Photo courtesy of Joseph City ArtsCast members for “Little Shop of Horror” include (top row, left to right) Lacy Deets, Jocelyn Moss, Sarya Heward, Brinlee Snyder, Tommy Stotts, (middle) Mason Hancock, and (bottom row) Bridger Fields, Ava Hancock, Abi Smith, Kayle James and Riley Taylor.
Photo courtesy of Joseph City ArtsCast members for “Little Shop of Horror” include (top row, left to right) Lacy Deets, Jocelyn Moss, Sarya Heward, Brinlee Snyder, Tommy Stotts, (middle) Mason Hancock, and (bottom row) Bridger Fields, Ava Hancock, Abi Smith, Kayle James and Riley Taylor.

Don’t feed the plants! Joseph City High School and Joseph City Arts will be presenting the comedy musical classic, Little Shop of Horrors this weekend at the BG Bennett Auditorium in Joseph City. Based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman and featuring a script and music by Disney’s Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Little Shop of Horrors follows meek plant store attendant Seymour (Mason Hancock), his co-worker crush Audrey (Lacy Deets), her crazy boyfriend (Bridger Fields) and the man-eating plant (Riley Taylor, Bruce Weightman) that threatens them and the world as we know it. Tickets are $5 for children 11 or younger, $8 for students and $10 for adults 18 and up. Get them at the door or at josephcityarts.org. This family-friendly musical starts at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, March 24-26, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes. Rating: PG for cartoon-style “horror”.