By Lisa Morales - Archbishop Curley Notre Dame HS
MIAMI | Archbishop Curley Notre Dame drama troupe's recent production of the popular musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," truly resembled a Broadway performance, with the students operating and sharing the stage with many sizes of the Audrey II plant puppets.
The play also instilled lessons about the "horrors" of greed and envy.
In the story, the meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down-and-out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it blood. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination.
“The hard work of our student actors, singers and musicians is a tribute to Catholic education and the importance of the arts in our society,” said Douglas Romanik, ACND's principal. “Archbishop Curley Notre Dame has always and will continue to educate the whole person, spiritually, intellectually, and creatively. The cultivation of the arts is and will always be a priority here at ACND.
"During this Lenten season, let us take a cue
from this story," he added. "Let us push away feelings of greed, lust and envy, the
'plant' inside each and every one of us that pushes us away from God.”