HARLINGEN — The plant from outer space.

The very mention of such a pairing conjures images of strange movies like “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,” and “Forbidden Planet.”

But this story takes place in the “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Harlingen Performing Arts Conservatory, where it will open Friday.

“I’m enjoying it so much,” said Julia Belmonte, dressed in the garish green and red colors of the alien plant known as Audrey 2.

“I’m so happy to be a part of this company,” said Julia 16, a junior at Harlingen High School.

Audrey 2, you see, is a blood eating plant from outer space who landed on Earth during a solar eclipse. It has been discovered by Seymour, played by George Matthew Gutierrez, a hapless employee in the plant shop owned by Mr. Mushnik on Skid

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