Little Shop of Horrors

 

Our annual all-student summer production this year is the popular horror comedy rock musical. Seymour is a down-on-his-luck florist with a crush on his co-worker Audrey. When he discovers a mysterious – and voracious – plant, suddenly Seymour and Audrey are thrust into an epic battle that will determine the fate of the human race.

Stacey  Dobos (Chiffon). This is Stacey’s first show with Bridge Street Theatre, and she is excited to be debuting in Little Shop of Horrors  as Chiffon. She is a senior Musical Theatre student at Russell Sage College and an alum of Catskill High School. Previous performances include the Red Dragon in Dragon’s Love Tacos and many productions at Catskill High School over the years. She wants to thank all of her friends and family for their support and hopes you enjoy the show!

Jack Van Gorden (Orin). Jack is an 18 year old student at HVCC. He spends his time working at a creperie in Albany or hanging out with his friends. He is extremely thankful for all of the support from friends and family, and is grateful to be a part of this production. Jack has starred as Ren in Footloose, as well as Daniel in Once on This Island. This is his first show at Bridge Street Theatre, but hopefully not his last! He can’t wait for everyone to see this year’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and he hopes everyone enjoys the show as much as he enjoys being in it!

Michael Keck (Mr. Mushnik). This is Michael’s fifth show at Bridge Street Theatre (BST), and he is excited to play Mr.Mushnik in Little Shop. He is happy to be performing this and hope everyone will enjoy the performance. He is currently going to Russell Sage College for Musical Theater for his third year. He has performed in She Kills Monsters, Number The Stars, and Dragons Love Tacos at his college, while also being in Spamalot, 25th Annual Spelling Bee, and The Addams Family at BST. He would like to thank his friends and family that supported him to this point. He hopes everyone enjoys the show.

Louise Kieraldo (Crystal). This is Louise’s second year performing in the Bridge Street Theatre (BST) summer musical, and she is very excited to be portraying Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors! She has been part of the ensembles of Catskill High School’s productions of Sister Act and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and was in the ensemble of Spamalot last summer at BST. Louise is also a part of Catskill’s music programs, and participates in NYSSMA for both band and chorus. She would like to sincerely thank everyone who has made LSOH possible, and hopes everyone enjoys the show! (Remember: Don’t feed the plants!)

Jacob Leigh (Seymour). Jacob started to perform at the young age of 8 in drama camps at the prestigious Ruth Eckerd Hall in Safety Harbor, Fl. In this camp Jacob and his peers would learn to write scripts, learn stage direction, and behind the scenes of a production and was in Chorus for 2 years in the state of Florida from grades 4-6. He was also accepted into Academia Da Vinci at 11 years old, a school that focuses on academics and arts. During the summer of this last year Jacob had participated in Bridge Street Theatre’s production of Spamalot as Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Show and appeared as Jean-Michel The Firebrand in Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella during Catskill High School’s 2024 musical production. Jacob is now excited to be taking on the role of Seymour Krelborn in BST’s production of Little Shop of Horrors and just a warning if you bought any plants during the solar eclipse don’t feed it!

Madison Mudge (Audrey). This is Madison’s second show at bridge Street Theatre where she is honored to play the role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors! Madison is an upcoming senior and has been in the previous productions of Tarzan, Sister Act, and Cinderella at Catskill High School. Last summer Madison had the pleasure of performing in the musical Spamalot at BST where she played the role of Lady Of The Lake. Madison is so happy to share this production with you! Enjoy the show!

Victoria Reese (Ronette). Victoria is an incoming sophomore in high school. This is Victoria’s second year performing in a Bridge Street Theatre musical, last year she was in the ensemble for Spamalot. She was also in the ensemble at Catskill High School for Sister Act in 2023, and Cinderella in 2024. Victoria plays the saxophone in high school band and jazz band, she has done All County for band and chorus in the past. Victoria is very excited to perform in Little Shop of Horrors and work with many amazing people, and she hopes everyone will enjoy the show as much as she does.

Paul Truncale (Audrey Two). Paul has performed in numerous shows throughout the years. Previously at Bridge Street Theatre he has been in Monty Python’s Spamalot (The Historian/Not Dead Fred/Lead Minstrel/Prince Herbert) as well as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Dan Dad/Leaf Understudy). His other credits include Mean Girls Jr. (Mr Duvall), Mary Poppins (Bert) Disney’s Newsies (Morris Delancey/Darcy), and The Addams Family (Lurch). Paul just recently performed at the 2024 HSMTA at Proctors. He is very excited to be taking on this role as Audrey Two. He encourages you all to feed the plants!

Michelle Storrs-Ryan (Director) is in her tenth season of directing musical productions at Catskill High School. Past productions began in 2015 with Grease through the recent production of Cinderella. Previously, she worked in the pit band of Catskill productions from Suessical through Once Upon a Mattress. While at Catskill Elementary, Michelle directed and performed in three murder mystery dinner theatres that benefited the CMPSA. She directed Into the Woods, Jr. at the Brighter Choice Charter School in Albany, NY in 2014. Michelle music directed productions at Bridge Street Theatre including The Shaggs in 2018, and The River of Dreams in 2019. In 2021, Michelle began to direct student productions at Bridge Street including The Addams Family: Quarantined Edition (2021), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2022), and Spamalot (2023).