Little Shop of Horrors
A weathered, believable Skid Row storefront grounds Little Shop of Horrors, using brick, patched trim, and a compressed frame to support the show’s darker sci-fi stakes.

A Grounded Skid Row
For Little Shop of Horrors at Okoboji Summer Theatre, I didn't want to lean into camp. The script is funny, but the stakes are real. The design was grounded in a worn, urban storefront that felt structurally honest: brick, aging trim, patched surfaces, and practical doors that made the space believable.
Pressure Inside the Shop
The flower shop sat inside a slightly compressed proscenium frame, giving the environment a boxed-in quality. That pressure mattered. Seymour's world needed to feel small before Audrey II made it feel dangerous. The palette stayed gritty and desaturated so the plant and costumes could carry visual contrast while the realism gave the horror weight.
A Shop That Tightens
Details are specific: layered brick texture, working windows, period signage, and practical counters that allow choreography to move cleanly through the shop. The goal is not nostalgia for a 1960s musical. It is tension. As the plant grows, the environment does not become bigger. It becomes more claustrophobic.
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Romero
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Barefoot in the Park
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Freaky Friday
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An Enemy of the People
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Head Over Heels
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Lake Dillon Theatre Company 2022

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Lake Dillon Theatre Company 2022

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Urinetown
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The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On
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The Penelopiad
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The Pajama Game
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Parliament Square
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American Idiot
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Okoboji Summer Theatre 2014

Angel Street
Okoboji Summer Theatre 2013

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The Liar
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Okoboji Summer Theatre 2010