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A person's a person no matter how small.
NOVEMBER 1-10
STONER THEATER
SPONSORED BY
Join Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, The Cat in the Hat and more of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters in one fantastical musical extravaganza from the Tony Award winning creators of Ragtime and Once On This Island.
When Horton the Elephant hears a small noise and discovers a world called Whoville on a tiny speck of dust, he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to save the Whos and prove that a person’s a person, no matter how small.
Narrated by the Cat in the Hat, this 70-minute journey takes audiences to the Jungle of Nool, the Circus McGurkus, McElligott’s Pool & Solla Sollew as Horton, along with his friends JoJo and Gertrude McFuzz, learn the powers of friendship, loyalty and the imagination.
Friday, November 1, 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 2, 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 2, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 3, 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 7, 7:30 PM
Friday, November 8, 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 9, 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 9, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 10, 2:00 PM
Approximate Run Time:
75 minutes with no intermission
Recommended for ages 5+
AUDITIONS
CAST
JoJo..........DAWSON HUINKER*
Cat in the Hat..........RIDGE RUTHERFORD*
Horton the Elephant..........HUNTER WEST
Mr. Mayor..........DRAKE CARNEY
Mrs. Mayor..........SYDNEY BERGER
Gertrude McFuzz..........GRETA PAULSEN
Mayzie La Bird..........ELIZABETH JAMES
Sour Kangaroo..........LANA RUEGG*
Young Kangaroo..........MARYN ENGEL*
Wickersham Brother..........KALEB BEDWELL*
Wickersham Brother..........NOAH LIN NYGUARD
Wickersham Brother..........EVIE SMITH
Bird Girl..........ZOE ELIZABETH BALL*
Bird Girl..........CALEB OLSON-DANIEL
Bird Girl..........LILY SHELLEDY*
Yertle the Turtle..........GBOMI KAYODE
Vlad Vladikoff..........LARS OREDSON*
JUNGLE OF NOOL CITIZENS
MADELLINE RUBY DE MEYER
FLYNN MCIVER*
EMERY BLACKFORD*
JOSIE HOUSTON*
LARS OREDSON*
WHOVILLE CITIZENS
CORLEY BLACKFORD*
LYDIA LEANNE DAVIS*
MAGGI DOUD*
CAMDEN ENGEL*
AMELIA HOFFMAN*
STELLA HOGAN*
ABI HOUSTON*
GBOMI KAYODE
VAUGHN MCIVER
JEANELLA MCKINNEY*
D'LICHA MUSTIN*
OWEN NICOLINO
LILLIAN SCHULTHEIS*
RACHEL TALLEY*
*DMYAT DEBUT
Director & Choreographer..........HALEY MELZ
Music Director..........FRANCINE GRIFFITH
Stage Managers..........SAMANTHA MELZ & JULIE HOWLAND
Scenic & Lighting Designer..........CHRIS HANIAN
Costume Designer..........MADELYNNE STRAKER-SEAY*
Props Designer..........DEB KORTE
Design Mentors..........BRANDON KAIR & SUSANNA DOUTHIT
Artistic Director..........DAVID A. VANCLEAVE
*Design Apprentice
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
Students | Seniors: $19.50
Adults: $24.50
STONER SERIES SEASON TICKETS
Students | Seniors: $50
Adults: $65
FLEX 15
$275
includes 15 vouchers to be redeemed for any 2019-2020 DMYAT performance
Online: DMPA.org
By phone: 515.246.2300
In person: Civic Center Ticket Office
venue
Stoner Theater, 221 Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Please enter through the Ticket Office entrance at 2nd & Walnut. Your ticket must be scanned upon entry; please have it printed or ready on your device.
All seating is general admission.
PARKING
There is limited free parking on the downtown bridges, just east of Des Moines Performing Arts and plenty of metered parking surrounding the area. There are parking ramps at 4th & Grand and 3rd & Court.
DINING
Visit our friends at Court Avenue Restaurant and Brewing Company before or after the performance to further support DMYAT! Simply show your server your DMYAT ticket or Standing Ovation playbill and CABCo will donate 10% of your bill to DMYAT! It's that easy!
media
"A Magical Evening That Reminds You of the Power of Theatre & Imagination!"
BroadwayWorld Review
"Fun is so fun, so run, run, run, to Seussical Jr.!"
Culture Buzz Review
Ridge Rutherford as the Cat in the Hat. Photos by Brandon James Photography.
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