Pine City Heritage Players to perform 'Little Shop of Horrors' in July

The Pine City Heritage Players will head to Skid Row in July for a production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”

According to a news release, the community theater group will perform the musical for four performance dates, running from July 17-20, at the Pine City High School auditorium.

Emily Schueller is the artistic director for the production, with Jennifer Krinke working as the music director.

“I went with my dad to rehearsals at Masquers Theater when I was nine years old and found myself singing along each night," Schueller wrote in the release about staging the musical in Pine City. "Having the opportunity to direct this production is literally fulfilling my childhood dreams.”

The cast includes Rachel Bigelow as Audrey, Nate Brown as Seymour, Wes Sorum as Mushnik, Jon Bigelow as Orin, and Michaela Engh as the Voice of the Plant.

“I absolutely loved this show when I first performed as an ensemble member in high school and was able to revisit the show as the director at North Branch High School a number of years ago,” Bigelow said in the release, “Now to have the opportunity to star in one of my dream roles as Audrey has me really looking forward to a great summer.”

When casting the show, Schueller expanded the street urchins to include six female voices: Shayla Mihelich, Allie Gosen, Rebecca Piersdorf, Lisa Tomczyk, Angel Kidd, and Signe Reistad.

"There were so many talented ladies that it just felt right to make room for them," Schueller wrote in the release.

The ensemble features Maggie Schultz, Laura Dennis, Cheyenne Sandell, Kathryn Steiner, Davanie Wodash, Angel Anderson, Tracy Welker, Christin Caza, Cassandra Olson and Jay Schueller. 

Tickets will go on sale starting on June 17. For more information, visit the Pine City Heritage Players website.

Photos courtesy of the Pine City Heritage Players