“Little Shop of Horrors” Coming To Farmingdale State College

Little Shop of Horrors, the hit musical comedy based on film director Roger Corman’s 1960 sci-fi B-movie classic, is coming to Farmingdale State College for four performances, November 10-12.

Presented by the college’s Backstage Theatre Company in the Little Theater at Roosevelt Hall, performances are November 10-12 at 8 p.m., and November 12 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance, at http://www.farmingdale.edu/campus-life/student-activities. Admission is free for Farmingdale students with a valid ID.

Featuring a 60’s-style musical score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, Little Shop of Horrors is a story about Seymour Krelborn, a non-descript little man who discovers a vampire-like plant in the floral shop where he works. Seymour thinks the plant – which thrives on human blood – will be his ticket out of obscurity – until he learns that the extraterrestrial creature is intent on world domination.

Director David Coonan is President and Artistic Director of Malverne Community Theatre. He has developed and directed nearly 40 shows of all kinds, and is the creator of two programs to nurture young artists: Spotlight Night and Paradoja Studios.

Says Coonan about the production at Farmingdale: “What I’ve learned from my research about the troupe at Farmingdale is that they are a passionate group who enjoy creating theater for the love and thrill of doing it.”

The Backstage Theatre Company is a student-run performing arts club on the Farmingdale campus.