Director’s Note

Welcome to Calgary Academy’s production of Little Shop of Horrors!

As directors, producers, designers, and all-around theatre-makers, we are so proud to present this year’s senior high school show—a wildly fun, quirky, and surprisingly poignant musical. This production represents months of dedication, late-night rehearsals, endless creativity, and a whole lot of heart from our incredible students.

Little Shop of Horrors may be known for its catchy songs and outrageous plot, but beneath the surface it explores themes that feel strikingly relevant to our students’ lives: ambition, self-worth, peer pressure, and the consequences of the choices we make in pursuit of success. In a world that often tells young people to be more, want more, and achieve more—no matter the cost—this story asks: what happens when we lose ourselves chasing something we think will finally make us enough?

We are constantly amazed by the way our students dive into this work—not only as performers and crew, but as collaborators and storytellers. Their energy, vulnerability, and teamwork brought this production to life in a way that only they could. We are grateful to each of them for their courage and commitment.

A heartfelt thank-you also goes to the Calgary Academy community—our colleagues, families, and leadership—for your unwavering support of the arts.

Enjoy the show, and maybe—just maybe—don’t feed the plants.

Ms. McLim and Ms. Page