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Coaster Theatre opens musical about carnivorous plant
CANNON BEACH — The Coast-
er Theatre opens the musical
“Little Shop of Horrors” for
a summer run from June 19 to
Sept. 6.
With book and lyrics by
Howard Ashman and music
by Alan Menken, “Little Shop
of Horrors” tells the story
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mour Krelborn, who stumbles
across a new breed of plant he
names “Audrey II” — after
his coworker crush. This foul-
mouthed carnivore promises
unending fame and fortune to
the down-and-out Krelborn
as long as he keeps feeding
it blood. Over time, Seymour
discovers Audrey II’s out-of-
this-world origins and intent
toward global domination.
Cameron Lira plays Au-
drey. Lira owes the Coaster
Theatre. Since 2008’s “Break
a Leg,” it has given her 15
productions full of suspicious
ice cream (“She Loves Me”),
handsy cowboys (“Bus Stop”),
heartless guttersniping (“My
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(“The Importance of Being
Earnest”), and yellow-stock-
inged
assaults
(“Twelfth
Night”), among other treasures.
Now, as if that weren’t enough
to be grateful for, the Coaster
Theatre is letting her dip into
one of her childhood favorites.
Todd Payne plays Seymour
Krelborn. His previous roles
at the Coaster include Phileas
Fogg in “Around the World in
80 Days,” Rapunzel’s Prince
in “Into the Woods,” and Le-
fou in “Beauty and the Beast.“
Cindy Karr plays Crystal.
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Karr was last seen on stage as
Florinda, Granny and Sleeping
Beauty in “Into the Woods.”
Amanda Payne plays Ron-
nette. “Little Shop” is her 12h
show at the Coaster. “This is a
place where we get the chance
to escape the stress of day-to-
day life and step into a world
of fun and creation,” she says.
Aly Hanson plays Chiffon.
Hanson is a senior at Warrenton
High School with dual enroll-
ment at Clatsop Community
College. She is not new to the
stage, but this is her debut per-
formance with the Coaster. Her
previous productions include
“Annie,” “Murder at Check-
mate Manor,” “Shanghaied in
Astoria,” and “Rapunzel.”
David Sweeney plays Mr.
Mushnik. Sweeney’s previous
performances at the Coast-
er include playing Dr. Bess-
ner in “Murder on the Nile,”
Cogsworth in “Beauty and the
Beast” and the Narrator/Myste-
rious Man in “Into the Woods.”
Richard Bowman plays
Orin Scrivello/Bum/Bernstein/
Mrs. Luce/Skip Snip/Patrick
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formed “Little Shop of Hor-
rors” in Salt Lake City in the
role of Seymour. This time he
will get to take a bite, pun in-
tended, as The Dentist. He was
last seen on the Coaster stage in
his dream role as the Beast in
“Beauty and the Beast.”
Joseph Oyala is the assistant
director/Bum/Customer/Voice
of Audrey II. Oyala is a theater
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sistant director for the theater.
Josh Loring plays Bum/
Puppeteer-Audrey II. Loring
has worked behind the scenes
and acted in several Coaster
productions.
Director and Coaster The-
atre Executive Director Pat-
rick Lathrop is also an actor,
costumer and educator. He has
been a teaching artist for over
25 years with a strong back-
ground in non-traditional, in-
formal and museum education
using the visual and perform-
ing arts to foster creativity and
self-esteem in young people.
He began with the Coaster
Theater as the summer camp
director in August 2009.
Music Director Chris Eng-
bretson holds a master of mu-
sic degree in choral con ducting
from Northern Arizona Univer-
sity and a Bachelor of Arts de-
gree in music with a piano per-
formance concentration. Over
the past de cade, he has worked
extensively as a pianist, choris-
ter, vocal coach and conductor
both lo cally and abroad. He
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Performances for “Little
Shop of Horrors” are set for
June 19, 20, 26, July 3, 9, 11,
15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31, Aug. 5,
7, 9, 13, 15,19, 21, 23, 27, 29
and Sept. 2, 4 and 6.
Tickets cost $18 or $23. To
purchase tickets, call the box
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gritty aesthetic, folk sounds
SEAVIEW, Wash. — Three
For Silver will perform at 8
p.m. Saturday, June 20 at the
Sou’Wester Lodge, located at
3728 J Place.
Three For Silver represents
a curious hybrid of acoustic
music. The twin melodies of
Willo Sertain’s vocals and Greg
Allison’s violin glide atop of
chugging polyrhythms of Lucas
Warford’s homemade bass in-
struments and the idiosyncratic
style in which they are played.
Described by Baby Gramps
as “the acid baby of Tom Waits
ad Vicgtor Wooten,” Three For
Silver combines a gritty aes-
thetic, world-folk traditions,
and virtuosic technique with a
modern songwriting sense.
Submitted photo
Three For Silver
will
perform
June 20 at the
Sou’Wester Lodge.
Birth professionals can attend workshop
ASTORIA — Birth profes-
sionals are invited to attend a
Speaking of Cesarean work-
shop set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 20.
The workshop will be
taught by Courtney Jarecki,
co-founder of Homebirth Ce-
sarean International and au-
thor of the book “Homebirth
Cesarean: Stories and Support
for Families and Healthcare
Providers.” It will take place
at a private home, and atten-
dance costs $75. Tea and a
light lunch will be provided.
For more information or to
register to attend, email vital-
ity@kestrelgates.com
This workshop is for home
and hospital birth profession-
als: midwives, doulas, child-
birth educators, nurses, doc-
tors, therapists, etc.
It focuses on how to have
prenatal conversations with
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like unwanted interventions,
cesareans, NICU, planning for
a challenging postpartum, and
more. After this workshop,
participants will be able to im-
prove the quality of care they
provide their clients, regard-
less of birth outcome.
This interactive workshop
asks participants to:
• Go deep in exploring your
own discomfort and biases
when working with clients.
• Evolve an understanding
about your spoken and unspo-
ken beliefs around childbirth.
• Skillfully build a founda-
tion of trust and open commu-
nication in prenatal care.
CULLABY LAKE
June 20 and 21, 2015 • 10am - 6pm
Lake will be closed to the public.
Spectators welcome!
Presented by: Columbia Outboard Racing Association
Sanctioned by: American Power Boat Association
Questions? Contact Mike Johnson at 503-381-8173
• Role-play how to navi-
gate conversations with clients
who don’t want to talk about
unwanted outcomes.
• Asses client’s risk for
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• Prepare clients to build
postpartum support during
prenatal care.
• Evaluate the responsi-
bility of the mother and birth
partner’s role in preparing for
a range of birth outcomes.
• Understand how your
client’s own birth may impact
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experience.
PAA Garlic
Poster Reveal
10 am June 20
NW Garlic Festival
Main Stage
25815 Sandridge Road,
Ocean Park, WA
Festival runs
June 20 & 21
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