CANNON BEACH — The Coaster Theatre opens the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” for a summer run from June 19 to Sept. 6.

With book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, “Little Shop of Horrors” tells the story of meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn, who stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” — after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed 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.

Cameron Lira plays Audrey. Lira owes the Coaster Theatre. Since 2008’s “Break a Leg,” it has given her 15 productions full of suspicious ice cream (“She Loves Me”), handsy cowboys (“Bus Stop”), desperate lemonade (“Crimes of the Heart”), heartless guttersniping (“My Fair Lady”), tea time cat fights (“The Importance of Being Earnest”), and yellow-stockinged assaults (“Twelfth Night”), among other treasures. It has lavished on her love, support and even a husband (noted rogue and hilarious person Juan Lira). Now, as if that weren’t enough to be hug-the-building grateful for, the Coaster Theatre is letting her dip into the peroxide of one of her childhood favorites.

Todd Payne plays Seymour Krelborn. His previous roles at the Coaster include Leaf Coneybear in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Phileas Fogg in “Around the World in 80 Days,” Rapunzel’s Prince in “Into the Woods,” and Lefou in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.“

Cindy Karr plays Crystal. You know her as the sweet smile and southern drawl from the Coaster Theatre box office. Karr was last seen on stage as Florinda, Granny and Sleeping Beauty in “Into The Woods” and the Wine Vendor in “Scrooge! The Musical.”

Amanda Payne plays Ronnette. “Little Shop of Horrors” is her 12h show at the Coaster Theatre. “This is a place where we get the chance to escape the stress of day-to-day life and step into a world of fun and creation,” she says.

Aly Hanson plays Chiffon. Hanson is a senior at Warrenton High School with dual enrollment at Clatsop Community College. She is not new to the stage, but this is her debut performance with Coaster Theatre. Her previous productions include “Annie,” “Murder at Checkmate Manor,” “Shanghaied in Astoria,” and “Rapunzel.”

David Sweeney plays Mr. Mushnik. Sweeney’s previous performances at the Coaster include playing Dr. Bessner in “Murder on the Nile,” Cogsworth in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and the Narrator/Mysterious Man in “Into the Woods.”

Richard Bowman plays Orin Scrivello/Bum/Bernstein/Mrs. Luce/Skip Snip/Patrick Martin. Bowman first performed “Little Shop of Horrors” back in Salt Lake City in the role of Seymour. This time he will get to take a bite, pun intended, as The Dentist. He was last seen on the Coaster Theatre stage playing in his dream role as the Beast in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

Joseph Oyala is the assistant director/Bum/Customer/Voice of Audrey II. Oyala is a theater arts major at the University of Oregon. This production will mark his first experience as assistant director for the theater. Other musical experiences include “Singing in the Rain,” ”Company” and “Into the Woods.”

Josh Loring plays Bum/Puppeteer-Audrey II. While growing produce on a farm in Washington, Loring decided to become a vegan. After some time, and a bit of outer space radiation, he came to the conclusion that eating plants didn’t fix any problems. Clearly, the most logical next step in a young man’s attempt at becoming a respectful inhabitant of Earth was eating humans. The movement didn’t take off quite as quickly as he expected, and in the meantime he grew stems and became a plant himself.

Director and Coaster Theatre Executive Director Patrick Lathrop is also an actor, costumer and educator. He has been a teaching artist for over 25 years with a strong background in non-traditional, informal and museum education using the visual and performing arts to foster creativity and self-esteem in young people. He began with the Coaster Theater as the summer camp director in August of 2009.

Music Director Chris Engbretson holds a master of music degree in choral conducting from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a piano performance concentration. Over the past decade, he has worked extensively as a pianist, chorister, vocal coach and conductor both locally and abroad. His conducting/piano credits include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Spring Awakening,” Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia,” and Linfield College’s Opera Workshop. He regularly performs with several Portland vocal ensembles, including Cantores in Ecclessia, Cappella Romana, and Kliros, and is an active member of the Oregon Music Teachers Association. He also serves as an adjunct professor of music at Linfield College.

The play is sponsored by The Ocean Lodge, Inn at Cannon Beach, Lodges at Cannon Beach, Candi & Jon Holzgrafe and Dennis’ 7 Dees

Performances for “Little Shop of Horrors” are set for June 19, 20, 26, July 3, 9, 11, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 31, Aug. 5, 7, 9, 13, 15,19, 21, 23, 27, 29 and Sept. 2, 4 and 6.

Tickets cost $18 or $23. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 503-436-1242 or visit coastertheatre.com