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Music by

Lyrics by

STEPHEN FLAHERTY

LYNN AHRENS Book by

LYNN AHRENS and STEPHEN FLAHERTY Co-Conceived by

LYNN AHRENS, STEPHEN FLAHERTY, and ERIC IDLE Based on the Works of

DR. SEUSS This production of Seussical, The Musical is based on the 2022 production with lighting designed by Jayson Chandley, costumes designed by Patricia Berning and props designed by Rita Marks. Some things in the show are the same as before... some things are new! So we’d like to give credit where credit is due!

starring Keri Baggs Morgan Ball Theresa Chambers Brietta Goodman Kali Holman Alex Jaguar Cody Kreutzer LB McKenzie Rice Chloe Roth Scott Salem Kayleen Spear AJ Valle Jacob Valle Co-Choreographers

Costume Designer/Coordinator

Jonnie Brice

Mandy Dulny Alex Gumminger

Grant Martin

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Hair & Makeup Designer

Rachael Honnold (Carney)

Brady Rose

John Hollan

Stage Manager

Asst. Stage Managers

Music Director

Props Designer/Coordinator

Amanda Albert

Sydney Cheek

Raleigh Peterson Sagie Snir

Puppet Trainer

Puppet Designer

Tim Bair David Powell

Michael Golliher

Ryan Bell

Associate Artistic Director

Production Manager

Technical Director

Guy Gardner

Sarah Saugier

David Powell

Scenic Designers

Directed by

Zane Champie SEUSSICAL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

CAST

in order of appearance

Cat in the Hat..............................................................................................AJ Valle Jojo...........................................................................................................Chloe Roth Horton...................................................................................................Scott Salem Gertrude McFuzz..................................................................................................LB Sour Kangaroo...........................................................................Brietta Goodman Mayzie La Bird.........................................................................................Keri Baggs Mr. Mayor.........................................................................................Cody Kreutzer Mrs. Mayor........................................................................................Kayleen Spear Bird Girl/Ensemble.................................................................Theresa Chambers Kali Holman McKenzie Rice Wickersham Brother/Ensemble......................................................Morgan Ball Alex Jaguar Jacob Valle

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Musical Numbers ACT I

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! .....................................................................................Company Horton Hears a Who ....................................................................Horton, Bird Girls, Ensemble Biggest Blame Fool .............................................................................Sour Kangaroo, Company Here on Who ..........................................................Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Whos, Grinch, Horton Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! .......................................................................................Cat, Jojo It’s Possible .................................................................................................................Jojo, Cat, Fish How to Raise a Child ......................................................................................Mrs. Mayor, Mayor The Military ..................................................................................................Schmitz, Cat, Cadets Alone in the Universe ................................................................................................Horton, Jojo The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz ........................................................Gertrude Amayzing Mayzie ...........................................................................Mayzie, Gertrude, Bird Girls Amayzing Gertrude ..............................................................................Gertrude, Bird Girls, Cat Monkey Around ..........................................................................................Wickersham Brothers Chasing the Whos .......................................................Sour Kangaroo, Ensemble, Cat, Horton How Lucky You Are .....................................................................................................................Cat Notice Me, Horton ............................................................................................Gertrude, Horton How Lucky You Are (Reprise) ....................................................................................Mayzie, Cat Finale ...................................................................................................................................Company

There will be one 15 minute intermission.

ACT II

Seussical Entr’acte .......................................................................................................................Cat Egg, Nest and Tree ....................................Sour Kangaroo, Bird Girls, Wickersham Brothers The Circus McGurkus ..................................................................................Cat, Circus Members Mayzie in Palm Beach ..................................................................................................Mayzie, Cat Amayzing Horton ..................................................................................................Mayzie, Horton Alone in the Universe (Reprise) ........................................................................................Horton Solla Sollew .............................................Horton, Circus Members, Jojo, Mayor, Mrs. Mayor Green Eggs and Ham II ...............................................................................Cadets, Schmitz, Jojo Into the Whos’ Christmas Pageant ......................................................................................Whos Jojo Alone in the Universe ........................................................................................................Jojo Havin’ A Hunch ..................................................................................................Cat, Hunches, Jojo All for You .......................................................................................Gertrude, Bird Girls, Horton The People Versus Horton the Elephant ....................................................................Company Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Finale, Act II) ...........................................................Company

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Who’s Who in the Cast

Keri Baggs (Mayzie La Bird) TIP debut! Credits: Brooke Wyndham (Legally Blonde), Lola (D*mn Yankees), Mrs. Wormwood (Matilda the Musical), Vicki Nichols (The Full Monty), DeeDee Allen (The Prom) Pythio (Head Over Heels) & Morticia (The Addams Family) CR&L - love you! @keribaggs Morgan Ball (Wickersham Brother) is thrilled to be returning to his third year of TIP’s Seussical! He is looking forward to returning to the heart and message of the show during these uncertain times. Morgan would like to thank his dance teacher Monica Renwick for his dance training, his friends, and his family for their neverending love and support!

Theresa Chambers (Bird Girl) is excited to make her debut at TIP! She obtained her Bachelors in Theatre Studies from NWU, and has enjoyed pursuing a career in performance, directing, and teaching. Theresa would like to thank her friends and family back home for all their support:) Brietta Goodman (Sour Kangaroo) has recently moved to KC area and is beyond excited to be back with TIP this season! Last seen as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act and Ensemble in Sweeney Todd at MTH. Keep up with in Instagram: @b.goodman_

Kali Holman (Bird Girl) has recently been working on film projects such as Get Real with ONW Studios, Wealthy Consequences, and a new tv series Richland Heights with KSF. But she is delighted to be going back to her stage roots in her first Musical performance with TIP. A few of Kali’s favorite roles have been Nina from In The Heights, Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing, and now Bird Girl from Seussical!

Alex Jaguar (Wickersham Brother) just wrapped up their season of “Conjure the Night”, at Worlds of Fun, inspiring much fright! They’d like to thank those closest for helping them when in need. Sit back, enjoy the show, thanks and Godspeed!

Cody Kreutzer (Mr. Mayor) is ecstatic to be back in Whoville for the 3rd and final time. Favorite credits include The Music Man (Marcellus Washburn), Kinky Boots (Angel) at The White Theatre, and Hello, Dolly! (Judge/Ensemble), Seussical (Mr. Mayor) at TIP. LB (Gertrude McFuzz) Thrilled to join the 3-peat! LB rarely performs (last seen dancing in “Songs” - The Barn, and as Peter Pan - The J) but you may see her directing/ choreographing at TIP. Training Washburn University, The Dance Factory. Thanks/love to friends/ family.

McKenzie Rice (Bird Girl) This is McKenzies 2nd Tip show and she

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is so excited to bring Seussical to life with this fabulous cast and crew! She’d like to thank her friends and family for getting her to where she is today!

Chloe Roth (Jojo) is making her debut at TIP and loves to sing, dance, and be with friends! Chloe has done other shows like Lion King, Aladdin, A Christmas Story, etc. She is so excited to be playing JoJo this winter!

Scott Salem (Horton the Elephant) is excited to be back on the TIP indoor stage for Seussical. A local actor and music director, he would like to thank his friends and family for their undying support.

Enjoy the show!

Kayleen Spear (Mrs. Mayor) is thrilled to be a part of Seussical for the third and final year with TIP. She has a BFA in Theatre from Drury University. You may have also seen Kayleen in The Prom and The Little Mermaid at The White Theatre. In her free time, Kayleen enjoys food, fun and friends. She would like to thank Zane, Jonnie, Alex and Mandy for this amazing opportunity and her partner Sage for their endless amount of love and support.

AJ Valle (The Cat in the Hat) Is SO excited to be back doing Seuss at TIP, but this time as the Cat in the Hat! She has been doing theatre since she was 12, but this is her first lead role and she can’t wait to share the stage with all of these

lovely talented people including her WIFE and get to share her joy of theatre with everyone in the audience!

Jacob Valle (Wickersham Brother) is thrilled to finally take part in a production of Seussical, and so happy it is with a great theatre and group. As always, she thanks her friends and family for taking her far.

Who’s Who on the Production Team

Amanda Albert (Props Designer/ Coordinator) Amanda is delighted to be returning to the world of Seuss at TIP. She cannot wait for a new group of folks to see this magical show. Previous properties design work could be seen in Disenchanted (TIP); Sister Act (TIP); Savannah Sipping Society

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(Chestnut Fine Arts); and Black Comedy & Real Inspector Hound (OCTA). Thank you to Zane, the fantastic prod. crew, amazing cast, and TIP staff for their support.

Jonnie Brice (Music Director) is the Music Director and Accompanist for Seussical. Some of her other TIP shows include Newsies, SpongeBob, Always, Patsy Cline, and Shout!

Zane Champie (Director) is so excited to be returning to TIP for the third and final year of Seussical with this amazing cast and team! He would like to thank Tim Bair for inviting him on this Seusstastic journey two years ago, as well as his friends and family for their continued support. Enjoy the show, and never forget the incredible power of your “Thinks!”

Sydney Cheek (Stage Manager) is very excited to dive into the land of Seuss one more time! She has fought in the Butter-Side-Up war, was a speaker of the trees, and an ASM for the past two productions of Seussical. This year she is excited to dive into McElligot’s Pool and be the Stage Manager

for her first time at TIP. She hopes all your skies are pink and you find some fish in your bathtub!

Mandy Dulny (Co-Choreographer) is pumped to choreograph another show with Theater in the Park - this time indoors! She previously choreographed for the outdoor season: Bye Bye Birdie (2024) and Zombie Prom (2022). Mandy has performed in a number of theaters in Kansas City area including The White Theatre at The J, Starlight, MTKC and more. Mandy is a graduate of Millikin University’s theater and dance program. She thanks the team, her parents, her brother Zach and her fiancé Sam for all their support.

Michael Golliher (Puppet Trainer) is absolutely over the moon to be the puppet trainer for this fabulous cast. You may have seen some of his puppetry work in Little Shop of Horrors, Avenue Q, or last year’s Seussical at TIP, his directorial work in Assassins at Olathe Civic Theatre Association, or his acting/singing work in a number of other local theatres.

Thanks for being here!

Alex Gumminger (Co-Choreographer) is very grateful to return to SEUSSICAL this year!

He currently teaches at his home studio, Nallia School of Dance, and serves as a Co-Director for the Dance Electric Performing Troupe. Alex also choreographs local community and educational theatric productions in the Kansas City Metro, and is a member of Dance Masters of America. Many thanks to friends and family for their support!

Rachael Honnold (Carney) (Lighting Designer) Assistant lighting designer: A Christmas Carol (KC Rep), The Brightness of Light (Lyric Opera KC). Lighting Designer: Shout, Little Shop of Horrors, and Seussical (TIP), Rock of Ages (Padgett Productions), Chicago and many more (Stageright Performing Arts), Ride the Cyclone and Once On This Island (Spinning Tree Theatre), Catch Me If You Can (Bluevalley Northwest). Other: HMX Live, In10sity Dance at Colorado & Nashville, The Pulse PAC. More work at rachaelhonnold.com Grant Martin (Costume Designer/ Coordinator) is Thrilled to be back costuming another year of Seussical! Grant has been involved with many shows throughout the area his most recent being Assassins at OCTA, Tree of Life at The White Theatre, Bye Bye Birdie, and Shout! at TIP. Grant would

like to thank his production team, cast, staff, friends and Family. Oh the places you’ll go when you enjoy the Show.

Insta: @musicalgrant88 Raleigh Peterson (Asst. Stage Manager) has been doing theatre since she was 8 and has her BFA in Musical Theatre. You might have seen her recently in The Music Man at The J or Matilda at TCH. She spent her spring and summer in North Dakota performing at DPRCA. Raleigh is excited to be working at Theatre in the Park for the first time and in the tech field.

She has a hunch you’ll love this show!

Brady Rose (Sound Designer) has been the resident Sound Designer for TIP since 2021, designing all indoor shows and designing and mixing all outdoor shows. Some highlights of his TIP career include Footloose, The SpongeBob Musical, Newsies, and many others. While not working for TIP, Brady is an Audio Engineer and Production Manager for HMXLive, a unit of Harvest Productions.

Sagie Snir (Asst. Stage Manager) is a junior at Blue Valley High School.

This production marks his first show at TIP, he’d like to thank the cast and crew for an incredible experience.

JCPRD Board of Commissioners Chair ......................................George Schlagel Vice Chair ...............................Leslee Rivarola Secretary ...........................Heather Rubesch Treasurer ......................................Gary Ristow Assistant Secretary ........................Erik Hage Assistant Treasurer .........Robert J. Carlson Board Member .....................Jared Coleman BOCC Ex Officio .........................Jeff Meyers

JCPRD Executive Director of JCPRD ...Jeff Stewart Superintendent of Culture ......Susan Mong

Theatre in the Park Producing Artistic Director ............Tim Bair Associate Artistic Director ...Guy Gardner TIP Administration .......................Rachel Lee Production Manager ..............Sarah Saugier Technical Director ...................David Powell Media Relations ................Ruth Baum Bigus Graphic Designer .....................Justin Border

TIP Advisory Council Chair ............................................Melissa Evans Vice Chair ...............................Meredith Neill Past Chair ..........................Jonathan Thomas JCPRD Representative .......Leslee Rivarola Sertoma Club Representative ..Jim Royer Council Member .......................Brian Brewer Council Member .........................Kelstan Ellis Council Member ................Jackie Hancock Council Member ......................Jane Massey Council Member .......................Tom Nelson Council Member .....Inga Nordstrom-Kelly Ex Officio .............................................Tim Bair Ex Officio/Supt. of Culture ..Susan Mong Ex Officio .......................................Guy Gardner

Staff for SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL Opening Night, DEC 6, 2024 Harvest Production Mgr.............Brady Rose Lighting Des......Rachael Honnold (Carney) Sound Designer ............................Brady Rose Master Electrician ...............Stripes Wilson Technical Director ...................David Powell Scenic Charge .........................Sophia Marsh, Rylan Marincovich Master Carpenter ..................Griffin Rogers Scenic Painter .....................Kristine Johnson Light Board Operator .....Breanna Danielle Scenic Crew ..........................Jana Danzeisen, Prudence Dwyer, Ben Low, Aether Schneider House/Concession Mgrs.........Barry Myers, Rhonda Krawiec, Trevor Frets, Joann Aubuchon, Meredith Hollan, Anne Haines Box Office Manager ...............Alex Council

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