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MUST.... SLeep

Been having trouble sleeping lately. Can't figure out why. Brain just juts on overdrive and I'm thinking about random crab in my head.

For some reason tonight, I'm thinking about what a great play Little Shop of Horrors is. I was teaching a bunch of kids the drama involved.

You see... I Start in my imaginary forum. It's all set-up by the song "Downtown." The second song of the show. It's miseable and no one's happy. Including out protagonist, Seymour. All his life's he's been poor, he sings. "Where depressions just status quo.... Someone show me the way to get out of here/ cause I constantly pray I'll get out of here/ someone tell me I still could get out of here/ someone give me my show or I'll rot here."

This whole song has to show the horrible lives our main characters. That's why they go to the extremes with the plant. The plant brings in business so Seymour gives blood to the plant. Feeds Mushnick.

And utlimate;y just as he thinks he should stop he remembers the one thing he wants above all else.

No! No! There;s only so far you can bend
No. No. This nightmare must come to an end.
No. NO! You've got no alternative Seymour old boy
Although you'll be broke again an unemployed
It's the only solution it can't be avoided
the vegetable must be destroyed.

Moment as Seymour sees Audrey in the window.

But, then, there's, Audrey. Lovely, Audrey.
If like we're Taudrey and impovrished as before.
She might not like me.
She might not WANT me.
Without that plant....
She might not love me any more.....

Poor Seymour. By Keeping Audrey II alive he's sealed Audrey I and his own fate. (Cause in the play they die.)

Seymour's main objective is Audrey. The rest is details. Yeah sure he'd like a Harley Machine, cruising around like he was James Dean. Getting out of Skid Row is secondary to AUdrey. As someone who's played the poor kid, I say that he could have been happy with Audrey living on Skid Row.

Music and lyrics bu Menkan and Ashman who you also have heard music from Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and some of the Aladdin songs (Tim Rice came on Aladdin after Ashman's death.) (Oh I also forgot Aj's Favrorite Newsies) The songs make you feel the role. One of the easiest roles for me to play (it also helps I'm a nerd at heart) because songs like Suddenly Seymour are written so well the love pours out through the music and words.

Lift up your head
Wipe off that masscara
Here take my Kleenex
Wipe the lipstick away
Show me a face as clean as the morning
I know things were bad
But now they're okay
If that is sappy I love you lyrics I don't know what is.

Posted by matty at January 23, 2006 04:38 AM