CANTON, MO (09/29/2016)-- Austin Pyrtle, junior musical theatre major from Davenport, IA (52806), was cast in Culver-Stockton's theatrical production of "Little Shop of Horrors." Designed as a spoof of low-budget science fiction films and B-movies, this rock and roll meets Motown satire reminds everyone that a pact with the Devil to improve anyone's fortunes never works out-especially when that Devil is a blood sucking plant.
Pyrtle, has the role of Mushnik. Dr. Haidee Heaton directs the C-SC production with musical direction by Prof. Scotty Allison and Dr. Elizabeth Thompson. The set design by Professor Kent Miller, features a completely re-imagined puppetry for the iconic alien plant, Audrey II.
The show runs Friday, September 30, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in Alexander Campbell Auditorium, in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. Additional performances will be on Saturday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee on Sunday, October 2, at 3 p.m.
For more information on this production and reserving tickets, please contact the Fine Arts Department by calling (573)-288-6346 or email at finearts@culver.edu.
Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential institution in affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). C-SC specializes in experiential education and is one of only two colleges in the nation to offer the 12/3 semester calendar, where the typical 15 week semester is divided into two terms, a 12-week term and a 3-week term.
The C-SC Wildcats are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
