Wednesday, July 8, 2015 • 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM
Presented by The Springfield Arts Council in partnership with Springfield Arts Councils’ Youth Arts Ambassadors
Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by 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 Music Supervised, Adapted and Produced by Bryan Louiselle
ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation provided for the 8 PM performance courtesy of The Springfield Foundation
EVENT SPONSOR
SEUSSICAL JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
“SEUSSICAL, JR.” - MUSICAL NUMBERS “Overture” “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” “Horton Hears a Who” “Biggest Blame Fool” “Biggest Blame Playoff” / “Gertrude McFuzz” “Here on Who” “Meet Jojo the Who” “How to Raise a Child” “Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!” (Reprise) “It’s Possible (Pt. 1)” and “It’s Possible (Pt. 2)” “Alone in the Universe” “The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz” / “Amazing Mayzie” “Amazing Gertrude” “Monkey Around” / “Chasing the Whos” “Notice Me, Horton” “How Lucky You Are” “Mayzie’s Exit” / “Horton Sits on the Egg” / “Dilemma” / “Hunters” “Egg, Nest, and Tree” “Sold” / “Mayzie in Palm Beach” “Mayzie at the Circus” “Amazing Horton” “Alone in the Universe” (Reprise 1) “Solla Sollew” “Gertrude/Espionage” “All for You” “The Whos Return” / “The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1)” “The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2)” “YOPP!” “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (Finale)” “Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bows)”
“SEUSSICAL, JR.” - PRODUCTION STAFF Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Krissy Hartman Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kent Brooks Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Carter Assistant to Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan McCarty Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoff Moss Set Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Steiding “SEUSSICAL, JR.” - MUSICIANS Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Brooks Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Wobbe Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Paddock
“SEUSSICAL, JR.” - CAST OF CHARACTERS Cat in the Hat .....................................................................Gregory Welch JoJo .....................................................................................Claire LeMelle Gertrude McFuzz ............................................................... Anna Bielawski Horton .................................................................................. Jerrod Gruber Mayzie ...............................................................................Kari Willenbrink Sour Kangaroo ....................................................................... Maddi Gaier Young Kangaroo ........................................................Vanessa Hagenbuch Mr. Mayor ............................................................................ Donovan Geer Mrs. Mayor ............................................................................. Kianna Tilton The Grinch .......................................................................... Lucas Samson Vlad Vladikoff ..................................................................... Nicholas Jones Yertle the Turtle ................................................................. Joseph Weems Bird Girls .................................Rebecca Helt, Jenny Hillard, Emma Warax Wickersham Brothers ............. Wesley Brown, Ryan Tilley, Andrew Weber Whos Sophia Angell, Samuel Asebrook, Brynn Bishop, Campbell Burke, Tah Jaie Clark-Crowley, Taylor Compston, Mary Cunningham, Danielle Duff, Maggie Faust, Olive Hobson, Bernadette Jones, Bridget Jones, Gabriel Jones, Lydia Perry, Jaidin Smith, Mariah Sweeney, Sarah Waddle, Nola Weaver Jungle Citizens/Circus Animals Lauren Allen, Sarah Angell, Jack Asebrook, Natalie Berry, Tanner Chaffin, Allison Copeland, Mackenzie Edgington, Matthew Jones, Raymond Jones, Aubree Keener, Megan Nolan, Isabelle Rathbun, Grace Whetstone, Molly Whetstone, Ian Williams Fish Lauren Allen, Sarah Angell, Natalie Berry, Tanner Chaffin, Taylor Compston, Maggie Faust, Megan Nolan, Isabelle Rathbun, Nola Weaver, Grace Whetstone, Molly Whetstone, Ian Williams Special Thanks Wittenberg University • Parents and Families of Cast Members Heritage Center of Clark County and Clark County Historical Society Springfield Arts Council Youth Arts Ambassadors Miami East High School • Power2Give.org Megan Smith, Paul Mitchell Smith, Jason Hanrahan Please turn off or silence your cell phone, beeper, watch alarm or anything else that might make a distracting noise during the performance. Audio and video recording and photography are prohibited during this performance. We appreciate your cooperation.
SEUSSICAL, JR. CAST PROUDLY REPRESENTS THESE LOCAL SCHOOLS Lauren Allen - 8th grade, South Vienna Middle School Sarah Angell - 5th grade, home school Sophia Angell - 1st grade, home school Jack Asebrook - 4th grade, Snowhill Elementary Samuel Asebrook - 7th grade, Roosevelt Middle School Natalie Berry - 6th grade, Northridge Middle School Anna Bielawski - 7th grade, home school Brynn Bishop - 6th grade, Northwestern Elementary Wesley Brown - 12th grade, Urbana High School Cami Burke - 4th grade, Catholic Central Tanner Chaffin - 8th grade, South Vienna Middle School Tah Jaie Clark-Crowley - 3rd grade, Ridgewood Elementary School Taylor Compston - 1st grade, Kenwood Elementary Allison Copeland - 7th grade, Roosevelt Middle School Mary Cunningham - 2nd grade, Snowhill Elementary Danielle Duff - 2nd grade, Kyle Elementary School Mackenzie Edgington - 7th grade, Hayward Middle School Maggie Faust - 2nd grade, South Vienna Elementary Maddi Gaier - First year, Wittenberg University Donovan Geer - 9th grade, Shawnee High School Jerrod Gruber - 12th grade, Tecumseh High School Vanessa Hagenbuch - 3rd grade, Northridge Elementary Rebecca Helt - 11th grade, Global Impact STEM Academy Olive Hobson - 2nd grade, Indian Valley Intermediate Jenny Hillard - 10th grade, Nightingale Montessori Gabriel Jones - 4th grade, home school Bridget Jones - 2nd grade, home school Bernadette Jones - Kindergarten, home school Matthew Jones - 5th grade, home school Nicholas Jones - 8th grade, home school Raymond Jones - 9th grade, home school Aubree Keener - 6th grade, Northwestern Elementary Claire LeMelle - 6th grade, Catholic Central Megan Nolan - 9th grade, Global Impact STEM Academy Lydia Perry - 2nd grade, Snowhill Elementary Isabelle Rathbun - 4th grade, home school Lucas Sansom - 7th grade, McKinney Middle School Jaidin Smith - 4th grade, South Vienna Elementary Mariah Sweeney - 6th grade, Catholic Central Ryan Tilley - 12th grade, Tecumseh High School Kianna Tilton - 5th grade, Horace Mann Sarah Waddle - 2nd grade, Miami View Emma Warax - First year, Milligan College Nola Weaver - Kindergarten, Reid Elementary School Andy Weber - 10th grade, West Jefferson High School Joseph Weems - 12th grade, Springfield High School Gregory Welch - 11th grade, Catholic Central Molly Whetstone - 7th grade, Northridge Middle School Grace Whetstone - 7th grade, Northridge Middle School Kari Willenbrink - 11th grade, Miami East High School Ian Williams - 8th grade, South Vienna Middle School