes, a guest director from the St. Louis Black Rep. He says the show isn’t just about a flesh-craving plant: it’s about love.

Take a sneak peek at the bouffants, leather jackets and carnivorous vegetation in the photo gallery below.

- Audrey (Erin Valade), Seymour (Andrew Saundry) and Audrey II (Dmitri Logan) at Mushnik's Skid Row Florists.
*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3518 min*
- Seymour makes a startling discovery about Audrey II.
*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3646 min*
- Orin Scrivello the dentist (Gabryś Wronka) sings with the Doo-Wop Girls (Samara Brown as Ronnette, Taylor Stokes as Chiffon and Paige Weiss as Crystal).
*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3414 min*
- Audrey sings about her hopes and dreams.
*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3386 min*
- Audrey and Seymour before the final moments of the musical.
*Little Shopof Horrors 10032018 3712 min*

**Topics:** [Arts & Culture](https://today.umd.edu/tags/arts-culture)



**Units:** [Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center](https://today.umd.edu/topic/clarice-smith-performing-arts-center), [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)