Seussical to hit stage at TD Civic in May
Whimsical and Magical Musical of Seussical Proportions Opens
FROM THE DALLES AND FROM THE JUNGLE OF NOOL TO KALAMAZOO:
Our own local school students will unlock the imaginations of our local citizens this May at The Dalles Civic Auditorium.
They will bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of Seussical JR.
Co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle, Seussical JR. combines Dr. Seuss tales (…and tails!) using the plinker-plunker of many musical styles – ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk – as colorful as the classic books.
Horton will hear a Who and cheerful chaos will ensue when the Civic Kids, ages 9 thru 14 present Seussical JR. on May 13th, 14th, 20th, at 7pm and a matinee on the 22nd at 2pm. The play is being held at The Civic Auditorium, in The Dalles.
Tickets are available at Klindt’s Bookstore, at the door and online on the Civic website, thedallescivic.com. $15 for general admission, 5 and under free. For more information contact The Dalles Civic Auditorium at 541-298-8533.
About the Play
Seussical JR. begins with a young boy named JoJo who conjures up the Cat in the Hat with his powerful imagination and is whisked to the Jungle of Nool for a fantastical adventure. There JoJo learns of the plight of the tiny citizens of Whoville, who live on a planet the size of a speck of dust. Their sole protector is Horton the Elephant, who is the only one with large and sensitive enough ears to hear them bipping and beeping and playing their oompahs. The small world is threatened by Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers, who in disbelief that a world could be so small, try to steal the dust-speck so they can cast it into a vat of Beezle-Nut oil. During all this drama, Horton has not noticed that he has an admirer, Gertrude McFuzz. She blames his indifference on her one-feather short tail and endeavors to find a way to change her looks. Meanwhile, Horton’s friend, Mayzie La Bird, is bored of perching on her nest, and convinces the watchful elephant to sit on her egg so she can take a vacation. The Cat follows all of these storylines and finally casts the boy into his own as the irresponsible son of Mr. and Mrs. Mayor of Whoville, JoJo, who ultimately saves his whole tiny world with one big, imaginative “think.”
